The truth is there are millions of men and women who struggle to lose fat from their stubborn areas.
They’ve tried the traditional calorie restricting diets but when the ‘easy to lose’ fat is reduced, the approach they’re using no longer works leaving them frustrated and confused.
Weight loss does happen when you lower calories but losing those hard to lose pounds located on various parts of your body require a different approach: your hormones.
Quite simply, hormones are chemical messages your body produces to manage virtually all of our bodily functions. They even direct where your body should store its fat. Everything you eat, drink and think will influence these hormonal reactions.
You are about to discover exactly what you need to do to heal the hormonal weaknesses that are causing your stubborn fat areas.
Let’s dive into the formula now in more detail. I also recommend printing off this blog post right now, so you’ve got this for future reference.
The first step in addressing any hormonal weakness is to restore optimal liver function.
Your liver converts stored fat into a form that can be excreted and is responsible for hormone regulation. It is your body’s primary fat-burning and hormone-balancing organ. Therefore, if your liver is not running at full efficiency, losing fat from your stubborn areas will be next to impossible.
A Liver Restore Cleanse should achieve 4 things:
WHY YOU MUST ELIMINATE NEW TOXINS
Toxins are poisonous substances that cause damage when introduced to your body’s tissues. This affects our hormone regulation and fat burning potential. Also our immune system and digestive processes. Our cholesterol and blood markers, skin related allergies and regulation of blood sugar.
HOW TO ELIMINATE NEW TOXINS
The majority of toxins enter our body from external sources, but we also produce toxins internally from normal bodily functions and dealing with emotional stressors. To eliminate new toxins we must be aware of how they enter our body through internal and external sources.
1. What we eat and drink
Toxins enter our system through the food we eat and as a result cause a whole host of internal reactions causing more and more damage. The main food sources to eliminate are:
▶ Highly processed and refined foods
▶ Acidic foods and beverages
▶ Foods and beverages containing additives: artificial colors, flavours, preservatives and sweeteners.
▶ Dairy products and meat containing growth hormones and antibiotics.
▶ Foods and beverages high in sugar or high fructose corn syrup
▶ Foods containing GMO’s
▶ Foods high in sodium
▶ Carbonated drinks
▶ Chlorinated drinking water
▶ Fluoridated drinking water
▶ Alcohol
▶ Energy drinks and diet pills
▶ Modified and low quality oils
▶ Trans fats
▶ Medications
▶ Using non stick cookware
▶ Using plastics containing BPA
2. What we breathe
Toxins enter our system through the air we breathe and also cause a host of internal reactions causing more and more damage. The main sources of air-borne toxins to eliminate are:
▶ Store bought household cleaners. Even the ‘natural’ ones
▶ Vehicle cleaning and grooming products
▶ Dry cleaned clothes
▶ Air fresheners
▶ Environmental pollution
▶ Cigarette smoke
▶ Lead based paint
▶ Asbestos
▶ Mold
3. What we put on our skin
Whatever we put on our skin absorbs straight into our bloodstream and is passed through the liver in seconds. The main sources of skin absorbed toxins to eliminate are:
▶ Antiperspirants and deodorants
▶ Fluoridated toothpaste and mouthwash
▶ Skin care products containing parabens and and other preservatives
▶ Personal care products containing detergents and other foaming agents
▶ Tattooing and body painting
▶ UV radiation
4. What we think
Most people view the toxin definition to only physical elements but your actions and behaviour can also lead to increased toxins. The main toxics behaviours to eliminate are:
▶ Stressful situations
▶ Anxiety and worry
▶ Depression
▶ Anger and hate
▶ Physical and mental abuse
▶ Gossiping
▶ Resent
WHY YOU MUST EXCRETE OLD TOXINS
Excreting old toxins helps to improve liver function and its ability to convert the nutrients from the foods you eat into essential components, storing vitamins and minerals and producing proteins and enzymes to maintain hormonal function in your body. Excreting toxins also allows your liver to spend more energy on fat metabolism, supporting your immune system to ward off infections, removing harmful bacteria and make bile, which is essential for digestion.
