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We all agree that two of the most effective methods to drop extra pounds are by moving more and eating less. But there are also some women who are already doing anything right and still cannot seem to reduce the weight. If you feel one of them, you may need to read some suppressing factors or reasons below why women cannot lose their weight easily.
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A sluggish thyroid
Your body needs certain hormones that have function to maintain or regulate the way the energy will be used- and these hormones are produced by thyroid gland. Therefore, the performance of metabolism can be disrupted by hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid). And as many as ten percent of people (adults) have hypothyroidism, and this estimation is more common in 50s-40s women!
The symptoms of hyperthyroidism can be: difficult to lose weight, hair loss, joint-pain, weakness performance of muscles, more sensitive to cold, depression, or dry skin. You may need to get a thyroid-stimulating hormone screening (TSH screening) to make sure you have hyperthyroidism or not. Ask to your internist for more detailed information.
How about the treatment? Generally, the patient will be treated by prescribing T-4 thyroid hormone (low dose). The next level if there is no progress, the treatment may involve a combination T-4 and T-4!
Out-of-whack hormones
Well, approximately around 1 in ten women of childbearing age get PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome). PCOS is a situation that the ovaries of a woman produce and result excess of male hormones. Finally, PCOS is also usually associated with insulin resistance that can lead to the excess fat storage, particularly around the waist.
Healthy lifestyle is one of the first effective steps for the treatment. In order to get better result, you can also do regular exercise and choose a healthy diet. For more detailed information, you can consult with your internist. And for more advance treatment can be metformin which is usually effective to treat insulin resistant.
Women cannot control of their food intolerance
Most women clearly understand about their allergy food, but they are usually not aware of food intolerance. The immune system of your body usually can identify a true food allergy, but poor aware of food intolerance is something that often ignored that eventually can lead to a variety of causes, such as; sensitivity to food additives and deficiency of a certain digestive enzyme.
How to be more aware of food intolerance? Consider any offending food, then much better to cut them from your diet list (this option is so recommended if you get severe reaction)!
Then you can also try a daily probiotic supplement if the reaction is mild (contact your doctor for more detailed information). This supplement usually will be helpful to restore the useful bacteria in the gut for better digestion performance that eventually also can give a positive contribution to prevent water weight gain.
Pills or drugs that pack on pounds
There are some drugs that can bring bad effect of weight gain, such as; birth-control pills, steroids, or anti-depressants. Therefore, if the weight loss is your first concern, it is not too bad idea to ask to your doctor about what any alternative prescribing choices.
