Mengapa kitaran lapar dan kenyang berlaku?

Pada otak kita terdapat saraf pusat yang mengawal rasa lapar dan kenyang. Badan seseorang yang menahan lapar akan mengeluarkan hormon dan transmitter dari otak sebagai tindak balas terhadap pengurangan makan. Dengan kata lain otak kita seolah olah menuntut kembali kesedapan yang biasa diperolehi oleh tubuh kita. Ia mahukan jumlah kalori dan gula yang tinggi untuk berasa sedap dan selesa. Ini adalah sistem tubuh yang cuba menghalang lemak daripada digunakan.

Apabila perut tidak diberi makanan yang biasa diperolehi dalam tempoh tertentu, otak akan mengeluarkan signal bahawa ia lapar. Badan akan memberontak dan mengeluarkan enzim dan hormon tertentu. Ini menyebabkan berlakunya keinginan tidak terkawal atau craving terhadap sesuatu makanan. Keinginan tersebut bukan disebabkan oleh nafsu makan tetapi merupakan signal dari otak kita yang tidak mampu dikawal oleh kita sendiri.

Badannya memberontak dan mengeluarkan hormon dan enzim tertentu menyebabkan seseorang itu menjadi ghairah untuk makan. Ia ibarat seekor harimau ganas yang sukar untuk dikalahkan. Berperang dengan nafsu makan boleh menjadikan seseorang resah dan lemah.

Akhirnya dia mengikut kehendak nafsunya. Dia makan tanpa sedar bahawa makanan itu sudah berlebihan. Jadi pusingan berlapar yang diikuti dengan keghairahan untuk makan berterusan sehingga akhirnya menyebabkan seseorang tersepit dan tidak berdaya untuk keluar daripada belenggu obesiti.

FAKTOR OBESITI

Seseorang dikatakan gemuk atau obesiti apabila berat badannya melebihi berat badan ideal yang diukur dalam Body Mass Index (BMI) iaitu ukuran BMI berdasarkan ketinggian.

Banyak faktor yang menyebabkan seseorang itu menjadi gemuk.Antaranya ialah:

Hormon Tidak Seimbang
• Ramai yang tidak tahu bahawa hormon yang tidak seimbang dalam badan juga adalah punca gemuk. Jika hormon sebagai punca kegemukan, ia sukar dikawal. Jika ingin kurus, masalah hormon perlu distabilkan terlebih dahulu sebelum mengamalkan sebarang diet.

Pemakanan Tidak Sihat
• Kecenderungan masyarakat pada masa sekarang yang suka mengambil makanan segera dan ringan serta tidak mengutamakan pemakanan seimbang dalam diet seharian serta makan mengikut selera.

Persekitaran
• Bagi mereka yang bekerja di bahagian dapur atau industri pemakanan, peluang untuk mendapatkan obesiti lebih tinggi berbanding mereka yang bekerja di persekitaran lain. Hal ini terjadi kerana mereka akan sentiasa mencuba makanan dan mendapatkan zat daripada aroma atau bau makanan.

Gen atau Baka
• Mereka yang mempunyai sejarah keluarga yang berbadan gemuk dan mempunyai rangka besar adalah lebih berisiko menjadi gemuk bila dewasa.

Emosi Tidak Stabil
• Biasanya bila emosi tidak stabil seseorang itu mudah mendapat tekanan. Untuk mengatasi masalah ini, sesetengah orang lebih suka mengambil makanan secara berlebihan untuk mengatasi tekanan berkenaan.

Gaya Hidup Tidak Sihat
• Ramai orang memberi alasan sibuk menyebabkan mereka tiada masa untuk bersenam mahupun beriadah, ditambah pula kebanyakannya melakukan kerja-kerja yang tidak mengeluarkan peluh seperti sepanjang masa duduk dikerusi, dan didalam bilik berhawa dingin.

Pengambilan Ubat-ubatan
• Pengambilan ubat-ubatan seperti pil perancang keluarga, hormon dan ubat penenang juga menggalakkan kegemukan.

Sumber : HPM

Weight Loss with Herbalife

By David Heber, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.N.
Chairman of the Herbalife Medical and Scientific Advisory Boards

Q: What are the components that make Formula 1 a healthy, satisfying meal?
A: Formula 1 provides high quality soy protein, healthy carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, amino acids and other nutrients to provide the cells of your body what they need for optimum health. You will be able to tell the difference from your usual breakfast after the very first shake.

Q: Is the soy protein in Formula 1 beneficial to both men and women?
A: Yes, the soy protein in Formula 1 is definitely beneficial for both men and women. Numerous scientific studies demonstrate the benefits of soy protein for heart health when included as part of a healthy, low-fat diet, which is why Formula 1 has a healthy heart symbol on every label (except Tropical Fruit flavor, which contains less soy).

Q: How can one product, Formula 1, be ideal for both weight loss and weight maintenance?
A: Research shows that drinking two shakes a day and eating one healthy meal will lead to weight loss, while having one shake a day will keep the weight off for years. Formula 1 is the ideal meal for everyone, whether they want to lose weight, keep off the weight they have lost or just maintain their naturally healthy weight.

