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Natural Ways to Lose Weight

                      By Dr. Jerry Lee Hoover N.D.

     Over 66% of the American population are overweight or obese, (that is two out of every three persons), causing them to have many health problems. When one is young they usually do not have problems with being overweight.  But during their teenage years if they overeat and do not exercise they start to gain more weight than normal.  After the teenage years many become less active and start to put on many extra pounds leading to obesity.  Older persons need to reduce their food intake as their metabolism usually slows down causing them to be less active.  When a person is obese it means that they have more excess body fat than one who is overweight.  Obesity of Hispanics was the highest (47%), Blacks were (46.8%), Whites (37.9) and Asians which was the lowest (12.7%).  Obesity of persons age 20 to 39 was (35.7%), those 40 to 59 was (42.8%), those over 60 it was (41%).

     The best way to avoid being overweight is not to become overweight in the first place. The latest research shows that, once you’ve become overweight and lose weight, you have to eat less and exercise more to simply maintain your body at a new, lower weight than would someone at the same height and weight who has never been heavy, essentially dieting for the rest of your life just to break even.

Here Are Some Simple Ways To Lose Weight

     Start your morning off by drinking a glass of water with a fresh lemon squeezed in it as soon as you get up. Lemons contain nomilin, a phytonutrient, which has been shown to activate bile acid receptors, It has even been shown to promote reduced body weight, blood sugar, and insulin levels and it is high in many nutrients which your body needs.

      Drink plenty of water throughout the day, as water is a natural appetite suppressant, which helps one to not eat so much.  Many times a person thinks they are hungry when they are actually thirsty.  Water also increases calorie burning and water is necessary for the body to burn fat, and without water the body cannot properly metabolize stored fat.  It is almost impossible for one to drink too much water, so increase your water consumption if you want to lose weight.

     Eat more whole foods such as potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, apples, oranges, bananas, etc. These foods, since they are whole they will not contain refined sugars, processed chemicals such as artificial flavorings, colors, preservatives, etc.   They are also very filling and are low in calories.  Cut back on your sugars, oils and fats, a tablespoon of oil has twice as many calories as a tablespoon of sugar, limit their use as much as possible if you want to lose weight.

     Eat more slowly and enjoy the taste of the food while it is in your mouth.  Studies have shown that it will increase the production of hormones that are linked to weight loss

     Do some form of daily exercise to help take off the unwanted pounds.  Exercise will also help firm up and give tone to your body’s muscles.  It is important to find an exercise program that you like to do so that you will continue it in the future.   

     Get more sleep, studies show that people who are sleep deprived are 55%  more likely to become obese, the percentage is even higher for children.

Things Not To Do To Lose Weight

     Do not go on a high protein diet, yes you will lose weight because it takes more calories to digest the protein than the calories the protein supplied to the body.  A high protein diet can cause kidney problems which many develop who go on a high protein diet. 

     Do not go on a crash diet, losing weight to fast causes excessive skin wrinkling, many times once the diet is over and the person has lost the weight, it comes back and they weight more than they did before they started their diet. To keep the weight off you have to permanently change your eating habits, drinking water habits, exercising habits, etc. if you want to keep the weight off. 

     Do not take any type of medication to lose weight as the side effects are many times worse than having the extra weight.

     Limit these foods that put the extra pounds on, cheese as it is 85% fat,  ground chuck is 80-85% fat, lean is 15-20% fat.  All oils are 100% fat, so frying anything in oil raises the fat content, one potato chip for example has 10 calories, where a whole baked potato has 100 calories.

Height Weight Chart According To Body Frame Size. 

Note: To determine if you are small, medium, or large frame, take your middle finger and thumb on one hand and put it around the wrist of your other arm. If the finger and thumb cannot touch, you are large frame; if the finger and thumb touch each other, you are medium frame; and if they overlap, you are small frame

HEIGHT          WEIGHT IN POUNDS

Without Shoes      Small      Medium   Large frame 

MEN

 5 ‘ 1″                   112-120   118-129   126-141 

 5 ‘2″                    115-123   121-133   129-144 

 5 ‘3″                    118-126   124-136   132-148 

 5 ‘4″                    121-129   127-139   135-152 

 5 ‘5″                    124-133   130-143   138-156 

 5 ‘6″                    128-137   134-147   142-161   

 5 ‘7″                    132-141   138-152   147-166 

 5 ‘8″                    136-145   142-156   151-170 

 5 ‘9″                    140-150   146-160   155-174 

 5 ’10”                  144-154   150-165   159-179

 5 ’11”                  148-158   154-170   164-184 

 6 ‘0″                    152-162   158-175   168-189 

 6 ‘1″                    156-167   162-180   173-194 

 6 ‘2″                    160-171   167-185   178-199 

 6 ‘3″                    164-175   172-190   182-204

 WOMEN

 4’8″                      92-98       96-107     104-119 

 4 ‘9″                     94-101     98-110     106-122 

 4 ‘ 10″                  96-104     101-113   109-125 

 4 ‘ 11″                  99-107     104-116   112-128

 5 ‘0″                     102-110    107-119   115-131

 5 ‘1″                     105-113    110-122   118-134

 5 ‘2″                     108-116    113-126   121-138

 5 ‘3″                     111-119    116-130   125-142 

 5 ‘4″                     114-123    120-135   129-146 

 5 ‘5″                     118-127    124-139   133-150 

 5’6″                      122-131    128-143   137-154

 57″                       126-135    132-147   141-158

 5’8″                      130-140    136-151   145-163

 5’9″                      134-144    140-155   149-168

 5’10”                    138-148    144-159   153-173

Note:  This chart has been recognized by many prominent researchers as being more representative of ideal weights than the revised charts.

*Includes one pound for indoor clothing. +Age 25 years and older.       

CONCLUSION

     I encourage you to follow these simple ways to lose weight and you will notice a weight loss, plus more energy and just feeling better in general within a week or two.  Those who are obese have a three times greater chance of having heart disease, five times more likely to develop diabetes, more likely to develop cancer and many other degenerative diseases.  Losing weight not only makes you look better, but it also makes you feel better, plus it adds years to your life.  Statistics have shown that for every pound of extra weight, you shorten your life by one month.  So for example, if you are 24 pounds overweight you would die 2 years sooner.  Now that you know some simple ways to lose weight and keep it off, Give It A Try, You’ll Be Glad You Did!

About the Author

      Dr.  Jerry Lee Hoover N.D. is retired and lives in Granada Nicaragua.  His FREE BOOK NATURAL MEDICINE, which has been translated into 5 different languages and has 47 chapters on just about every topic, high blood pressure, arthritis, diabetes, etc. The English and Spanish version can be down loaded free from his web site, http://www.cancernaturalcure.com/.

His second book Natural Ways To Prevent Cancer can be purchased through Amazon Kindle His latest book Radiation From Cell Phones, WiFi, can also be purchased through Amazon Kindle.