FREE WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAMS
HEALTHILY
(Keywords: Free weight loss programs, chiropractic, obesity and arthritis, arthritis and obesity, weight loss for arthritis, drinking water )Our free weight loss programs are about losing weight safely, and steadily, rather than through the crash diets that research shows bring only temporary weight loss, the pounds often returning with a vengeance. Yo-yo-ing also increases circulating blood fats, contributing even further to atherosclerosis, that nasty disease of blood vessel walls. Our philosophy is EAT RIGHT DAY IN AND DAY OUT, AND THEN YOU CAN SPLURGE A LITTLE WHEN CELEBRATING. BUT NOW IT'S summer time again in the Northern Hemisphere, the easiest period to lose weight. Plenty of salads on the supermarket shelves. Get working in the garden too. I'm not a vegetarian myself, but there many compelling reasons why we should eat more fresh fruit and salads. More veg too. Why lose weight anyway? Because there is strong scientific evidence that losing just 10-20 pounds (5-10% of your weight) will dramatically reduce the pain you are experiencing in your joints.
Why is that seriously overweight people ALWAYS get arthritis? OBESITY and ARTHRITIS ....
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"As long as there are slaughterhouses there will be battlefields."
- Leo Tolstoy
The only really good reason to lose weight is to be healthier. You will look better too, which is not unimportant, particularly as obesity often goes hand in hand with low self-esteem, but that's just a benefit on the side. These free weight loss programs are about doing it in a healthy manner. After all, it is makes absolutely no sense to lose weight in an unhealthy way, in order to be healthier. High blood pressure? Borderline diabetic? High cholesterol? Forget the fad diets, the shakes and particularly the high protein diets. Oddly, also avoid the very low fat diets. Lower down this page you'll see why a low-fat-diet is also an unhealthy way to become healthier! Think rather of limiting your carbs. Sugar, bread, rice, potatoes - that's where are problems often lie, and our free weight loss programs are designed to limit the carbs and excess fats.
Two myths
- Drinking more water helps you lose weight? Scientific investigation unfortunately hasn't confirmed this, and there is considerable doubt that it is so, but drinking more water is healthy anyway.
There is research however that if you make a soup, or liquidise your meal with drinking water, you will lose weight, even though eating exactly the same food, because your food stays longer in the stomach, so you will feel satisfied for longer. So, you'll find that our free weight loss programs include soups...
- Read more about Drinking Water …
Read more about the Toscanini Celery soup that the conductor demanded before every concert he gave.
- Secondly, it is widely believed that the way to lose weight is by pounding up and down the streets before dawn or after work. All you are likely to get is
PLANTAR MYOFASCITIS ...
horrid pain under the feet. Exercise is healthy, and I don't want to discourage you from exercising more, but you have to do an awful lot of running to lose just one pound of butter. Our free weight loss programs, changing what you eat, is far and away the best and easiest way to lose weight. Permanently.
Savour your food. Our free weight loss programs include an encouragement to chew your food slowly, taking note of the colour and texture of the salads, and the smell and flavour of the main course. Give dessert a miss, unless it's just a fresh bowl of strawberries, or a quarter melon...
PAIN
I talk to every obese patient - once only, firmly - because obesity means pain. It comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes, but the bottom line is PAIN. In capitals. It could be an arthritic knee, or foot, it could be diabetes, it could be a stroke, it could be a fall. Read here the courageous story of an obese man who at 59 fell and broke his hip. It ruined his life. Period.
BROKEN HIP CHRONICLE ...
With a Body Mass Index of 32 he was certainly obese. More likely to fall, he'd have fallen harder, and would take longer to heal. The pain was so bad that he became addicted to narcotics; the
ANTI INFLAMMATORY DRUGS ...
gave him an ulcer. The long and the short of it? Get it off, or there's pain looming on your horizon. Our FREE WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAMS are the easier way, and certainly the healthier way to do it.
DUAL ANTIINFLAMMATORY DRUGS ...
