Metabolism

What is metabolism?

Metabolism is the chemical reactions in the body that change food into energy.

Metabolism laws.

These are compensation, multitasking, efficiency rate & individuality.

To break it down… Dieting can slow down metabolic output by compensation with a loss of muscle mass & can change the leptin thyroid output as well as decreasing the fat burning ability at rest.

These are all long term negative impacts.

The body functions in anabolic & catabolic cycles. (Anabolic) Building muscle (catabolic) breaking it down.

To achieve an anabolic state, carbs are a major stimulator of the hormone insulin (as is protein). Without these in your diet, you cannot build muscle and your body will enter the catabolic phase of breaking down any lean muscle that you already have.

Therefore, by doing these diets you may weigh less on the scales but at a detrimental cost.

Don’t get me wrong, there are some diets that have great effects, wether they be keto, intermittent fasting or carb cycling, and do work well for some but terrible for others.

It’s all about the goldie locks effect (finding what is right specifically to you.)

The metabolism is like a see-saw and its primary function is to bring the body back to homeostasis. If you tip it in one direction of deprivation it will counter-act and work against you in the other.

The key to a having an effective metabolism is by achieving balance.

Its no secret, we are all completely different and this is why we need to assess hormones, genetics, thyroid function & gut health to determine the best plan of action.

The most important part is also understanding, for your body to have optimal function, your emotional & mental wellbeing needs to be in balance, which is why when training we treat the body as an integrated system and address all functions and possible inhibiting pathways.

Fun fact: The limbic system (the emotional part of the central nervous system) has the ability to manipulate hormones & override the entire system of the body.

Which is why rest, recovery, nature walks, meditation, massage therapy (activities that reduce stress & make you feel good) are all part of a very important checklist to achieve balance, optimal metabolism function & peak performance.