Dr. Amy Shah answers the internet’s burning questions about those oh so elusive signaling molecules we like to call “hormones.” Can you remove all of your hormones? What does low testosterone even feel like or look like? Why does adrenaline affect memory? How does cortisol affect body fat? Dr. Shah answers all these questions and much, much more!
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JJ
November 1, 2022 at 9:06 pm
She said “D-Y-KETO-WATCH.”
🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴
The Rodestarr
November 1, 2022 at 9:10 pm
I just learned that my stress will do me an un-alive and now I’m even more stressed which just accelerates my end.
Justa Youtuber
November 1, 2022 at 9:10 pm
Q: How do you make a hormone?
A: Put sand in her KY
Remi J
November 1, 2022 at 9:15 pm
But she does allergies???
i made a song for Loona
November 1, 2022 at 9:21 pm
_Horomone_
Lisa Ann Vieira
November 1, 2022 at 10:11 pm
This was great. Dealing with hormones now.
Cora💋**Check Me and f*ck**me
November 1, 2022 at 10:15 pm
A lot of people don’t understand that low T in a woman is also dangerous to her health.
abo saleh
November 1, 2022 at 10:32 pm
5:50 because evolution is in itself stupid. It is many oxymorons stitched together!
Lann Gunn
November 1, 2022 at 10:38 pm
I appreciate these q&a’s. But, why are all the questions asked by 13 yr old girls? Please, have enough self respect to ask intelligently.
Tom Something
November 1, 2022 at 10:43 pm
So… the nervous system is kind of like a telephone network, and the endocrine system is like the postal system, right? Except that the postal system brings something directly where it needs to go, whereas the endocrine system puts the message in the blood, confident it will be received by the appropriate party.
Sarcosmic
November 1, 2022 at 10:52 pm
Can you please make a video that takes trans people into account more? This doctor didn’t use trans-inclusive language throughout most of the video and it’s very frustrating.
Anyways, if you get super depressed and/or suicidal every time your period hits or your period is really painful and debilitating, please get checked out at Planned Parenthood or something! It could be something like PMDD, which can be treated with things like birth control and/or antidepressants. Not a doctor, just a person trying to learn about my own health and spread some important kernels of knowledge in case someone needs it!
Womble901
November 1, 2022 at 11:01 pm
What on earth happened to society/education for people to think that all hormones are bad and you need to get rid of them? I’m not trying to shame the person that asked at all, I’m just trying to understand how they came to that conclusion
Punky_ Funky44
November 1, 2022 at 11:19 pm
but… what about the whole concept of gender??? She just says ‘men’ and ‘women’ when I think it should be biological ‘males’ and ‘females’
D Lee
November 1, 2022 at 11:57 pm
same diff. you’re thinking masculine & feminine.
hanshi
November 2, 2022 at 1:07 am
🙄
BadOnPurpose
November 1, 2022 at 11:20 pm
i love this but the way she pronounced “dyketowatch” LMAO honestly wouldn’t be surpised if she had to mispronounce it to avoid censors or something
Janet F
November 1, 2022 at 11:21 pm
👍for Dr. Shah✨
Telmo Pereira
November 1, 2022 at 11:22 pm
Please, watch the miss written Horomones in the Intro. Just a heads-up
Bobby Corwen
November 1, 2022 at 11:41 pm
this is one of the most important “Support” series ever.
ShielsJulie
November 2, 2022 at 12:35 am
“Horomone” support?? 🥲😅
MrStephen092
November 2, 2022 at 12:52 am
DY ketowatch… oh no LUL
Sothos
November 2, 2022 at 1:00 am
Really, wired? A glaring typo in the video’s 2 words title card? Deadline was that tight?
rendi nurmatrska
November 2, 2022 at 1:10 am
Please do Nurse Support, it’ll be amazing ♥️
Chibbi
November 2, 2022 at 1:15 am
She just inspired me to pursue medicine/medical research even more 😍
Leaf is not a leo
November 2, 2022 at 1:19 am
discussions about hormones without gender inclusive language is a huge miss. disappointing
eclipsebmx
November 2, 2022 at 1:24 am
Wired should hire a spell checker . HOROMONE support 😂
zants
November 2, 2022 at 1:26 am
Her gestures with the human models were so pointless lol. Every time she should be referencing a specific thing, she instead just gripped the entire figure.
alenchy
November 2, 2022 at 8:05 am
i learned a lot as always. thank u
What The Function
November 2, 2022 at 8:09 am
You are smart. You say all words good. I like good words
spaceship raceship
November 2, 2022 at 8:18 am
I’m surprised at how binary this was for something made so recently…..a bit disappointing tbh
Uncle Trash
November 2, 2022 at 8:19 am
HOROMONE SUPPORT
Seriously, no one saw that?