A few principles Most people who are overweight became obese not necessarily by eating too much, but because they eat the wrong kinds of foods. Eating less will help, obviously, but changing what you eat is a much simpler way. More important, a healthier way. Accept it! It's going to be hard. Anybody who convinces you there is an easy way to lose weight is conning you. Retraining your tastebuds to like apples and salads is going to be tough. But the point here is that it will be much less painful than all that goes with obesity - high blood pressure, arthritic knees, painful feet, diabetes, heart disease and important for the chiropractor, backache ... you name it. Don't think that because this is 'free' that our Free Weight Loss Programs are not profound or tried. You will lose weight, permanently and safely.
Yes, it hurts! Pain, and arthritis too.
But this lady's got the right idea. Low impact cycling and swimming and/or aquarobics are the right way to increase your exercise.
HERBAL FIBER SUPPLEMENT Be sure to incorporate fiber into every meal in the form of whole fruits and vegetables and whole grain products. If you aren’t able to get enough fiber from your diet alone, consider adding an herbal fiber supplement to your daily routine. Fiber not only promotes feelings of lasting fullness, it also makes a great colon cleanse for full body detoxification. (12/12/11)
FROM THE COALFACE Said a patient who recently has lost a lot of weight. 20 kg to be exact, and needs to lose another 20. How did she do it? She read an article, and for the first time, something "clicked in my head". Said she: Four things I have noticed:
My feet...they don't hurt when I'm out working in the garden...they used to be the defining aspect of me working outside; and I sweat a lot more! I used to just fill up with water. My face, and hands, ankles...my face would get flushed; now I really do sweat more. I don't like the heat or humidity, and still avoid it, but when I'm out in it, I really sweat. I feel the cold a lot more...minus 50+ lbs of insulation really makes a difference! I used to walk around with my coat open all the time, but not now! But I know summers will be much better. But the best: it's so nice to be able to hop into the bath, sit down, soak and relax, flip over at will and get up...no problem. I'd stopped bathing, simply because I couldn't get in and out safely any more. "My endocrinologist is thrilled also! My cholesterol is down to 120!!! I usually buy big bags of birdseed...each one is 10 kg. I've just put one on each shoulder ...it's hard for me to believe that I've been carrying all that extra baggage all these years. No wonder my feet ached! Now for the next 20 kg! She has taken 8 months to do it. That's a healthy rate of weight loss - aim at one kilogram per week for the first 3 months. Then you can expect to slow down - your body gets more efficient, making it harder. Don't be discouraged, after quitting smoking, this is one of the most important decisions, healthwise you can make. It can be done!
Why do the obese usually get arthritis? HIP ARTHRITIS ...
BODY MASS INDEX (BMI)
So, how bad is the problem? Really, over-weight can be an irritant, a minor problem ... or is it perhaps life threatening?BMI gives you an objective measure of just how serious your problem is. BMI can be classified as follows: - Underweight: BMI less than 18.5
- Optimal weight: BMI between 18.5 - 24.9
- Overweight: BMI between 25 - 29.9
- Obese = BMI over 30
- Serious problem: BMI greater than 35. Heart attack, stroke, diabetes, knee and ankle arthritis await you.
To calculate your BMI, just fill in your weight and height and you will know the whole truth. It may be painful. Are you literally facing a stroke, death? Am I being overdramatic? No! A good friend right now is in hospital, fighting for his life, after a bypass that went haywire. I've been pleading with him for over twenty years ... he's only 60.
Calculate Your Body Mass Index Enter Your Measurements:
A little secret: At 62, I'm clocking in with a BMI = 26 and I'm not concerned. Or should I be? Perhaps. I eat like a horse and am virtually never hungry except at the end of a long day at the Chiropractic Coalface. But I do eat right... and I love my food. You can too...
HOW TO DO IT...
FREE WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAMS
There are a million and one diet books, free weight loss programs and zillions more on the net. Here are just a few thoughts. The easiest way is to seriously limit your carbs . That means very little starches, like many breakfast cereals, bread and in fact all wheat products, potato (and particularly a microwaved potato) and rice; sugary foods; colas. Very little. Don't limit your low Glycemic Index carbs too hard. Fruit, salads, vegetables, hummus ... They don't stimulate an Insulin rush, the hormone that stores fat... GLYCEMIC INDEX and a Carbohydrate Count Chart ...
