BMI (Body Mass Index) this was the ratio of weight–to-height –this was considered the best way to judge your health risk, accessing your risk in general to things like heart disease and diabetes. Getting your BMI within a certain range was seen as a must.
However, today things have changed – it is no longer...
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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)...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Sonia Jones ND from the Haven Spa and Health Clinic
If your diet is leaving you feeling tired and rundown you are on the wrong diet. Grabbing an energy drink is not the answer.
These drinks can include (they vary) methylxanthines (including caffeine), B vitamins, quarana ( a stimulant), taurine, ginseng (a...
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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...
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Sonia Jones ND from The Haven Spa and Health Clinic
Many dieters use caffeine from coffee, tea or sodas (soft) drinks to help them use lose weight, they are in fact compounding the situation. Research is finding much evidence to suggest that the toxins contained in foods actually promote weight-gain!
Other research suggests...
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