The 5 F’s of Adrenal Fatigue, Energy Uplifter Shake Recipe, and the CAFE is open!

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Practitioner Corner: Blood Sugar Imbalances and Meal Spacing to Help Clients Lose Belly Fat

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Fat, Fatigued, Foggy, Frantic and Flatulent:  The 5 F’s That Hallmark Adrenal Fatigue

A Silent Epidemic

As strange as it may sound, the problems of exhaustion, brain fog,  insomnia, sensitivity to bright light, extra weight around the middle, irritability, afternoon slump, and similar symptoms are all often related to one cause.

This culprit affects millions of people from much younger than you would expect to people in their twilight years. The seriousness of this issue cannot be overlooked. Your body is trying to tell you something very important. Your body is on “high alert”–too much and too often.

As we discussed last week, a lot of misinformation abounds about the ideal spacing of meals.  The ultimate solution, in my opinion, is suggesting things that are consistent with the biochemistry and then testing with each individual.

I have worked with hundreds of patients who tried the “Eat every 2-3 hours” plan, or the “Never allow yourself to get too hungry or you’ll eat too much” plan.  I’ve talked to people who’ve taken it to the extreme and ate constantly, all day long, and guess what?  For most of them it didn’t help a bit to get the extra pounds off or increase their energy.

After scouring the research on leptin, insulin and growth hormone and their finely-tuned dance, plus looking at the biochemical pathways, I came to the conclusion that for most people, eating small frequent meals is the worst advice ever.

It not only keeps their insulin levels elevated all day long and thus putting the brakes on fat burning, it’s also keeping growth hormone levels down, thus further thwarting fat burning and decreasing the ability to make lean muscle tissue.

Further, it causes leptin levels to peak before dinner rather than after, so instead of feeling satiated and full after dinner, and ready for a 12-hour fast, they feel hungry, especially for sweets.

In the book Mastering Leptin, Byron Richards makes a case for spacing meals 4-6 hours apart, preferably closer to 6 for optimal leptin and insulin balance.

Dr. Tim Crowe, nutrition specialist at Deakin University in Melbourne, says that the six meal per day diet is a “faddish dieting trend, with very little research in support of it.”  Crowe notes that some research suggests that  this practice may actually cause you to put weight on.

In Eat Stop Eat, Brad Pilon reviews study after study that each concludes that fasting for up to 24 hours 1-2 times a week increases fat burning and improves insulin resistance. A regime of short fasts is referred to as intermittent fasting. 

Other authors, including Joe Mercola recommend intermittent fasting EVERY DAY, by keeping all of your eating constricted to a 6-8 hour window and fasting for 16 – 18 hours a day.

I do an exhaustive review of the literature on intermittent fasting in my B4 Be Gone blood sugar balancing program, which is an integral part of my soon to be re-released  Insulin Resistance Practitioner Training,

In my clients who are willing to give intermittent fasting a try, I’ve seen dramatic improvements in insulin resistance, accelerated weight loss and improved energy.  I look forward to sharing my resources about a subject I find fascinating and very effective. 

Stay tuned for our big announcement and an invitation to attend a free webinar where I reveal insulin resistance secrets most doctors don’t even know.

AM Energy Uplifter Shake

Ingredients

• 32 ounces water
• 1 tablespoon Sunwarrior Ormus Greens
• 1 tablespoon Healthforce Nutritionals Vitamineral Green
• 1 tablespoon maca powder
• 1 teaspoon Cordyceps mushroom powder (optional, if sensitive to mushrooms)
• ½  teaspoon ashwaganda powder
• 2 tablespoons Chia Gel
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 – 4 drops mint essential oil

Directions

1. Place all ingredients in a jar and shake well or put in blender and blend until well combined.
2. Flavor with extra essential oils or flavorings as desired

This recipe is from Correcting Adrenal Fatigue and Exhaustion (CAFE) with Dr. Ritamarie.

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