Natural Weight-Loss Tools

Weight Loss & Youth
By Kiran Basra B.Sc. Phm., Pharm. D.


There’s probably been a time or two when you sat your kids down and gave them the “Back in the Day” speech. You know, the one about walking miles and miles to school, uphill both ways. Of course, they likely responded with a roll of the eyes and a curt, “Whatever.” Chances are you’ll never convince your kids to adhere to that kind of old- fashioned exercise ethic, no matter how many times you tell them how tough you might have had it. Let’s face it, times have changed, and it’s a challenge just to get your kid off of the computer or away from their video game console.

Convenience and complacency have replaced inspiration and initiative, and because of that, today’s youth – sometimes referred to as the “Xbox generation” – are considered the most inactive generation in history. This inactivity, coupled with poor dietary habits, has resulted in extensive increases in childhood obesity rates over the past 25 years. Childhood obesity is a real problem and the risks associated with it could be extremely detrimental to a child’s growth and development and hamper their self-esteem. So it’s time to ditch the old stories and take a more proactive approach to bettering your child’s health and wellness.

A growing epidemic

In Canada, the obesity rates in children have gone up six per cent, which corresponds to half a million Canadian youth. Similarly, the overweight population (those people not yet classified as obese but significantly above normal weight) has jumped 15 per cent over the past 25 years. This astounding percentage corresponds to over 1.5 million Canadian youth who are struggling with their weight.

As the Canadian lifestyle evolves into one that is more sedentary, the fear is that this generation may represent the first to die at a younger age than their parents. A report published by the Canadian Institute for Health Information noted that four out of five Canadian youth are 40 per cent less active than youth from 15 years ago and are, therefore, not active enough to meet the international guidelines for optimal growth and development.

The common misconception about childhood obesity is that the child will outgrow it. However, more and more studies are showing that childhood obesity is directly linked with adult obesity, and, ultimately, obesity-related health concerns, many of which were not seen until adulthood and are now becoming more and more prevalent during childhood. Diabetes, hypertension, asthma, and sleep apnea have all been linked to obesity and are being diagnosed more frequently in children. Orthopedic complications are also becoming more pronounced in our youth as the growing bone and cartilage are not strong enough to bear excess weight. What’s most concerning is the psychological effects of obesity on our children. More and more children develop a negative body image and poor self-esteem at a younger age, which often results in the development of eating disorders.

A natural response

It’s necessary to encourage your children to be more active and to develop healthy eating habits. Data indicates that children who are active are less likely to be obese than children who are less active. Vigorous exercise, even for 20 to 30 minutes a day, is a good start to developing a healthy regimen for your child. Make sure your child spends less than an hour per day in front of the TV, on the computer, or playing video games. Get them outside to play with friends or ride their bike. Enrolling them in sports is also a good way to get them moving and will help build their social skills.

The importance of balanced meals is essential for the development of all bodily organs and systems; everything from nerve impulses to muscle movement to kidney function depends on the intake of balanced meals. If your child is eating large quantities of fast food, which is high in fat and calories and low in nutrients, and not eating the appropriate amounts of fruits and vegetables, they’ll likely have to deal with weight problems. Data shows that children who eat fruits and vegetables five or more times a day are substantially less likely to be overweight or obese.

A good rule of thumb is that your child should have at least two to three medium-sized whole fruits or two to three cups of chopped fruit per day. This fruit can be added to cereal or oatmeal, blended with fruit juice or yogurt, or eaten as snacks. Fruit will give your child energy, help them feel good, and aid in weight loss.

Three to five servings of vegetables per day are also essential. One serving equals a half cup of cooked vegetables or one cup of raw vegetables. A good-sized salad with multiple vegetables in it will cover about two servings. Your child can even use yogurt dip with chopped vegetables for a great snack idea and stir-fried vegetables and brown rice make an excellent meal idea.

