Losing weight is not that difficult, it is keeping the weight off that presents a much greater challenge. Put an end to the evil cycle of loosing weight and gaining it back with tips from the Bushmen:
The first best thing you can do for general health and fitness is to remove the old stuff inside you. Also, making sure there are no blockages in the digestive tract. Cleansing the body is one sure way to take off the pounds and keep them off. Most times, weight around the stomach area is due to congestion. That means food is not digested and eliminated like it should. Therefore, the body is not getting nutrients from food.
A Dieter’s Cleanse for a start is a good way to ensure healthy elimination and digestion, as well as maximizing nutritional benefits from the food you eat. Food Enzymes and Everybody’s Fiber are other good supplements to support nutrient absorption and waste elimination.
There are no restaurants in the Kalahari! The Bushmen prepare their own meals. Eat at home instead of out. That’s what those cooking shows are all about. “When you prepare it, you have total control over what is in the food, you can make it exactly how you like it, and better for you than in restaurants, where you have no idea what is in the food,” says Ellie Krieger, RD, host of the Food Network’s Healthy Appetite and author of The Food You Crave.
Eat fresh. Go for raw fruits, nuts, and vegetables. They were created to be eaten raw. Cooking removes a lot of nutrients from them and the body does not benefit from them all that much. Fruits and nuts are packed full of good fats and antioxidants with loads of benefit to health.
Exercise! Exercise! Exercise! There is nothing the human body requires more than exercise. After air, food, and water, that is. See the Bushman’s Top 7 Exercises that deliver great results.
Read your food labels and search for good fats. The good fats are the monounsaturated fats, such as those found in nuts (pecans, pistachios, and almonds), and oils (olive, canola, and peanut oils). They lower LDL cholesterol without affecting the good HDL cholesterol. Plus, you get a good supply of much needed fat in your diet.
Don’t miss the EFAs (Essential Fatty Acids). The Omega 3s and 6s. They lower cholesterol, clean out arteries, reduce risk of heart disease, reduce inflammation, enhance the immune system, and improve cardiovascular function. They are not called “essential” for nothing! They can be found in fish oils (salmon, mackerel, tuna, sardines, etc), flaxseed oil, . Hard to get enough? Can’t stand the smell or taste? Supplement them so you don’t have to smell or taste them. Super Omega 3 and Super GLA Oil Blend are good essential oil supplements.
Keep a high metabolism. A high metabolism is essential for calorie burn, and therefore weight management. It ensures calorie burn even at rest. How bout that? Burning calories to loose weight in your sleep! See ways to boost your metabolism in our Metabolism 101: get a grip on yours.
Portion control. Number tip in weight management. Eat only what you need, not what you want, or can! Everything in moderation. Try using smaller dinner plates so you feel you are eating a full plate and therefore not need anymore. Another trick is to eat slowly, savor your meal: listen to slow music, turn the TV off, practice deep breathing while eating: it aids digestion. Eat a lot of good fats with your meals, it makes you feel full quicker.
Substitution. Healthy substitution is the name of the game! Substitute sodas and sweet tea with water and homemade fruit juices. Try fruit-sweetened ketchup instead 0f the regular kind. Use natural sweeteners; ditch the artificial sweeteners, the refined sugars and all those small colorful table packs.
Natural sweeteneres such as Honey, Agave, Xylitol, Real Maple Syrup, Date Sugar, Beet Sugar, and Brown Rice Syrup contain B-vitamins and other nutrients that the body needs to process sugar. This makes treats prepared with them more satisfying to the body, and so you eat less of them. Or tame your sweet tooth with Licorice Root herb.
Did u know?
There is more refined sugar in ketchup than in vanilla ice cream. One cup of ketchup (serving size) has 54.6 grams of sugar, while one cup of vanilla icecream (two servings) contains 30.4 grams of sugar. Though no one eats a bowl of ketchup for dessert, it increases sugar intake when used as a condiment.
Make vinaigrettes substitutes for salad dressings. Salad dressings are packed full of calories and all those things you can’t even pronounce! Make your own vinaigrette. Again, you control what goes into your vinaigrette.
Choose healthy deserts. Make salads your desert, instead of the cheesecakes and the brownies. Substitute ice cream with plain yogurt. Frozen yogurt, soy ice cream, rice ice cream are all good substitutes for the regular kind.
Substitute the regular white bread with whole grain breads. Whole grains are always more beneficial than refined. Most grocery stores carry a wide variety of whole grain products, such as whole grain spelt flour, wheat pastry flour, oat flour, buchwheat flour, and brown rice flour. Try them for making cookies, cakes, brownies, and breads with natural sweeteners.