OVERWEIGHT OR OBESITY

Obesity, fat, overweight, weight loss, slimming, social stigma, low self-esteem........obesity, fat, overweight, weight loss, slimming, social stigma, low self-esteem........obesity, fat, overweight, weight loss, slimming, social stigma, low self-esteem........obesity, fat, overweight, weight loss, slimming, social stigma, low self-esteem........obesity, fat, overweight, weight loss, slimming, social stigma, low self-esteem. These are words that some people dread because they have a problem that they wish they could get rid off easily but unfortunately after years of trying and much money spent, their condition still remains the same.

Due to economic prosperity, the 20th and 21st century has a "weighty" problem. There are more people who are overweight in this period than any other period in history. There are now special shops selling clothing for overweight people. Fortunately modern research has shown that this overweight problem can easily be overcome. Modern research has shown that using herbs as fat burners to induce slimming for weight loss purposes is the best and safest herbal weight loss method to solve our obesity crisis.   Scientific research by Korean and Japanese scientists has shown that these herbal weight loss herbs Herba Schizonepetae, Gardeniae Fructus, Radix Glycyrrhiza Glabra, Forsythiae Fructus and Rheum Palmatum have been proven to be effective slimming or herbal weight loss method by inducing lipolysis (breakdown of fat). These special slimming or herbal weight loss herbs have been used for thousands of years to treat such overweight problem. This slimming or herbal weight loss method is successful even for people who have tried all types of slimming methods to slim down and have not found any significant success.

Overweight people who need weight loss or slimming may suffer from low self-esteem and this may affect their work and relationship with others. They are constantly being reminded through mass media that expensive slimming method is the sensible choice. Many a times they go to these professional slimming centers with high hopes that this particular slimming center would be better than the last slimming center but eventually come out disappointed. The only "slimming" exercise that happened is probably their wallet. To lose weight or slimming is not easy. It involves more than just slim wrapping and subjecting your body to high heat and some mechanical exercise. For any slimming regime to be successful one must understand that it must involve the ability to induce the body to biologically break down lipids faster than it can store them. Without intimately understanding how the body stores fat and how it could be induced to break down these lipids, any slimming or weight loss exercise one goes through would surely fail.

Obesity is a condition in which the natural energy reserve, stored in the fatty tissue of humans and other mammals, is increased to a point where it is associated with certain health conditions or increased mortality. Although obesity is an individual clinical condition, it is increasingly viewed as a serious and growing public health problem: excessive body weight has been shown to predispose to various diseases, particularly cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus type 2, sleep apnea and osteoarthritis.

In anatomy, adipose tissue or fat is loose connective tissue composed of adipocytes. Its main role is to store energy in the form of fats, although it also cushions and insulates the body. Obesity or being overweight in humans and most animals does not depend on body weight but on the amount of body fat - specifically, adipose tissue.

Classification of Obesity

Obesity or overweight can be defined in absolute or relative terms. In practical settings, obesity is typically evaluated in absolute terms by measuring BMI (body mass index), but also in terms of its distribution through waist circumference or waist-hip circumference ratio measurements. In addition, the presence of obesity needs to be regarded in the context of other risk factors and commorbities (other medical conditions that could influence risk of complications).

BMI

BMI or body mass index, is a simple and widely used method for estimating body fat. BMI was developed  by the Belgian statistician and anthropometrist Adolphe Quetelet. It is calculated by dividing the subject's weight by the square of his/her height, typically expressed either in metric or US "Customary" units:

Metric: BMI = kg / m². Where kg is the subject's weight in kilograms and m is the subject's height in metres.

US/Customary: BMI = lb * 703 / in². Where lb is the subject's weight in pounds and in is the subject's height in inches.

The current definitions commonly in use establish the following values, agreed in 1997 and published in 2000:

• A BMI less than 18.5 is underweight

• A BMI of 18.5 - 24.9 is normal weight

• A BMI of 25.0 - 29.9 is overweight

• A BMI of 30.0 39.9 is obese

• A BMI of 40.0 or higher is severely (or morbidly) obese

• A BMI of 35.0 or higher in the presence of at least one other significant comorbidity is also classified by some bodies as morbid obesity.

