By: Joey Komada, L.Ac.
How to Lose the Weight and Keep It Off with Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. .
Weight loss comes under the topic of ”Weight Control”, because we are concerned with the loss and MAINTENANCE of loss of weight. This is a multi-faceted problem, and a good program involves diet, exercise and stress reduction techniques. Chinese acupressure and digestive aid exercises are also useful tools in the battle with weight loss.
Causes of obesity:
Fire – Qi deficiency, not enough yang energy to burn oils
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang Shen Ling Bai Zhu San
Oil – greasy diet, poor quality
Jiang Zi Yi Gan Tang
Water – dampness not being transported or transformed properly (hot or cold)
Huang Qi Tang Wu Ling San Ping Wei San
Many Americans will try to lose weight this year and several will fail. This failure frequently occurs because of the difficulties of changing one’s lifestyle. Lifestyle changes can be a great boost to one’s self-esteem and it can be a simple process as long as the change is incremental. Changing your diet should also be a simple process as long as the dieting process is not so strict that you will have difficulties following through. Unless one is severely obese, strict diet and implementing dramatic changes tend to have little lasting success. One should focus on the concept of “being fit” instead of “being thin.” Being fit means eating right with moderation, for example, not eating excessive amounts of sweets or carbohydrates, exercising or engaging in physical activities on a regular basis and having a happy and exuberant mental attitude. These are qualities that are commonly associated by-products of “being fit”. In this “zone”, one not only feels better, but is likely to be less ill. “Being thin” can mean restricted eating, over exercising, and constantly worrying about weight. In this “zone”, one not only feels anxious, but one tends to get sick more frequently. This is not a good model of well-being and should be avoided.
Losing weight is one of the hardest goals Americans annually seek to accomplish. The weight loss industry is huge and incorporates every type of fad diet, pill, cream, and lotion possible. Instead of falling prey to one of these “lose weight quickly” fads, entrust your weight loss into something that will guarantee you results: a low GI diet.
I’m approached quite regularly about which diet is best, which
book would I recommend and what exercise program should a
person follow. People think they can just purchase a book to
read and then some sort of magic occurs whereby reading it
will cause their fat to magically disappear. Well, I’m here
to break the news to you, the $40 investment in your weight
loss book is just the start, there’s a lot of hard work and
other expenses involved.
People everywhere are searching for the elusive
miracle drug that will cure their weight loss
problems for ever. Weight loss supplements can
assist you in the weight loss process but are
far from the miracle and only solution you
should seek. Weight loss supplements and other
diet drugs can aid you in your digestive and
other bodily functions, but they are unlikely
to assist in obtain your goal weight in the
long term.
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Weight Loss tips
Gaining Weight Over A Long Period of Time Causes Health Problems
The World Health Organization estimates that one-quarter to one-third of cancer cases are related to being overweight and inactive. Research has found that weight gain can lead to a higher risk for colon, prostate, endometrial, esophageal, kidney and post-menopausal breast cancer.
Here are 10 simple tips you can use for weight loss and fitness
1. Two quick and easy ways to cut extra calories from your diet yet still satisfy your sweet tooth: Drink Diet soda or Crytal Light and eat Sugar-Free Jello gelatin. These are two small changes you can make that will reduce calories but will not make you feel deprived.
2. To quote John Beecher, “Strength is a matter of the made-up mind.” Is your mind made up that you are going to start and stick with a weight loss plan or is this going to be like other attempts where you give up at the first sign of failure?
Looking for Diet Programs on net is like looking for water in an Ocean. But trust me, looking for good Diet Program is like finding a pearl in the ocean. Me and my team have traveled from shore to shore and short listed few highly effective diet programs and weight loss programs. But, no matter what Diet Program we choose for ourselves, we have to be careful about our normal diet habits. This helps us a lot in shedding off the weight and keeps us healthy and happy.
Here are some effective weight loss tips for all kinds of weight watchers.
