Showing posts with label health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label health. Show all posts

The Stretch Marks that Won’t Go Away

1:24 PM Alan Bracken

We have all been there. After some significant weight loss the stretch marks begin to appear. You look at your skin and cannot even explain why you started dieting in the first place. Stretch marks can range from slight skin coloration to really ugly big ones which will adversely affect your confidence and skin.

There is no completely full proof method of getting rid of stretch marks. They are one of the things that you have to accept that if they are there, they are there to stay. Trying may give you the impression that you are winning but the reality is that you will be wasting your time. However there are some ways in which you can minimize the risk of getting stretch marks and when they come, ensuring that they do not have a terrible impact on your body.

The more gradual you weight loss program is, the less likely it is that you will get stretch marks. They are simply the sign that your body has lost so much weight so quickly that the natural elastic in the skin is struggling to adjust to the new status. However you must also remember that no matter how ugly the stretch marks maybe, they are not really harmful to your body. The second thing to remember is that by and large, stretch marks are hidden away from prying eyes by the use of the normal clothes that you wear. Therefore you can be in a position where the only people who know that you have stretch marks are your clinicians, your partner and yourself. This means that all that fretting is to no avail.

For us who deal with weight loss as part of our daily lives, stretch marks are inevitability but we can have a comfortable life nevertheless. We cannot let ourselves be defined by the little ugly scars that lie on the privacy of our inner skin parts. It must also be remembered that you cannot refuse to join a weight loss program because you fear getting stretch marks. That is just ridiculous.

Now this is a subject which I am not one hundred percent sure about the ways to deal with stretch marks. Thus it is very important that you contribute your own thoughts on the blog to tell us your tips on how to avoid falling into the trap of stretch marks. Some of you may also have tips for dealing with the stretch marks once they have lurched onto your body.

Is it Possible to have a Wheat Grain Free Diet?

12:07 AM Alan Bracken

It has become fashionable in some circles to take wheat out of the diet. Apparently wheat and wheat products are some of the major causes of health problems for the public. Although I am somewhat skeptical about this view, I never the less take time to read what people are saying about it on the internet. Recently I landed on this article where a writer was giving quite stringent advice as to how to completely remove this foodstuff from the diet. I will share some of the things that they were writing about.

Apparently the removal of wheat from the diet not only improves the diet but also affects the general wellbeing of the person. Apparently it helps to reduce weight and deals with heart problems. How this happens I am not entirely sure but the author seems convinced that it actually does happen and that we should all leave the wheat out of our food. The wheat free diet does not necessarily mean the elimination of carbohydrates. In fact its proponents argue that the diet is very rich in carbohydrates as it allows the users to eat a variety of fruits and vegetables as a supplement for the wheat element in their normal diet.

The diet operates on a principle that it aims to reduce the amount of people take by curing their addiction to food. The addiction to food is blamed for the rise in obesity and the difficulty in sticking to diets. Apparently the diet requires a lot of commitment before it is executed because it will take the person away from the comfort zone of their normal eating habits and cause them to evaluate everything that they know about diets and their own bodies.

The users are advised to stock up with good quality produce before beginning the diet because it creates hunger pangs. The satisfaction of these hunger pangs is not a problem as long as it is satisfied with the non-what items such as fruit and vegetables. This programs the mind to expect that when it is time to eat, wheat will not feature.

The diet requires quite a lot of commitment from the user because they will be expected to understand the exact composition of the food they ingest and will have to take a keen interest in dieting matters as well as reading all the labels on foodstuffs.