In a clinical setting, physicians take into account race, ethnicity, lean mass (muscularity), age, sex and other factors which can effect the interpretation of BMI. BMI overestimates body fat in persons who are muscular and it can underestimate body fat in persons who have loss body mass (e.g. many elderly). Mild obesity as defined by BMI alone is not a cardiac risk factor and hence BMI cannot be used as a sole clinical and epidemiological predictor of cardiovascular health.

Waist Circumference

BMI does not take into account differing rations of adiopose to lean tissue; nor does it distinguish between differing forms of adiposity, some of which may correlate more closely with cardiovascular risk. Increasing understanding of the biology of different forms of adipose has shown that visceral fat or central obesity (male-type or apple-type obesity) has a much stronger correlation, particularly with cardiovascular disease, than the BMI alone.

The absolute waist circumfeence (>102 cm in men and >88 cm in women) or waist-hip ratio (>0.9 for men and >0.85 for women) are both used as measures of central obesity.

In cohort of almost 15,000 subjects from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) III study, waist circumferences explained obesity-related health risk significantly better than BMI when metabolic syndrome was taken as an outcome measure.

Body Fat Measurement

An alternative way to determine obesity is to assess percent body fat. Doctors and scientists generally agree that men with more than 25% body fat and women with more than 30% body fat are obese. However, it is difficult to measure body fat precisely. The accepted method has been to weigh a person underwater, but underwater weighing is a procedure limited to laboratories with special equipment. Two simpler methods for measuring body fat are for skin fold test, in which a pinch of skin is precisely measured to determine the thickness of the subcutaneous fat layer; or bioelectrical impedance analysis, usually only carried out at specialist clinics. Their routine used is discouraged.

Other measurements of body fat include computed tomography (CT/CAT scan), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI/NMR), and dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA).

RISK FACTORS AND COMORBIDITIES

The presence of risk factors and diseases associated with obesity are also to establish a clinical  diagnosis. Coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes and sleep apnea are possible life-threatening risk factors that would indicate necessary treatment of obesity. Smoking, hypertension, age and family history are other risk factors that may indicate necessary treatment.

EFFECTS ON HEALTH DUE TO OVERWEIGHT

A large number of medical conditions have been associated with obesity or overweight. Health consequences are categorized as being the result of either increase fat mass (osteoarthritis) or increased number of fat cells (diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease). Mortality is increased in obesity or overweight, with BMI of over 32 being associated  with a doubled risk of death. There are alterations in the body's response to insulin (insulin resistance), a proinflammatory state and an increased tendency to thrombosis (prothrombotic state).

Disease associations may be dependent or independent of the distribution of adiopose tissue. Central obesity (male-type or waist-predominant obesity, characterized by a high waist-hip ratio), is an important risk factor for the metabolic syndrome, the clustering of a number of diseases and risk factors that heavily predispose for cardiovascular disease. These are diabetes mellitus type 2, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol and triglycerides levels (combined hyperlipidemia).

CAUSES OF OVERWEIGHT

• Lifestyles: over eating, sedentary lifestyles and excessive consumption of deep fried and oily food. Excessive consumption of deep fried and oily food can damage your liver leading to fatty liver problem and edema (these 2 makes you put on weight) and eventually leads to cardiovascular disease. If you consume Bern-Ezy you can still lose weight but it may not be as much as others who do not have such problems.

• Genetics

• Medical illness

• Pharmaceutical substances

• Neurobiological mechanisms: hormonal problems

• Microbiological aspects: bacteria problems in the digestive tract

Types of Treatment for overweight

1) Slimming Using Allopathic Method

• Exercise

• Dieting

• Drugs: All drugs have side-effects (e.g. gastrointestinal side effects, lowered concentrations of high density lipoprotein-good cholesterol, raise blood pressure, increase mood disorder). Clinical evidence taken from: Rucker D, Padwal R, Li SK, Curioni C, Lau DC (2007). "Long term pharmacotherapy for obesity and overweight: updated meta-analysis". BMJ 335 (7631): 1194–9. doi:10.1136/bmj.39385.413113.25. PMID 18006966. 

