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    Your Body, Your Genes, Your Digestion, and Your Metabolism
    Your Body, Your Genes, Your Digestion, and Your Metabolism
    Your Body, Your Genes, Your Digestion, and Your Metabolism
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    Your Body, Your Genes, Your Digestion, and Your Metabolism

    By Christopher Brandlin

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    In Christopher Brandlins third book, he explains how our genetics affect our metabolisms and our ability to digest various foods. In addition to our genetics, our surrounding environments can cause damage to our immune systems. Due to the rise of the Agricultural Revolution in the United States, more grains have been processed, refined, and became readily available for everyones consumption. However, research studies have proven that the over-consumption of processed grains has caused an increase in obesity and several autoimmune disorders. The purpose of this book is to explain how each persons body can be affected by different foods based on their genetics and other surrounding circumstances. This book also slightly revises some of Mr. Brandlins recommendations from his previous books based on new research.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateOct 18, 2013
    ISBN9781493113842
    Your Body, Your Genes, Your Digestion, and Your Metabolism
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    Christopher Brandlin

    Christopher Brandlin is an attorney who is licensed to practice before all courts in the State of California as well as the United States District Court. Prior to passing the California Bar Exam, Mr. Brandlin ran his own personal training business during college and law school to pay his tuition costs. While attending law school, he competed in All-Natural Bodybuilding competitions in order to challenge himself and increase his self-discipline. In between reading his law books, he studied under a dietitian and learned the specific details about nutrition that are not explained in the typical fitness certification courses. Although his new career steered him away from the fitness industry, exercise and nutrition are both still part of his lifestyle. While he is not practicing law, he studies various books and research which pertain to our nation´s health.

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      Your Body, Your Genes, Your Digestion, and Your Metabolism - Christopher Brandlin

      Copyright © 2013 by Christopher Brandlin.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

      Rev. date: 10/12/2013

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      Contents

      1.   Introduction

      2.   Genetics in General

      •   Defining Genetics  

      •   Take a Look At Your Family Tree  

      •   The Fat Genes  

      •   Nutrigenomics  

      3.   How Does Your Metabolism Affect You?

      •   Comparing Yourself to Others  

      •   Metabolic Typing  

      •   Body Types  

      •   Hormones  

      •   Set Point Theory  

      •   Alcohol: Friend or Fiend?  

      •   Vitamin and Mineral Deficiency  

      •   Neurology and Appetite  

      4.   Your Body and Your Digestion

      •   An Introduction to Microbiomes  

      •   Autoimmune Diseases  

      •   Phytic Acid  

      •   Allergies  

      •   Fiber  

      •   Food Preparation  

      •   Probiotics  

      •   Enzymes  

      •   Healing Remedies  

      •   Beneficial Diets for Better Digestion  

      5.   Overcoming the Limitations Set by Your Genetics

      •   How to Raise Your Metabolism Naturally  

      •   Detoxification  

      •   Eating For Your DNA  

      •   Dangers of Diet Pills  

      •   Daily Habits for Better Digestion and Faster Metabolism 

      References

      Chapter 1

      Introduction

      Nowadays, individuals are constantly struggling to maintain a healthy body weight by experimenting with several different weight loss methods. Some people will try to incorporate more exercise in their daily lives while others will rely mainly on their diet. Although both are necessary for overall health, the focus lately has been all about diet.

      The typical diets involving low carbohydrates, fasting, liquid meals, low fat foods, and many other diets have risen and fallen, but nevertheless they have proven themselves to be nothing but fad diets. Is there a specific diet that every individual should follow? Of course not. However, there are many general guidelines that most individuals should follow when trying to improve their overall eating habits. Such guidelines include trying not to starve themselves (which causes overeating later on), consuming water in between meals for satiety, eating natural fiber to keep regular, eliminating processed foods, and many other habits that could help prevent people from becoming obese. But in reality, there is no such thing as a specific diet that everyone should follow. Certain individuals may have several sensitivities to food such as allergies, intolerances, and sometimes just a weak digestive system that will prevent them from breaking down specific food, which may make it difficult to lose weight.

      Another aspect that is often ignored by most people is that some individuals are just naturally gifted. Do you ever notice there are some individuals who can eat like a horse and still look like a twig? There are several studies which show that the ability to lose weight differs between every individual. Your body structure also has a major effect on how you expend calories. Whether you are tall and skinny, short and stocky, or whether you fit right in between, your body type will help you determine whether you can eat the extra large cheeseburger at the fast food restaurant and get away with it while the other person will grow an extra chin. But most importantly, and research has proven, people will inherit a similar body type to at least one of their parents, and most of the time their siblings will have similar traits as well. Do you ever notice the typical family in which every person is 5 feet tall and weighs 200 pounds? And do you ever notice the other family in which every person is over 6 feet tall and weighs 150 pounds? Again, genetics will play a major role in determining what body type you have.

