Conquering Weight

Posted by Dr. Carol Ann Fischer, DC

As we start the New Year, win the battle against holiday weight gain or that stubborn weight that refuses to budge.

Unwanted weight gain occurs primarily from hormone imbalance. Excess dietary sugar and carbohydrates trigger the body to go into fat storage mode. When Trans Fats are part of the diet the body is unable to use or metabolize them. More fat storage occurs.

Excess sugars and Trans Fats are stored as body fat, especially around the abdomen, butt and thighs. The body will do what it can to store these as far away from the heart as possible. This is one reason why muscles become marbled with fat.

Once excess fat is present, the body will use the fat to store excess fat storing hormones and toxins. The more body fat, the more the hormone imbalance occurs.

Toxins abound in personal care products, household cleaners, and our food, air and water.

*   There are 1700 new chemicals released yearly in the US. Only 45% are tested for toxicity.

*   More than 700 chemicals are added to drinking water supplies.  

*   Common personal care cosmetics expose people daily to over 200 different hormone altering or cancer causing chemicals.

*  The average American consumes 14 pounds of chemical additives, 180 pounds of table sugar and 8 pounds of commercial table salt yearly.

*  During processing and storage 10,000 compounds are added to the more than 320,000 processed     foods available today.

*  Of the many toxins found in packaged foods, the worst is Trans Fat or partially hydrogenated fat. This fat raises LDL cholesterol and causes additional hormone stress.

Without good dietary fats the body is forced to use Trans Fat in its cell membranes. Water and nutrients cannot get into the cells and toxins cannot get out. Toxins become stored in more body fat and hormone stress/imbalance increases.

Good fat is essential for the body. It also protects the brain and nervous system. Every cell membrane in the body contains good fat. The body requires good dietary fat like flax seed, avocado, chia seed, olive oil, and fresh un-rancid Omega 3 fish oil to enable it to balance hormones.

To conquer the weight and win the battle requires simple changes in dietary & lifestyle habits including healthy water and nutrition to help re-balance the hormones naturally, and the release of fat burning hormones instead of fat storing hormones. This strategy successfully allows the body to gently release the toxins and burn the fat. You can be the winner in the weight loss battle!

Written by Dr. Carol Ann Fischer, D.C. with Dr. Sherry Yale, D.C. who now owns TLC HolisticWellness in Livonia. Dr. Yale has provided holistic and nutritional recommendations using diet & whole food supplements for 26 years as a practicing chiropractor, holistic-wellness consultant in the Livonia, Michigan area. Visit www.TLCHolisticWellness.com for more information and to learn about our free weight loss analysis, or call (734) 664-0339. Long distance help is also available by contacting Dr. Fischer at drfischer@tlcholisticwellness.com

Estrogen Dominance posted on September 20, 2015 by Dr. Carol Ann Fischer, DC, ND

                                  Estrogen Dominance

Estrogen and progesterone levels must be balanced in order to work together efficiently. Factors such as estrogens in foods and the environment, synthetic hormone use (HRT) and obesity, expose women and men to excess estrogen. Excess estrogen is called Estrogen Dominance. 

These are the products that you want to reduce your exposure to if you can. Many of these commercial products contain not only chemicals that act like estrogen, but also chemicals that are carcinogenic. As much as possible replace commercial products with natural products containing ingredients that you recognize and can pronounce. 

Chemicals that Act Like Estrogen are Hiding in Your Everyday Products:
Vinyl Flooring	Detergents	Shampoo	Deodorants
Perfumes	Hairspray	Moisturizers	Children’s Toys
Cosmetics	Soap	Plastics	Garden Hoses

In women progesterone levels tend to drop off sooner and more abruptly with age and lack of ovulation than does estrogen. These factors can result in too much estrogen in relationship to the amount of progesterone being produced in the body. 

This imbalance is a common cause of symptoms during PMS, peri-menopause, menopause and andropause. It can also occur after childbirth or during periods of high stress when a man or woman undergoes a significant hormonal shift. 

Estrogen dominance may be associated with thyroid problems, breast and prostate disease.
 

Common symptoms include: heavy or irregular periods, tender breasts, bloating, irritability,  PMS, mood swings, weight gain, sleep disturbances, female decreased sex drive, infertility and other symptoms of female hormone imbalance, plus male erectile dysfunction and decreased motivation.


There are simple ways to test for this issue. Saliva testing is the most common way to determine the available hormone levels in the body at the cellular level. Blood testing measures the stored hormone levels. Hormones are stored in the blood on protein molecules. They are only removed from the blood when there is chronic long term stress from hormone imbalance. Blood testing of hormones reveals late stage hormone imbalance, while saliva testing measures what is available now for your body to use. 

Visit the store at TLC Holistic Wellness to find out more about the different hormone tests that can be ordered. You can do the simple saliva tests right in the comfort of your own home. Custom tests can also be ordered that include estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, adrenal hormones, food allergens and more. Contact Dr. Fischer for more information drfischer@tlcholisticwellness.com