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Losing Weight and Keeping it Off

Question:

I am more than 20 pounds overweight and I’ve done every diet on the planet. I can lose weight, but I cannot keep it off. Help!

Byron:

When metabolism and the related hormones, most specifically leptin, but also cortisol, insulin, and thyroid hormones, have had to go through the dieting roller coaster, it is absolutely imperative to provide proper nutrients for the body. Without proper nutrient support, it is virtually impossible to stabilize difficult weight management issues. The Leptin Control Pack® is the most comprehensive way to support weight management issues. It has been specifically designed to target each of the problematic areas of weight management including the hormone resistance issues with leptin, thyroid, insulin, and cortisol resistance. Additional nutrients have been included to help with the fluid retention frequently associated with obesity. The Leptin Control Pack® contains Leptinal®, LeptiSlim®, Stress Helper™, Thyroid Helper®, Pine Nut Oil, Cinnamon Plus™ and Mangosteen Plus™. These products are also available for purchase separately. Following the Five Rules (discussed in The Leptin Diet and Mastering Leptin) is also essential to getting the leptin hormone back on track. This will greatly influence metabolism towards burning extra fat stores. 



Thyroid Medication and Thyroid Helper

Question:

I am currently using a thyroid medication. Can I take Thyroid Helper®?

Byron:

Yes you may take Thyroid Helper® along with your thyroid medication as it will simply help the medication work better within the tissues. Thyroid Helper® is not replacement thyroid hormone, rather it provides nutrients that improves the conversion of inactive thyroid hormone (T4) to active thyroid hormone (T3), along with improving the transport and absorption of activated thyroid hormone into cell tissues to turn on metabolism. Each of these mechanisms requires proper nourishment in order to adequately function. Thyroid Helper® provides that nourishment. You may view more information about Thyroid and Metabolism here.



Where to Begin

Question:

I feel like there are so many things wrong with me I don’t know where to start.  Can I use the Leptin Control Pack?

Byron:

The key to getting on track is getting your energy level to be more consistent throughout the day.  If your energy falters or crashes out you will get food cravings or metabolism will simply stop burning calories efficiently.  When a person has multiple health issues it means there can be multiple problems that adversely affect energy level.  This complexity of issues is often overwhelming to the individual – and it ends up feeling like nothing is working or anything tried doesn’t work very well or work for very long.

The key is getting started and then adding nutrient support to facilitate energy improvement.  Many individuals are surprised to find that following the Leptin Diet, especially after a few days on it, is really quite easy and readily starts to improve their energy.  Others do indeed struggle to make it five to six hours without eating, and should begin with four meals four hoursapart and gradually work their way to the three meals a day.

Basic energy support is the Daily Energy Multiple Vitamin, Thyroid Helper, andIosol Iodine.  It is fine to try Daily Energy, Iosol Iodine, and the entire Leptin Control Pack (which contains Thyroid Helper) – or you can add pack products one at a time to see which seem to help you the most.

Invariably, individuals with multiple health issues must have their plumbing and detox systems working well to support normal metabolism.  This typically means extra fiber (like Fiber Helper), liver support (like Daily Balancer) and lymphatic support (like Immune Plus).  Waste products must get out of the body efficiently in order for metabolism to regain a better quality of energy.

A person does not necessarily need all of these things, but one must find adequate support to sustain energy more consistently during the day while simultaneously improving the removal of waste products.  When such a combination of support if found, a person will begin to feel on track – energetically speaking.  Once this is achieved, they are then more likely to begin dumping stagnant water, accessing stored fat to use as fuel, and have some energy to exercise.  Getting on track opens the door to a better quality of energy and a more consistent ability to exercise, which over time is likely to help the individual manage their weight more effectively.



Metabolism Stopping

Question:

Some days I don’t change anything and it seems like my metabolism just stops, I may even gain a few pounds.  Any suggestions?

Byron:

Individuals who eat well and consistently exercise can still have metabolism slowed down for a variety of reasons.  The most common reason is stress, and is oftentimes accompanied by a borderline thyroid situation.

Stress impedes weight management efforts for several reasons reasons:

1)     It raises pro-inflammatory signals, such as TNFa, which irritate body tissues – adversely generating wear and tear driven heat production.  The body responds by holding onto water to cool off the stress-generated heat – which stops weight loss and may provoke fluid retention and seeming weight gain.

2)     Stress signals interfere with the activation of thyroid hormone, reducing the conversion of T4 to the active T3. 

3)     It often causes a craving for food, which if eaten will invariably turn to fat as the stress is simultaneously creating metabolic inefficiency..

Offsetting stress requires adequate nutrient support.  They two key products are Daily Energy Multiple Vitamin™ and Stress Helper®.  Thyroid Helper® can be used to improve T3 conversion and Mangosteen Plus™ (which contains cranberry) can be used to help offset fluid retention.  Note:  Stress Helper®, Thyroid Helper®, and Mangosteen Plus™ are all part of the Leptin Control Pack®.



Skipping Meals

Question:

Missed meals - how does this effect Leptin?
Yesterday, hubby and I were busy around the yard working...and therefore we missed supper...how does eating breakfast and lunch than skipping supper effect Leptin?

I’m thinking also that some people on occasion fast for a day....let’s say 1 out of 7...what does that do for Leptin - good or bad?

Byron:

Skipping a meal doesn’t matter unless you run out of energy and/or become ravenously hungry and then eat too much.  If you are active, as you were, you may have kicked in a nice “fat burning” more and you will continue to burn a higher percentage of fat until the next time you eat.  If you do this and you lose energy, your muscles become weak, you get dizzy or faint, etc. – then your system is crashing and you obviously need to eat.

I don’t have a problem with a one day fast every now and then.  It may help clear out some fatty sludge in the blood and help leptin work better on subsequent days.  Longer fasting will throw Leptin into “starvation” mode and make you prone to the yo-yo diet response, meaning extra weight gain as soon as fasting is over.



Thyroid Helper

Question:

I am currently taking Amour Thyroid/Synthroid medication. Can I take Thyroid Helper?

Byron:

You may take Thyroid Helper in conjuction with any thyroid medication as it will simply help the medication work better within the tissues. If there is any concern about interactions, simply take the medication two hours apart from the supplement.



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