Research has revealed ‘going on’ several low calorie diets and the inevitable ‘coming off’ a diet has these consequences (this list is by no means complete)
1) Loss of self-esteem
2) 40% drop in metabolism
3) Muscles shrink which further lowers metabolism
4) Heart output decreases by 40%
5) Regain weight that was lost after coming off a diet.
6) Preoccupation [...]
Of course we are not addicted to food in the same way as cocaine addict is addicted to their drug, however there are some very big similarities. You may think this doesn’t apply to you but it probably does.
Statistically it is thought that a large amount of people eat compulsively. Food cravings develop and [...]
The meaning and the value people put on health is different for each person. As a practitioner I see many people who would consider themselves healthy, they have not been branded with a particular disease – for instance diabetes. However, they do take some form of medication, have aches and pains, are over-weight, don’t sleep [...]
Moving out of the ‘box’, out of your ‘comfort zone’ can be a daunting experience but it is also an exciting experience. Changes in life are inevitable we need to view them as good things, as a challenge not a threat.
Be serious about making life-long changes, remember what you were doing in the past has [...]
Research done on fatty tissue of overweight people showed their fatty tissue to be very deficient in lipase. Lipase is an enzyme that breaks down fat. It has been discovered that eating dead food puts on weight. What is meant by dead food? Foods that contain no enzymes and these foods most often than not [...]
Sonia Jones ND from the Haven Spa and Health Clinic
ANTI-OXIDANTS It has been reported for years that the lack of antioxidants speeds up aging and deterioration, but now it is clear from new research a lack of antioxidants is fattening.
BIO-FLAVONOIDS are plant compounds that ensure healthy organs, veins and arteries, reducing fluid retention, cellulite etc.
CHLOROPHYLL [...]
Sonia Jones ND from the Haven Spa and Health Clinic
Sugar in its many disguises -
words ending in ‘ose’
Fructose (do not confuse concentrated fructose as being the same as found in fresh fruit)
Lactose
Dextrose
Glucose
Sucrose
Levulose
Galactose
Maltose
Dextrins
Dextrans
words ending in ‘ol’
Mannitol
Sorbitol
Xylitol
Others -
Corn syrup
Concentrated Cane Juice
Cane juice
Malto-dextrins
HFCS (high fructose corn syrup, found in so many processed foods and is highly concentrated)
Then [...]
Sonia Jones ND from the Haven Spa and Health Clinic
The organs that will help you in your quest – the liver, kidneys, skin, colon, lymph, lungs, and fat cells.
Your over-worked liver is one of your main allies, in the fight against weight problems, fluid retention and cellulite. Help your liver, help [...]
Sonia Jones ND from The Haven Spa and Health Clinic
Certain foods act like a drug
Some foods literally act like ‘drug foods’ as they create a false high in the brain, they change the brain chemistry – a feel good factor for a short time (like a drug such as nicotine or alcohol). Some people [...]
Sonia Jones ND from the Haven Spa and Health Clinic
Chromosomes
Some people say they are overweight because they inherited the problem from their parents. They are right but only to a small extent, maybe they have inherited a tendency to be overweight but they don’t have to make it your lives work. They [...]