Type A thrives on a vegetarian diet with some wild-caught fish. If youâre accustomed to eating meat, youâll lose weight and feel energized after eliminating the toxic foods from your diet. Type As have naturally high levels of the stress hormone cortisol, which makes stress reduction an essential part of the Type A lifestyle.
Leptin Resistance Symptoms: 1  Being overweight. 2  High levels of stress. 3  Irritability. 4  Mood swings. 5  Carbohydrate cravings especially at night. 6  Big appetite. 7  Over eating. 8  High triglycerides. 9  High cholesterol.
1 Leptin level is increased by emotional stress. 2  Leptin level is chronically reduced by physical exercise training. 3  Leptin level is decreased by increases in testosterone levels and increased by increases in estrogen levels. 4  Leptin level is increased by insulin. 5  Leptin release is increased by dexamethasone.