Friday, June 23, 2023

Estrogen's Effects on the Female Body, Metabolism and Flaxseed

As it's said with men it's mind to privates and women privates to mind. Well sort of, just how hormonal balance is vital in a woman's system, metabolism. Really everyone anyway.

~~~~Women have a higher proportion of body fat compared to men. However, women consume fewer kilojoules per kilogram lean mass and burn fat more preferentially during exercise compared with men. During gestation, women store even greater amounts of fat that cannot be solely attributed to increased energy intake. These observations suggest that the relationship between kilojoules consumed and kilojoules utilised is different in men and women. The reason for these sex differences in energy metabolism is not known; however, it may relate to sex steroids, differences in insulin resistance, or metabolic effects of other hormones such as leptin. When considering lifestyle modifications, sex differences in energy metabolism should be considered. Moreover, elucidating the regulatory role of hormones in energy homeostasis is important for understanding the pathogenesis of obesity and perhaps in the future may lead to ways to reduce body fat with less energy restriction. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3136178

~~~~Estrogens are a group of hormones that play an important role in the normal sexual and reproductive development in women. They are also sex hormones. The woman's ovaries make most estrogen hormones, although the adrenal glands and fat cells also make small amounts of the hormones.

In addition to regulating the menstrual cycle, estrogen affects the reproductive tract, the urinary tract, the heart and blood vessels, bones, breasts, skin, hair, mucous membranes, pelvic muscles, and the brain. Secondary sexual characteristics, such as pubic and armpit hair, also start to grow when estrogen levels rise. Many organ systems, including the musculoskeletal and cardiovascular systems, and the brain are affected by estrogen. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/estrogens-effects-on-the-female-body

Flaxseed? Well it's better to use than not. I remember a boy in school that eat a lot of wheat, soy, grains and ended up with boobs. So there is estrogens there. https://classic.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00956813

Also beta carotene because it helps the mucous membranes. Vitamin D3 "Aging reduces vitamin D production in skin. There is a decrease in the concentration of 7-dehydrocholesterol in the epidermis in old compared with young individuals and a reduced response to UV light, resulting in a 50% decrease in the formation of previtamin D3." https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3782116

The point of not neglecting keeping up with yourself!