Belly Fat

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Fat cells are not bad. They are connective tissue that stores fat, cushion joints and organs. Fat cells work together like a gland an organ. Fat is part of the endocrine system.

Women need between 10 and 13% body fat to be healthy. Men need between 2 and 5% body fat to be healthy. A normal woman ranges up to 31% and a normal man ranges up to 25%. Anything above this is obese.

Fat cells just below the skin (subcutaneous) keep a person warm and is NOT unhealthy. Excess subcutaneous fat makes a person look pear shape. But when lots of fat accumulates internally (visceral) around the abdominal organs, it increases the waist size. Excessive visceral fat makes a person look apple shape. The abdomen balloons out as if pregnant. Also known as the Beer Belly, Pot Gut,  Etc.

Read Obesity for regular weight loss methods.

=Doctor Theories and Kitchen Remedies and Natural Cures for Belly Fat=

First theory: insulin
Many doctors connect the apple shape with diabetes, low blood sugar, or insulin resistance. This diabetic diet has lists of foods and exchanges (amount and the number of servings). Then came the Glycemic Index. The low number foods release glucose slowly and is claimed to stabilize blood sugar levels. http://leighpalmer.com/glycemic_index.htm

Insulin resistance means that there is enough insulin but it is not getting into the cells and act as if there is no insulin. This is considered a precursor to diabetes. Doctors prescribe the diabetic diet trying to normalize the blood sugar.

If diet alone cannot normalize the blood sugar levels then insulin might be needed.

The amount of insulin in the bloodstream (that enters the cell) determines whether the body stores fat or not. People with juvenile diabetes do not make insulin. Personal Story: Danny is rail thin and has juvenile diabetes. He says that he controls his body fat by the amount of his insulin (injection). Efraim was put on insulin by his doctor. Efraim started gaining weight. Danny (Efraim's friend), with doctor approval, helped Efraim lower his insulin dose; the weight came back off.

Second theory: leptin
Leptin was discovered in the 1950s. It is a type of protein that is secreted by white fat. Fat cells are not just storage containers. Fat cells are a tissue structure that act together like a gland or organ. They are part of the endocrine system, like the pancreas and thyroid. The pituitary is the master gland in the brain, but leptin is the master hormone and make the final decision. Autoimmune diseases and diabetes and so much more is connected to leptin.

New research connects the apple shape with leptin resistance (the twin hormone to insulin). The leptin resistance person has plenty of leptin, but the leptin does not reach the brain. Despite exercising and dieting, weight does not come off. If any weight is lost, it is mostly muscles and then comes back as fat. Despite normal thyroid tests, the person has symptoms of low thyroid. When hormones become unbalanced, dieting is impossible because the body cannot burn fat. Instead, the body burns sugar, which it acquires by tearing down muscle. When leptin enters the brain, then the body starts burning fat, which preserves the muscles. Sugar burners are not hungry for breakfast while ravinously hungry for dinner. Fat burners are the opposite: very hungry for breakfast and not so hungry at dinnertime.

Inflammation contributes to leptin resistance. Omega 3 reduces infammation and appears to reverse leptin resistance. Salmon, flax seeds, walnuts, and summer squash are good sources of Omega 3. In addition, low melatonin levels and a lack of sleep contribute to leptin resistance. The lack of sleep and overweight connnection is not new. Starches and sugars also mess up leptin level and the body's ability to deliver it to the brain.

A few nutritionists claim that Irvingia gabonensis (African mango seeds) will reverse leptin resistance. One study used 150 mg of the supplement before two meals each day. At the end of ten weeks, the weight loss averaged 28 lbs, 18% fat loss. This would mean that the average person was obese with around 150 lbs of body fat.

Oben JE, Ngondi JL, Momo CN, Agbor GA, Sobgui CS. The use of a Cissus quadrangularis/Irvingia gabonensis combination in the management of weight loss: a double-blind placebo-controlled study. Lipids Health Dis. 2008;712.

Another study that was much shorter did not have as dramatic weight loss but blood tests showed health improvement and the hip to weight ratio was improved. Read the results for yourself: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1168905/

One leptin diet: Video 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_2rZG80GQ0&feature=relmfu Video 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ywNArmvHpw Don’t eat bad fats (margarine, trans-fats, hydrolyzed fats, and vegetable oils), but eat the good fats (saturated fats and cholesterol) is the key to losing weight. This is a high fat diet but particular fats. Stop eating sugars and grains. Get away from toxins.

