Being overweight will cause problems with your hormones

The most powerful substances in the human body are those called “hormones”. They are so powerful, that they can change a body’s structure and the way the body functions. It has been discovered that obesity can cause hormonal problems which affect the body in many different ways.
One way in which being overweight will affect your hormones is directly linked to the excess fat in the body. Almost everybody is aware that women’s bodies produce the estrogen hormone via the ovaries. It is this estrogen hormone which produces the feminine characteristics in a woman. Men produce the hormone testosterone, which is also known as the masculine hormone, produced in the testes. However, the general public is not aware that fat in the body will also produce the estrogen hormone. The way this happens is with the enzyme aromatase ( a common enzyme in the human body) which converts fat into estrogen. In other words, a person who is overweight, whether man or woman, will always have more estrogen in their body than a person who is thin.
When a woman is overweight, the fat in her body will begin to produce an excess of the estrogen hormone, generating a hormonal unbalance which Dr. John Lee, an American endocrinologist, calls “estrogen predominance”. This is a condition in which the excess estrogen begins to interfere with the rest of the hormones in the body and causes hormonal problems.

The sequence is: EXCESS FAT which converts into EXCESS ESTROGEN produced by the aromatase enzyme will procure HORMONAL PROBLEMS caused by “estrogen predominance”.
Women might have these symptoms which reflect a hormone problem caused by the excess estrogen:
• Irregular menstruation or excessive menstrual bleeding
• Facial hair
• Emotional irritability due to the excess of estrogen
• Difficulty getting pregnant
• History of breast cancer
• Difficulty losing weight
Men might have these symptoms caused by the excess estrogen produced by the fat:
• Inflammation of the prostate
• Voice changes, becomes more feminine
• The body begins to develop breasts
• Loss of libido
• Difficulty losing weight
The other thing that happens when a person gains too much weight is that the body will produce an excess of the insulin hormone. This insulin will then begin to interfere with another hormone named thyroxin produced by the thyroid gland and thus you will get a “slow metabolism” which will cause the person to keep gaining weight. Many people suffer from hypothyroidism (a slow thyroid) which makes them gain a lot of weight. Their condition of overweight will make their hypothyroidism worse and they will then begin to feel other bodily manifestations such as: losing their hair, cold extremities (hands and feet), depression, insomnia, tiredness or weakness and a lot of difficulty losing weight.

There is a lot of information detailing how to lose weight by improving your metabolism in the book The Power of Your Metabolism. In fact, there are natural supplements that have been developed to help you lose weight quicker and healthier. There are additional supplements to help control the excess estrogen such as progesterone cream and others to help you when you suffer from thyroid complications.
The point is that the excess fat in your body will bring with it hormonal problems which could even include a higher risk of cancer. It is a known fact that cancerous cells grow rapidly when influenced by the feminine hormone estrogen; thus the reason why doctors always prohibit the use of estrogen in women who have suffered from breast cancer or uterine cancer.
Being overweight puts the person at higher risk of developing hormonal problems. Luckily, it is something that can be resolved and there exists real help which you are free to seek.

Frank Suárez
Obesity and Metabolism Specialist

DIABETES, A SURE WAY TO DIE DROWNED IN SUGAR

Insulin

Diabetes is a condition characterized by excessive urination, persistent thirst, weight loss, and chronic fatigue often accompanied by an apathetic emotional state. It is a fact that more than 90% of diabetics are overweight or obese. It is also known that diabetes is the principal cause of amputations, kidney problems, and heart attacks. The problem is that the number of people who are suffering from diabetes is increasing as time goes by; the American Diabetes Association estimates that there is currently 7.8% of the US population diagnosed with diabetes and another 18% of the population who are pre-diabetic, which in effect means they are future diabetics. According to US Census, the population was at 317 million in 2009 which translates to 81 million people, 25.8% of the population, who are already affected with diabetes and diagnosed or who are affected and are on track to be diagnosed with it. It is estimated that 1 in 4 Americans will be impacted with diabetes sooner or later. It is an epidemic and it continues to spread!
There are an unlimited amount of theories regarding what causes diabetes. Scientists and medical researchers, who don’t really know the cause, always end up blaming the genes and the “hereditary factor”. Nutritionists blame sugar. Naturalists blame chemicals and preservatives. The reality is that the majority really does not know what causes this condition and the majority doesn’t know how to control it without medication, which is very useful for the pharmaceutical companies who benefit from the sale of such medications. Diabetics represent the percentage of the population with the most illnesses (high blood pressure, high triglycerides, high cholesterol, depression, male impotence, etc., etc.).
If we look at the fact that more than 90% of diabetics are overweight and at the proven fact that by losing weight blood glucose levels can be regulated and diabetes controlled, then we can conclude that diabetes has a lot to do with nutrition and with the metabolism of the human body.

In the last 12 years I have had the opportunity of helping more than 25, 000 lose weight. At least 7,500 of them were diabetic. I observed that with weight loss they experienced “miracles” such as: many diabetics did not have to inject insulin anymore, they were able to reduce or eliminate their diabetic medication (under the supervision of their medical doctor), men who suffered from impotence were able to recover their sexual potency, diabetics who had sores or wounds not healed, and that now were able to heal. In other words, pure miracles!

In ancient times in countries such as India, diabetes was detected by asking a person to urinate on the ground and then observing the reaction of ants to see if they were attracted to any possible sugar if the person was diabetic. By definition, diabetes is a problem of the body in which blood sugar called “glucose” accumulates in excess and it is precisely this same sugar that destroys the body of a diabetic. All sugars ferment when in humid and warm environments (such as the human body). A diabetic person has within his body the equivalent of a still , which produces acids and alcohols (moonshine), because of the excess sugar that floats in the blood. These acids and alcohol produced in the body due to the excess blood sugar slowly destroy his body. Because acids destroy oxygen, body cells drown in sugar and acids, a death caused by a lack of oxygen. Finally, the sugar kills the diabetic.

