With the current
obesity epidemic many people are desperately and understandably trying to
loss weight. We would like to help but a few things should be understood:
1) First of all, like
any other problem, weight loss needs to be approached honestly, cold blooded
and systematically if results are to be achieved.
2) Although natural
products can be of immeasurable benefit; effective and sustainable weight
loss is not a product intensive process. Furthermore, there is not now,
nor will there ever likely be a magic bullet in the form of a pill, natural
or otherwise to solve
the problem of weight loss or to remove obesity entirely on its own. Something that took years
to happen will not and cannot be expected to go away by simply taking a
pill. A "MAGIC BULLET" DOES NOT EXIST AND LIKELY NEVER WILL!
3) Any attempt to lose
weight will require some discipline.
4) Some physical
activity will understandably be necessary.
5) Most importantly;
without sustained, honest, conscious, controlled and sensible food choices,
there can be no lasting results.
6) Changes will be
necessary to arrive at your ultimate weight goal and vibrant health. Changes
will always bring challenges and positive changes bring positive results.
7)Except for obesity in
children, which was caused by a lack of parental vigilance in feeding them
properly, the issue of being overweight was caused by a personal attitude
towards life in general and food in particular that will need to be
voluntarily modified if weight loss is to be achieved and sustained. To
blame genetics would be to "pass the buck." While in this state of mind no
solution can or will be found or is even possible.
8) Being realistic is very
important. Body types are a reality. If someone is naturally a little taller
or shorter than another or naturally thin or "voluptuous," nothing can be
done. It would be unreasonable to expect to look like a pin-up if this is
not the reality of ones bodily proportions. It is helpful to know that none
of the so called "super models" or movie stars look as they appear in their
photographs in reality. All the photographs are airbrushed to hide their
sometimes glaring imperfections. These are a sobering realization but, when
it comes to achieving or maintaining a normal weight everyone's constitution
will provide a satisfactory norm. So be happy with and take good care of
what nature has provided you with. If you are happy with it so will everyone
else be. But, at the same time everyone should have the intelligence,
sufficient presence of mind and be objective enough to realize when they are
overweight to the point of it being problematic and/or personally
dissatisfying.
9) A lot of what we come to
believe as true, socially acceptable, and common knowledge is based on what
we are fed in the media. Before this persistent torment we, and the rest of
society all used our own reason to establish a norm. Today, the norm is
being established by corporate interests that tell us what to eat, what to
wear, how to act socially and morally, and what are permissible tolerances
for our own health. If, out of no where, there is an epidemic that the media
is completely behind and hyping that vanishes as soon as there is enormous
funding to eradicate it, you can legitimately suspect that a corporate
interest was behind it. This is being stated because the current obesity
epidemic can also be laid at the feet of corporate interests even though the
choices made by people produce the weight gain.
For the most part the vast
majority of present day "popular" foods and their additives that are being
mass produced, mass advertised, and mass consumed are the cause of the
obesity epidemic. Some of the additives in these foods are proven to
provoke hunger and be addictive. THESE ARE NOT FOODS! THEY ARE A SORT OF
HUMAN "GRAVY TRAIN," A HUMAN "FEED." NO NATURAL FOOD HAS EVER HAD THE
CAPACITY TO RENDER ITSELF ADDICTIVE OR PROVOKE MORE HUNGER THAN YOU START
OUT WITH!! The industries that are producing the current overweight culture
are, due to a powerful lobbying presence, that allow them to legally place
their additives into foods and then proceed to make it culturally acceptable
to be overweight and they are not being "called" on it.
Being dangerously overweight
creates an unnecessary a health risk. This condition will in a short time
translate into sky-high profits for those and related industries because of
the inherent illnesses that it will naturally spawn. It is only a simple
matter to time when there will be more sick people than healthy people. That
time may already be here and obesity is definitely a contributor.
Please bare with the
next few paragraphs;
Anyone who currently
drives an automobile that uses gasoline would never contemplate putting
anything other than gasoline into their gas tank. The idea of putting wood,
diesel fuel, jet fuel, coal or electricity into their fuel tank and still expect
the car to run would immediately be written off as loony.
