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Episode 24: Zinc’s Crucial Impact On Health And Weight Loss

completehealthdallas@gmail.com — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 20:43:53 +0000

Zinc- How one mineral can have a huge impact on your Weight

Zinc is often used in remedies for the common cold or sore throat because it has an important impact on your immune system. But your immune system is only one of many systems in your body that depend on zinc. Zinc is the most abundant trace element in your cells and it is known that at least 300 enzymes in your body depend on zinc. These enzymes regulate things like your DNA and gene expression.

Zinc deficiency can cause a reduced sense of both taste and smell. Other signs include dermatitis, acne, thinning hair and hair loss, white spots on the nails, slow wound healing, age-related macular degeneration. In children, deficiencies can cause stunted growth, chronic diarrhea, recurring infections, impaired cognitive function and impaired sexual maturation. This trace nutrient is crucial for male reproductive health. Zinc insufficiency may result in impaired testicular function (Low T), low sperm count and poor sperm motility.
 
How is Zinc related to Weight Loss?

Zinc also effects many systems in your body that can have an impact on your ability to lose weight. Zinc is required for your body to make an important antioxidant called SOD that protects all of your cells from potential disease causing damage and excessive aging. If your mitochondria are not protected by adequate levels of antioxidants you will lose some of your ability to convert calories from fat and sugar into energy. This can result in sluggishness and often weight gain.

Zinc helps regulate hormones such as estrogen, testosterone and vitamin D. The balance between testosterone and estrogen is crucial for maintaining lean body mass and low fat levels. Vitamin D is required for several metabolic functions including sugar metabolism and thyroid activity. Without zinc, your testosterone, estrogen and vitamin D will not be able to do their jobs.

An important zinc-dependent enzyme known as IDE is required for proper insulin function. Those with insulin resistance such as those with type-2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome and PCOS need adequate zinc levels to support IDE and proper processing and degradation of insulin. Without it, the fat storing effects of insulin may be amplified.

Who is at risk of being low in Zinc?

Impaired digestion and nutrient absorption, such as inflammatory bowel conditions, celiac disease, and low stomach acid reduce zinc absorption. Chronic stress as well as heavy alcohol consumption and poorly controlled diabetes increases the risk of zinc deficiency.

Absorption of zinc from foods varies from 5% to 50%, depending on the source. Bioavailability from plant foods is low- only about 5-15%, while bioavailability of zinc from animal foods is higher- around 30-50%. Animal foods high in zinc include oysters, beef and pork. Nuts, beans/legumes and seeds are good plant sources of zinc. Pumpkin seeds are frequently cited for their high zinc content. But plant foods contain phytic acid which reduces absorption of zinc and other minerals. This could be a problem for those following a plant-based diet, particularly if the diet is high in grains. Because of this, vegans tend to have lower zinc status than non-vegetarians. Vegetarian females may be at greater risk than males due to lower overall caloric intake, which is more common among younger females. Other factors that may lead to poor zinc status in adolescent females include poor food choices, strenuous exercise, and nutrients lost through menstruation.

How do I know if I am low in Zinc?

Assessing zinc status can be done by the commonly employed zinc taste test. Zinc repletion typically resolves many unpleasant effects of insufficiency rapidly—sometimes within days so the results of short-term supplementation may be an indirect way to determine zinc sufficiency. Zinc supplementation should be approached in the context of zinc’s interaction with iron and copper. Very high zinc intakes can impair both iron and copper absorption. Similarly, iron supplementation at high levels may impair absorption of zinc.

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Episode 16: 10 ways the grocery store tricks you into buying foods that make you FAT!

completehealthdallas@gmail.com — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 00:20:31 +0000

Food companies want to sell their products and marketers have figured out a few ways to trick you into buying their food. It’s not all based on deception though. If I were selling nutrient dense kale that has 50% more vitamin C than ordinary kale, I would advertise that fact and you would probably appreciate knowing it. But there are other ways to promote “truths” about a product that might make it appear much more healthy than it really is. And in some cases, you can be fooled into buying a fattening and harmful food all the wile thinking you were doing something good for your body (and waist line).

In this podcast, we will discuss ten common food claims that should make you think twice before buying. A couple of them might really surprise you!

“Made with…….”

“Organic”

“Gluten free”

“Low-fat or fat-free”

“Low calorie”

“All natural” or “Natural flavors”

“Fortified” or “high in…….”

“Vegan”

Agave Nectar

Alkaline water

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Episode 15: Speed Up Your Metabolism

completehealthdallas@gmail.com — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 00:36:54 +0000

Is weight loss purely a matter of eating less and exercising more? Or are there ways to speed up your metabolism so that you lose more than what you normally would by limiting calories and huffing away in the gym? If you talk to experts, most (but not all) will agree that yes you can increase your metabolism but most believe that it can only be done using potentially harmful stimulants. But my research has clearly uncovered evidence that you can boost your metabolism and do so without causing harm to yourself.

There is usually a right and a wrong way to do most things and boosting the metabolism is no different. There are lots of synthetic and even natural stimulants that cause your metabolism to increase. The problem is they also cause other things like your heart rate and blood pressure to increase. With heart disease being one of the leading killers today, anything that artificially cranks up your cardiovascular system is likely NOT GOOD! Illicit street drugs like meth and cocaine are in this category of stimulants but so are the recently popularized “fat-burners” like ephedra and PPA. They rev up the metabolism but they also cause hypertension, heart attacks and strokes! Even excess amounts of caffeine, which has recently replaced ephedra and PPA in some popular name brand weight loss drugs, has been shown to potentially increase the heart rate to dangerous levels. Let’s look at ways to speed up your metabolism without potentially putting you in the hospital, shall we!

The analogy of the coal burning power plant is a good one to understand the four ways we can increase our own metabolism. If there is something broken inside the power plant it must be fixed first. There is no way to efficiently and maximally generate energy if the machinery designed to do so is broken. Once everything is repaired you would make sure it is working well. A machine might not be broken but it might be running poorly. Maybe it needs to be oiled or perhaps some loose wires need to be secured in order for the machine to work its best. Only when all of the machines are working at their peak performance levels can you crank up the lever on power production. But what if that isn’t enough? When the power plant is running at full speed and maximum efficiency yet you still need to generate more energy, what do you do? In that situation the solution is simply to build another power plant which can double your potential energy output.

The metabolism works exactly like an electrical power plant in virtually every way. In today’s podcast I will discuss the ways you can fix the broken machinery in your metabolism, optimize its function and then crank up the heat of your fat burning furnace. This can be done through the synergistic combination of metabolic nutrients such as EGCG, Hesperidin, Naringin and more. If that’s not enough, I will also show you how it is possible to build an “extra power plant” inside your cells to raise your fat burning ceiling.

This Fat Loss combo package helps you convert fat into energy more efficiently.

This FAT LOSS COMBO PACKAGE includes:
1. Thermo-EFx 60 capsules
2. Mito-PQQ 60 capsules
3. Mitochondrial NRG 120 capsules

The Metabolic Profile provides a view into the body’s metabolic processes and the efficiencies of the metabolism. Identifying metabolic problems with detoxification, nutrient deficiencies, gut imbalance, neurotransmitter breakdown or oxidative stress allows for customized nutritional interventions. Targeted treatment can help optimize the metabolism and lead to improved energy, weight loss and well being.

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Intro song: It’s Time by Big Sandy and His Fly Rite Boys

Outro song: Take My Mind Far Away by Joshua James Hunt