COLUMN: One Little Known Condition That Causes Weight Gain In Women Over 35 (1177 hits)
By JJ Smith,
Nutritionist and Weight-Loss Expert
Nationwide (April 19, 2012) -- Are you frustrated with extra fat and bloating around your waist and abdomen? You will be pleased to know that sometimes those extra pounds have little to do with how many crunches you're doing or how little calories you're eating and everything to do with a shift in hormones that happens with almost everyone over the age of thirty-five. Excess fat is often due to a hormonal imbalance called estrogen dominance, which can occur primarily in women but sometimes in men, also.
Estrogen dominance causes the body to store fat around the waist, hips and abdomen area. More specifically, in women, estrogen dominance causes fat to be stored around the stomach, waist, hips, and thighs, causing women to look round or pear-shaped once they get in their forties. For men, it causes them to have man boobs and belly fat that looks like a spare tire around their waist. ...If you don't address estrogen dominance, your stubborn fat will likely be impossible to lose no matter how much you cut down on calories or work out. Too much estrogen in the body also causes salt and water retention, which makes you look bloated, flabby, and soft. However, the estrogen and progesterone levels can be balanced to relieve these symptoms.
Here are five tips to address excess fat caused by estrogen dominance:
1. Eliminate sugar and starch. Get sugar out of your diet if you want to lose body fat.
2. Eat more fiber. Fiber helps prevent it from building up and creating a hormonal burden on your system.
3. Maintain regular bowel movements (at least once a day) to eliminate excess estrogen from the body.
4. Avoid alcohol. It spurs the production of harmful estrogen. In fact, even one glass of alcohol a day can raise estrogen levels.
5. Eat more detoxifying foods. Add plenty of broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kale, cabbage, beets, carrots, apples, ginger, onions, and celery. Eat at least five servings of fresh fruits and veggies per day.
PRESS CONTACT: JJ Smith info@jjsmithonline.com 202-558-5543 For a more detailed discussion of estrogen dominance, as well as 6 other hormonal imbalances (e.g., thyroid, cortisol, leptin) that can cause weight gain, visit my website at www.jjsmithonline.com/products/lose-weight.html.
