Weight Loss Program
Recommendations and Tips
Weight loss is probably the most challenging health goal for most Americans. The essential key to achieving optimal weight is to obtain optimal health. Here's the reason. Weight gain is really only a symptom of an unhealthy body. Being overweight is often the result of problems with the adrenal glands, thyroid gland, digestive system and kidneys. Usually the deficiencies to these organs or glands are sub-clinical, meaning that they won't register as problems with clinical or lab testing. In order to lose weight permanently and effectively, the body must be restored to health. There are five basic components to our weight loss plan:
1. Weight Loss Formula (by Quest for Wellness)
The herbs here will strengthen the adrenal and thyroid glands, assist with digestion and bowel function and normalize kidney function eliminating retention of fluids and toxins. This is nature's weight balancing system. This is not a crash program for fast weight loss. But an herbal combination that builds and strengthens the glands and organs of the body allowing for optimal function and optimal weight. Expect to lose not only weight but stretch marks and inches. This formula is 100% natural whole herbs none of which are stimulants. This unique formula begins the healing where the body needs it most. Many will notice weight loss as their first improvement while others will lose inches before weight. For some blood pressure or diabetes will stabilize before weight loss is significant. Give yourself at least 8-12 weeks on the program and you'll lose not only weight but gain health.
Ingredients: Chickweed, Safflower, Fucus tips, Gymnema, Parsley root, Burdock root, Fennel, Papaya, Black Walnut, Licorice, Echinacea, Hawthorn. Extracted and preserved in USP Grade Grain Alcohol.
2. Water:
It is vital that you drink plenty of filtered water every day. Begin with 8 glasses plus one glass for every 25 pounds you are overweight. When the kidney's can't filter properly due to dehydration, the increased stress is placed on the liver. A liver that is stressed is not able to metabolize fat as well, resulting in more fat being stored in the body stopping weight loss. Begin each day by drinking a full glass of water. Drinking herbal tea can also count toward your water intake. No soda pop, coffee, alcohol or tea with caffeine should be consumed.
3. Exercise:
Moderate exercise is the best way to increase your metabolism. More importantly, by exercising you can reset your fat thermostat. There is an internal "set point" that is built into our body which determines the amount of fat your body maintains. If you lose weight without resetting your body's fat thermostat, your body (via hunger) will drive you to rebound back to your "set point". By engaging in exercise on a regular basis, your "set point" can be lowered. (It's got to be part of your new life-style, a couple of weeks or months won't do it). We recommend working up to a brisk 30 - 40 minute walk 3 to 5 times per week. Your exercise must be continuous, uninterrupted and weight bearing (no swimming). It will take about 3 weeks for your body's metabolism to increase as a result of exercise. The benefits of exercise are too many to enumerate here, nevertheless, moderate aerobic exercise is vital to a healthy life-styles. Try walking before breakfast or before dinner to burn off fat and reduce your appetite.
Caution: If you are over thirty-five and/or have been sedentary for some time, consult your health care provider before beginning an exercise program.
4. Digestion & Elimination:
If you are experiencing indigestion, gas, bloating use a digestive aid (such as peppermint tea or Quest for Wellness Digestive Aid Formula ) before meals or as needed. More than anything, constipation can hinder your health goals. Take enough Colon CleanseTM to insure two to three normal bowel movements each day. Our Colon Cleanse Products are effectively used during weight loss.
5. Diet and Nutrition:
Do not worry so much about the number of calories you consume. Pay more attention to eating healthy, wholesome and nutritious foods. Focus on changing your eating habits by experimenting with new recipes. Do not go hungry. Skipping meals and going hungry will only put your body in a starvation/survival mode causing your body to conserve energy and hang on to fat. If you are hungry, eat healthy foods. Do Not Overeat. Put less food on your plate. Chew your food until it is the consistency of apple sauce. Try setting your fork down between bites to develop the habit of eating slower. Strive for 18 good healthy meals per week. That means 3 meals per week are not optimal. Skipping or missing a meal counts as one of our bad meals for the week. Do not chew gum. Chewing gum starts the digestive juices flowing and makes you feel hungry.
Weight Loss Summary
1. Take 3 to 4 dropperfuls of Weight Loss Formula daily.
2. Drink 8-12 glasses of filter water or herbal tea every day.
3. Exercise 30 minutes 3 to 5 times per week.
4. Take Colon CleanseTM and/or Digestive Aid as needed.
5. Eat healthy, wholesome and nutritious foods & don't skip meals.
NOTE: Before you start any weight loss program, we recommend consulting with a qualified health practitioner. This program is not recommended for those with heart disease, high blood pressure, angina, arrhythmia. If pregnant or nursing consult your health care practitioner before starting any new health program