hormonal imbalance

Meet Your Master Hormone: Leptin

Meet Your Master Hormone: Leptin

All hormones play a crucial role in your body, but there is one that holds the skeleton key and is considered the master: Leptin.  You may have heard of leptin called the "satiety hormone" or "starvation hormone." It controls all energy metabolism in your body, and plays a significant role in fertility, immunity and brain function.

Are your hormones stalling your progress?

Are your hormones stalling your progress?

You committed to an exercise program. You're following a diet that a friend or coach recommended. And you’re doing everything conventional wisdom claims to do to lose body fat. Yet still... no change. But have you checked your hormones? If your hormones are out of whack, your metabolism will get wonky and weight gain, disease, and frustration will follow. 

Types of Body Fat and the Dangers of Visceral Fat

Types of Body Fat and the Dangers of Visceral Fat

Anyone trying to lose weight knows it's all about burning off unhealthy excess body fat. But it turns out, not all fat is created equal—& not all people who need to lose fat even know.