How to Heal Leaky Gut in Two Weeks Nolwen Cameron August 11, 2020It seems like everyone is talking about gut health. These days, you can’t open a magazine or web page without reading the word “gut” or seeing the term “leaky gut.” But does this newly minted buzzword really deserve all this attention? Yes, it absolutely does. There have been incredible amounts of research on this topic to give us the answers we all seek. As a Certified ISSA Fitness Nutrition Specialist and a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, I have 2+ years of experience coaching clients in stabilizing their gut health. Much of these findings can be life-changing. In this piece, you will find an in-depth review of what leaky gut...
Medical Author: Dr. Sruthi M., MBBS Medical Reviewer: Pallavi Suyog Uttekar, MDMedically Reviewed on 3/30/2022Privacy & Trust Info What Are the 5 Hormones Involved in Hunger?Hormones play an important role in regulating hunger and satiety. The 5 main hormones involved in hunger include leptin, ghrelin, GLP-1, cortisol, and insulin. Hormones play an important role in regulating hunger and satiety. 5 hunger hormones 1. LeptinLeptin, also known as the satiety hormone, is released by the fat cells to help regulate your energy expenditure. Leptin penetrates the blood-brain barrier to communicate with the hypothalamus in the brain, which tells you whether you are hungry or full.Because leptin is released by fat cells, increased amounts of fat cells lead to increased levels...
Now where do we start? by Dr. Frank Lipman As we learned in 2020, our health needs to be a priority this new year. Here to help you get started in the right direction are 11 actionable tips to tweak your lifestyle. Whether your focus is on improving your diet, better sleep, healing your gut, more fresh air, learning mindfulness, or creating happy relationships – these tips will motivate you to get started now. 11 Tips for a Healthy 2024: 1) Avoid Sugar. Sugar is public health enemy number one, an extraordinarily destructive substance that most of us eat far too much of. 2) See food as much more than just calories, it is information that tells your entire biology what to do and...
Your weight is largely controlled by hormones.Research shows that hormones influence your appetite and how much fat you store.. Here are 9 ways to "fix" the hormones that control your weight. Insulin Insulin is a hormone produced by the beta cells of your pancreas. It's secreted in small amounts throughout the day and in larger amounts after meals. Insulin allows your cells to take in blood sugar for energy or storage, depending on what is needed at the time. Insulin is also the main fat storage hormone in the body. It tells fat cells to store fat, and prevents stored fat from being broken down. When cells are insulin resistant (very common), both blood sugar and insulin...
You will definitely find yourself in different isles this time round -here are some tips to help you with your shopping expedition: 1. Make sure you eat before you head out so as to avoid any “illegals” from “jumping” into your trolley. The buggers can be conniving. 2. If you can, plan your week’s meals before you go. 3. Full fat everything, low fat nothing. Nothing from a packet, box or can. 4. Select above the ground veg only – green is best. Spinach, broccoli, cabbage, lettuce, kale, baby marrow, bokchoi, green beans, cauliflower, pumpkin, cucumber and of course most important avocados! A few onions won’t hurt, they make everything delicious but not too many. 5. Garlic, ginger, chilli...
