5 Practical Tips to Lose the Weight for Good

1. Weight loss is big business. Are you spending your money & time believing in weight loss magic?
Don't sabotage your home environment: no toxic junk! Skip the candy and chips. breads and pasta, and add more green veggies to your cart! When we eat plants first, the greens replenish the alkaline reserve minerals and remove some toxic metals and chemicals from the body that cause acidity. Replace milk and dairy with coconut milk and unsalted butter. Take charge. You are in charge of your grocery list! Plan what you will bring to work for lunch - without a plan it's easy to slip back into habits of eating out: fast and junky foods.

2. Balance is important when it comes to hormones. Not only can you not lose weight when you ingest hormone laden meats and GMOs, but it's important to be aware of toxins in your environment, starting in your home, on your skin, at work that will disrupt hormones and keep us fat. Phthalates, for one, must be avoided! Start by ditching toxic laundry detergents, air fresheners and dryer sheets. Become aware of how often you become stressed during your day. High cortisol levels keep us fat. Change the direction of your focus and you will change the degree of your stress. To balance hormones, pay special attention to getting a good night's sleep; without it we can stay fat! The typical modern lifestyle contributes to leptin resistance: fast food, little or no exercise, too much stress and not enough sleep. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leo-galland-md/leptin-how-to-make-this-fat-burning_b_806529.html

3. Are you worth your weight in sugar? Sugar makes us fat. You may need to reprogram your brain - sugar is not your reward at the end of a hard day. It has nothing to do with comfort and everything to do with inflammation and weight gain. Ditch the sugar, bottled juices and artificial sugars which are loaded with harmful chemicals, more harmful than sugar. Avoid alcoholic drinks. Sugar is devoid of minerals, vitamins, fiber....and has a deteriorating effect on the endocrine system, causing endocrine disruption. Sugar is directly related to having an abundance of Candida in our gut. Candida causes all kins of inflammatory issues, and decreases good gut bacteria. Purchase a good probiotic; good bacteria assists the body with detoxification, and without it we are sure to see weight gain. http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/the-microbes-in-your-gut-may-be-making-you-fat-or-keeping-you-thin/2013/12/06/6f186da2-488b-11e3-a196-3544a03c2351_story.html


4. Read ingredient labels. Don't be fooled by the word NATURAL ingredients, this is a marketing term and means nothing. Most "smart foods" can keep us fat. Remove all MSG from your diet; MSG is an excitotoxin. It excites the brain and interferes with digestion. MSG can be found in many places: soups, crackers, gatorade, KFC, soy sauce...MSG leads to increased serum triglycerides, fasting glucose and insulin levels - all of which are metabolic disorder bio-markers. http://www.rense.com/general79/obesity.htm

5. While nutrition is the key to fat loss, you can't maximize your fat burning without moving the body. The most important factor here is consistency, so choose something you enjoy, and stick to it! Yoga, a walk on the beach, take your time with it and enjoy feeling better!