There can be a strong hormonal component to abdominal weight gain. And in most people, that hormone is insulin. In this episode, Lara discusses insulin resistance including:why you could have insulin resistance even if your blood sugar is normalthe role of mitochondria, andall the ways to lower insulin and improve metabolism.Links:Online workshop: Metabolic health and vitality for women over 40Insulin resistance is a cellular antioxidant defense mechanismHigh-dose fructose can cause or w...

The most common cause of weight gain

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Do you feel hungry all the time? Abnormally hungry? If so, it’s worth trying to figure out why. Potential drivers of abnormally high hunger include insulin resistance, gut and microbiome issues, low blood sugar, and food addiction—just to name a few.In this episode, Lara explores food addiction and some of the controversy around the term. She also discusses the next best steps on the road to recovery. Links: Lara's new book about metabolic healthPoll: Addiction to highly processed f...

Food addiction and other causes of abnormally high hunger

For some women, stopping normal dairy products can relieve period symptoms. But why?In this episode, Lara discusses:the inflammatory effects of A1 casein  how a mast cell histamine response can drive period problems such as premenstrual mood symptoms, heavy bleeding, and pain.Links:Successful mast-cell-targeted treatment of chronic dyspareunia, vaginitis, and dysfunctional uterine bleedingChildhood asthma, allergies and risk of premenstrual disorders in young adulthoodCasomorphins and gl...

What's the story with dairy and periods problems?

Did you know that what’s happening in your gut can affect your periods and hormones? In this episode, Lara discusses:small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and its role in IBS,how SIBO can drive or worsen endometriosis, insulin resistance, premenstrual mood symptoms, and the fibromyalgia of perimenopause, plushow to treat SIBO. Links:The curious link between estrogen, mast cells, and histamineAltered intestinal permeability in patients with primary fibromyalgia and in patients...

How IBS and SIBO can affect periods and hormones

Why do antihistamines cause weight gain? And how does hormonal birth control affect metabolism?In this episode, Lara looks at:how common medications affect metabolismwhy birth control that is *androgenic* is more likely to cause weight gain, andwhether natural progesterone is more likely to cause weight gain or weight loss.Links:The histaminergic system as a target for the prevention of obesity and metabolic syndromeHigh H1-affinity antidepressants and risk of metabolic syndrome in bipolar di...

Medications that cause weight gain

Are you a morning person or an evening person? And could that affect your ability to lose weight?In this episode, Lara looks at chronotype, which is your individual disposition to be awake or asleep at certain times. And how that might affect your overall health and metabolism.

The most common cause of weight gain

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