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How to eliminate the middle age spread?
Diet, exercise, and maintain the hormonal balance
While
scientists keep arguing about the (clinical) existence of
the
mid-life crisis, one thing is certain - we all notice
some changes. For instance, we all
evaluate our lives to see if we have
achieved what we wanted and
how to make the best of the rest of the life. It is
also a time when many of us have way too many things to
worry about:
mortgage, children, professional advancement,
retirement planning, etc. And
what does all this
stress do? Midlife stress can upset hormones and
cause weight gain, according to Dr. C.W. Randolph,Jr.,
author of "From Hormone Hell to Hormone Well."
What can you do to get rid of the weight? |
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 Stop
living on automatic pilot and put "YOU" back in your life.
Start with carving out one 20-30 minute ritual per day
that brings joy, fun,
pleasure, and/or peace of mind. Some ideas: walking,
yoga, meditation, mindful bathing, reading, playing with
children or pets, working on a craft, or hitting golf
balls in
the back yard... The trick is to make sure that YOU are
the primary beneficiary of this activity.
Move your
buns more everyday. For most busy and stressed
out people, a
regular exercise commitment is the first
thing to fall off their to-do list. Set
realistic time slots for an ongoing exercise that you
enjoy. Write your exercise time on your calendar and/or
set aside the same time everyday. Regard this
time as non- negotiable. Don't be afraid to start with a
commitment as small as 10 minutes a day. You can walk,
run, do
pilates,
dance to Frank Sinatra or
reggaeton. |
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Address
your underlying condition of estrogen dominance.
If at least three of the following descriptors apply, then
it is almost certain that you are
estrogen dominant.
- A man over 40 or a woman over 35 years of age,
- Have 10 to 30 to 40
extra pounds around your middle,
- Have two or more persistent symptoms of hormone imbalance,
or
- Current life situation is moderately to highly stressful.
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Unfortunately, estrogen dominance and high stress levels
are entwined at a cellular level. The most important thing
you can do is, first, re-establish your
body's hormonal equilibrium. Here's how:
- Add bio-identical progesterone back into your system.
- Supplement your system with Calcium D-Glucarate. This
particular supplement helps the body excrete excess
estrogen through the bowel.
Don't miss meals but choose foods to restore hormone
balance. There are foods that can help neutralize
underlying conditions of estrogen dominance and, help
reestablish optimum hormone balance. The wonderful thing
is that all of us need to eat between three and six times
every day and eating the right foods can
help restore hormone balance and catalyze
weight loss.
Support your body and mind with vitamins and
supplements.
The adrenal glands play a role in almost all of the body's
processes, and are the main sites of
stress damage in the body. Taking a high potency
multi-vitamin supplement can insure that you give your
body what it needs to not only deal with the stress,
but also
burn fat and
lose weight.
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