Normal aging causes the insulin receptors on cell membranes to lose their youthful sensitivity or functionality. The result is a pathological condition called ?insulin resistance? that impairs the ability of cells to efficiently take up glucose and utilize it for energy production. Glucose not taken up by energy-producing cells prompts the release of excess insulin.Read More

Female Hormone Imbalance Most overweight people have suffered the agony of calorie restriction when trying to stick to a particular diet but have failed to achieve any kind of sustained weight loss. While eating less addresses some of the underlying causes of weight gain, the high failure rate of dieting is partially attributable to the Read More

We already know that too much blood glucose (and the subsequent insulin spike) predisposes people to gaining unwanted fat pounds. Simple and processed sugars are ubiquitous in our food supply and are causing excessive sugar absorption from the digestive tract into our circulation. This also impacts the first pillar: Insulin Resistance.Read More

Most people think the only weight loss benefit of exercise is to use up more stored body fat calories. Actually, exercise induces many beneficial changes at the cellular level that contribute to better weight control. Take, for instance, your total lean muscle mass. Not staying active usually takes a toll on your muscle tissue. Read More

When the brain is provided with an adequate amount of serotonin, normal satiety (fullness) occurs following a meal. However, if brain serotonin is low, it diminishes a feeling of fullness and is associated with carbohydrate binging. The loss of normal satiety coupled with carb binging can obviously lead to overeating and contribute to the accumulation Read More

It is often challenging for aging humans to lose significant body fat stores, even when following a low-calorie diet, restoring youthful hormone balance, ingesting fiber, and aggressively exercising. A missing link for successful long-term weight loss is failing to boost resting energy expenditure, i.e.,to burn off stored body fat while at rest. Read More

The fat cell is the primary site for fat storage. Fat cells of obese individuals are bloated with triglycerides, which is the form in which most fat exists in the body. Fat storage and release is tightly regulated by fat cell command signals. Weight gain occurs when fat cells enlarge with large amounts of triglycerides.Read More

If you have problems with a majority of the weight loss pillars, you might consider increasing the activity of a key cellular switch: AMPK (adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase). AMPK is an enzyme that serves as the body?s master regulating switch. It inhibits multiple damaging factors by revitalizing aging cells. Read More

Eat to Live a Long and Healthy Life No one should embark on a weight loss program by trying to follow a fad diet that cannot be adhered to over the long term. At the same time, aging individuals have to make choices as to what is more important, like ingesting foods that are known Read More