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“Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects about 1 in 5 women of reproductive age and is often difficult to treat, particularly when it comes to weight loss and hormone balance. In a new randomized trial, researchers tested whether time-restricted eating (TRE) could improve body weight and metabolic health in PCOS patients without requiring calorie counting.”

“Time-restricted eating also reduced the participants' leptin, a hormone that drives food intake. These findings suggest that time-restricted eating is a viable strategy for reducing inflammation. Previous research has shown that time-restricted eating promotes weight loss in people with obesity.”

“People with higher levels of cortisol (a hormone linked to stress) in the blood performed worse on memory and other cognitive tasks and had smaller brain volumes than peers of the same age with average cortisol levels.”

“When the participants followed the early TRE schedule, their hunger levels were diminished, they felt fuller, and their levels of ghrelin, an appetite-stimulating hormone, were lower, compared to eating on the control schedule.”

“In fact, this hormone could protect against neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Melatonin and sleep Melatonin is produced not only by the pineal gland but also in various tissues throughout the body like the gut.”

“Against this backdrop, the VitaDEx randomized trial showed that ten weeks of indoor exercise during winter sharply attenuated seasonal vitamin D loss and fully preserved its active hormone, 1,25(OH)2D3—without weight loss or supplementation.”

“Some research has suggested that BDNF production is stimulated by irisin, a hormone secreted from muscle in response to exercise. Irisin may mediate some of the beneficial effects of exercise and sauna use in humans, but additional research is needed.”

“Fibroblast growth factor 21 happens to be modulated by aerobic exercise: > In a new study published in the scientific Journal of Clinical Investigation -- Insight, the researchers show that cardio training on an exercise bike causes three times as large an increase in the production of the hormone FGF21 than strength training with weights.”

“In turn, the blood-brain barrier's capacity to transport appetite-suppressing hormones such as leptin into the CNS diminishes. The absence of these satiating signals drives overeating, promoting further weight gain.”

“Rumination can set in motion a cascade of hormonal and physiological responses that harm our mental and physical health. A key player in the body’s response to rumination is a biological pathway that starts with the release of corticotropin-releasing hormone.”