TOXIC WARFARE

Dear readers.

In our previous articles, we discussed in detail the potential hormonal imbalances we might encounter. This week, it’s time to answer one of the most frequently asked questions: Why is staying fit and athletic without depriving oneself of delicious foods such a big problem for both women and men, especially after the age of 35?

I think we all tend to become prone to hormonal imbalances as we age. Unfortunately, this is part of a normal progression. However, inactivity and the accompanying depression, various mental disorders, and oxidative stress have become the biggest causes of hormonal imbalance. For example, the stress of being too inactive and resorting to diets, especially when there are so many sports parks and magnificent beaches. The stress of low calorie intake, the stress of not getting enough sleep – we exhaust our bodies. There is also the accumulation of hormones that are toxic to the system. Toxic estrogen causes weight gain in the hips and chest area. This is also true for men. Men with abdominal fat have high levels of toxic estrogen. Toxic cortisol, toxic insulin.

Because of all these hormones, fat just keeps accumulating. How quickly can we start balancing the hormones? You can start right away. I can even tell you that you can start with your next meal. This is very encouraging because if you give the body the right tools, it will respond. You’ll know it’s the right response when your appetite is regulated, you don’t feel tired after meals, you sleep better, and your belly fat decreases. You’ll even wake up more energetic in the mornings. Getting rid of our food obsessions is a wonderful thing, and that’s what happens when hormones are balanced. You’ve learned what hormones do in this column for the past three weeks. Now it’s time to learn how to make them work for you.

What’s the most important thing for those who want to balance their hormones? You should think about what you eat, when you eat it, and what you eat it with. Most people don’t know that what and when they eat affects their hormones. Taking advantage of the blessings of life, walking, running, turns the cycle to the positive side. This is what you’ll feel the moment you turn the key and step inside your house:

I’m so glad I started exercising. I feel great psychologically, happy, and energetic. Now you can sit down and have a healthy, delicious, fat-burning, muscle-building, and heart-friendly breakfast. And you’ll enjoy it even more than before. Most people don’t know that they should eat at the same time every day. I schedule my meals according to the times. That way, I know when my insulin will drop.

Insulin instructs the body to store energy as fat. But if you eat at the same times every day, insulin levels will be lower, reducing your appetite and belly fat. Now is the perfect season to get rid of belly fat. The best exercise is cycling in the mornings. Beautiful parks and bike paths await you. If you can’t do that, spinning classes at gyms are enough to slim you down. And if you can’t do that either, there are dozens of exercises you can repeat at home. Of course, with a balanced diet plan.

Next week, we’ll discuss the rule of not eating close to bedtime, the psychological effects of breaking this rule, what proteins do to help you stay fit and athletic from the moment they enter your body, and a very powerful fat-burning food.

Stay healthy and with love.

Uğur Uğural