Body Composition is more Important that Weight

Body Composition is more important than weight. If you are a regular dieter, you probably already realize that there are THOUSANDS of choices for losing weight that include the latest, greatest gimmic. And if you think that green tea bean is going to shave off those extra pounds without your work or involvement, I’d like to invite you to think again.

When it comes to metabolic syndrome, our nation is nearing catastrophic levels! Part of the biggest problem stems from people not understanding their bodies. That’s where we make a difference. At Straight Nutrition, not only is our job to give you the tools you need to get the job done, we work to help you understand physiology whic explains how your body works. YOUR JOB IS TO PROVIDE THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT! It’s a simple formula that starts with math.

Your body is made up of 5 different compartments – metabolic tissues, intracellular water, extracellular water, bone tissue and fat. Your total body water weight is found inside and outside your cells. Body Cell Mass includes your metabolic tissues and intracellular water. Extracellular mass includes your bone tissue and extracellular water. Lastly, is your fat mass.

Total Fat Mass includes your visceral adipose and subcutaneous adipose tissues. Elevated rates increase your risks for cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, diabetes, cancer, and many other disorders.

Body Cell Mass (BCM) is your active tissue mass which includes skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, and viscera-nervous tissue which is your heart, kidney, liver, and lung. Body Cell Mass is the total mass of the metabolically active cells in your body. They perform chemical, thermal, or mechanical work exchanging oxygen, burning calories, and utilizing glucose.

Loss of BCM (Sarcopenia) is associated with a reduced quality of life, poor immune response, increased biological age, osteoporosis, and impaired healing. It takes three times longer to accumulate BCM as to deplete it. To increase BCM you must remove catabolic factors like stress, anxiety, sedentary behaviors, insulin resistance, etc., and increase protein calories and introduce resistance training.

Extracellular mass (ECM) includes your plasma, tendons, ligaments, fascia, dermis, collagen, elastin, and the skeleton. ECM is the tissue not targeted by catabolism which includes your bones, legaments, tendons and extracellular water.

When you begin understanding more about HOW your body works, you can begin supplying the micronutrients that provide the building blocks for your body to function like a smooth running machine~!

Start your year off right… let us calculate your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR), adjust for activity, adjust for your weight goals and spread the food out between the food groups. Make your appointment today. Stop jumping from one marketing product to another and put your feet on the ground. When the marketing is better than the product, your plan begins to ping-pong.

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