My experience with thousands of diabetics has been that diabetes is simply an inability of the body to process refined carbohydrates. In other words, a diabetic body has serious problems when it is fed with bread, flour, candies, chocolate, rice, potatoes, sugary fruits, etc. If a diabetics makes the mistake of eating tropical fruits which are too sweet like raisins, mango and banana he will also have problems. At first I have seen in thousands of cases that if diabetics concentrate on eating natural carbohydrates such as vegetables or salad combined with meats (chicken, turkey, fish) and a lot of water (not sodas, not even diet soda) they will see a significant improvement in their diabetes. In fact we have documented hundreds of cases in which diabetics who apply the 3 x 1 Diet™ which we recommend and were able, with their doctor’s help, to totally eliminate the need to inject insulin. Others had to reduce or eliminate their medication for diabetes when this diet was applied.

The book The Power of Your Metabolism explains the 3 x 1 Diet™ and the life style changes that have resulted in great help for diabetics and for those persons who want to lose weight. If you need more information you can access . If you combine a diet that is easy to maintain because you can eat “all types of food”, such as the 3 x 1 Diet™, with sufficient amounts of water intake, the results are almost immediate. The person will lose weight and control their diabetes.
Frank Suárez
Metabolism and Obesity Specialist

Medications that cause weight gain

I saw a full-page ad in today’s newspaper. The ad was for a medication that handles “acid reflux”, which is nothing more than a severe condition in which stomach acid seeps from the stomach and travels up to the throat while burning the wall of the esophagus. The esophagus is the means by which food travels from the mouth to the stomach. Things are supposed to travel down the esophagus, not up through it.
I noticed that the ad, about a medication called PROTONIX®, included the other side of the page full of warnings and recommendations regarding its use. In very small letters it said that its side effects included: dehydration, edema (water retention), thirst, and weight gain or weight loss. This reminded me of the hundreds of cases which I have attended to in the last 10 years in my weight loss clinic of people who suffered from acid reflux.
Interestingly enough, I have observed that when a person loses weight the reflux and the acidity also disappears. In fact, I have not attended to any cases of people who lost weight, but did not lose the acid reflux. I haven’t located the exact direct relation to the obesity and digestive problems or obesity, but I can tell you that when the body is too full of fat, the hormonal system will get out of control and this in turn will cause a variety of health problems (reflux, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, etc). Proof could not be more clear that excess fat disarranges the hormonal system, than in the case of overweight or obese women who generally have irregular menstruation cycles and when they lose weight, their menstruation returns to normal.
So then it seems that the problems of acid reflux are intimately connected to the wrong diet and being overweight. When a person loses weight and begins to drink a lot of water, as opposed to diet sodas, the acid reflux disappears. However, the same medication used to fight the acid reflux can make a person fat. It’s a one-way street. You gain weight, you get acid reflux. You take the medication for the reflux, and you gain more weight.
In my experience, I have seen other medications that also cause weight gain. I know this because I have seen that persons who took them were able to slim down more quickly when they were able to reduce or discontinue the use of the medication per their doctor’s authorization. From what I have seen, the medications that cause the most weight gain are: antidepressants, acid-reflux medications, diuretics for high blood pressure, cortisone and antibiotics. Anyway, it seems to be worth it to explore the possibility of losing weight to overcome these health problems which medications can seldom resolve. The alternative of using medication, in cases where it deems it necessary, does not represent the very best solution to the problem. The true solution is to slim down, lose the fat and stop depending on medications.
Frank Suárez –Obesity and Metabolism Specialist

The benefits of organic coconut oil

For many years we were led to believe that coconut oil, which is saturated oil, was bad for our health. By the year 1985 a national campaign against saturated fat was well under way and coconut oil was amongst its victims. As a result of that campaign coconut oil and any products that contained coconut oil, were completely eliminated from our diet. The oil that came in and took over the market to replace coconut oil was soy oil which was touted as being healthier.
Twenty years later the truth came out. Coconut oil is composed of saturated fat called Medium Chain Triglycerides which are NOT alike any other saturated fats such as the ones derived from pork. In fact, they are extremely beneficial to your health and metabolism.
Few substances will help you lose weight rapidly like organic coconut oil. Additionally, this oil is a fungicide (kills fungi and yeast), bactericide (kills bacteria), and it has been known to reduce infections with the herpes virus. Coconut oil will detoxify the body and greatly improve your skin.
For people with hypothyroidism, using coconut oil is like a blessing. This oil will raise the body temperature so significantly that you can measure the difference with a thermometer. For those with hypothyroidism, their body is always cold because their metabolism is slow. The slower the metabolism, the colder the temperature of the body.
While developing RelaxSlim™ we were looking for a way to improve on the qualities of organic coconut oil. After a lot of research and experiment we were able to see that organic coconut oil could be improved if combined with the Japanese supplement CoQ10 which has been used even to treat cancer. CoQ10 is a co-enzime which increases the amount of oxygen in the cells and thus improves the metabolism and the body’s energy. In fact, when you take a CoQ10 supplement you will notice that your memory will notably get better. That’s because this co-enzime increases the energy in all the cells of the body, including brain cells.
The special blend of organic coconut oil and CoQ10 is called COCO-10 Plus. This oil is generally mixed with a protein shake, but can also be taken by spoon directly because it has no significant taste. It does not even taste like coconut. This product will improve your metabolism while detoxifying your body and thus the dose you take should be small at the beginning and increased gradually. There are several books written about the properties of organic coconut oil. In my opinion, the best one is called “The Coconut Oil Miracle” written by Dr. Bruce Fife.
You can find out more about COCO-10 Plus by visiting our website www.relaxslim.com.

Coconut oil can be used by children, diabetics, and elderly people. COCO-10 Plus is a blessing for anybody who wishes to lose weight or have more energy.
Naturally, in order to see very good results, COCO-10 Plus should be accompanied with the correct diet such as the 2 x 1 Diet. If done this way, the results will be immediate!
Frank Suárez –Obesity and Metabolism Specialist

What is a slow metabolism, really?

