Fat Hormones

We had an amazing guy come speak to us at work a year or so ago about stress and hormones. Matt Church - what drives you? Are you always tired or cranky... it could be all about the hormones that are running around your system.

Adrenalin
Fight or flight? Adrenalin is what makes you react. We have 2hrs a day of adrenalin to use - tap into this to help release other relaxing hormones to balance you out.

Cortisola
You require a certain amount of cortisol in your system to: Help the body to manage stress, Convert protein into glucose to boost flagging blood sugar levels, Work in tandem with the hormone insulin to maintain constant blood sugar levels, Inhibit inflammation, Contribute to the maintenance of constant blood pressure, Contribute to the workings of the immune system.

If you are contantly tired, cranky and irritable, you are running purely on cortisol, not a good way to be.

Serotonin
is the messenger in the brain affects emotions, behavior, mood and circadian rhythms. A chemical necessary for communication between nerve cells.

Melatonin
The hormone of darkness - helps you sleep better, regulates your body temperature. If you are affected by caffeine or suffer bad jetlag you are running on this hormone.


http://www.acui.com.au/_uploads/103352MATT_CHURCH.pdf


http://www.musclebomb.com/fat_hormones.html

This guy is a legend, he is the most switched on trainer I have read about and his stories, client pictures are truly motivational. Joe Rocks. So I hope he dosen't mind that I have put this link on my site (back to his website....) to educate the reason behind how fat is released into the body and used by the body.

Fascinating stuff.