Endocrine System and Exercise Physiology Compilation

[@elijahennis5114]

Wow thank you so much, this was very helpful as a review on endocrine exercise physiology. Endocrinology has always been a tough subject to wrap my head around because of all of the different hormones that are secreted makes it so very overwhelming. This video helped me better grasp the understanding of hormone physiology as well as the main hormones I'm concerned with for my major instead of writing every hormone out on a list and picking which ones are used during exercise.... Anyways, Thank you Evan, you do great work and this video could not have been formatted better! Hopefully one day I will find the time to master the endocrine system and memorize every hormone and it's physiology. This will have to do for now though! 😅

[@VivoPhys]

I'm glad it helped. Good luck with your studies.

[@MyFatAdaptedLife]

Excellent presentation, thank you. In early 2002, I was diagnosed with hyperprolactinemic disorder. An MRI confirmed a 6 mm prolactinoma between my pituitary and hypothalamus, where the optic nerves cross. The prolactinoma was causing my endocrine system to secrete an above average level of prolactin which in turn was suppressing my testosterone, which was way below the normal range. My endocrinologist prescribed cabergoline, and later bromocriptine. Both had unpleasant side effects, so I stopped them. My endocrinologist recommended an annual visual field exam, and a biennial MRI. Fast forward to July 2021. I was three months into the carnivore diet and my T-score was now in the low end of the normal range. Fast forward to December 2022, my T-score was 655, up from 168. That was a 300% increase in testosterone in only 18 months. My endocrinologist was befuddled; she posited that the prolactinoma may have gone into remission. She ordered another MRI with marker. The result confirmed that not only did the prolactinoma go into remission, there was no evidence that it even existed. She posited that the carnivore diet raised my LDL. She called it the steroidogenic pathway. My elevated LDL essentially eradicated that which I had been carrying in my head for over 20 years. So, yay me. BTW, I'm a 61 yo endurance athlete who runs 100 miles a week on only meat, water & salt. I haven't eaten a carb or plant in over 2-1/2 years. So, no exogenous glucose. I rely only on gluconeogenesis to supply my body with the glucose it needs for some functions. Athletically, I'm completely fat-adapted and include high-intensity kettlebells &, battleropes to supplement my running. I'm also an LMHR. Thank you for the great explanation.

[@VivoPhys]

You are welcome. Happy to hear you have figured things out.

[@MyFatAdaptedLife]

@@VivoPhys Cheers

[@JohnSmith0909]

Have my exam tommorow morning. This was awesome thank you!!!

[@VivoPhys]

Good luck!

[@JohnSmith0909]

@@VivoPhys I think it well today! I may have gone a little too deep for the contraction steps. But other than that I think I did well we’ll see 😁

[@VivoPhys]

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[@saifalarabi4491]

Hi Evan, First of all thanks for your videos, I believe it adds good value. I actually want to ask you about something occurring sometimes when I fast, in abstain from eating and drinking from dawn till night, when I breakfast and I drink coffee I feel kind of "high" and very happy. What can be the physiological explanation of this because I want to have frequently if I can 😂😂😂

[@VivoPhys]

Hormones of the brain are complicated and outside of my area of knowledge. Sorry, I'm not sure.

[@saifalarabi4491]

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