Stress goes deeper, you think! Stress is not just a frame of mind however it can be caused by our attitude or outlook and can be reflexed externally in the way we view the world and the people around us as well as internally all the way down to the cellular level of our physical being. Stress left unchecked can create health challenges like high blood pressure, heart problems, obesity, irritable bowl syndrome, just to name a few. There are those who prescribe various forms of relaxation directed both externally and internally to relieve the symptoms of stress. But with out addressing the various causes no long term correction can be reached either on a physiological or a physical level. Thanks to modern scientific research new breakthroughs and a better understanding of the hormone called Leptin sheds new light on the importance of obtaining a balance in our dietary intake, physical exercise, and the daily timing of these activities. In the book Mastering Leptin by Byron J. Richards, CCN ample time and information is given on how Leptin imbalance creates all kinds of problems in our bodies leading to obesity and other related diseases.  Without understanding  how our bodies are regulated by hormones like Leptin and how the various activities of the eating, and exercising ether creates a body on a cellular level, that burns fat and calories or stores them. We will continue the cycle of unsuccessful dieting and compounding the likelihood of creating a triad of Leptin, Insulin, and Adrenaline resistance.  Resent information points to a world wide pandemic in obesity and diabetes no longer limited to our older population but now increasingly showing up in our youth. As a Hypnotherapist and NLP practitioner I can help you create changes in your attitudes, believes, and behaviors about eating and nutrition through trance and suggestion, and by helping you create a positive desired outcome.  Enabling you to have personal empowerment to take individual responsibility for knowing what truly work best for reaching a balance in your own long term health and well being.  So as you thankfully become aware of your own bodies way of showing you that you are experiencing stress, those first signs of irritability or lack of focus, or physically feeling uptight, or even if you processed to the point of having high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or have become overweight. You can relax and know by utilizing the knowledge and information available today and by eating and exercising your body and mind, you can reach a level of balance that will progressively enhance your way of life and reduce the level of stress physically, physiologically.  It’s been said that the body fallows the mind and that being the case and being proven by research in the field of quantum physic, it only stands to make since that empowering your mind empowers your body, so take the time to learn and act upon that knowledge, give yourself the opportunity of having a longer, healthier, and happy life. Scott E. Duvall CHt 2025 SE 50th Ave Portland Oregon 97215 503 238-4428

Balancing Leptin - The Hunger Hormone Frequently Asked Questions What is leptin? Leptin is a hormone produced by the fat cells. Leptin is essential for survival, guiding the proper response to starvation. Problems with leptin are a major cause of the obesity epidemic. Leptin tells the brain when you need to eat to get energy. How do leptin problems cause obesity? The brain must sense the correct level of leptin for it to know how much fat should be in storage. The brain calculates how fast metabolism can go, based on the accurate sense of how much leptin is in the body. When the brain fails to sense the leptin hormone correctly, it thinks that more fat is required, even though we have enough, and fat begins to accumulate and the metabolism slows down. What is the cause of leptin problems? Eating too much, eating too late in the evening or at night, snacking between meals, lack of exercise, and stress. Is there any guidance for when and how I should eat to balance leptin? Yes. Nutritionist Byron Richards  has devised The Leptin Diet, which he explains in his book Mastering Leptin. He and his wife Mary, who is a Woman's Health Educator, teach a straightforward "Five Rules" eating plan, which maximises proper function of the leptin hormone. These Rules help healthy weight loss and maintaining an optimum weight. I've tried every diet, and each time I stop I put on even more weight. The Five Rules eating plan is more a realistic way of life than a weight loss diet. And as you follow it and lose weight, other benefits usually occur, such as lowering of high cholesterol and lowering of high blood pressure. Will this stop me yo-yo dieting? Leptin is the cause of yo-yo dieting. Leptin is designed to replace the body's store of fat after a period of deprivation. In evolutionary times, this was necessary for survival. In modern days, this is the genetic response to a low-calorie diet. The only way to avoid having this problem is to eat in such a way as to not upset leptin balance. Do overweight people have too much or too little leptin? They have too much leptin in their blood and not enough leptin entering their brain. This imbalance is called leptin resistance. It means that fat cells are overproducing leptin, but the brain does not recognise it, and thinks that the leptin levels are still low. This creates the desire to eat. Does leptin cause other problems? Yes. When leptin malfunctions, other major health problems are created. These include insulin resistance, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, metabolic syndrome X, diabetes, heart disease, thyroid problems, fibromyalgia, reproductive problems, sex hormone imbalances, increased risk for cancer, and increased risk for memory loss and Alzheimer's disease. Leptin plays a primary role in all these problems, and appears frequently to be the main cause of them.