Obesity has skyrocketed in America with the advent of fast food, processed meals and high sugar intake. The single biggest lifestyle change for Americans can make to improve their health is to lose weight and visceral fat. Excess body weight can cause diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and many other health issues. Also, by lowering your weight by 10% means your vital organs don’t have to work as hard to support your health.
My personal favorite lifestyle diet is a modified ketogenic diet with intermittent fasting. I follow a modified keto diet. It includes healthy fats, proteins, and few carbs. This helps my body use fat for energy. This process is called ketosis. In addition, I will use intermittent fasting to reduce my caloric intake and reduce the insulin in my body.
Keep in mind that everytime you eat your body secretes insulin and insulin is a cell receptor. Meaning that insulin opens your cells to start accepting fat.
There is so much research that is showing insulin control is a major key to losing weight and maintaining it. In fact, many of the new weight loss medications focus on lowering your body’s insulin.
For my diet, I'll stop eating around 8 pm and only have water and black coffee until around 1 pm. This helps me reduce calories and keep my body in ketosis through intermittent fasting. I typically will eat two low carbohydrate meals the rest of the day while making sure the meal has adequate fat.
Upon reaching my goal weight I switch carb cycling, which allows me to add more carbohydrates roughly 2-4 days a week. This has helped change my entire body composition, eliminated my acid reflux and significantly reduces brain fog.
Non-Invasive Elite Body Sculpting Treatments in Orlando
Many of the large pharmaceutical companies are creating medical devices that eliminate pockets of fat and tighten skin. Here are few options:
CoolSculpting
Coolsculpting is a device that eliminates a portion of fat cells in the specific areas of the body being targeted. According to Coolsculpting, if you can pinch it with your fingers, it can be frozen. This innovative product is owned by Abvie, which happens to be one of the largest pharmaceutical companies globally. Once the FDA has approved the device, it is guaranteed that it will destroy a portion of the fat cells in the treated areas, and your body will naturally eliminate these dead cells.
The incredible aspect is that your body does not replace these deceased cells. Additionally, CoolSculpting has also obtained FDA clearance for tightening the skin in the submental chin region, but it is not to be expected that this device will result in significant skin tightening.
Radio Frequency Devices
There are numerous variations of RF gadgets that concentrate on eliminating fat. RF employs warmth to eradicate fat cells. While these gadgets can be highly effective, specific ones may result in burns, particularly if they are affixed to the body.
I particularly admire Vanquish, an RF gadget that hovers over the targeted region. Although it is an older device, it performs exceptionally well.
Emerald Fat Reduction Laser
Many bariatric surgeons will use this device to lower the circumference of patients prior to surgery. This device perforates fat cells, which allows the triglycerides to escape the fat cell. In essence it fools the body into thinking that you lost weight in the area treated. It provides quick results and can be a great tool to use in additional to a weight loss program.
Muscle Toning Devices
There exist several devices designed to enhance and shape muscles. One such device is CoolTone, which administers approximately 20,000 muscle contractions during a 25-minute session.
The initial five minutes of the treatment can be quite intense, but I am highly satisfied with the outcomes. Women particularly appreciate how it sculpts and adds volume to their buttocks. Furthermore, there is some indication that this treatment can boost metabolism.
Weight Loss Medications
I'm certain you're familiar with Semiglutide! This drug helps people with diabetes and has other benefits, like helping with weight loss.
These medications are relatively new to the weight loss industry, but they show great potential. Studies show that if users stop taking the medication without a healthy eating plan, they may gain back the weight. It seems that users should consider staying on the medication for an extended period to ensure sustained weight loss.
