8 ways to balance your endocrine system

Every time my old friend had irregular periods and was in excruciating pain, she went to see a Chinese doctor, and the doctor always concluded that it was "endocrine disorder." So what is endocrine? Why does it have such a profound impact on women? The following will give you a brief introduction and recommend several health care methods to help women better understand and care for themselves.

1. Understand endocrine

Endocrine is the regulator of human physiological functions, and it exerts its effects in the human body by secreting hormones. Hormone in English is Hormone, which is transliterated as "hormone". Youth, beauty, slimness, longevity, everything a woman desires seems to be inseparable from it. They decide how much food cells should burn and break down to release energy, and they also determine whether body cells should produce milk, hair, secretions, or other products of metabolism. All the cells in our body are more or less controlled by it.

2. The harm of endocrine disorders

After the age of 25, women's physical condition begins to deteriorate, and they may face many problems that they have never encountered before. For example, problems such as facial chloasma, breast lumps, and uterine fibroids appear one after another.

According to relevant statistics, the prevalence of facial chloasma and freckles in young and middle-aged women is 28.2%, among which 27.5% to 31% of patients also suffer from uterine fibroids, breast tumors, ovarian cysts or other gynecological diseases. Among women over 30 years old, the prevalence of breast lumps is as high as 38.8% to 49.3%, and breast lumps may transform into breast cancer. The prevalence of uterine fibroids is as high as 20%. Women may have to remove part or all of their uterus, become infertile, or even develop cancer. Recent surveys have shown that the above-mentioned diseases caused by endocrine disorders are developing at a younger age, and teenage girls have also become targets of threat from endocrine disorders.

3. Eight methods to regulate endocrine

Endocrine disorders represent an unstable state of hormones. To regulate endocrine in daily life, we must first start with diet and exercise. We should develop good eating habits, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, eat more high-protein foods, drink plenty of water to replenish the water needed by the body, and at the same time participate in various sports to enhance physical fitness. You should lead a regular life and avoid staying up late often, so as to avoid imbalance or even deficiency of hormone secretion, which may lead to other diseases. You should also pay attention to rest and ensure adequate sleep.

1. Keep warm and eat red meat

Cold, women’s blood circulation is poor, their hands and feet are cold and they suffer from dysmenorrhea. If the blood circulation is not smooth, spots will appear on the face. The energy in the body cannot moisturize the skin, and the skin will lose its vitality.

Women can eat red meat in moderation. Red meat is a blessing for women, especially beef and mutton, which contain a lot of iron and can effectively prevent anemia. Ginger, red dates, animal blood, glutinous rice wine, cherries... and other foods that are rich in iron or relatively mild are also suitable for daily consumption. But you should not eat foods like white fungus, lemon, and bamboo shoots during menstruation.

Always keep warm, don't drink anything too cold, drink more hot drinks; don't stay in the air-conditioned room all the time, and don't choose style over temperature, and don't wear belly-baring clothes when it's cold in autumn. The best way to keep warm in winter is to soak in hot water. Don’t save gas. Soak in hot water for 30 minutes and massage it, and even the coldest body will be warmed up. It’s okay if you can’t take a bath or soak your feet. If all else fails, hold a cup of hot water or a hot water bottle all day.

2. Pay attention to your daily diet and choose hot hormones

From the first menstruation to menopause, a woman has more than 400 eggs. Each ovulation process is a hormone metabolism. Women with normal hormone levels in their bodies have a rosy and delicate complexion. Women with poor metabolism will have various problems on their faces.

Natural hormones have bidirectional regulatory functions and can inhibit excessive hormones. For example: soybeans, pomegranates, yam, angelica, fennel, snow frog, royal jelly...especially soybeans and soy products contain a large amount of phytoestrogens, which play an important role in preventing breast cancer, especially soybeans, which can change the secretion of hormones in the body. Clinical medical research shows that soybeans and soy products have the function of balancing estrogen in the body. When the estrogen in the body is too low, soybeans or soy products will increase it, but when the estrogen is too high, soybeans or soy products will also reduce it.

3. Drink Yin-nourishing foods

There are many things that nourish yin, such as the wolfberry we often drink, which nourishes the liver and kidneys. It’s better to put some wolfberry when cooking porridge. For example, bitter melon, white fungus, mulberry, Ligustrum lucidum, polygonatum, duck eggs, rock sugar, American ginseng, old duck, lily, cuttlefish, lotus seeds, coconut and coconut milk, etc.

4. Eat less fast food and stay away from toxins

What fast food brings to women is a high incidence of cardiovascular diseases and reproductive system tumors. Excessive intake of saturated fat can stimulate excessive secretion of estrogen. The steroids in fat can be converted into estrogen in the body, promoting the formation of breast cancer cells. Excessive intake of artificial hormones and excessive toxins in the body can also cause endocrine disorders. Use less plastic products (including plastic bags) to hold microwave food as toxic substances can easily spill out.

5. Keep a regular schedule and try not to stay up late

Lack of sleep can cause metabolic disorders. People who often stay up late or have an irregular schedule will not only age very quickly, but their health will also be seriously damaged, so try not to stay up late if you can! People who sleep 4 hours or less per night will have problems with their body's metabolism in processing carbohydrates. To improve sleep quality, you can exercise within 2 to 3 hours before going to bed to help keep your sleep stable. At the same time, taking a hot bath or drinking a glass of hot milk before going to bed is also beneficial.

6. Get a massage anytime, anywhere

Whether the body's lymph and blood circulation are smooth will affect the body's excretion rate of waste, toxins and other substances. Correct massage techniques can maintain smooth blood circulation, accelerate metabolism, and smoothly dispose of waste in the body. Massaging from the extremities towards the heart can promote the flow of lymph and blood, which can make muscle metabolism more vigorous, provide cells with more nutrients that promote metabolism and oxygen that helps burn fat, while accelerating the excretion of waste. Just do a massage while watching TV every day and you can become healthier easily.

7. Exercise and practice yoga

Aerobic exercise can increase body energy and is beneficial to health if it is done at least three times a week, 30 minutes each time, and the heart rate reaches 130 beats per minute after exercise. Don't underestimate this short 30 minutes of exercise. In addition to helping you burn calories and lose weight, it can also bring oxygen to all parts of the body, increase the metabolic rate, and effectively burn fat. The effect will last for several hours.

Abdominal breathing in yoga is recommended. Whenever possible, pay attention to your breathing, inhale to fill your lower abdomen, and exhale to draw your lower abdomen in. If you exercise for a few minutes before going to bed or while waiting for the bus, your abdomen will get a good workout. Massage with hands is an external force, while using your own breath can mobilize the strength of your whole body. If you do it frequently, your lower abdomen will be retracted more and more, your internal organs will be better massaged, the dirt in the intestines will be more effectively discharged from the body, your waist will become thinner, and your digestive function will become better.

8. Donate blood if you are healthy

Donating blood is not only a good social morality, but can also greatly promote one's own metabolic ability. It will not harm your health. Regular blood donation is also one of the ways to maintain health. Therefore, as long as you are in good health and meet the requirements for blood donation, you should still fulfill your obligation.

Endocrine system has a profound impact on women. Whether for external beauty or internal health, we must pay attention to the phenomenon of "endocrine disorders". Take quick action, take good care of your daily health, and be a healthy, beautiful and confident woman!