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Mike Mutzel – Belly Fat Effect, The Real Secret About How Your Diet, Intestinal Health, and Gut Bacteria Help You Burn Fat  Editorial ReviewsBelly Fat Effect is not your typical quick-fix weight-loss and nutrition book loaded with recipes and exercise tips that you probably already know about. Good nutrition and high-intensity exercise are just two of a sequence of ingredients that are needed to make your body lean.Belly Fat Effect reveals additional ingredients, such as gut health, intestinal bacteria, biological rhythms, inflammation, the stress response, leptin signaling, and fat cell health, that are essential to fine-tuning your metabolism and overcoming weight-loss resistance.Mike Mutzel shares information, tips, and secrets that only fitness experts and top scientists know about. Some strategies you’ll learn about to empower your body are:Natural ways to mimic the powerful effects of bariatric surgeryBalancing leptin and insulin levelsHacking your stress response to burn more fatHealing your gut to burn more fatCapitalizing on the best times to eat and exercise for building muscle and burning fatUnderstanding how oxygen can help you overcome weight-loss resistanceSo, if you’re sick of lackluster results with weight-loss, muscle-building, or overall health and fitness efforts, then read Belly Fat Effect.Once you own the book, you’ll get access to Mike’s additional videos, fat burning food plans, and advanced strategies.About the AuthorSince 2006, Mike Mutzel has blended his formal education, a degree in biology and graduate work in clinical nutrition, with his competitive athletic background and personal training experience to help others improve their health. He completed his graduate studies in the Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice (AFMCP) program through the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM), and he continually works with healthcare professionals as a functional medicine consultant. He regularly conducts live webinars and workshops to help healthcare professionals keep abreast of the rapid advancements in the fields of nutrition, metabolism, and immunity. More About the Author’s BiographyMike has an B.S. in Biology from Western Washington University and is completing his M.S. in Clinical Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport and is a graduate of the Institute for Functional Medicine’s (IFM) Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice (AFMCP). He is an independent consultant for one of the world’s leading professional nutrition companies, and has worked as a nutritionist with Gerard Guillory, MD of the Care Group, PC in Denver, CO. Mike has lectured alongside Dr. Guillory to large patient-groups in the Denver area and they have been featured on local T.V. programs discussing the power of Nutrition and Functional Medicine.In April of 2014 Mike launched his first book, Belly Fat Effect: The Real Secret About How Your Diet, Intestinal Health, and Gut Bacteria Help You Burn Fat.To continue his quest for knowledge Mike attends many Continuing Medical Education (CME) events held by various organizations around the country, learning from top researchers in the field through groups like AACR, ACAM, A4M and IFM. He has currently completed four of six Advanced Practice Modules (APMs) to earn the only board certification in Functional Medicine through IFM.Mike regularly conducts workshops for health care practitioners, teaching leading-edge science in a concise format that can be utilized by progressive clinicians for the prevention of chronic disease. Often termed Translational Medicine, this bench-to-bedside approach is key to ensure the application of pioneering research and concepts in systems biology a preventative health care setting, optimizing patient outcomes.Mike lives in Kirkland, WA with his wife Deanna Arnill- a Doctor of Chiropractic- with their daughter and two dogs Shasta and Rainier.They enjoy cooking locally grown whole foods and adhere to an active outdoor life of skiing, hiking and biking. Dr. Deanna practices in Bellevue, WA with her twin sister Dr. Pauline Haugen. They can be contacted a bellevuewachiropractic.comCustomer Reviews:A wealth of knowledge that can be found nowhere else in the medical literatureBy Donald Jacobson on May 14, 2014Mike Mutzel has put together the most accessible book on the many factors involved in weight control that I have ever encountered. He bravely veers away from the concept of weight loss or gain = calories consumed – calories burned and brings us up to date on the burgeoning literature from the basic and clinical sciences that show that things are much more complicated than that. He offers hope for those struggling with excess belly fat by offering real life potential solutions that involve much more than just diet and exercise.The reader is taken on a fascinating journey through the many systems that control belly fat and how these systems can be wisely influenced by the savvy consumer. I cannot recommend it enough. I wish all doctors, dietitians, and nutritionists would devour this book with its wealth of information so that blaming the obese will cease and hope can be offered with the empathy that it deserves……Donald M Jacobson, MDBelly Fat understand pathophysiology and treatmentBy Dirk Parvus on April 17, 2014After attending Mike Mutzel’s webinar I promptly purchased the book and to my delight found all the relevant information tying the mass of previous knowledge I had together giving me the details I needed to understand the cause and required treatment for this huge and difficult problem which I feel underlies many of the chronic inflammatory diseases that we treat in the USA today and which are the biggest killers in our society. The information is scientific, logical and a great reference for daily practice.He also gives very practical advice on patterns of eating, exercise, sleep, diet planning and nutraceuticals we should be taking and I have changed my routines because of it.Thank you Mike for this excellent book which I feel is a must for any practitioner really wanting to optimize their patient’s health and reduce their risk of dangerous disease.Dirk Parvus MDA Great Book, but not sure about the audienceBy lamia on June 11, 2014This is a wonderful book. It represents a massive amount of work and research, and I congratulate and thank the author. I give it 5 stars, but I think it has a few shortcomings as I mention below.I am someone who benefited from much of the same recommendations in the book. Without initially being technically obese, I lost 6 inches on my waist. Every marker of health has improved. My autoimmune diseases and inflammation problems are gone. Predictive markers of disease are not only improved but are very good. My blood sugar is under control for the first time in decades.I did not have the benefit of this book when I put together my diet. I read the studies myself. But for me, reading the studies was like reading the pages of a novel in random order. Seeing how everything fits together was near impossible. I often thought about writing everything out and organizing it, but now there is no need. I’ve got this book. And the story is even more amazing than I knew. I learned a lot from this book, and some areas I want to explore more. All the references I need are fully listed in the book. Like one reviewer, I wish they were linked in the Kindle edition, but I’ll live. In fact, I just bought the paperback to make life easier for me.Here’s the main shortcoming of the book in my opinion: it is not a book I’d recommend to someone who is not already fully committed to the idea that it all starts with making the gut microbiota healthy. I’ve had friends and family who have watched my transformation, and they want to understand how it works. But they won’t make the initial commitment to read the one or two studies I send them, much less a whole book of this level. It’s a graduate level text, while they are looking for easy reading that puts the picture together but in a simple way with clearly delineated recommendations. This is not a book I can give to them for their purposes. I wish it were because I want everyone to know how to change their health.Like I said, I had to put my own diet together because this book did not exist. As such, I feel the diet recommendations are perhaps the weakest part of the book. I agree with every recommendation, but it’s a first step in my opinion. In particular, I agree with the idea that inulin is perhaps the most important fiber for feeding the gut. But there are lots of other fibers too, and they have different effects. Some effects specific to certain illnesses that, in my experience, go beyond what inulin alone does. And I view fiber supplementation as necessary to augment the low fiber content of today’s cultivated vegetables – but the plants should come first, the supplements second.I love this book for what it accomplishes. I bought two copies for myself. I’d love to read a sequel aimed at a broader audience. Maybe one that incorporates the experiences of formerly sick people like myself.    File Size: 1317 KB    Print Length: 372 pages    Publisher: Wilsonville Media (March 23, 2014)My own purchase.adishonerv69