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Readers Respond on Hormones and Sin

I have received responses from our readers regarding my last post on hormones, and one comment I take very seriously is that hormonal chaos should never be an excuse for sinful attitudes and behavior. Hormonal deficiency does not cause sin, nor is replacing deficient hormones the remedy for sin. Jesus Christ is the only remedy for sin.

Our personality must be identified in Jesus Christ. Anything contrary to the nature of Christ (flesh) must go! No excuses should be made for bad behavior, sinful attitudes, and errors in judgment. Repairing hormones cannot fix problems of the flesh—only God can. However, if we are going to be good stewards we should understand how God has designed our bodies to run with hormones.

Intricate Design

The body works on an intricate balance, and many systems within the human body are interdependent. God is incredible in the beautiful design he’s put into the human body. There are various glands involved in hormone production, messaging, and regulation, and hormones are needed for very essential life-sustaining functions.

The Matrix of All Hormones

The matrix of all hormones is a very essential biochemical called cholesterol. Cholesterol is contained in every cell of the human body, and it is required to sustain cell life and health. It is the "mother molecule" of all hormones. In the medical world, cholesterol has been given a bad reputation, and physicians have failed to educate people appropriately regarding cholesterol’s role in sustaining human health. What most people know is that they do not want the bad, high levels of cholesterol, and many are prescribed "statins" to lower their cholesterol.

Depleting Cholesterol Is Not the Answer

The bad thing about "statins" is that they deplete all cells in the body of cholesterol and are known to cause adverse reactions, such as muscle and tendon weakness and atrophy. In extreme cases, drugs may be needed for seriously elevated cholesterol in order to reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke. However, long-term use of these cholesterol-lowering medications contribute to alarming reactions, including the body’s inability to produce hormones from resulting cholesterol depletion. Facilitating better use of cholesterol through diet, supplementation, and exercise is a more reasonable approach.

Cholesterol Production Increases in Stress

The most impressive aspect of cholesterol, "the mother of all hormones," is that the body makes more of it during times of physical and emotional stress. Unfortunately, the easily oxidized form known as LDL cholesterol is secreted and results in increased free radical production that causes inflammation and injury to cells and surrounding body tissues (heart and blood vessels). It is important to address the underlying causes that increase bad cholesterol. Stress, deficiencies or excesses, and biochemical imbalances are contributing factors that should be examined and remedied.

The next post in this series will examine the various kinds of hormones and glands in more detail.

To be continued.

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