Don't limit your healthy fats like olive oil too much. There is new research coming out now that a combination of high carbohydrate (particularly high GI carbs like sugary flour products - cookies and the like) with low fat diet is the cause of the serious neurological illnesses like Motor Neuron disease.
Tingling in arms and hands and legs
Enough protein to cover the palm of your hand at a meal is just fine. An egg, a small pile of chicken, fish, lentils, hummus, mutton stew ... but don't eat red meat more than once a day. That ups your risk of cancer. So, here goes:
FREE WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAMS
Breakfast
Soak one or two tablespoons of oats based muesli in boiling water for ten minutes. Add any nuts and seeds you love, and perhaps a few raisins, a few strawberries or slices of melon if you like. Zero sugar yoghurt is allowed.Munch an apple, or similar, non-sweet fruit on the way to work. Although the apple is mainly carbohydrate and fibre, it's what we call a "negative calorie food".
Read more about the amazing apple: APPLE DIET ...
An egg, or small piece of chicken, or fish. No toast. I'm crazy, but I add a tablespoon of hummus to my cereal... then I'm not famished at 11 o'clock. Still hungry? Wait half an hour, and if still feeling short-changed have another piece of fruit. The fad diets are very costly. Our Free Weight Loss Programs will save you money. Both in the short term and ... when you start adding up the cost of blood pressure medication, cholesterol medication, diabetes medication... it will save you thousands. Instead you can go on holiday to the Seychelles or some other exotic place!
HEALTHY BREAKFAST MENU …
Lunch
EASY LUNCH RECIPES …
A very large salad, with as many fresh salads as you can find. Avocado is allowed, in moderation, even though it is high in fat - a healthy mono-unsaturated fat. Again add nuts and seeds, and some feta cheese, olives, olive oil and Balsamic vinegar or lemon juice. A table spoon of drinking water if you like your salad damp. A handful of chicken pieces, or fish. ONE , no more, slice of bread with olive oil, or Tahini, and a slice of cheese or meat, is allowed on our Free Weight Loss Programs.For more about our Olive Garden salad recipe ...
OLIVE GARDEN SALAD RECIPE ...
SESAME TAHINI ... what's that?
Cold water fish, rich in protein and healthy fat, should definitely be regularly on the menu. The American Heart Association recommends fish at least twice a week. You can certainly enjoy fish on your free weight loss programs, I try to have fish at least THREE OR FOUR times a week.
FISH SOUP Make enough for several days.
OMEGA 3 and WAYS TO COOK SALMON ...
Dinner
- A LARGE vegetable soup, perhaps using our
Chicken Bones bouillon,
so easy to make and rich in glucosamine chondroitin sulphate. Add ONE teaspoon of brown rice, and a tablespoon (or more) of lentils. Blend your soup for better effect - it stays in the stomach longer. Make enough for three days.
- Delic SPINACH SOUP and FRESH SPINACH RECIPES ... rich in magnesium.
There's a strong correlation between low magnesium and arthritis, and spinach is the highest source. Enjoy many and as much non-starch vegetables as you like. Broccoli, cabbage, onion, carrot, asparagus, beetroot, butternut ... - Another Greek salad if you like.
- One helping of fish or fowl, and occasionally lean red meat (such as our Mutton Stew) are allowed on our free weight loss programs. Cut off the fat.
- Sorry, no dessert, keeping your carbs and the unhealthy fats down.
LENTIL PROTEIN ...
TOFU NUTRITION ...
MUTTON STEW ...
GLUCOSAMINE CHONDROITIN sulphate ...
Tofu nutrition and Lentil protein make excellent vegetable protein dishes. In short, almost no carbs. You may be a little hungry and want more. Have more soup. That is the purpose - to make your body burn fat in the absence of carbohydrate for energy. This puts you into a state of what is known as ketosis and, if you are doing it for any length of time, really should be supervised by an experienced nutritionist. You can buy keto-stiks at the drugstore to see if you are going into ketosis. Don't go over 'moderate' unless you are on of the many professionally supervised free weight loss programs. There are many other
weight loss programs
where you can gain seriously good hints.