Q: If I’m lactose intolerant, can I use soy milk to make a shake?
A: Yes, simply add soy milk to Formula 1 and you should have no problem. By the way, most humans are lactose intolerant to some degree. You lose nothing when you substitute soy milk for dairy milk from a health standpoint.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Eating Right at Night

By Luigi Gratton, M.D., M.P.H.

For many, when the sun goes down, so does their willpower. They maintain their sensible eating habits during the day, only to eat junk food like pizza and ice cream at night. There is, however, a simple solution. You can control your appetite after dark by eating a healthy and nutritious snack.

Putting the Myth to Rest

You’ve probably been told at some point that eating late at night is detrimental. However, there is no conclusive scientific evidence proving that calories ingested at night are metabolized differently than other times. Therefore, it is not the time of day that leads to weight gain, but rather the total daily caloric intake as a whole. Whether you’re eating in the morning or at midnight, your body turns any extra calories into fat.

Feeding Frenzy

Metabolically speaking, our bodies have the lowest need for calories at night. Yet in America, we eat more during dinner than any other meal. One study showed that participants consumed 42% of their daily calories from dinnertime on. But there are reasons these unhealthy patterns are so commonplace. Some people don’t eat enough during the day, causing a drop in blood sugar levels, which can lead to over consumption at night. Others are simply overindulging as an emotional escape from stress or to beat boredom. We tend to mindlessly reach for junk food during sedentary activities such as watching television or using the computer. These foods contain large amounts of sugar and saturated fat which can lead to weight gain, insomnia, indigestion or even more serious health problems.

Suitable Snacks

The good news is that there are appropriate alternatives. You can effectively curb your hunger with a high protein, low calorie snack. An Herbalife Protein Bar is a great guilt-free snack, containing 12g of protein, healthy fiber, as well as 23 vitamins and minerals to help manage your weight. Roasted Soy Nuts with Cardia® Salt is another healthy snack that is high in nutritional value. Both are packed with protein and flavor to keep you satisfied, and also rich in nutrients and fiber.

So the next time you feel like “midnight munching”, think about the benefits of a healthy, protein-powered snack. The nutritional difference will be like night and day.

Give us a call if you have any questions about Herbalife.

Langsing..Senaman..Kalori…

Apa kaitan antara langsing, senaman dan kalori?

Ketiga-tiganya saling berkait. Senaman adalah satu kemestian untuk melangsingkan badan. Dengan bersenam, badan anda dapat membakar lemak lebih cepat dan berkesan. Senaman akan meningkatkan kadar metabolisma atau kadar pembakaran kalori dalam badan.

Bagaimana peningkatan kadar metabolisma boleh melangsingkan badan?

Apa saja yang kita makan atau minum akan dikira sebagai penambahan kalori, tenaga atau lemak kedalam badan kita. Katakanlah dalam tempoh 24 jam, jumlah makanan yang anda ambil di tolak dengan segala tenaga yang anda guna juga dalam tempoh yang sama. Jika jumlah kalori yang anda makan untuk tempoh tersebut 2000 kalori dan pembakaran kalori hanya 1800 kalori sahaja. Maknanya anda telah terlebih makan 200 kalori (untuk sehari). Jika seminggu ertinya anda telah menambah 1400 kalori. Untuk pengetahuan anda 1 kilo bersamaan dengan 7000 kalori.

Sebaliknya jika anda kurang makan dan menambahkan aktiviti mungkin kiraannya jadi begini. Pengambilan makanan dan minuman sehari 1500 kalori. Penggunaan tenaga mungkin 2000 kalori. Ertinya anda telah terlebih menggunakan tenaga sebanyak 500 kalori sehari dan ia diperolehi dari lemak-lemak yang berlebihan dalam badan. Jika sehari 500 kalori, seminggu 3500 kalori dan ia bersamaan dengan 0.5kg. Oleh itu, sebulan berat yang turun ialah 2 kg.

How to Make Your Body Burn More Calories

You can make weight loss quicker and easier by increasing your metabolic rate and burning more calories – here’s how:

Metabolic Rate is the rate at which the body burns up calories. A body that consumes 2500 calories a day, and burns 2500 calories a day will stay at the same weight. A body consuming 2500 calories daily but burning only 2000 will gain weight at the rate of about 1lb a week.

This explains why that ‘lucky’ person across the table from you doesn’t get fat from all that junk food.

You can do quite a lot to speed up your metabolism – the secret of burning calories lies in knowing what determines your metabolic rate and what you can do to influence it.

You burn calories to provide energy for three main functions:

1) Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)

This is the amount of calories you burn just by being alive – even when you are lying down, doing nothing. BMR accounts for approximately 60% of the calories burned for an average person.

2) Burning Calories for Activity

This is the energy used during movement – from lifting your arm to operate the remote control to cleaning the windows. This accounts for approximately 30% of the calories burned by an average person.

