New book exposes fallacies that have made past weight loss strategies ineffective and addresses additional weight loss challenges individuals on gluten-free or food allergy diets face.

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DENVER/EWORLDWIRE/Jan. 10, 2012 --- "The most common New Year's resolution made by Americans is to lose weight," states author Nicolette Dumke. "Yet, as a country, we are becoming more obese every year. The reason is not a collective lack of willpower. It is that past weight loss efforts have been based on assumptions that ignore the facts of how bodies store or burn fat. This explains why past diets have failed to produce lasting results and demonstrates how to make this year's weight loss resolution a reality."

Dumke's new book - Food Allergy and Gluten-Free Weight Loss: Control Your Body Chemistry, Reduce Inflammation and Improve Your Health - exposes fallacies that have made past weight loss strategies ineffective and addresses additional weight loss challenges individuals on gluten-free or food allergy diets face:

1. Past dieting efforts have failed because they are based on fallacies of a weight loss diet hoax. Conventional diets say that all that matters is the number of calories consumed minus the number burned. Although calories do have an effect, they are not the primary determining factor in how much people weigh. Hormones, such as insulin, cortisol, leptin and others, are what really determine weight. If hormones are saying, "Deposit that food!" people will not be able to lose weight even if the calories they consume is very low. Because hormones work against body chemistry, calorie-counting diets rarely result in permanent weight loss. To lose weight permanently, people must understand and control weight-related hormones.

2. At the root of effective weight loss is control of hunger and insulin levels. Insulin is the hormone most important to the weight loss process because insulin regulates the activity of enzymes that control fat metabolism. (See http://www.foodallergyandglutenfreeweightlos.com/controlling_hormones.... for details.) In addition, hunger, which leads people to overeat, is a sign of high insulin. The no-snacks-between-meals rule of conventional diets makes people hungrier and raises insulin levels, thus making weight loss nearly impossible. By understanding the role of insulin and the enzymes mentioned above, it is possible to escape the calorie-math diet hoax that has kept Americans heavy.

3. The timing of meals and snacks is the most important factor for controlling insulin levels and hunger. The key to losing weight easily and without hunger is to keep a body in a burn fat mode by keeping the blood sugar level stable and the insulin level low and stable. To discover how to achieve this, visit http://www.foodallergyandglutenfreeweightlos.com/controlling_hormones.... for details.

4. Adrenal hormones, such as cortisol and adrenaline, also contribute to overweight. When adrenaline is secreted in response to stress, the body releases stored fuel (glucose) from the liver into the bloodstream. Insulin is secreted to drive this into cells to be used for energy. However, if stress does not involve physical activity, the glucose may be stored as fat. This is the physiological reason why it is nearly impossible for some people to lose or even maintain their weight during stressful times, regardless of their food intake.

5. With the rising incidence of gluten intolerance and food allergies, many Americans are facing new challenges to weight loss. Gluten-free diets are often high in rice, the only grain which has a high glycemic index (GI) score in its whole-grain form, and overeating high GI foods leads to weight gain. Allergies promote overweight by causing allergic cravings or food addiction. In addition, the inflammation caused by allergic reactions causes a release of adrenal hormones which start a hormonal cascade leading to food being deposited as fat. Inflammation also inactivates leptin, the body's master hormone for maintaining a healthy weight. For details, visit: http://www.foodallergyandglutenfreeweightloss.com/why_are_we_overweight... http://www.foodallergyandglutenfreeweightlos.com/controlling_hormones....

Hormones rule when it comes to weight loss for everyone, not just those on gluten-free or food allergy diets. "To lose weight successfully and permanently, discard the faulty assumptions you've heard about weight in the past and embrace the pursuit of real health and hormonal control by understanding how to work with your body to control your weight," said Dumke.

Discover more about how to make this year's weight loss efforts succeed with Nicolette M. Dumke's new book, "Food Allergy and Gluten-Free Weight Loss: Control Your Body Chemistry, Reduce Inflammation and Improve Your Health" (ISBN 9781887624190, Allergy Adapt 2011).

About the Author
Nicolette Dumke has been cooking for various special diets for herself, family members, and friends for over 30 years. She holds B.S. degrees in microbiology and medical technology, and is the author of numerous books on food allergies, gluten-free cooking, and special diets.

Food Allergy and Gluten-Free Weight Loss: Control Your Body Chemistry, Reduce Inflammation and Improve Your Health (ISBN 9781887624190, Allergy Adapt 2011) can be purchased through local and online bookstores. For more information, visit http://www.foodallergyandglutenfreeweightloss.com. Review copies available upon request.

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CONTACT:
Nicolette Dumke
Allergy Adapt Inc.
1877 Polk Avenue
Louisville, CO 80027
PHONE. 303-666-8253
EMAIL: nickiedumke@gmail.com
http://www.foodallergyandglutenfreeweightloss.com/

SOURCE: Allergy Adapt Inc.