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Health Counseling – Leptin; the Hormone in Charge

When the body depends on sugar for fuel, it impedes the normal functions of leptin, the “chief” of the hormonal chain of command. Leptin is in charge of your pituitary hormones, which regulate your thyroid functions. The thyroid gland controls how quickly the body uses energy, makes proteins, and governs how sensitive the body should be to other hormones. If you have chronic fatigue or are cold all the time, it’s probably going to be thyroid related.

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Wellness Coaching – Linking ADD/ADHD to Gluten and Sugar

The most common food sensitivity associated with ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is gluten. Some research has shown that up to 80 percent of all people with ADHD are gluten sensitive, with many of them having celiac disease.

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Wellness Coaching: The Hierarchy of Hormones

In 1994, medical science discovered a major hormone that they previously didn’t know existed. But it wasn’t just any major hormone, it was the king of all hormones that oversees virtually every function of the brain’s hypothalamus gland. The name of hormone is “leptin” and it was found in our fat cells.