Hunger Hormones Tug-of-war…

Two names you want to remember and understand more about

Leptin and ghrelin
Your hunger hormones are always playing tug-of-war, telling you when to eat and when to back away from the fridge. Ghrelin, produced in the stomach and pancreas, alerts your brain to tell you when your tummy  is empty and needs re-fueling. Leptin, secreted by fat cells, triggers appetite-suppressing hormones when you’ve eaten enough and are satisfied. When in balance these two work beautifully but can also easily be knocked off course by sugar, which can affect leptin production, leaving ghrelin to send out unwarranted hunger signals a.k.a feed me chips, cookies, chocolate, cheese and some stimulants like coffee and alcohol…NOW!!!

Balance It Out: Cut the garbage and slash the amount of refined sugar and junk in your diet; empty calories drinks, white processed carbs, sweets and alcohol. Did you know that the average person consumes around of 22 teaspoons per day? That’s about 4 times the recommended amount and that stat is for children – adults…what a nasty, suffocating way to treat our bodies. And we wonder why Insulin Resistance, Diabetes, Obesity and Heart Disease are on the rise…

Ask yourself how does your food make you feel ~ Does it give you energy, joy and an extra pep in your step? Or does it make you feel tired, bloated, gassey, grossy and put you into S.L.O.W mode?

Take a look at your portions, the type of food you buy, how you are preparing it and how it looks on your plate.

When you look down at your plate do you see this?

FRESH.

WHOLE.

LIVE.

COLORFUL.

DELICIOUS.

Change Now. Live Now.

Your body is going to love the heck out of you:)