Graduates Group: Mindset Part One

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1. incredible effects of mindset Akil Palanisamy, MD Group visits
2. milkshake study background • Old model – calories in/calories out – does not account for beliefs about food. • Ghrelin is a hormone secreted in the gut – “the hunger hormone". • When ghrelin levels in the stomach rise, that signals the brain that it's time to seek out food. When they drop, hunger subsides old thinking • Scientists thought ghrelin levels fluctuated only in response to nutrients in the stomach. • i.e. put in a big meal, ghrelin responds one way; put in a small snack and it responds another way. Presentation title 20XX 2
3. milkshake study a low-calorie option • Half of the bottles labeled as a low-calorie drink called Sensishake — stated as having zero percent fat, zero added sugar and only 140 calories. a rich treat • The other half was put into bottles that were labeled as containing an incredibly rich treat called Indulgence, including enough sugar and fat to account for 620 calories. • In truth, the shakes had 300 calories each. what was tested • levels of ghrelin before and after (in same person) Presentation title 20XX 3
4. ghrelin positive response • Usually after a big meal, your ghrelin levels drop which is tied to increased satiety and lower appetite in addition to a boost in metabolism. negative response • If you only have a small meal, your ghrelin levels don't drop much, appetite stays the same and metabolism doesn't get boosted – you might get hungry again sooner. Presentation title 20XX 4
5. surprising results Presentation title The ghrelin levels dropped around three times more when people were consuming the ‘indulgent’ shake compared to when the same people drank the ‘sensible’ shake (even though both shakes were identical) 20XX 5
6. implications If you believed you were drinking the indulgent shake, your body responded as if you had actually consumed much more – better hormonally and metabolically! Presentation title 20XX 6
7. takeaways the insight • food labels are not just labels; they evoke a set of beliefs and actually affect the body's physiological processing of the nutrients that are consumed the paradox • what should you believe to maximize the benefit of “eating healthy”? • believing that you are consuming a nutrient-rich, indulgent meal is actually better for you metabolically • thinking that you are limiting yourself to a restricted, low-calorie meal actually is counterproductive Presentation title 20XX 7
8. food choices don’t matter? Presentation title • Beliefs & mindset matter • But choices do matter, in terms of which foods you choose to eat – try to make the best choices you can • Not either/or but both/and – avoid dualistic trap 20XX 8
9. beliefs about food Presentation title 20XX 9 … should be centered around satisfaction and indulgence rather than deprivation
10. TIGER Protocol Toxins Infections Gut Eating Rest mindset – in context Further reading with 35+ recipes
11. questions? Akil Palanisamy doctorakil.com @doctorakil Presentation title 20XX 11