Ok. I shall post the article here... courtesy of JWorld.
Why Is It So Hard To Lose Weight?
Have you ever wondered why the older you get, the harder it is to
maintain your weight, let alone
lose it?
There are people that work out everyday for an hour a day and eat
low fat foods, and they still cant get those extra ten pounds off.
As they get older, they notice that their cravings for fats and
sweets increase. They get more illnesses. They have more physical
problems. Theyre tired all the time.
Is There A Solution?
In your small intestine, there are finger like protrusions called
villi. If you look it up in the dictionary, its under villus. It
is through these villi that abosorption of nutirients from your
food takes place. Through the years, your villi get damaged and
break off. Things that damage your villi are:
*stress *alcohol *additives
*airborne *toxins like exhaust fumes *medications *smoking *fat
*preservatives *drugs *salt
As your villi continue to become damaged, it becomes increasingly
difficult for your body to absorb nutrients.
So what happens when your body is not absorbing the
nutrients out of the food?
First of all, you start needing more food your appetite increases
as do your cravings - because your body needs more nutrients. You
also start to crave fats and sugars because they are the easiest
substances for your body to absorb.
You become fatigued when your body is not getting the proper
nutrition. When your villi are not healthy, your body thinks its
starving and stores instead of burns your fat. You may be saying,
Well, I eat really healthy and I eat low fat food and natural
foods and I take vitamins. Some of you may even be working out at
the gym. Even though you may be doing all these things, you can
still be experiencing the symptoms I just described. The underlying
problem is most likely absorption. No matter how much good food and
vitamins you take in, if your body is not absorbing them, then its
a total waste.
Weight Control from The Inside Out
To get your weight off and to keep it off you need to feed your
body on a cellular level. Your body can then repair and rebuild the
villi to the healthy state it was in when you were
younger.
