Reading Time: 3 minutes A “healthy weight” can be subjective in many ways. Although we have guidelines like body mass index (BMI), the number on the scale leaves out a lot of information about what it actually means to be healthy. In fact, someone can be at what looks like a healthy weight while making poor eating and lifestyle choices. Before you get obsessed … Read More
How to Maintain Weight Loss with Nutrient Optimization
Reading Time: 3 minutes Many people lose weight every day, but only a small percentage of them are actually keeping the weight off. What’s the secret to maintaining weight loss? Healthy weight loss and maintenance is about thinking long-term. That means our nutrition must be good and optimized to sustain us for a lifetime. Here are some ways to get started. Throw Out … Read More
Weight Loss Naturally, Part 2: The Thyroid
Reading Time: 2 minutes A causative factor in weight gain can be a sluggish or low thyroid. Often called the “master gland” or “power control center,’’ the thyroid is vital because of its interactions with other glands. It is also involved in sexual development and maturity. What the Thyroid Does The thyroid secretes two hormones that influence the rate and processes of basic body … Read More
Weight Loss Naturally
Reading Time: 3 minutes Weight loss is a major topic with many ways to approach it. There are psychological concerns as well as physiological and glandular effects at work in most everyone with weight issues. Levels of stress affect weight as well. Stress depletes calcium, which disrupts the relationship between potassium and sodium, and five to 15 pounds can be gained very quickly through … Read More