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Metabolism, Hormones and Weight Management with Emma Sutherland and Dr. Jade Teta
Dec 5, 2022
Dr. Jade Teta and podcast ambassador Emma Sutherland discuss the connection between metabolism, hormones, and weight management. They debunk the calorie-in vs calorie-out myth and emphasize the holistic view of metabolism as a sensory apparatus responding to stress, hormones, and temperature. Hormonal influences, including leptin, insulin, estrogen, and progesterone, on metabolism and weight management are explored. The podcast provides insights on metabolic flexibility, effective approaches to managing metabolism, signs and symptoms driving patients to seek assistance, body recomposition, leptin resistance, and cortisol's role in metabolism and hormone function.
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Quick takeaways
- Metabolism is a sensory apparatus that responds to multiple stimuli, such as stress, hormones, and temperature, rather than just calories.
- Monitoring signs and symptoms like sleep, hunger, mood, energy, and cravings can assess metabolic flexibility and rigidity.
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Understanding Metabolism: A Sensing and Responding Apparatus
Metabolism can be seen as a sensing and responding apparatus that looks at both external and internal cues to maintain balance. Traditionally, metabolism was understood through a calorie calculator model, but that has proven to be inadequate. The metabolism is more accurately described as a stress barometer and thermostat. It takes into account factors like stress, nutrient status, inflammatory signals, and more. Rather than focusing on speeding up metabolism, the key is to create a resilient and adaptive metabolism. Extreme dieting and prolonged calorie reduction can disrupt the metabolism, while short, extreme or gentle, prolonged approaches with hunger control may be more effective.
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