Most people would
say, "well of course you wouldn't put wood into your gas tank; the car won't
run." Unfortunately, those who would recognize the folly of putting wood, or
the like, into their gas tank do not apply the same reasoning to their own body.
Even running an
automobile on regular gasoline an engine will clog up and requires periodic
oil changes, filter changes and additives to clean the valves from
accumulated gunk. When the engine isn't running properly it will accumulate
even more gunk. This gunk is by analogy comparable to fat in a human being.
The food we eat and
the organs that digest our food are at the center of weight gain and weight
loss. These are the only real factors to consider. It is not any more
complicated than that!
We only have a few
major organs. Among
their other many functions, the liver, kidney and lungs act like filters for
the bodies solid, liquid and gaseous foods. When they "clog up" things will "back up;" weight gain is no
longer a mystery; weight gain is
just backed-up bodily accumulations packed throughout the body! If things back
up they must accumulate somewhere. The human body, not being a machine,
decides to place these accumulants where they will do the least harm while
still sustaining life. The net result is weight gain.
The first order of
business in addressing and dealing with weight gain/weight loss one has to start with
the best possible fuel/food intended for human consumption, and the
second order of business is to
promote proper, normal organ functions. To not address organ functions with
respect to weight loss will, to a large extent, lessen successful weight
loss. To use a familiar automotive example: it would be analogous to
improving the fuel one puts into their car without periodically changing the
oil and all the filters. The car will not run any better and will be more
prone to breaking down in spite of the one major improvement.
Food should be as unadulterated
as possible and as close to how
nature presents it and, a moderate regiment of physical activity and for
many the problem starts to fix itself. No pills required - It is that simple.
Food of this kind
can be eaten to the hearts content, as often as possible; the result will
always be a net weight loss or at least generally stable weight throughout
life. Although, common sense will dictate that gorging even the best of
foods will overwhelm any organism.
A further note
on food and its effect;
Most people
living in the United States and Canada have been told for over 5-6 decades
that everything about them and their countries is the best, the greatest and
everybody else is just sub par. This may be true in some things but not when
it comes to food. Most foods served in North America are pre-prepared fast
foods and convenience foods. Very little of it is fresh and prepared from
scratch as it used to be; like the rest of the world eats it.
(Unfortunately, our food concepts are being exported around the world and
our problems are starting to show up their too. A global tragedy in the
making.)
This means that
most people are eating leftovers that are in some cases 3 months to a
year old. After this length of time even though the measurable nutritional value
measured in vitamins and minerals may be there, but the life of the food is
gone. This is like trying to get heat out of already burned
ashes. Some will laugh at this concept. But, for those who travel outside of
North America and experience the foods and the people of the areas where
they travel they notice a marked difference in the taste of the foods, the
portions needed to satisfy a normal person and the physique of those who
live there. Most people in the rest of the world are generally neither overweight or sick. (Clearly,
this does not apply in places
where people are starving.)
If one travels
to any tropical resort; the North Americans always stand out. Their "butts"
and legs are generally lumpy (full of cellulite). Even many of the young and slim ones.
Genetic? Not likely.
Furthermore,
many people in North America due to having ingested additive laced foods for
decades experience an extreme hunger when in other countries. They see a
McDonald's and practically salivate and get weak in the knees. This sounds
more like a withdrawal from a drug addiction than actual hunger. Many, if
they do not get their "preferred" foods start to shake like addicts until
they get their food. This is not normal hunger. If you are
addicted to a specific brand, look into their additives.
Some have talked about
food addictions as a cause of weight gain. The fact is that no one can
actually be addicted to real food per se. Food is essential for life and
does not render itself addictive. History will back up this assertion. Food is a necessity. What people are actually
addicted to is the non-foods and their additives. These have never existed
before in human history. No amount of government lobbying to legitimize them
will change this. Their effects are obvious. Even though they pass standard
microbial and bacterial laboratory tests does not make them safe nor does it
make them actual foods in spite of the fact that they are commonly being eaten.
