Lose Weight by Eating Clean

Research is finally proving what I and other holistic practitioners have been saying for years - diet sodas and processed foods inhibit your body's ability to lose weight. And eating clean - in other words eating mainly fresh foods in their whole form is best for your body.

This is because highly processed foods are full of sugar, sodium, and bad fats. But that's not all. These foods are also full of chemicals that are used in processing and preserving these foods for shipping across country and long shelf life.

Research has now exposed that these chemicals do not leave the body as once thought. They are stored in fatty tissue and cause health issues that make it even harder to lose weight.

This makes sense... how can you lose weight when your body is literally addicted to fats and sugars? This makes it impossible to stay on a healthy eating program. How can you lose weight when it feels nearly impossible to work out? These sugars, fats and chemicals create fatigue and some even lead to sluggish thyroid as well as sluggish metabolism.

The eating clean philosophy has been in use by health advocates for many, many years. It may not feel easy at first, but a little discipline goes a long way.

Soon after you stop these types of foods, your cravings will diminish. This makes it easier to eat healthy. If you find the first few days early impossible, don't go "cold turkey" off of processed foods. Just incorporate as many healthy foods as you can and start replacing the unhealthier foods. For example, if you like hamburgers - don't eat fast food. Make your own at home with fresh, low-fat beef. Use a whole grain bun, or only half the bun, or better yet, use a lettuce wrap for your bun.

Practice eating healthy and eventually you will get better. As I always have said, try a colon cleanse program to help get these toxins and health-inhibiting substances out of your way.

Many people have found that cleansing their bodies has helped them lose weight naturally. This is only one of the benefits that make this practice popular. Other benefits include more energy to help you work out. And my favorite benefit was that after my first intensive program, my body actually responded to exercise more than I had ever experienced in my life. This kept me motivated and happy as I really saw results for my efforts.

Research more about cleansing and don't let the skeptics scare you. Your health is too important to keep trying the same diets that don't work. Take care of your body and it will take care of you.

Lose Fat This Year

This is the year to lose fat and get fit. I know many of us say this each year - but it is more important now than it ever was. And of course you must be wondering... why?

Science and research has finally proven what we holistic advocates have been saying forever - fat stores dangerous toxins that are harmful to your health. Period. These toxins will slowly kill you and create a myriad of problems on the way.

Pesticides stored in fatty tissue are known to cause depression, fatigue, and endocrine dysfunction. Known chemicals are all around us such as carcinogens that cause cancer while others attack the genetic material in the nucleus of our cells. In the long run, these can set in a sequence of health problems for generations such as birth defects, developmental disorders, and more cancers.

Some toxins are stored in the thyroid tissue, such as perchlorate found in our drinking water. This has been going on for years all around the United States. This toxin leads to sluggish thyroid. It is pretty common knowledge that hypo-thyroidism is pretty common these days causing weight gain, fatigue, mood swings and overall hormonal imbalance. No wonder it is so hard to lose weight!

I'm not posting this to scare anyone; or maybe I am. Many times we have to be "scared into" changing our habits. Some people will wait for the heart attack before they change their eating habits for the better.

So do not wait. Do what you have to do to lose weight, lose fat and get healthy now. This year, I will be aggressively posting more free help tips, programs that I know work and other bits of information to help you. There are mental strategies, ways to overcome cravings, ways to eat and still enjoy your meals. You can do this.

But do something now and take charge of your health before the hospital has to take charge of you.