For grains, breads, pastas, and rice, always make sure your child is eating whole grain, brown, or whole wheat. It is better for them, has more flavour, and will provide added fibre and nutrients to their diet. Your child should stick to lean meats like chicken and turkey, and lean cuts of beef. Eating free-range or organic meats where possible is best. Your child should have protein sources at least two to three times per day, eat nuts and seeds as snacks, and eat beans a few times a week. These are all great protein sources and help with weight loss.

The Youth Program

Unfortunately for many, long-term weight loss is very difficult to achieve. Individuals often fall into a cycle of weight reduction followed by a gradual weight gain over time. Unfortunately, this cycling doesn’t reduce the risk of long-term complications and is extremely frustrating and stressful for the individual. Herbal Magic offers a full line of weight loss programs catered to meet individual needs, and designed to break the weight loss/gain cycle by replacing long-term complications with long-term solutions.

Herbal Magic is extremely proud to offer the QLP Youth program, the first program of its kind developed by our Scientific Advisory Team to treat obesity in youth aged 12 to 17. This program immediately addresses the obesity concern and plays a crucial role in the development of lifelong, healthy eating and lifestyle habits. Youth on the Herbal Magic program lose the weight and keep it off; maintaining a healthy weight ultimately reduces their risk of obesity-related health concerns. The program also provides the appropriate nutritional allotments of vitamins and minerals essential for healthy development and the appropriate usage of essential fatty acids that have been proven to aid in optimal brain function.

Our QLP Youth program will teach your child how to eat properly, make wise food choices, and gain control over their eating habits. In addition, we provide them with some safe, natural health products that ensure they’ll succeed in their weight loss endeavours. All of this comes with information on the basics of required physical activity. On the QLP Youth program, they can expect to lose weight, feel better, be happier, improve their school performance, improve their self-esteem, and significantly decrease their risk of many chronic diseases.

There is a stronger, healthier, and brighter way for our youth, one that will result in them having a more positive self-image today and a healthier life tomorrow.

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Quick Weight Loss Tips – Food Factors

When it comes to finding quick weight loss diet tips that work, selecting your foods for your diet can be a real balancing act. You have to lose some of what you’ve grown accustomed to and add some items that may be new to you. Here’s some quick weight loss tips that experts recommend to promote weight loss.

Quick Weight Loss Tips #1 – Reduce fat.

With regard to fat, the research is clear: Diets too high in fat promote overweight and obesity. You should strive to consume no more than 25 percent of your calories from fat – and that fat should the “non-saturated” type.

Quick Weight Loss Tips # 2 – Don’t be so sweet.

Numerous studies have linked table sugar to increased calorie consumption. While sugar doesn’t do as much dietary damage as fat, you’ll find that when you eat sweets, you simply want to eat more… of everything. Not only that, but sugar also makes your body excrete chromium, and chromium is a mineral that helps your body build calorie-burning lean tissue – so you want to keep your chromium levels up.

Quick Weight Loss Tips #3 – Drink up.

“If people want to keep their nutrients in balance, they need to drink plenty of plain, unflavored water every day,” says Judy Dodd, R.D., past president of the American Dietetic Association. Water not only acts as a solvent for many vitamins and minerals but also is responsible for carrying nutrients into and wastes out of cells, so the body functions properly. As a rule of thumb, you should drink a half-ounce of water for every pound of body weight daily, unless you’re very active, in which case you should increase your water intake to two-thirds of an ounce per pound of body weight daily. So if you weigh 100 pounds, you should drink 50 ounces of water a day as a minimum

Quick Weight Loss Tips #4 – Fill up on fiber.

You can curb your hunger by increasing your intake of dietary fiber, which is filling, so you feel full but eat less. For these diet tips, experts recommend eating more fruits, vegetables and wholegrain cereals.

Quick Weight Loss Tips #5 – Get treatment for food allergies.

Some researchers believe that being overweight is the result of people craving foods that they are allergic to. For these people, weight loss is extremely difficult until they figure out what those trigger foods are and eliminate them from their diets.

