Fear, Stress, Sleep & How They Impair Fatloss
Welcome to another episode of The ZecoHealth Show
This is finess, nutrition and weight management expert, Narado Zeco Powell
I am going to talk the trifecta, Fear, Stress & Sleep
These can work together to aid weight loss and work against you to impede weight loss.
This is a 2 part episode.
This week, I will explain how these habits impede your health and fat loss progress and next week, I will dive deep into the habits you need to improve your levels of all three.
Before I get into today’s topic let’s start by discussing an article on EveryDay Health titled “10 Common Medications That May Cause Weight Gain”
I absolutely love this article and put a link in the show notes.
It lists 10 medications we take and how they may limit weightloss and in turn cause obesity.
The top medications mentioned are :
- Tricyclic Antidepressants
- Corticosteroids
- Antihistamines
- Epilepsy Medications
- Beta-Blockers
- Insulin
- Antipsychotics
And much more!
I will post more about these medications on my IG @zecohealth on a weekly basis.
For now, I want you to be aware.
Over 70% of Americans are on legal drugs
We spend more money on legal drugs than any country in the world!
Yet we have a war on recreational drugs, but not on legal drugs.
Even though most of them have adverse effects.
We know the connection between obesity and underlyning health issues.
That is why I have the ZecoHealth Show to teach you the habits you need to take control of your weight.
Now, let’s get into the trifecta!
Let’s first talk FEAR
It is defined as an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat.
The key word in the definition is belief.
If you listen to my past interviews with Dr. Chris Lee and Kristine Ovsepian, we discussed the role our minds play in our health.
Most of us operate from an automatic state.
Dr. Lee mentioned that the successful person doesn’t go to fear, but regulates and goes to curiosity.
We know that healthy fear is good.
If you have been listening to me, you have heard me explain that excess cortisol tells your body that you are in danger.
Given that your body prefers sugars for energy, when you are in that state, you will crave more sugars and carbs, even if your body doesn’t need it.
And of course, since your body doesn’t need all that sugar, it will store it as glycogen and fat.
Now, this take me into Stress
It is defined as a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.
Fear & Stress are hand in hand.
As we often run in an automatic state, if we are running on fear, we tend to cause emotional and physical stress.
We know that stress damages your immune system, metabolism, energy levels and so much more.
That is why habits to reduce stress are very important.
Lastly, let’s talk SLEEP
Now, stress impedes sleep as most of us know.
Most people do not know this, but getting quality sleep is vital for health and fat loss.
Research tells us that lack of sleep causes poor gut health, hormone imbalance, weakness, low energy, high stress levels and much more.
In fact, getting quality sleep is the most important habit for sustainable fat loss.
Low quality of sleep can also accelerate the aging process by causing excess inflammation and oxidative stress.
Looking to the fountain of youth, get to sleep at night
WIth sleep, it is not just quantity, but quality.
So, now we know how these work together to damage us.
In my next episode I will dive deeper into these habits and how to improve your levels of all three.
Stay tuned for next week’s episode.
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