More evidence is emerging about the positive and vital role of fat in general, and the key hormone leptin specifically, in regards to it as an important metabolic organ and a key aspect of the endocrine system. An August 7 article in the New York Times by Natalie Angier, titled "Its Poor Reputation Aside, Our Fat Is Doing Us a Favor," reflects the central theme of Byron Richards' new book, "The Leptin Diet," and the work he has been engaged in for the past 22 years.
Angier, after explaining the cell structure and nature of fat cells, or adipose tissue, noted that evolutionary "biologists have proposed that our relative plumpness compared with our closest nonhuman kin, the chimpanzee, may help explain our relative braininess. Even a lean male athlete with a body fat content of 8 percent to 10 percent of total body mass (half the fat found on the average nonobese, non-Olympic American man) is still a few percentage points more marbled than a wild male chimpanzee, and scientists have suggested that our distinctive adipose stores help ensure that our big brains will be fed even when our cupboards go bare."
Richards, who describes his book "The Leptin Diet" as an owner's manual for the body, emphasizes this evolutionary aspect of leptin as being vital for humans surviving during their hunter/gathering stage of existence. "We all must learn how leptin works in our body to control energy, food cravings, and, of course, body weight," Richard says. "The primary hormone released by fat is leptin, which regulates all other hormones and is a product of when food supplies were inconsistent in our pre-historic past. This is a hormone of survival and, quite frankly, it is one hell of a smart hormone."
In full agreement with the New York Times article, Richards was pleased Angier reported that fat has now become a recognized part of the human endocrine system and actually an "endocrine organ, an organ that like the thyroid or pancreas, secretes hormones to shape the behavior of other tissues far and wide." In adding to this aspect of fat and leptin, Richards commented that the Times article "correctly points out that fat is now recognized as an important metabolic organ, like the heart, liver, and pancreas, which are essential to smooth running metabolism, health in general, and optimal body weight."
"Mastering Leptin" by Byron J. Richards is truly revolutionary as it is the first book to describe the meaning of thousands and thousands of scientific studies on the topic of this very important hormone, often described as the King of Hormones, and why every human being "must know about it and its role and even outcome in their overall health. Everyone has an owner's manual for their car, now they have one for their body."
For more information about Byron Richards' "The Leptin Diet" and "Mastering Leptin," call Wellness Resources at 800-717-9355 or go to www.wellnessresources.com. For media interviews contact Brad Butler at 323-461-3921 or brad@promotioninmotion.net |