Sensible Weight Loss

As one gets older, the metabolism seems to slow down, and as a result, extra pounds appear on the body. One may be eating the same amount of calories as when one was younger, but the body just isn’t using them up fast enough - so they become fat.

To get rid of the fat, the simple answer is to burn up more calories than you take in. Three things can help to burn those extra calories and take the weight off:

1. HRT. That is hormone replacement therapy. Replacing the dwindling supply of hormones made by the body can help to speed up metabolism.

2. Exercise, which burns more calories than just a resting body.

3. Sufficient nutritional supplements and minerals and a good diet ensures the body gets what it needs to survive.

As a person ages, some glands of the body produce insufficient hormones. Those that affect metabolism and body weight can be in insufficient supply. Hormone Replacement Therapy or HRT replaces the lacking hormones to a youthful level. Thyroid hormone particularly regulates metabolism, so if that hormone is lacking, weight problems ensue. The hormone levels can be different in different people.

In order to determine what levels of hormones are needed, tests are done by a medical doctor and the replacement must be done with bioidentical hormones - that is, hormones exactly like the ones the body produces on its own. Other hormones that affect the weight of the body are testosterone, estrogen and human growth hormone, so it is important to include these in any HRT program.

Next, one should consider exercise as a vital part of weight loss. Exercise keeps the body working and burns up calories by speeding up metabolism. Once the calories from food are used up through exercise, the body starts burning fat, which is what is needed to lose those pounds.

The third point of the program is appropriate diet. A good nutritionist is necessary to determine what constitutes a proper diet for each individual. Even if you take in plenty of calories, they are not necessarily the right kind of calories, and in addition a body may be starved for essential vitamins and minerals.

A sensible program that includes these three points and made individually for each person’s needs by a medical doctor and nutritionist and exercise specialist would be the best approach. One could experience not only weight loss, but a vast improvement in other aspects of one’s life.

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