The Galveston Diet Quotes

“Cellular Renewal Researchers believe that when you practice intermittent fasting, your cells undergo a small amount of stress, which seems to continually recharge the cellular defenses against molecular damage and builds your resistance to disease. Although the word stress sounds like a negative, taxing the body is beneficial in much the same way as exercising stresses your muscles and heart. As long as you allow your body time to recover, it will grow stronger. There is a lot of similarity between how your body responds to the stress of physical activity and how cells respond to intermittent fasting.”
― Mary Claire Haver, The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms

“lower triglycerides is to reduce your carbohydrate intake.”
― Mary Claire Haver, The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms

“As SHBG levels drop, the activity of our sex hormones, particularly androgens (like testosterone), increases. This chain of hormonal events leads to changes in cholesterol, visceral fat gain, and unwanted hair growth.”
― Mary Claire Haver, The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms

“If you’ve noticed that you’re hungrier and crave unhealthy foods when you don’t get enough sleep, chalk it up to hormones. Studies show that when you sleep only four or five hours a night, the hunger hormone ghrelin spikes—so you feel really hungry the next day. Plus, when you’re sleep deprived, your body releases cortisol. When cortisol goes up, it tells your liver to release its stored glucose. But it also limits insulin. So, your blood sugar levels soar, making you crave foods, usually sugary carbs. Still other research has linked sleep deprivation to depression and anxiety, both prevalent in mid-life, as well as insulin resistance, which is a trigger for high blood pressure, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes.”
― Mary Claire Haver, The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms

“Nutrition is the most under-utilized medication, yet it is the most effective.”
― Mary Claire Haver, The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms