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The 'be smart about it' guidelines
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Be smart about it 1 - Maintain the body homeostasis
The body tends to balance itself in a state of homeostasis - in other words, it establishes a certain body weight and maintains it efficiently. At this balanced level, metabolism is at its most efficient. As previously explained, if your weight falls below this homeostasis the body activates the 'starvation reflex'. Due to genetically embedded evolutionary codes, the body slows down the metabolism and increases the appetite. This is a dieter's nightmare, and so it's far better to maintain a body homeostasis that you are comfortable with.
When you do gain excess weight, for example after giving up smoking, don't allow your body to stabilize at this level or it will set this as the new homeostasis. You should remember to kill the fat while it is young. Set the homeostasis at the proper weight that is right for you and allow your body to set itself around this weight. By doing this you will train your metabolism to be more efficient and appetite-moderate. Don't go against the innate nature of your body - understand it and use it to your advantage.
Be smart about it 2 - Eat in planed cycles
Be mindful of your eating patterns and remember that we eat to stay healthy and nourish our bodies. Food is the fuel for the operation of all our faculties, in both mind and body, so make sure it is good-quality fuel.
We all like to indulge in fine food - it is a form of sensual gratification that is deep-rooted in our primordial code of survival - but be intelligent about your eating habits. Decipher your programming and make the necessary adjustments to ensure that your eating habits work for your benefit.
Understand the way in which your body metabolism functions. If you can do this, you will manage your body better and significantly enhance your wellbeing without dramatically sacrificing your pleasures or your lifestyle.
The feast-famine cycle is one of these innate metabolic body functions that is worth a thorough understanding. When we consume food it is immediately absorbed in an energetic metabolic action, which breaks it down and assimilates its nutrients as energy and raw materials for the body's many faculties. The metabolic cycle has three phases. The first and second phases are absorptive but the third phase, described as post-absorptive, is the most important here. | |
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