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Weight loss is becoming an unhealthy
obsession dealing with body images, but in some cases can
improve health and fitness. When weight loss is a result of
eating healthy, exercising and/or taking natural weight loss
supplements in contrast to synthetic prescription drugs with
the risk of harmful side effects, weight loss can be
effective, rewarding, and greatly improve overall health.
Extra weight, especially extra fat on a person's body,
applies significantly increased stresses on the heart,
joints and back. These stresses can be extremely detrimental
to one's health. Healthy weight loss can reduce the risk of
diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, arthritis
and other health problems, as well as generally extending an
otherwise average life span. Recently, the scientific root
cause or explanation of obesity has been revealed as being
part of one's physiology. The internal functions of an obese
person are different than those of a healthy person, and
cause intense hunger pains and food cravings.
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Emotional issues always accompany change,
especially changes in our bodies e.g. natural weight loss.
Weight loss affects our perception body image, our sense of
identity i.e. who am I?, and how we feel about ourselves in
general. Weight loss also effects our social relationships
in that there may be people in our family or social contacts
that are emotionally invested in our remaining the same i.e.
overweight with all that it symbolizes e.g. friendliness,
non-threatening, protective, jovial, helpful, etc. Beyond
our physical health, it can be said that "size matters"
cognitively and emotionally to ourselves and others. Eating
and food have come to symbolize being accepted, being cared
for and comfort. Having the support of others in our efforts
to naturally lose weight and regain our health is a huge
advantage.
We have been "conditioned" to fear any
kind of loss, including weight loss. Especially if what we
may lose is something with which we identify i.e. use to
tell us who we are.
The emotions of fear, anger, anxiety and depression effect
our weight. We often tend to "stuff our feelings" or numb
these emotional feelings or stress by overeating. We may
even overeat, thinking that will ease the physical
discomfort caused by excess weight e.g. physical pain, lack
of sleep, and lack of energy caused by moderate depression.
To improve our overall health and support us through the
process of natural weight loss and the emotional dynamics
around it, we can take advantage of natural sleep aids,
natural depression relief and natural pain relief health
care products.
Our weight and health is greatly dependent upon our having a
healthy digestive system or metabolism. Our digestive system
converts, on a cellular and muscular level, the foods we
eat, eliminates toxins, and uses and stores glucose for
energy. Natural enzymes trigger hunger signals and
facilitate absorption of nutrition. Good digestion with the
help of natural enzymes aids in the conversion of fat to
muscle.
Allergy and sensitivity to food, parasites, yeast overgrowth
and emotional stress are signals of digestive disruption and
inflammation. Natural essential fatty acids work to reduce
intestinal inflammation, decrease harmful acids, help the
liver process proteins that grow muscle, balance hormones
and facilitate the elimination of toxins. Natural essential
fatty acids help clear our digestive system of heavy metals,
harmful bacteria, pesticides that we are increasingly
encountering in our environment. Essential fatty acids along
with natural fiber help us clean out the intestinal debris
that harm our health and often lead to weight gain.
Essential fatty acids also help our brain's
neurotransmitters to function properly in order to deal with
stress, emotions, and cravings that can lead to overeating
and weight gain.
Natural amino acids are the building blocks that make up
proteins. Next to water, protein makes up the greatest part
of our body weight. Amino acids help increase metabolism,
build muscle, ease moderate depression, and help burn fat.
Natural antioxidants help carry more oxygen to cells and
muscles to help increase energy, burn fat, build muscle and
process the foods we eat.
Hormone balance is essential for natural weight loss. Our
metabolism slows as we get older because of the decrease or
imbalance of hormones. This contributes to weight gain.
Hormone balance also helps us deal with stress that leads to
weight gain. Proper hormone balance helps to decrease
cravings and binge eating. There are many natural hormone
balancing products available, e.g. natural progesterone,
promensil, soy isoflavones, essential fatty acids and
hormone balancing formulas.
Our metabolism's primary task is to nourish our brains. We
need healthy neurotransmitters to help us curb craving, ease
depression, and deal with stress that lead to weight gain.
Balancing our natural brain chemistry has a calming effect
and allows us to feel a sens of well being and safety. There
are many natural health care products to help balance brain
chemistry, e.g. essential fatty acids, natural depression
relief products, natural products to increase serotonin, and
more. When our brain feels well and safe, it is prone to
change our metabolism from calorie saving to calorie
burning.
Our bodies were designed to move and be active. Movement
requires muscle activity. Muscle activity uses the glycogen
supply found in our muscles. When this glycogen supply
stored in our muscles is used, our body is forced to use
stored fat as an energy source. Using this stored fat
through movement and exercise, results in natural weight
loss. There is no reason for us to become athletes to
accomplish natural weight loss. Low impact exercise like
swimming, walking, etc, can be done slowly and without
strain. In order to lose real weight rather than "water
weight", it is important to drink extra amounts of water
when exercising. Drinking more water will also help our
digestive system and metabolism to use and eliminate extra
weight.
Remember, the first objective, accomplished through natural
weight loss, is to improve our physical and emotional
health. This involves having a healthy digestive system, a
healthy emotional system and a healthy nutritional system.
We can build these healthy systems with natural vitamins,
amino acids, antioxidants, natural digestive aid, pain
relief aid, natural sleep aids, natural emotional and mood
aids, essential fatty acids and many more helpful natural
health care products. We need to concentrate on improving
our general health, feeling good, and living well through
natural weight loss, rather than constantly comparing
ourselves to someone else's idea about appearance from some
magazine. Physical and emotional health is primary.
Appearance may be important to us, but it is secondary.
Through natural weight loss, we can live well and live long.
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