No one can be addicted to
apples, grapes, carrots, strawberries, fish or even beef or chicken etc.
Even if
people were they would not bring about any major ill effects on their own
and obesity would definitely not be the result. The addictive non-foods are
typically to be found in the central isles of the grocery store. These are
foods that for the most part, even if they had never existed, would not be
missed except by those who are addicted to them of course. The essentials that are not addictive are usually on the perimeter ie. standard produce, dairy, meats.
Intelligent food
choices are vital in
healthy weight control and weight loss.
This does not mean going
into the local health food store and stocking up on snack foods stamped
"organic." Substituting regular potato chips with organic potato chips, even
though this is a marked improvement, will not work if you are
trying to lose weight.
A deliberate change
of dietary habits has to take place; otherwise expect nothing. A wholesome
food regiment and some level of moderate physical activity is a must not only for good general health but also for
reestablishing normal body weight.
Crash dieting is
not only futile it is not sustainable because it always leaves one hungry and literally deprived.
It is also very dangerous for those who are extremely overweight and clearly
internally toxic.
Note: Any person who is
overweight by over 100 pounds must understand that sometimes by simply
cleaning up their diet their bodies will in time start to remove what is
making up their bulk. At this point it is no longer simple weight loss; it
becomes detoxification, which, although
perfectly normal, has its hazards. The result will be headaches, tiredness, fatigue, aches,
changes in bowel movement and so on depending on the amount of excess
weight, how long it has been there, age, gender, the general state of the
individuals health etc.
There is no easy or
instant way of losing weight without some sort of disciplined, organized and
deliberate changes being made to ones lifestyle.
Helping to restore
organ function is the most critical part of successful weight loss.
Without
it the body does not resume its normal functions during and after the weight
is lost. We eat to feed our body, every part of our body. If the internal
organs are not clean and in good functioning order some part of the body is
deprived and suffers. This includes the skin for which every effort should
be made to restore its elasticity. Good and reasonable dietary habits are a
way of life. At times everyone craves a slice of, say, chocolate cake. After
the weight is under control a person should find the best chocolate cake
money can buy (not the cheap additive laced stuff) and have a slice from time to time
but not daily. If a
person likes ice cream, buy the best ice cream made with organic ingredients
and have some. As long as you are not eating a quart at a time there is
little harm that can be done. Once healthy these minor indulgences will not
affect anything long term.
Helping to restore
organ functions must begin with their slow cleansing. As it is very
difficult, if not impossible, for a reasonable person to function and live
in a cluttered, filthy, smelly home; so it is with each of our organs. They
will not function to their fullest or at all when they are clogged.
Something as simple as
taking 1 oz of freshly squeezed (not pre-bottled) lemon juice mixed with 1 oz. of
cold pressed extra virgin
olive oil before bedtime would be an excellent start for most.
(see Liver cleanse)
This should be continued for several months. Remembering that Lemon
juice and olive are nothing more than a salad dressing should put most
people minds to rest. Although it is one of the simplest and one of the
very, very best food combinations ever for helping to start unclogging
the liver; it is also very easy to prepare and very inexpensive. Some will
say, "olive oil" is a fat and is fattening. Again, forget the fat hype. No
one in history has ever gained an ounce by using uncooked olive oil, much
less olive oil mixed with lemon juice in their regular diets.
A full liver cleanse
should not be done by a very heavy person. It should be started slowly over
a period of several months (from 2 - 6 months) following the above mentioned
instructions. Only after this several month long period and
having taken Hawthorne, and/or Digestorum should any attempt to clean the liver be made.
Note: One has to expect that when the
toxins that have been accumulated throughout the body start to move and come
out that they will make themselves felt. It is not uncommon to feel out of
sorts when this happens. Enemas or colonics are the best remedy when this
occurs. No supplement on its own will void what comes into the bowels
better.
The rewards are worth it but
there is some effort involved and the effort will be worth it.
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