There are no miracle diets and yet... Every year, the question comes up during consultations: "I need to lose 5 kilos in 1 week, how do I do it?" Cut off an arm, perhaps?

At the age of 45, on average, a woman has already tried about fifteen different diets. According to the same statistics, 90% of these diet devotees regain more weight in the same year than the diet. Far from a lasting result...

To understand the context, let's start by explaining this famous yoyo effect. First of all, we shouldn't say we want to lose weight, but rather body fat. Weighing oneself without measuring one's body fat and muscle mass is useless. It's easy to lose lean mass (muscle), muscle being largely made up of water; in a week, by eating little, it's simple to lose three kilos, the problem is that the kilos lost are likely to be muscle mass rather than fat. And when you lose muscle, you decrease your basic metabolism and automatically burn less energy at rest. Thus, by eating the same as before the diet, the person will store more. To summarize: for two people of the same height and weight, one will have less body fat and more muscle mass and thus burn more calories without doing anything. That's why it's so important to maintain good muscle mass to avoid the yoyo effect.

To come back to the loss of body fat now: We don't build anything stable without solid foundations. To create a fat loss program, it is therefore necessary to first pay attention to the quality of each individual's "terrain" and the various possible hindrances.

The balance of the nervous systems

Olivier Bourquin's preferred field is the human being and, to start with, his nervous systems. In order to burn fat easily, we need to look at the enteric nervous system (gut). If this is not in good condition, if the microbiota is of questionable quality, weight loss will be more difficult. As for the autonomic nervous system , its imbalance is a hindrance to fat burning. That's why these factors should be systematically measured before implementing a “mass shedding” strategy.

The acid-base balance

There are other obstacles to fat loss such as poor acid-base balance or over-activation of free radicals leading to inflammatory problems. Our body will then have a hard time functioning normally, and burning fat will not be its priority, quite the opposite...

The balance of neurotransmitters

Other essential measures to be taken are the balance of neurotransmitters. These chemical messengers such as dopamine and noradrenaline allow for better activation of metabolism or serotonin and GABA which facilitate good sleep quality; an essential function to any success.

Stress management

Cortisol, commonly called the stress hormone, is an essential hormone whose presence allows for the regulation of energy reserves, the functional remodeling of muscles and the facilitation of catabolism for better fat burning. Produced in too large or too small quantities, the risk of storage in the abdominal region is high!

Thus, the measurement and understanding of all these factors constitute a stable terrain for solid foundations. With an adapted nutritional and micronutritional rebalancing program – in combination with quality sleep and suitable physical activity - fat loss will occur naturally, maybe even quickly depending on the individual, but above all, sustainably; no frustrations or murderous cravings caused by hunger! At BN, diets don't exist. Our vision is in sustainable development...of the human being!