Better Metabolism

Excuses!!! By Michal Ofer You are commited to creating a healthier lifestyle but making the necessary changes can be difficult. Humans create so many excuses as to why it's never a good time to start nourishing themselves with healthy food, getting in some exercise and practicing better self-care....Continue reading

By Michal Ofer Stress Your metabolism is best conceptualized as one big stress barometer. It’s entire job is to assess conditions outside the body and relay that information to tissues and cells inside the body.... It also measures conditions inside the body to determine what types of behaviors it might need to institute to satisfy the nutrient demands of the cells. In order to carry out this function, the metabolism uses an elaborate messaging system of nervous system inputs and hormones. The nervous system signals can be thought of as sending a text (it’s faster), while hormones are like writing a letter (is more slow). Cortisol is one of those hormones that is triggered by stress. It’s highly beneficial to the metabolism as it helps the body liberate fat and sugar in times of increased demand. However, if it’s around too often in amounts that are too high, it starts to act as an irritant to the hypothalamus, the command and control center of the metabolism. This is like putting ear plugs on the metabolism. Cortisol causes the hypothalamus to not hear other metabolic signals as clearly. This then creates dysfunctional metabolic outcomes. Some of those include: increased hunger, unrelenting cravings, unstable energy, unpredictable mood and disordered sleep. This leads to a metabolic thermostat that is always running to hot or too cold. The best way to address this is to realize you need to reduce the stress pressure on the barometer. This is best done through conscious stress reducing activities. I call them R&R activities and their conscious integration into lifestyle as rest-based living. They include meditation, massage, spa time, leisure walking, hot & cold therapies, sex and physical affection, creative pursuits, time in nature, relaxing music, time with loved ones, time with pets, laughter, sleep, naps and anything else that puts us in a relaxed state. This may be THE most important element of metabolic control we have especially considering how stress disrupts hunger and cravings and how too much or too little diet and exercise can be a major stress to the body.

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