"In the last fifty years, a change in our body's metabolism has led us to get fatter, resulting in the global obesity epidemic. In spite of all of our serious efforts to diet, as long as we ignore our metabolism, no diet will give us a healthy, lean, and energetic body."

        --Reza Yavari, M.D
 
 


 

 

 







   
It Must Be My Metabolism! A Doctor's Proven Program To Lose Weight By Reversing Metabolic Syndrome
Reza Yavari, M.D.


Table of Contents

    Introduction & Acknowledgements


1. Why You Need to Know About Metabolic Syndrome


Metabolism, not Diet, is Key to Fight Obesity
What is Metabolic Syndrome?
How doctors see the syndrome
Could you have metabolic syndrome?


2. There is More to Metabolic Syndrome than Meets the Eye

Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity and Diabetes
Metabolic syndrome, obesity and genes
Diabetes, insulin resistance and excess fat
Metabolic Syndrome and Heart Disease
Menopause and Fat Gain
Metabolic Syndrome and Infertility: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

3. Lifestyle Medicine and Metabolic Syndrome


How Our Body Composition Changes With Time
Energy, Body Composition and Lifestyle
Food, Activity and Weight Gain
Clinical Validation of Therapeutic Lifestyle Change or TLC
TLC has to Work for You: Key Components
Rough Start : Different Sources of Resistance


4.Stress and Fat: How Stress Shapes You

Does Stress Cause Metabolic Syndrome?
What is Stress Eating?
Recognize Your Stressors
Your Body as a Stress Compass
Active and Passive Relaxation
Time Management, Healthy Anchors and Rewards
Mind, Body and Environment


5. What should Your Exercise Regimen Be?

What is an Exercise Regimen?
How to Design Your Regimen
Activity Log and Planning: a Few Examples
Are You Out of Shape and De-Conditioned? Here, is a Regimen for You.
Breathing Exercises
Why Yoga?
Add Play and Fun to Your Regimen
The practice of Rewarding Yourself


6. The Healthiest Way to Eat

Basics of Nutrition: Calories and Macronutrients
What You Need to Know About Popular Diets
Diet, Blood Sugar Control and Diabetes
Beware of Empty, Hidden and Dense Calories
Calculate How Many Calories You Need then Choose a Diet that Works for You
A Choice Eating Regimen for Metabolic Syndrome
Your Weekly High-Protein, Low-Carbohydrate Plan
Low-Calorie Recipes for Your Meal Plan by Jacques Pépin


7.Change Regime: Undo Metabolic Syndrome In 6 Months The Companion: Redesign Your Body and Rewire Your Mind


Selected Bibliography

 


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