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How To Lower Excess Prolactin 🧵👇 High prolactin causes: >Fatigue >Anxiety >Infertility >Low libido >Depression >Weight gain >Amenorrhea >Osteoporosis >Gynecomastia >Prostate growth >Vaginal dryness >Inability to orgasm >Lower LH and FSH >Sleep disturbances >Painful intercourse >Lower Testosterone ...

High cortisol causally increases the risk of obesity, insulin resistance, T2D, insomnia, depression, fatty liver, low thyroid hormone T3, high blood pressure. Here are some tips for keeping it under control. 🧵 ...

Tips to Boost Thyroid Hormones🧵 ...

How to lower or block serotonin.🧵 ...

“If serotonin is so bad then why do SSRIs help my depression and anxiety?" The effectiveness of SSRIs is debatable, but if and when they do help, it may be due to a reaction against serotonin/SSRI in the brain, increasing protective neurosteroids. 🧵 ...

Releasing/burning more fat can > Cause insulin resistance > Ruin metabolism > Ruin thyroid function > Slow fat loss Elevated free fatty acids, caused by “fat loss” diets, are also seen in cancer, T2D, obesity, and fatty liver. Is this a good idea for long-term health?🧵 ...

How Serotonin Makes You Fat, Cold, and Diabetic ► Serotonin decreases brain energy (ATP). “Injection of serotonin to rats, induced a dramatic fall in brain ATP level... the activity of cytosolic phosphofructokinase, the rate-limiting enzyme of glycolysis, was significantly enhanced. Stimulation of...

“An immediate reaction to hunger is to secrete adrenalin, which draws glucose from the liver and fats from the fatty tissues. When the liver’s glycogen is depleted, cortisol is produced to mobilize amino acids from muscles and other tissues, to provide energy. Muscle protein is very rich in tryptop...

The thyroid hormone T3 is essential for a fast metabolism - but the thyroid gland only releases a little T3 - and a lot of inactive T4. The local conversion of T4 to T3 is critical for metabolic health. Here are some tips for optimizing conversion. 🧵 ...