weight management is an ongoing problem for the profession of health care worldwide. The hectic lifestyle of today needs a lot of discipline to maintain digestive models work correctly. Fast food, eating on the run, eating too quickly, skipping meals, foods with poor nutritional value and processed foods with chemical additives are just some of the maintenance factors of our digestive processes under attack. The astonishing fact is that up to 56% of people in the developed world are overweight, and that number increases every year. Being overweight not only brings the health risks, but can make everyday activities difficult. weight management and health can be achieved through some simple and specific changes in lifestyle, including proper diet, a proper exercise regime and, above all, be able to identify trends in the digestive discord / stress before they occur.
Three areas that have a large say in the digestive harmony / health are the liver, intestine, and the values of Ph.
The liver
the main function of the liver is to ensure the smooth flow of energy helping the stomach and the digestive processes Spleen. If liver energy flows gently so the stomach can fulfill its function of maturation and decay or composting food. The spleen can then extract the energy of pure food. If liver function is compromised, it can invade the stomach causing belching, acid regurgitation, nausea and vomiting. A classic example of what happens is when the body ingests too much alcohol. If the liver invaded spleen function of the processing and transport of the food essence, then the result is loose stools, flatulence, and diarrhea, which occurs when the body was overloaded with food too rich. Behind the saying "you are what you eat" is the liver, so a healthy functioning liver is important for the smooth digestive processes.
The Gut
Good relations of gut health in immune health, feel good and the body's ability to keep the bad guys at bay . In the intestine, hydrochloric acid is the main gastric acid and is necessary to distribute and absorb proteins, activate enzymes, and absorption of carbohydrates, fats, minerals and vitamins. The presence of acid contributes to muscle contractions that push food through the intestines while destroying all harmful bacteria, parasites and other nasties that may be present. Acid, microorganisms can build to dangerous levels causing a wide range of gastrointestinal problems. The gut must have 85% of healthy bacteria to keep 15% of harmful bacteria to non-harmful levels. A course of antibiotics do not distinguish between good and bad bacteria, killing all the good and bad intestinal flora causing feelings of fogginess, lethargy, and accordingly, digestive patterns of discord can occur after a course of antibiotics. It is important to restore the balance of intestinal flora after antibiotic with a course of good probiotic recommended by a healthcare professional.
pH acidity and alkalinity values is another important area which is rarely discussed. If you swim in a pool with low or high pH values, it would not be comfortable that the water does not sting the eyes. It is the same with the body, which is 80% of liquid. The pH is a standard measure of the acid / alkaline balance, on a scale from one (very acidic) to 14 (extremely alkaline) with seven being neutral. Most of our vital fluids and tissues should be slightly alkaline; for example, blood has a slightly alkaline pH between 7.3 to 7.4, exactly the same as seawater, and almost all forms of internal toxicity causes a state of acidosis in the body. In turn, excessive levels of acidic residues in the blood and tissues suppress the immune response, interfering with the normal metabolism, inhibiting the digestion and assimilation, promote fungal and bacterial infections and cause a series of other dysfunctions and health problems.
So how can we alkalizing the system? Generally most fruits and vegetables have an alkaline effect on the forming body. Most grains, feed and highly processed foods have an effect of forming acid. Your health is best served by a good mix of nutrient-rich, alkaline foods and acid forming. Ideally, you want to eat more alkalizing foods that acid forming foods have the net acid-alkaline forming effects of your diet correspond to slightly alkaline pH of your blood. The following list gives an indication of the common foods have an alkalizing effect and acid formation effect.
The above list is a small example, but gives a fair idea of what food groups are alkaline or acid forming in the body. If the system is acidic, then weight loss becomes difficult. Many site health professionals a surprising number and variety of physical problems and illnesses they believe are caused by acidity. It is a common theme among health professionals believe that the vast majority of the population in industrialized countries suffer from problems caused by acidification because both modern lifestyle and diet causes acidity in our internal environment. Supplements such as spirulina, barley grass and wheat grass act to balance and alkalize the system.
A balanced diet combined with regular exercise will keep your body at peak performance for many years. "The health and well-being can be achieved by staying centered in mind, guard against energy waste and promote the constant flow of chi and blood, maintaining a harmonious balance between yin and yang, adaptation to changing seasonal and annual gross influences and nourishing life preventively. This is the way to a long and happy life. "Nei Jing Quote Classic of Internal Medicine.
In summary, be gentle with your liver and intestine, as they may need a rest. By exercising a diet with nutrient-rich alkalizing foods, and maintaining the active intestinal flora and being aware of the amount of acid forming foods we eat and the effect on pH values, then the gain weight will not become a problem.