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How to reduce weight with the help of reasonable recommendations?
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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[Step # 1 Analyze the results of the diagnosis
So you will understand which symptoms are dangerous for you and can tell you about hidden or obvious diseases, and which ones should not waste time and attention.
For example, a high level of "bad" cholesterol can talk about serious blood diseases, a tendency to vascular diseases, heart problems.
The same applies to the following symptoms
- Increased fatigue
- Steady weight gain
- Increased blood pressure
- Increased blood sugar
- Propensity to fractures
Step # 2 Determine if you have a genetic predisposition to disease?
Observe who has close relatives and have serious illnesses:
- cancer
- tumors
- diabetes
- high cholesterol
- heart disease
- high blood pressure
- abnormalities in the thyroid gland
- obesity
- cardiovascular diseases
- prolonged depression
- osteoporosis
If your next-of-kin has one or more of these diseases, you should regularly do hormone tests and also have prophylaxis.
Step # 3. Check your condition with hormonal tests and other tests
Every six months or a year, please consult a doctor for routine examinations and hormone tests. The very first tests to be taken are tests of urine and blood. What else is important to know by analyzing the level of hormones?
Determine the amount and concentration of hormones in the blood serum. This is an important set of hormones, like:
Progesterone
- estradiol
- follicle-stimulating hormone
- dehydroepiandrosterone-3
- dehydroepiandrosterone
- testosterone
- thyroid stimulating hormone
- cortisol
- antibodies of a thyroid gland
- free, not in a related form, the level of hormones T3 and T4 (they are produced by the thyroid gland)
What else is important for determining hormonal balance in the body? These are hormones, the concentration of which is analyzed only on an empty stomach.
That is - lipids (among them - triglycerides, LDL, cholesterol, HDL).
It is also important to know the level of insulin and glucose, and even hemoglobin
For a more accurate picture of the hormonal balance, it is important to determine what is the glucose level in the body 2 hours after eating, especially if your waist in the volume reaches more than 83 cm.
As a result of the tests, the doctor can also determine whether your metabolism is slowed or activated, this will allow controlling the work of electrolytes.
It is necessary to determine whether the tissues of the bones of the spine and pelvic bones are actively renewed. This can be done using an X-ray.
In order for the picture of all the processes in your body to be more clear, it is important to carry out an analysis of the substance of HT, which is in urine or serum. This analysis will show how quickly the bone tissue is restored and whether it has become fragile.
Step # 4. Make a conclusion about your lifestyle
Check your menu for a variety. Does it include all useful foods or is your diet catastrophically poor?
Pay attention to your habits: do you sleep enough hours (7 to 8)? Do you smoke? Do you abuse alcohol? Do you have enough rest?
Write down what habits you want to get rid of, set deadlines and start working today.
Do you take medication? How do you do it - how will it fall on the soul or on the recommendation of a doctor? Make a list of all the drugs that you take. On the contrary, write the duration of the reception and the effect from them. Maybe this list should be cut by a third, or even half? Maybe these drugs are mutually incompatible?
Visit the doctor and improve your list of medications. Unnecessary exclude - they can be the cause of excess weight and bad mood, not to mention the state of health.
Step # 5. Make a list of the reasons for your stresses
Write down what makes you stressful. What can you change and what not? What can you exclude from the list? How can you reduce harm from stressful situations?
If you follow every item that is planned, you will significantly improve your health even without formal treatment.