In 2010, the VA finally adjusted its compensation policy for combat veterans suffering from PTSD, but denied justice to tens of thousands of MST survivors by not doing the same for them, said SWAN Executive Director Anu Bhagwati, a former Marine Corps captain and MST survivor.
Hormones and weight gain are closely related, if your hormones are not balanced, you can gain weight, especially with too much cortisol or too little progesterone, testosterone or estrogen. Bioidentical hormone therapy may tip the scales in your favor.
Over 30 hormones are produced and secreted by the kidneys. Among them is cortisol, a hormone that is known to promote the retention of fat in the abdominal region. It is the over-production of cortisol and the other hormones produced by the adrenals that contribute to the adrenal body type's difficulty losing weight.