HOW TO EXCRETE OLD TOXINS
Your liver disposes of toxins in 2 separate phases. In the first phase, enzymes transform fat-soluble toxins into an intermediate toxin. Next, phase 2 enzymes convert the hazardous intermediate toxin into a water-soluble toxin to be pushed to the kidneys, along GI tract and ultimately excreted. Because of this 2 phase process there is potential for imbalance. If phase 2 is not able to keep up with phase 1 then you have highly concentrated intermediate toxin in your system. Furthermore, if the converted water-soluble toxins encounter an unhealthy ratio of good:bad bacteria in your gut the unhealthy bacteria can cause the water-soluble toxin to be reabsorbed by your body. Meaning the toxin must travel through the liver all over again to be excreted. Bottom line: you must give the liver what it needs to support phase 1 & 2 detox pathways:
▶ Low starch vegetables, especially dark leafy greens, organic if possible
▶ Low sugar, high fibre fruits
▶ Easily digestible proteins
▶ Raw nuts and seeds
▶ Foods high in omega-3
▶ Herbs and spices
▶ Liver support supplements containing milk thistle, dandelion, turmeric and green tea
▶ Multivitamins containing flavonoids, resveratrol and curcumin
▶ Omega-3 supplements
▶ Powdered green supplements
Next you must optimise your body’s detox pathways to allow toxins to be released. Your body has 4 built in channels for eliminating toxins.
1. Perspiration
▶ Higher intensity exercise (provided your body can handle the stress)
▶ Longer workouts (provided your body can handle the stress)
▶ Hot yoga
▶ Sauna
▶ Spicy food
2. Urination
▶ Purified water with a squeeze of lemon
▶ Herbal tea
▶ Green tea
▶ Unsweetened cranberry juice
▶ Saw palmetto, for men
▶ Herbs like rosemary
3. Respiration
▶ Higher intensity exercise (provided your body can handle the stress)
▶ Longer workouts (provided your body can handle the stress)
▶ Stretching
▶ Deep breathing
▶ Meditation
4. Excretion
▶ Foods high in fibre
▶ Fibre supplements
▶ Digestive enzymes
▶ Probiotics
▶ Aloe vera
WHY YOU MUST REDUCE INFLAMMATION
Fat accumulated in stubborn areas and increased inflammation work hand in hand. As body fat increases so does inflammation. This leads to an increase in cortisol, more body fat and the cycle continues. There are a number of factors that can contribute to increased inflammation. These include:
▶ An unbalanced ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 intake
▶ High sugar diets
▶ Processed carbs
▶ Trans fats
▶ Gluten
▶ Non-organic dairy
▶ Lack of sleep
▶ Lack of exercise
▶ Overtraining and insufficient recovery
▶ Emotional stress
▶ Poor gut health
HOW TO REDUCE INFLAMMATION
The foods you eat in a Liver Restore Cleanse are excellent for reducing inflammation. In fact the entire Stubborn Fat Healing Formula will do an excellent job at reducing your body’s levels of inflammation. It is beneficial to include additional supplement support for convenience and to provide a more precise dosage.
▶ Increase omega-3 intake
▶ Stop using vegetable oil for high heat cooking
▶ Get the correct ratio of high:low intensity exercise
▶ Improve sleep and recovery time
▶ Improve gut health
▶ Spend time in nature
▶ Turmeric
▶ Resveratrol
▶ Grape seeds extract
▶ Green tea
WHY YOU MUST SUPPRESS HSD
The ‘fat storage enzyme’ called HSD – short for 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-1, can reactivate inactive cortisol meaning your fat cells can produce their own fat storing cortisol even when stress levels are low. This is the reason why many people have a hard time losing body fat .
HOW TO SUPPRESS HSD
Other than high cortisol levels, high insulin and low growth and sex hormones also stimulate HSD activity. Fortunately there are some naturally occurring compounds called flavonoids that suppress this fat storing enzyme. These can be found in:
▶ Onions
▶ Curcumin
▶ Licorice
▶ The peel of some citrus fruits
▶ Citrus peel extract
▶ The upgraded Usana CellSentials multivitamin
Once you’ve completed a Liver Restore Cleanse you’re ready to tackle any specific trouble spots that remain. This is where you need to personalise your program based on your own stubborn fat areas.
