Weight Loss Facts and What you need to know to succeed

Weight Loss Facts and What you need to know to succeed where others fail

Why won’t the weight come off? Is the most asked question about weight loss. People diet, they exercise,

take weight loss supplements, and still, the pounds don’t come off. How come? The answer isn’t simple, but thankfully the solution is: You need to know what kinds of fat your body has, and you must understand your basic body chemistry to create a weight loss plan that’s right for you.

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There are two kinds of fat: Subcutaneous and Visceral

We all have both kinds of fat, but only one type – visceral fat –  associated with increased health risks. In men, visceral fat has been linked to metabolic problems like metabolic syndrome, heart disease, and type II diabetes. In women, visceral fat is linked to breast cancer and the need for gallbladder surgery.

People with lots of visceral fat have apple-shaped bodies. This group is mostly men, but women can have visceral fat too. People with lots of subcutaneous fat have pear-shaped bodies, obviously, this group is all women.

Visceral fat is easy to lose, subcutaneous fat isn’t

Here’s the part that many women rightfully feel just isn’t fair: Visceral fat yields easily to diet and exercise, subcutaneous fat doesn’t. This is why it’s easy for men to lose fat, while at the same time it’s a struggle for women.

Fact: Most men can successfully lose weight with proper diet and exercise. Alkaline water may help. Research has shown that both sexes may be helped by alkaline water.

Fat cells, particularly visceral fat cells, are biologically active. They produce hormones and other substances that affect your health. Visceral fat produces chemicals called cytokines, such as tumor necrosis factor and interleukin-6, which can increase your risk of heart disease. Cytokines are also linked to high cholesterol levels and insulin resistance.

Diet and exercise aren’t enough to lose subcutaneous fat. It is also influenced by hormones and thyroid activity. Women who struggle to lose weight should consider seeing an endocrinologist have their hormonal balance evaluated. Another hormone associated with subcutaneous fat is cortisol – the stress hormone. If you are stressed out, forget about losing subcutaneous fat!

Mindfulness: Cut the stress to lose the subcutaneous fat

If you are stressed out, one way to de-stress that really works is mindfulness. Mindfulness is a meditative process that focuses your attention on being in the moment. It works because a mind that isn’t in the present moment isn’t a happy place.

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Stress is an under-appreciated factor in weight gain. It’s enough of a factor that stressing about your weight may actually be sabotaging your efforts to lose weight! If you are trying to lose weight, the time to start becoming mindful is right now. Your efforts are more likely to fail if you don’t deal with your stress.

Alkaline water and weight loss: What we know

Some research has suggested that drinking alkaline water may help you lose weight. The research does not specify whether it helps you lose visceral or subcutaneous fat. What we do know is that in one study, middle-aged obese participants lost 12 pounds over the course of two months after starting to drink alkaline water.

The reason they lost weight is currently not known. But one possibility is that the antioxidant potential of alkaline water reduces intracellular oxidation, and because of that, it reduces inflammation. As mentioned earlier, fat cells release cytokines, which cause inflammation. Elevated levels of cytokines are associated with insulin resistance and weight gain. Alkaline water may reduce inflammation caused by cytokines, and that may encourage weight loss. This theory needs to be tested by further research.

How to find out if alkaline water could help you lose weight

Everybody’s body is different. Because of that, the only way to find out if alkaline water could help you lose weight is to try it. Life Ionizers has a 75-day return policy with a 15% restocking fee. This means that you could basically “rent” a water ionizer and see if you lose weight. Based on the existing research, if alkaline water is right for you, then you’ll see weight loss within two months.

Special advice on weight loss for women

Because of the hormonal aspect of subcutaneous fat, Life Ionizers recommends that women who struggle to lose weight get tested by a doctor for hypothyroidism: An underactive thyroid. Hypothyroidism can cause weight gain. Studies have shown that alkaline water may help with hypothyroidism. So women interested in alkaline water for weight loss should have their thyroid hormone levels checked before starting the alkaline water. After starting alkaline water, have your thyroid hormone levels checked again. If they are higher than alkaline water is helping you with thyroid function, which can lead to your reaching a healthy weight.

Worried that you might have hypothyroidism? Here are the symptoms

• • Fatigue

• • Weakness

• • Weight gain or increased difficulty losing weight

• • Coarse, dry hair

• • Dry, rough pale skin

• • Hair loss

• • Cold intolerance (you can’t tolerate cold temperatures like those around you)

• • Muscle cramps and frequent muscle aches

• • Constipation

• • Depression

• • Irritability

• • Memory loss

• • Abnormal menstrual cycles

• Decreased libido

If you suffer from many of those symptoms, talk to your doctor about hypothyroidism. There are medications your doctor can prescribe that can help you. You can combine medication and alkaline water to improve your chances of healthy weight loss. Just don’t take your medication with alkaline water, it may cause your body to absorb the medicine too fast. 

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