Treat Obesity and overweight Naturally

Treat Obesity and overweight Naturally

Obesity is an excess of body weight caused by overconsumption of calories and physical inactivity. Some other causes may include: hormonal imbalances, stress, medical conditions, genetics, toxins, or a side effect of medications.

Overweight and obesity are both labels for ranges of weight that are greater than what is generally considered healthy for a given height. The terms also identify ranges of weight that have been shown to increase the likelihood of certain diseases and other health problems.

According to the CDC:

For adults, overweight and obesity ranges are determined by using weight and height to calculate a number called the “body mass index” (BMI). BMI is used because, for most people, it correlates with their amount of body fat.

An adult who has a BMI between 25 and 29.9 is considered overweight. An adult who has a BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese.

But it’s important to note that BMI isn’t always an accurate indicator if someone is overweight or obese, especially if someone is muscular.

Data from the CDC’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey also highlights that between 2015 and 2016, 38.9 percent of U.S. adults and 18.5 percent of youth were obese. Among the adults, obesity is highest among middle-aged adults (42.8 percent) than younger adults (35.7 percent). More specifically, adults aged 40 to 59 (42.8 percent) had a higher obesity rate than adults aged 20 to 39 years old (35.7 percent). There was not a noteworthy variance between adults aged 60 and above (41 percent) and younger groups.

Obesity was more prevalent among youth aged 6 to 11 years old (18.4 percent) and adolescents aged 12 to 19 years old (20.6 percent) compared to children aged 2 to 5 years old. The data also notes that obesity is common among Hispanic and black adults (47 and 46.8 percent), followed by whites (37.9 percent) and then Asians (12.7 percent), and the same pattern was recorded among youth.

The good news is there are 3 steps to treat obesity naturally which include starting on a healthy diet, doing weekly exercise and using natural supplements. 

Top Foods for Obesity Diet: 

Here are the top foods someone should consume to overcome obesity:

High fiber foods – High fiber foods like vegetables, nuts, seeds, and berries increase satiety, without increasing calories. Clean lean protein – People who eat at least 3-4 ounces of protein per meal tend to feel more satisfied and eat less overall. Wild-caught fish – Obesity may increase inflammation, so try to include omega-3 fats. Coconut – Coconut oil and coconut milk contain MCFAs that your body can easily burn as fat and are less likely to be stored as fat compared to other fats. Small meals – Avoid getting too hungry that can cause you to overeat later, eat about every 4 hours.

Foods that Cause Obesity

Sugar – Increases hunger and leads to the consumption of empty calories. Processed and junk foods – These foods are meant to be addictive and the quantity may be hard to control. Refined flour – Refined products are also addictive and may lead to overeating. Sweetened beverages – Most people do not account for the calories in the beverages before consuming them. Trans and hydrogenated fats – These fats promote inflammation and are only found in foods devoid of any real nutrients.

Top 5 Obesity Natural Treatment and Supplements

1 Green Coffee Extract (follow instructions) Has been shown to help promote weight loss.

2 CLA (6,000mg 2x daily) In clinical studies supports building lean muscle mass and metabolism.

3 Green Tea Extract (1,500mg daily) Green tea may increase the body’s ability to burn energy.

4 Rhodiola (500mg daily) Rhodiola can help with long term fat-loss by lowering cortisol and helping your body burn fat for energy.

5 Chromium (500 mcg daily) Helps reduce cravings for sweets and can maintain blood sugar control.

Bonus Remedy Exercise is a key component in weight loss. All activity is effective but interval training (aka burst training) is the fastest way to promote fat loss.

Essential Oils for Weight Loss: 

There are essential oils for obesity that can support weight loss and hunger cravings. Essentials oils of grapefruit and cinnamon are the most effective. Take 2 drops of grapefruit and 1 drop of cinnamon internally for 30 days as part of a weight loss program.

Thunder God is the Plant That Cuts Body Weight Up to 45 Percent

By the beard of Zeus, this is big news: Harvard researchers experimenting with the traditional Chinese medicinal plant Thunder God discovered that it may be a powerful appetite suppressant that could lead to a significant weight loss breakthrough.

“It could be a powerful way to treat obesity and improve the health of many patients suffering from obesity and associated complications, such as heart disease, fatty liver and type 2 diabetes,” says study author Umut Ozcan, M.D., an endocrinologist at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

Thunder God works by enhancing the action of leptin, an appetite-suppressing hormone that sends signals to the brain when a person is full and should stop eating, according to the study published in Cell. Researchers have previously speculated that a lack of sensitivity to leptin may be a root cause of obesity. In the study, researchers found that obese mice that were given high doses of Thunder God extract for one week ate 80 percent less food compared with mice that did not receive the compound. After three weeks, the mice treated with the compound lost 45 percent of their body weight, while the comparison group lost no weight at all.

While it’s not yet clear whether the plant, traditionally used by Chinese doctors to treat arthritis, has the same leptin-enhancing effects on humans, there are a number of commonly used herbs that are most likely already in your kitchen which have clear weight-loss benefits as well and you probably have a few of these in your kitchen already.

White Tea

A study published in the journal Nutrition and Metabolism showed that white tea can simultaneously boost lipolysis (the breakdown of fat) and block adipogenesis (the formation of fat cells). The tea’s combination of caffeine and epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) seems to set fat cells up for defeat.

Peppermint

One study published in the Journal of Neurological and Orthopaedic Medicine found that people who sniffed peppermint every two hours lost an average of 5 pounds a month. The mint flavours send signals to your brain that it’s time to stop eating.

Oolong Tea

Oolong, a Chinese name for “black dragon,” is a light, floral tea that, like green tea, is also packed with catechins, which help to promote weight loss by boosting your body’s ability to metabolise lipids (fat). A study in the Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine found that participants who regularly sipped oolong tea lost six pounds over the course of the six-week time period. That’s a pound a week!

Parsley

The leafy green you typically push off to the side of your plate is a secret superfood that’s more nutrient-dense than kale. Among its key nutrients is folate, a B vitamin that’s been linked to everything from boosting mood to battling cancer. It’s also a key that works on a genetic level, locking down genes linked to insulin resistance and fat-cell formation. “It’s the B vitamins that play a major role in epigenetics, especially B12 and folate,” says Kevin L. Schalinske, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Iowa State University.

Cinnamon

Cinnamon contains powerful antioxidants called polyphenols that are proven to alter body composition and improve insulin sensitivity. An animal study printed in Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics showed that the addition of dietary cinnamon reduced the accumulation of belly fat. And a series of studies printed in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that adding a heaping teaspoon cinnamon to a starchy meal may help stabilize blood sugar and ward off insulin spikes.

Black Pepper

Piperine, a powerful compound found in black pepper, has been used for centuries in Eastern medicine to treat multiple health conditions including inflammation and tummy troubles. But recent animal studies have found that piperine may also have the profound ability to decrease inflammation and interfere with the formation of new fat cells—a reaction known as adipogenesis, resulting in a decrease in waist size, body fat, and cholesterol levels.

Mustard Seeds

Scientists at England’s Oxford Polytechnic Institute found that by eating 1 teaspoon of mustard (about 5 calories) can boost the metabolism by up to 25 percent for several hours after eating. Not only that, a study published in the Asian Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that visceral adipose tissue of rats fed a diet of pure lard was lowered when the diet was supplemented with mustard oil.