Doometal 31
November 2, 2022 at 8:38 am
Basically, eat better, get your sleep(put the phone down), and manage your stress.
Nikolai508
November 2, 2022 at 8:48 am
“sell you hormone supplements”, just another healthcare thing that is illegal in other countries but perfectly fine in the US.
Ashutosh
November 2, 2022 at 8:52 am
Horomone?
Nilu Rousset
November 2, 2022 at 8:52 am
2022’s humanity : how do I remove hormones
cynthia van teylingen
November 2, 2022 at 8:58 am
I just started reading into hormones. Cause my mother is always tired. Im ticking of every body group to figure out why. Hormones are the group im reading into now. So this video perfect timing.
Isabel Sierra Montoya
November 2, 2022 at 9:52 am
Did anyone else notice that the intro says Horomone instead of Hormone?
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November 2, 2022 at 11:51 am
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CL
November 2, 2022 at 9:55 am
Oh thank God, finally we have answers
Sam Gyseman
November 2, 2022 at 10:28 am
“Horomone Support”? Oh dear, WIRED.
Grant Huling
November 2, 2022 at 11:17 am
Glad so many young women are learning the downsides to oral contraceptives. It used to just be pushed on them as if it didn’t have massive downsides.
Miodrag Markou
November 2, 2022 at 11:36 am
very informative!
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November 2, 2022 at 11:53 am
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Alex
November 2, 2022 at 12:07 pm
My wife is a 2x cancer survivor. After her second battle, her weight exploded. It was a long process of working with her regular Dr, sleep Dr, endocrinologist and nutritionist to finally figure out a solution and hormones were a BIG factor that influenced so much!
Edit: she has her weight under control but now (and has been an issue) her sleep is still up and down
TKD Gaming
November 2, 2022 at 1:24 pm
“Men and women have no differences” whoever says that send them this video
XxSaruman82xX
November 2, 2022 at 1:31 pm
Dr Shah is clearly very knowledgeable, but not only is she not an endocrinologist, she’s also not a ‘women’s health expert’. She is double board-certified in internal medicine and immunology, but she also promotes alternative medicine.
Heather Gluck
November 2, 2022 at 3:30 pm
dy keto watch 4 LMAOOOO
monikaminehart
November 2, 2022 at 4:24 pm
She spelled hormone wrong in the opening….!
Dan Guido
November 2, 2022 at 7:32 pm
I never checked my T levels but a few months ago I was feeling really down in my dead-end job and … my balls hurt. I got an appointment with the doctor and I found out I had varicoceles strangling my testicles. I had them surgically removed and a couple of months later I quit my job and started a new business of my own. I’m just feeling happier.
Nuvola Pantaloni
November 2, 2022 at 8:16 pm
very informative but I wish she didn’t use such binary language when talking about gender or make assumptions like ‘progesterone=woman”
Nuvola Pantaloni
November 2, 2022 at 8:19 pm
like not every woman goes through menopause either
cgarzs
November 3, 2022 at 7:22 pm
@Nuvola Pantaloni Pretty sure menopause is inevitable for women.
Alisa Lop
November 2, 2022 at 9:06 pm
Hormonal acne is such a hot topic lately so I’m kind of bummed that this wasn’t talked about in this video
this is a good video on an important matter but I just hoped we’d get more info and longer explanations
Sam Justforthenet
November 2, 2022 at 10:00 pm
That blue waves are bad story for falling a sleep is debuncked..
Pupps McGee
November 2, 2022 at 10:46 pm
As a pre/perimenopausal woman who is constantly tired, this video essentially makes me more tired. But now I know more about why! lol
Amelia Wong
November 2, 2022 at 11:43 pm
A successful life is all about the positive moves we take in life, I thank God for giving me the best broker, bitcoin has changed zeros to heroes and made a lot of people millionaires.
Alice Girard
November 3, 2022 at 12:56 am
He gives he’s clients nice attention.
Joyce Perry
November 3, 2022 at 12:59 am
Thank you all for your testimonies.
Joyce Perry
November 3, 2022 at 12:59 am
his strategies is awesome and his trading last week was boooom!!!
Gabriel Olivares
November 3, 2022 at 1:01 am
@Joyce Perry Really you know him too?
