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I had a woman ask me recently: “Why is my life so hard?”
She had experienced a string of stressful life events, including a health scare. Her problems were directly related to her lifestyle, though, and could be alleviated if not completely cured by a change in eating and introducing exercise habits.
How many of us suffer needlessly at our own hands, slaves to self-defeating habits?
An honest self-appraisal could be in order. Have you fallen into reaching for a “drug of choice” to boost your mood and help suppress uncomfortable feelings? Sugar, starch, alcohol, drugs (recreational or prescription), shopping—online or when the shops are open—even gambling can all provide temporary escapes. But what is that daily bottle of wine or weekly purchase of a big handful of lottery tickets or casino visit (if they’re accessible in your area!) doing to your physical, mental, and emotional state?
Realize there are many different tools to give you a meaningful and lasting boost, but one of the easiest remedies to feel better is to develop a new healthy habit. It
could be as simple as waking up fifteen minutes earlier in the day or substituting fruit for chocolate as your afternoon snack. Do an honest examination of what you’d like to change. Visualize your happiness at success, and then start small.
One small step – a new, productive habit – can improve the quality of your life. Easy, eh?
It takes 21 days to change a habit—that means in three weeks you could be living your new life.
Well, solutions are easy to come up with, but real change and life improvement can be hard and (sometimes!) painful and support and guidance can help with this.
In future blog entries, I’ll look at steps to help facilitate positive changes to create your whole new, happier life, or please let me know if I can help with office or online consultations.
Not only does potassium assist in your weight loss goals, but it also fights off the risks of heart disease and high blood pressure. Potassium helps reduce stroke risk and, in older women, may help avoid osteoporosis. That is amazing news as potassium can be found in our everyday meals. Ensuring you are getting the right amount will get you closer to your weight loss goals and improve your health in many ways.
So how is this mineral going to help you lose weight?
Electrolyte
Potassium is an essential mineral, and it is also an electrolyte. This means it is balancing the sodium in your body. Since sodium holds water in your cells, this increases the water you retain, which tends to increase your weight. Potassium helps balance the sodium in your cells enabling you to lose weight and decreases the risk of high blood pressure. Also, when you are exercising you excrete potassium through sweating. It is essential to replenish your potassium stores to have enough energy for your workouts.
Muscle development
Eating a diet rich in potassium helps build muscle. It aids in muscle development by converting your food into energy for muscle growth, which entails a boost in your metabolism. Having a higher ratio of muscle helps burn more calories and lose more weight. You will start shedding fat, and increasing your lean muscle tissue when you exercise.
If you are low on potassium, symptoms include:
Where can you find potassium?
21 potassium-rich food to incorporate in your diet:
Unprocessed foods have the highest amount of potassium. Stay clear of processed and packaged foods that are lab-produced. Processed foods generally have a high sodium content, which means not only are they displacing the potassium, they may also hinder your weight loss goals. You are meant to eat wholesome fresh food that your body can recognize. Once you incorporate whole foods, your body will thank you, and you will be closer to your weight loss goals.
This post was initially developed by guest blogger, Hiba Beyhum, a student of The Institute of Holistic Nutrition. Alex Gellman is Hiba’s preceptor.
Natural Health Practitioner and Wellness Coach Alexandra Gellman specializes in trusted, simple approaches to wellness, health, and nutrition that guide participants in how to improve lifestyle—and mental and physical well being—in easy, do-able steps.
Alex offers over 30 years’ experience transforming the lives of clients and patients, An experienced facilitator, practitioner, and natural health and wellness guide with a background in hospitality and association liaison, She is the author of three books, has published research on medically-based natural health studies, and made appearances on major TV networks offering wellness guidance and advice. Alex opens the door to health and well being for many with her Steps to Wellness Workshops.
Alex was one of the speakers at the Lifestyle Medicine Webinar in London in July.
Alex will also meet clients one-on-one at the midtown family medical clinic where she has provided services for a number of years. However, please note that during the current time of concern over COVID-19 and while the clinic is closed, she is also able to work with individuals during phone consultations or other face-to-face 
online methods or calls. Please contact Alex for more information.
In the meantime, if you’d like to order natural health and nutritional supplements please access via the Alex Gellman online store portal at Metagenics. If you have any questions about your needs or best options, contact Alex for information and guidance.
An experienced presenter before a wide range of associations and organizations, Alex is able to develop and offer holistic and wellness ‘road maps’ to help people battle chronic conditions and avoid or reverse disease implications. Workshops include easy-to-follow take home handouts with tips and actions to put into practise to take “Simple Steps to Wellness.”
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