06/01/2020
The Real Way to Eat for Weight Reduction
Instead of focusing solely on the caloric- or nutrient content of food, our way to eat for Health should look at the deeper energetic properties of food that can re-balance the body & boost its energy.
Why does this help you reduce Weight? Having enough energy can keep the body & its organs from becoming imbalanced due to daily wear & tear of a stressful, busy modern lifestyle-very crucial for maintaining a healthy digestive system & a normal metabolism.
Tips to eat for more Energy:
1) Eat to stop Energy drains: By getting rid of unhealthy dietary habits that stress your body’s digestive organs & cause ENERGY DRAINS, you’ll save ever so much Energy to repair & re-balance your digestive system. Skipping breakfast, eating after 7 pm, eating until you’re stuffed, eating cold, raw foods such as salads or iced drinks are all examples of energy draining dietary habits.
2) *Eat to recuperate from energy drains with foods that heal & re-balance your body’s major energy producing organs* Eating foods that have specific energetic properties corresponding to the Stomach, Spleen, Liver & Kidney can also counteract the effects of Energy drains& stress.
Each Food has a healing ESSENCE that offers the body a chance to balance & strengthen itself. Food will become your powerful ally in creating & maintaining Wellness. You’ll learn how to understand your food cravings and how to honor them without regrets.
You need to reduce weight by restoring balance to your body.
Why fat accumulates in the body? = Obesity is a symptom of an underlying bodily dysfunction. The built-up fat is linked to overall bodily disharmony arising from disruptions in the natural flow of the body’s energies, known as Qi (vital energy or life force) fundamental to our body’s process & wellbeing. Weight gain is usually due to Qi deficiency in the Spleen& Stomach system. This slows down the metabolism of fat & water, leading to water retention & weight gain-It’s difficult to lose weight even with diet & exercise. You may also suffer from other problems such as fatigue & digestive issues.
Digestion starts from MOUTH. The Tongue is the only organ that we can examine, by asking patient to show. Observation of Tongue color (should be pink), the coating on the tongue (should be thin & white) and the shape & size of the Tongue reveal clues as to what s occurring in the body.
If you have a swollen tongue with a thick coating on it, then perhaps you suffer from bloating & borborygmus( rumbling tummy caused by internal gas). Then we need to limit or avoid phlegm-producing foods like dairy, wheat & bananas.
If your Tongue is red, dry & thin, you may suffer from Heart burn, constipation or hemorrhoids, so you need to avoid spicy foods.
STOMACH is cooking pot. When food reaches the pot, it is partly broken down by the cooking process. This continues the digestive process that began in the mouth. Since pot requires fire or heat to cook food, you need to avoid excess cold & raw foods such as rice, ice-cream, ice water& juice. Instead have steamed foods for easy digestion. If you do not have enough digestive fire, your metabolism may be too slow. Symptoms may include bloating, undigested foods in the stool & pain that is reduced by warmth. If you have too much digestive fire, you may suffer from heartburn, an insatiable appetite or constipation.
SPLEEN and PANCREAS are also involved in Digestion. If you suffer from bloating, soft stool/diarrhea, undigested food in your stool, fatigue and/or poor appetite shows you have Spleen energy deficiency.
One of the Spleen’s Job is to transform food & fluid into useful nutrients & to transform those nutrients to where they are needed in the body. Include well cooked rice, carrots, yams, ginger in your diet & avoid dairy, citrus, fried or heavy foods sugar.
LIVER helps cleanse the blood & detoxify the body. It also secretes bile which is stored in the gallbladder. Bile is required for the digestion of fats. Poor quality fats, intoxicants, chemicals & denatured foods are known to cause problems with Liver. Also Liver soothes & smoothes the functions of the whole body, including the emotions. A person whose Liver system is not functioning properly will likely have emotional struggles such as irritability, frustration, aggression, impatience, stubbornness & anger. Include more Cholrophyll rich foods. Because stress can particularly aggravate problems with this system, it’s also important to find ways to relax & manage stress.
INTESTINES, The Small & Large intestine absorb nutrients & eliminate digestive waste. In order to happen this properly, the Intestines must have healthy cells lining the walls & the muscles must be able to contract rhythmically (peristalsis) to move matter along. Sufficient fiber & water are also needed to ensure proper elimination. If you suffer from constipation, then avoid alcohol, bread, foods with baking powder or baking soda & refined white foods such as white bread, white sugar, white pasta & white rice. General foods to take for chronic diarrhea are rice or barley broth, eggplant, sunflower seeds, yam & adzuki beans.
Recent studies have shown that when Acupuncture is combined with Balanced diet plan, patient reduce more weight.
ACUPUNCTURE involves the insertion of very fine, sterile needles at specific body points or Energy Pathways. The inserted needles act to stimulate the release of Endorphines, the body’s natural “feel good’ hormones. This can create a calming, relaxing effect, which counteracts the need for excessive eating brought about by increased stress, frustration or anxiety. In this respect, acupuncture can calm those so afflicted & help them reduce weight without resorting to drugs.
Acupuncturist will zero in on specific body areas to effect weight reduction. Among these are are the endocrine system & kidneys, which are addressed to treat water retention & so stimulate nerve & hormonal re-balance. The Spleen & Thyroid gland are also targeted to effect Sugar & Hormonal re-balancing. Finally, the Adrenal& O***y glands are included to treat weigh gain due to menopause or premenstrual syndrome.
Also with Ear acupuncture we can reduce Weight. This involves manipulating points on the Ear to control food cravings. The effect of Acupuncture on a client’s emotions also plays an important role in aiding Weight reduction. Acupuncture affects the neuroendocrine system by blocking harmful neuro chemicals to restore the natural balance of hormones & neurotransmitter levels. The resulting release of endomorphines help to reduce stress, which in turn helps to prevent the urge to overeat.
Sample eating plan:
Breakfast: Choose one
5 Almonds or 2 walnuts + 1 cup of fruit/ One small bowl Poha or Upma/ Egg white omelet with seasonal vegetables./ Bakes apple with Cinnamon & honey.
Mid snack: Choose one
Fruit/ egg/ nuts/ Coconut water
Lunch: Choose one
Soup + Quinoa/ steamed vegetables+ Sprouts./ One small bowl Rice+ Veg+ Pulses.+ green vegetable And buttermilk.
Mid snake: Choose one
One fruit/ one egg/ nuts.
Dinner: Choose one
Soup+ sprouts/ one bowl Khichdi/ Roti( Bajra/ jowar/ nachni/ rice)+ Sabji
Bedtime= soaked rasins.
EAT HEALTHY, WHOLE FOODS, LIMIT JUNK FOODS, CHEW YOUR FOOD, EAT REGULAR MEALS & ENJOY!