Gabriel Olivares
November 3, 2022 at 1:01 am
I even thought I’m the only one he has helped walk through the fears and falls of forex trading.
Breadful!
November 3, 2022 at 1:49 am
love! ❤
Joyce Chi
November 3, 2022 at 2:11 am
“dy keto watch” 😭💖 love her
Stephanie Graulich
November 3, 2022 at 11:10 am
Thank you!
Illuminata Ilhuicatlamatini
November 3, 2022 at 1:22 pm
So glad I watched this, learned some very important things I’m now gonna ask my drs about!
Ben Johnson
November 3, 2022 at 4:54 pm
“D y keto watch”
AMNmrrll
November 3, 2022 at 5:34 pm
Excess testosterone also gets converted into estrogen.
Black&RedSN95
November 3, 2022 at 5:48 pm
EVERY GUY SHOULD LIFT. – that is all.
Ascende Superius
November 3, 2022 at 7:31 pm
Transgendered? oof
Janice 𝔽**СК МЕ - СНЕℂ𝕂 𝕄𝕐 Рℝ𝟘𝔽𝕀𝕃Е💛
November 4, 2022 at 12:29 am
Wired never fail to call in the right people!
j zing
November 4, 2022 at 12:59 am
so you’re saying the 20-40mg of melatonin isn’t good for me? idk I slept pretty well
Arvind Raza
November 4, 2022 at 1:17 am
Ion see a ring tho…👀
Joy 🔥 I WANT SЕХ 💋 F Uc_k me
November 4, 2022 at 3:18 am
Wired never fail to call in the right people!
Jane Jafrin
November 4, 2022 at 5:03 am
” Every single woman goes through menopause” no!
It would be inclusive if she said people with uterus goes through menopause
ivy lulu
November 4, 2022 at 5:38 am
can u take hormones to gain weight i’m 19 and i’m 82 pounds and flat af
Nikki Berry
November 4, 2022 at 6:32 am
That comparison between insulin and tired parents is the best analogy I’ve heard describing how insulin works.
Ira
November 4, 2022 at 4:56 pm
I always feel very depressed and anxious in week before my periods, but when they finally arrive I actually feel very calm and in peace with the world despite period cramps that are usually super painful. Is it just me?🙂 I also feel my best in the first part of the cycle (14 days after bleeding stops) and slowly decline after before my cycle starts again.
Shami Whitcomb
November 4, 2022 at 5:06 pm
Yup.. me too!
Samantha B
November 5, 2022 at 12:22 pm
That pretty much describes my cycles though I’m pregnant right now. Exercise, eating less junk food and processed foods, and no alcohol really helped me.
Ira
November 5, 2022 at 12:51 pm
@Samantha B I’m also pregnant🙂 Congrats! Hope you and your baby are doing fine!😇
Samantha B
November 5, 2022 at 1:09 pm
@Ira I wish you and your baby the best too!
Michaela Mizan
November 4, 2022 at 5:20 pm
Its always coming bk to healthy food at the end 🫠
xman2008
November 4, 2022 at 5:36 pm
My advice if you’re experience “weird” hormone feelings is to make sure you’re going to therapy. A lot of my issues that people told me were this or that went away completely when I figured out how to get everyone else’s opinions out of my head.
Dr. Eldon Tyrell-Rosen
November 4, 2022 at 7:51 pm
“Dangerously high testosterone…” Do you have references to *any* studies showing this?
CylonRed
November 4, 2022 at 8:51 pm
If you have low testosterone – is the only treatment injections or gels? Is there a precursor to testosterone that you can take to boost the amount the testosterone your body creates?
N
November 7, 2022 at 12:17 am
I am not a doctor (but one day maybe!) but, low test can be temporarily caused by stress and unhealthy lifestyle. If you are sleeping well, exercising, eating well, getting all your vitamins, and not stressed, then consider talking to a doctor about TRT. But if any of those things are out of order with your life, they can significantly affect a persons test. I have known men to boost their test by changing jobs, getting out of bad relationships, changing their diet (for some not enough protein or fat or carbs, but for others too much), exercising more (some people actually need less and more rest!) or supplementing key vitamins like D3, Zinc, magnesium….etc. if you haven’t already, talk to a doctor before making major changes and get a physical!!
suzie
November 5, 2022 at 1:20 am
Love this videoooo💝 Thank you Dr. Amy.! Truly thankful and blessed to have u in our lives!!.. by the way… u look nice in that lavander!!🙌 please continue to share more of these videos!! Soooo awesome! I loved it.. I’ll need to share it with friends and family!
