Diet or diabetes is not
always the culprit when it comes to unexplained changes in your weight. Endocrine
disorders can result from dysfunction originating in the peripheral endocrine
gland itself (primary disorders) or from understimulation or overstimulation by
the pituitary (secondary disorders). The disorders can result in hormone
overproduction (hyperfunction) or underproduction (hypofunction). Rarely,
endocrine disorders (usually hypofunction) occur because of abnormal tissue
responses to hormones.
Weight Swings Are Associated With Endocrine Disorders
The symptoms that
characterize endocrine disorders are either hyperfunction or hypo function.
In hyperfunction tissues
because hypersensitive to hormones and the body’s antibodies react. This can lead to conditions such as Grave’s
Disease. The person may become hyperactive
and features may become distorted. A rapid heartbeat is also associated with
hyperfunction.
The Endocrine System |
In hypofunction, the
endocrine gland is not stimulated enough by the pituitary gland. This leads to
a conditions such as goiter or peripheral endocrine gland hyperplasia. Fatigue,
loss of libido and weight gain are symptoms of hypofunction.
The main cause of
hyperfunction is hormonal changes or dysfunction due to aging. The main cause
of hypofunction are conditions such as tumors, inflections, vascular disorders
or toxins.
Care and Treatment of An Endocrine Disorder
Usually hormones are
prescribed to treat disorders of the endocrine glands. Hypofunction will be
treated by hormone replacement therapy. Radiation, therapy, surgery and drugs
treat hyperfunction in extreme cases.
The key to enrolling in the Healthy & Active program is to get your body back in balance so that radical allopathic
methods are not needed to treat your heath problem.
The symptoms of endocrine
disorders can be managed with hormone therapy ad a change of diet for the most
part. This is where the blood profiling
that comes with the deployment of the Healthy and Active plan can help you get
to the bottom of what is actually causing your weight gain, weight loss or even
swings between the two and then help you find the diet that can best keep your
particular condition under control.
For more information about the Healthy & Active Program
please visit our website at www.healthy-active.com. You may
also call us in Toronto at (41) 440-2217 and ask for Adrienne Wright Bulow or
Dr. Michael Rahman or email us at adrienne@healthy-active.com.
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