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Weight-Loss Jumpstart
It
is very common to gain weight as we age due to age-related hormone and bacterial imbalances. Metabolic dysfunctions, stress, food hypersensitivities, and
impaired liver detoxification can promote fat accumulation
as well. Emotional eating is another
major factor.
More than 61% of Americans are overweight, but being overweight
is not conducive to healthy aging. Excessive weight takes nine years off the
life of the average person, and makes our heart work 2-3 times harder than it
should. It also causes an inflammatory state throughout our body, and increases
our risk for many diseases.
A major predictor of cardiovascular disease, even more than being
overweight, is the amount of fat we carry in our mid-section, and our waist-size.
When our waist size is over 35” for a women, and over 40” for a man,
a health condition known as insulin resistance is likely present. Belly
fat or visceral fat, dubbed the “killing fat,” is dangerous not only
because of its association with insulin resistance, but because the fat in our
midsection releases damaging pro-inflammatory cytokines. These cytokines are
involved in many age-related degenerative conditions. Just losing a few
inches off of your waist can help you to maintain healthy insulin levels and
improve cardiovascular health. It can also improve many health biomarkers
such as high blood pressure, cholesterol and triglyceride values. Losing
belly fat can also lower your risk for Alzheimer's disease, cancer and hormone
imbalances.
However weight-loss is not just about calories in and calories out. In fact,
the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has admitted that “100
or so years of mainstream advise on dieting, obesity, and weight-gain has been
completely wrong!” It acknowledged that weight management is not about the
amount of calories that we take in, but about the kind of calories we eat; the
blood sugar-impact of our food; and how our body’s insulin responds to what we
eat. In short, if we eat (high-glycemic) foods that cause a flood of blood
sugar and insulin, we gain weight. When we eat (low-glycemic) foods that don’t
spike our blood sugar and insulin we lose weight. The goal of any
diet or healthy food plan therefore is to halt insulin production as much
as possible.
My 6 week weight-loss program focuses on doing just this,
and incorporates the latest advances in modern health care.
What Results Will You Get From This Program:
- Decrease pro-inflammatory producing belly fat; reduce your waist
size, BMI and overall size
- Relief from digestive complaints/revitalize your digestion to allow
your body to absorb the nutrients it needs to lose
weight
- Reduce obesity-causing bacteria/Boost health-promoting bacteria
- Boost detox by eliminating toxic foods/sugar,
and enhancing detox pathways
- Release you from food addictions and sugar
cravings
- Lessen emotional eating/learning to eat only
when you are truly hungry
- Balance blood-sugar/improve cell sensitivity
to insulin
- Reset taste buds
- Reduce inflammation due to common food sensitivities, processed foods, and sugar; increase anti-inflammatory foods. Less inflammation means reduced disease risk factors.
- Reduce aches and pains
- Enhance carb metabolism
- Increase energy
- Improve blood work and blood pressure
- Mood improvement
- Target and balance your specific metabolic imbalances (Thyroid, estrogen, leptin, adrenal)
What Else You Will Get From this
Program
- 2- one-half hour personalized phone consults
- Unlimited Email support
- 6 Week Weight-loss Food Plan and metabolism/probiotic-boosting food tips
- 6 Weeks of Recipes
- Functional Assessments/Questionnaires to help target any weight-loss blocking conditions, and/or metabolic imbalances that you may have, and to give you a personlized pharmaceutical-grade supplement/food protocol to balance them- so as to fire-up your metabolism.
- Individualized recommendations
- A supplement protocol to decrease sugar/carb
cravings
- Candida/Dysbiosis Questionnaire
- Baking Soda Stomach Acid Home Test handout.
- Weight-loss Goals/Journaling guide, and weekly
journal questions to write about.
- Calculating your BMI/BMR/Waist-to-Hip Ratio
handout
- Lifestyle Looking Glass questionnaire
- Cultivating Healthy Eating Habits handout
- What to Eat/What Not to Eat Chart
- Behavioral Change Contract for Weight
Management handout
- Track Your Progress Chart
- Daily Nutrition, Activity, and Exercise
Journal form
- Inflammation handout
- Simple tips to help you get a healthy meal on
the table
- Carb Food Swap chart
- Digestive Health handout
- Glycemic Load chart
- Optimizing Your Mind-Set handout
- Much more!
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