Lose Weight The Safest Way by Jane Thurnell-Read

A study has found that dieting in winter when flu levels are high is not a good idea as it makes you more susceptible to the flu virus because it lowers your immune system. This is bad news at least for those in the northern hemisphere because January is the classic time to start dieting – new year’s resolutions and all that.

But don’t throw up your hands in despair and abandon your resolution to lose those extra pounds. You may need to strange your strategy though.

Losing weight without compromising your immune system needs a 4-pronged attack:

1. Use behavioural modification to help you lose weight. This means making small changes such as eating more slowly so that your system has time to sense that it is full, using smaller plates so that portions look visually larger and so on.
2. Get exercising! Studies repeatedly show that the people who get weight off and crucially keep it off almost always combine sensible eating with exercise. If you hate exercise –and many people do – this may be because you haven’t found the right exercise for you … try something different such as rebounding or dancing.
3. Use herbs and minerals to stimulate your metabolism and reduce appetite and cravings. Chromium complex can reduce cravings for sugar and alcohol, and herbs such as guarana and Siberian ginseng can stimulate the metabolism to work more effectively.
4. Protect your immune system. Probiotics have been found to play an important role in the immune system and the digestive system. Probiotic drinks can often contain more sugar than soft drinks such as Coca Cola, and can stimulate your sweet cravings – not a good idea if you are trying to lose weight.  A well-balanced probiotic supplement such as Dtecta Immunox doesn’t increase the amount of sugar in your diet. Immunox is a real immune booster because it also contains antioxidants such as grape seed extract and pine bark which work to protect your immune system.

So, don’t let the research lead you to abandon your goal, but do diet smart – give up dieting as it doesn’t work and can damage your health. Take a more rounded approach and you’ll end up less round yourself!