FauxVier
November 5, 2022 at 3:52 am
Replace religion with this and world peace will be achieved
Faisal
November 5, 2022 at 6:00 am
Thanks doc
Fruity Pebble
November 5, 2022 at 6:09 am
✨endocrinology✨
Kerosene Skies
November 5, 2022 at 8:05 am
Hypothyroidism gang gang
Charlotte
November 5, 2022 at 11:15 am
dy keto watch 4. Yep, not quite!
Queen Naturally
November 5, 2022 at 12:11 pm
I’ve had a really stressful week and found this video super helpful.
hustle free
November 6, 2022 at 6:12 pm
Wish you a very blissful week aheah and may you find the strength to navigate the situations in your life!! 😊❤️
Marizane Bogdan
November 5, 2022 at 2:06 pm
These “expert answers” videos are the best thing in this channel.
Oliver
November 5, 2022 at 3:16 pm
bro, I was hoping to see answers about puberty blockers since everyone’s talking about them…
Alexius Corylus
November 5, 2022 at 7:37 pm
8:49 “creating more fat cells”??? Sorry, but a new study just said that we DO NOT create body cells, we can only make them bigger or smaller
A U
November 5, 2022 at 7:51 pm
Why are these tweets made by people who are quite rachet
Tarteel
November 5, 2022 at 8:13 pm
Literally studying what she said in my senior Bio book
Kho Tsim Yau
November 5, 2022 at 8:22 pm
i lose weight when im stressed
chago
November 5, 2022 at 8:36 pm
D.Y. Keto Watch lmao
Kiara Helen
November 5, 2022 at 9:31 pm
I’m curious why you didn’t add anything about trans folks, because when AMAB people take estrogen they grow breast tissue too!
Power rangers
November 5, 2022 at 10:25 pm
So much for gender ideology. I respect this
hard rock yodeling
November 5, 2022 at 11:28 pm
This video just accidentally explained that trans-“female” athletes have natural advantages over female athletes.
cindellednic
November 6, 2022 at 3:01 am
“Dee why keto watch” lmfaoooo
Shubham Sinha
November 6, 2022 at 5:08 am
well i guess they had to prove the stereotypes right
Panda On Steroids
November 6, 2022 at 5:08 am
Smart people like her are so great! Also love she is an expert in female health! Women helping women is the best! ❤️
Erin B.
November 7, 2022 at 3:53 am
the nicknames in this one are wild
AtomicEy
November 7, 2022 at 2:54 pm
5:45 feel the same about panic attacks (i personally don’t get em)
Pemanil Noob
November 7, 2022 at 4:33 pm
Say “people who get periods” or something like that, not “women”
Kivs
November 7, 2022 at 4:49 pm
Thank god! An actual expert talking about hormones and not some shill trying to sell supplements.
lina issa
November 7, 2022 at 9:22 pm
Great video! The information is so clear and understandble. Thanks WIRED💞
Kaz
November 7, 2022 at 10:35 pm
Gosh it’s one thing to really understand a topic, but it’s a whole other skillset to be able to explain it simply to people who aren’t experts. She’s awesome!
Random Internet Guy
November 8, 2022 at 4:26 am
I have been reminded of how great it is to not bleed every month.
Balls4life
abdalsamiah saed
November 8, 2022 at 9:22 am
N ppl are messing up with children’s hormones now saying they can be whatever they want whatever that means 🤦
abdalsamiah saed
November 8, 2022 at 9:38 am
Zero confidentiality since she a doctor n easily talks about changing hormones to match the gender identity without any caveat
Poxxu C-137
November 8, 2022 at 5:11 pm
Dee why keto watch 4 killed me xD
Jessy Rosales
November 8, 2022 at 6:36 pm
Dy..keto..watch 🥲 giiiiiiirl
Dante Hicks
November 8, 2022 at 8:48 pm
DY Keto Watch was a great misinterpretation of the username. Hilarious.
QuickHand Cam
November 8, 2022 at 9:03 pm
I have the same T-Levels as a 50 year old male at 30 years old, but my doctor says it’s still in normal range so yeah…
Battling that. She says I have sleep apnea, even though I have no symptoms of that.
May Oliveira
November 8, 2022 at 9:05 pm
Omg i’ve learned so much with this video, thanks!
Rafael Ignacio Vela Hernández
November 8, 2022 at 10:04 pm
Science became 10x easier. Thank you
sumaiya ahsan
November 9, 2022 at 11:38 am
Amazing! A lot of questions answered.
