2. Hormonal Fix #1:
YOUR THYROID
As youāll rememberā¦
When your thyroid isnāt producing enough of its two main
hormones ā T3 and T4ā¦
Then these hormones canāt regulate your metabolism like they
shouldā¦
And fat storage, brain fog, and fatigue can all occur.
So whatās the fix here?
Well as Dr. Wood explainedā¦
You simply need to get your thyroid gland to produce more T3
and T4 hormonesā¦
Then make sure these hormones get released into your
bloodstreamā¦
That way theyāre able to control your metabolismā¦
And the fastest way to produce more T3 and T4 hormonesā¦
Is to get more iodine into your dietā¦
3.
4. Because as I mentioned earlierā¦
Your thyroidās #1 function is to take iodine, then convert it to
T3 and T4.
It sounds simpleā¦
But a recent study found that at least 2 Billion people are
deficient in iodine ā¦
And if your thyroidās not getting enough iodineā¦
Then how can it make enough of the T3 and T4 hormones
needed to control your metabolism?
It canātā¦
Which is why Dr. Wood recommends supplementing your diet
with iodine-rich kelp.
In a major double-blind clinical trial published in the American
College of Endocrinologyā¦
It was found that āshort-term dietary supplementation with
kelp significantly increases both basal and poststimulation TSH
[thyroid hormones].
5. In another major study that was published in the journal
Clinical Pediatric Endocrinologyā¦
Researchers found that when human subjects were given a
daily supplement of kelpā¦
It ārestored their thyroid function and normalized their UICs
[urinary iodine concentration].āii
And in yet another large study that was published in the journal
Clinical Endocrinology out of Oxfordā¦
Researchers found that supplementing with just a moderate
dose of iodine rich kelp extract improved the production of both
T3 and T4.iii
Dr. Wood also recommends adding more Copper, Iron, Zinc,
Magnesium, and Selenium to your diet as wellā¦
Because these essential minerals help transport T3 and T4 into
your bloodstreamā¦
Where they power your metabolism and your cells.
For example, a 2016 study in the Journal of Environmental
Health found that supplementing with these minerals led to
higher levels of T3 and T4 in the bloodstreamā¦iv
While in a 2014 study published in the journal Biological Trace
Elements Researchā¦
It was found that thyroid-stimulating hormones were raised
significantly in test subjects who were given a supplementary
dosage of Copper, Manganese, Selenium, and Zinc.v
So this takes care of the hormonal block thatās happening in
your thyroidā¦
But weāve still got four more places we need to get unstuckā¦
So letās keep going and turn our attention to:
6. Hormonal Fix #2:
EXCESS CORTISOL
As a quick reminderā¦
Ongoing stress can lead to an overproduction of a hormone
called cortisolā¦
And when cortisol levels remain highā¦
It can lead to a weakened metabolism, immune system, and
even brain.
So when it comes to addressing this hormonal blockā¦
The one and only goal is to naturally lower cortisol levels.
One way to do that is to never become stressedā¦
But thatās a lot easier said than doneā¦
And if youāre a busy parentā¦
Have a thriving careerā¦
Or really just live in the U.S. in the year 2019ā¦
7. Eliminating stress from your life completely just isnāt very
realistic.
This is why Dr. Wood recommends supplementing your diet
with Rhodiola Roseaā¦
Which has been proven in numerous clinical trials to:
ā¢
Reduce stress
ā¢
Support normal cortisol production
ā¢
And help the body burn fat.
Rhodiola is a flowering plant that grows in the remote regions
of the Arctic...
And in a major randomized, double-blind, and placebo-
controlled study published in the Journal Planta Medicaā¦
When researchers gave test subjects either 576 mg of Rhodiola
extract, or a placebo, for 28 days.
8. They found that while the placebo group showed zero
improvementsā¦
The Rhodiola group had produced significantly less excess
cortisolā¦
Even when they were presented with stressful situationsā¦
Plus they also showed less fatigue and better mental
performance as well.vi
Numerous double-blind, randomized, and placebo-controlled
trials have also found Rhodiola toā¦
Reduce stress, improve mental performance, and decrease
fatigueā¦vii viii ix x xi
Itās no wonder Rhodiola was used extensively for years by the
Russian Olympic medical training team to help their athletes
optimize their performance and recoup faster from grueling
training sessions.
But most excitingly of allā¦
New research in both humans and animals is finding that
supplementing with Rhodiola can:
Significantly increase the rate at which our bodies burn fatxii
Reduce the content of bad, fatty acids in the bloodstreamxiii
And reduce the build-up of visceral white fatxiv
In addition to Rhodiolaā¦
Dr. Wood also recommends adding Red Ginseng to your diet
tooā¦
Because numerous studies have found that this root extract
decreases cortisol levels and reduce stressā¦xv xvi xvii xviii
Plus a major 2017 study recently found that taking red
ginseng ācan exert an anti-obesity effect in humansāā¦xix
Which is a finding thatās backed up by another 2014 human
studyā¦
Where researchers found Red Ginseng to exert a āweight loss
effect.āxx
9. Honestly both Rhodiola and Ginseng are such exciting
ingredients that I could go on and on about themā¦
But we still have three more hormonal fixes to get toā¦
So letās keep trucking along.
Hormonal Fix #3:
ESTROGEN
As youāll recall, having erratic estrogen levels can lead to weight
gain.
Thatās why Dr. Wood told me that I should consider
supplementing my diet with diindolylmethane (or DIM for
short).
