by “All you have to do is eat less and move more.”
Not only is this categorically wrong but it’s incredibly frustrating to hear – especially from your doctor. Unfortunately, your doctor is sharing very old concepts with you. It takes an estimated 17 years for discoveries from scientific research to reach your doctor and change his medical advice. Talk show hosts and internet searches also often teach incorrect or outdated information.
The problem is that even reliable sources such as medical journals often spread bad information. The New England Journal of Medicine reported that “false and scientifically unsupported beliefs about obesity are pervasive” in our medical journals.
Ideally, you would find the answers for yourself by studying the 500,000 scientific papers published on the subject and 100 new ones published every day. However, this is a daunting task and not one that many of you will undertake. Dr. Whit Roberts, DC Utah Health offers another option. “You can go to the experts who have studied their lives to kill through hundreds of thousands of pages of research or probably to the doctors who follow those experts.” Roberts, one of those doctors, tells us that there are some interesting facts that you’ve probably never heard that could start or keep your weight loss efforts on track. Here are just three of them.
By now, you’ve probably heard of intermittent fasting. What you may not have heard of is chronobiology or the study of how the rhythms of the sun, moon and seasons affect the mental, physical and emotional cycles of our bodies. That study won the Nobel Prize for medicine in 2017 for the researchers. Roberts explains that their research led to a refined understanding of the most effective form of intermittent fasting. Roberts says it’s important when you fast, not just how long you fast.
Apparently, the old saying that breakfast is the most important meal of the day is actually true, despite the fact that millions of Americans skip it. Among the many things you will learn as a weight loss patient at Health Utah is why it is important to eat breakfast. Roberts explains that the body treats calories eaten in the morning differently than calories eaten at night.
In the morning, your body prepares for the need for ready energy by converting your food into glycogen, a short-term energy storage molecule. To accomplish this, your body burns the fat stores it hates. In the evening, however, it’s a completely different story. The body is preparing for a restorative night’s sleep. Calories eaten at dinner or in the evening are often stored as fat, a long-term energy storage molecule. “The take home message,” says Roberts, “is that skipping dinner is much more effective than skipping breakfast for losing weight. All other things being equal you will lose more weight fasting in the evening than this morning.”
The second weight loss fact straight from the scientific literature is that bad bacteria in your gut causes weight gain. One of Robert’s patients learned this the hard way. Tory, a 43-year-old woman, went to Health Utah after she suddenly started gaining weight. She gained 40 pounds within six months despite dieting. She went to the doctor and had her hormones and thyroid tested. They were fine. She even hired a personal trainer. Nothing she did seemed to make a difference. She just kept gaining weight.
At Utah Health, Roberts underwent a thorough examination that included an evaluation of her medical history and testing. He learned that she had two courses of antibiotics for a severe sinus infection before the weight gain. Those antibiotics destroyed much of his good and bad bacteria. As the bacteria colonies grew back, the macros gained more ground as they ate soda and sugary treats that they preferred to eat.
Tori underwent a course of care at Health Utah, lost 45 pounds, experienced a dramatic increase in energy, and a significant reduction in her lifelong anxiety. Now, Tory is a huge advocate for Health Utah and the therapies and healing modalities offered there.
The third science-backed weight loss fact shared by Roberts surprises almost everyone who hears it. Chicken is more fattening than beef. Yes, you and I have been duped. Eating one chicken breast every 10 days has been shown to lead to significant weight gain, as shown in more than one study. It’s no wonder so many people struggle with weight loss while chomping down on their diet-sanctioned chicken breast every day.
Health Utah helps you cut through such misinformation, industry-biased propaganda, and common myths. This article covers only a few of these. Roberts developed his proprietary weight loss protocols over his 25 years of practice that incorporate evidence-based weight loss methods. If you are struggling with stubborn weight, it may be that his scientific approach to identify and correct the root causes of your stubborn weight is right for you.
Roberts is quick to explain that such stubborn weight can be the result of a much larger variety of conditions beyond the scope of this article. These include toxins, insomnia, infection, allergies, hormone imbalances, candida, emotional issues, liver and gallbladder dysfunction, and more. He and his team identify all of these potential underlying conditions and address them with their weight loss protocols. “Testing is the key to finding out if there are potential underlying issues that are making your weight loss efforts so difficult,” says Roberts.
Utah Health consultations include same-day testing. Call 801-810-CARE (2273) or visit Health Utah today to schedule your weight loss consultation and an introduction to a unique weight loss method with Dr. Roberts.
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