News from the Doctor

As a nutritional expert I get asked one question all the time…”what’s the secret to lose weight?” My answer; ‘There’s five secrets, but you have to keep doing these five things for at least 6 weeks to get weight loss.’ And, there not really secrets.

Step one; You have to build muscle to increase you metabolism. Simply put, you need to lift weights or do exercises that help build you muscle. You also need to eat more protein as muscle is built with amino acids in protein.

Step two; Do high intensity, interval training. I commonly call this burst training or surge training. It means go as hard as you can for 30 seconds, then rest 30 seconds. Research has shown this type of exercise is far superior than low intensity, long duration exercise (like walking on a treadmill for 30 minutes)

Step three; Eat more fiber. You can supplement or you can increase fibrous foods (like beans, lentils, apples, peas, citrus fruits, oats or flax seeds). Fiber helps to fill you up and helps to bind toxins in your digestive tract. A good ‘secret’ is to eat and apple right before each meal…you’ll find you eat less and will make better choices!

Step four; Sleep more. Research has shown that you need more sleep to help with the body changes of exercise. those who slept more lost more weight.

Step five; Handle your stress. This is the most difficult of all the steps. Stress leads to increased cortisol hormone which inhibits weight loss. So as much as possible reduce your stress to lower your cortisol levels. Secret of stress busting? Get adjusted regularly and do vibration therapy! Turns out the nerve stimulation and vibration helps to lower the cortisol levels in your body!

Now you know the secrets…what are you waiting for?

It’s January, which means we are being bombarded with ads for weight loss telling us it’s easy and painless…but can it be done? These ads will tell you that their product (piece of equipment, shake or system) is all you need to get the body you want! (Visualize the hard body demonstrating the product now). So what’s the “secret”? How come all of these products and companies have testimonials demonstrating their effectiveness, yet there are so many overweight people around who have tried everything? I’ve evaluated the research. I’ve looked at the statistics. Get ready! I’m going to share the “secret”…

Research show that there is a common thread amongst all the people who have lost weight and have been successful. It turns out that it really doesn’t matter what program they used or what exercises they did or what nutritional supplements they took; it all boils down to two little factors: The first factor is commitment; in other words they were 100% committed to that program, product or system. The second factor is they were persistent; they kept with the program for long enough for their goals to be met. I know…you were hoping that I would reveal a magic herb or secret exercise!! Nope, it’s all about commitment and persistence.

I’ve helped hundreds (perhaps thousands) or people lose weight. I recommend eating and exercising a specific way, but I can almost guarantee that a person will not be successful based on how they react to me when I give them the details. If they are not excited or if they keep asking if they can change the program then I know they won’t stay with it or do it completely. Often, the person may tell me they are doing the program, but I can see in their eyes that they are not fully committed (not doing it 100% or not going to stay with it). It’s not easy! But if you start a program, ANY program, go into it with 100% committment and a mindset of 100% persistence. Watch how fast you lose weight!