MORE FROM THE COALFACE
I have been bullying a young rather obese young woman suffering with low back pain for about six months. Not only was her weight affecting her back, but perhaps even worse her self-esteem. At 31, already divorced with a child, her future was not particularly rosy ...I was astounded yesterday in the change in her demeanour. Having lost 13 kg she is really a very attractive young woman, now bright and full of enthusiasm. I thought to warn her. The young men are definitely going to be knocking on her door ...! Well done, Deniz, I'm very proud of you! How did she do it, I asked? Not by following my Free weight loss program but simply by cutting out Snacking between meals. It all helps.
A short story by chiropractor Bernard Preston. Calorie intake for weight loss ...
Alcohol
You can enjoy a glass of red wine on our free weight loss program. One, it contributes to a healthy cholesterol balance. Dry wines have very little carbohydrate. Beer unfortunately is a real no-no. ANECDOTE: Every year I go without beer for a month, just to check who is indeed the master. Beer makes a good servant, but a very bad master. I've lost 8lbs in three weeks! Beer is chock a block with calories. Good luck. It can be done! PS. Even if you were to follow something like this three days a week, it would have a very beneficial effect. A few supplements will assist our Free Weight Loss Program. If you are seriously overweight, then you may be on the verge of diabetes, so Chromium tablets are necessary. Then a B12 shot once a week helps metabolise better, and I would take a B complex tablet.
Vegetarian? VEGAN WEIGHT LOSS
One day we'll all be vegetarians, not too soon I hope! But there's no doubt, an acre land under legumes and grains will feed far more people than used for keeping cattle, sheep or chickens. The day will arrive, is arriving ...And without a doubt, we'll be healthier. Meantime, it does make sense to make a change to more vegetables and fruit. Or even consider Vegan Weight Loss, an extreme but effective way to lose weight. FREE WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAMS.
More about VEGAN WEIGHT LOSS ...
WALKING BENEFITS
Whilst walking won't knock kilograms off, the other benefits are so numerous that walking should be a part of all FREE WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAMS - unless you are serious overweight, in which case you should perhaps consider swimming or cycling. For more about the benefits of walking,
click here: WALKING BENEFITS ...
IS SOMETHING EATING YOU?
"Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us."
Peter de Vries
ARTHRITIS AND OBESITY A two-part review of the scientific literature by Dr Matt Constas:
Arthritis and Obesity ...
WEIGHT LOSS FOR ARTHRITIS ...
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS
Go from obesity to our Foot pain page ...?
Serious knee arthritis? Go from FREE WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAMS Knee Joint distraction ...
Kasch Pulse recovery test Just how fit are you? This simple little test enables you to measure how quickly your heart rate returns to normal after exercise.
To go from FREE WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAMS to Kasch Pulse recovery test ... An easy three minute test.
Neck pain and headache ...
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PROTEIN
I'm starting with the vegetable sources, not because I'm suggesting you become a vegetarian, but because there's much research indicating we should eat less animal protein.
Vegetable protein
TOFU NUTRITION
Green snap beans are nearly 2% protein.
CHICKPEAS
AUTHENTIC HUMMUS RECIPE ... make it in 4 mins
LENTIL PROTEIN ...throw a handful in whenever you cook rice.
Fish protein
WAYS TO COOK SALMON
SMOKED SALMON DIP RECIPE
Free-range Chicken
CHICKEN BONES ...for osteoarthritis
Guineafowl, pheasant, wild duck... if you can get it.
Red meat
A omega-3/ omega-6 ratio of almost 1 is excellent. Cornfed beed raises the omega-6 alarmingly creating an arthritic tendency.
We avoided pork in Europe. It has absolutely no taste... but if you can find free range pork... be prepared to pay extra, just eat less. Worth every cent.
MUTTON STEW
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