Hi Fledgling, I knew your name looked familiar from the Humaworm forum! I’ve really enjoyed reading your posts. :) I’m on my second round right now -- great stuff. I was pretty blown away by the whole Leptin thing too - it answered a lot of questions, particularly about the weight gain/inflammation. When I got sick with Lyme, my weight ballooned up 60 pounds in just a few months and in retrospect I think that had a lot to do with Leptin resistance. I wish I had a great success story for you. I’ve had a hard time sticking to the Leptin diet, to be honest. When I was on it tho ...
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Hi there, One of the Best books I’ve read that goes into how Leptin works and how to overcome it is called Mastering Leptin by Byron J. Richards. It’s a little heavy on the science but also written very clearly with steps to balance Leptin. For those with Lyme, I specifically recommend reading the chapter on ”Fibromyalgia”, since they don’t discuss Lyme (and as we know the Fibro diagnosis is often given to people with Lyme and co-infections). If you just substitute ”Lyme” with Fibromyalgia” when you read it, it’s actually quite helpful. I just started taking one of the supplemen ...
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Hello, Here are links to a bunch of articles about Leptin. Articles are short, easy to read, and very informative. Mysterious Hormone’s Role in Successful Weight Loss http://www.mercola.com/2004/apr/24/hormones_weight.htm What You Don’t Know About Leptin Can Make You Fat http://www.mercola.com/2004/dec/1/leptin1.htm Leptin May Control ”Sweet Tooth” http://www.mercola.com/2000/oct/1/leptin_sugar.htm Leptin: How Diabetes and Obesity Are Linked http://www.mercola.com/2005/apr/2/leptin_diabetes.htm Protein Possible Key to Obesity Hormone’s Effect on Brain http://ww ...
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What I find interesting is that people test *normal* for thyroid hormone but still have low body temp and other problems related to low thyroid...this now starts to mnake more sense to me why coconut oil works so well with raising body temp - it is a good fat that helps against leptin resistance possibly? . . . ”Interestingly, leptin also controls thyroid hormone. Thus, leptin problems enforce low-thyroid symptoms by turning off the activation of thyroid hormone at the cellular level. The thyroid gland may still make thyroid hormone, making lab tests appear normal. However, a person ...
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Hello, I also posted this in the Lyme Disease forum, but it deals directly with Leptin resistance, which I find fascinating. Could it be that hormone signalling is at the root of our weight regulation problems? And who knew that fat tissue was so closely related to the immune system! And that fat basically acts as part of the endocrine system because it produces hormones (like leptin!) For anyone who has, say, an inflammatory disease (Lyme), and who has, say, Leptin resistance (i.e. gained a ton of weight)... ...Like me (not that I’m bitter or anything)! While on my mission to ...
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