7 edical rofessionals Is Your Body LeptinM Resistant?P RHA Can Help! vicious cycles that prevents indi- the fact that standard thyroid tests RHA offices are viduals from losing weight. With look “normal”. If a person is not increased weight, leptin is secreted able to lose weight despite dieting, conveniently located in as a signal to the body to stop stor- there is usually a problem with Eatontown and Middletown, ing fat. leptin resistance, possibly an undi- offering night and weekend agnosed underactive thyroid both appointments. Your body is trying to help of which need to be diagnosed you get into shape! and treated. Leptin stimulates metabolism, With treatment, dramatic Restorative reduces appetite and signals the body to burn fat. Studies are find- weight loss can be obtained. Health ing, however, that the majority A newly published study presented at the annual Obesity Alliance Scott David, D.O. of overweight individuals that are having difficulty losing weight Society meeting demonstrated Restorative Health Alliance “Personalized medical care to help you find success...finally” have varying degrees of leptin that new therapies treating leptin v v resistance. With leptin resistance, resistance are very effective for Medical Nutritional Surgical leptin is unable to produce its nor- weight loss in overweight individ- Phone consultations are always FREE You have tried every- mal effects of weight loss, with the uals with or without diabetes. In thing to lose weight. severity correlating with the degree a randomized, double-blind pla- 732-544-5500 cebo controlled, cross-over trial, of obesity and difficulty losing v detailed nutrition evaluation v dietary counseling it was found that short-term use You’ve tried the latest weight. v multiple diet plan options v appetite suppressants (less than 4 months) of the leptin v v and greatest diet or sensitizing medication, resulted extensive blood evaluation support groups v physical exam v hormone stabilization fat-melting workout. in significant weight loss in 65% v carb/fat absorption blockers You may have tried of individuals. In the responders, 48% lost significant weight in two weight loss supple- birth control pills; synthetic hor- also show an increased reported to four weeks with no change mone replacement; diabetic medi- sense of well being and quality of ments or prescription in diet. cations that stimulate insulin such life with this combination. There medications but you Many doctors are not as glyburide and Amaryll; many are other medications that can be are now heavier than aware of this class of medica- blood pressure medications; and used to lower the body’s set point, tions or believe they are only many more. There are, however, as well. ever. Sound familiar? medications that have the opposite A healthy lifestyle, diet and useful to control blood sugar in effect and lower the body’s weight exercise are truly the groundwork umans are very successful diabetic patients. set. Thus, they can be used to aid of a long and healthy life; but as I as a species because we can As the studies have shown, in in weight loss. have noted, there are conditions, store energy (fat) very efficiently our practice we have found this The most recent medication which can be simply diagnosed andH have multiple ways to store class of medications to be very that has been shown to decrease and corrected. Once this is done, this energy. Thus, for long-term This leptin resistance results safe and effective for weight loss the body’s set-point is naltrexone. weight loss, increased energy, success, physicians must look at in a leptin deficiency in the in both diabetic and non-diabetic This medication blocks a particu- strength and an improved sense of the metabolic and endocrinologi- hypothalamus, which is sensed as patients, especially for patients lar type of opioid receptor and has well-being are weeks away. cal factors leading to weight gain starvation, so multiple mecha- who have leptin resistance. been used for many years as treat- and not assume it is a matter of nisms are activated to increase fat ment for a narcotic overdose and will-power to eat less and exercise stores, as the body perceives a state Has your set-point to reduce the incidence of relapse Buy 4 weeks of more. We at RHA, identify the of starvation. So if you are leptin malfunctioned? in alcoholism and opiate addic- underlying causes of the inability resistant and you go on a very tion. Ideal protein to lose weight, including hormon- strict diet, you may be “fighting” The basic premise of the set- At lower dose, however, nal- al deficiencies, thyroid imbalance, yourself! The end result would be point theory is that the body trexone has very different effects. Get 5th leptin resistance, insulin resis- that your body “believes” that you has a built in weight regulating At very low dose it is an immune tance, mitochondrial dysfunction, are starving and instead of losing mechanism that will tend to keep modulator and has shown to be week free metabolic insufficiency, set-point fat, it will do all it can to store fat. your weight in a physiologically effective for autoimmune dis- Restorative Health Alliance abnormalities and vitamin defi- Baseline leptin levels and the established comfortable range. eases such as Lupus, rheumatoid 732.544.5500 ciencies. We have a wide range of degree of leptin resistance is shown Have you felt that despite initial arthritis, Hashimoto’s and Crohn’s methods to treat these conditions, to be a good predictor of a person’s weight loss success, your body will *To receive discount, mention disease as well as conditions associ- this ad when scheduling your ultimately leading to weight loss. likelihood of achieving successful tend to go back to your “normal” ated with immune dysfunction increased weight despite sig- consultation appointment Diet and exercise is rarely success- weight loss with dieting. such as chronic fatigue syndrome, Expires 3/1/11 ful for long-term weight loss if Leptin resistance also results nificantly reducing calories and/or Lyme disease and fibromyalgia. such metabolic disturbances are in cellular hypothyroidism that increasing exercise? At low doses, but higher than the “Be at least as left untreated, but once stabilized is not detected by standard thy- There are numerous medica- immune modulation doses, it is we do believe in lifestyle changes, roid function tests, including the tions that can result in an increase shown to reduce the body’s set interested in what goes including diet and exercise. TSH, free T4 and free T3 levels. in the body’s weight set point and point and cause significant weight on inside of you as what The metabolic effects of leptin stimulate weight gain. These med- loss. The effect is enhanced when Leptin resistance include an increase in ications include antidepressants used with bupropion (Wellbutrin). happens outside. If you such as Zoloft, Paxil, Celexa and The hormone leptin has been appetite, an increase in insulin In a recent trial, this combination get the inside right, the found to be a major regulator resistance and an inhibition of Lexapro; SNRI’s, such as Effexor, was shown to result in significant of body weight and metabo- lipolysis (fat breakdown). Thus, Cymbalta and Sevella; mood weight loss over twice the rate of outside will fall lism, and dysfunctional leptin with leptin resistance, significant modulators such as Seroquel and placebo with an average weight signaling results in one of many hypothyroidism may exist despite Abilify; anti-seizure/pain medica- loss of over 17 pounds. Studies into place.” tion such as Lyrica and Neurontin;

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