• Hormones that Decrease with Aging

  • Growth Hormone
  • LH (Men)
  • IGF-1
  • Testosterone
  • Estradiol
  • DHEA and DHEAS
  • Pregnenolone
  • 25(OH)Vitamin D
  • Aldosterone
  • VIP
  • Melatonin

• Hormones that Increase with Aging

  • CCK
  • LH (Women)
  • FSH
  • Cortisol
  • Prolactin
  • NE
  • Insulin
  • PTH

• Hormones that don't change in the course of Aging

  • Prolactin
  • TSH
  • Thyroid Hormones
  • Epinephrine
  • GLP-1
  • GIP

• Symptoms of Hormonal Imbalances

  • Mood swings
  • Hot flashes
  • Anxiety
  • Night Sweats
  • Foggy thinking
  • Insomnia
  • Acne
  • Hair Loss
  • Chronic Fatigue
  • Decreased Energy
  • Decreased Bone Density
  • Decreased muscle mass
  • Decreased Libido
  • Migraine
  • Weight gain
  • Weight Loss
  • Palpitations
  • Irritability
  • Polycystic Ovaries
  • Food cravings
  • Insulin Resistance
  • Low immunity
  • Hypertension
  • Hypotension
  • Hyperglycemia
  • Hypoglycemia

• Hormone Diet

  • "Hormones", the secretions of Endocrine glands of the body play key roles in balancing and modulating almost all the functions of the body and in maintains the homeostatic wellbeing.
  • Hormones are one of the four key mediators of Wellness (along with Neurotransmitters, Anti-inflammation and Anti-oxidants).
  • Hormones do play an important role in the maintenance of the "Neurotransmitters system and Circadian rhythms" of the body.
  • Hormones are synthesized in the endocrine glands (the ductless glands).
  • The synthesis of the hormones needs "Raw Material", which is provided by the food we consume.
  • The same food component which is considered to be risky for the heart is needed for the synthesis of the Sex Steroids and the Cortisol. This food component is "the saturated fat".
  • Practice like "Calorie Restriction" is important for wellbeing and longevity. But the same "Calorie Restriction" can lead to the suppression of hormones like Thyroid and Sex Steroids. This leads to an impaired quality of life.
  • Similarly, various hormone deficiencies need a set of nutritional replacement for the best corrective outcome.
  • For example, we need Iodine and Selenium for the smooth functioning of the Thyroid gland (and hormones). We need Chromium for the adequate functioning of Insulin. Well balanced Iron, B12, Folic Acid, B6 is required for almost all the endocrine system smooth functioning.
  • Considering the above facts, it's very important that any sort of dietary restriction or other protocols for weight management or wellness should be done under the supervision of your doctor to avoid "the hormone deficiencies of Calorie restriction".

• How do hormones play a role in the aging process?

  This is the most important question. Earlier it was thought that our hormones decline because we age, but now it is confirmed that we age because our hormone decline.

  The Neuro-endocrine system is a complex network of chemicals from the nervous system and the endocrine system that governs the release of our hormones and other vital body processes.

  With advanced age, lower levels of hormones can have disastrous effects on the way our bodies function.

  The Growth hormone, Testosterone, Estrogen, Progesterone, DHEA, Melatonin and Thyroid all have specific functions and activities both alone and in conjunction with other hormones. The shortage of these hormones accelerates the aging process.

  Hormones are vital for repairing and regulating our bodily functions and when aging causes a drop in hormone production, it causes a decline in our body's ability to repair and regulate itself.

  Moreover hormone production is highly interactive. The drop in production of any one hormone is likely to have and affect on the whole mechanism, signaling other organs to release lower levels of other hormone.

  Thus, hormone replacement/Corrective therapy, a frequent component of any anti-aging treatment, helps to reset the body's hormonal clock and so can reverse or delay the effects of aging.

  If our hormones are being produced at youthful levels, the cells of our bodies are stimulated to be metabolically active, thus, we stay young.

The symptoms of Aging and Hormonal imbalances are so similar that the fact that hormonal imbalance brings aging prematurely cannot be ignored.