WEIGHT LOSS
Benefits of weight loss in Diabetes by Peter Harris
If you have diabetes you have probably been told by your doctor that you should lose weight. The benefits of weight loss in diabetes is so important that every diabetes educa-
tion class covers this topic. It is as important as taking your medication to control your blood sugar levels.
The weight loss benefits for people suffering from diabetes are many.
you have less chance of suffering from heart problems or from having a stroke.
Weight loss benefits in people with diabetes include: 1. Lowering your blood sugar levels. Dropping excess pounds will help keep your blood sugar regulated through out the day.
4. Possibly getting off insulin and other medication. When your body weight is regulated your blood sugar levels will become more regular. This may allow you to stop taking insulin (never stop taking medication without first consulting your MD).
2. Reducing your blood pressure. If you are carrying excess weight around then your heart will not have to work as hard and your blood pressure will be lower. This can help prevent a heart attack or stroke.
5. Less stress on your major joints. Your hips, knees and ankles won't have to work as hard to move you around if there is less of you to move! Losing weight can help save your joints from developing early onset of degenerative arthritis.
3. Reducing your cholesterol levels. Losing weight will usually result in a drop in your bodies bad cholesterol. When your cholesterol levels are lower
6. You will likely have more energy and be able to breath easier. Carrying excess weight forces our bodies organs and systems to work harder. If you lose
weight your energy levels will go up because your body doesn't have to work as hard. You will be able to breath easier as your lungs are taxed nearly as hard as when you were overweight. These are some of the many benefits of weight loss with diabetes. You can significantly lower your blood sugar and lead a healthier lifestyle if you lose some weight. It doesn't matter how heavy you are. You have the power to curb the dangerous effects of diabetes. Scientific studies have proven that losing weight will lower your blood sugar levels. Peter Harris is a Physical Therapist that promotes health and wellness by writing frequently about diet, exercise and nutrition.
How Yoga and Weight Loss Go Together You don't have to practice yoga to lose weight however yoga can facilitate the weight loss in many different aspects. In fact, if you love yoga and want to practice it - it might be the only thing you need to lose weight. How is it possible? Yoga includes postures (asanas) and breathing exercises. Together they form a powerful combination that helps to increase the awareness of our own body, relax deeply and connect with your Higher Self.
for 4-5 months. Self-awareness brings a desire to take a better care of the body; it also cultivates self-love. These inner psychological changes make it easy for you to follow any diet or exercise program without any effort because healthy, fit body becomes a new program engrained in your subconscious mind. This way you can lose weight effortlessly.
Another benefit of yoga is that yoga provides a gentle massage to endocrine glands and hence can help normalize hormonal disbalances in the body. These disbalances are ofIn order to start experiencing this, you need to ten the reasons for weight gain. practice regularly, at least 2-3 times per week,
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Major energy centers of the body (chakras) are connected to major endocrine glands. The gentle massage that yoga provides for the body also improves the energy flow between major chakras and this is the reason why yoga promotes positive psychological changes that lead to effortless weight loss. Yoga is also an excellent stretching exercise that incorporates resistance training (try Ashtanga or Power yoga); in addition it can also help to detoxify the body (try hot yoga or Bikram yoga). Give it a try. If you persist you will reap all the benefits.