What happens when your body doesn recognise Leptin anymore?
‘Leptin resistance’ is the term used when the body no longer recognises that there is Leptin circulating in the body. When you are Leptin-resistant, you will have a slower metabolism, be hungry all of the time, crave rich, creamy and sweet foods, and be low in energy. Does this sound like you? As you now know, fat cells create the ‘thin’ hormone Leptin and this is great when the body is working properly, because it simply makes you lose fat. The problem comes when you eat too much sugar and too much high energy, highly processed foods, because your body starts to become naturally resistant to the formidable fat-burning power of your natural hormones. Without Leptin, your body continues to grow and multiply fat cells, and you will always feel hungry, have constant sugar cravings and have a slow metabolism. So as you can see, the solution is not more Leptin, but in fact increasing your body’s sensitivity to the Leptin it is already producing. Once this is achieved, your body will natural
