Effective Weight Loss

Over 80 million people in North America are overweight. Studies indicate that this is a life-long problem for ninety-five percent of these people. Well over half of them are women who want an 'ideal' figure and experiment with different diets, obsess about food, and punish themselves with food. Eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, compulsive overeating and dieting are too often a consequence of an obsessive approach to weight control.

If you are overweight, you need to realize that you have a lifelong condition that requires a different diet and eating habits, exercise, possibly some counseling and nutritional and herbal supplements. Keeping obesity in check is not an easy task in the high-fat, high sugar and salt, high-volume gastronomic landscape of North America.

There are many reasons for a person's being overweight, including diabetes, thyroid problems, poor diet, insufficient exercise, certain medications and heredity.

Weight-loss programs are a billion-dollar business, with more overweight people signing up to drop pounds (only to regain them later) everyday. Unfortunately many of these commercial enterprises follow the cultural view that obesity result from some moral inadequacy, that overweight people could lose weight if they would just exercise a little will power; but research shows that the answer is nowhere near that simple. Strong biochemical and genetic forces come into play every time any of us approaches a plate of food. Lack of will power has little to do with how your body will eventually process what you eat or how it will respond when you are full.

When it comes to being overweight, the only thing everyone agrees on is that exercise is crucial to any weight-loss program. One of many studies found that 95% of patients on a weight-loss diet regained the pounds they had lost if they did not include exercise as part of their overall program. Other factors, such as too much fat and not enough fiber content also play a major role.

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Why Can I Shun Calories But Never Lose Fat?

A key reason for the uphill battle: as you reduce the number of calories you consume, your body reacts in ways that evolved hundreds of thousands of years ago as defense mechanisms. It assumes that you are starving and as a result raises all sorts of barriers to protect against weight loss, including slowing down metabolism and storing energy more efficiently.* As you try to lose weight, then, your body does all it can to keep the weight on. There is some evidence that a long-term regimen of regular exercise and a moderate, low-fat and high-fiber diet can permanently lower your set point, making it easier for you to sustain a lower weight.

There are several different types of natural enzymes and herbs that can be very effective in helping our body digest fats and naturally improve our metabolic processes, effectively minimizing the negative effects today's unhealthy foods have on our bodies.

When too many fats are improperly digested by the body, it can negatively affect our natural metabolic rate, suppressing it and slowing it down. This is a vicious cycle as the more our metabolism slows down, the more it neglects to process the fats we are constantly consuming. This can result in the unhealthy over-accumulation of fats in the body and the further deterioration of our metabolic processes*

A natural enzyme and herbal based metabolism booster can specifically address the improper digestion and over-accumulation of fats in the body.* People using natural metabolism boosting supplements have experienced the improved digestion of fats and an increase in their natural metabolic rate, resulting in improved energy, better digestion, and a naturally leaner body. Supplementing your diet with these necessary enzymes and herbs can help ensure a healthy metabolism and the proper digestion and elimination of the unhealthy fats that are prevalent in today's food products.

Besides the obvious benefit of following a healthy diet and lifestyle, certain nutrients will help burn fat efficiently. All the B vitamins, as well as lecithin, are essential for healthy weight loss. B complex vitamins help produce energy and relieve stress and depression. Overweight individuals tend to have low essential fatty acid levels and supplementation is important. Do not cut all fats out of the diet; the essential fatty acids available in unrefined cold-pressed oils must be included since these are needed for many body functions. Evening primrose oil and flaxseed oil are excellent sources of essential fatty acids. In addition, these oils actually help reduce weight without dieting.

Any weight loss diet should always include plenty of foods rich in fiber. Water-soluble fiber like psyllium (more info on our colon cleanse page), gum arabic, oat fiber or apple pectin is best.* Fiber is an appetite suppressant, swelling to form bulk in the stomach, and binds with bile, to prevent the re-absorption of fats.

Drink at least 6-8 glasses of pure water a day. Water helps to eliminate waste and also reduces the desire to snack.