Hormones & Weight: Leptin

Hormones & Weight: Leptin

Learn how to get your leptin back online.

 

Leptin is made by your fat to let your brain know you are good. It actually inhibits hunger.

So when scientists figured this out, they were very excited, because they should just be able to inject you with leptin and you’ll lose weight, right?

The problem is that you can’t just add more leptin, because of leptin resistance.

You most likely have plenty of leptin circulating, but the problem is that leptin is blocked when insulin is high.

So here’s insulin again. If you’ve been watching my videos, you know insulin keeps us in fat storage mode. Now we learn it’s also blocking leptin from telling us to stop eating. Why is it doing that?

Well, when your blood sugar is high, that’s an emergency. If you know of anyone who has uncontrolled diabetes, you know high blood sugar can cause nerve damage, which can be quite painful, plus kidney damage, eye damage, hearing damage, Alzheimer’s, and depression. So needless to say, your body is going to prioritize getting the sugar out of your blood and into your muscles, your liver, and your fat cells above any other messages.
But what about those of you who are eating clean? You might find it interesting to know that partial sleep deprivation associated with decreased leptin. So be sure to get a good amount of quality sleep to help lose weight naturally.

Losing weight while sleeping more? Sounds good to me!

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