Comments on: Lose weight and still eat the foods you love http://www.metabolism.com/2009/05/02/lose-weight-eat-foods-love?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lose-weight-eat-foods-love Metabolism, weight loss, diabetes, thyroid and more. Join the experts! Tue, 22 May 2012 00:59:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Red Apple Yoga http://www.metabolism.com/2009/05/02/lose-weight-eat-foods-love#comment-850 Red Apple Yoga Tue, 19 May 2009 14:53:41 +0000 http://www.metabolism.com/?p=1163#comment-850 Carmen, I'm glad you liked to read more about Ayurveda. As far as hypothyroidism is concerned, there are many nutritional and lifestyle approaches that can help you to regulate your thyroid, which is responsible for regulating our body temperature, our weight and even our absorbtion of key nutrients. But I would need to know more about your particular experiences to best help. As a general concern, have you had your thyroid tested? If not you can test yourself for an underactive thyroid by: 1)Put a thermometer by your bed when you go to sleep at night. 2) when you wake, place the thermometer under your armpit and hold it there fore 15 minutes, keep still and quiet, moving will change your results. 3)A temperature beneath 97.6 F may indicate a low thyroid function. Try this test for 5 consecutive days and chart the temperatures. Also, you can try kelp supplements (2,000 - 3,000mg daily) which contains iodine, the key substance to regulate the thyroid. But like I mentioned before, the more I know about your particular situation, the more I can be of help to you. Take care and be well! Carmen,

I’m glad you liked to read more about Ayurveda. As far as hypothyroidism is concerned, there are many nutritional and lifestyle approaches that can help you to regulate your thyroid, which is responsible for regulating our body temperature, our weight and even our absorbtion of key nutrients. But I would need to know more about your particular experiences to best help.

As a general concern, have you had your thyroid tested? If not you can test yourself for an underactive thyroid by:

1)Put a thermometer by your bed when you go to sleep at night.
2) when you wake, place the thermometer under your armpit and hold it there fore 15 minutes, keep still and quiet, moving will change your results.
3)A temperature beneath 97.6 F may indicate a low thyroid function. Try this test for 5 consecutive days and chart the temperatures.

Also, you can try kelp supplements (2,000 – 3,000mg daily) which contains iodine, the key substance to regulate the thyroid. But like I mentioned before, the more I know about your particular situation, the more I can be of help to you.

Take care and be well!

]]> By: CARMEN http://www.metabolism.com/2009/05/02/lose-weight-eat-foods-love#comment-817 CARMEN Thu, 14 May 2009 05:21:05 +0000 http://www.metabolism.com/?p=1163#comment-817 loved to read about Ayurveda would like more info on foods for hypothyroidism loved to read about Ayurveda would like more info on foods for hypothyroidism

]]> By: Red Apple Yoga http://www.metabolism.com/2009/05/02/lose-weight-eat-foods-love#comment-809 Red Apple Yoga Mon, 11 May 2009 23:40:46 +0000 http://www.metabolism.com/?p=1163#comment-809 Great question. Ayurveda does suggest that we have our largest meal at lunchtime (11-2pm) and to have a light early dinner before 7:00pmand to not eat before bed. This I find to be very difficult in our western culture of rushed,stressed meals, especially lunchtime rushing. Therefore I suggest you allow breakfast and lunch to be somewhat equal in size and substantial enoughto keep you full. This way you can have a slightly heavierdinner. Try having more soothing foods at dinner like healthycarbohydrates and healthyprotein and fat sourceslike ghee (clarified butter) and olive oil. These foods will calm the day away and leave you feeling fuller. Also, if you get the munchies at night, allow yourselfto have a snack (which is definedgenerally as 200 caloriesor less) and even try boiling milk with cinnamon, nutmegand sweetener of choice to help you feel full, curb the cravings and get to sleep. Each body has a particular type of foods that are best, but these suggestions I gave here are good for most. Let me know if you have any other questions! Be well, Kimberly Great question. Ayurveda does suggest that we have our largest meal at lunchtime (11-2pm) and to have a light early dinner before 7:00pmand to not eat before bed. This I find to be very difficult in our western culture of rushed,stressed meals, especially lunchtime rushing. Therefore I suggest you allow breakfast and lunch to be somewhat equal in size and substantial enoughto keep you full. This way you can have a slightly heavierdinner. Try having more soothing foods at dinner like healthycarbohydrates and healthyprotein and fat sourceslike ghee (clarified butter) and olive oil. These foods will calm the day away and leave you feeling fuller. Also, if you get the munchies at night, allow yourselfto have a snack (which is definedgenerally as 200 caloriesor less) and even try boiling milk with cinnamon, nutmegand sweetener of choice to help you feel full, curb the cravings and get to sleep. Each body has a particular type of foods that are best, but these suggestions I gave here are good for most. Let me know if you have any other questions!

Be well,

Kimberly

]]> By: AL http://www.metabolism.com/2009/05/02/lose-weight-eat-foods-love#comment-807 AL Mon, 11 May 2009 15:09:33 +0000 http://www.metabolism.com/?p=1163#comment-807 Since it says to eat before 6pm does Ayurveda mention anything about what to eat if you get cravings after 6pm? I get those munchines til 10pm when i need to go to bed. Since it says to eat before 6pm does Ayurveda mention anything about what to eat if you get cravings after 6pm? I get those munchines til 10pm when i need to go to bed.

]]> By: Lose weight and still eat the foods you love | metabolism and nutrition http://www.metabolism.com/2009/05/02/lose-weight-eat-foods-love#comment-776 Lose weight and still eat the foods you love | metabolism and nutrition Tue, 05 May 2009 06:26:06 +0000 http://www.metabolism.com/?p=1163#comment-776 [...] Ayurveda, the ancient system of health from India has given us tools to maximize the nutrients we get from our foods and to improve our digestion. So here’s 3 quick and crucial tips from ancient India!: [...] [...] Ayurveda, the ancient system of health from India has given us tools to maximize the nutrients we get from our foods and to improve our digestion. So here’s 3 quick and crucial tips from ancient India!: [...]

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