How to lose weight quickly
Saturday, January 14th, 2012
Why are we losing the battle against lifestyle diseases and is exercise and healthy eating enough?
So many people are searching for the ideal solution to Weightloss
The first is a new book due to be launched in a few days (26 January 2012) Fat, Fate and Diseased ISBN13: 978-0-19-964462-9 priced at £16.99. As the world is encountering an epidemic of obesity, heart disease and diabetes this book by authors Peter Gluckman and Mark Hanson explore the dominant myth that this epidemic can be tackled by focusing soely on adult lifestyles and asks the simple question: 'Why are we losing the war against obesity and chronic diseases?'
The Book looks at the following ideas
- Explores one of the biggest issues facing society today - obesity - addressing a lot of the mythology around obesity and weight loss
- Challenges the current science surrounding the causes of obesity, suggesting that the current approach does not work
- Suggests that current scientific efforts ignore the reality of the social, cultural, and biological determinants that make different populations and people respond differently to living in the modern nutritionally rich world
- Considers the new scientific knowledge and suggests a clear pathway forward for the future of our health and stability
About the Authors
Professor Sir Peter Gluckman trained as paediatrician and endocrinologist before entering career focused on the biology of the fetus, the biology of growth, development and metabolic disease and the interface between evolutionary biology and medicine. He is University Distinguished Professor (2001) and head of the Centre for Human Evolution, Adaptation and Disease in the Liggins Institute of the University of Auckland, and programme director for growth, development and metabolism at the Singapore Institute of Clinical Sciences (2007-). He holds honorary chairs in Southampton, Singapore and Chile. He previously chaired the WHO Technical Advisory Committee on Optimising the Outcomes of Pregnancy.
Prof Mark Hanson is the UK's leading researcher on developmental pathways to disease. He is current President of the International Society for the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. He has served on WHO committees and chairs an advisory committee in China focused on the diabetes epidemic. In the UK he directs the Division of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease at the University of Southampton, and overseas he holds visiting appointments in Auckland, Singapore, Dublin and Shanghai.
Bach Emotional Eating Kit
This is a set of three carefully selected Bach
flower essences to give a helping hand with diet and healthy living regimes. It was the first product available in the UK of its type to specifically help deal with the emotions linked to comfort eating.
What is Emotional Eating?
Emotional Eating is when a person turns to food as a way to help with feelings. These feelings can be concern, boredom, jealousy, joy or any other feeling. During dieting, the emotions become more apparent and old habits resurface.
You may recognise a few of these statements:
"When I feel nervous I eat too much"
"When I've done something difficult I feel like I deserve a reward and so I eat"
"When I feel sad or lonely I comfort myself with food"
"When I feel tense for an unknown reason I have a strong urge to eat"
Bach Emotional Eating Kit includes 3 x 10ml essences:
Chestnut Bud (Aesculus hippocastanum) - When you find yourself repeating the same dieting mistakes, Chestnut Bud helps you gain knowledge from your experience.
Crab Apple (Malus pumila) - When you feel unclean or dislike something about yourself, Crab Apple helps you accept yourself and your imperfections.
Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera) - When you fear you might lose control of your diet, Cherry Plum can help you to think and act rationally.
Weightloss Supplements
There are hundreds of supplements available all promising weightloss, however we liked the alli programme as they promote is as part of a healthy eating and exercise programme. There is lots of support , tips and advice available.
alli isn't a magic bullet which makes dieting easy; it's designed to be used with the support programme, and can reward your efforts by boosting your weight loss. So for every 2 lb you work to lose, adding alli can help you lose 1 lb more. alli works by blocking 25% of the fat you eat from being absorbed so makes your healthy choices even healthier.
When you follow the alli programme, you have access to a range of support tools to help you on your weight loss journey. You'll also learn new habits to help you reach and maintain a healthier weight; from setting your personal daily fat and calorie targets based on your current weight and activity levels, to which foods to avoid and dealing with cravings.
Kate Arnold, Nutritional Consultant Offers some healthy Eating advice
- Eat a diet high in essential fats and low in saturated fat.
- Avoid all stimulants i.e. coffee, chocolate, fizzy drinks.
- Eat three meals daily and snack on fruit and nuts between meals. Avoid bananas, grapes, dates or raisins as these are too high in sugar.
- Eat something every three hours to keep your blood sugar levels stable.
- Supplement with zinc and vitamin B6 as this helps with insulin production.
- Don't set yourself unrealistic goals - if you eat good quality food there is no reason to diet at all.
- Remember to eat enough protein and don't rely too heavily on carbohydrates. Aim to eat some protein at every meal.
- Investigate underlying reasons why you might not be able to shift excess weight i.e. food allergies, underactive thyroid etc.
- Often when you feel hungry you are actually thirsty, so make sure you are drinking bottled, or filtered water during the day - your average daily intake should be in the region of 1.5 litres. When your thirst is satiated your appetite will be at its natural level.
- When shopping do not be tempted to buy low fat, no sugar foods. You will be persuaded these are healthy but take a look at the ingredients and see what has been substituted to make the food taste good. If it's not in a packet, you won't need to read a label in the first place.
