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As a Women and Children's Health Educator since 1981, I am very passionate about helping people find real, sound solutions for their everyday health concerns. I invite your questions and promise to provide natural, effective solutions!Health and Happiness!
Mary
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Q: I hear so much about eating every three hours to maintain my body’s metabolism. Why do you recommend eating only every 5-6 hours?
A: Proper insulin and leptin signaling requires that the food taken in be properly burned or utilized. When a person continues to eat either every 3 hours or grazes, then these signals do not get to work properly because the timing is too short to burn the food stores. This causes various states of hormone resistance to develop, i.e. insulin and leptin resistance, thus contributing to the obesity epidemic. Byron explains this in easy to understand detail, along with his 5 Rules for Healthy Eating and Leptin balance in his Leptin Diet. If you have not read it, you really need to do so, it is great!
A: Proper insulin and leptin signaling requires that the food taken in be properly burned or utilized. When a person continues to eat either every 3 hours or grazes, then these signals do not get to work properly because the timing is too short to burn the food stores. This causes various states of hormone resistance to develop, i.e. insulin and leptin resistance, thus contributing to the obesity epidemic. Byron explains this in easy to understand detail, along with his 5 Rules for Healthy Eating and Leptin balance in his Leptin Diet. If you have not read it, you really need to do so, it is great!
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