We are constantly bombarded with pollutants, herbicides, pesticides, and a host of other chemicals through exhaust fumes, pollution, and even the foods we eat. If the body can’t keep up with the elimination of these toxins, it must somehow buffer us from them to keep us alive and functioning. Nearly all environmental toxins are fat-soluble. Thus, to keep our brain and nerves from being affected, the body responds to exposure with either a rise in the blood lipids (i.e., cholesterol), deposition of adipose (fat) tissue, or activation of various immune responses (i.e., allergies). What this means is that many people are overweight because they have accumulated too many toxins and their body is using body fat to ‘buffer’ the body and brain from the harmful effects from these substances.
This is also a reason why people cannot lose weight or hit a plateau while losing weight – the body reaches a point where it cannot lose any more body fat because it is using the fat to protect you from the dangerous effects of these toxins. In these situations, if you were to lose more body fat, toxins would be released into the bloodstream and could cause a myriad of problems.
This is also a reason why people cannot lose weight or hit a plateau while losing weight – the body reaches a point where it cannot lose any more body fat because it is using the fat to protect you from the dangerous effects of these toxins. In these situations, if you were to lose more body fat, toxins would be released into the bloodstream and could cause a myriad of problems.