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LOSING WEIGHT WITH ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE :
Weight loss is one
of the big topics-no pun intended-on the late night television circuit.
While flipping through the channels after 11p.m., you are apt to come
across several advertisements for weight loss pills and diet supplements,
each promising to help you drop those unwanted pounds and remove stubborn
belly fat once and for all.
Let's face it, if these pills really worked, America wouldn't be the
top overweight country in the world.
There are types of alternative medicine which can help with weight
loss, however, and with great results. While no alternative medicine
is a magic solution, practicing these principles can help you become
more limber, feel more energetic, and the end result-or side effect
if you will- is weight loss.
Take yoga for example. The low impact stretching involved with yoga
will help you feel less stressed, and as a result less likely to over
eat as a result of depression or anger. Acupuncture has exact pressure
points in the ear which help reduce cravings, and detoxifying teas
and herbs can help you feel healthier, and the side effect would be
thinking twice before deciding that you want to "pollute"
yourself again with oily and fatty foods. In this respect, alternative
medicine is wonderful for weight loss.
Most alternative medicines for weight loss come in the form of detoxifying
teas, energy supplements, and vitamins. The exercise and diet plans
are the basis-as they should be- for safe and effective long term
weight loss. There is no magic potion to lose weight. Truly dropping
pounds and keeping them off requires regular daily exercise and a
change in eating habits, period.
However, to get you ready for weight loss, here are some alternative
medicine detoxifying teas and interesting supplements;
Take turmeric, ginger, and lemon-about a half teaspoon each and the
juice of half a lemon, and boil it all in 2 cups of water. Drink every
morning as a detoxifier before you start your diet.
All diets should consist of fresh fruits and vegetables, and buying
a juicer is a great way to make a habit out of eating healthy. Please
see your doctor before starting any kind of diet plan.
Omega three is a fine source of nutrient, and can be added to any
smoothie or juice that you're drinking.
Visit your local food co op or herbalist, they can get you set up
with all sorts of alternative teas and nutrition advice, and can refer
you to a good homeopathic doctor who will evaluate you as to what
your individual nutrition needs are.
Bovine and shark cartilage are two dietary supplements to hit the
alternative market. Both have been used for years outside of the United
States and Britain, but now are big business in the health food stores.
The most popular form of alternative medicine for weight loss isn't
really medicine at all, rather behavior modification through hypnosis.
Hypnosis doesn't make you rely on will power, that's one of the reasons
it's so popular. How hypnosis works is that it investigates what is
subconsciously holding you to the thinking and eating habits that
keep you overweight.
Hypnotists believe that if the root cause of the obesity can be alleviated,
the patient will naturally begin to lose weight. It is actually a
very effective form of alternative medicine, and overall can cost
much less than trips to day spas and expensive over the counter weight
loss pills. Through hypnosis you can let go of fears that keep you
from eating healthy, and begin to allow a positive energy flow through
you, causing you to want to stick to the new way of eating and exercising.
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