17/02/2022
Is weight loss more than calories in vs. calories out?⬇️
YES! Especially for females. In order to maintain a healthy weight and avoid dramatic ups and downs and ultimately avoid chronic diseases and inflammation!
Common dynamics at play:
1. Insulin Resistance: high glycemic diet (refined sugars and flours) and chronic stress. This leads to low energy and fat storage.
2. Genetics: hypothalamic leptin-melanocortin pathway, including MC4R, leptin and ghrelin levels
3. Hormone Imbalances: Thyroid dysfunction, estrogen dominance or low testosterone
4. Mental Health + Stress: high cortisol levels leads to insulin resistance and causes those pesky cravings! There are often emotions associated with food especially as a source of comfort.
5. Food sensitivities: can cause inflammation and weight gain.
6. Toxins: hormone disrupting chemicals lead to stress and detox issues. Mold, pesticides, plastics, heavy metals all can interfere with our detox pathways, sleep, etc. causing weight gain.
7. Medications: Many medications and medical treatments can cause weight gain
8. Sedentary Lifestyle: movement is so important especially for many reasons above - helps to decrease insulin resistance, improves mental health, and sweating is a form of detoxification!
Good News?
All of these can be addressed using personalized testing to find root cause, custom nutrition, protocols and support/accountability to make lifestyle changes in order to sustain and maintain a healthy weight!
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