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What Alternatives Can Speed Up Weight Loss?
Friday, November 14th, 2008Q : I’m quite overweight and I want to get in shape for the summer. Are there any supplements I can take to speed things up a bit?
A : Being overweight is generally defined as exceeding the recommended weight for one’s height and build.
Tips for weight loss:
• Diet: a balance between protein (20-25%), carbohydrate (60-70%) and fats (10-15%).
• Fibre: binds fats and cholesterol and excretes them
• Exercise: 20-30 min of aerobic exercise, three times a week.
• Cut down on alcohol and other liver stressing drugs.
• Television: reduces the metabolic rate to that of a trance-like state! Do not eat in front of the television. Positive lifestyle improvements together with a balanced diet and regular exercise are needed to become healthy long-term.
Some suggestions:
• Supplements: chromium picolinate, hydroxycitrate, coenzyme Q10, Fibre such as psyllium husks, ground flax seeds.
• Botanical medicines: Ephedra sinica, Garcinia, Wild angelica, Mate, Dandelion, Aloe Vera and Astragalus may be of assistance.
• Homoeopathic remedies such as Calc Carb 30C may help; however, constitutional prescribing by your homoeopath would be suggested to assist the underlying problems e.g. hormonal imbalances, metabolic disturbances, water retention etc. Weight gain would need to be looked at carefully by a medical professional and must be distinguished from diabetes, under-active thyroid, and kidney and heart disorder etc.
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For further information on Obesity please visit the Irish Centre of Integrated Medicine on www.icim.ie or tel. 045-844819
