Lose Weight Get Healthy Now!!!

[Kathe]

OK! I want to start a thread about getting healthy. You may be overweight, underweight or just plain not feeling as good as you can. I am going to post lots of great information on hormone health, nutrition, exercise, detox and more in this thread. If you are someone who is tired of feeling tired and you have a few (or more) pounds you'ld like to lose, join in here.

Since I turned 50 it seems much harder to stay healthy and at a good weight so it's time to really get serious about health and fitness.

I hope you all join with me on the quest to get as healthy as possible. Chime in and let me know you are "in".

[JustTans]

I'm in!

[Kathe]

I just picked up the new book by Suzanne Somers called Breakthrough. I picked it up at Sam's for $14.

In it she talks about 8 steps to wellness:

1. Bioidentical hormone replacement
2. Avoiding chemicals and detoxify your body
3. Take nutrition seriously
4. Create a healthy GI tract
5. Avoid pharmaceuticals unless absolutely necessary
6. Supplement your diet
7. Exercise regularly
8. Get proper sleep

I'm going to go through each one of these briefly over the next couple of days and do a check for yourself how you are doing on each of them.

I'm also making an appointment with a homeopathic doctor to do a full check on my hormone and nutrition levels to see what I'm missing for hormone balance and nutrients in my system.

Anyone who wants to jump on board with this let me know. We'll do it together!

[Kathe]

1. Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy.

Real bioidentical hormones are the backbone of breakthrough medicine, and any cutting-edge doctor will tell you that is where it starts. Doctors say they can't even begin to try to influence a patient on the next seven steps until they get the hormone issue on track.

This step explains all of the hormones, the different stages of hormone loss, and why replacing your lost hormones with bioidentical hormones is absolutely vital.

So many are "toughing it out" due to all of the negative publicity surrounding hormone replacement, which is always about synthetic hormones, not bioidentical hormones. Synthetic hormones are the harmful hormones that do not replicate what our bodies produce.

When you experience the joys of real hormone replacement, you will understand that replacing lost hormones reinstates your health and vitality, plus it gives you back your edge. Without hormones you can expect a slow but steady decline in you.

Minor Hormones:

Estrogen
Progesterone
Testosterone
Pregnenolone
DHEA
Melatonin
HGH - Human Growth Hormone

Major Hormones:

Thyroid
Adrenals
Cortisol
Insulin


These hormones regulate every single cell in your body. When one or more of them are "off" then your whole system is "off".

[Kathe]

2. Avoid chemicals and detoxify your body.

We truly are what we eat, and it has never before been as important. We are experiencing an environmental assault unlike anything human beings have ever known in the entire existence of mankind. Toxins are everywhere in our homes and offices, in the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we consume.

We are able to control this exposure to some degree. We will never again be able to live an existence that is devoid of chemicals and toxins unless we move to the most remote part of the globe and eliminate all modern conveniences and technologies from our lives, and even then acid rain and chemical clouds would be passing overhead. But making simples changes in your lifestyle and diet will not only add up, it will create an internal environment predominantly made up of healthy cells rather than unhealthy cells; this ratio is key to beating the present un-avoidable environmental assault. Simple eat clean, real (organic if possible) food and try at all costs to avoid chemicals in the foods you consume. Eat at home more often so you know the exact quality of your food. Switch to clean, chemical free cosmetics (YAY Arbonne) and take steps to eliminate as many pollutants from your home as possible.

You don't have to do this cold turkey. Start with baby steps. It won't take long before the idea of eating chemically laden food will seem outrageous. Each doctor in this book stresses the need for detoxing patients through different modalities including:

homeopathics
energy medicine
intravenous treatments
chelation
cleansing diets (YAY Arbonne)
infrared (Formostar anyone?)
colonics
hyperbaric oxygen chambers

When you change the way you eat and the way you live your life, and switch your household cleaners to natural products, your health will get better. This is your choice to make, and it determines whether your health will soar or spiral downward. by making these simple changes, you will restore your energy and good health will become who you are.

[Kathe]

3. Take nutrition seriously

Nutrition goes hand in hand with good health. Seriously embracing the quality of the food you consume will save your life. Toxicity is no joke. Diet sodas are creating havoc with our health and our brains. According to Dr. Russell Blaylock, a renowned neuroscientist, "Young people are experiencing dementia and mental problems on a scale never before seen." Alzheimer's is epidemic and the most feared ofall possible conditions.

Autoimmune diseases, GI problems, cancers, mood control, and happiness are all seriously affected by the food we consume on a regular basis., Good, real, healthy food is delicious, and it does not mean you have to abandon wonderful flavors like olive oil, sea salt, butter, herbs, spices or flavorings; meals like roasted chicken, meat or fish; delectable vegetables flavored with olive oil and lemon, or sauteed in butter; potatoes of any kind, peppers, fresh garden salads; fruits like mangoes, papayas and all the berries you can consume. Eating correctly is a joy; each meal provides an opportunity not only for pleasure, but also a chance to build up and create an environment that will strengthen your body.

[Christine]

I'm in. I have been making regular trips to the library to check out books on health and diet. I just finished Dr. Andrew Weil's book "8 weeks to Optimum Health" and just this weekend I started Bob Greene's book "The BEst Life Diet". A lot of their suggestions I have already incorporated into my diet over the past few years. I believe what it takes is baby steps. Try one or two changes at a time. This is the key to sucess I think.

[Brandy]

Do you think she started this thread because of what she saw in Nashville?


LOL, jk.

Christine...I completely agree. I have some weight to lose and I"m taking my time losing it by changing habits one at a time. That way I don't risk falling back. So far I've lost 26 pounds. I have hit a wall and need to get past it, but I will.

[Kathe]

LOL Brandy no it didn't have anything to do with Nashville. More that I'm turning 51 in a few months and want to be healthier.

[Brandy]

There is some great info up there Kathe! Thanks!