Most people struggling with their 255th ultimate weight loss program ended up with thinking of a strict diet or skipping meals in order to see results. In their case, the pain of excess weight was bigger than the bad feeling of starving, so they decided to be a hunger hero. It isn't a good idea to skip meals as it has the reverse effect. The body turns metabolism into "slow-mode" thus additional to the uncomfortable bad feeling of stress, low blood sugar crashes and other goodies, even more fat is stored.

Cutting calories to the half is good only for people with the habit of overeating. Yesterday a very nice woman from New York, Mary, wrote me that as a fitness trainer she really has no lifestyle problems. She drinks enough water and eats healthy foods. The only pain is her starving and sugar cravings. For people like her an urgent visit to the doctor is more than recommended. New (and not so new) research shows that along with accumulated toxins our hormonal imbalance can cause our most weight issues. Mary needs to know about her hormone levels (and the main blood and urine test results) before she makes any decision about what to try next on the never ending weight loss train.

We can only hope that in the coming years our children learn already at school how hormones in general and the so called fat hormones affect our weight.

Two days ago a very interesting article about the connection between the components of the "signal network" of our body that controls our fat cells. It was written by Dr. Al Sears, the formulator of a new natural slimming formula.

I know: you guessed right! The network pieces are our hormones with leptin as a leader produced by our fat cells. According to Dr. Sears "This mess sends out two signals: One, it tells your brain you're full. That shuts down your hunger. Two, it tells the fat inside your cells to break down into a kind of fat that can be burned as energy."

When these signals are working, you don't get hungry as often and your fat gets burned naturally.

But when too many fat cells build up, a protein called CRP sticks to the leptin and prevents it from delivering its message to your brain. Signal lost. This is called leptin resistance.

CRP, by the way, stands for C-reactive protein.

The second fat signal, another hormone called adiponectin controls our sensitivity to insulin, which is - you guessed right - also a hormone... Insulin is known as the blood sugar-lowering hormone. When everything functions smoothly, we have healthy adiponectin levels and an adequate reaction to blood sugar. Unfortunately, with our natural ageing process the level of adiponectin seems to drop dramatically. That's what lies behind getting fatter with getting older even with a healthy diet and active lifestyle.

Back to our fat signal network, an enzyme called glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase turns blood sugar into fat. The circle is closing.

Fortunately as we know everyday more about how the body works, the options to help with natural supplements grow as well. Primal Lean, Dr. Sears' new slimming supplement intervenes via four ancient herbs at the "hot points". It really stops hunger and cravings.