A Good Health Guide by Safe Remedies, the Natural Remedies Clinic
and the Chiron Clinic London

Energy & Digestion

Everyone wants more energy. Digestion is the most energy consuming function of the body. It takes more energy than running, swimming or bike riding.

We must have sufficient amounts of energy available if we are to eliminate the toxins from the body. Lack of energy is the contributing factor of people dying at age 50 and overweight.

The body no longer has the energy to deal with its situation. Food that is forced to stay in the stomach not being digested is body expends a tremendous account of energy forcing it out of the stomach into the intestine where it has to travel some 30 feet. Can you imagine the energy needed to force all that rotting food out of-the body?

Food now take up to 8 hours to get out of the stomach and up to 20 to 40 hours to get through the intestines. And people wonder why they are tired after a meal

This is why the broad spectrum of nutrients found in Prime Directive have been predigested through our special process. It transforms the nutrients into a form just like the body does to make the nutrients instantly available for the body to use.

Loosing weight

When most people talk about wanting to “lose weight,” they really mean they want to “lose fat.” The way to lose body fat is to maintain a negative “energy balance.” In other words, expend more calories than you take in. You can do that by taking in fewer calories, expending more calories or, preferably, a combination of both.

Here are some suggestions to consider:

To Lower Calories you Consume Substitute lower-calorie, lower-fat foods, such as fruits and vegetables, for some of the high-calorie, high-fat items in your diet. If you find yourself snacking on sweets and fats throughout the day, try replacing them with a handful of carrots or broccoli consumed with a glass of orange juice. You’ll be substituting a nutrient-rich snack for empty calories — and you may be surprised to find that a nutritious snack can be even more satisfying than one that’s less healthy. Cut back on or eliminate fried foods. Frying can turn a nutritious food choice into a dietary villain. Foods prepared in other ways, such as baking or broiling, can be just as delicious — and in time, you may discover that the idea of consuming fried foods actually seems unappetizing. If you eat a lot of meat, try replacing some of it with other sources of protein, such as soy burgers or protein-rich vegetables. While meat is an excellent source of protein, it’s also a major source of fat — particularly, saturated fat — in many diets. Try limiting meat to one meal and substituting other sources of protein the rest of the day.

To Increase the Calories You Burn

Incorporate some kind of sustained physical activity into your life every day — or at least most days. Even if you don’t think you can adhere to regular workouts, you may be able to work in a 30-minute walk some time during the day. If you can do that, you’ll burn extra calories, and you just might find that you like the feeling of accomplishment you experience afterwards.
Start gradually and resist any temptation you may feel to push yourself “to the limit,” especially if you are very much overweight, have other health problems or haven’t exercised in a while. In fact, it’s a good idea to get an OK from your physician first, particularly if you have reason to be concerned. If you want to increase the number of calories you burn at rest, begin a strength-training program by working out with weights. Strength-training can increase your muscle mass, also known as lean body mass. The more muscle mass you have, the more calories you will burn whatever you are doing. Individuals who begin a regular program of strength training often find that they lose body fat as they gain muscle. Because muscle is more dense than fat, it’s possible to lose inches — and fat — without actually losing body weight. Again, check with your physician before beginning any strenuous exercise program if you have health problems or are at risk for them.

More About Calories

To lose one pound, you need to burn 3,500 more Calories than you consume. In other words, you need to create a 3,500-calorie deficit. The best way to do this is slowly — over time. You can lose one pound in just a week, which is considered a reasonable and safe rate of weight loss, by consuming 250 Calories less a day and burning an extra 250 Calories. A 150-pound person would burn about 240 Calories per hour walking at 2 mph — or 440 Calories per hour at 4 mph, which is a brisk walk.

To figure how many calories you would burn, divide your weight by 150 and multiply the result by the number of calories. For example, a person who weighs 100 pounds would divide 150 by 100 to arrive at .66 — then multiply .66 x 240 to learn that he would burn 158 Calories per hour walking at 2 mph. It may be tempting to try for dramatic and quick weight losses; but often, that’s neither safe nor lasting. Such weight loss may actually reflect the loss of water and muscle mass — not body fat.

Go slow!

Your body comes equipped with a special response that helps it survive in times of famine. It’s called the “starvation-adaptation response,” and you can trigger it by reducing your caloric intake much too low.

When this response kicks in, your body becomes very efficient at burning the calories it has already stored. It conserves them, and you actually lose fat more slowly than if you were eating more calories. If that’s not discouraging enough, this lowered metabolic response can actually cause you to gain more fat if you resume eating your normal amount of calories.
To avoid triggering the starvation-adaptation response, you should consume at least 1,200 Calories per day if you’re a woman and 1,600 Calories if you’re a man.

Dietary (food) energy is commonly given in units of Calories or kilocalories, but the scientific terminology is joules.

1 cal = 4.184 Joule

1000 Joule or 1 KJ = 238 cal(ories) or 0.13 Kc

1000cal or 1Kc = 4184 j or 4.2 Kj

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