Low Body Weight
Many women continue to aspire to having a svelte frame, but it turns out that too much dieting and extreme weight loss is not a sustainable way of life—both mentally and physically. When your weight dips below healthy levels for your body, it will go into survival mode. Normal functions of various organs, including the endocrine system, will start shutting down. In other words, the decrease in hormones, like estrogen, will hamper your body’s ability to make endometrial lining in the uterus and release eggs, so your miss periods, a condition called amenorrhea.
