weight loss
Weight loss with Alternative Medicine
Weight loss is one of the big topics-no pun intended-on the late
night television circuit.
While flipping through the channels after 11p.m., you are apt to
come across several advertisements for weight loss pills and diet supplements, each promising
to help you drop those unwanted pounds and remove stubborn belly fat once and for
all.
Let's face it, if these pills really worked, America wouldn't be
the top overweight country in the world.
There are types of alternative medicine which can help with weight
loss, however, and with great results.
While no alternative medicine is a magic solution, practicing
these principles can help you become more limber, feel more energetic, and the end result-or
side effect if you will- is weight loss.
Take yoga for example. The low impact stretching involved with yoga will help you feel
less stressed, and as a result less likely to over eat as a result of depression or
anger.
Acupuncture has exact pressure points in the ear which help reduce
cravings, and detoxifying teas and herbs can help you feel healthier, and the side effect
would be thinking twice before deciding that you want to "pollute" yourself again with oily
and fatty foods.
In this respect, alternative medicine is wonderful for weight
loss.
Most alternative medicines for weight loss come in the form of
detoxifying teas, energy supplements, and vitamins.
The exercise and diet plans are the basis-as they should be- for
safe and effective long term weight loss.
There is no magic potion to lose weight. Truly dropping pounds and
keeping them off requires regular daily exercise and a change in eating habits,
period.
However, to get you ready for weight loss, here are some
alternative medicine detoxifying teas and interesting supplements;
Take turmeric, ginger, and lemon-about a half teaspoon each and
the juice of half a lemon, and boil it all in 2 cups of water. Drink every morning as a
detoxifier before you start your diet.
All diets should consist of fresh fruits and vegetables, and
buying a juicer is a great way to make a habit out of eating healthy. Please see your doctor
before starting any kind of diet plan.
Omega three is a fine source of nutrient, and can be added to any
smoothie or juice that you're drinking.
Visit your local food co op or herbalist, they can get you set up
with all sorts of alternative teas and nutrition advice, and can refer you to a good
homeopathic doctor who will evaluate you as to what your individual nutrition needs
are.
Bovine and shark cartilage are two dietary supplements to hit the
alternative market. Both have been used for years outside of the United States and Britain,
but now are big business in the health food stores.
The most popular form of alternative medicine for weight loss
isn't really medicine at all, rather behavior modification through hypnosis.
Hypnosis doesn't make you rely on will power, that's one of the
reasons it's so popular.
How hypnosis works is that it investigates what is subconsciously
holding you to the thinking and eating habits that keep you overweight.
Hypnotists believe that if the root cause of the obesity can be
alleviated, the patient will naturally begin to lose weight.
It is actually a very effective form of alternative medicine, and
overall can cost much less than trips to day spas and expensive over the counter weight loss
pills.
Through hypnosis you can let go of fears that keep you from eating
healthy, and begin to allow a positive energy flow through you, causing you to want to stick
to the new way of eating and exercising.
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