You can’t lose body fat, if you’re continuing to store it faster than you burn it off. 

Sounds pretty reasonable, doesn’t it?

As a Texarkana Chiropractor, I’m concerned about people that are carrying extra pounds for so many reasons.

One that relates directly to musculoskeletal health is that extra weight creates extra stresses on various joints in the body, accelerating degenerative processes, and contributing to musculoskeletal pain.

Of course, people that have progressed to the point of developing diabetes also heal much slower which is important as I work to get them better.

More important for most people is that they want to lose body fat so they feel better, have more energy, and develop more confidence in their day to day activities.

Many people that come see us in Texarkana want to improve their general health and wellness… and I want to help you do it!

The simple truth is that is virtually impossible to burn it off fast enough…

So the question is, “How can I stop storing calories as bodyfat?”

The answer requires looking into a wee bit of physiology.

Don’t worry we can simplify it (although there are so many complex factors, we want to concentrate on keeping it simple AND effective).

What causes us to store body fat?

The short answer is that insulin is a primary driver causing storage of calories as carbs and body fat.

We have extremely limited ability to store carbs (sugars) in the muscle and liver… so that leaves massive opportunity to store body fat because unfortunately for me and you our capacity to store fat is virtually unlimited.

Increases in insulin release will result in increases in fat, especially in the belly.

That really moves us to the next logical question…

What causes increased insulin to be released?

Two primary things will result in greater insulin release.

1. Excess calories eaten. There is more here than meets the eye and the amount of calories consumed is greatly influenced by number 2.
2. The most important trigger of insulin release is eating sugars (carbohydrates).

Sugars (carbohydrates) cause increased insulin responses that result in many problems, including increased body fat!

The types of carbohydrates do have some effect on insulin release.

Protein also has some impact on insulin release as well, just to a significantly lower degree than dietary carbohydrates.

There are other factors that cause weight gain, but this post focuses on a primary cause for so many people – high blood sugar and insulin levels.

An unpleasant side effect of chronic high blood sugar levels, higher insulin levels are highly inflammatory.

Higher levels of inflammation are linked to virtually every chronic disease process… including chronic pain.

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