So Much to Love by Dropping Pounds

(Newswire.net — April 21, 2018) Cheyenne, Wyoming — It’s good to embrace whatever size one is and  even though self love is great, it’s another thing to be unhealthy overweight and covering up the issue with pride. Apart from self love is caring about one’s worth, mind and body so it’s important to keep things in perspective with a healthy balance in all things, including weight control. 

“Updated August 31, 2017: According to the most recent data, adult obesity rates now exceed 35 percent in five states, 30 percent in 25 states, and 25 percent in 46 states,” discloses The State of Obesity, an advocacy group campaigning under the slogan Better Policies for a Healthier America. “West Virginia has the highest adult obesity rate at 37.7 percent and Colorado has the lowest at 22.3 percent. The adult obesity rate decreased in Kansas between 2015 and 2016, increased in Colorado, Minnesota, Washington, and West Virginia, and remained stable in the rest of states.” 

There’s a science to narrowing down a person’s idea weight range based on one’s gender and height, so the concept of overweight and obese aren’t arbitrarily assigned to people. In fact, it’s a rather clear-cut medical matter that ought to be addressed with great care and urgency to steam any possible health issues. Naturally, dieting and exercise are the obvious solution but where should one begin when critically overweight? Well, tackling eating habits is the best bet. 

“Different methods for reducing weight using reduced calorie and fat intake combined with exercise have failed to show sustained long-term effects,” explains the U.S. National Library of Medicine research paper entitled Long-term effects of a ketogenic diet in obese patients. “Recent studies from various laboratories, including our own, have shown that a high fat diet rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids (ketogenic diet) is quite effective in reducing body weight and the risk factors for various chronic diseases. The present study shows the beneficial effects of a long-term ketogenic diet.” 

Ketosis is responsible for creating ketones, the critical fat burning chemical in the ketogenic diet, so committing to this a high protein/low carb eating plan is the most efficient and sustainable way to trigger weight loss. 

The “keto” in a ketogenic diet comes from the fact that it makes the body produce small fuel molecules called “ketones”,” explains DietDoctor.com. “This is an alternative fuel for the body, used when blood sugar (glucose) is in short supply. Ketones are produced if you eat very few carbs (that are quickly broken down into blood sugar) and only moderate amounts of protein (excess protein can also be converted to blood sugar). On a ketogenic diet, your entire body switches its fuel supply to run almost entirely on fat. Insulin levels become very low, and fat burning increases dramatically. It becomes easy to access your fat stores to burn them off. This is great if you’re trying to lose weight, but there are also other less obvious benefits, such as less hunger and a steady supply of energy, keeping you alert and focused.” 

Exercising can be overly strenuous for overweight and obese people, to the point of doing more harm than good sometimes. Depending on how unfit and how much excess weight is being borne, it’s best to embark on a dietary overhaul with light exercise and then gradually ramp up the pace. There are also exogenous ketones available such as the HealthyWiser™ KetoFast™ Supplement Powder which is uniquely formulated to support brain health, enhance nutrient absorption and suppress cravings, while inducing a healthy state of ketosis. Moreover, it’s vital to be aware of just how much ketones the body produces so convenient at home tests like the HealthyWiser™ Ketone Urinalysis Reagent Strips need to be at hand.