The American Weight Problem

Let's face it if there was a magic pill to the problem of obesity in this country by now someone would have pointed it out. Many think that the answer is dieting however there are many who have tried a variety of various diets to no avail and were left wondering what, if any, other options they truly have.

You have to contemplate why so many diet plans that work well for specific individuals fail to work at all for others. Is it just that they cheat? Or is it more of a matter of each individual has different nutritional requirements and until those are met that a body can't simply just drop a couple of pounds.

Some will tell you that it has to do with a person's nutritional requirements and what they need or do not need to stay healthy. Of course, since none of us really has a label on the outside of us telling us what we need to eat and what we don't, then it's likely that the only way to find out for sure what works best for each of us as individuals is likely by trial and error. This may perhaps not sound like a very effective way to tell what your body wants and needs, it's if you listen to what your body is telling you. Most of the time after you eat something your body will have a response. It might be that you gain energy from a specific food and from another you become lethargic. Your body will usually help you through knowing which foods work best for your system.

It's most likely for this reason that food combining is seen as an asset to making the most out of your eating habit. Using food combining an individual can eat virtually everything but they must do so one at a time and by avoiding the wrong combinations of foods it is believed that your digestive system will work more effectively and will serve to function better. The better and more efficiently your foods are digested the better off your body will likely function, look, and feel.

There is no exact formula to attaining a healthy weight and maintaining it. It is however, important to realize that there are many factors that may affect you when it comes to weight and that while some come in the form of what you eat and how much exercise you get those are not the only things that may be affecting your health. When it comes to weight factors like sleep and happiness can have a lot to do with whether you're packing the pounds on or shedding them like crazy.