Weight Loss NOTES [Diploma in Weight Loss]
Stop the fad diets for good and sort out your gut health Why dieting doesn t work? Starvation mode + Store fat = Standstill Why? Your metabolism slows down to stop burning calories as much as possible to conserve its energy stores. This is why people who cut their calories too much may reach a plateau and won t lose weight Become frustrated you aren t losing weight though you have cut down and feel stressed and overeat & gain weight Diets also: 1. Dictate a specific, rigid way of eating 2. Promise immediate results 3. Put the spotlight on food and eating 4. Don t allow room for occasional treats 5. You get caught up in a viscous cycle Look at eating in a whole new way
1. Take the negative focus off food 2. Education of the food you are eating and the effect it plays on your body will allow you to make an educated decision Focus on what you can eat Understand food What's in our food Why we need different food s What benefits are we getting from the different foods we are eating How full are they going to make us feel? Ensure you are eating a variety Probiotics
Are living bacteria and yeasts that work together with your body providing health benefits These good bacteria also help maintain proper balance in your digestive system Good bacteria help improve and treat many health issues Digestion Irritable bowel disease Absorption of nutrients Celiac disease Colon cancer Crohn's disease Lactose intolerance Ulcerative colitis Unbalanced gut bacteria Digestive Issues Mental Issues Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies Antibiotics Chronic, Unmanaged Stress Skin Conditions Autoimmune Diseases Natural Probiotics in food
Probiotics occur naturally in a variety of fermented foods Is a process done to preserve food to help make them: More nutritious More digestible A good example are Soybeans Rich protein food Indigestible without fermentation Fermentation breaks down the soybeans complex protein into readily available amino acids Benefits of fermentation Important Nutrients. Vitamin K and many B vitamins Optimizing your immune system Detoxification. The beneficial bacteria in fermented foods are great detoxifiers that can draw out a wide range of toxins and heavy metals Cost-effectiveness. Fermented foods can contain 100 times more probiotics than a probiotic supplement Natural variety of microflora. Varying the fermented and cultured foods you eat, you'll get a much wider variety of beneficial bacteria What happens with fermentation?
1. Vegetables are the simplest form of fermentation 2. Vegetables are soaked in salt water or their own juice 3. Bacteria then eat the vegetable s sugars 4. Produce lactic acid lacto-fermentation 5. ph levels drop, the lactic acid levels go up, the bad bacteria can t survive and you re left with tart flavours 6. Lacto-fermentation can be done on anything beetroot, cauliflower, mango, carrot, broccoli, fennel, seaweed, and even Japanese rose Live Yogurt Contain two well-known Lactobacillius; acidophilus or bulgaricus Improve intestinal culture ecology often labelled in shops as probiotic Often used after a course of antibiotics to help improve damage in the digestive tract as you lose healthy good bacteria Bifidobacterium you can find in some dairy products. Possible help symptoms of IBS Very high in calcium - Osteoporosis Greek Yogurt Greek yogurt is simply made when regular yogurt is strained extensively to remove liquid whey and lactose What is left behind is a thicker-textured yogurt Difference between Greek & Regular Yogurt Protein - Double Fat - Three times the saturated fat Sodium - Half the sodium Carbohydrates - Half the carbohydrates TIP: Use Greek yogurt as a healthier substitute for mayonnaise, sour cream or crème fraiche
Kombucha Sour tonic beverage, like rejuvelac and kvass Sweetened black tea is added to a culture known as a mother The mother is a gelatinous colony of bacteria and yeast Like Kefir grains the mother ferments the sweet tea and reproduces itself Benefits B vitamins especially B1, B2 and B3 and vitamin C Improved Digestion Weight Loss Increased Energy Cleansing & detoxifying Joint pain Immune Support
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