Healthy Weight Loss

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Healthy Weight Loss
Diabetes and weight loss

Type II diabetes has been in the news a lot lately. Paula Dean, the self-proclaimed Queen of Southern Cooking, revealed last month that she has had Adult Onset Diabetes Mellitus (ADOM) or Type II diabetes, for three years and is now making it her quest to educate and assist people in changing their diets and their lives.

By definition, Type II diabetes, once known as adult-onset diabetes, is a chronic condition that affects the way your body metabolises sugar (glucose), which is your body's main source of fuel.

With Type II diabetes, your body either resists the effects of insulin — a hormone that regulates the movement of sugar into your blood cells — or doesn't produce enough insulin to maintain a normal glucose level. Untreated, Type II diabetes can be life-threatening.

While anyone can get Type II diabetes, those at highest risk for the disease are those who are obese or overweight, people with family members who have Type II diabetes, and people who have a cluster of problems that include high cholesterol and high blood pressure. Older people are more susceptible to developing the disease, since aging makes the body less tolerant of sugar. In addition, people who smoke, have inactive lifestyles, or have certain unhealthy dietary patterns have an increased risk of developing Type II diabetes.

So what can you do to keep diabetes at bay?

1. Educate yourself. Knowledge is power. Nowadays, with the Internet, television, and the plethora of self-help books, there is no excuse for not knowing what constitutes a healthier lifestyle.
2. Get checked out. See your doctor for any unusual or troublesome symptoms you might be experiencing. Discuss your family history and your current style of living.
3. Make small changes. You don't have to change everything at once, especially if you start early, before you find yourself in diabetic shock.
4. LOSE WEIGHT. This alone can have the largest impact on whether you develop diabetes or not. Start a healthy weight loss diet. Cut out (or at least cut down on) sugars, fats, and alcohol consumption. Check your weight and your BMI (body mass index) and aim for that "healthy column", so you are less susceptible to the other changes that will naturally occur as we grow older. And if you need assistance in shedding those unhealthy pounds, stopping smoking, and creating beneficial new habits, try hypnosis. Hypnosis is a powerful and empowering way to take control of that which only you can…your thoughts, your mind, and your body.
5. Exercise. Not only will this help keep the scale tipped in your favour, it will improve your mood and your desire to maintain other healthy lifestyle choices.

David Ogden
Healthy Weight Loss
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