Hormones Effect Your Mood Balancing Your Body Stephanie Pollard, MPH, MB,MT(AMT) Health Workshops R Us www.stephaniepollard.org 352-256-5823/ spollard142@aol.com

Testosterone Testosterone is the key male sex hormone that regulates fertility, muscle mass, fat distribution, and red blood cell production. Men can experience a range of symptoms if testosterone decreases more than it should. Low testosterone, or low T, is diagnosed when levels fall below 300 nanograms per deciliter (ng/dL). When levels of testosterone drop below levels that are healthy, they can lead to conditions like hypogonadism or infertility. ... Levels of testosterone tend to drop as men age.

Testosterone

Estrogen The primary function of estrogens is development of female secondary sexual characteristics. These includes breasts, endometrium, regulation of the menstrual cycle etc. is responsible for the sexual development of girls when they reach puberty controls the growth of the uterine lining during the menstrual cycle and at the beginning of a pregnancy causes breast changes in teenagers and women who are pregnant is involved in bone and cholesterol metabolism regulates food intake, body weight, glucose metabolism, and insulin sensitivity

Estrogen

Mood Swings

Testosterone and Mind Mood When testosterone begins to decrease men can be effected by the lower levels of testosterone. Fatigue Irritable Muscle mass may decrease Increase in stomach fat Hair loss Anxiety

Estrogen Mind Mood As women approach their 40’s, their estrogen can start to decrease and here are a few of the symptoms of decreasing estrogen: Sleep interruptions Hot flashes Anxiety Mood swings Decrease libido Irritable

Balance

Stress and the Body

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