7 Reasons Why You Can't Lose Weight!

Over the years, I have found that most people must take a holistic approach to weight loss to successfully lose and keep off excess weight. As many of you know this is not easy! WHY? Because there are a number of different areas involved. It is not as simple as just diet and exercise.
 
• Energy depletions: A critical factor in weight loss is to have enough of the right kind of energy. We all know when our energy is low. Fatigue and slow metabolism clearly interfere with weight loss. Most people however don't realize that too much "stress energy" (sympathetic nervous system) rather than "healing energy" (parasympathetic nervous system) leaves one feeling "wired but tired". Both types of energy depletions must be corrected.
 
• Microbes/Toxins: Microbes are yeast, mold, parasites, bacteria and viruses. Toxins are both waste products from digestion and from the environment. Both of these severely affect weight loss and must be eliminated. One result here is excess water retention, especially in the belly area.
 
• Nutritional Deficiencies: I cannot emphasize enough that nutrition, both diet and vitamins, is more complicated than most people realize. Specifically for those trying to lose weight it is critical to pinpoint and individualize nutritional needs. Many of the bio-chemical processes involved in weight loss require very specific enzymes and co- factors in order to work. Vitamins need to be converted to their active form in order to be effective. It is not what you take, but what your body utilizes.
 
• Hormonal Imbalances: These are extremely common today and must be corrected for proper weight management. The bottom line here is two things: Hormonal Imbalance 1) decreases the burning of fat and increases the storage of fat, specifically around the "abdominal fat pad" and 2) results in excess water retention often so difficult to eliminate. There is a complex and delicate balance among all of the hormones, especially the stress hormones (cortisol), sex hormones (estrogen/progesterone in women and testosterone in men), sugar handling hormones (insulin) and the brain chemicals (neurotransmitters). The level of each hormone and the balance among them is critical to weight management and often the missing link. We have extremely effective techniques for balancing hormones naturally.
 
• Mental/Emotional Stress: Most people recognize that there are mental, emotional and psychological issues with food, overeating and weight loss. There are techniques available such as Body Talk, Neuro-Emotional Technique and Total Body Modification, which are quite effective at pinpointing these emotional issues and lessening their negative effects.
 
• Nervous System Interferences: This is the most overlooked area in healthcare today. The nervous system controls every function in our body. When some of the "programs" that regulate metabolism and fat burning are out of synch, weight loss becomes quite difficult until these programs are "reset".
 
• Structural Imbalances: There are a number of important ways this affects weight loss. Obviously, if one experiences muscle aches and pain this can interfere with a proper exercise program and weight loss will be negatively affected. What is not so obvious is that structural imbalances like tight muscles and adhesions restrict blood circulation and lymphatic flow. This results in increased fluid retention, toxic buildup and cellulite. 

Dr. Armitstead earned her Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) degree from the University of Bridgeport Chiropractic College (UBCC). To find more information about specific treatment plans she designs for each patient  please go to http://www.healingartschiropractor.com