Estrogen Estrogen is the main female hormone that keeps everything soft and feminine. There is an epidemic of estrogen dominance in today’s society due to estrogenic compounds in plastics, pesticides, pollutants, contraception and HRT.
Estrogen body shape Estrogen holds fat and fluid less than 2mm under the skin on the hips, buttocks, thighs, breasts and the backs of the arms. Love handles, saddle bags and the front veranda can all be from estrogen.
Estrogen person • increased intuition and gut instincts • exaggerated stress response and harder to switch off so can dwell on things
Androgens
• good long term memory • run on autopilot
Androgens are the masculine hormones. Androg
• can crave sugar and chocolate
dominance is often genetic or associated with
• mood swings are aggravated and follow pattern with menstrual cycle
high sugar diet, “insulin resistant syndrome” a
• can trigger headaches
more and more common in recent years.
• poor circulation, sometimes bruising and varicose veins •bloated and fluidy; hips and thighs.
especially
in
abdomen,
polycystic ovaries (PCOS), which are becom
Androgen shape Androgens preserve muscle mass but increase
around internal organs and gut. Usually have a s
id muscular physique with a “pot belly” in wom
or “beer belly” in men. Usually the body type t
starts a diet and exercise regime and weight g up and that annoying PT says “it’s muscle not don’t worry…”
Androgen person • easily frustrated and cranky • can get aggressive and angry quickly • can often have acne, cysts, boils or folliculitis
• hair loss on head and hair gain everywhere els
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• crave sugars and food and can get cranky and flustered if misses a meal