Slow Metabolism

People who do not know about metabolism think that everyone who is overweight is so only because they eat too much food. Nothing could be farther from the truth! Really, even having problem with your spouse or significant other can make you overweight.
Obesity and the statistics for overweight are increasing. According to national studies, more than 65% of our population is overweight. It’s a problem that affects even our youth- childhood obesity is increasing at a fast rate.
While this situation gets worse, more people are complaining each day of having a “slow metabolism”. But, what is a “slow metabolism”?
The word “metabolism” is composed of the prefix “meta” that comes from the Greek and means “movement of change”. It’s like when we say “metamorphosis”, it means change of form; or when we say “metastasis” indicating a cancer that is in “movement”. In conclusion, “meta” indicates movement or change. Metabolism has to do with the movements or changes that occur within the body in order to generate energy to survive. A “slow metabolism” is a real condition in which the body becomes inefficient in its internal changes and movements to produce energy.
Our human body can be compared to a motor that creates energy for life. The nutrients and the oxygen we breathe are the gasoline for our bodies. People who complain of having a “slow metabolism” have noticed that for whatever reason their bodies are not generating enough energy. Not only do they have a strong tendency to gain weight, they generally feel tired and without energy. When your metabolism is slow, you get the feeling that you are gaining weight just by “looking at the food”. Meanwhile, there’s always one of those very thin people around, the kind that can eat as much of anything they want, and they never gain weight!
The human body seems to have two possible uses for the food we eat: either it converts the food into energy to survive or it converts it into energy for storage. We call the energy for storage “fat”. When you have a slow metabolism, a portion of the food you eat is converted into fat, energy for storage. People who have a slow metabolism are accumulating, little by little, body fat while at the same time they feel without energy to exercise or move their bodies. They may look “lazy” but they are really weak because they lack energy.

If you have a slow metabolism, you won’t have any desire to exercise your body. There is a reason for this which is generally unknown: lack of energy. One of the worst mistakes that could be made is to think: “so and so just needs to eat less and start exercising”. To illustrate this lets imagine for a moment that you are going shopping to the store. Now, it would be advisable that before you begin to write checks, you make sure to have enough money in the bank. Asking a person with a “slow metabolism” to exercise is like writing a check knowing you don’t have enough money in the bank to cover that check. In order to exercise, you must have energy! People with a slow metabolism have very little energy and thus they tend to fail in all their attempts to keep an exercise regime n. Before exercising, you must have enough energy to spend. It does not work any other way.
On the other hand, the general perception is that everyone who is overweight or “chubby” is in this condition because they eat too much. There is nothing further from reality! In fact, many of these people who suffer from a “slow metabolism” are unjustly accused of gluttony. The truth is that there are overweight people who eat very little while there are also other thin people that can abuse the consumption of candy and sweets without gaining an ounce! It’s a ‘slow metabolism” problem! It’s a problem that can’t be resolved by eating less or counting calories. It is strictly a metabolism problem.
There are various factors that reduce the metabolism and which have already been identified. These factors have nothing to do with food. Factors like: stress, hypothyroidism, diabetes, hypoglycemia (low sugar), dehydration, antidepressant medication, infections of candida albicans yeast , hormonal deficiencies, and several more. I recommend my book The Power of Your metabolism for a more complete discussion on the reasons behind a “slow metabolism”. The truth is that you will only be able to help a person if you focus on the reasons behind their slow metabolism.
There exists a new science about metabolism. But, more importantly, there exists positive help for people who suffer from a “slow metabolism”. The only way to help these people is to understand the true causes of their slow metabolism. Only when you work with the real root reasons behind the problem can you resolve it.

Frank Suarez

WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT

I had already noted that some of us are obviously carnivores (meat-eating), while others are more vegetarian. I didn’t have any other explanation other than “it seems to be hereditary”.

While I was studying the issue of cancer and its possible relationship with diabetes, I discovered the work of Dr. William Donald Kelley. Dr. Kelley was a very sought after dentist in the 1980’s for his work in treating cancer.

Dr.WilliamKelly

It is said that he treated more than 20,000 cases of cancer with his proteolytic enzyme therapy (enzymes that absorb proteins). I also studied the investigative path of Dr. Nicholas Gonzalez from New York who still continues offering and perfecting the cancer treatments that Dr. Kelley originally started.
What the doctors discovered in their respective anti-cancer practices was that there are several different types of metabolisms, which is determined based on the type of nervous system that a person has. They also realized that there is no “ideal” or “perfect” diet for human beings. There are ethnic groups where vegetarianism is the norm and other groups where eating meat is more common. This made me understand that even among those who eat “everything” there are differences in our metabolisms that determine which foods are going to help our bodies and which ones are not. When it comes to improving your metabolism, it’s important to know which types of foods you should eat more of in your diet. In order to find out, you have to figure out which way your metabolism leans toward: eating meat or being more of a vegetarian.

We’ve had clues all throughout history that not all diets work the same way for everyone. For example, in the 1960’s, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama,

Dalai Lama

was very impressed with a strict vegetarian diet that came from India, so he decided to became a strict vegetarian. Two years later, he became very sick with hepatitis (a viral infection in the liver that can be deadly.) , and after trying various treatments that didn’t work, his doctor recommended that he start eating meat again. The Dalai Lama recovered from the sickness and became well again. For some reason, a strict vegetarian diet had lowered his body’s defense system and he got sick. As soon as he started eating meat again, he began feeling better and his viral infection went away. He gained back his health and the energy he had lost. Today the Dalai Lama continues eating meat as part of his diet.

The ethnic group of Tibetan Buddhists was never a group of strict vegetarians. It is very difficult to grow vegetables and grains in the rocky and arid mountains of the Himalayas. However, there are ethnic groups in India in which vegetarianism is the norm and the people get sick or weak when they eat meat. Without a doubt, all human bodies are different.

I’m going to explain a little bit more about the way our nervous system works in order to give you a better understanding of the subject and also so that you can take advantage of the new information to improve your own metabolism and health. I’ll try to explain the information in the most straight-forward and simple way as possible.

