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The Natural Truth About Weightloss
by Yogi Abhaya

The simplest answer to how to lose weight is to burn more calories than you consume. When you doing cardio exercise, not only do you burn fat, your metabolism speeds up and even when resting bodyfat gets converted into energy. If you don't exercise, your metabolism slows and therefore your body doesn't process fat quickly while at rest.

Also,when you're doing weight resistance exercises, you create muscle and muscle mass on its own just sitting on your body burns fat - it speeds up your metabolism. So, the key is to introduce an exercise regime that causes you to increase your metabolism to burn off calories, and develop muscle.

They've done studies that have found that out of the three main types of exercise - cardio, weight resistance and yoga, for weight loss yoga is superior to weightlifting, which is superior to cardio. The ideal thing is to introduce a regime that involves all of these but if you have to choose between the three. Yoga is superior because practices such as power or flow yoga involves cardio, weight resistance and stretching benefits.

This might sound a little intimidating, but actually it is the easiest to make progress in. You don't have with a workout like a pretzel on speed. The secret to success in yoga practice is to begin very slowly, like one asana (posture) on the first day followed by two the next day three the next etc.

I have known countless people who by steadily increasing daily have become stronger and fitter and more flexible, and have made permanent gains. Exercises that are most successful are those that you can develop gradually. Yoga fits this bill.

Another important aspect of permanent weight loss is to understand that there are certain types of foods which are more easily processed by the body and are less likely to be stored fat. You want to eate food which gives satisfaction and is easily digestible while giving you maximum energy.

This is why a raw and vegan diet is so effective. The body requires very little to digest raw food. Cooked food is devoid of life, because it's been brought to a temperature which has destroyed much of its enzymes, which is required for quick digestion. This is because these foods are alive and contain enzymes, which break themselves down in your digestive tract.

Eating meals like salads and fruits therefore don't take much to digest and put little burden on your body. The enzymes and energy saved can then be used by your body for other purposes such as breaking down additional stored fat.

Cooking also breaks down the nutritional value of food. Raw foods are full of minerals and vitamins which give you energy, where cooked foods make your stomach feel full, but sluggish. The key advantage of raw food, is that you can eat very plentifully and be satisfied and still feel light and lose weight.

I was just reading a book on raw food where a gentleman was saying how he was eating tubs of almond butter on his raw diet. But he was still losing fat dramatically.

So someone who has a hard time dieting araw food diet it is ideal because you could stuff your face, and you'll still get thin. It takes a little time to transition from cooked food to raw food. In fact, many raw food experts such as Victoria boutenko in her great book "12 steps to raw foods: how to end your addiction to cooked food" has stated that eating cooked food is almost like an addiction, and one has to go through a detoxification process.

Because it's primarily a diet rich in green's it is an very powerful detoxifying diet because of being high in chlorophyll, which cleans the blood and purifies toxins that you may have from eating improperly.

If one is a vegetarian still the principle is to avoid animal fats. There are good substitutes for animal products that replace cheese, milk, sour cream and cream cheese.

Initially raw food doesn't seem like it can be fully satisfying, but it takes a little time. You have to have the desire. And Being vegan is also beneficial because dairy fats are one of the hardest fats to digest. Spend a week eating avocado sandwiches and then spend a week eating cream cheese sandwiches and see how you feel. They're both high in fat, but the fact in an avocado is very easily digested by the body. Not so much with the cream cheese. The secret is to fill your cravings for fat with high quality fats and oils from sources such as avocados, nuts and flax seeds.

The dramatic way that oils impact our diet is actually buy a consumption of poor quality oils everyone in America is unconsciously killing themselves. This is probably one of the greatest health threats that exists today. Hydrogented fats were originally developed in World War II, when there was shortages of butter and it was rationed. They wanted to substitute plentiful and cheap processed corn oil, and they found by pushing hydrogen molecules or water into the molecules of corn oil, it became cloudy and solid when cooled much like margarine and could be spread on bread.

The problem is that it has been shown that the body cannot digest hydrogenated vegetable fats. They are immediately processed into fat molecules. There are many articles written observing that the onset of juvenile and adult onset diabetes in the Western world can be exactly pinned to the production and consumption of refined vegetable oil.

Previously in America , you got fresh oils like flax seed oil from the local drugstore it was stored in an icebox. What the bigger food manufacturers found was that by taking oil and refining them through processes such as solvent extraction and bleaching they could put them in plastic bottles and keep them on shelves in stores almost indefinitely and therefore increase the profits of the companies. This gave rise to products like Wesson oil and Crisco.

When this began, the population simultaneously started to manifest many different illnesses in growing proportions. In the great book "Fats that heal, fats that kill" Udo Erasmus explains how these refined oils are the cause of many of today's ills. Your body cannot process hydrogenated oils, what to speak of ingredients like hydrogenated cottonseed oil. Cottonseed oil is an oil you'll find in all varieties of snacks and foods. The reason why it is dangerous because it's taken from the cotton plant.

Unfortunately, the cotton plant is not grown as a food plant but the seeds are pressed and used as an oil and there is little regulation of how many pesticides are sprayed on the plant. Companies use it because it is so cheap. You will find it in all the major nut manufacturers products and the potato chip companies right now the United States .

At home, margarine should be avoided altogether. It should never be given to your children - its poison, they can't digest it. Another trick companies use in order to keep their prices down is if they want to put creaminess in a food rather than use real cream or a good-quality oil, they use hydrogenated vegetable oil.

