email: lorna@foods4life.co.uk |
Weight Management
'To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals' Benjamin Franklin
Excessive weight gain is a huge 21st-century problem with the following quote seen in Scotland on Sunday 17th February, 2008 : 'Around 25% of the population of Scotland is already considered clinically obese with a higher percentage among children. Obesity is linked with a range of conditions including hypertension, heart disease, diabetes and gallstones.'
Lorna specializes in weight reduction and has written her own E-booklets - The Seven Secrets of Staying Slim and diet-tips4life, the latter containing over 100 great ideas on how to shift those unwanted pounds. She lectures on weight management and also works with groups and individuals helping them attain their target weight.
People often want to know how many calories per day to lose weight need to be eaten but this is not a simple equation. The foods we eat need to be balanced against the exercise we do, where we carry our body fat, whether we have always been overweight, how well our metabolism is working, etc.There are a number of best ways to lose weight in a week and there are choices to be made for each individual client. A consultation with Lorna will find out the best ways for you to shed pounds. Also there are lots of tips within her online ebooks.
The common trend is for weight to be gained around the abdominal area. The best ways to lose abdominal weight are to ensure that you are not eating a diet high in fast-releasing refined carbohydrates. Lorna's view is that we are the victims of a fast growing food industry where many of the foods produced are addictive and often high in refined carbohydrate. This type of food is fast to leave our stomach and we are hungry again, very quickly'.
Children may also have quite a lot of fatty, sugary food within their diets and be very vulnerable to the 'drug like' effect of saturated fats and sugar.
We need to be aware of the effect of advertising on childrens' food choices and help them to understand what healthy eating is all about.
'When you see the Golden Arches you are probably on the road to the Pearly Gates' William Castelle MD