Lifestyle
Have you been struggling with excess weight for years? Do you lose weight only to regain what you lost? Do you try one diet after another? Do you punish yourself but have no idea whether what you are doing is effective?
If so, I will show you a device that can give you an accurate picture of your current metabolism — whether you are burning fat or not. Knowing this is a great help when composing and timing your diet. A special device, Lumen.me, can help you with this.
Hungarians are among the world's overweight nations. According to OECD health statistics, in this "competition" the Americans, Mexicans, Chileans and New Zealanders are ahead of us, but we are definitely in the "top 10". Being overweight — besides the fact that carrying the extra kilos all the time is hard — is a hotbed for diseases (high blood pressure, diabetes, joint problems, cancers, autoimmune diseases, etc.). It's no wonder that many try to lose weight. However, losing weight is not as simple as gaining it. Let's see why.
Physical inactivity (also called immobilization) means the stillness of the whole body or a part of it. Most often this situation arises after a severe illness or surgery when you are unable to move. It is similar when a limb cannot be moved because of a fracture or injury. Many choose “immobility” voluntarily. A sedentary lifestyle (sitting at work, in the car, in front of the TV) can have consequences just as serious as the disease that caused the inactivity.
Consuming a plant-based diet reduces the risk of stroke – determined by a study you can read by clicking here. According to it, people following a vegetarian diet rich in nuts, vegetables and soy have a significantly lower stroke risk than those who follow diets that include meat and fish.
If you want to see clearly among the millions of diets, nutritional systems and recommendations today, you really have to "roll up your sleeves." Mediterranean, DASH, Keto, blood type, carbohydrate-free, juice fasting, South Beach, paleo, flexitarian, vegetarian and vegan — and who knows how many other diets exist. On top of that, almost every fitness model, celebrity, etc. has some personal version of a nutritional "idea." Which one is right? Who knows. And of course I believe in my own! 🙂
Meat lovers received bad news a few years ago; now it is the turn of cheese lovers. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), arguing that despite medical evidence the agency has not declared cheeses to be products hazardous to health.
Commenters on my Facebook page and members of my groups often mention various herbal teas that helped eliminate certain symptoms. There are many reactions to this — for example, many people complain that if herbal tea is so good, why doesn't their doctor recommend it to them? Really! What explains that doctors don't really recommend herbal teas? Why do they prefer medicines over natural active ingredients? I'll try to unravel this now.
A large proportion of diseases do not develop in a single moment, but rather through a slow process that can take years. It may happen that during this time you notice no symptoms. In this early (so‑called preclinical) stage the disease can still be eradicated and the process stopped. If the disease is not detected and is only noticed when symptoms appear, interventions are usually too late and often there is no possibility to reverse the process. A screening test is a procedure suitable for detecting signs indicative of disease in the early, still asymptomatic phase.
You can encounter a million diet ideas. All kinds of diets, training systems, and of course miracle pills are advertised that claim you'll lose 20 kg in a week. They push all sorts of shakes and extracts, and promise methods that work while you sit in an armchair. In my opinion none of these provide a solution because they are campaign-like and only sustainable for a short time. Most people don't need a "diet" so much as a change in lifestyle and nutrition to lose weight. The recipe for success would be embarrassingly simple for many (but unfortunately not everyone)! I'll tell the "big secret"!
Recently I increasingly hear and read online appeals like “fat is beautiful, don't worry about it.” Groups form under slogans like “I accept that I'm fat.” In my opinion those who apply this to themselves are on the wrong track, because they don't take into account the consequences for their lives. That by age 45–50 obesity will make them sick and that they will live their last one or two decades suffering from avoidable diseases and within the limits imposed by illness. I will explain how.
In our country, current statistics show that healthy life expectancy is around 50–52 years. Every second Hungarian adult has at least one chronic disease. These illnesses affect their daily lives, their ability to earn income, increase their expenses, and lower their standard of living. Yet no one addresses this. There are no awareness programs, and nowhere is the importance of a healthy lifestyle discussed. As a result, people are, of their own accord, rushing toward a fate determined by disease.
Dear Doctor! I read your articles. I turn to you as my last hope. My vertebrae are coming apart, I can hardly move and no one helps. The rheumatologist won’t even examine me anymore and didn’t give me any pain relief. My GP talks about surgery, which I’m terrified of on the one hand, and on the other hand I can’t afford. Please, if you could help me so I could walk down the street once more without a walker, I would be extremely grateful.