Another leptin diet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwdxTRAH_Gs&feature=related 1. Never eat after dinner 2. Eat three meals each day 3. Do not eat large meals 4. Eat a protein breakfast 5. Eat less carbohydrates See the video for the details on these rules. This diet is NOT high fat like the previous one.

Don't Over-eat. An overly-stretched stomach: cannot adequate (digestion) process the contents, causes digestive problems. over-works the liver, and destroys health. Over-eating nutritious food is harmful. Eat in moderation. Give your stomach time to empty. Lee was an over-weight child. Once he was told the concept of not over-stretching the stomach, his weight normalized.

Book: Mastering the Leptin Diet (this is no endorcement because 26Blue.com has not read it.  We included it because people say they are losing weight for the first time.  So you deserve to know about it as an option.) http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Leptin-Solving-Obesity-Preventing/dp/0972712119

Third theory: gluten
Some people who are gluten intolerant or have celiac disease develop an apple shape. Getting off all grains easily solves the problem. The admin of 26Blue.com also think that people should not eat grains. There are many articles about this throughout the website.

See the wheat belly videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gwCReuxhCk&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psnn9ttL6A0

Fourth theory: pH value
The Alkaline Ph Diet doctors claim that toxins, waste, and excessive acids are stored away as belly fat because the normal methods of excreting toxins were overwhelmed. They claim becoming alkaline will start releasing the belly fat but warn that it may cause temporary flu like symptoms due to toxin being released with the fat. Umeboshi plums (Japanese pickled plums) rank among the most alkaline forming food. Most sodas are exactly the opposite, highly acid forming. Follow the link to read more: Alkaline Ph Diet

Fifth theory: fructose
Excessive fruit causes the body to store fat. http://www.drgundry.com/dr-gundry/: Quoting from his website:  (In prehistoric times) ''The sugars in those fruits were converted into fat in our bodies that allowed us to survive winters when food was scarce. Today when we eat fruit year-round, drink sugary beverages and/or consume “wholesome” grain products, - all high sugar foods - they send a long-ago programmed signal to our brain that it’s summer, we’ve hit the jackpot of a fruit tree and we would be crazy not to eat. The obesity epidemic today is a direct result of people eating the wrong foods as if they are in perpetual summer… accumulating fat for a winter that never comes.”''

Fructose-induced leptin resistance. Saity (feeling full) is not reached; the person does not feel satisfied/full. Frutose is already known to cause insuline resistance. Now, fructose is proven to also cause leptin resistance. http://ajpregu.physiology.org/content/295/5/R1365

Sixth theory: inflammation
"A negative reaction to certain foods like dairy or gluten can sabotage your health by triggering inflammation and causing a host of nasty symptoms like bloating, breakouts, headaches, achy joints and—worst of all—stubborn weight gain."

The Virgin Diet. Article on the 7 allergens There is a book on it.

The "Know the Cause" diet includes pistachios, mushrooms, potatoes, beans, carrot juice, and coffee. This diet blames fungus for everything. Might be true. Be pregmatic: whatever works! There is a book on it.

Many different diet authors claim that one should only eat grass fed animal protein or wild fish. Anti-biotics (even if second hand) causes inflammation.

=Kitchen Remedies and Natural Cures for Belly Fat=

Green Tea

Cinnamon with raw honey

Ceylone Cinnamon helps control blood sugar, preventing spikes.

Hot tea mixed with apple cider vinegar and cinnamon according to taste.

Caveman Diet: eat only what a caveman could eat. Meat, vegetables, fruit, etc. Nothing processed including bread.

Fucothin (brown algae product)

Raspberry Ketones (supplement)

= Lipo-suction case =

Esther went to a plastic surgeon in TJ, Mexico. The doctor was very professional and explained to her that she would not be happy with the results. A tummy tuck only fixes from the belly button to the pubic bone. Her stomach would still be as huge after the operation because she has visceral fat, inside the abdomen. He gave her a diet, exactly like the Gundry diet. http://www.drgundry.com/ He told her to come back after she lost her belly fat.

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