Essential No. 1: Maximized Mind Harvard University—A recent study investigated the power of one's mindset in losing weight. The findings of the study shocked psychologists stating that "weight loss is not only possible but probable." Ellen Langer said "If you can put the mind in a healthy place, you can have dramatic physiological consequences". In other words, a critical component to losing weight is your mindset. Mental / Emotional Stress and Cortisol Cortisol is a very important hormone in the body that is secreted by the adrenal glands and regulates the following processes in the body: -Glucose (sugar) metabolism -Blood pressure regulation -Immune function -Inflammatory response Prolonged levels of stress cause an elevation of cortisol in the blood stream that has been found to increase abdominal fat. Abdominal fat has been associated with severe health conditions that include heart attacks, strokes, diabetes and elevated levels of ba...
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