HEALTHY Weight Loss

OBESITY

Increased Weight IS NOT ONLY  an aesthetic PROBLEM BUT IT CAN ALSO CaUSE MANY DiSEASES and DAMAGE HUMAN HEALTH AND LIFE. HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, CARDIOVASCULAR DiSEASES,  Diabetes, DAMAGE OF THE BONES AND JOINTS ARE OFTEN CAUSED BY UNHEALTHY NUTRITION AND OVERWEIGHT.

THE PURPOSE OF WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAMS IS NOT ONLY TO LOSE WEIGHT BUT ALSO TO CHANGE LIFESTYLE, ADOPT NEW HEALTHY HABITS IN NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY THAT LATER LEAD TO MAINTAIN NORMAL WEIGHT.

OBESITY IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON HEALTH PROBLEMs AND IT BECOMES MORE FREQUENT EVERY DAY. WEIGHT LOSS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT OVERWEIGHT PERSON GETS PROFESSIONAL HELP.

cLASsIC WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM

tHE MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS FOR HEALTHY AND SUCCESSFUL WEIGHT LOSS ARE:

• diet
• exercise

PROPER DIET FOR WEIGHT LOSS INCLUDES ALL FOOD GROUPS (FRUIT, VEGETABLES, MEAT, MILK PRODUCTS, BREAD etc.) AND PROPER AMOUNT OF ALL NUTRIENTS, (CARBOHYDRATES, FATS, PROTEINS, VITAMINS, MINERALS).

IF DIET FOR WEIGHT LOSS DOESN´T INCLUDE ALL FOOD GROUPS AND ALL NUTRIENTS IN THE PROPER AMOUNT IT IS UNHEALTHY AND CAN DAMAGE HEALTH AND EXHAUST THE BODY. THIS TYPE OF DIET RESULTS IN A LARGE WEIGHT LOSS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BUT SOON THE PERSON BEGINS TO GAIN WEIGHT AND BECOMES OVERWEIGHT AGAIN. HEALTHY DIET INCLUDES THE PROPER AMOUNT OF FOOD WHICH DEPENDS ON THE WEIGHT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OF A PERSON. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE DIETARY ENERGY SUPPLY IS DIVIDED INTO 5 OR MORE SMALLER MEALS DURING THE DAY. ALSO, HEALTHY DIET MEANS THAT THE TIME OF THOSE MEALS ARE ADJUSTED TO THE DAILY SCHEDULE AND OTHER INDIVIDUAL PARAMETERS. THE PURPOSE OF DIETING IS NOT ONLY WEIGHT LOSS. AN IMPORTANT PURPOSE OF DIETING IS TO ADOPT THE NEW HEALTHY WAY OF NUTRITION AND LEAVE THE UNHEALTHY EATING HABITS BEHIND.

PHYSICAL INACTIVITY CAUSES OBESITY AND IT IS THE MAIN RISK FACTOR FOR MANY DISEASES: HEART DISEASE, DIABETES, OSTEOPOROSIS... REGULAR MODERATE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS NECESSARY FOR LOSING WEIGHT BUT IT IS ALSO NECESSARY FOR THE GOOD MEDICAL CONDITION IN GENERAL. PROGRAM OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INCLUDES AEROBIC EXERCISES, SUCH AS WALKING, RUNNING, CYCLING, SWIMMING. THE TYPE OF EXERCISE IS RECOMMENDED INDIVIDUALLY AND DEPENDS ON INDIVIDUAL TENDENCY AND MEDICAL STATE OF A PERSON.

THE IMPORTANT PART OF SUCCESSFUL WEIGHT LOSS IS ALSO MEDICAL SUPERVISION WHICH INCLUDES REGULAR CONTROL EXAMS DURING DIETING, 1 OR 2 PER WEEK. REGULAR MONITORING OF WEIGHT LOSS AND MEDICAL CONDITION DURING DIETING ENABLES NEW SUGGESTIONS IN DIET, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT.

ACUPUNCTURE WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM

Weight loss with acupuncture includes also diet and physical activity. Acupuncture is A SUPPLEMENTARY method and it enables easier weight loss, it is mostly recommended to patients who are largely overweight.

Acupuncture facilitates dieting and weight loss in the following way:

• Decreased appetite (reduced feeling of hunger makes easIer for a patient to diet properly)
• sedative effect (many obese people eat more when they are nervous)
• increased sense of will (preventing obese people to give up on their diet)
• controls digestion and removal of excess fluid (contributes to healthy weight loss)
• increases fat melting

The main purpose of weight loss program is to adopt new healthy habits in nutrition and physical activity that later lead to the mainenance of normal weight.