Overweight and longevity do not complement each other. You don’t find overweight centenarians, do you? So, to look healthier and younger, you need to lose weight, or at least control it. Weight control is anti-aging.
If an individual is overweight, all sorts of health problems would set in. Obesity is the culprit of most degenerate diseases. So weight control puts you in better shape, not only in appearance but also in health. Indeed, weight loss is a multi-billion dollar industry because everybody wants to look healthier and younger.
Recently, ALLI, the first FDA-approved over-the-counter weight-loss drug, was launched, creating a sensation in the media, aided by a multi-million advertising campaign to promote this miracle drug that would stave consumers off their craving for food.
Unfortunately, ALLI is no magic bullet. “This isn’t a pill, it’s a plan,” says Pat Barid, a registered dietitian and consultant for the drug manufacturer. Apparently, the drug is efficacious in guiding and preparing you to lose weight gradually by eating smaller portions, following a reduced-calorie, low-fat diet, and becoming more physically active.
If that is the scenario, then why do you need to take the drug? A drug is still a drug because it is a chemical – you don’t want to take it unless you absolutely must. A drug makes your body more acidic. A toxic body makes weight loss difficult.
Weight loss or weight control has to do with calories and toxicity.
As far as calories are concerned, to be able to lose weight or manage weight, you need to eat less – or your body must expend more calories than you consume. There are only two scenarios: one, you eat less; the other, you exercise more to offset the extra calories gained from eating more. Any diet to circumvent these is doomed to fail.
As for toxicity, make your body less toxic through detoxification, and avoid pharmaceutical drugs wherever possible. Taking ALLI may not be such a good idea if you want to lose weight permanently.
But you must lose weight, if you wish to live long.
Stephen Lau
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