{"id":5568,"date":"2016-12-02T14:00:09","date_gmt":"2016-12-02T22:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.everywomanover29.com\/blog\/?p=5568"},"modified":"2016-12-02T10:53:36","modified_gmt":"2016-12-02T18:53:36","slug":"new-fat-flush-plan-book-poor-bile-production-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everywomanover29.com\/blog\/new-fat-flush-plan-book-poor-bile-production-anxiety\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Fat Flush Plan book, poor bile production and anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A new book by Ann Louise Gittleman, Ph.D., C.N.S., The New Fat Flush Plan<\/a>, has just released and already it\u2019s a New York Times bestseller. The first edition of this book was an all-time favorite with me and my clients when I first started working as a nutritionist. I’m really pleased to see she has a new edition and I am loving the updates.<\/p>\n

I especially enjoy the new sections that address the Top 10 Hidden Weight Gain Factors (the notes in parentheses after each hidden factor are mine):<\/p>\n

Hidden Factor #1: Your Tired, Toxic Liver<\/em> (she has always been an expert on this topic)<\/p>\n

Hidden Factor #2: False Fat<\/em> (this one is intriguing, isn\u2019t it?)<\/p>\n

Hidden Factor #3: Fear of Eating Fat<\/em> (I’m constantly amazed this fear still exists)<\/p>\n

Hidden Factor #4: Insulin Resistance and Inflammation<\/em> (a big factor in so many diseases)<\/p>\n

Hidden Factor #5: Stress as a Fat Maker<\/em> (we know all about this one, don\u2019t we?)<\/p>\n

Hidden Factor #6: Messy Microbiome<\/em> (we\u2019re seeing so much new research on this topic)<\/p>\n

Hidden Factor #7: Poor Quality Bile<\/em> (we don\u2019t hear much about bile so I\u2019m going to share more on this topic \u2013 I shared some of it from the Medicinal Supplements Summit here<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Hidden Factor #8: Tuckered Out Thyroid<\/em> (more and more people are experiencing thyroid issues)<\/p>\n

Hidden Factor #9: Hidden Hitchhikers<\/em> \u2013 Parasites (you heard her share her expertise on this topic in our Parasite-Anxiety interview on the Anxiety Summit<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Hidden Factor #10: Missing Magnesium<\/em> (this one is also a big factor for anxiety)<\/p>\n

As you can see much of the above applies to both weight-gain and anxiety. I\u2019d like to share some of the excellent information on poor quality bile because it\u2019s not something we hear much about. Because it\u2019s tied to fluctuating blood sugar levels, toxins and fat digestion, it has a direct impact on anxiety.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve been taking or are currently taking prescription anxiety or depression medications (SSRIs or benzodiazepines) or other medications then there is also the need for more liver and gallbladder support.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s start with the function of bile:<\/p>\n

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Made from lecithin, cholesterol and bilirubin, your bile has two jobs. First it emulsifies and digests fat, breaking it down into small particles so that your intestines can absorb them. Second, it helps escort toxins that your liver has removed out of the body.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Ann Louise shares how bile deficiency affects your overall health, prevents weight-loss and encourages weight gain:<\/p>\n

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You know that erratic blood sugar levels, haywire hunger hormones, a tired toxic liver, and poor detoxification prime the body to accumulate excess fat.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

What she shares next is very interesting:<\/p>\n

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Each of these factors are rooted to some degree in low quality bile as well as other causes. As a matter of fact, bile has such an important role in weight regulation that improving bile quality has been shown to increase metabolism by 50 percent. If you thin the bile you thin the body. Period.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I really enjoy the signs and symptoms she shares in the book. Here are some of the signs and symptoms of low quality bile:<\/p>\n