All of your organ’s functions (brain, heart, lungs, etc.) and glands (thyroid, pancreas, and muscles) are controlled by the autonomic nervous system (Autonomic: refers to the part of the nervous system that functions involuntarily (without thinking) like your breathing, heartbeat, digestion, etc. ). The autonomic nervous system is made up of nerves that can be considered your body’s control cables or like the electrical wiring of a building. Even though the majority of the nerve impulses that control the body’s functions happen unconsciously (without thinking or having to decide), some of the body’s processes, like breathing, work with our conscious mind and can be affected by decisions and thoughts. The autonomic nervous system affects heart rate, digestion, breathing rate, salivation, sweating, pupil dilation, urination, bowel movements, and even sexual arousal.

Is your nervous system too excited or too passive?

With the treatment for cancer that doctor’s Kelly and Gonzalez were using, it was discovered that some of us have nervous systems that are predominantly “sympathetic”, or EXCITED. Others have nervous systems that are predominantly “parasympathetic”, or PASSIVE. Those of us who have EXCITED nervous systems need certain kinds of foods to calm the nervous system down (vegetables, salads, and lightweight proteins like yogurt) and those who have PASSIVE nervous systems need to eat foods that excite their nervous system like red meat and solid proteins such as cheese, along with a greater amount of fat. The ideal state for all of us is to have a state of BALANCE between the EXCITED nervous system and PASSIVE nervous system.

There are also different degrees of excitement and passiveness. This is why there are people with EXCITED nervous systems who always seem to be energetic and find it almost impossible to sit quietly (I’m reminded of my wife, who simply can’t sit still!). There are others, like myself, who seem to be “thinkers” with PASSIVE nervous systems and who find it more difficult to be physically active.

Every one of us should find out if our nervous system leans toward being EXCITED or PASSIVE so that we can find the right BALANCE and reach the optimal point in which our metabolism and health benefit the most.

What I’ve seen with the EXCITED and PASSIVE nervous systems is that the metabolism reacts differently depending on the state of activity or inactivity of the nervous system. For example, nothing is more powerful in the human body than hormones, and a large amount of hormones are produced in response to the impulses of the nervous system. People who generally have EXCITED nervous systems will produce much more of the stress hormones adrenaline and cortisol. Adrenaline, a stress-related hormone, causes the body to have high glucose levels (blood sugar) because it tells the liver to turn a large amount of its glycogen (a type of glucose stored in the liver) into glucose. As we saw in the previous chapters, high glucose levels turn into fat with the help of the hormone insulin.

As explained in the chapter “STRESS MAKES YOU GAIN WEIGHT” of my book The Power of Your Metabolism, the other stress-related hormone, cortisol, increases your blood sugar levels and causes the accumulation of fat, especially in the abdomen.

People who have PASSIVE nervous systems produce a greater amount of the neurotransmitter serotonin, which has a calming effect. Individuals with a PASSIVE nervous system will also be much more prone to weight gain due to the fact that their system is in a state of “rest”. They are the people with “slow metabolisms”, which makes it harder for them to lose weight and easier for them to gain weight because they have PASSIVE nervous systems that promote very little movement.

Simply put, we could say that in general there are two types of people: 1) Those who have EXCITED nervous systems who need diets rich in vegetables and salads with small amounts of low-fat proteins that are easy to digest and 2) the other type of nervous system that I call the PASSIVE system that requires more concentrated proteins that are denser (meats, cheeses, eggs) and can tolerate a greater amount of fat because they are stimulating foods.

I have already noticed that my wife and I seem to have very different bodies and metabolisms. She can slim down by eating a diet full of salads and vegetables, while I find it impossible to lose weight if I don’t eat enough meat. In fact, the times I’ve tried being a vegetarian I’ve always felt weak and have gotten sick with at least a cold. On the other hand, my wife gets sick and has indigestion when she eats red meat and pork, which is high in fat.

Theoretically there should be a part of the population that has these two nervous systems completely balanced. I would go on to say that it is very likely that the people who have a balance between the EXCITED and PASSIVE nervous systems aren’t obese or diabetic. Sicknesses and problems with the metabolism seem to be caused in part from having a nervous system that is too EXCITED or too PASSIVE. In other words, they seem to be extremes that cause us harm, just like many other extremes in our lives.

The nervous system controls all of the glands that produce hormones (thyroid, pancreas, ovaries, testicles, adrenal, etc.). The hormones in turn control the body’s energy production. The issues we have with our metabolisms and our health are often caused by our hormones, so it makes sense that if our nervous system is too excited or too passive we could also have hormonal problems or problems with our metabolism. For example, we know that excessive stress causes a nervous reaction that makes our adrenal glands produce excess cortisol. We also know that diabetics have problems with the production of the hormone insulin that is produced in the pancreas. Numerous experts have confirmed that type II diabetes (not dependent on insulin), which makes up 90% of the population who is diabetic, is caused by severe conditions of stress (loss of loved ones, accidents, marital issues, problems with work, etc.). This obviously has an effect on the nervous system.

At their conferences on cancer and the types of diets that produce the best results for patients with cancer, Doctors William Kelly and Nicholas Gonzalez explain the characteristics of each of the two nervous systems, which I have decided to call EXCITED and PASSIVE for purposes of simplification.

You shouldn’t confuse having an EXCITED or a PASSIVE nervous system with having a “slow metabolism” or a “fast metabolism”. Here we are referring to the NERVOUS SYSTEM and what you want to find out is what your dominant NERVOUS SYSTEM type is. Given that your nervous system delivers the signals that control your glands which turn around and produce hormones that control your bodily processes and energy, it is obvious that the state of your nervous system is going to have an influence on your metabolism.

An EXCITED nervous system forces your body to produce an excess of the stimulating and stress producing hormones adrenaline and cortisol, which inevitably have an effect on the metabolism. A PASSIVE nervous system, on the other hand, causes the production of calming substances like serotonin while producing less amounts of the hormones in the thyroid that control energy production and the metabolism. This is why the PASSIVE nervous system increases the possibilities of having hypothyroidism and a “slow metabolism.

