3 Strategies to Prevent and Reverse The Emerging Obesity Epidemic
Over the last decade researchers from around the world have worked tirelessly to document and define obesity.
While this was taking place, this disease rapidly expanded to the United States.
Today the U.
S.
has the highest obesity rate worldwide.
According to a recent study reviewed by the Texas Obesity Research Center, the country of Mexico is cited as having the second highest obesity rates.
As this critical growing global issue continues, we all should be armed with strategies to help us prevent and reverse the emerging obesity epidemic.
Here are the top 3 that will jump-start these efforts.
Strategy # 1 - Get Active The first step to reversing this problem is clear and direct.
We must get active.
With the rise of high-speed internet and cable television, many of us have turned into couch potatoes.
Think about your average day and ask yourself how much time you spend engaged in high energy heart pumping activity.
If you are like most people you wake up in the morning, walk 45 steps to your car, drive to work and sit at a desk all day.
Our bodies were made to be active.
Throw away the remote and unplug the internet connection.
A good daily walk will be good for us all.
Strategy # 2 - Eat More This may sound strange to those who understand that the more you eat the more weight you gain.
This statement while seemingly true is not completely accurate.
Yes it is true that the more you eat the more weight you will gain however what is not stated is that it all depends on what foods you are consuming.
The suggestion here is for you to eat more raw fruits and steamed veggies instead of the high fat and over salted foods that are currently on most of our personal menus.
The trick is to fill up on these items so that when you are tempted with the other, you can partake but will eat far less than you have in the past.
Strategy # 3 - Think Healthy Many people grossly underestimate the power of the mind when it comes to weight loss.
The truth is that your thinking is the only thing keeping you from achieving radical and rapid weight loss results.
The key is simple.
You have to start thinking about your body the way a thin person thinks about theirs.
What do they think? Many of them have adopted a statement that signifies their mindset.
"Nothing tastes as good as being healthy feels.
" Think about that statement for a moment and consider how this differs from your own thoughts.
How can you begin to change your thoughts so that you can begin thinking like a healthy person? While there may be environmental factors that impact our health and well-being, obesity is largely a behavior based disease.
It can be expanded or destroyed by our daily choices.
Today you will choose and hopefully you will do so wisely.
While this was taking place, this disease rapidly expanded to the United States.
Today the U.
S.
has the highest obesity rate worldwide.
According to a recent study reviewed by the Texas Obesity Research Center, the country of Mexico is cited as having the second highest obesity rates.
As this critical growing global issue continues, we all should be armed with strategies to help us prevent and reverse the emerging obesity epidemic.
Here are the top 3 that will jump-start these efforts.
Strategy # 1 - Get Active The first step to reversing this problem is clear and direct.
We must get active.
With the rise of high-speed internet and cable television, many of us have turned into couch potatoes.
Think about your average day and ask yourself how much time you spend engaged in high energy heart pumping activity.
If you are like most people you wake up in the morning, walk 45 steps to your car, drive to work and sit at a desk all day.
Our bodies were made to be active.
Throw away the remote and unplug the internet connection.
A good daily walk will be good for us all.
Strategy # 2 - Eat More This may sound strange to those who understand that the more you eat the more weight you gain.
This statement while seemingly true is not completely accurate.
Yes it is true that the more you eat the more weight you will gain however what is not stated is that it all depends on what foods you are consuming.
The suggestion here is for you to eat more raw fruits and steamed veggies instead of the high fat and over salted foods that are currently on most of our personal menus.
The trick is to fill up on these items so that when you are tempted with the other, you can partake but will eat far less than you have in the past.
Strategy # 3 - Think Healthy Many people grossly underestimate the power of the mind when it comes to weight loss.
The truth is that your thinking is the only thing keeping you from achieving radical and rapid weight loss results.
The key is simple.
You have to start thinking about your body the way a thin person thinks about theirs.
What do they think? Many of them have adopted a statement that signifies their mindset.
"Nothing tastes as good as being healthy feels.
" Think about that statement for a moment and consider how this differs from your own thoughts.
How can you begin to change your thoughts so that you can begin thinking like a healthy person? While there may be environmental factors that impact our health and well-being, obesity is largely a behavior based disease.
It can be expanded or destroyed by our daily choices.
Today you will choose and hopefully you will do so wisely.