Therapeutic Nutrition & Natural Weight Loss

Diets don’t work. We all know this and many of us have first hand experience of this fact, yet we habitually and cyclically fool ourselves into believing that the latest fad diet or low carb extreme is going to be the plan that once and for all gets us in shape and keeps us there. After three days of eating lettuce and chicken, we feel bored and depressed and like a heat seeking missile, suddenly find ourselves half way through a pint of Ben and Jerry’s with no intention of stopping until we finish it off, watching the latest episode of American Idol. Sound familiar?

Eating well and exercise are the only ways to lose weight and keep it off, this is true. However, there are some specific habits, that when implemented regularly, can help boost your metabolism, burn fat and get you to your goal faster.

Our bodies are like test tubes, and like any science experiment, it reacts to what you put in it. When you give in to sugar cravings, you can guarantee you’ll want more in short order and you will have a difficult time not only losing weight, but getting your cravings and impulses under control. If you skip breakfast you are more than likely to overeat at dinner and after dinner. Your body needs a certain amount of nutrition in proper quantities and varieties and with some sort of regularity throughout the day. It has a job to do and needs the fuel to accomplish the task. If you feed it properly it helps to rev the metabolism while efficiently utilizing the calories in the form of fuel to animate, invigorate, heal and restore your body. This is a body in optimal working order.

However, the opposite is also true. If you feed yourself less than nutritious foods and embrace less than healthy eating habits such as skipping meals or eating late at night, after a period of striving for balance, the body will eventually succumb to the nutritional deficiencies of this way of life and begin to work against you. You will feel tired, have difficulty sleeping and ultimately, have a challenging time losing weight.

It’s all about framing your mind around the idea of the body as a test tube. You can decide what to put in it and therefore, the results of the experiment. Begin now!