• Surgery

• Counseling

2) Slimming Using Weight Loss Centers Method

• Strict dietary regime

• Mechanical inducing: using wraps (to increase body heat), machines, massage or

• Laser-Lipo (using laser to burn up fat: very painful method).

This slimming method has very mild success and is very costly. The "success" usually comes from  people who do not have an overweight problem but have experienced temporary weight gain because of personal circumstances.

3) Slimming Using Herbal Method

• Using appetite suppressant weight loss or slimming herbs: e.g. hoodia has been known to suppress appetite and thirst but can cause splitting headaches. Hoodia when combined with green tea can cause sleeplessness and nervousness.

• Using fat burners or herbal weight loss herbs: scientific research by Korean and Japanese scientists has shown that these herbs Herba Schizonepetae, Gardeniae Fructus, Radix Glycyrrhiza Glabra, Forsythiae Fructus and Rheum Palmatum have been proven to be effective herbal weight loss method by inducing lipolysis (breakdown of fat). These herbs have been used for thousands of years to treat such overweight problem. This method is successful even for people who have tried all the above methods to slim down and have not found any significant success.

For any slimming regime to have good results, herbal weight loss method also encourages moderate exercise and mild dietary discipline like avoiding excessive consumption of carbohydrates. To achieve fast slimming result, many have tried methods that eventually do more harm than good. One must remember that if one expects one's slimming regime to show incredible result in a super short time like losing 10 kilograms in one or two months, then one must be advised that there is no such thing other then "destroying" your body. One must be patient when one goes through a slimming regime. It takes time for your body to break down those fats that you have accumulated over the years.

Facts About Slimming

The problem with slimming is that the overweight person always wants to lose 5 to 10 kilograms in one or two months when that problem is caused by an accumulation of 15 to 20 years of lifestyle issues. It is an unrealistic and unhealthy expectation. The question is: Do people put on 5 to 10 kilograms in one or two months? The truth is our body is not made to work that way. The problem is that impatient people always want quick results. One of the ways to get that kind of result is to damage your body and then you will see instantaneous "result". One might end up permanently weakened physically.

This is a real life story. There was one lady who had reached an advanced age and was still single and slightly rounded. Desperation had slowly crept in. One day she heard that apple cider vinegar is good for detox and weight loss. Wanting to look good she zoomed in like a bee finding a pot of nectar. She went on a regimentalized program and consumed a glass of that exceedingly sour liquid a day. Initially she lost some weight. But as the months went by, friends around her saw that something was wrong. She looked weaker by the month. After six months she stopped. Her body had begun to complain. What is good for the west may not be good for eastern people because our genetic makeup and  the type of food we eat are different.

Sometimes, once the body is damaged, it can be very difficult to restore it back to health again. To come to the stage when silica is turned to glass, it takes a long time. But it is very easy to break a glass. Once broken it is very difficult to put the pieces back together again. Same thing as our body. A young girl who takes a glass of barley water a day will find that by the time she reaches adulthood, she will find it very, very hard to conceive. Food can give us good health but it can also destroy our body.

The proper method to lose weight is to take products that burn up fat in the body. A good slimming result based on your body burning away your body fat (thermogenic process) can usually reduce your body weight by one (1) kilogram a month if the person does not exercise and do not wish to change their diet. But if they consume fat burning herbal weight loss products, exercise in a gym. and go on special diet (low calorie diet), then they can expect to lose an additional 1 to 1.5 kilograms per month, i.e. if they really discipline themselves. Most people are on the heavy side is because they love high calorie diet or eat beyond their body's requirement.

Below are some research articles to prove that slimming (lipolysis using thermogenic process) with herbs is a practical and the only healthy and safe solution. Do not trust those professional slimming centers that charge high fees and promise instant quick result. For slimming regimes to work one must be disciplined, determined and have sufficient patience. Other than that you can expect your slimming effort to fail even before it has begun. Slimming is a scientific art.

