As one gets older, the metabolism seems to slow down, and as a result, extra pounds appear on the body. One may be eating the same amount of calories as when one was younger, but the body just isn’t using them up fast enough – so they become fat.
Obviously if you burn up more calories than you take in you will then burn up some fat and thus lose weight. The three parts of a good weight loss plan include:
1. HRT. That is hormone replacement therapy. Replacing the dwindling supply of hormones made by the body can help to speed up metabolism.
2. Move that body around – exercise!
3. Eating healthy foods that the body needs and supplying vitamins and minerals in sufficient quantities.
HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) restores the hormones produced by the endocrine system to a level similar to what one had as a young adult. Hormones needed can vary from person to person, but basically, as a person ages, levels of thyroid hormone decrease, and that hormone directly affects metabolism.
It is also important to restore levels of estrogen and testosterone to a youthful level where those hormones are lacking. And Human Growth Hormone has been shown to affect metabolism. An important point of HRT is that the hormones used for replacement must be bioidentical hormones – that is to say, they must duplicate the hormones the body produces naturally, not synthetic. HRT is prescribed and administered by a medical doctor after tests are done to determine how much and which hormones are needed.
The second part of the program is exercise. Exercise and active lifestyle keep the body operational, and because exercise burns calories, enough exercise can get rid of those excess pounds. Since it also builds up muscle, it makes a healthier body.
The third point of the program is appropriate diet. A good nutritionist is necessary to determine what constitutes a proper diet for each individual. Even if you take in plenty of calories, they are not necessarily the right kind of calories, and in addition a body may be starved for essential vitamins and minerals.
A program that incorporated all three points above would obtain not only the result of weight loss, but increase energy levels, and improve life in other ways. A medical office that could provide such a plan for individuals would be the ideal scene.