It is the new year and with it brings the hopes of a healthier, thinner you. There are many diets and exercises to help you on your path. If, however, you are feeling overwhelmed by all the changes and choices, here are a few things you can do to help. The first step is to get your fat burning organ (liver) back in shape. A good fast and detox is the best way. It is like cleaning the carborator on your car-the liver keeps your vehicle (body) running smoothly. For an idea how toxic you are take our detox quiz.(for more information on detox go to our website.) What does being toxic have to do with weight loss? If your motor is full of crud how do you expect it to run and burn fuel (fat) efficiently? A 21 day detox gets the crud out and starts your weight loss. Call the office at 770-425-6068 to find out more . We start in the middle of January.
Next is to eliminate those empty calories-sodas, junk foods, refined grains(cookies, cakes, white flour and white sugar) A good resource to start with is at http://www.mercola.com/nutritionplan/index.htm. Basically Dr. Mercola breaks it down into manageable steps for the beginner like:
Step 1: Eliminate All Gluten, and Highly Allergenic Foods From Your Diet.
Step 2: At least one third of your food should be uncooked.
Step 3: Eat more vegetables.
Step 4 : Keep your vegetables fresh.
Step 5: Limiting sugar is critical.
Step 6: Avoid Artificial Sweeteners.
Step 7: Avoid hypoglycemia. Eat low glycemic!
Step 8: Learn to distinguish physical food cravings from emotional food cravings.
A great site for good, clean, organic foods is www.cleaneatingmag.com
Just eliminating sodas from your diet will result in a weight loss. Watch the video on sodas:
Lastly, by adding a few simple exercises a week you will be a stronger, healthier you in no time. You don’t need to join a pricey gym. Just get out and walk 30 mins a day, buy a few dumbbells for weight bearing exercises (this prevents osteoporosis ladies) and buy a yoga tape for flexability. It doesn’t need to be complicated. A good site for simple dumbbell exercises that you can do at home with little other equipment is : http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/dumbbellexercises.html .
Yoga not only stretches you out but improves posture, flexibility, and gives you a long, lean look. There are many dvds out there-your library may have some you can try out to see which type of yoga you like best.
A good PM yoga stretching routine (Goes a little fast):
A couple of other video that are great are: The biggest loser yoga tape and yoga by sara ivanhoe. You an watch a variety of sample yoga videos on you tube. Another great resource is: www.exercisetv.tv here you can watch many exercise videos for free!
Hope this helps you start your new year and new you!!
