Dr. Al Sears, MD Reveals Summer Secret To Fat Loss Lies In Understanding Glycemic Load

Royal Palm Beach, FL, July 29, 2014 (Newswire.com) - ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL, July 29, 2014 – Summer can be the time of year when losing weight and shaping up is a major goal for many people, but getting into beach-ready shape is not always so easy. In his article, “Summer Secret To Fat Loss”, America’s #1 fitness physician, Dr. Al Sears, M.D., explains how to use glycemic index and the glycemic load values  to eat foods that result in fat loss and a bathing-suit proud body.

“You can cut calories and still gain weight. You can work out until you pass out and still have that spare tire. We don’t get fat because we eat too much.  Hormones make you fat,” Dr. Sears said. “The hormone insulin is the number one fat builder. It tells your body to pack on the pounds. When you eat foods high on the Glycemic Index, you produce a storm of insulin. As a general rule, carbs are the foods highest on the GI.”

"You can cut calories and still gain weight. You can work out until you pass out and still have that spare tire. We don't get fat because we eat too much. Hormones make you fat."

Dr Al Sears MD, America's #1 Fitness Physician

Different foods affect blood sugar levels in various ways. The Glycemic Index (GI) is an indicator of how much the carbohydrates in foods will raise blood sugar. A food with a high GI raises blood sugar more than a food with a low GI.  At the Dr. Sears Center for Health And Wellness the food tested with the highest GI is cornbread.  Dr. Sears has made his glycemic index chart available just click here.

Blood sugar requires insulin to process it. Eventually the pancreas, the organ that makes insulin,  gets tired and stops responding. This creates a condition called insulin resistance. Blood sugar that cannot be processed gets stored as fat.

“In my practice, I take the Glycemic Index one step further.  The idea is to eat foods that do not spike your blood sugar and to also let your blood sugar come back down after eating because you don’t want your insulin to stay elevated for too long,” Dr. Sears explained. “This means eating foods with a low Glycemic Load (GL). The GL identifies how fattening a food is.”

To calculate the Glycemic Load multiply a food’s Glycemic Index rating by the total amount of carbohydrate in each serving you eat.  Dr. Sears put these calculations on his Glycemic load chart. 

“I consider foods with a Glycemic Load under 10 as the best choice. Foods that fall between 10 and 20 are not bad, but you should eat them with caution. Foods above 20 should be eaten sparingly. It’s a good idea to replace  these foods with protein,”  Dr. Sears said. “Low GI diets have been associated with a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, depression, and several cancers. Another benefit of eating foods with a low GL is that you’ll naturally lose fat and get a leaner, slimmer body that will make you proud to be in a bathing suit this summer.”

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About Al Sears MD

Dr. Al Sears, MD, currently owns and operates the Dr. Sears’ Center for Health and Wellness in Royal Palm Beach, Florida.  It’s a successful integrative medicine and anti-aging clinic with over 25,000 patients.

His cutting-edge therapies and reputation for solving some of the most difficult-to-diagnose cases attract patients from around the world. Dr. Sears was one of the first physicians to be board-certified in anti-aging medicine.

As a pioneer in this new field of medicine, he is an avid researcher, published author, and enthusiastic lecturer. He is the first doctor licensed in the U.S. to administer TA-65, the most important breakthrough in anti-aging medicine today. Dr. Sears currently writes and publishes several monthly newsletters, including the monthly e-Newsletter, Confidential Cures, and daily email broadcasts, Doctor’s House Call and Ageless Beauty Secrets.

He also contributes to a host of other publications in the field. He has appeared on over 50 national radio programs, ABC News, CNN, and ESPN. For more information about Dr. Al Sears, M.D. please go to: http://www.AlSearsMD.com