I have been blogging about easy tips to losing a pound a week. Most of the ideas are commonplace. One area that is often overlooked is food sensitivities. If you experience food sensitivities, you may actually crave foods that don't agree with your system. These foods can create problems with your system, causing inflammation, stomach, sinus, and skin issues. Identifying and eliminating food sensitivities can lead to weight loss. Common culprits are corn, dairy, soy, eggs, tomatoes, and gluten. Stress is another huge factor in weight loss. If you have constant low grade stress (which most of us do), your body can be storing fat because your body is planning for starvation. Exercise is a great way to burn off extra cortisol caused by the low grade stress. Have a great day! Shanna
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Ultrametabolism By Dr. Hyman
Stress does not get enough attention when related to health and weight loss. We all have heard that we should reduce stress, but don't make many changes, because stress is just a part of life. We are under a constant level of stress which leads to weight gain and a breakdown of health. Following is a survey by Dr. Hyman which can be an indicator of how much stress you are coping with:
The Blood Sugar Solution By Dr. Mark Hyman
Dr. Hyman talks about numerous hormones in his book, but I am going to focus on the adrenals and cortisol. Dr. Hyman isn't concerned about the stress that short term, and then resolved (speaking in front of a group, meeting a deadline, etc.), his concern is for the stress we put ourselves under on a daily basis, and the stress that we never resolve. This keeps the body in a state that requires high cortisol production. This leads to weight gain and attributes to most health concerns. Here are some questions from Dr. Hyman to ask yourself to see if your adrenals are stressed:
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