3) Dietary Thermogenesis

The ‘thermogenic effect’ described as meal-induced heat production – the calories burned in the process of eating, digesting, absorbing and using food.

You can influence all these factors, and speed up your rate of burning calories using some, or all, of the following tactics:

1) Build Muscle

Increase the amount of muscle in your body. For every extra pound of muscle you put on, your body uses around 50 extra calories a day. In a recent study, researchers found that regular weight training boosts basal metabolic rate by about 15%. This is because muscle is ‘metabolically active’ and burns more calories than other body tissue even when you’re not moving.

Training with weights just 3 times a week for around 20 minutes is enough to build muscle. Not only will you be burning more calories, you’ll look better – whatever your weight.

2) Move More

Although the average person burns around 30% of calories through daily activity, many sedentary people only use around 15%. Simply being aware of this fact – and taking every opportunity to move can make quite a dramatic difference to the amount of calories you burn.

The trick is to keep the ‘keep moving’ message in mind. Write the word ‘move’ on post-it notes and put them in places you’ll notice them when you’re sitting still. Then, take every opportunity to move – here’s some ideas for burning calories:

• Tap your feet
• Swing your legs
• Drum your fingers
• Stand up and stretch
• Move your head from side to side
• Change position
• Wriggle and fidget
• Pace up and down
• Don’t use the internal phone – go in person
• Use the upstairs loo
• Park in the furthest corner of the car park
• Stand up when you’re on the phone
• Clench and release your muscles

You’ll find lots of opportunities for burning more calories if you remember that you’re looking for them! Keep thinking ‘keep moving’.

3) Eat Spicy Food

There is evidence to show that spices, especially chilli, can raise the metabolic rate by up to 50% for up to 3 hours after you’ve eaten a spicy meal.

Drinks containing caffeine also stimulate the metabolism, as does green tea.

4) Aerobic Exercise

As well as the actual amount of calories burned during exercise – studies have shown that sustained, high-intensity exercise makes you burn more calories for several hours afterwards.

Try 30 minute sessions of heart rate raising exercise, such as vigorous walking, step aerobics, jogging or swimming, 3-4 times a week.

5) Eat Little and Often

There is some evidence to suggest that eating small, regular meals will keep your metabolism going faster than larger, less frequent meals. There are two reasons why meal frequency may affect your metabolism. Firstly, levels of thyroid hormones begin to drop within hours of eating a meal, and metabolism slows. Secondly, it may be that the thermogenic effect of eating several small meals is slightly higher than eating the same amount of calories all at once.

Provided your small meals don’t degenerate into quick-fix, high fat, high sugar snacks, eating little and often can also help to control hunger and make you less likely binge.

Kaitan air dan menguruskan badan

• Dalam tubuh kita ,Air diantaranya berfungsi menjaga kesegaran, membantu pencernaan dan mengeluarkan racun. Selain itu tahukah anda apabila air putih itu dapat membantu mengurangi berat badan?

• Air membantu proses metabolisme dalam tubuh dengan mengubah makanan menjadi energi.

• Air berperanan sebagai bahan bakar untuk mendorong reaksi kimia metabolisme. Jika anda tidak minum cukup air, anda tidak akan dapat membakar kalori dengan baik.
• Metabolisme meningkat dengan bersenam dan airlah yang berperanan memaksimakan metabolisme tersebut kerana itu minum banyak air sebelum, semasa dan sesudah bersenam.

Apa yang anda perlu tahu bila ingin menguruskan badan

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Kadar Metabolisme

Faktor-faktor yang boleh menyebabkan kadar metabolisme tubuh rendah:

1. Diet yang melampau (kurang makan)
2. Pengambilan makanan yang tinggi kandungan gula
3. Kurang bersenam

Cara  meningkatkan Kadar metabolisme

1. Elakkan skip makan
2. Selalu bersenam
3. Minum 8-10 gelas air sehari
4. Elakkan alkohol dan makanan tinggi kandunagan gula
5. Kuatkan otot-otot tubuh dengan melakukan senaman angkat berat

Penting sebelum berdiet

Dua perkara penting sebelum anda ambil keputusan untuk berdiet’

1. Berfikiran positif

• Apa sahaja yang diperkatakan tentang diri seseorang secara berulang kali mampu mempengaruhi pemikiran serta hati dan perasaan seseorang.
• Tonjolkan kebolehan yang kita ada.

2. Tidak perlu Sengasara

• Kebanyakan orang salah anggap dengan berdiet. Ramai yang menganggap bahawa berdiet adaalh dengan makan dengan sedikit.
• Diet dengan cara ini memang mampu menurunkan berat tetapi lama-kelamaan ia akan naik semula kerana makan dengan jumlah sedikti akan membuat anda berasa lapar dan akan mendorong anda makan dengan lebih banyak.
• Selain itu makan dengan sedikit boleh menurunkan kadar metabolisme seseorang dan ini boleh menyebabkan pembakaran kalori yang perlahan.