Practically any fast food restaurant uses hydrogenated oil either in the bun of the burger or in the special sauce, or in a crust of a pizza. That's how they keep their prices down, which enables them to offer a full meal for 2.49 cents, but unfortunately, you might just live for 49 years by eating it.

Even so-called high-end gourmet foods, such as Godiva chocolates in those fancy golden boxes use hydrogenated vegetable oil in their chocolate truffles. It's what makes the truffles melt in your mouth. This makes it cheaper for them produce. These chocolates are not just bad for your pocketbook, they are extremely bad for your health.

Most commercially produced corn oils, peanut oils, salad oils (which means the cheapest vegetable oils) are highly refined. They are everywhere, from supermarket shelves at Applebee's to Wendy's to Chiles . It's what they're frying everything in, cheap refined oils. This is because of the cheaper process used to extract the oil. The seeds are crushed, then oil extracting solvents are added. These solvents are so obnoxious and poisonous vast. A second chemical is added to remove the solvent and separate the oil. Because this process creates a bad smell the use gigantic fans to remove the smell of the extracting solvents from the oil. This type of oil should be avoided at all costs.

Do not use an oil unless it says "cold pressed" on the side of the bottle. This means the oil was extracted naturally by pressing, not through chemical extraction.

The good news is if you can introduce healthy oils like flax seed oil or coconut oil into your diet they can practically reverse many illnesses. The benefits of taking flax oil are described in countless articles and research papers. It seems to be particularly beneficial for diabetics. Flax seed is a rich source of essential fatty acids. It contains alpha linolinec acid, omega-3 essential fatty acid and omega six essential fatty acid in perfect proportion.

Unfortunately, most people normally lack omega-3 EFA in their diet. The cells of the body need omega-3 fatty acids. This is how we build our cell membranes. Also, the brain is composed of fats called phospholipids, which are made from these EFA's. Flax seed oil is essential for proper function of memory, mood and focus. It has been shown to reduce cholesterol and blood pressure, reduce arterial plaque formation. It is also beneficial for people with arthritis and has been shown to kill some cancer cells. It also has been shown to reduce stress hormone release which is important as stress hormones in the body create abdominal fat.

You can receive tremendous benefit by introducing even one spoonful of flax seed oil into your diet. If you're going to take it, don't take it in a capsule form, buy the bottle in refrigerated section of your health food store.

My family puts flax seed oil on toast instead of butter. It has a delicious light nutty taste. It's a very good way to get your kids to take it. Once again, the health benefits are dramatic because of the the properties it has to undo damage done by improper oils Kept refrigerated, it has a lovely taste and retains all its potency. When you taste flax seed oil that's bitter it means is it has become rancid, and this happens from not being refrigerated.

A good-quality extra-virgin olive oil, which is in the dark glass container can still have good qualities. Extra-virgin oil means it's made from the first pressing of the olive. It is generally thicker and has more flavor and is appreciated by connoisseurs.

It also has tremendous health benefits. This is due to its high content of Monounsaturated fatty acids, which studies have shown help control bad cholesterol levels, while raising good cholesterol levels. It is also believed to be beneficial for stomach and digestive disorders. Extra-virgin olive oil also contains higher levels of Antioxidants such as vitamin E.

Research has also shown that olive oil lowers the risk of colon cancer, and some researchers believe that its properties are superior to that of fish oils.

Countries where people consume a high percentage of olive oil in their diet generally have much better health than other countries around the globe. Sometimes my family will simply dip our bread in some with a little balsamic vinegar like at an Italian restaurant.
Juices are also is essential for health, because they are rich in enzymes.

A great secret of many people I know is the coconut. The coconut is really a miracle food. Its oils have been shown to heal circulatory diseases despite propaganda of Western medicine, which considers it a dangerous saturated fat. Even though it's called a saturated fat coconut oil has been shown to actually reduce buildup is also believed to increase the effects of different types of herbal medicines. The coconut is very satisfying.

Get a green coconut found in many Asian grocers or in health food stores (they're much cheaper in the Asian grocers) and simply put the water and the meat in a blender. Blend it with anything from cocoa powder, pineapple and honey or other fruits. It makes a very satisfying smoothie in the morning. It's very healthy, and it's full of energy and it's very easy for your body to digest.

Wheatgrass juice is a miraculous food. On a molecular level, it is almost identical to human hemoglobin, human blood. It is full of chlorophyll and many other essential minerals.

Many people have experienced miraculous healings as a result of taking wheatgrass. It is very purifying to the blood, and can be applied on wounds with a poultice. It is believed to remove carcinogens, help with blood sugar issues, prevent tooth decay, reduce high blood pressure and a myriad of other health problems.

The proof of its detoxifying power is many people who sample it find very distasteful because their bodies are so toxic, but after taking an increasing the dose over a period of time it's very common that people will start drinking 8, 9 or 10 ounces and described the taste them like sweet cream. This is becauseof the bodies being purified. If you think about it, real cream is produced with its luscious taste and nutritious value by cows simply chewing on grass.

The blade of grass is a miracle worker, and it is something ly that you can grow in your own home.

A wheatgrass juicer and the materials for making great dresser, very inexpensive. Are people there are on lamented accounts of people who have had miraculous healings from every disease from wheatgrass therapy. If you try it you'll immediately experience the benefits.

Email me with any questions you may have at
yogiabhaya@hotmail.com

Light and love upon you.
Yogi Abhaya