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TODAY'S ARTICLE
SUPPRESSING THE APPETITE NATURALLY
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Before going on any diet, check with your physician first. And
be sure to work with your doctor or health-care provider to
discover a safe weight-loss and weight maintenance program that
you can follow and live with both now and in the years to come.
Throw away all your diet pills, powders and drugs. According to
the Federal Food and Drug Administration, millions are being
spent every year on products and fads that are worthless. The
public is being ripped off.
Almost everyone who is concerned with their weight has tried one
or more methods to take off extra weight. Yo-yo dieting can
strain the body and increase a persons risk of death or severe
heart problems. But for many people, a permanent weight
reduction can be a good thing and may actually add years to your
life.
Weight loss and weight gain, known as weight cycles or yo-yo
dieting, has become a way of life for many people. However,
researchers are discovering that yo-yo dieting may be more
harmful than being overweight. The point is to keep the excess
weight off once you have lost it. That may mean cutting down as
much as one fourth of your daily caloric intake as well as
totally changing your lifestyle.
If overeating is your problem, there are tricks to suppression
the appetite and controlling your weight... such as drinking a
glass of grapefruit juice, tomato juice or unsweetened lemonade
as an appetizer about 20 minutes before your meal. The acid in
the juice plus the volume of liquid will help you feel full, and
you will be satisfied eating less.
Throughout the day, drinking lemon-water as a natural appetite
suppressant is another suggestion. Just add the freshly-squeezed
juice from a lemon to a glass of water. Slowly sip on this drink
throughout the day. Drinking just two glasses of this
lemon-water a day will help you control your appetite.
Another helpful tip is to place a bottle of mouthwash in front
of your refrigerator door. Then if you stray into the kitchen
looking for something to eat or for that between-meal snack, you
will have to move the mouthwash first. Use the mouthwash before
taking anything out of your refrigerator. Youll find that
rinsing with the mouthwash may help satisfy the cravings without
consuming any calories.
If youre tempted to eat everything in sight each time you open
the refrigerator, try a blue bulb. The color blue often helps
curb an overactive appetite, say some researchers. Installing a
blue light bulb in your refrigerator may help curb your appetite
and prevent you from eating yourself out of house and home.
Some have stated that they found benefits in brushing their
teeth when they feel the urge for food. the taste of the
toothpaste and the clean fresh feeling in the mouth seems to
satisfy the taste buds.
Try squeezing your earlobe for 60 seconds before you eat. This
is an ancient technique of acupressure that may help curb your
appetite. Consider, too, that distraction such as this will
often help draw your attention away from food and onto something
else.
Also, be sure to eat slowly. Put your utensils down after each
bite. It takes several minutes for the stomach to tell the brain
that it is full. Eating slowly will help you realize you are
full before you overeat.
Before going on any diet, check with your physician first. And
be sure to work with your doctor or health-care provider to
discover a safe weight-loss and weight maintenance program that
you can follow and live with both now and in the years to come.
Throw away all your diet pills, powders and drugs. According to
the Federal Food and Drug Administration, millions are being
spent every year on products and fads that are worthless. The
public is being ripped off.
Almost everyone who is concerned with their weight has tried one
or more methods to take off extra weight. Yo-yo dieting can
strain the body and increase a persons risk of death or severe
heart problems. But for many people, a permanent weight
reduction can be a good thing and may actually add years to your
life.
Weight loss and weight gain, known as weight cycles or yo-yo
dieting, has become a way of life for many people. However,
researchers are discovering that yo-yo dieting may be more
harmful than being overweight. The point is to keep the excess
weight off once you have lost it. That may mean cutting down as
much as one fourth of your daily caloric intake as well as
totally changing your lifestyle.
If overeating is your problem, there are tricks to suppression
the appetite and controlling your weight... such as drinking a
glass of grapefruit juice, tomato juice or unsweetened lemonade
as an appetizer about 20 minutes before your meal. The acid in
the juice plus the volume of liquid will help you feel full, and
you will be satisfied eating less.
Throughout the day, drinking lemon-water as a natural appetite
suppressant is another suggestion. Just add the freshly-squeezed
juice from a lemon to a glass of water. Slowly sip on this drink
throughout the day. Drinking just two glasses of this
lemon-water a day will help you control your appetite.
Another helpful tip is to place a bottle of mouthwash in front
of your refrigerator door. Then if you stray into the kitchen
looking for something to eat or for that between-meal snack, you
will have to move the mouthwash first. Use the mouthwash before
taking anything out of your refrigerator. Youll find that
rinsing with the mouthwash may help satisfy the cravings without
consuming any calories.
If youre tempted to eat everything in sight each time you open
the refrigerator, try a blue bulb. The color blue often helps
curb an overactive appetite, say some researchers. Installing a
blue light bulb in your refrigerator may help curb your appetite
and prevent you from eating yourself out of house and home.
Some have stated that they found benefits in brushing their
teeth when they feel the urge for food. the taste of the
toothpaste and the clean fresh feeling in the mouth seems to
satisfy the taste buds.
Try squeezing your earlobe for 60 seconds before you eat. This
is an ancient technique of acupressure that may help curb your
appetite. Consider, too, that distraction such as this will
often help draw your attention away from food and onto something
else.
Also, be sure to eat slowly. Put your utensils down after each
bite. It takes several minutes for the stomach to tell the brain
that it is full. Eating slowly will help you realize you are
full before you overeat.
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