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Dr. Lam: One of the most common symptoms of adrenal fatigue is central weight gain. The muffin tops. The weight that you're unable to take off, it doesn’t matter what you do.
Okay. So, Dr. Jeremy, why don’t you talk to us about it.
Dr. Jeremy: Now, the tendency to gain weight—especially around your waist or your hips—is quite common in adrenal fatigue. Many people can actually find it very difficult to lose weight. Now, this is because your body is trying to slow down in adrenal fatigue, and so your metabolism is also trying to slow down. So, Dr. Carrie, what’s that like?
Dr. Carrie: It’s like a bear in the wintertime. It’s trying to hibernate to save energy. So, it stores and stores and stores fat, especially in the central area in the abdomen. The bears are trying to conserve energy, and your body is like the bears, trying to conserve, and so it stores all the fat in your belly.
Dr. Lam: Yes, so the muffin top, the failure of any type of diet. It doesn’t matter what you do. It’s very common. So, you should not get discouraged because it is really a sign of normal physiological function. The body is trying to hang on to energy because of the adrenal fatigue. So, if you don’t understand that, you try all kinds of diets, and you fail.
Dr. Jeremy: Yes, that’s right. Actually, if you go to a lot of practitioners, they might end up putting you on some stimulants such as adaptogenic herbs or a vitamin B complex to help boost your energy up.
Dr. Lam: Or even thyroid medications.
Dr. Jeremy: That’s right. But that can only last for so long. Right, Dr. Carrie?
Dr. Carrie: Yes. It’s like you’re giving gas to your car. You’re stepping on the pedal a lot, and so you’re stimulating and stimulating, but over time that just burns your engine, and you use a lot more gasoline than you need to.
Dr. Lam: Yes, so short-term, if you have already been trying multiple ways to lose weight and you have adrenal fatigue or symptoms of adrenal fatigue, you have to stop. That’s the first thing you have to do.
Because you’re not doing yourself any favors and you’re going to lose the battle—because when you try to fight your body, you will always lose. The body never loses. The body always wins. You have to understand this concept.
So, there’s no use fighting. Be smart. Stop any kind of dieting that you’re doing. Slowdown this process of trying to have a quick fix and take the time to understand what we are saying, to learn about adrenal fatigue, and what the adrenals really want you to do.
We deal with a lot of people in our telephone coaching for the same thing. They get wonderful results because our approach is to, number one, get the adrenals to be stronger and optimized. When you fortify the adrenal glands, what happens?
Dr. Jeremy: Then your body will be able to start getting its energy, and then start losing weight after that.
Dr. Lam: Yes because there’s no more reason to slow down. There’s no more reason to conserve energy, right?
Dr. Carrie: Right.
Dr. Lam: So, in the short-term, stop trying to lose weight and making yourself frustrated. Long-term, you need to get your adrenals healed. So, that’s very important.
Dr. Jeremy: That’s right Dr. Lam.
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