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The Key to Female Weight Loss

Loosing weight is difficult to say the least. What makes the difference between men and women is that women have to deal with hormonal imbalances on top of it.  There is a way to take advantage of this hormonal factor and to help you create the best body shape for your current body proportions,

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regardless of your present weight. The hormone levels that sets women apart from men are the same hormones that allow women to take advantage of the excess levels and are uniquely relevant for giving you the body shape and size desired. Especially after childbirth, some women find it extremely difficult to get rid of the extra pounds accumulated during pregnancy and are finding themselves emotionally depressed and frustrated.  After trying everything on the market from low fat, low carb and low calories.

Science has discovered that the metabolism of Weight Loss in women is controlled by two specific hormones  and these hormones make all the difference between a healthy weight and a slow metabolism resulting in extra weight gain in women.

For women, hormone balance involves two hormones: progesterone and estrogen. When both of these hormones are produced in adequate levels, the body will run optimally, otherwise it can interfere with the ability to maintain a healthy weight.

Estrogen regulates glucose and lipid metabolism. If your estrogen levels are low, it can result in weight gain. Many women also notice an increase in belly fat as they get older even if they are not gaining weight, this is likely due to a decreasing level of estrogen, which appears to influence where fat is distributed in the body

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Acid / Base Metabolism

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Most Western diets contain too many acids relative to alkaline substances, especially animal proteins vs. vegetables products. In addition most people are under a great deal of stress and these two factors combined over time, create  long-term acid stress in the body. Our bodies have a great capacity

to buffer acids but over time these systems become chronically over-burdened. Ultimately, acids are stored in the connective tissue where a change in pH has consequences on the functioning of nearly every system in the body.

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The best way to support acid-base metabolism is to change the diet and lifestyle patterns which can result in chronic acidity. The body  must compensate by either producing more bicarbonate (alkaline), for example by releasing it from the bones, or by storing these accumulated acids in the extracellular tissue for future removal.

A constantly acidic urine is a reflection of an ongoing need to eliminate excess acid. In chronic acidosis due to diet and stress the net acid load constantly outweighs the ability of the body to replenish bicarbonate. When this happens, acids are stored to prevent blood pH from becoming out of range, first in the extracellular matrix and ultimately inside the cells. This acidic extracellular matrix can result in many different health issues including: chronic pain, fatigue, osteoporosis, allergies and cancer.

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Bulimia and Anorexia

Bulimia and Anorexia

Bulimia is the secret practice of eating, usually to excess and then either vomiting or taking bowel purging substances to ensure evacuation the next day or sooner. Bulimics tend to believe they are in control of their body and follow strict rituals of elimination.

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The bulimic may be well informed and know the fat, sugar, salt content and calories in an amazing amount of foods. They may use all kinds of vitamins and supplements and are often experts on metabolism, digestion and disorders of the gut. They are a virtual resource of health related information.

Bulimics and anorexics are extreme perfectionists and are not happy with their appearance. They are terrified of what might happen to their bodies if they stop their practice, they feel it is out of their control to discontinue their habit. Bulimics believe they are too smart to be caught. They are the chameleons of the nutrition world, as they appear to be like all of us, but in fact are very different.

Bulimics and anorexics need isolation to carry out their starving, binging and purging, as it is not a socially accepted activity. Those that are affected most by bulimia or anorexia are individuals in a situation, which is dependent on looking good which includes actors, models, dancers and sometimes high profile public personalities and teenagers.

To break these habits it is important to support the individual with encouragement and an environment of supervision, creating self confidence and acceptance.

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