Comments on: Leptin and Weight Loss

By: Sleep More to Weigh Less | Small Steps to Health

Sleep More to Weigh Less | Small Steps to Health — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:42:54 +0000

[...] enough sleep encourages your body to produce more leptin hormones and less ghrelin hormones. Leptin is the fullness hormone and ghrelin is the hunger hormone. Getting enough sleep reduces your [...]

By: Trouble Falling Asleep and Weight Gain | Small Steps to Health

Trouble Falling Asleep and Weight Gain | Small Steps to Health — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 01:20:35 +0000

[...] is the “off switch” for appetite. I have written about leptin and weight loss in a previous post. Trust me, we do not want less of this [...]

By: Serotonin Power Diet Book Review | Small Steps to Health

Serotonin Power Diet Book Review | Small Steps to Health — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:23:57 +0000

[...] body is an amazing machine. There are so many checks and balances regulating your hunger from hormones like leptin to brain chemicals like serotonin. But it is also a slow bloated bureaucratic machine that takes [...]

By: asithi

asithi — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:10:28 +0000

@Dr. J – the healthy behaviors are usually the right treatment. Just that sometimes we are too lazy to believe it! Thanks for the comment.

By: Dr. J

Dr. J — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:51:16 +0000

That's a nice summary of the scientific information about leptin! Isn't it interesting that the well know healthy behaviors are the treatment no matter what the disease state? .-= Dr. J´s last blog ..The trouble with shopping lists, golf is good for you and taking the harm out of soft drinks =-.