How Losing Weight Can Effect Your Overall Health

For many weight watchers their sole aim is to get rid of all that surplus flesh hanging from their body so that they look better for the rest of the world. Now this is all very good and we should applaud our friends for their gallant efforts but there is another question we need to consider. What exactly is all that extra weight doing to our body and how is losing weight going to effect our general health?

The number of health problems that arise from obesity appears to be rising daily. We hear reports on our new bulletins of some breakthrough by scientists in helping assist with those battling the bulge but all too often these efforts are purely for cosmetic reasons. We ought to be considering some of the following: our bones, our blood pressure, asthma, diabetes and arthritis to name just a few of the issues which can arise from being overweight.

Let's look at some of these problems; think about your bones and what all that extra weight is doing to our frame. When we are born it has already been ordained as to our height, body framework, colour of skin, sex etc. With some of these things our weight has no bearing but regarding our body framework it has a major effect. If we are a small boned person and are carrying excess weight it can literally see our bones begin to crumble as we continue consuming rubbish food and failing to support our system. It is essential to get your daily calcium levels to guarantee strong bones and teeth.

What about your blood pressure? If you're not eating the right foods you're almost certainly suffering with high blood pressure which can effect your heart and give added risk for diabetes and gout. Some of the best foods for assisting with blood pressure are bananas, oats, grapejuce, berries and even dark chocolate. For the weight watcher you will probably balk at the thought of eating chocolate of any kind but one small square per day can have a profound effect on your body. Just don't be like the obese person who devours a whole bar of sugary chocolate in one sitting.

Eating 30 calories of dark chocolate a day can not only assist with lowering your blood pressure but research tells us it also helps with blood flow, stops blood clotting, reduces heart attacks and helps cholesterol levels. This is all due to the antioxidants in the little cocoa bean. It also enhances the effect of insulin and can make you feel happier, how good is that?

Walking and making certain you get enough exercise to reduce your weight can not only assist with getting your metabolism going but also is another thing to aid in keeping Alzheimers at bay. The overweight person is far more at risk for this disease than the individual who manages to keep their body functioning at the correct pace. Bananas are once again a food to assist in preventing Alzheimers as they are high in potassium and the brain of the person with this disease has been shown to be lacking in this mineral. Overall the people who get enough exercise are not only keeping fit and helping toward losing their weight but are also doing everything possible to defer any chances of developing Alzheimers Disease.

As you can see it is not only for cosmetic purposes that it is essential to lose your excess weight, it is for the sake of your family as well as I'm sure they want you around for many, many years. By carrying around all that surplus flesh you are leaving yourself wide open for any number of diseases which left unattended could well take your life.

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