Toxic Fat May Block Weight Loss

Toxic Fat Syndrome Blocks Weight Loss

You fail to lose weight because every time you've tried, as soon as you lose a few fat pounds, you begin to feel worse. You get headaches, body aches, insomnia, mental fog, short-tempered, and increased fatigue. You have severe food cravings, and you become unable to control your appetite. You suffer through all this only to find that the fat pounds stop coming off. You feel discouraged " and just quit.

Maybe the problem is not your diet, or your willpower. Maybe the problem is your fat. You may have what I call Toxic Fat Syndrome. Toxins are made in our body constantly. Toxins enter our bodies every day. Toxins can build up inside us, can cause problems. Some individuals are particularly susceptible. Normally our toxic defense systems protect us. Most toxins are readily excreted in our sweat, through our lungs, in our urine and stool. But some toxins build up in our tissues, in our bones, but mostly in our fat. Toxic Fat.

Losing Toxic Fat
Start to lose a few fat pounds, and you release a load of toxins into your system. If your body's detoxification processes are weak " you can get Toxic Fat Syndrome. If this happens to you, be careful how you approach weight loss. You may need to detoxify before you can lose weight.

Safe Detox Requirements
The liver and gut are our primary organs that process toxins for excretion. If you have even subtle dysfunction and impairment in your liver or gut, you may not be able to effectively protect yourself against a toxic fat assault. The toxins can cause various problems. Toxins released from fat during dieting can disrupt the proper function and balance many systems, including
1. sex hormones
2. thyroid hormones
3. mitochondrial energy metabolism
4. fat-burning system
5. appetite and satiety control
6. stress hormones
7. brain chemistry
8. liver and gut detoxification


If you think you may have Toxic Fat Syndrome, there are tests available to help determine if you can detox without making things worse. If you engage in a detox program and your liver and gut are not working properly " you can make yourself sicker.