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During puberty and pregnancy the thyroxine hormone can get goofy. This main hormone secreted into the bloodstream by the thyroid gland stimulates the pituitary glad. Thyroxine plays a vital role in regulating the body’s metabolic rate, heart and digestive functions, muscle control, brain development and maintenance of bones. As women go through their years of pregnancy and puberty, thyroxine can be best regulated with diet and exercise.

*CoachKel education and services is not a registered dietitian or physician. Always consult your doctor for specific medical needs and questions. (List this after each little paragraph/blog)

We all have a number of different hormones in our body. For women, the hormone estrogen dominates our system for reproductive purposes. As we face our puberty and pregnancy years, estrogen totally dominates causing our blood sugar to drop. Since estrogen also encourages fat storage (for reproduction protection) women tend to gain weight during their pregnancy and puberty years (breasts, thighs and hips). With estrogen already encouraging fat storage and with our blood sugar lowered it is no wonder us ladies are craving sugar and are gaining weight because of it! The good news is that after having a period the hormone progesterone “peaks” causing an increase in body temperature and metabolism. This gives women an extra 200-300 calories to burn a day! There goes all that chocolate consumed during your period week!

*CoachKel education and services is not a registered dietitian or physician. Always consult your doctor for specific medical needs and questions. (List this after each little paragraph/blog)