The “slow metabolism” and conditions like hypothyroidism are much more common in people with PASSIVE nervous systems. First of all, both the EXCITED and PASSIVE nervous systems can cause obesity because they are extreme conditions in which there isn’t a BALANCE. This creates a hormonal imbalance.

RESULTS OF AN EXCITED NERVOUS SYSTEM:

EXCITED NERVOUSSYSTEM= EXCESSIVE HORMONAL STIMULATION THAT CAUSES STRESS AND PRODUCES CORTISOL= CORTISOL
BUILDS FAT= OBESITY

RESULTS OF A PASSIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM

PASSIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM= VERY LITTLE HORMONAL STIMULATION THAT CAUSES A LACK OF ENERGY=BODY STORES ENERGY IN THE FORM
OF FAT=OBESITY

The advantage of knowing if your body leans more toward being EXCITED or PASSIVE is that it will allow you to adapt the 2×1 or 3x1Diets© according to your body type. It will also help you feel more energetic while you slim down, controlling your diabetes and improving your health. To my understanding, and based on what I’ve seen with many people, carefully choosing foods based on your type of nervous system will help you achieve your goals much faster.

Note that the 2×1 and 3×1 Diets© teach you how to correctly portion your food on your plate according to the different food types: Type “S” (slimming foods) and Type“F” (fattening foods). There are also different types of alternatives to each of the two types of foods.

Take a look at the following characteristics of the two types of nervous systems and you should be able to determine which way your body leans toward, EXCITED or PASSIVE. This can be very important because finding out which way your body leans toward can help you choose which foods are best for your body and your type of nervous system, taking into account that your body isn’t like everybody else’s.

To find out which way your nervous system leans toward, take a look at the following tables:

Excited:
Leans toward being physically active
Weak or delicate digestive system
Eating late at night causes an upset stomach and indigestion
Dislike for salt or salty foods
Body does not tolerate saturated fats

Passive:
Leans toward being physically inactive
Easily digests most foods
Can eat at any time of the day without indigestion
Likes salt and salty foods
Body can tolerate saturated fats

Knowing which type of nervous system you have can also help you have a better understanding of the way your hormones function in your body. This will help you control your hormonal conditions like diabetes or hypothyroidism. You’ll also find out how important it is for you to control your stress levels.

Excited:
High levels of adrenaline
Pancreas produces little insulin
Tendency toward hypothyroidism

Passive:
High levels of serotonin
Pancreas produces a lot of insulin
Tendency toward hyperthyroidism

There are also other characteristics that distinguish these two types of nervous systems:

OTHER BODY-RELATED CHARACTERISTICS:

Excited:
Blood Supply concentrated in the muscles and brain (body ready to fight or flight)
Fast pulse
More acid in the blood
Fast heartbeat
Dilated pupils
Have sweaty palms

Passive:

Blood supply concentrated in the skin and digestive system (body ready to rest or digest)
Slow pulse
Blood is more alkaline
Slow heartbeat
Non dilated pupils
Doesn’t have sweaty palms

When we talk about a “tendency” we are talking about learning toward a certain state. However, “tendency” only means that it is very probable that something will happen. “Tendencies” don’t represent 100% of the time and therefore can vary given that peoples’ personalities and health are more influential than the “tendency” caused by a certain type of metabolism.

PHYSICAL TENDENCIES

Excited:

Muscular build
Athletic
Has allergies
Constipation
Strong heart
Acid reflux
Insomnia

Passive:

Excess fat
Sedentary
No allergies
Regular bowel movements
Irregular heartbeat
No acid reflux

The same goes for “BEHAVIORAL TENDENCIES”, they aren’t true 100% of the time but can be indicators of the type of nervous system that is dominant in your body.

BEHAVIORAL TENDENCIES

Excited:
Easily irritated, demanding, impatient
Enjoy physical activities
High sex drive (high testosterone levels)

Passive:

Calm, controlled, tolerant
Enjoy activities that require little physical activity
Low sex drive (low testosterone levels)

The implementation of the 2×1 or 3×1 Diet© will work better for you if you take these factors into account and choose your Type S (slimming) and Type F (fattening) foods according to your type of nervous system. So, with the 2×1 or 3×1 Diet©, you would determine the portions that you would eat of the Type S and Type F foods. Then, depending on the type of nervous system you have, you could determine which types of foods would be the best to eat as Type S food and which ones would be among the Type F foods.

2 X 1 Diet

For example, if you have an EXCITED nervous system, you would know that it is important to eat a lot of vegetables and salads (they have a calming effect). You could also include light-weight proteins like chicken, turkey, and white fish (better than salmon because it is high in fat) in the Type “S” category. Those who have EXCITED nervous systems tend to have more acid in their bodies and really benefit from drinking a lot of water and from taking nutritional supplements that have a calming and alkaline effect (opposite of acidic) like potassium and magnesium. Given that those who have EXCITED metabolisms tend to have issues with digestion, you may need to take a digestive enzyme to help you adequately digest proteins and fats.

If your nervous system happens to be PASSIVE, you can eat more of the foods that contain oils and fats if you make sure not to eat too much of the Type “F” foods that force your body to produce more insulin. Insulin is the hormone that turns glucose into fat and allows the fat that you eat to combine with the rest of the fat in your body. Those who have PASSIVE nervous systems tend to be more alkaline (not acidic) and therefore foods that are more acidic like meats and fats help boost or speed up their metabolisms.

