Conquering Weight

Posted by Dr. Carol Ann Fischer, DC

As we start the New Year, win the battle against holiday weight gain or that stubborn weight that refuses to budge.

Unwanted weight gain occurs primarily from hormone imbalance. Excess dietary sugar and carbohydrates trigger the body to go into fat storage mode. When Trans Fats are part of the diet the body is unable to use or metabolize them. More fat storage occurs.

Excess sugars and Trans Fats are stored as body fat, especially around the abdomen, butt and thighs. The body will do what it can to store these as far away from the heart as possible. This is one reason why muscles become marbled with fat.

Once excess fat is present, the body will use the fat to store excess fat storing hormones and toxins. The more body fat, the more the hormone imbalance occurs.

Toxins abound in personal care products, household cleaners, and our food, air and water.

*   There are 1700 new chemicals released yearly in the US. Only 45% are tested for toxicity.

*   More than 700 chemicals are added to drinking water supplies.  

*   Common personal care cosmetics expose people daily to over 200 different hormone altering or cancer causing chemicals.

*  The average American consumes 14 pounds of chemical additives, 180 pounds of table sugar and 8 pounds of commercial table salt yearly.

*  During processing and storage 10,000 compounds are added to the more than 320,000 processed     foods available today.

*  Of the many toxins found in packaged foods, the worst is Trans Fat or partially hydrogenated fat. This fat raises LDL cholesterol and causes additional hormone stress.

Without good dietary fats the body is forced to use Trans Fat in its cell membranes. Water and nutrients cannot get into the cells and toxins cannot get out. Toxins become stored in more body fat and hormone stress/imbalance increases.

Good fat is essential for the body. It also protects the brain and nervous system. Every cell membrane in the body contains good fat. The body requires good dietary fat like flax seed, avocado, chia seed, olive oil, and fresh un-rancid Omega 3 fish oil to enable it to balance hormones.

To conquer the weight and win the battle requires simple changes in dietary & lifestyle habits including healthy water and nutrition to help re-balance the hormones naturally, and the release of fat burning hormones instead of fat storing hormones. This strategy successfully allows the body to gently release the toxins and burn the fat. You can be the winner in the weight loss battle!

Written by Dr. Carol Ann Fischer, D.C. with Dr. Sherry Yale, D.C. who now owns TLC HolisticWellness in Livonia. Dr. Yale has provided holistic and nutritional recommendations using diet & whole food supplements for 26 years as a practicing chiropractor, holistic-wellness consultant in the Livonia, Michigan area. Visit www.TLCHolisticWellness.com for more information and to learn about our free weight loss analysis, or call (734) 664-0339. Long distance help is also available by contacting Dr. Fischer at drfischer@tlcholisticwellness.com

You Are What You Eat posted on December 13. 2015 by Dr. Carol Ann Fischer, DC

You Are What You Eat

Since your body rebuilds itself, eat well for the holidays. Go easy on the sugars and junk food. Remember, you body has to make new heart cells and a whole new body from what you eat. Make sure you have a sufficient quantity of high quality protein. 

You are more than what you eat. You are what you digest and metabolize. In order to rebuild your body it is vital that your body be able to use the food you eat to repair and regenerate itself. If you feel bloated and full during holiday meals, you may need digestive enzymes or specific digestive support. 

There are natural ways to help improve the ability of your body digest and metabolize the foods that you eat. Instead of avoiding certain foods, or relying on unnatural solutions to digestive issues, help your body heal itself naturally by providing the right nutritional support. 

Not sure about what diet or digestive nutrition is right for you?  If you are Novi, Farmington Hills, West Bloomfield, Livonia or in the surrounding Detroit area contact Dr. Sherry Yale, DC at TLC Holistic Wellness in Livonia, MI at (734) 664 - 0339 for a no charge consultation to determine what foods might be hurting you, what foods might be best for you, and what digestive support you might need.

Enjoy the Holiday season with friends and family!