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Advanced Weight Loss

By Dr Sachin Patel, DC, CFMP


Weight Loss Myths, a doctors perspective…

1. I can lose weight by eating less or skipping meals

2. I can eat whatever I want as long as I exercise

3. I can lose weight if I skip breakfast

4. It does not matter what I eat as long as I count my calorie

intake

5. The more I work out the more weight I will lose

6. I can lose weight by doing a lot of cardio

7. I can lose weight by cutting fat out of my diet

8. I can lose weight if I eat or drink diet products

9. I don’t need to do weight lifting exercises, because I don’t

want to bulk up

10. It’s in my genes, everyone in my family is overweight


Time Line of Health and Weight Loss


Fat Burning Hormones

1. Thyroid

2. Testosterone

3. IGF – 1

4. Adrenaline

5. Growth Hormone

6. Glucagon


Thyroid Hormone

Functions•controls metabolic rate• influences body temperature• influences bowel movements• skin, hair and nail growth

•Needs foods that are high in iodine

•cruciferous vegetables may block iodine absorption, add sea kelp

5


Thyroid Blockers

• estrogen (ovarian cysts, fibroids, fibrocystic breasts)

• viruses

• flouride

• low calorie diets

• high stress

• steroids (prednisone)

• thyroid meds

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Testosterone

• gives males their characteristics

• helps increase lean body mass

• involved in male fertility

• helps with libido

7


Testosterone

• Inhibiting Factors– high insulin

– alcohol

– overtraining

– estrogen

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Testosterone

Stimulating Factors– intense exercise (without overtraining)

– rest and appropriate sleep

– a healthy liver

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IGF-1

• Inhibiting factors– sugar

– poor liver function

– heavy greasy fats

– constant eating

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IGF-1

• Stimulating factors– fasting

– exercise

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Adrenaline

• main fat burning hormone from the adrenals

• gets the body ready for the stress response

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Adrenaline

• Inhibiting Factors– low pulse rate exercises– caffeine and junk foods

– too much secretion can downgrade the fat burning function

• Stimulating Factors– weight lifting and intense exercise

– relaxation and sleep

– the stress response

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Insulin like GF (IGF-1)

• Hormone is made by the liver and triggered by growth hormone

• same function as gh

• deals with cellular energy when you don’t eat

• mobilizes stored fats

• when this hormone decreased insulin increased to compensate

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Glucagon

• Fat burning Hormone

• does the opposite of insulin

• works through the liver

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glucagon

• Inhibiting Factors– Sugar– liver damage

• Stimulating Factors– protein– intense exercise

– fasting

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Growth Hormone

• prevents muscle wasting

• prevents skin from wrinkling

• prevents joint and bone breakdown

• helps a child grow

• fat burning hormone

• made by the pituitary but works via the liver

• involved in sleep cycles

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Growth Hormone

inhibiting factors– stress, high cortisol– poor liver function (poor conversion)

– heavy greasy fats

– alcohol

– aging – sweets, sports drinks 1 hour before

exercise

– eating sweets 90 minutes before bed

– getting to bed late

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Growth Hormone

• Stimulating factors– intense exercise

– fasting (not, snacking between meals)

– adequate sleep

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Fat Storing Hormones

1. Insulin

2. Cortisol

3. Estrogen


Insulin

• Helps to balance blood sugars

• converts sugar into fat and cholesterol

• secreted by the pancreas

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insulin

• Inhibiting Factors (good)– adequate protein– healthy fats– fiber rich foods like green vegetables

• Stimulating Factors– sugar and refined carbohydrates– fruit juices– overeating– stress triggers an insulin response– excess protein

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Cortisol

• main stress hormone

• anti-inflammatory

• balances sodium and potassium

• assists in the balance of blood sugar

• lowers insulin receptor sensitivity

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Cortisol

• Stimulating Factors– stress– alcohol– caffeine– steroid medications– junk foods with additives– sugar and refined grains– long aerobic exercises (marathons)– pain– losses, failures– infection– pain and inflammation– bad news - media– menopause– vitamin deficiencies (vitamin c and b complexes)

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Cortisol

• inhibiting factors (good)– light aerobic exercise (keep pulse

below 130)

