Download FAT HORMONES How do they stop us from losing weight?

FAT HORMONES
How do they stop us from losing weight?
Ghrelin – BAD- produced in stomach wall
Medical, Scientific and Anecdotal Information
Ghrelin is a hormone produced in your stomach. The production spikes when the stomach is
empty and it causes you to feel hungry. The emptier your stomach, the hungrier you will get.
Ghrelin can be curbed by eating protein at intervals concurrent with your metabolic type.
(Determined by our Evaluation team)
There have been some studies whereby volunteers were given shakes to consume over a
few weeks. The shakes were of 3 varieties. One shake was 80 fat, one shake was 90
percent carbohydrates (white ones) and one shake was 80 percent protein. The results were
amazing and how we decide your menus.
Shake Type
Result
Shake 1 – 80% fat
Repressed Ghrelin and appetites by 3 hrs.
Shake 2 – 90% carbohydrate (white)
Digested so fast Ghrelin rebounded to higher than start
Shake 3 – 80% protein
Repressed Ghrelin and appetites longest by 6 hrs.
REMEDY
Increase the proportion of lean protein in your diet to about 25 per cent that is 500 cal if
you eat 2000 cal daily almost all diets work well are relative high in protein. Protein rich
between meal snacks such as low fat cheeses should help control hunger.
Cortisol – BAD- produced in adrenal glands
Medical, Scientific and Anecdotal Information
Stress is the cause of many conditions and none of them good. Cortisol is a hormone that is
produced by your adrenal glands especially when you feel nervous, anxious, stress or fear. It
surges when you have those feelings. Back when man roamed the earth fighting off his
predators and had to take „flight‟ quickly, cortisol was produced; colitis caused bowels to empty
so the body would be lighter for flight and causes a need for sugar and carbohydrates to be
used for energy to run. Thus those of us who are under a lot of stress experience increased
cortisol levels driving the need for sugar and carbohydrates.
To add to that story, cortisol causes people to eat sugar and carbohydrates increasing their
abdomen or belly fat. This belly fat increases the risk for heart disease and diabetes. Belly fat
has a the largest density of cortisol receptors (will take in cortisol as it is produced). Stress
affects the belly fat tissue the most. Eating sugary and high levels or carbohydrates in
combination with high levels of cortisol will cause the fat to deposit around the middle or the
belly area. It also accumulates around the central organs which in turn cause them to operate at
peak performance.
REMEDY
Exercise causes production of endorphins which signal the brain that “all is ok” and that in turn
drives the cortisol levels down.
Yoga and Meditation suppress cortisol. (as much as 25% after 50 min of Yoga.
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Leptin- GOOD- tells body it is “full” and not hungry and it is repressed by sugar
Medical, Scientific and Anecdotal Information
Leptin is a good hormone that creates „satiety‟ or the feeling of being satisfied. If you ever ate
a full dinner and then were hungry an hour later, for sure your level of „leptin‟ is being
repressed.
Researchers have learned that sugary food and high white carbohydrate food STOP the
production of leptin. Sugar drinks are considered to be the very worst. (No fruit drinks on our
menus right?) Additionally, sugary foods and drinks put a strain on the liver as they are
digested or processed so fast that the liver has to work twice as fast. This often leads to a
condition called „high triglycerides,‟ for which one must medicate or face heart attack or
stroke.
REMEDY
Remove sugar drinks (including all juices) and high white carbohydrate foods from the
diet by 70%. Talk to your Counselor about your fuel mix which we will create to allow the
production of Leptin and you will feel satisfied more of the time.
Pyy & Glp-1- Good - produced in stomach wall – causes satiety or no hunger
Medical, Scientific and Anecdotal Information
Pyy & Glp-1 is a hormone produce again by the stomach and it travels to the brain. Once in the
brain it is like a „switch‟ that turns off the urge to eat. Now, the longer you take between eating,
the less Pyy & Glp-1 is produced so …. the hungrier you will be. You would think it enough to
say that if you do not eat you will get hungry. While that is so true, it is important to some people
to „know how it happens.‟ Well now you know. It is just a sea of hormones racing around in your
body telling you, “I am hungry,” – “No, I am not hungry.” The most important this you can do is
to keep the hormone production working in the right direction. As an example, researchers
injected volunteers with Pyy & Glp-1 just before taking them to an “all you can eat” buffet.
Those injected with Pyy & Glp-1 ate 30% less than those injected with the placebo. Don‟t get
excited, Pyy & Glp-1 is not available outside of the research labs. (not yet anyway) However,
you can do something to help the repression of Pyy & Glp-1.
REMEDY
Eat frequent small high protein meals which will help activate the release of the hormone
GLP – 1 increasing your feeling of fullness. It seems that these two hormones may be more
responsive to carbohydrates and proteins. So eating snacks that have a higher protein and carb
content may increase hormone levels which could in turn reduce appetite between meals. May
we suggest a protein drip in your menu or shake or a smoothie?
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Progesterone- BAD - preps body for pregnancy – needs to be repressed for weight loss
Medical, Scientific and Anecdotal Information
FOR WOMEN ONLY – Gentleman may skip this information
In a pre menopausal woman, the first half of the menstrual cycle is dominated by Estrogen.
Once ovulation takes place Progesterone increases causing hunger. In essence it is
preparing the body for the nutrition needed for the growth of a baby. If you are not preparing
to have a baby you might want to take steps to repress the hormone Progesterone. This is
not easy as it is part of the body‟s natural process. We do not have many remedies however
there is some hope when you understand this process.
REMEDY
Eat healthfully (very) the first 2 weeks of your menstrual cycle and you will see a marked
difference in how hungry you may not be during that time. See, it is not in your head, it is a
biochemical reaction. Ask your Counselor to help you find the foods that will help you stop
the rage for sugar and carbohydrates. Keep your exercise level very high in those 2 weeks.
Ghrelin (BAD) & Leptin (GOOD)
Medical, Scientific and Anecdotal Information
These 2 hormones fight each other. One is good and the other is bad. Great news right?
Well yes it is good news if we help you find ways to control them and increase the good and
decrease the bad. Ghrelin tells you that you are hungry for sugar and carbs and Leptin tells you
that you are „full.‟ Ok you must be saying, “now what do I do?” We think we will surprise you
with our remedy – sleep! Yes sleep. Lack of sleep lowers leptin (remember the L‟s) and lack of
sleep raises Ghrelin. Pure and simple, sleep deprivation does more than just makes you feel
badly and perform badly. It can make you fat!
REMEDY
Sleep 7.5 hours per night. If you cannot get 7 or more hours per night – read these tips.
 Sleep an extra 90 minutes on the weekends.
 Add 30 min each night to what you can get.
 Plan to take „cat-naps‟ whenever you are able.
 Fall asleep in front of the TV it always works. Get extra comfy to watch TV.
 Stock your fridge with plenty of vegetables to munch on – it will help!
30 minutes of additional sleep can totally ‘re-set’ your appetite.
SUMMARY
Hormone
Ghrelin – BAD- produced in stomach wall
Cortisol – BAD- produced in adrenals
Leptin- GOOD- repressed by sugar
Pyy & Glp-1- causes satiety or no hunger
Progesterone- preps body for pregnancy
Ghrelin & Leptin-
Symptom/Habit
Low Protein daily
Stress induced
If deficient, causes hunger
Is deficient if too long between eating
PMS or hormonal changes
Sleep deprived
Remedy
Increase protein 25% - fuel mix important
Stress relieving exercises.
Decrease all sugar products
Develop a better fuel mix for you
Eat healthy 1st 4 days of cycle to slow production
Read tips for extra sleep
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