The Cause Of Obesity Discovered!
As you probably know, attaining and maintaining a healthy body weight is very important to your overall health and longevity, as well as the health of your joints, including your spine, knees, etc. At this time there are more overweight Americans than ever before and this problem is getting worse by the year. Being overweight increases all the major health concerns, such as heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and cancer. Plus there are the social and psychological implications as well. Most overweight people want to lose weight, but struggle with it, for a variety of reasons. Well, now there may be help for them like never before.
THE DISCOVERY:
There was a story in all the newspapers in 1995 that scientists had "discovered the cause of obesity" while studying a group of genetically overweight mice. These obese mice were less active and ate more food than "normal weight" mice and the scientists wanted to know what was different about them, so they studied them very carefully. The only thing they found was that the obese mice were low on a previously unknown hormone they named Leptin. Further analysis showed that Leptin was a “Master Hormone“, which gives the brain input regarding energy storage so it can regulate appetite and metabolism. The scientists found if they raised the Leptin to normal levels in the obese mice, the mice began "normal activities and eating patterns", and within 6 weeks became "normal" weight. When the scientists stopped regulating the Leptin levels, the mice once again returned to their old ways and became overweight.
Well, the scientists then studied humans, and as suspected it turns out that we have Leptin also. What was surprising though, was that overweight people weren't low on Leptin, but rather they were "Leptin Resistant", meaning that the cells that were supposed to be affected by Leptin, weren't "hearing the message" and this is essentially the same effect as being low on Leptin. As you can imagine, the drug companies have been working feverishly for years trying to capitalize on this discovery, but to no avail. The good news however, is that after seven years of scientific research a nutritional product was developed at the University of Minnesota that has been shown to help overcome the "Leptin Resistance". It has been proved in double blind clinical studies at the University Of Connecticut with an average human fat loss of 21.6 pounds and gained 1.2 pounds of muscle in 8 weeks, 90% more fat loss than those using diet and exercise alone.
To Summarize: Participants using the supplement in the study at the University of Connecticut
Lost an average of: 21.5 lbs. of Body Fat in 8 weeks!
3.96 inches off their waist
3.28 inches off their hips
1.20 inches off each thigh
90% More Effective than diet and exercise alone!
I have a good friend, a lady around 60 years old, who has been morbidly obese for years. She has been on every diet out there, as well as exercising vigorously and consistently, even with a personal trainer, all without the results she desired. Well, my friend's Bariatric medicine doctor (treatment of obese/overweight patients), asked her to try this product as she was one of his "failures" regarding weight loss and he believed it may help her. However, due to the long term effect of being so overweight on her joints, she has been told to restrict her exercising to the swimming pool. But she has been recovering from a shoulder condition and hasn't been able to pool exercise at all. Despite that, using this product, she lost 24 pounds and many inches in 8 weeks and is still losing!
Another quick story is about my friend Ed, a real estate appraiser is in his late fifties, who over the past 25 years, slowly but surely gained a big belly and generous love handles. He's been using this product for about 2 months now and although he hasn't changed his diet or exercised, he has lost 4 notches on his belt and his love handles have almost disappeared.
I've recently read a book on Leptin by a Certified Clinical Nutritionist and it's amazing how intricately Leptin ties into our cravings, metabolism and energy levels, as well as the ability to mobilize and burn fat. It has helped me to understand why so many overweight people are struggling and why even those who are trying to "watch their diet and exercise" are still not getting the results they desire, especially long term. Using stimulants or meal replacements to try to "artificially" force your weight down, doesn't really correct the underlying problem. As we all know you can't stay on stimulants forever and replacing your meals eventually becomes boring and once you stop doing these things, you will return to your old weight, or worse. Instead, this product, by helping to correct the "Leptin resistance" is designed to not only help you lose the excess weight, but to return your body to normal functioning and once it's there, you have the best chance of maintaining normal weight, permanently.
I firmly believe this product will help many people who would like to not only lose weight, but who want to fix the underlying problem, so they can stay at their correct weight, permanently. If you are trying to lose weight, whether it's 10 pounds or 100 pounds, my first question is, "Is the approach you are using really correcting your underlying problem, or is it artificially forcing your weight down?" and my second question is, "If you do get down to your desired weight, what will happen when you return to your normal activities?" If you are Leptin Resistant, and the scientists feel most overweight people are, you must address this problem for long term, permanent results. I hope this article helps you understand that those who need to lose weight and don't seem to be trying very hard, may not be "lazy overeater", (as I once suspected). Instead they are probably Leptin Resistant.If you remember the obese mice from the study, they weren’t lazy overeater either, they were just low on Leptin. And Leptin Resistance is the same effect as being low on Leptin, because your body can’t hear the Leptin message and therefore doesn’t respond correctly.
Also realize that many people are actually trying hard, with both diet and exercise, but still not getting the correct results, because of Leptin Resistance. Before learning about Leptin Resistance and it’s far reaching effects, I used to wonder why I would see so many people at my gym who seem to be there almost every day and still look the same, month after month. I used to think they must be eating a half gallon of ice cream every night. Now I understand that because of Leptin Resistance, people can be doing the correct activities and still not getting the desired results.
If you know anyone struggling with weight loss, please forward or print out and give them this article.
The product mentioned above is available directly from the manufacturer at wholesale without prescription.
Dr. Evan R. Neilson, Chiropractor
