Leptin ResistanceA very common side-effect of Leptin Resistance and Inflammation is that the inflammation often triggers food intolerances and allergies. These food intolerances trigger many health conditions like asthma, bronchitis and leaky gut syndrome and very often cause various aches and pains, like fibromyalgia and peripheral neuropathy. When you eat food that you are intolerant to, the body reacts by attacking the food as a foreign substance. In the process, it also attacks our own tissues, which causes many health problems and symptoms. Many people are sensitive or intolerant to various foods that are commonly eaten and they don’t even know it. These foods may even be favourite foods that are eaten on a regular basis. People with food sensitivities exhibit a wide variety of symptoms including fatigue, digestive disorders (constipation, diarrhoea, flatulence, heartburn, burping, bloating), water retention, food cravings, headaches and migraines, skin rashes and eczema, sinus infections, nasal congestion, ear throat infections, ADD, ADHD, tantrums, irritability, bed-wetting, asthma, constantly clearing throat, muscle aches, and much more. Food intolerances cause weight gain by triggering water retention and food cravings. Your body reacts to the presence of the intolerant food by releasing chemicals like histamines and cortisol that increase sodium intake resulting in water retention and bloating. High Cortisol levels also increase abdominal fat storage. Complicated chemical reactions in the body also trigger strong food cravings for the very food you are intolerant of, which in turn causes weight gain. By eliminating food you are intolerant to from your diet, you help your body to start to heal itself and the leaky gut that is causing the problem, as well as the Leptin Resistance. This also supports your liver, which can then focus on the important job of metabolizing fat, carbohydrates and protein instead of fighting to detoxify your body of the toxins caused by the offending food. This in turn increases the liver’s ability to re-program itself from a fat-storer to a fat-burner. Drinking lots of filtered water and herbal teas is a considerable help to the liver in the detoxification process. Return to Leptin Resistance Page...
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