HOW TO BALANCE CORTISOL LEVELS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

 

Struggling with stubborn belly fat, fatigue, or intense cravings despite eating well and exercising? Cortisol imbalance might be the missing link. Discover how this stress hormone impacts your metabolism, sleep, and weight. Learn 5 natural, doctor-approved strategies to balance cortisol and support lasting weight loss. Read on to uncover the key to feeling better and reaching your goals read more here

THE GALLBLADDER HORMONE CONNECTION

We typically don’t give much thought to our gall bladder when we think about digestion, or hormones for that matter. While critical to more than just digesting fats, the importance of this tiny organ sitting tucked below our liver is often overlooked. Unless you’ve had gallstones or experienced some form of gallbladder disease, you might not even be aware of its function.​While originally thought to be a disorder brought on later in life by obesity and a high saturated fat diet, I’m seeing more and more young, thin and otherwise healthy women in my practice with disease of the gall bladder; from sludge to stones, to full cholecystectomy (removal) by the time they’re 30. This presents questions surrounding the variables causing gall disease and brings us back to their relationship to hormones.

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A THOROUGH LOOK AT INTERMITTENT FASTING AND CALORIE RESTRICTION AS A BENEFIT TO HEALTH

Many health trends come and go, but one dietary trend that has seemed to endure the craze is intermittent fasting.
The primary reason intermittent fasting (IF) has remained so popular is because it offers flexibility to fit a busy schedule, and (while I don’t typically advise mindlessly eat as long as your fasting) it doesn’t ultimately demand restricted eating.

What is intermittent fasting, and how is it done?

Intermittent fasting is defined as diet regimen that cycles through a period of time in which the body is driven into a catabolic state through fasting, where no significant calorie intake occurs, met with periods of fed states where no calorie restriction occurs. The windows for fasting are typically around 16 hours, met with an 8 hour fed state.

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