![]() Twenty percent of depressed Americans also have deficient thyroid function. There’s more: Levels of cortisol, the body’s key stress hormone, are too high in half of Americans with depression - as well as pretty much anyone dealing with high levels of stress. ![]() Insulin resistance can lead to type 2 diabetes, and it’s also been linked to obesity, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. population is insulin resistant (some estimates put that number as high as 50 percent). Insulin, for instance, is one of the body’s master hormones, and up to 35 percent of the U.S. ![]() She sees these imbalances - and their myriad health-stealing symptoms - as a widespread, but largely silent, problem. Most people have no idea that hormonal imbalances may be making them feel crummy, says functional physician Sara Gottfried, MD, coauthor of The Hormone Cure. These chemical messengers send constant signals to nearly every cell in the body, regulating our weight, our sleep, and our ability to concentrate.Īnd when they’re out of whack, so are we. ![]() Or when we’re faced with maddening conditions such as infertility or sexual dysfunction.īut hormones flow through the bloodstream all the time, in men and women, young and old. When we think about hormones - if we think of them at all - it’s usually during times of upheaval, like adolescence or menopause. ![]()
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