These are the basic diet recommendations for the 2×1 and 3×1 Diets© according to the type of nervous system:

EXCITED DIET RECOMMENDATIONS:

Vegetarian-like diet
Moderate consumption of low-fat white proteins: chicken, turkey, and fish
Small portions of fish that are low-fat Eggs
Low-fat and low-sugar yogurt
Diet based on mainly vegetables and salads
Drink little or no stimulants like coffee
Diet low in refined carbohydrates

PASSIVE DIET RECOMMENDATIONS:

Meat diet
Red meats, pork, and fish that is high in fat like salmon
Larger portions of fish
Eggs
Yogurt low in sugar and carbohydrates
Diet of vegetables and salads combined with meat and seafood
Could benefit from drinking moderate amounts of coffee
Diet low in refined carbohydrates

Take note that stimulating substances like coffee, sugar, and nicotine are especially harmful for people who have EXCITED nervous systems because they cause more stimulation, which is not what this type of person needs. When you have an EXCITED nervous system, stimulants (coffee, chocolate, sugar, candy, nicotine, etc.) cause damage to your hormonal system and end up harming your metabolism and health. For example, my wife Elizabeth has an EXCITED nervous system, and she found that she gains weight when she drinks coffee and that she slims down when she eliminates coffee from her diet.

There is always the possibility that you’ll discover that your nervous system isn’t predominantly EXCITED or PASSIVE, rather more BALANCED. This would be good news because the more balanced your metabolism is, the easier it will be to achieve your goals.

“ATTENTION DEFICIT” AND “HYPERACTIVITY”

Unfortunately, many children are diagnosed with the common mental illnesses, “Attention Deficit Disorder” or “Hyperactivity”. These supposed mental illnesses are based on opinions and are not supported by any reliable scientific proof (laboratory analysis, radiographs, electrocardiographs, etc.). You should also know that the theory about “chemical imbalances in the brain” that the promoters of these illnesses talk about has never been proven. I’m afraid that the victims of these psychiatric diagnoses are often children who have EXCITED nervous systems as a result of heredity and that their parents unknowingly allow them to eat diets full of stimulating substances like sugar and candy. In some cases these children are given soft drinks (Coca Cola®, Sprite®, etc.), which are really like “liquid sugar” since just one of these drinks contains 3 tablespoons of sugar. It’s sad that we’ve ended up drugging our children with psychotropic drugs like Ritalin®, Adderall®, Concerta® and various others. They are just as bad as drugs like cocaine, and all because of not knowing which types of foods calm down their EXCITED nervous systems.

When an adult or child’s nervous system is too EXCITED they cannot pay attention because their bodies are in a state of complete nervous chaos. If you have children with this problem please check their diet and the other factors that can cause an EXCITED nervous system such as: yeast infections (Candida albicans–candidiasis), intolerance for gluten (the protein in flour, bread, pizza), allergies to colorants or preservatives, heavy metal poisoning, hormonal problems, a diet high in sugar or other medical, nutritional, or environmental causes that could be hidden from a diagnosis that isn’t based on proven scientific tests like “Attention Deficit Disorder” or “Hyperactivity”. You can get more information about the possible causes of behavioral or learning problems on Dr. Mary Ann Block’s website, www.blockcenter.com. You can also learn more about parent’s rights at www.cchrint.org.

Overall, the most important thing for you to do is take note of the results of the decisions you make about your food and lifestyle so that you can make sure you are making the best decisions about your health and metabolism. All of the knowledge in this my book is aimed at finding positive results. If you find that you’re getting positive results and then notice that your progress stops, simply change and go back to what you were originally doing. The most important thing in the process of recovering or improving your health, energy, and metabolism is taking note of the results to determine what works best for you. We are all different!

GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD

When we wish to lose weight, we find ourselves obligated to reduce the consumption of refined carbohydrates (bread, pasta, pizza, flour, candies, sugar, etc). It is the only way of accomplishing healthy weight loss since this type of carbohydrates turn into glucose (sugar in the blood) and the excess glucose then becomes FAT with the help of the insulin hormone produced in our bodies. For various interesting reasons, which we will discuss further, for many people, the most difficult food to eliminate from their diet and the “biggest sacrifice” is considered to be bread or pasta.
After ten years of experience in helping people recuperate their metabolism and slim down, I have learned to recognize the metabolism problems that “body intolerances” can cause. Everybody knows what an “allergy” is because when someone is allergic to a certain food and they ingest it, the allergic reaction is very noticeable. Allergies produce headaches, itching, and loss of breath, phlegm, indigestion, and inflammation which is immediately noticeable in the body. If a person is allergic to seafood and he or she ingests any, the results can be deadly from the crisis or allergic reaction that it causes.
“Intolerances” are a type of negative reaction that the body has to certain foods which do not necessarily include immune system reactions (itching, phlegm, inflammation, etc.). An “intolerance” is a type of negative reaction of the body, which is less noticeable than an allergic reaction. However, when the body has intolerance towards a certain food and we consume this food, the metabolism will decrease to the point where we won’t be able to lose weight. In other words, “intolerances” make us fat because they weaken the metabolism.
The most common foods that cause intolerance are wheat, soy, and corn. In my experience the food that most prevents people from losing weight is wheat, which is a staple of our daily meals. Pasta, cakes, and other foods all contain wheat as a main ingredient.
Wheat contains a protein called “gluten” which causes trouble for a lot of us when it comes to losing weight. Gluten can cause, for many of us, intolerance that creates constipation, headaches, fatigue, indigestion, gases and accumulation of water in the body (edema). When a person is intolerant to the gluten contained in the wheat, he or she will have trouble losing weight, in addition to the possible emotional imbalances like anxiety, memory loss, disorientation and even depression. In fact, it has been noted that many children and adults who are being diagnosed with the popular psychiatric disease ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) really suffer from gluten intolerance. Many of these adults and children, who are put on a wheat-free and gluten-free diet, begin to act “normal” again.
There is an illness called “celiac disease” which not many doctors can easily diagnose. It is an illness caused by a severe intolerance to the gluten protein contained in wheat. There are families that suffer a great deal with strange illnesses and emotional or behavioral-type problems only because they are unaware of gluten intolerance. Some of them end up drugged with antidepressants which only makes the situation worse.
A very interesting discovery revealed that the gluten in wheat functions as an opiate. An opiate is a substance with effects similar to opium (the source of drugs such as morphine and heroin) with a very addictive power. This is the reason that many people who are obese or overweight are addicted to bread! They see a basket full of bread and their mouth begins to water while something inside screams: GIVE IT TO ME!
I know all about this subject very well from personal experience. When I began my quest to lose weight I discovered that my body is one of those bodies that wants nothing to do with gluten or wheat. Whenever I ate bread or pasta, I felt that my body was heavier and I could tell that my clothes fit tighter. Also, I just could not lose weight no matter what diet I was on. With time I discovered that gluten causes a reaction in my body that forces it to retain water and thus my clothes fit tighter. I realized that if I completely avoided gluten and sauces that contain wheat, I was able to lose weight.
I my book The Power of Your Metabolism I dedicated an entire chapter to the subject of “intolerances”. I have received hundreds of emails from people who were able to finally lose weight after eliminating wheat from their diet. Others have been able to handle their indigestion, headaches, and even thyroid problems since eliminating wheat from their diet. Some experts have concluded that for those who are intolerant to gluten, consuming it could damage the thyroid gland.
Everyone has a different heritage origin. Our ancestors, whose genes determined our own genetic characteristics, were hunters and gatherers as opposed to agriculturists. Hunters and gatherers did not farm the lands and they did not eat wheat, thus their bodies never adapted to it. The origin of wheat is wild and it was domesticated and cultivated by our more modern agriculture ancestors.
In any event, should you discover intolerance to wheat; you still have the majority of every other food you can enjoy. It’s just that if you are intolerant and do not discover it, you expose yourself to failure in all your attempts to lose weight, if you don’t avoid the delicious and tempting “daily bread”.

