The Cause Of Our Weight Gain
Our ancestors were the equivalent to olympic athletes in their health.They had to survive the harsh conditions of the environment, or they would die.Our genetics haven’t changed much since the paleolithic times. We have developed mechanisms in our body that will protect us in times of starvation.
Hunter/gatherers during this time endured long periods of starvation.It was rare that they had enough food.To combat this,our bodies have more systems that allow us to gain weight than they do for us tolos e weight.
Through our hormonal system, our body will actually gain and store fat when it thinks that we are going to starve.In society today, this just sounds ridiculous because we have plenty of food.
There is a difference between food back then and foods now. Now, our food supply has far less nutrients.
Now, our food has too many calories and not enough nutrients.
We have poisoned our systems that help us lose weight by not exercising, mental/emotional stress and eating foods that are not congruent with our genetics such as high fructose corn sugar, processed foods, too much salt, etc. This has turned our bodies into fat storing machines.
Our ancestors were in incredible shape. He/she who was the most fit, had the best chance of getting/killing more food.
As we evolved, we created systems and behaviors to survive when droughts and bad eyesight made hunting and gathering more successful. In early times, our diets consisted of fruits, nuts, vegetables, tubers, and wild meat. These foods were low in calories BUT high in nutrients.This is why it is important to have a holistic weight loss program. This type of program is designed to give you nutrient dense foods that have a very low calorie value.
During our hunter/gatherer times, our sweets were fruits and honey. They were all natural and not in a concentrated form like the sugar and “fake” honey that we have now.
Nowadays, our stress comes from money problems, relationship problems, and work stress. It isn’t for our survival. The problem lies in the fact that our bodies don’t differentiate between mental and physical stress.
All forms of stress overcome our innate drive to shed fat.Emotionally, we become discouraged causing us to give into eating sugars, fats, and sodas.Put together, these events shift our food mindset from eating to live to living to eat.
Dr Charles Livingston is a structure/function doctor who specializes in advanced nutrition, detoxification and weight loss. He is also the author and creator of http://www.greenlifeweightloss.com which teaches healthy “green” principles for shedding weight fast and naturally.
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