Did You Know that every animal in the northern hemisphere will begin to gain weight because of the longer days and shorter nights? Did you know it happens in humans too?

1. • Did you know that after the Summer Solstice
your body will store more carbs as fat to get
ready for the winter?
• Did your trainer or nutritionist warning you of
this?
• Did you know the precise ways to avoid this
natural phenomenon?
Find out how to lose weight or at least maintain
your weight through the rest of the summer!

2. Get Synchronized with the Seasons!
Since summer is finally here we tend to stay up
late, however we should look to this
opportunity to get synchronized with the sun.
Studies have shown that if you continue to lose
sleep out of sync with the sunrise and sunset
you will increase your appetite, increase your
insulin resistance, and increase your weight
gain due to insulin resistance!
World Leaders in health attribute
desynchronization with obesity, diabetes,
cancers, cardiovascular disease, and more!

3. 2 Simple Steps to get Synchronized:
1. SLEEP
– Be asleep 2-2.5 hours after sunset (be outside
when the sun goes down to trigger melatonin)
– Wake up when the sun rises to get in sync
2. WATCH YOUR CARBS
– This time of year our bodies crave all the fruits,
vegetables, and ice cream because your body
wants you fatten up for the winter, but
moderation is key!

4. Long Days, Short Nights = Fat Gain!
• “Clinical studies have found that even short
periods of sleep restriction can negatively affect
energy metabolism. Partial sleep loss leads to
increased glucose levels, decreased insulin
sensitivity, and reduced glucose tolerance. Short
periods of reduced sleep are also associated
with decreased leptin and augmented ghrelin
levels, leading to increased appetite and food
consumption that can potentially cause excess
weight gain.” Journal of Applied Physiology
2014.

5. Sleep – Why Most People Need
Synchronization!
• Since the invention of fire light has altered our
hormones and physiology.
– This is why we are able to reproduce year around
• Now with electricity and temperature control, we
live in perpetual summer with 14+ hours of light
at a nice 68°F instead of the natural fluctuations
of the seasons
– Researchers are now using non-shivering cold-induced
thermogenesis (i.e. brief bouts of exposure to cold
temperatures) for weight lose in the obese.

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7. The Facts…
If you look at the previous chart we are getting
14 hours+ of daylight right now in NJ, so with
my recipe for Synchronization you would get
about 7.5 to 8 hours of sleep. Each week and
month you sleep would increase until Winter
Solstice when your metabolism changes again.
The metabolic shifts in the body change how
you process food, store fat, and carbs.

8. The Facts…
Seasonal diet changes, light changes, and
temperature changes change our DNA’s
expression of enzymes like Telemerase.
Telemerase tells your cells how many times to
replicate. This is important for living a long life
with all your cells working optimally and not
becoming malignant. (Journal of Aging
Research Volume 2011)

9. The Facts…
• The more you have your lights on in your
house and stay up late watching TV or on the
computer, the more you are destroying your
Melatonin. Melatonin is a powerful
antioxidant for anti-aging and prevention of
cancer. Melatonin is responsible for fertility
and normal sex hormone production.
• Turn off the Lights and Get in Sync!

10. For More Information
NJ Shore Fit or njshorefit
Email: info@njshorefit.com