The Weight Loss Motivation Bible : Sustainable Fat Loss Carolyn Hansen The Weight Loss Motivation System | Page 12

If there is one hormone that needs to be kept in check for better health,
it’s insulin. By keeping levels low (by avoiding eating lots of carbohydrates,
and especially simple carbohydrates), we retain maximum sensitivity to the
production of insulin and we maintain appropriate levels of glucogon to
burn fat as part of the energy production process.
So the moral of the insulin story is that when you put simple sugars into your
body, you switch off the fat-burning mechanism. This may only be for several
hours in your youth, following a meal loaded with simple carbohydrates—
before your body has begun to develop insulin resistance—but the effect
becomes stronger as time goes on and your ability to burn fat grows weaker.
The good news is that you can regain your sensitivity to insulin, and refire
the fat burning process by cutting down on the simple carbohydrates and
allowing your body to rebalance itself. In other words, by reducing your
dependence on carbohydrates you can increase your metabolism.
Cortisol and Testosterone
Like insulin, cortisol is another hormone that you want to keep under control
if you wish to keep your metabolism running on high. Cortisol is known as the
stress hormone because is it released into the blood stream when you are
feeling stressed. Cortisol works in a similar way to insulin in that it instructs
fat cells to store fat. Cortisol sends its signal to cells by latching onto cortisol
receptors. Interestingly, the density of these receptors is greatest on the
surface of fat cells found in deep fatty tissue of the abdomen.
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