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Chapter One: The Role of Metabolism in Weight Gain 12 one-third of the adult population is obese: Katherine M. Flegal, PhD, Margaret D. Carroll, MSPH, et al., “Prevalence and Trends in Obesity Among US Adults, 1999–2008,” Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 303, No. 3 (2010): 235–41. 12 more than half of all Americans are overweight or obese: Cynthia L. Ogden, PhD, and Margaret D. Carroll, MSPH, Prevalence of Overweight, Obesity, and Extreme Obesity Among Adults: United States, Trends 1960–1962 Through 2007–2008, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, June 2010, 1–6. 12 twelve states reported more than 30 percent...

Chapter One The Role of Metabolism in Weight Gain Chapter Two What Slowed Your Metabolism and Caused Your Weight Gain Chapter Three Overcoming Thyroid and Growth Hormone Problems for Optimal Weight Loss Chapter Four Managing Stress to Control Cravings and Fat-boosting Hormones Chapter Five Sleep Affects Your Hormones Chapter Six Balancing Estrogen and Testosterone Hormones to Lose Weight Chapter Seven The Protein Boost Diet Foods That Reset Your Hormones and Boost Metabolism Chapter Eight Detox Your Metabolism Chapter Nine Diet Toolbox Chapter Ten The Protein Boost Diet Chapter Eleven The 20/10 Exercise Program

The Protein Boost Diet Excerpts Introduction: An important pillar of The Protein Boost Diet is eating specific combinations of protein-rich foods throughout the day to deliver a complete spectrum of the amino acids – the building blocks of proteins – that boost energy-burning in your cells. These foods also enhance the action of the weight-loss hormones leptin and thyroid hormone in your body. We now know from scientific research that certain amino acids have the ability to activate the fat-burning process. For this reason, I designed the Protein Boost Diet to include at least two different protein sources at each...

Did you know that regardless of the trigger or triggers of your weight gain trend, you will end up having major changes in your body that will perpetuate your weight gain? • Your fat burn hormones such as leptin and thyroid hormone become inefficient at burning fat leading to sluggish metabolism • You start having insulin resistance • Hormones and chemicals that regulate your appetite become imbalanced