Too Busy or Stressed to Eat? Too Bad!

The hormone diet was originally coined from a book written by Dr. Natasha Turner. A naturopathic doctor, Turner's primary focus was on stabilizing hormonal fluctuations that may have a negative effect on weight control. Truth is there are many reasons for weight-loss resistance that have nothing to do with what you eat or how much you exercise. Instead, weight gain or trouble losing weight likely involves nutritional imbalances, inflammation, chronic diseases, leaky gut, environmental exposure or your genetic makeup. Choosing higher quality foods along with drinking plenty of water are probable strategies for restoring hormonal balance to your body.

Anytime your hormones are out-of-whack, the rest of your health tends to follow suit. One of the fastest ways to reverse hormonal imbalances is through a daily intake of wholesome foods. Listed below are popular hormone-related diets:

• Hunger Hormone Diet - Leptin and ghrelin Ghrelin is produced by your stomach and, among its numerous bodily functions, ghrelin increases appetite and stimulates the release of growth hormone and fat storage.
• Stress Hormone Diet - Too busy or stressed to eat? Too bad, nutrition and stress are closely related and eating wholesome foods regularly can reduce cortisol levels and help with weight control.
• Thyroid Hormone Diet - People with hypothyroidism have plenty of options for a healthy diet. They can eat eggs, meats, fish, most fruit and vegetables, gluten-free grains and seeds, dairy and non-caffeinated beverages.
• Fat Burning Hormone Diet - Glucagon, adrenaline, thyroid hormones, androgenic hormones Fat burning foods are those that produce fat loss by stimulating metabolism, reducing appetite, or reducing overall food intake. Fat burning foods include eggs, nuts, oily fish and hot peppers.
• Supercharged Hormone Diet - With the supercharged hormone diet, you eliminate sources of caffeine, sugar and alcohol as well as cut out problematic foods like gluten, dairy, corn, peanut products, etc. to determine your personal food sensitivities.

Eat enough high-quality proteins, beneficial fats, nutrient-dense vegetables and supplement for deficiencies and you will be giving your body key foods needed to balance your hormones.

If you have hit your target weight, a celebration is in order. Nonetheless, understand that this does not mean you can go back to your old eating behaviors, such as not drinking water or eating late-night fast foods. A proper plan for weight control will ensure you continue to stock your kitchen with the same wholesome foods that help you restore hormonal imbalances to shed the pounds you want to lose. What many dieters fail to recognize is the significant interaction between his or her genetic makeup and the world they live in. With genetic and hormone testing from Metabolic Research Center, your diet becomes one of the easiest but most important components to modify for better weight control.