Metabolism comes from the Greek word meaning “change” and it changes plenty over the course of your lifetime.  Unfortunately, as you age, reduced production of key hormones make it easier to lose lean muscle mass and harder to keep stubborn weight off.  Many turn to dieting, but depending on the diet and without understanding the underlying hormonal imbalance, this can backfire – further upsetting your hormonal balance and making weight loss that much harder.

Your body doesn’t create hormones out of thin air.  It needs raw materials from your diet in order to manufacture the right hormones.  The endocrine system tries to maintain a balance, but if it’s not getting enough of the right materials for one hormone, it can overcompensate by producing too much of another.  Food sensitivities like gluten intolerance can compound the problem, leading to dangerous imbalances.

If you think hormone therapy is right for you, you need to find a doctor who understands what foods help or hinder hormone production and can test for food sensitivities that can block your progress.