Frank Suárez, Metabolism and Obesity Specialist

IF YOU DON’T SLEEP WELL, YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO LOSE WEIGHT

Sleep to lose weight

It’s funny how everything that happens in our body is related to everything else that happens in the body. Many people who experience the problem of having a “slow metabolism”, which makes it hard for them to lose weight, also suffer from insomnia (difficulty sleeping). The reality is that sleep is vital for metabolism and health.
The human body is in a constant process of construction (new cells) and repairing the cells that have undergone some damage. Some of the cells that make up the body are dying every day while they are being replaced by new cells that are created every day.
When we sleep, the body repairs the cells that have undergone some damage. The reality is that the body never “sleeps” since it is always working on either repairing or creating something internally. We ourselves do “sleep” because we rest our minds and we rest from the vigilance and constant attention that our senses are subjected to by the environment. But the body never really stops working and it continuously maintains its entire defense system on alert (the immune system) in case it detects a danger (bacteria, parasite, virus, etc) that it needs to attack.
For people who suffer from insomnia, or those who wake up repeatedly throughout the night because of light sleep, losing weight becomes nearly impossible. This is because lack of adequate sleep produces a state of stress on the body. When the body is under stress, it produces an excess of the stress hormone called cortisol and this is a hormone which accumulates fat (it’s fattening) while it slowing destroys muscle tissue, thus resulting in wrinkles and flaccid skin. This is why, when we don’t sleep well, we wake up in the morning in a state of crisis and with very little energy.
The cortisol hormone that the body produces when stress exists in the body is the same substance as the cortisol medication that many people have taken and they notice that they have gained weight after taking it. The body produces cortisol every time it is under physical or emotional stress.

Many times this insomnia is caused by a condition relating to the thyroid gland called hypothyroidism. Unfortunately, hypothyroidism is not always detected via a laboratory analysis of the blood because it could exist as a “subclinical hypothyroidism”. Many people suffer from thyroid problems which cause insomnia and obesity and yet their lab work does not detect that such problem exist.
One way of knowing if the insomnia is being caused by problems with the thyroid gland is to take your body temperature. Doctor Broda Barnes, an endocrinologist (hormone specialist) discovered that the body’s temperature directly reflects a problem with the thyroid gland even if the blood analysis does not show the problem. This is called the “Barnes temperature test” and it is even listed in the reference books used by doctors in their offices (a book they call PDR).

If you do not sleep well and have difficulty losing weight, you can learn to take your body temperature to detect whether your thyroid is affected. This test can be done by any person at home and it’s free. Perhaps this is why (free and not lucrative for some) it isn’t more accepted by physicians. Generally, nobody promotes those things that don’t make them money.
I have concluded, while I observe the healthcare industry, that healthy people are not good business for these industries. There are plenty of good doctors out there and a very good number of health professionals that have the intention of truly helping their patients. But, for the pharmaceutical industry and other related health industries, their business depends on our ignorance and illnesses. This is the only way we’ll continue to consume their products and services.
Anyway, our only true defense against this is KNOWLEDGE. If we understand the basic principles that better our health and better the metabolism, we avoid being the victims of ignorance. This is why I wrote The Power of Your Metabolism where I explain, in simple words, which are the factors that determine whether we sleep well, lose weight, and better our health.
Frank Suárez, Obesity and Metabolism Specialist

This Yeast Will Make You Fat

Candida Albicans Yeast

In order to lose weight, you have to improve your metabolism. People that have a “slow metabolism” fail in every attempt to diet because their metabolism does not cooperate when it comes to burning fat. One of the factors that cause this infamous “slow metabolism” is candida albicans yeast infections. These infections are much more common amongst women and people with diabetes.
The reason why some people can have an excess of candida in their bodies is due to the fact that this yeast can rapidly reproduce when one of the following occurs: you have to use antibiotics,
you consume a lot of refined carbohydrates like (sugar, chocolates, pasta, rice, etc.),
you take birth control medication or medication containing cortisol (like the pump used for asthma).

