Remedies For The Overweight
If you’re one of millions of Americans who want to lose weight, you are probably sick of hearing about all the new diets that promise a glamorous body and contradict each other. Weight loss is an American industry – who would support all those spas and fat farms and authors who write books about weight loss and companies who produce weight loss products and TV shows if there weren’t hundreds of thousands of Americans who sincerely want to lose weight?
There is a rational way to lose weight – as opposed to all the fads. To correct the situation of too much weight gain one has to handle the cause of the weight gain, by looking at (1) the body (2) proper diet and (3) everyday lifestyle. The fads may actually work, but the most frequent story is that a person loses some weight, and then puts it back on, plus more.
PHYSICAL CHANGES
There are actually physical reasons why a person gains weight especially as one gets older. Yes, that’s right, it’s not all your fault for eating those greasy hamburgers. Or maybe you are one who never eats greasy hamburgers, but tries to stay on a healthy diet and still can’t keep the weight off. There is a physical reason for that.
Metabolism can change as one gets older because the body is lacking the amounts of hormones it had in youth. In both men and women the endocrine glands slow down production and this dwindling supply of hormones can kick body functions out of whack and cause weight gain.
To handle this situation, it makes sense to replace the missing hormones and get the body back in balance. In order to accomplish this, a doctor who is trained in the procedure should do laboratory tests to determine which hormones are too low, and prescribe replacements of bio-identical hormones so that the body returns to a level of hormones as when it was young. A lot of physical difficulties will disappear as well as weight loss. Bio-identical means the replacement hormones must be exactly like the hormones that the body itself produces.
As the hormones are restored gradiently, one begins to feel more youthful and it is easier to lose weight. The doctor may also test for other factors which may be missing – for example the brain neurotransmitter seratonin may be lacking and that would be important because that chemical helps the brain determine when the body is satisfied with the food ingested. Food allergies can also affect weight gain and loss.
EATING HABITS
There is still no way to eat pizza and hamburgers three meals a day and lose weight – unless perhaps you are a teenager. But just a normal healthy diet of reasonable portions can bring about a needed change and you won’t have to starve or eat strange foods or pills. A good physician will be able to establish your body’s metabolic type and make a sensible diet plan for you.
LIFE CHANGES
You will need to keep the body active, in other words, do some exercise, but it need not be strenuous. And the good news is it will be easier once you correct the hormone levels in the body and the diet. A good doctor can help you figure out a program suitable for you.
Learn more about weight management. Stop by Anju Mathur, M.D.’s site where you can find out all about bioidentical hormone replacement therapy and what it can do for you.
