Healthy Dieting

But before you jump on the growth hormone bandwagon and rush off to have injections at your nearest clinic, you should know that by far the most powerful rejuvenating effects from increased levels of human growth hormone are brought about by changes in the way you eat and live.

Most of what stimulates the production of growth hormone are things over which we have total control:

A carbohydrate-restricted diet

A truly adequate protein diet

Deep sleep

Strength training

Decreasing blood glucose levels

Increasing blood protein levels

Increasing the levels of the prostaglandin El

And we can achieve all this through Insulin Balance and Ketogenics.

Build Lean Mass

That vital benefit of HGH – building lean body mass – holds the second secret to permanent weight control. Your lean body mass is always in flux – increasing or decreasing. When it changes, this is not because of alterations in your organs or bones, but rather because of alterations in your muscle. Under-muscled people have low levels of energy. Studies show they are at as great a risk from degeneration and early ageing as people who have too much body fat. When your muscles are strong, dense and alive, aches and pains vanish and posture is good too – for posture depends upon muscle alone. So does the proper elimination of waste from your cells. The lymphatic system, which carries these waste products away, is not powered by the heart but by muscle movement. So the more muscle movement you get, the better it works. This is particularly important for women – even slim ones. For unless your lymphatic system is working properly, you can end up with deposits of water, wastes and fat on localised areas of your body, better known as cellulite.

So to shed fat and keep it off, you need to increase your lean body mass. For energy, beauty, health and weight control, most physiologists would say that 90 per cent LBM to 10 per cent fat is ideal for men. For women, 80 to 85 per cent LBM is just about perfect, which means carrying no more than 15 to 20 per cent of your weight in fat.

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