Wednesday, March 30, 2016

By Marie Baker


There are so many things the body does simultaneously that it overwhelms us to even think about it. There are also a multiple ways to influence how well our body works and how it behaves. Discussions on this topic can be infinite.

The level of control you have over your body is higher than you imagine. You can relieve stress with sensory deprivation, improve metabolism in a cooling chamber, and stimulate the secretion of certain hormones using acupuncture without needless. A few of these things are worth talking about.

A good place to start is diet, namely the bodyfat set point. Most people are unaware but the body actually decides how much fat it should store and if this changes, the body goes to great lengths to bring it back. This is why people often find that when they go on a calorie restrictive diet they lose weight but it almost always comes back and can even get worst.

There is a remedy though. The main influencer of this phenomenon is the hormone leptin. Leptin is a master hormone that controls the metabolism. In spite efforts of the medical community to control the insulin levels of diabetic patients, little can be done if the patient is resistant to leptin. Insulin being a hormone of metabolism also answers to leptin.

Re calibrating leptin sensitivity is fairly easy though, just consume around thirty grams of protein and large amounts of quality animal sourced saturated fats thirty minutes upon waking. Sources like eggs, butter, coconut oil, and beef have shown good effects. One must strive for highest quality sources of these foods.

Some of the effects observed within two to six weeks include rapid fat loss, more energy, and increased libido. Once you start experiencing these effects, a high fat, low carbohydrate diet rich in resistant starch, fermented vegetables, and omega 3 fatty acids usually produces the best results. Many experts also recommend this as a sound strategy to maintain overall health.

Our control over our body does not end with diet. There are also skills we can develop that seem very implausible. Learning to stimulate acupressure points by yourself without needles using a special apparatus designed to penetrate deep into skin is a basic one. Other skills include training your stress response with heart rate variability so that you consciously know how to stop being nervous, and focus brain training to give yourself the ability to focus on anything you want at will.

Heart rate variability is the individual differences in timing of each heartbeat. Heart beats that are more variable and less constant is healthier. Machines that link with smart phones and quantify heart rate variability have been made accessible to the mainstream. This type of software shows you exactly when you get stressed and when you are relaxing so that you can make the necessary adjustments.

Focus is similar. Electrodes are attached to the prefrontal cortex and into a laptop with the program and on the screen you will see an airplane, if you are focused it will move forward if you are not it will move backwards. Again, another simple way to take what once was an unconscious process and turn it into a conscious one.




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