Most people do not consume an optimal amount of all vitamins by diet alone. There is an urgent need to correct our diets, because of soil stripping, mono cropping, the use of harsh pesticides and fertilisers, and other modern farming practices, the nutrient levels in our soils-and consequently our produce-have declined drastically. The primary source of good nutrition and optimal health, is often one of the biggest threats to our health.
The Truth about Fad Diets: Diets for weight loss have been a major controversy for many years, and do harm to long term health. Fad diets typically promise quick results without exercise. Fad Diets cannot be sustained, and lead to weight rebound once you stop it The only reason fad Diets continue to exist is that people still wrongly believe in short cuts. Nutrient deficiency in fad Diets can cause lethargy, sluggishness, irritability, dry skin, fluid retention, among many other problems. High cholesterol, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease are also common issues in people who undertake fad diets, especially those who did it for a long time. Fad diets definitely do not help detox; instead they create harmful free radicals in the body.
Mindful Eating (Good Nutrition)
Good sleep (Rest & Recovery)
Water (Sufficient intake)
Exercise (Movement & Stretching)
Mindful breathing
Emotional Well-Being (Stress free)
By doing the above you might see a short term result and 95% of people fail in the weight loss journey. If you are trying to lose weight, never make these mistakes.
Mistake No. 1: Confuse Diet with fasting
Mistake No. 2: Confuse physical exercise and not lifestyle change
Mistake No. 3: Listen and follow anyone and everyone
Mistake No. 4: Confuse Fat loss with Weight Loss
Mistake No. 5: Mindless counting of calories in every meal
Mistake No. 6: Giving up your favourite foods
CRASH DIETS: When you go on a crash diet, essentially you are starving your body so that it gets its fuel from your body fats. However, this also drastically limits your intake of vital nutrients, which in turn compromises your health, making you more prone to illnesses. Usually the weight-loss also does not last because the overly starved body reacts by slowing its BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) to conserve energy. Hence, as a result, instead of losing weight, you will just become frail and pale.
FAT BLOCKERS: Unfortunately, fat blockers will also block out the essential fatty acids that are good for your body. it may also affect your body's absorption of fat soluble vitamins such as vitamins A,D,E and K, which are carried by fats
LAXATIVES / SLIMMING TEAS / DIURETICS: Essentially causes your body to lose water, thus temporary lowering your body weight but not the unwanted fats!
MAGICAL PILLS / PATCHES: If they work like magic, they can't be real! So don't even waste time considering them. Pills and quick fixes of any kind- if you don't know what they contain and how they work, you should not even consider them as they may cause dangerous side - effects.
QUICK FIXES OF ANY KIND:The US Federal Trade commission recently issued an advisory to consumers to be wary of any product that claims substantial weight loss without a diet and exercise programme. In other words, any quick fixes of any kind are too good to be true.
“A deficiency of a vitamin or mineral will cause a body part to malfunction and eventually break down — and, like dominos, other body parts will follow.” -James F. Balch, M.D. Prescription for Nutritional Healing
Increasingly the world is realising, what every ancient culture has always known, that all human health is centred on gut or gastro-intestinal tract. And an ‘unbalanced’ gut, becomes highly acidic and the body becomes sick, over-weight and lacking energy. This is why ‘rebalancing’ the gut is now understood as the first goal of wellness. ‘Gut rebalancing’ or ‘internal cleansing’ or ‘acidity reduction weight loss’ are the biggest health buzzes worldwide.
