The holiday season is just around the corner. First all the goodies to eat at Thanksgiving and Christmas, then the added stress of just getting through the season. Let's don't forget that the New Year is just a few months away as well. With that comes the resolution of losing weight, feeling better, and looking younger. Wouldn't it be great to enjoy the holiday season, beat the bad cravings and overeating, be less stressed out, and start that New Year's resolution a little early. That would be great, but let me tell you.....It is much more important that you might think.

Just when you thought the battle of the bulge was problematic enough, research hints at yet another casualty of that war.

Published in the May 2010 Annals of Neurology, the cross-sectional study showed a "significant" link between visceral fat and lower brain volume. Men often take the biggest hit since sex hormones cause them to store fat in their belly v/s women who tend to store fat in their buttocks, thighs, and hips first. Yet neither gender is free from the ravages of visceral fat.

In the study, investigators assessed 733 patients, average aged 60, who were among those in the Framingham Offspring cohort with an MRI for brain volume assessment as well as temporal horn volume, white matter hyper-intensity volume, and tissue death from blood supply loss.

Since midlife obesity has been liked to higher dementia risk, the researchers examined body mass index, waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, CT scores of subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue.

Regardless of vascular risk factors and independent of body mass index or insulin resistance, reduced total brain volume was linked to:

- Bigger waist circumference

- Higher waist-hip ration

- Higher levels of body mass index

- Subcutaneous tissue

- Visceral adipose tissue

The cause: Heredity plays a part - from 30%-50%, but nutrition, exercise, and supplementation have an even greater impact overall. Eating poorly, overeating, and living a couch potato lifestyle spell disaster and rack up an even bigger bulge around your middle. Then factor in hormonal changes that kick in as you age, altering how your body metabolizes and stores fat.

How To Win The Battle:

- Exercise regularly

- 20-30 minutes of cardio 2-3 times per week

- 20-30 minutes of strength training 2-3 times per week

- Low Glycemic Nutrition

- 30% protein

- 40% quality carbohydrates

- 30% healthy fats

- Nutritional Supplementation

Per the study "Leptin has ongoing communication with your brain about fat storage. The hormone handles appetite control, energy, and metabolic rate."

If you want long-term success with your weight and many other benefits as well, you might want to consider implementing a high quality colostrum. Why? Because it contains all the leptin you need as well as the other cofactors which will promote health and longevity!