Is Your Meal Plan Causing the Majority of Your Symptoms?
• Are you tired 3-plus days per week? • Are you frustrated by abdominal fat? • Are you stressed 3-plus days per week? • Are you struggling with good sleep? • Are you crashing around 2–3 p.m. in the afternoon? • Are you frustrated with feeling your patience is just GONE? • Have you been told your blood sugar level is borderline or increasing? Let ME Tell YOU … Feeling tired throughout the day, having less energy than you used to, and getting the “muffin-top” around your midsection, or the “apple belly,” is not part of the normal aging process. Waking up at night, having difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, and having less patience is not part of the normal aging process. Feeling more stressed, anxious, and frustrated is not part of the normal aging process. And you should not be increasing the number of medications and pills you take just to treat these symptoms you are having. We need to identify the cause of these things you are feeling and treat this to see success. So, let’s dive into it and unpack what we are actually trying to say … If you are struggling with weight loss, there are three main areas to look at initially. Once these three areas have been analyzed, then it is time to dig deeper, deeper, and deeper until you find the root cause of the weight component.
hemoglobin A1c, serum insulin, triglyceride level, and HDL (good cholesterol) level can help to determine your risk factors for a metabolic dysfunction called insulin resistance. Insulin resistance occurs before prediabetes. Cortisol Hormone Cortisol is a stress hormone released from the adrenal glands. The release of cortisol is important in acute stress situations like running away from an alligator chasing you. It is the “fight or flight” hormone. The problem with cortisol is this: When individuals have chronic stress, like high-stress jobs, the cortisol hormone is being released “chronically.” Chronic release of this stress hormone can cause the body to hold onto adipose tissue (fat tissue) and redistribute this to the abdominal area, leading to belly fat. The next issue with the chronic release of cortisol is that the more cortisol released, the higher the blood sugar level is. Sleep is its own entity when it comes to our body being efficient, but it is largely impacted by our blood sugar instability and cortisol levels! We have to correct these two items first. Gut Health ➡ Vitamin Levels A leaky gut means your intestinal lining is not healthy, is broken down, and is allowing food particles, bacteria, and toxins to leave the intestinal tract (gut) and penetrate into tissues and the bloodstream. The problem with toxins getting into your tissues and bloodstream is that the immune system reacts to this. In addition, when the gut lining is unhealthy, vitamins and minerals from our food (or supplements) are not well absorbed due to the damage to the intestinal structures. This leads to a cascade of problems, circling back also to blood sugar instability and poor cortisol control. The good news is that blood sugar instability, chronically high cortisol levels, and leaky gut syndrome are all treatable and reversible with the right foods for your body, the right balance of your macronutrients, and the right gut healing techniques. Working with a professional can be life-changing for you.
1. Blood Sugar Stability 2. Cortisol Hormone 3. Gut Health ➡ Vitamin Levels Blood Sugar Stability
Many individuals have heard these terms used together before. It is the marker on the blood test that doctors often use to tell you if you’re becoming prediabetic or diabetic. Blood sugar stability, meaning how stable your blood sugar is throughout the day and night, is vital to your metabolism, mood, sleep, stress control, energy, strength, and ultimately how efficiently your body is functioning. The one blood test that looks at your glucose level is not enough to determine your blood sugar stability. Other blood tests like
–Jenni Berman PA-C, ABAAHP, CPT, CNS
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