Your hormonal weaknesses exert a powerful influence over where you carry your body fat. Take note of these stubborn fat areas and the corresponding hormonal weakness.
If you’re unsure which plan to choose, start with the Adrenal Healing Plan. In many cases when cortisol issues are resolved, other hormonal begin to resolve themselves as well.
When the adrenal glands are overworked they produce more stress hormone: cortisol, which can destroy muscle protein and accumulate fat around the midsection. Elevated cortisol interferes with the function of other hormones and can result in insulin and thyroid resistance, estrogen imbalance, progesterone deficiencies and even testosterone fluctuations. Our everyday lives are filled with all kinds of stressors which elevate cortisol levels. When these stressors become chronic it may lead to adrenal resistance and affects levels of DHEA, a precursor to your sex hormones.
HOW TO HEAL THE ADRENAL GLANDS
After following a Liver Restore Cleanse for 1-4 weeks you may require additional strategies to shift stubborn fat from your belly.
▶ Eliminate alcohol
▶ Cut out caffeine
▶ Stop any high intensity exercise
▶ Limit protein intake to 50 – 75 grams per day
▶ Supplement with vitamin C
▶ Supplement with magnesium & calcium
▶ Supplement with B vitamins
▶ Take BCAA’s. Branch Chain Amino Acids
A weakness with the ovary glands causes fat storage in the lower poochy part of your stomach, and also your hips, butt and thighs. Other symptoms include PMS, menstrual clotting, low energy, fluid retention, cramping, depression and mood swings. This can be triggered from environmental factors like estrogen mimicking synthetics but usually it’s a response to recycled estrogen. If estrogen cannot be converted by the liver and excreted, it is pushed back into your body and stored as a cellulite fat in the lower body around the weakened glands.
HOW TO HEAL THE OVARY GLANDS
After following a Liver Restore Cleanse for 1-4 weeks you may require additional strategies to shift stubborn fat from your hips, butt and thighs.
▶ Eliminate alcohol
▶ Cut out all dairy products
▶ Limit protein intake to 50 – 75 grams per day
▶ Include more raw fruits and vegetables
▶ Double or triple your omega-3 intake
▶ Have more foods high in sulphur
▶ Do a combination of low and high intensity exercise
▶ Continue a liver support with milk thistle, dandelion, turmeric and green tea
▶ Supplement with vitamins C & E
▶ Supplement with selenium
▶ Supplement with magnesium & calcium
▶ Supplement with B vitamins
▶ Take amino acids
▶ Avoid estrogen mimicking ingredients like herbicides, pesticides, growth hormones, parabens
▶ Consider natural forms of contraception
A weakness in the thyroid gland causes an overall appearance of weight gain, not just in one location. A poor functioning thyroid will result in a slow metabolism and low energy levels. It can be from a result of infection, poor liver function, lack of iodine, selenium, and iron, calorie restricted diets or stress. If the ovaries are producing too much estrogen then the thyroid will decrease its function as a secondary problem.
HOW TO HEAL THE THYROID GLAND
After following a Liver Restore Cleanse for 1-4 weeks you may require additional strategies to shift ‘all over body’ stubborn fat.
▶ Eliminate fluoridated and chlorinated tap water.
▶ Limit animal protein to 35 grams per day
▶ Limit broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, mustard greens, kale, peaches, pears, radishes, spinach, turnips – they can further suppress thyroid function
▶ Choose only organic dairy products
▶ Perform exercise daily to improve circulation
▶ Continue a liver support with milk thistle, dandelion, turmeric and green tea
▶ Supplement with B vitamins
▶ Supplement with zinc, selenium, iodine & iron
▶ Have more raw fruit and vegetables
The Stubborn Fat Formula is perfect for anyone at any stage of their weight loss journey.
Finally losing fat from your stubborn areas is the greatest feeling, especially if you’ve been struggling with it for a long time.
I’ve created an easy to follow system for addressing your stubborn fat areas inside my signature GenHealth Coaching Program
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Tarryn Thompson
Your Virtual Health Coach
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