5 signs that your weight problems are caused by hormones check your butt and stomach pouch

Spare tire got you feeling deflated? A functional medicine specialist says a hormonal imbalance could be to blame for your weight troubles.Dr.Pranav Vyas, a chiropractor and acupuncturist in the Chicago suburbs, is sharing five signs that your weight loss struggles may be hormone-related.“If you have any one of these or a combination of some of these, well, then it makes sense to look at your hormones as the source of your weight problems,” Vyas said on TikTok.“The first sign is that you’re having trouble losing the weight,” Vyas said.

“You know, you’ve tried all the fad diets and the influencer workouts, and you’re still having trouble losing the weight.”Hormones are chemicals produced by the body that regulate metabolism, growth, reproduction and other processes.Heathline reports that nine hormones significantly affect weight — insulin, leptin, ghrelin, cortisol, estrogen, neuropeptide Y, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), cholecystokinin (CCK) and peptide YY (PYY).For its part, cortisol is the primary stress hormone.Cortisol can slow your metabolism and trigger cravings, so you may not see weight loss results when stressed out.

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Never miss a story.Vyas warns of a “midsection fat pouch” that’s tough to shed.For men, this could be due to a decrease in testosterone.

Testosterone is key to maintaining muscle mass — muscle tissue burns more calories than fat tissue.Fat tissue also contains the enzyme aromatase, which converts testosterone into estrogen, potentially exacerbating hormonal imbalance.For women, mid-section weight gain may be due to menopause.A decrease in estrogen can cause fat to be stored around the abdomen.Estrogen is the primary culprit for weight gain in the hips, thighs and buttocks.The ovaries produ...