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What prevents women from losing weight: the main reason is named

'06.08.2017'

Source: Lifter

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Many women, in an effort to lose weight, torture themselves with various diets, or, on the contrary, are starving, but if this brings results, it is not long. After some time, the weight dropped back quickly.

Why does this happen and what prevents women from getting rid of excess weight, explained Sarah Gottfried, doctor of medical sciences at Harvard University, writes Lifter.

In her opinion, the main reason for this is hormonal imbalance.

It is because of the failure of the hormonal background that women unsuccessfully struggle with their weight.

“As a board-certified gynecologist and a woman rolled into one, I perfectly understand the suffering that every woman experiences with weight gain. I myself was once fat. So I had to apply my medical knowledge to myself to get rid of those extra pounds. And now I am ready to share my knowledge with you, ”the doctor admitted.

She said that the man contains a huge amount of hormones, but there are only 4, specific to the female sex, the failure of which makes it impossible to lose weight.

Sarah Gottfried Tips

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#1 weight loss blocker: estrogen imbalance

Estrogen is a female hormone that gives a woman breasts and hips, and is also responsible for the inter-articular fluid. Men also have this, but in much smaller quantities. However, for people of both sexes, there is a risk of excess estrogen. Moreover, estrogen continues to be produced in the ovaries even after menopause.

If you have a low testosterone level, then the estrogen concentration is almost certainly above normal. Estrogen, like other hormones, is responsible for your reaction to food, drink and other supplements. Because of it, it becomes more difficult for women, unlike men, to lose weight with age.

What to do?

To lower the level of estrogen (and lose weight), I recommend eating about 0,5 kg of vegetables per day. Vegetable fibers will help eliminate estrogen so that it does not circulate in your body like bad karma. Plus, vegetables will push the meat out of your diet a little. This is important for two reasons: firstly, the massive demand for meat leads to irreversible climate change; secondly, the rapid changes in industrial agriculture and the development of culture over the past century have outstripped the development of the ability of our genes to adapt. Simply put, our DNA has not yet adapted to modern meat, and eating red meat can lead to an overabundance of estrogen.

I'm not saying that you should exclude meat in general, but there are strong arguments in order to limit its consumption. A paleo diet is useful for some (not all) women, but it gives much better results for men.

So far there is no reliable research "for" or "against" meat. Unfortunately, we have no scientific evidence that meat is healthier than vegetable protein, seafood and poultry.

#2 weight loss blocker: excess insulin

It is known that every second American suffers from some form of diabetes, which is accompanied by obesity. When overweight, or an excess of fat mass at normal weight, the insulin level is broken, and your body cells become insensitive to the hormone.

As a result, the glucose regulator is disturbed, blood sugar starts jumping up and down, and fat accumulates.

What to do?

There are many ways to remove insulin, but I personally recommend drinking filtered water with two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar. A study in 2004 showed that eating 2-spoons of apple cider vinegar before a high carbohydrate meal significantly reduced blood glucose levels in people with insulin resistance.

Of course, there are still many ways to remove insulin - you know that you need to give up sugar and artificial sweeteners. Remember that if you have a broken metabolism - this is the first sign of problems with insulin.

#3 weight loss blocker: excess cortisol

Cortisol is produced in response to stressful situations, but most of us experience stress all the time. I described this problem in detail in my books, because I believe that it is the main reason for the struggle of women with their forms. When it comes to hormonal imbalance and weight gain, all roads lead to cortisol.

In theory, most of us know that an excess of cortisol spoils our self-esteem and sense of reality, but theory sometimes disagrees with practice. If your body is constantly experiencing the whole gamut of stress hormones, it has to accumulate fat reserves. And most likely, they will be on the stomach.

High levels of cortisol also lead to dependence on food in general and on sugar in particular. You begin to abuse sweets and convenience foods. As a result, pure fat is formed. And deposited in all parts of the body.

What to do?

To reset the level of cortisol, you need to stop the consumption of caffeine. Refrain from coffee for at least a week, and you will notice that you have begun to sleep better. On the whole, they became calmer. If you give up caffeine altogether - for you an impossible task, first try to replace coffee with green tea. It also has caffeine. Then, if necessary, you can switch to white tea, and then refuse it.

Replace the tea with hot water with lemon and a pinch of cayenne pepper. Eating one or two such cups in the morning will stimulate the gastrointestinal tract, make your stools regular, which, in turn, will help eliminate toxic hormones. I know many more ways to regulate cortisol levels, but removing caffeine from the diet is definitely the first thing to do.

#4 weight loss blocker: lack of adiponectin

Adiponectin is one of the key hormones that tells your body to burn fat. Encoded by the ADIPOQ gene and secreted by fat cells, it is needed to regulate glucose levels and the breakdown of fatty acids.

Some people have a genetic propensity to produce less of this wonderful hormone, and unfortunately this leads to the fact that our body stores fat.

When it comes to resisting weight loss, our brain plays an important role. There is covert communication between adipose tissue and the central nervous system, and adiponectin is one of the chemical mediators in this chain. It regulates inflammatory and oxidative processes that promote weight gain.

What to do?

To even out the level of adiponectin, I recommend eating pistachios. And in general, this is fantastic: one product affects the concentration of the hormone in the body as a whole!

A study in which a person with metabolic syndrome took part in 60 showed that if you feed people with low levels of adiponectin in the blood with pistachios, their level increases.

Plus, improvements were noticeable in waist circumference, fasting blood sugar, total cholesterol, LDL (the so-called "bad cholesterol"), and high sensitivity of C-reactive protein.

What else increases adiponectin levels? Periodic fasting.

The easiest effective way of such a hunger strike is not eating at night. For men, the minimum effective fasting time is 16 hours, and for women, 18. This means if the last time you ate 18: 00, the next meal for men should take place at 10: 00, and for women at noon.

In addition to pistachios, it is possible to eat foods with monosaturated fats - for example, avocado and dark chocolate.

Do not forget about exercise.

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We summarize

When I struggled every morning with obesity, obsessed with the number on the scales in the bathroom, I tried to figure out how to get out of this hormonal chaos. As I gradually managed to regulate each of these hormones, this chaos became my point.

Now my most cherished wish is that you also feel the strength in yourself and manage to listen to your body. And, of course, made the right conclusions about what kind of food and lifestyle will bring you the best benefit. Understanding that stable weight loss is only possible in case of a stable hormonal background, has helped many of my patients learn to control their weight.

About women and their excess weight can talk endlessly. It's about power over yourself and the ability to start all over again. Amazing things can happen when you feel the energy, strength and unity with your body.

You will no longer feel fat, irritable, hot-tempered and nervous, you will not feel guilt and hatred for your body. Finally, you can fully concentrate on your most cherished dreams and hopes, on your life plans. You will be able to understand what helps you feel active and truly alive.

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