Dr Todd Talks
This Month:
"What's Wrong With A Little Around The Middle?"
While it is true that genetics play a role, the fundamental cause of being overweight or obese is an imbalance between calories consumed and calories burned.
Some causes of being overweight:
Sedentary lifestyle and lack of activity cause decreased metabolism leading to increased fat storage.
While environmental and social factors play a part in our obesity epidemic, the Standard American Diet (SAD) is high in calories and low in nutrients. A diet high in processed foods: starch, sugar and unhealthy fats is ultimately disasterous! Americans are overfed and undernourished!
Like Jack LaLanne said, "if man made it, don't eat it."
Health Consequences of being Overweight or Obese:
Even a "little around the middle" is associated with many diseases, such as:
-Cardiovascular diseases
-High Blood pressure
-Diabetes
-Osteoarthritis and other musculoskeletal disorders
-Estrogen dominance
-Menstrual problems
-Feminizing men
-Insulin resistance
-Cancer and other auto-immune issues
Safe and Healthy Approach to Achieving and Maintaining Healthy Weight: Achieving healthy weight starts with "changing your brain." Our habits, good and bad, are 'hard wired and chemically enhanced' in our brain. Thus, rewiring the brain by changing our perception of 'how we are who we are' is essential. Maintaing a healthy weight is all about changing our relationship with our body image, dietary habits, lifestyle, activity level...this is the cornerstone to success. Of course "Eating to live vs living to eat," proper hydration, adequate supplementation and physical activity are all part of the equation. The last piece, which is vital: Find your pit crew! Family, friends and trained professionals, that's where we come in to help you find your personalized plan! Tune in to our next newsletter when we give you an overview of our different weight loss programs. Find out which one is best for you! |