      And just as important as genetics, our physical activity will help determine how we look. As I mentioned in my previous book, The Health Decline of the New Generation, our new generation has become more sedentary due to the advances in technology which enable us to accomplish shopping, traveling, chores, and many other tasks without expending too much energy. The worst thing is that most individuals will use these technologies when they are not even necessary. For example, do you ever notice how many people at grocery stores and malls use a rascal or some other type of motorized scooter when they are not really paralyzed or handicapped, but rather just overweight? It is absurd that many of these individuals are prescribed handicapped signs by their physicians, and not because they are physically disabled, but instead because they lack the discipline or self respect to take care of themselves.

      On the other hand, we can overcome and defeat our bad genetics by increasing our physical activity. Just because your parents, siblings, and many other relatives are fat does not mean you have to look like a balloon the rest of your life. You can maintain a lower and healthier weight by keeping yourself active and being cautious about your food consumption. Just because the rest of your family drives to a nearby Church every Sunday does not mean you have to join them in the car. Do yourself a favor and leave 10-20 minutes early and walk the mile. It’s bad enough you have to sit down for 1-2 hours straight, so you might as well walk back and forth. And just because the rest of your family orders a full entree and a beer at dinner does not mean you can’t distinguish yourself and order some lean meat and vegetables while enjoying some tea or just some plain old water. Even if it is a special occasion, you can just have a spirit alcohol with a low calorie mixer, or a small glass of wine for the holiday, rather than drinking 5 heavy beers or 5 sugar-blasted Long Island Iced Teas. And yes, your family will most likely criticize you for setting yourself apart, but your health is priority. You only have one heart so you need to take care of it.

      Take me for example. I have been criticized by family, friends, co-workers, and sometimes even strangers for ordering fish and chicken salads at lunch without dressing or croutons. And there are other times at family gatherings in which I am the only person who doesn’t have the slice of cake or pie. So after dealing with so many negative remarks from friends and family, I learned to just smile, take the criticism, and let karma take its course. Of course there are limitations on how skinny we should be. But as long as we have the right type of meat on our body and have a healthy BMI and/or Bodyfat percentage, we are making the right decisions.

      The area of health and fitness which I have neglected to mention in my previous books is the new concept of Nutrigenomics, which is the study of the effects of foods and food constituents on gene expression. The reason why I want to focus on this new concept is because there are many new research studies indicating that many foods can affect each person differently based on their genetic makeup. For example, sometimes people are born with food allergies and food intolerances, and sometimes people develop it later in life. It’s important to note that there is a difference between an allergy and an intolerance since an allergy may effect someone by giving them a rash, swelling in the throat, or just making them completely unconscious. Food intolerances, on the other hand, generally will affect someone by creating great digestive problems.

      I personally noticed that I was not able to tolerate certain foods that never gave me problems before. I used to be able to eat any raw vegetable, even the tough cruciferous ones. When I was competing in All-Natural Bodybuilding, I kept the foods very basic and similar everyday. I studied the book, Game Over: The Final Showtime Cut Diet You’ll Ever Need (Volume 2) by Chuck Rudolph, MEd, RD, and just cycled my carbohydrates by eating green vegetables, fish, some nuts or olive oil with most of my meals for about 3 days, then I replenished with some yams and good fats every third night. I practiced this diet for nearly 1 year straight during law school. Although the redundant eating habits made me almost insane, my stomach was able to tolerate the basic foods since they were unprocessed and well cooked (nuts were dry roasted at home), and I wasn’t introducing anything abnormal to my stomach. After I won my last competition in 2010, I wanted to splurge and try various new meals, and even starting replacing yams with new types of grains every day. I also started introducing various legumes such as pinto beans, lima beans, lentils, and even certain dairy products such as cottage cheese, greek yogurt, and even drank skim milk occasionally. The first few weeks were not a problem, however I then began developing stomach pain, fatigue, nausea, and various other autoimmune symptoms. I have a good tolerance for pain so I just dealt with the stomach problems, but I did not like how my energy levels declined.

      After passing the California Bar Exam, I got a job as an attorney at a law firm in Los Angeles, but I noticed that I became much more sedentary during the day by sitting at a computer, drafting motions and various letters, and just researching all day long. I went from a Personal Trainer, in which I was constantly moving, stretching, and staying active, to a pathetic computer sloth. I still worked out every morning at a gym in Los Angeles, but my strength, endurance, and overall energy were dwindling. I started eating out with other attorneys in various restaurants with some foods that I never tried before, and I also started drinking more alcohol on a weekly basis. I always wondered why I had to deal with the

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