Does excessive weight loss cause premature aging? Beware of cancer if you take pollen and yam excessively

To fight against aging, you need to maintain good exercise, but do you know? If you exercise too much, you may age prematurely. What is going on? A 37-year-old female yoga teacher often felt tired, had rough skin, acne all over her face, and had mood swings, which made her feel that there might be something wrong with her body. Later, she went to the hospital for a check-up and blood tests revealed that the DHEA concentration in her body was ridiculously low, even lower than that of 60 or 70-year-old ladies.

DHEA is regarded by the medical community as the "Mother of All Hormones"

What is DHEA? The Chinese name is dehydrocorticosterone. DHEA (dehydrocorticosterone) is the precursor material of androgen and estrogen, and is the most abundant hormone in human blood. Generally, it can be supplemented with natural saponin DHEA, Diosgenin, which is directly purified and extracted from natural wild yams and can be converted into DHEA after being absorbed by the human body. DHEA is regarded by the medical community as the "mother of all hormones". It is a weak male hormone produced and secreted by the adrenal cortex, which can eventually be converted into male and female sex hormones, including estrogen (Estradiol) and testosterone (Testosterone). Generally, the secretion volume is highest between the ages of 20 and 30. As age increases, it decreases at a rate of 1-2% each year. At the age of 50, only about 50% is left, and at the age of 70, only 20% of that at the age of 20 is left. It is unable to meet the needs of the human body, so menopausal symptoms and even aging begin to appear.

Does excessive exercise make you age? The pharmacist replied...

Why does excessive exercise easily lead to low DHEA concentrations, making people look uglier as they age? It turns out that if you don’t replenish enough nutrition in time after excessive exercise, it will lead to endocrine disorders. In his new book "Know a Little More about Medicine, Stay Away from Disease," pharmacist Zhao Shunrong, chairman of the Taiwan Preventive Health Care Association, said that people who practice yoga pay attention to a light diet. In addition, yoga involves a lot of exercise, which causes excessive burning of deep fat in the practitioners' bodies. The male hormones in the body cannot be smoothly converted into female hormones, resulting in the accumulation of male hormones and a series of problems in the body. Later, the doctor recommended that she take DHEA supplements and eat a balanced diet. About 4 months later, her physical condition gradually recovered and her emotions became stable.

Many women try desperately to lose weight in order to maintain their figure, which results in insufficient body fat and the inability to convert male hormones to female hormones. They develop masculine characteristics such as rough skin, thick hair, and a deep voice. Not only does their appearance become unsatisfactory, but their emotions are also unstable, which is not worth the loss.

Excessive hormone or estrogen supplementation may cause infertility and increase the risk of cancer

In fact, young women under the age of 35 do not need special hormone or estrogen supplements. If you consume excessive amounts of foods rich in estrogen such as royal jelly, pollen, yam, soy isoflavones, placenta, etc. for a long time, it may cause abnormal thickening of the endometrium, premature ovarian failure, and even affect progesterone, increasing the chance of infertility and the risk of cancer.

There was a 60-year-old woman who was afraid of getting old after her menopause, so she ate royal jelly desperately. As a result, she went to the outpatient clinic for treatment due to vaginal bleeding, and after examination, it was found that she had early endometrial cancer. In recent years, the number of Taiwanese women suffering from endometrial cancer has increased dramatically, and the trend is getting younger. The reason for this, in addition to excessive nutritional supplements, is probably related to women's love of eating supplements with estrogenic effects such as beans rich in soy isoflavones, placenta, royal jelly, angelica, yam, pollen, etc., which causes abnormal thickening of the endometrium.

Slow down the rapid loss of estrogen and pay attention to a balanced diet

In order to slow down the rapid loss of estrogen, in addition to not losing weight excessively, you should also pay attention to keeping a relaxed mood and avoiding excessive stress; eat less fried and grilled foods to avoid accidentally ingesting too many carcinogens such as acrylamide and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which will affect the imbalance of hormone concentrations in the body; in addition, pay attention to a "balanced diet", consume fresh fruits and vegetables every day to enhance antioxidant capacity, and drink plenty of water and develop moderate exercise every day, which are all secrets to health.

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Pharmacist Zhao Shunrong reminded that DHEA is currently regulated as a medicine rather than a health product, but it can be supplemented with natural saponin-type DHEA - Diosgenin, which is directly purified and extracted from natural wild yams and can be converted into DHEA after being absorbed by the human body. Health foods can only be used as an auxiliary, and the use of health foods should also be evaluated by a doctor. Different brands may have different "purities" and even affect the effects. Therefore, not all natural saponin DHEA-Diosgenin are safe and effective. Clinical verification is the only guarantee. It is recommended to choose a manufacturer that has been approved and signed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), or health products certified by the "SNQ International Quality Mark" to meet safety standards. At the same time, consult a professional obstetrician and gynecologist to achieve the real meaning of preventive health care.