The hormone Leptin is located in our fat cells they are directly correlated to our brain to give the signal that we've had enough energy from food. If Leptin is operating efficiently it's our bodies fuel tank that tells us to stop eating so we can avoid an overflow of nutrients in the body.
If this overflow of nutrients occurs our muscles,liver,cells are replenished and the excess is stored as unwanted bodyfat.
Leptin communicates with the hormone insulin when we are full.
Our aim is keep Leptin sensitive this encourages our metabolic rate to stay high which allows the body to have large amounts of bioavailable energy to burn fat create more muscle tissue and provide our sex hormones to thrive.
Men's testosterone increases along with Dhea,for women their progesterone and estrogen will be at optimal levels also. When Leptin is sensitive the right amount is released so the brain receptors have adequate Leptin to function properly.
When Leptin is in an resistance state the brain gets confused and the receptors don't operate correctly this poor signalling brings about problems within the thyroid which then shuts down into survival mode. A slow thyroid sets our metabolism at a low rate this is a sure sign of Leptin resistance.
People who are Obese are Leptin resistant their bodies pumps out large amounts of Leptin due to consuming empty high calorie junk food that is nutritionally poor. The brain doesn't receive the message from Leptin correctly so our metabolic rate is operating low. Instead of torching fat and thriving our bodies become sluggish fat hoarders.
Large amounts of Leptin in the bloodstream also causes high inflammation which is directly associated with chronic disease. Cortisol the stress hormone is released to counteract the high levels of inflammation this is also accompanied by somatostatin an inhibitor of growth hormone it's induced when we have low ph levels and the body is acidic. Lowering growth hormone is something we need to avoid as its highly effective at burning fatty tissue,improving a healthy complexion,recovery from training workouts,promotes longevity.
Resorting to a fadey low diet or restricting your intake of macronutrients isn't the way to go either. Leptin isn't receiving sufficient fuel from food so this message is then sent to the brain your metabolism slows down the energy needed for burning fat and creating our sex hormones is now non existent. Your hormones are no longer in an optimal state.
Next post I'll be explaining what we can do to get out of Leptin resistance with healthy foods-not prescription drugs! So we can take back the power of our health and not leave it in the hands of our unconvincing health service.
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