Nick Calin
November 9, 2022 at 3:11 pm
Tren replacement therapy
Elizabeth Ann
November 9, 2022 at 9:16 pm
I have one PSA about birth control… If you are a woman who is thinking about going on the pill, get a blood test first. Ask your doctor to test for Factor V (5) Leiden and lupus anticoagulant. If you have either of these conditions, BIRTH CONTROL COULD GIVE YOU A BLOOD CLOT.
The possibility of a blood clot never even came up in conversation about side effects because it’s apparently very rare. It happened to me. A $100 blood test could have prevented a $60,000+ life saving surgery (thank God I have insurance). Turns out I have lupus anticoagulant, which makes me sensitive to estrogen and progesterone. Now I know if I choose to have a baby I will need to be on blood thinners and I’m at higher risk for miscarriage.
O. Oak
November 9, 2022 at 11:00 pm
Question for next time: will addressing perimenopause with HRT extend your fertility? 🤔
Dave Hysom
November 10, 2022 at 1:17 am
Great infor; thanks! Male here; used to take melatonin for sleep. Gave my nightmarish dreams. But I did sleep. I’ve now kicked the habit. (was not taking a huge amount, but perhaps 10mg on occaission.)
Dave Hysom
November 10, 2022 at 1:26 am
(male here) couple of years ago a blood test showed low testosterone, and I had several symptoms. Went on T. For less than a month. Because, though I needed it (still do), the hassle of getting T. supplements was more than I could put up with. Am really hoping it’s easier for women. Meanwhile, I’m thinking of trips to mexico, india, or canada.
Alex Donát
November 13, 2022 at 6:45 pm
good luck with getting T bro, i’ve been on it for 4 years and thankfully it isn’t as hard to get in europe, but still took a year of doctor visits to get started
Vasiliy Ant-licker
November 10, 2022 at 3:36 am
“transgedered individuals” 😬
Please, don’t say that
nukedbaby
November 10, 2022 at 9:48 am
Blue light being bad for you I believe is not as straightforward as it seems. I have heard other scientists say it is in fact not a noteworthy factor in reducing quality sleep. Rather it is the activity itself that is distracting, not the blue light
holly
November 10, 2022 at 12:53 pm
i love how passionate she is about this. pls have her back i could listen to her talk all day
Catalin Ciora
November 10, 2022 at 8:46 pm
I think you got it wrong regarding the cortisol, insulin and fat storage. Cortisol actually is inhibiting insulin secretion, stimulating glucagon secretion. Also indeed cortisol stimulates your carbohydrate and fat to be release into the bloodstream but this doesn’t meant that it signals your body to store fat. It will store fat just in the presence of calorie surplus. Otherwise no bodybuilder will ever be able to get 4-5% body fat.
Siddharth Shetty
November 11, 2022 at 6:07 pm
Did he really mean adding 2 inches to his height ?
TheUnknown
November 13, 2022 at 8:44 am
how do i increase testosterone as a male? i feel i have low T
perform4life:D
November 13, 2022 at 1:54 pm
She’s amazing! So knowledgeable, so articulate and fun!
perform4life:D
November 13, 2022 at 1:57 pm
I’d love to read her book!
ALAPINO
November 13, 2022 at 10:59 pm
Doctor and M.D., I enjoy professional faux pas.
Youtube user
November 15, 2022 at 4:13 am
When medical professionals says coffee is good for health……. humans are the only creature that can handle Nature!
James Churchill
November 16, 2022 at 7:12 pm
What’s the difference between an enzyme and a hormone?
I’ve never heard an enzyme.
Emilia Mazur
November 16, 2022 at 8:23 pm
Enzymes are like small scissors that cut things like proteins to make chemical reactions go faster:)
Skinny Z
November 17, 2022 at 3:10 am
This is not meant to be offensive or insensitive, but… can I just ask for hormone therapy if I, as a cis man, want to be more manly? If I have a desire for more facial and/or body hair for example?
Paige Ross
November 17, 2022 at 11:34 pm
Insulin is a cool hormone. Wish I produced it
Paige Ross
November 17, 2022 at 11:35 pm
Birth control legit ruined my body.
Dirty Gingy
November 19, 2022 at 1:02 am
This might have helped me find the cause of some recent minor health issues. Glad I watched
Alan Resende
November 19, 2022 at 1:20 am
where can we buy those toys? LOL
mono
November 19, 2022 at 8:19 am
“Dy Keto Watch”