Accumulating Body Flab as You Age? Help Stop It With This

As leptin resistance creeps up on you, you end up eating more. Leptin resistance is a hallmark of those with diabetes and many with high blood pressure or high cholesterol.

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• Bilirubin inhibits NOX, a metabolic enzyme that reduces NADPH, which is the most important antioxidant recharging molecule in your body. Phycocyanobilin found in spirulina can inhibit NOX and increase NADPH

• Elevated bilirubin might aid weight control by preventing the development of leptin resistance, and spirulina may therefore be an ef…