5 Secrets Culprits for Obesity

Aug 28, 2008 Comments Off by

makeisha_leeth_thumb 5 SECRET CULPRITS FOR OBESITY
By Makeisha Lee, Health and Nutritional Advisor

It definitely is a given that the American population is insanely overweight due to overeating with little to no exercise, but what about other culprits? Here are 5 most commonly overlooked ones and what to do about it:

1. Sleep Deprivation.
Research is conclusive that not sleeping enough increases hunger and appetite and may cause hormonal changes that lead to weight gain. According to a recent study in the Journal of Obesity, 33 percent of people who get less than 6 hours a night of sleep are obese, as are 26 percent of those who get 9 or more.

2. Pollution/PCBs.
PCBs and other environmental toxins can wreak havoc with the hormones that regulate fat metabolism.

3. Air Conditioning and Central Heating.
If you are rarely outside when it’s hot or cold, the body will tend to burn fewer calories due to less need of regulating the body’s thermostat.

4. Drug Side Effects.
A staggering number of commonly used prescription drugs—antidepressants, contraceptives, blood pressure and diabetes medicines, antihistamines, protease inhibitors, and mood stabilizers—cause people to gain weight, and in some cases, massive amounts.

5. Like Attracts Like.
People who have similar body types tend to couple up and pass along genes that predispose offspring to obesity. What should you do? Of course, regular physical activity can rev up the body’s metabolic engines so to speak, but here are 3 simple mind-body techniques to get you started:

  • Replace negative statements with positive ones – your subconscious is always at work.
  • Eliminate the word “try” from your vocabulary and just get it done!
  • Your beliefs will create your reality, so you must truly believe you can lose weight – and you will!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Makeisha Lee is a health and nutrition consultant, and the CEO of Cleanse Formula. She is also the author of “Why Black People Can’t Lose Weight” available at www.WhyBlackPeopleCantLoseWeight.com. For more info about her company, visit www.CleanseFormula.com

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Tyora Moody is an author, entrepreneur and the managing editor at Written Voices Blog. Her debut novel, WHEN RAIN FALLS, will be released March 2012 (Urban Christian/Kensington). Visit her online at tyoramoody.com
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