Leptin Problems Cause Heart Disease and Obesity
New science linking the hormone leptin to heart disease and obesity. Announcing the second edition of Mastering Leptin.
(PRWEB) June 2, 2004 -- Obesity-related diseases claimed approximately
400,000 lives in the last year, closing the gap on smoking as the leading cause
of preventable death in America. Heart disease continues to be the number one
killer in America, taking 950,000 lives per year. New scientific discoveries
regarding leptin are opening the door to a true solution to the obesity epidemic
in America. Startling new breakthroughs now show that leptin problems are the
actual cause of high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and hardening of the
arteries – regardless of a person’s body weight. Scientists have now
demonstrated that leptin problems are the most important risk factor known for
heart disease.
Leptin is a powerful hormone produced in fat cells, in
control of ALL other hormones in the body. It is essential for survival, guiding
the proper response to starvation and use of energy throughout the body. Key
signs of a leptin problem include: uncontrollable sugar and food cravings, late
night eating, stress eating, weight gain around the middle, inability to reach a
goal weight, yo-yo dieting, fatigue, and low-thyroid symptoms. Left unhandled
these problems lead to obesity, fibromyalgia, diabetes, heart disease, and
cancer.
Eating in harmony with leptin is essential for healthy
metabolism, especially as a person grows older and begins to struggle with
abdominal weight-gain. New science, explained in the ground-breaking health book
Mastering Leptin, by Byron J. Richards, is showing that diets that place an
emphasis on calorie restriction are doomed to failure in the long run. The
precise reason for the yo-yo diet problem has now been identified. When an
individual reduces the amount of food they eat, they may lose weight in the
short-term, as their body is used to metabolizing a higher amount of calories.
However, after a period of time on such a diet the metabolic response to
starvation is activated.
The hormone leptin, which is in control of
subconscious survival, senses the lack of food during the diet and slows down
metabolism to survive the period of famine. Once this happens weight loss stops,
usually long before the goal weight is reached. If a person tries to cut
calories even more, there is extreme fatigue, poor mood, irritability, and
depressed immunity – entering into the zone of anorexic-like malnutrition even
if significantly overweight.
When more food is eaten these undesirable
feelings go away. Leptin levels now indicate that the starvation period is over.
At this point leptin commands that calories have the priority of replenishing
fat storage. Thus, a person gains all the weight back and usually 5-20 extra
pounds before metabolism starts running again.
The more times a person
tries this, the more weight they gain. Advanced leptin problems, noticeable in
the obese, are reflected in no response to calorie restriction at all and weight
gain even when eating moderate amounts of food. These problems occur because the
history of dietary abuse causes the leptin fuel gauge to register empty even
though there is plenty of fat in storage. The more a person attempts calorie
restriction, the worse the problems become.
Leptin problems are prevalent
in individuals as they gradually gain weight and cannot easily get back to their
goal weight by watching what they eat and increasing their exercise. This type
of problem is rampant for individuals in their 30s and 40s, creating a metabolic
pattern that induces disease as time goes by. Weight gain around the middle is a
sign of resistant leptin problems.
Leptin problems cause the subconscious
brain to constantly struggle with a perceived state of starvation – even though
the individual is not starving. It is now proven that this causes the
subconscious brain to direct the liver to produce excess cholesterol, in order
to survive! At the same time the excess leptin circulating in the blood
generates chronic inflammation. This inflammation uses up the friendly nitric
oxide that helps the circulatory system relax, thus causing high blood pressure
and sticky blood. These factors are combined with the misguided production of
excess cholesterol, creating the newly recognized number one cause of hardening
of the arteries, heart attacks, and stroke. The science behind these discoveries
is fully explained in the newly released second edition of Mastering
Leptin.
Mastering Leptin brings clarity to a lifestyle of healthy eating,
resulting in better energy and a higher quality of health. This is the first
time it has been possible for individuals to eat in a pattern that actually
resolves difficult weight loss and prevents the onset of many diseases of aging.
The book describes how to put an end to the confusion of countless ways to eat,
maintain a healthy body weight without dieting, and increase energy and
metabolism. The findings are backed by 850 of the most crucial and recent
leptin-related scientific studies. Richards states, “It becomes obvious that
when a person eats is actually more important than what they eat. Snacking turns
out to be one of the most harmful eating habits. Those individuals who make a
habit of eating late at night are on a fast track to accelerated aging, poor
sleep, and poor health. Keep in mind that this is not a fad diet, this is the
new science – and every person needs to understand it.”
The key is
eating in such a way that the body does not think it is starving, while at the
same time restoring the natural rhythms that regulate a more efficient
metabolism. This makes it possible to healthily lose 1 pound per week that will
not come back as long as one maintains healthy habits.
Learning to take
charge of the hormone leptin can put a person back in control of their
metabolism and on a stable path to healthy and permanent weight loss. Doing so
directly reduces the health problems that are associated with this epidemic, as
well as restoring an individual’s energy, mood, and vitality for
life.
Contact Information:
Mastering Leptin, Byron J. Richards,
CCN
The Leptin Diet, Solving Obesity and Preventing Disease
2nd Edition
ISBN: 0-9727121-1-9 Previous ISBN: 0-9727121-0-0
Wellness Resources
800-717-9355 www.wellnessresources.com
Sought-after speaker and
on-air guest, Byron Richards, CCN is the first to explain the meaning of over
7,000 studies on the hormone leptin and its link to solving obesity. With 20
years clinical experience, Richards is a pioneer in the field of applied
nutrition, and has an extensive understanding of nutritional bio-chemistry as it
applies to all aspects of health. He is an expert on the hormone leptin and its’
amazing relation to weight, thyroid, anti-aging, hormone balance, and
disease.
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