People that have an excess of candida in their bodies can experience the following symptoms caused by the toxins which the yeast expels:
• Itchy skin (especially at night)
• Sinusitis
• Migraines or headaches
• Constantly feeling tired or weak
• Acne
• Intestinal gases or stomach gases
• Allergies to some foods
• Muscular Pain
• Irritability or depression
• Sensitivity to sunlight, teary eyes
• Ear infections
• Constipation
• Urinary tract infections
• Frequent diarrhea
• Rash or spots on skin after sunbathing
• A taste “of metal” in the mouth
• Vaginal itching or discharge
• Tendency to lose weight
• Slow metabolism

To lose weight I recommend you follow a diet avoiding refined carbohydrates (bread, pasta, pizza, rice, sugar, candies, chocolates, flour (wheat or corn), etc.) such as the 2×1 Diet© or the 3×1 Diet© described in the book The Power of Your Metabolism. It is also necessary to consume enough water on a daily basis and cut back on carbonated soft drinks, including “diet soft drinks” which are actually very fattening. If all is done correctly, your metabolism can become faster and you could lose up to 3 pounds of body fat per week which you can feel when your clothes fit a lot looser and you feel much more energetic and happy.

We have already developed natural supplements that will help you detoxify your body of the Candida Albicans yeast while reestablishing your intestinal and vaginal (in the case of women) flora to a healthy state. You can use the Candiseptic™ Kit, a 28-day program in conjunction with very potent vitamins and the COCO- 10 Plus to rid your body of the candida infection. The 2 x 1 Diet© of the 3 x 1 Diet© should be followed during the detoxification process.

There are various factors which reduce the metabolism and make it nearly impossible to lose weight. The good news is that you can improve on all of these factors if you learn how to do so and do it. In the subject of weight loss there are NO MIRACLES. You have to get to the root of the problem which more than a problem with your diet, could be a problem with your METABOLISM. It’s never too late to lose weight and regain your health. When people lose weight they are able to control their high blood pressure problems, high cholesterol, diabetes, and even hypothyroidism (problems with the thyroid gland).

Frank Suárez Metabolism and Obesity Specialist

Constipation Will Decrease Your Metabolism

Three Reasons for Constipation

It is estimated that approximately 40% of women and 8% of men suffer from constipation. Constipation is a condition in which evacuation of the bowels is difficult and does not occur regularly. Constipation makes your metabolism slower and causes you to have more difficulty losing weight. Constipation is a factor that causes a “slow metabolism”.
The food we eat is the source of energy for our body. This food, as part of the process of the metabolism, gets digested, then absorbed (absorption principally takes place in the intestines), and finally it goes through the process of elimination. If any of these processes are affected, the metabolism suffers and the person will have a hard time losing weight.
The main causes of constipation are: hypothyroidism, infections of the Candida Albicans yeast and dehydration (lack of water). It is true that fiber consumption is important, but even those people who hardly consume any fiber as part of their diet are able to have an adequate bowel movement and do not necessarily suffer from constipation.
People with hypothyroidism can suffer from constipation because the thyroid gland controls all of the body’s movements because it controls the body’s energy. To move anything you must have energy. People who suffer from hypothyroidism have very little energy and this causes them to have less movement in their intestines. The intestines have to move in order to expel the excess matter and toxins from the body. When movement is lacking so will elimination.
Another thing is that when a body is overweight or obese, the Candida Albicans yeast, a usual inhabitant of the intestines, overgrows and invades a substantial part of the intestines. This yeast is part of EVERY human being’s body. This yeast feeds from refined carbohydrates such as flour, bread, pasta, sugar, candies, chocolates, sugary fruits, etc. If a person consumes too much of these types of food, the yeast will grow and grow and grow until it invades the majority of the intestines. When it invades the intestines in an aggressive manner, a severe state of constipation is produced due to the fact that the yeast will perforate the intestinal walls and cause irritation. Irritation inhibits the intestinal movement and makes constipation worse.
Lastly, if a person’s water consumption is low or if he or she drinks sodas, especially diet soda, the body will dehydrate to the point that it will become constipated. When the body is so extremely thirsty for water, the intestines will extract too much water from the food you eat creating a dry and very solid fecal mass that blocks the intestines. Without enough water, the moist environment needed to allow movement for elimination is not maintained.
To fight a candida albicans yeast infection it is recommended that you follow a diet low in refined carbohydrates such as the 2 x 1 Diet© as explained in the book The Power of Your Metabolism (www.thepowerofyourmetabolism.com). If carbohydrates are not reduced, there won’t be a chance of reducing the yeast colony to reestablish functionality in your intestines. The other thing that will help you is using a product such as COCO- 10 Plus™ which contains organic coconut oil and the Japanese supplement Co-Q10. The coconut oil acts as a fungicide (kills fungi) and the Co-Q10 increases the energy of the intestinal cells. In fact, the COCO-10 Plus™ is ideally perfect for people who suffer from hypothyroidism because it may help to improve the thyroid’s function while detoxifying the body of yeast, bacteria, and parasites.
A VERY EFFECTIVE aid to help a person regulate elimination and control constipation is utilizing a MAGNESIUM supplement. Magnesium is a natural mineral extracted from vegetables like broccoli and it makes a person have regular bowel movements. Using magnesium capsules daily will totally regulate the process of elimination. In other words, with the help of magnesium capsules a person can achieve regular bowel movements on a daily basis. Contrary to laxatives which contain irritating herbs, magnesium is effective and does not cause intestinal pain nor does it irritate the intestines. There are people who only need 2 capsules of magnesium a day to control their constipation. Others might need 3 or 4 capsules daily depending on the severity of their constipation. However, the good news is that magnesium is natural, non-irritating and it works effectively for those who suffer from constipation.
As soon as you begin to use the magnesium capsules, you will notice not only that you are able to regularly go to the bathroom, but also backaches will be less or totally gone and sometimes headaches will be eliminated as well. Backaches are many times caused by the muscles in your back which mainly lack magnesium. Experts estimate that approximately 85% of the population is deficient in magnesium.
Well, the point is that if you suffer from constipation, you will have a hard time losing weight. If you resolve your constipation problem it will be easier to lose weight because your metabolism will not be affected by a toxic, acidic state in your body or from the lack of oxygen that constipation can cause. If you have a hard time obtaining a good quality magnesium product that is effective, you can call my office at 1.888.348.7352. We also have COCO-10 Plus and the Candiseptic Kit available at www.relaxslim.com.
Any which way you must find a solution to the problem of constipation in order to improve your metabolism and lose weight.