You Don’t Have a Weight Problem, You Have A Hormonal Imbalance!
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Your weight issues are actually a symptom of hormonal imbalance. It is your hormones that dictate where and how your body stores fat. In order to succeed with long term weight loss you must identify the correct problem, your hormones. In fact you do not have a weight problem, you have hormonal imbalances. It is these hormonal imbalances that make losing weight difficult or impossible. No matter how much you diet and exercise your results will be limited due the powerful effects of these hormonal imbalances on your metabolism. First you must heal your metabolism by addressing deficiencies, reducing toxins, supporting liver function, and restoring digestion. Then you can successfully and efficiently lose weight. A healthy, functioning body must be established in order to successfully lose weight and keep it off. Your hormonal system cannot balance itself if your metabolism is damaged, organ and gland function is depressed, and if you are in a stress response. The stress response relates to the way your adrenal glands respond to prolonged chronic stress. The hormone cortisol is the hormone secreted by the adrenal glands for many normal body functions and enables your body to handle stress. Cortisol only becomes a problem when it exceeds normal physiological range and when the normal daily cortisol pattern has been disrupted. Restoring a normal cortisol level and pattern is also an essential step in weight loss and balancing your hormones.
We recommend and support our patients with the 6 steps to balancing hormones and successful weight loss.
Step 1 – Healthy lifestyle choices and stress modifications
Step 2 – Proper and balanced nutrition, supplements and detoxification to support liver, kidney, and digestive function
Step 3 – Herbs to help organs and glands to adapt and also can calm your system
Step 4- Glandulars to support and enhance specific gland function
Step 5 – Precursor bio-identical hormones to encourage the steroid pathway
Step 6- Bio-identical hormones to directly supplement deficient hormones
The key to success is to not skip steps. Each step builds on each other. Remember we are laying a foundation for health and function and there are no short cuts. For example herbs will not be as effective at supporting your adrenal glands if you are stressed out and deficient in vitamins and minerals. The best part of this approach is that most of the time by step 4 the body can produce the hormones it needs on its own and does not need hormone supplementation. The goal is to encourage the body to make its own hormones, and it can do this no matter what your age when given the support it needs to heal itself. The body is able to maintain normal hormone levels through all of life’s stages by innate design. This is not a “one size fits all” solution, every individual is different and unique. Identifying your bodies particular needs and providing a personalized program that is right for you is the key to reaching your health and wellness goals.
About The Author
Dr. Joanne Connors
Dr. Joanne Connors is a Duluth, GA Chiropractor serving Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Suwanee and North Atlanta. She received her nutrition degree at Georgia State University, then continued her studies at Life University to become a Doctor of Chiropractic. She is certified in various chiropractic techniques in addition to physiotherapeutics and yoga. She brings a wealth of experience in nutrition and detoxification to round out a total patient care model at Holisticare. Her belief in whole mind and body is supported by a natural approach to health care and well-being. Other specialties involve sports training and injury rehab.
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