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Estrogen

• creates the fat layer around the female body

• gives female characteristics

• assists in fertility

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Estrogen

• inhibiting factors (good)– cruciferous vegetables decrease excess

estrogens

– increasing testosterone

– estrogen decreases post menopause

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Estrogen

• Stimulating factors– birth control pills

– hormone replacement therapy

– hormones in food

– chemicals that mimic estrogen (pesticides, insecticides, herbicides and fungicides)

– fat cells make estrogen

– commercial milk and dairy products

– red wine

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Sleep and Hormones


Potassium and Weight Loss


Potassium Handout

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The Four Body Types


Adrenal Body Type• Sagging Abdomen where most weight is held• Allergies• Craves Sugars, salts and fats• Craves salt, cheese, chocolate and sugar in the afternoon• Needs Coffee to wake up• Ankle marks around the feet when socks come off• Tired and Wired• Feels Worse after exercise• Does not sleep well• Buffalo Hump• Poor digestion• Requires a lot of protien• Tired when climbing stairs• Arthritis• Dark Circles• High Blood Pressure• Loose Connective Tissue (shin splints, sprained ankles,

loose skin)• Stressed out!


Get your Adrenals tested

• Proper adrenal function is required to activate thyroid hormones

• Stress will deplete the adrenal hormones over a period of time

• Cortisol and DHEA imbalance can impair or cause low energy, muscle and joint pain, abdominal obesity, poor sleep and food cravings

• refer to stress seminar notes


Thyroid Type• Generalized weight gain• Water Retention in arms• Eye brows are thinning on the edge• Tired all the time• Puffiness around the eyes• Dry skin• Brittle nails with vertical ridges• Cracking Heels• Slow digestion• Craves Breads and carbs• Hair wont hold a curl• Hair falls out• Depression• High Cholesterol• Feels cold in arms and legs• Ridges on the sides of the tongue


Get your Thyroid Tested

• 30% of Americans have an underactive thyroid that escapes traditional blood work

• The American diet is massively deficient in Iodine

• Use functional testing instead of relying solely on blood work, BARNES TEST

• Fill out a Thyroid Questionnaire

• Eat more seafood and sea vegetation

• Take an Iodine supplement (the Japanese get 2000x more iodine daily than North Americans, they also have the lowest rates of site specific cancers and thyroid conditions)


Ovary Type• Weight gain in hips thighs and

buttocks (cellulite)• PMS• Cyclic fatigue, brain fog, weight

gain, low back pain and hip pain, mood swings, constipation, thinning of hair

• Hot flashes• Night sweats• Ovarian cysts


Liver Type• Pot belly (mostly fluid)• Low tolerance for grains and fats• Digestive issues• Pain in right shoulder• Moody in the morning• Cravings for fried or sour foods• Hot feet at night• Headaches• Varicose veins or spider veins or

hemorrhoids• Mid back stiffness and low back pain• Brown age spots on the back of the hands• Deep groove in the middle of the tongue


Do a Liver detox program

• A detox program will help you promote health from the inside out

• detox supports a healthy functioning of the liver, the kidneys, the colon and the lymphatic system

• Your liver is your most important fat burning organ, when it is not functioning optimally your health suffers

• A side effect of a detox program is feeling better, looking better, sleeping better, digesting better, eating better and typically weight loss


Do Interval Training, Cardio is Dead!

• Stop wasting your time doing high endurance cardio

• Train like a sprinter, not like a marathon runner

• Interval training provides more benefit in a shorter period of time and actually burns fat

• Traditional cardio burns glycogen (sugars) not fat

• Weight lifting is a form of interval training that will burn fat for 16-48 hours after exercise.



Have a Cheat Meal!• Have 2 fun meals per week

• Eat as much as you can consume in 1 meal (1 hour)

• Do not beat yourself up over it

• Keep it real

• This equates to eating well 90-95% of the time, you will not set yourself back and be able to enjoys parties and social engagements without guilt


Get a Food Sensitivity Test• Sensitivities will cause delayed symptoms

• Many overweight people show increased hypersensitivity to foods

• This reduces the ability to metabolize fats and glucose

• According to James Brady MD:

“Hidden or delayed food allergies may be the single most common factor in overeating, depressed metabolic rate and obesity”



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In 6 months Jennifer Phillips lost:Over 50 pounds

33 inches12% body fat


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