Tips on How to Take Control of Your Weight

1. Cleansing the body

This should be the first step for anyone embarking on a weight loss journey. This is a process of removing toxins from the body. The following are different ways of cleansing the body. These are:

a) Detox diets
b) Fasts
c) Colonic irrigation
a) Detox diets

Detoxification has been practiced for a long time by various cultures around the world. It involves resting cleaning and nourishing the body from the inside to the outside. This way, toxins are removed and eliminated and after that the body is fed with healthy nutrients. Detox helps you to renew your ability to maintain good health.

Despite their benefits, detox diets should be done carefully after consulting a doctor.

A good detox diet is one that nourishes your body with the right nutrients to keep our systems working smoothly and to aid in removing toxins from our bodies. Detox diets help the body's natural healing process by,

i) Resting the organs
ii) Stimulating body organs to remove toxins from the body
iii) Improving blood circulation
iv) Refueling the body with healthy nutrients

There are many detox diets in the market that involve extremely low calorie intake, which can rob the body of essential nutrients causing dehydration fatigue dizziness nausea and even colon damage. They also place the body in starvation mode, which, basically slows down your metabolic rate. These detox plans should be completely avoided.

b) Fasting

Fasting is a powerful therapeutic process that can help cleanse the body. Fasting basically means abstaining from food or drink. For body cleansing purposes, there are two different fasts, which also help with rapid weight loss.

i) Water fast
ii) Juice fasts

i. Water fast

This is the most grueling type of cleansing diet. During this fast, you can only take water. According to alternative health experts water fasts allow the body to heal and release all the toxins.
Water fasts should however not be done for long periods of time and they should be done only under the supervision of a doctor.

ii. Juice fast

Just like in water fast, a juice fast involves abstaining from food and drinking certain types of juices.

2. Reduce salt intake

Salt does not cause the human body to lose or gain fat. Consuming large quantities of salt can result into temporary weight gain. This is because salt contains sodium, which makes our bodies retain water. When there is excess sodium in our bloodstream water is needed to dilute its presence. This causes the body to retain 1.5 liters of water, which is equal to around 2-3 pounds. Switching to a low sodium diet can lead to the loss of the retained water and hence fast weight loss. However switching back to a high sodium diet could cause the weight to pile back on.

Reducing salt intake should be a long-term plan because it has more benefits to your health such as: reducing high blood pressure, lowering the chances of cancer and alleviating pre-menstrual symptoms among others.
Most people consume more salt than they actually need. It is recommended that an adult should consume 2.3 grams of sodium per day. This is around 6 grams of table salt in all the food consumed in entire day.