The active ingredient in Xenical is Orlistat - a lipase inhibitor. Lipases are enzymes in your digestive system which helps to breakdown fat in the stomach. When we eat fatty food, lipases help breakdown fat into its simplest components so that it can be digested. If we eat an excessive amount of fat or calories, the excess is stored as fat by the body, resulting in weight gain.
Stress is present on adrenal glands and liver. Most patients may have adrenal malfunction due to chronic stress and inadequate nutrition. Caffeine and carbonated drinks are forbidden.
A huge number of jobs are sedentary in nature. Coupled with inactivity and the intake of excessive, unhealthy food, people working deskbound jobs are prone to obesity. If you are one of these people, you need to make an effort to be physically active. With an active lifestyle, you can keep your weight at the right level. And with the right weight, you improve your confidence and self-image in addition to a lean, healthy body.
Overweight people tend to have high amount of saturated fats and cholesterol. Therefore, you should exercise regularly to remain fit. Cholesterol-lowering diet and regular exercise will reduce the chances of heart diseases. There are even medications available to lower cholesterol. But, they are recommended only in extreme conditions when diet and exercise is found less effective. Medications should be taken strictly under medical supervision.
Living a Healthy Life starts with your body. If you take care of your body you will develop that sense of pride in yourself and the consequently the way you feel about yourself (or your self esteem).
Like olive oil, even nuts like almond and cashews contain ample amounts of 'good fats' in them which can actually help in preventing heart problems. This becomes inevitable if the diabetes is not under control. Apart from healthy fats, nuts and dry fruits also consist of additional nutrients like vitamin E, magnesium, and fiber. All this can actually contribute in maintaining your blood sugar levels, although make sure that you eat them in limited amounts as they are high in fats, though healthy.
Obese people start dieting without knowing its side effects. Taking low calorie diet certainly helps but after taking low calories food, you might feel exhausted even when you are doing same amount of physical activity. Yet another side effect of dieting is that you might feel discouraged from doing exercises. Dieting helps only when the person is supervised by a seasoned physical trainer.
In case you do need to drink more than 3 cans of coke a day, you can at least do yourself a favor and have Diet Coke. It will give you all the benefits of caffeine without the headaches of counting the sugar calories.
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