What are the things that holidays bring for the majority of the people? The first is staying home, resting and the second one is eating all the good food that one can find and that too, to their heart’s content. All in all, it can be said that holidays are the perfect package to make you gain weight and become obese.
Well, we are here to help you out in turning the tables and getting things to work in your favor. We will do this so that you can lose weight, gain some energy and in the end cheer up your mood.
The secret to this lies in the amazing hormone of weight loss, Leptin. We can start right away with the information. If you have already put a restriction on your diet, then you know for sure that the secret on weight loss isn’t in the dietary restriction. The equation of weight loss is not just about calories.
The equation is more than the difference between calories consumed and calories burnt. There are very strong chances that your weight gain issue is not a problem of your will power or your lifestyle discipline. It might be a fault of the hormones in your body. Your weight gain issue might be a case of hormonal imbalance.
Some of the researches focus on the role that the hormone leptin plays in shedding off the obesity in the body. They are researching about, how the hormone helps a body in shedding the extra pounds.
If the latest researches are to be believed, then the hormone leptin plays a very important role in controlling the appetite of a particular person, weight loss of the body as well as good metabolism. We can say that Leptin is the body’s natural mechanism for controlling the increase of weight in the body. One very amazing features of Leptin is that it gets produced inside the body of a particular person and that too naturally.
Metabolism and Appetite
Both of these things, appetite as well as metabolism are regulated by Leptin. The hormone lets the brain know how much fat is present inside the body of a person. When the levels of Leptin rises in a person, his or her appetite is decreased and vice versa. In addition to this, Leptin also regulates the rate of breakdown of fat in the body.
When the level of Leptin rises in the body, the rate of metabolism of that particular person increases. In the same way, when the level of Leptin decreases inside the body, the metabolism rate of the body also diminishes.
The number of calories that a person burns in a specific period, is regulated by thermogenesis. For the people who are unaware of this term, thermogenesis is the process by which the body generates heat and that too specifically in the muscles.
According to recent research, thermogenesis is increased very substantially because of the hormone Leptin, which helps in burning out the fat.
The resistance to Leptin
The body of a particular person doesn’t always listen to the message of the Leptin and this is the time when the Leptin resistance occurs. When the Leptin signal is not received by the body, there is no reduction in appetite or any kind of stimulation in metabolism. Leptin resistance is one thing that can make the process of weight loss for a person very tough.
So the important question that arises here is, what causes the Leptin resistance in the body. The most convenient as well as a simple answer to this is a modern lifestyle.
Due to the modern lifestyle which includes eating unhealthy and junk food, a little amount of physical workout or no workout at all, not getting enough amount of sleep, taking too much stress, there is the existence of Leptin resistance in the human body.
For example, in recent research, it has been found that if a person sleeps for near about seven to eight hours, the Leptin levels in the body of that person will be pretty high. In the same research, it has also been found that fewer hours of sleep mean low levels of Leptin in the body and higher body mass index of that particular person.
How to make Leptin work to lose weight?
The biggest issue is that doctors are not very much aware of the resistance of Leptin in the body. In addition to this, they also haven’t got any idea regarding fighting the Leptin resistance with the help of proper lifestyle as well as nutrition. Certain changes can be made like adding the correct fruits as well as vegetables, seeds, and nuts along with sources of protein and reducing the intake of sugar as well as unhealthy fats. There are many more ways which can be used to fix leptin resistance.
These changes will make you feel better as well as look better and watch the extra pounds drop off without making many efforts. The best part about this will be, the end of craving for foods that are not healthy for you.
Is the Leptin resistance pill helpful in reducing weight?
Leptin resistance pills have become widely popular in recent years. The pills make claims to reduce the appetite of a person and make the process of losing weight easier for them. The majority of the Leptin Supplements don’t contain the hormone.
There are multiple supplements in the market marked as Leptin pills, but in reality majority of those just contain a mixture of nutrients that have been marketed to reduce inflammation and hence increase Leptin sensitivity. With an increase in Leptin sensitivity, the person will feel fuller for a longer period and as a result of this, he or she will eat less.
Increasing the resting metabolic rate
One of the most common pieces of knowledge that we all have is, exercises burn calories. Another fact that most people are aware of is that exercising regularly increases the stimulation of the enzymes which are responsible for fat burning.
The hormone Leptin will also stimulate these enzymes and will hence boost your rate of metabolism. All this will happen even if you’re not exercising.
This is a very important fact and the reason behind this is that for a large chunk of the population the resting metabolic rate accounts for near about two-thirds of the total calories that have been burned by that particular person on that day.
Steps to maximize metabolism
Multiple ways are using which you can boost your metabolism. This includes choosing and eating the food which gives you the maximum amount of nutritional value for the number of calories that you’ll consume as well as flavour.
Another popular step is the consumption of Omega – 3 oils. You can also increase your servings of fruits and vegetables in a day to increase your metabolism. In addition to this, artificial sweeteners must be avoided and healthy snacks, as well as desserts, need to be chosen over the unhealthy ones.
A large section of the people who suffer from obesity, still think that the battle against obesity is all about a controlled diet, working out, will power and other such things but the latest research has shown that the problem of obesity in a particular person is far more complex as well as involves multiple other factors.
The major amongst these factors is Leptin. Humans have learned very little about this hormone and a lot is yet to be explored.
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