AUTISM AND DIET
is damaged, it is not properly absorbing vital nutrients from the foods we eat. We then can become
malnourished, even though we are eating, and we
remain hungry because our body and brain are starving for nutrition.
Leptin Issues
Leptin is the main hormone that regulates both appetite and weight loss by telling your brain when to
eat and how much to eat. Mainly it tells your body
when to burn fat and when not to. When leptin sensitivity is balanced you will stop storing excess fat,
control hunger and food cravings, and lose weight
normally. Cutting down on calories is an actual diet
of long term self-defeat. This tells our body we are
starving and further imbalances leptin, keeping us
fat.
Sugar Causes Stress
We are not meant to use sugar as our primary fuel.
This comes from a triggered stress response that
causes our fat burning hormone, leptin, to become
imbalanced. Leptin is produced by your fat cells, and
you can become resistant to it over time. The body
can be put into a stress response from factors such as
improper diet, inflammation, food allergies, stressful
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