1) Scientific research showed that Chinese herbs are effective in promoting lipolysis (breakdown of fat stored in fat cells). The research showed that Chinese herbs are effective in the activities of anti-obesity, anti-hyperlipidemia and anti-hyperlipids in liver cytoplasm. "Chinese herbal medicines, Inchinko-to, Bofu-tsusho-san (among others contain the flowing herbs: Forsythiae Fructus, Glycyrrhizae Rheum Palmatum, Gardeniae Fructus.and Schizonepetae Spica) and Dai-saiko-to, containing 3, 18 and 8 components, respectively, have since long been used as an anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, choleretic and diuretic agent for liver disorders and jaundice, as an anti-obesity agent, a hypocholesterolemic agent for liver disorders and a therapeutic and/or preventive agent for cholesterol gallstone disease with hypertriglycerid-emia in China and Japan, respectively. In the present study, we investigated the effects of these three herbal medicines in young male mice fed a high-fat diet. Plasma levels of lipids and the numbers of the fatty droplets in the liver cytoplasm were markedly lowered by the diets supplemented with three herbal medicines. The liver weights and the body growth were reduced by the diet supplemented with Dai-saiko-to, which slightly affected the concentrations of total protein, albumin, creatinine or calcium, and the activity of lactate dehydrogenase. Thus, Dai-saiko-to, besides Bofu-tsusho-san, seems effective in the activities of anti-obesity, anti-hyperlipidemia and anti-hyperlipids in liver cytoplasm, when used carefully”. “Effects of three Chinese herbal medicines on plasma and liver lipids in mice fed a high-fat diet.” Journal of Ethnopharmacology Volume 109, Issue 2, 19 January 2007, Pages 236-240.

2) Research by Korean scientists shows that Gardeniae Fructus can reduce blood fat. Research shows that the hypolipidemic activity of GF and its component crocin may be due to the inhibition of pancreatic lipase and crocin, and its metabolite, crocetin, can improve hyperlipidemia. Source: “Antihyperlipidemic (reduce blood fat) effect of crocin isolated from the fructus of Gardenia jasminoides and its metabolite Crocetin.” Biol Pharm Bull. 2005 Nov;28(11):2106-10

3) Research by Japanese scientists shows that Gardeniae Frustus and Rheum Palmatum promotes breaking down of lipids (e.g. fats and cholesterol). Pharmacological examination was made on bile secretion in rats of "Inchinkoto", the most representative preparation for jaundice in Chinese medicine, and on each of its three constituent crude drugs (Gardeniae Fructus, Artemisiae Capillaris and Rheum Palmatum). The extract of Gardeniae Fructus hardly increased bile secretion, while genipin (found in Gardeniae Fructus), an agiycone of geniposide which is present in this crude drug, markedly increased it “Pharmacological Studies of Gardeniae Fructus. II. Contribution of the Constituent Crude Drugs of Choleretic Activity of "Inchinko-to" in Rats”. Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Vol.96, No.2(19760225) pp. 147-153

4) Research by Japanese scientists showed that Glycyrrhizae Radix (GR) extract, Forsythiae Fructus (FF) extract and Herbal Schizonepetae (HS) extract reduces the body weight in mice after 8 weeks through lipolysis (breakdown of fat stored in fat cells). Source: “Thermogenic, anti-obesity effects of bofu-tsusho-san in MSG-obese mice.” Int-J-Obes-Relat-Metab-Disord. 1995 Oct; 19(10): 717-22

5) Research by Japanese scientists has shown that this group of herbs Forsythiae Fructus, Glycyrrhizae Rhei Rhizoma, Gardeniae Fructus and Schizonepetae Spica can be used to reduce weight in humans. Their blood triglycerides levels decreased significantly following administration of these herbs. The decrease in appetite was considered to be due to activation of the adrenaline. BETA.3 receptor as well as due to the psychotropic actions (affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes) of Gardeniae Fructus. Source: “The Effect of Bofutsushosan on Weight Reduction in Humans.” Japanese Journal of Oriental Medicine VOL.56;NO.6;PAGE.933-939(2005).

Thanks to growing trust in herbal treatments many have turned to herbal weight loss treatment to treat their obvious physical problems. Herbal formulations for burning body fat have been proven to be safe and very effective without any side effects unlike other slimming methods. When allopathic science failed, more and more people have to turn to trustworthy alternative herbal weight loss source. It was desperation that saves them from undignified remarks.

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