Michael's Naturopathic Programs

Weight management is an area of major concern for most people. It takes an enormous amount of effort to control weight. Special attention has to be paid to diet. In addition to dietary control there is the consideration of exercise. 

People actively involved in managing their own weight generally have three primary areas of importance to them.  The first is weight loss. Most people realize that excess weight places an extra burden on their health.

The second concern that weight watchers have is staying at their ideal weight, once they have attained it. Again, diet is very important in this aspect. The third area of importance is making sure that personal energy levels do not drop or diminish because of starvation or other types of diets

Learning to control one’s weight requires knowledge and discipline. Often, people seek out nutritional supplements to ensure adequate nutrition during their weight loss programs.  This is fine provided you know what you are taking.

There are many different dietary programs that are designed to assist a person in major weight management. Making an informed decision can be difficult when you don’t possess all of the facts.

Some weight loss programs use fiber foods to do the work.  In this scenario, the focus is on reducing the actual amount of food consumed. This is accomplished by taking the fiber food product before meals. Usually it is recommended that copious amounts of water also be taken so that the water soluble fiber expands in the stomach, giving you a sense of fullness.

One supposedly unique approach to weight management is the concept of thermogenesis.  Thermogenesis, in very simple terms, is the production of heat by organic action. This is something that the body has been doing since its creation. In this case, the higher heat is the result of a heightened metabolic rate.  By increasing the basic metabolism of the body you “burn” up, or metabolize fat and cholesterol as well as proteins.