“There are specific food allergies that trigger uncontrollable craving and bingeing,” says Joseph D. Beasley, M.D., director of Comprehensive Medical Care in Amityville, New York. “It’s a common problem in overeaters.”

If you suspect that food allergies might be part of your problem, ask your doctor to help you identify the offending items. Your doctor may recommend that you see an allergy specialist.

Most of the people are looking for ways to slim down. Here, let's share the 8 eating habits which help to lose weight in a healthy way.

Breakfast is the most important meal in a day. From research, those who have satisfying and healthy breakfasts are actually slimmer then those who do not take breakfast at all. As we wake up, the metabolism of our bodies are slow. By eating breakfast, this works like a wake up call for our bodies. So the earlier you eat your breakfast, the earlier your body starts to work. Of cause, this will definitely helps to burn more calories. Food like lean meat, eggs will help to replenish the protein to rebuild the cells in our bodies.

When we are having our meal, our brain needs about 20 minutes to know that the food is enough and we are full. If you are eating fast, before your brain could tells you it is enough, you have already eaten too much. Therefore, slow eating will helps to reduce about 67 k calories and improve the digestion of the food.

Desserts are considered as the "unforgiving" diet in weight losing program due to the high calories contain in desserts. Eating desserts will helps to satisfy one's desire and strengthen the determination to be on diet. We know that when we are hungry, our bodies absorb the calories most. Therefore, do not eat high calories desserts like cheese cake before meal. Try to eat after meal, the fiber from the meal will helps to absorb the fats in the desserts.

Some will assume slimming diets means no meats or fats, only vegetables and fruits. However, the healthy diet will be a balance diet. We need certain amount of protein and also fats to keep our bodies functioning well and keep our skin healthy. Diet without lack of protein and fat will actually leads to reduce in metabolism of our bodies which are definitely not good in slimming process.

In our daily life, if we are not eating for about 4 to 5 hours, the sugar level in blood will reduce. And hence the brain will send signal to make us feel hungry and tired. Once we start eating at this point, the bodies will absorb all the sugar in our diet. Therefore, it is advisable that we need some healthy snack in between our daily meals. Snack like fruits, juices or other low calories food will helps. This will keep the metabolism up and at the same time prevent the fats deposition.

High fiber foods are one of the slim friendly foods. It helps to make you feel full and satisfy for a long period and maintain the blood sugar. This will keep you energetic whole day long. Have a plate of salad before your meal, or some fruits will helps. But watch out for the calories, it should not be more then 500.

When we are facing the temptation of foods, please make sure that the hungriness is not habitually. If you are not really hungry, do not eat. But if you are, please enjoy your food. Some snack like apple, before meal will helps to reduce the calories intake as well.

In some slimming diet, carbohydrate rich foods like rice, bread are prohibited. However, if we are taking these in regular amount, it will not lead to obesity. In fact, the protein in rice will help to prevent hair loss, degradation of immunity during the weight loss program. Intake of 150g of rice or bread will ensure the normal functioning of our bodies.

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It’s important to be realistic about how quickly you want to lose weight after pregnancy. Davina McCall very sensibly uses the rule “nine months on, nine months off”. In other words it took you nine months to gain weight so you shouldn’t expect to lose it overnight. As a general rule, you should be aiming to lose no more than 2lb a week. It might not sound much, but that adds up to a weight loss of a stone in less than two months.

You might also find it helpful to measure your bust, waist and hip measurements. Sometimes, if the scales haven’t budged, you’ll find you’ve lost half an inch from somewhere (although if you’re breast-feeding don’t expect to lose any inches from your bust until you’ve weaned your baby off the breast). You may also find it helpful to use your clothes to judge how successful you’re being – there’s nothing more motivating than putting on a pair of trousers that once fitted you, only to find they’re now too big.

Through entering your Goals and Results, WLR will tell you how long it should take you to reach your target weight. In the meantime, be patient. Through a combination of healthy eating and exercising you should soon start to see the difference as you lose that post-baby bulge.