[anyover88]

I did a basic saliva test. Here are the results:

Estradiol: 0.7 pg/mL (normal range 1.3 - 2.8 premenopausal luteal)
Progresterone: 23 pg/mL (normal range 70 - 190 premenopausal luteal)
Testosterone: 38 pg/mL (normal range 18 - 55 for my age)
DHEAS: 5.1 ng/mL (normal range 7 - 18 for my age)
Cortisol: 8.0 ng/mL (normal range 3.7 - 9 in the morning)

Unfortunately, these are the only measures that were tested so I don't have anything else to share.

knowing proclactin might help but that's pretty much all you need. Your hormones are very much on the low side like SurferJoe wrote.

I don't know how your diet or lifestyle is but "healthy" could mean a lot to different people. and I don't mean this to pick on you or anyone else.

Low hormones in my opinion usually means not enough necessary protein or fats like cholesterol, the building block of hormones. Adding lots of healthy oils and proteins if they are not against your diet, such as eggs, fish, dairy like yogurt, fresh and whole red meats, coconut oil, olive oil, peanut butter and nut butters, flaxseeds etc. are good. there are many plant and animal sources for these, and with oils you can supplement these in smoothies and shakes, especially coconut oil, maybe 1 to 2 tablespoons per day or even more if you can spread it out.

and wow, yes, look at surferjoe's recipes! they seem extreme at first glance but I think what I wrote is sort of the direction SJ is going in, and if you are willing you could try the program.

try looking at your macros: the number of grams you intake per day in terms of carbs proteins or fats. a lot of us think our diet is healthy when our macros are horrible, usually waaaaaay too many carbs (almost 50%!!) at the expense of fat and protein. if you have no fat or protein, you are going to have no hormones, like those super long distance endurance runners with the very low body fat. and fat from food doesn't make you fat, don't be afraid of it I had to learn this the hard way thanks to a personal trainer, and yes, my carbs used to be pretty high. but with protein and fat it's pretty much safe to eat more than you are used to.

there's anecdotes of women who have switched to paleo and keto type diets that are high fat and high protein who noticed an increase at the bust, decrease at the waist and improved health, menstrual cycle and so on. your diet definitely affects your hormones which affect body composition. you don't have to hop onto any dietary bandwagons or eat zero carbs, but look closely at your dietary habits and lifestyle and see what you can and are willing to change.

and we could look at micronutrients but that's a looooooooong story for another time.

definitely add some exercise if you have a low appetite. strength training is fantastic, but when it comes to cardio it depends on the type and intensity. see this article:

https://www.t-nation.com/training/regular-cardio-will-make-you-fat

it's aimed at bodybuilders but a lot of the points still ring true.

anyway, good luck! sometimes it seems tough when we've lived one way for so long, but we are all dynamic beings and so many have made amazing transformations here. you can do it sapphire