Increased weight gain is strongly associated with hormonal imbalance in andropause and is many times characterized by an inability to lose weight and an increase in body fat.

Typically, weight gain is coupled with muscle loss resulting in increased body weight, less muscle to support your weight and increased fatigue.

The Role of Hormones

A combination hormonal imbalance through stress or cortisol levels and low testosterone levels in andropause often cause weight gain.

Decreased quality and quantity of testosterone during andropause is a stong factor in weight gain and can contribute to symptoms of fatigue and low energy levels, resulting in lower physical activity in men.  Further, low thyroid levels due to hormonal imbalance can decrease metabolic rates.

Stress can also play a role in weight gain.  Cortisol, the stress hormone, impacts the body´s  fat cells production and metabolism.  When stressed, cortisol levels increase the production of fat cells and stores food to help you prepare for the ¨stressful¨ journey ahead.  Many times this can lead to increased appetite as well.

Alternative Treatment

The domino effect of symptoms onset by hormonal imbalance all impact weight gain.  By rebalancing your hormones and optimizing your hormone levels, andropause symptoms can be reduced and weight loss can be manageable again.

Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) with natural hormones provides a gentle, safe and effective way to restore hormonal balance, relieving many of the symptoms associated with aging and resulting in the recovery of youth and vitality. Unlike the synthetic hormones (HRT), which are produced from plant progesterone, animal estrogens and not identical to our hormones, bioidentical hormones are exact replicas of the hormones produced by our bodies naturally.  Based on compounds found in nature, typically soy beans and wild Mexican yams, bioidentical estrogen and progesterone are recognized by the body as its own.

Proper nutritional supplementation, such as transdermal testosterone cream can also play an important role attaining weight loss and overall health and prevention.

To assess your symptoms and to learn more about how bioidentical hormones and other safe and effective tools of Age Management medicine can lead to hormonal balance, relieve weight gain and overall well-being in men, contact a certified RestoreMD doctor in your area.