10. DIM is a natural compound thatās found in broccoli, cauliflower,
and other vegetablesā¦
And a 2017 study published in the journal Tumor Immunology
and Immunotherapyā¦
Which was the largest human study on the effects of DIM on
human ever undertakenā¦
A team of 8 leading scientists found that DIM led to a āfavorable
shift in estrogen metabolismāā¦
And concluded that this research led them to support the use of
DIM as a dietary supplement.xxi
Meanwhile, in another human study, this one published in the
journal Thyroidā¦
It was found that when patients received a DIM supplement for
just 14 daysā¦
DIM āmodulated estrogen metabolismāā¦
Which really means that it shifts how estrogen is broken down
in the liver into āhealthier hormonal metabolitesā that are
linked with lower risk of various cancers and
estrogen/progesterone imbalance symptoms such as difficult or
irregular periods, fibroids, fibrocystic breast disease and moreā¦
Instead of either too high, or too lowā¦
Which is when fat accumulation is most likely to occur.xxii
Plus, in a 2017 study published in the journal of Molecular
Nutrition and Food Researchā¦
When an international team of researchers from Purdue
University and Seoul, South Korea looked at the effects of DIMā¦
They found that it āsuppresses high-fat diet-induced obesityāā¦
Which led them to conclude that DIM has the potential to help
protect against ongoing weight gain.xxiii
Alright so letās keep things rollingā¦
By turning our attention to:
11. Hormonal Fix #4:
INSULIN
When your insulin levels are continuously elevatedā¦
It can lead to your body storing more and more of the nutrients
you eat as fatā¦
Which is one of the many reasons we want to keep our insulin
levels in a normal, healthy range.
The good news here is that is absolutely achievableā¦
And there are a few approaches you can take.
One approach is to reduce the amount of carbs, processed
foods, and refined sugars that you eatā¦
Since those are three things that can spike your insulin levels.
12.
13. Dr. Wood absolutely recommends cutting back on those things
as much as possible....
But HE/SHE also believes that supplementing your diet with a
cinnamon extract is something you should considerā¦
And the reason whyā¦
Is because cinnamon is one of the best studied and scientifically
supported ingredients out thereā¦.
When it comes to supporting healthy insulin levels.
In a 2015 study published in the Journal of Traditional and
Complementary Medicineā¦
Which was randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlledā¦
Researchers gave 173 adults either 500 mg of cinnamon extract,
or a placebo, for two monthsā¦
And at the end of this 180 day periodā¦
The placebo group showed no significant changesā¦
While the cinnamon group showed reduced insulin levels, lower
cholesterol levels, and less erratic blood sugarā¦
Plus those who took the cinnamon supplement also showed a
reduction in their Body Mass Index, or BMI.xxiv
Additionally, in a 2018 study, published in the journal
Phytotherapy Researchā¦
Which was also randomized, placebo-controlled, and double-
blindā¦
Researchers worked with 66 women who had erratic insulin
AND estrogenā¦.
And gave half of them a cinnamon supplement, and half a
placebo.
The researchers found that at the end of 12 weeksā¦
āSupplementation of cinnamon significantly reduced fasting
insulinā when compared to the placeboā¦
Plus it also helped to support healthy estrogen levels too.xxv
14. Those are just two of numerous double-blind, randomized, and
placebo-controlled trials on cinnamonā¦xxvi xxvii xxviii
And when it comes to cinnamon and weight loss specificallyā¦
You should know that:
In a 2017 randomized, double-blind, and placebo controlled
trial of 116 overweight individuals
It was found that taking a cinnamon supplement led to a
significant decrease in waist circumferenceā¦xxix
In another 2017 study, this one published in Scientific Reportsā¦
It was found that cinnamon supplementation increased fat
burning and reduced fat tissue dramaticallyxxxā¦
While in a major 2019 review published in Clinical Nutrition
looked at 12 trials on cinnamon that included 786 human
subjectsā¦
A team of 6 scientists found that regular cinnamon
supplementation led to decreased body weight, decreased BMI,
decreased waist circumference, and decreased fat mass in
adults.xxxi
Pretty awesome, right?
And really these results do make senseā¦
Because insulin and weight loss resistance go hand in hand...
And cinnamon is proven to directly help support healthy insulin
levels.
Alright, so weāve only got one more hormone to look at nowā¦
And if youāve missed any of the ingredients I mentioned so far
donāt worryā¦
Because after we get through this last hormonal fixā¦
Iām going to repeat the entire list of ingredients for you.
15. Hormonal Fix #5:
LEPTIN
As youāll rememberā¦
Leptin is your āfullness hormoneāā¦
And when you start putting on weightā¦
Which can happen as a result of the four other hormonal blocks
weāve discussedā¦
Your body begins to overproduce Leptin.
Youād think that would be a good thingā¦
Since Leptin makes you āfullā
But when we produce too much leptinā¦
Our brain starts to ignore leptinās messageā¦
So instead of feeling fullerā¦
We feel increasingly hungry and crave the wrong kind of foods.
16. Well fortunatelyā¦
Dr. Wood let me know that getting Leptin under control is easy
to doā¦
It just takes adding a single ingredient to your dietā¦
And thatās African Mango.
17.
18. In a major randomized and placebo-controlled trial published in
the journal of Lipidsā¦
Researchers found that supplementing with African Mango for
just 4 weeks improved body weight, body fat, and waist
circumferenceā¦
And also led to āsignificant improvements in leptin levels when
compared with the placebo group.xxxii
Meanwhile, a 2011 study from Drexel University found that
African Mango:
āIs effective in reducing body weight and improving metabolic
parameters in overweight
humansāā¦xxxiii
Plus research published in the Journal of Obesity concluded
that:
Leptin levels decrease in patients given African Mangoxxxiv
And in recent review of three randomized trials that included
208 participantsā¦
Researchers found that the average weight loss when
supplementing with African Mangoā¦
Was a staggering 26lbsā¦
Compared to just 1.5lbs for the placebo groups.xxxv
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