Yo-Yo Dieting refers to a repeated cycle of weight loss and weight gain. The theory of Yo-Yo dieting is that owing to continually dieting your body adapts to the fewer calories and in response stores fat more readily - making it harder to lose weight.

Yo-Yo dieting is very common among those who try to lose weight. It is true that 95% of dieters fail to maintain weight loss over a five year period. What is agreed is that Yo-Yo Dieting is not good for us.

Repeated weight fluctuations have been likened to many health problems including heart disease, secondary diabetes and gall bladder problems. Sudden weight loss can lead to a loss of lean tissue and nutritional deficiencies which will also have serious health implications.

Being over weight is a sign that the body is no longer in balance. The extra weight is typically a symptom of the imbalance(s) in the body. The imbalance could be caused from poor digestion, poor absorption, poor elimination, or something like insulin resistance.

The Myth of a High-Protein Need!

The “Need” for high protein is centered on fear rather than fact.

The initial research on which this myth is based was done in Germany around the turn of the century. It was financed, for the most part, by the meat and dairy industries. They decided that 120 grams of protein per day was needed. Today, modern research from around the world shows that a more accurate protein need is between 20 and 35 grams for men or non-pregnant women.

The Journal of Clinical Nutrition states that we need approximately 2.5% of our total calories to be protein. This is approximately 18 grams of protein per day. The World Health Organization suggests 4.5% of our calories, or about 32 grams per day. Mother’s milk has about 5% of its calories as protein.

According to the American Dietetic Association, pure vegetarian diets in America usually contain twice the required protein for one’s daily need. Harvard researchers have found that it is difficult to have a vegetarian diet that produces a protein deficiency unless there is an excess of vegetarian junk foods and sweets. The well-known British medical journal Lancet said that vegetarian protein is no longer considered second-class. In fact, if the vegetarian protein is consumed in its live state, even less protein intake is needed because research shows that one-half of the assimilable protein is destroyed by cooking.

High-Protein versus Low-Protein Intake.

The high consumption of animal protein contributes to the development of many of our most common and serious diseases, such as;

• Arthritis
• Pyorrhea
• Arteriosclerosis
• Heart Disease
• Cancer
• Kidney Damage

Researcher Paavo Airola showed that a “high-protein diet causes premature aging.” Other researchers have linked high meat consumption with tissue, organ, and cell degeneration and the consequent premature aging that follows.

The metabolic combustion of excess protein is associated with creating an overly acid system because of the accumulation of toxic protein metabolic wastes such as uric acid, purines, and ammonia by-products. This results in what is known as autotoxemia. Along with the excess protein in the system is a putrefacation process of the partially digested protein that results in the stimulation of unhealthy bacterial growth in the colon. These bacteria give off toxins that are absorbed into the blood through the colon. Ammonia, which is a breakdown product of a high-flesh-food-diet, is directly toxic to the system. It has been found to create free radical damage, which is linked to 60% of all cancers and heart disease!

Is a High Protein Diet really good for you? You make the decision!

Poor digestion is linked to most of our chronic diseases. Over 100 million Americans have chronic digestive problems and may not be able to digest protein completely.

To read more about digestion click on this link: The importance of Digestive Enzymes

At the Essential2Health, Natural Health Center we look for these imbalances and design a program that will, first, bring the body back to a state of balance and health. Then the weight will come down and stay down!

If you are interested in learning more about right nutritional plan for you, call and schedule a Free Consultation at Essential2Health, Natural Health Center today at 883-0115 or toll-free 866-883-0115

The key is to find out where the imbalances are and start addressing the the cause, not just treating the symptom, the weight.

Here are a couple of articles that may help you understand your weight management problems.

Diet and Your Health!

Information on Obesity!

Information on Insulin Resistance!