Menopause - a time when all kinds of reduced metabolism
Metabolism: The basis of life of all living things
That promotes the deposition of excess fat. Almost all women gain weight during this period of life, and some women develop obesity. For an elderly person obesity - it is a very dangerous condition, because the extra weight puts a strain on all the organs.
Obesity as a result of reducing the amount of estrogen
In menopause (ie after the cease of menstruation) a reduction in the secretion of female hormones estrogen. Estrogens have very different effects on the human body. It was under the influence of estrogen occurs oocyte maturation in the ovaries, estrogen prepare the mother for the pregnancy, making the fat stores in the right locations, where required protective cushion for the prevention of injury to the child - in the hips and buttocks.
Once the amount of estrogen decreases, metabolism slows down
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and the fat begins to save more. But the body is no longer required to store fat in the hips and buttocks, and under the influence of male sex hormones androgens (they always have in a woman's body) fat begins to be deposited on the male pattern in the internal organs and stomach. As a result, it may form a central or visceral obesity, which is much more dangerous than obesity on female type.
Features central obesity in women
Central obesity is dangerous because it gives a lot of complications in the internal organs, especially on the part of the cardiovascular system. It is known that heart attacks and strokes at a young age are more often in men, especially prone to be overweight. With the onset of menopause in women, they are compared on the number of these diseases with men. This is the most dangerous result of obesity in women during menopause.
How do we determine that obesity was formed by the central type? To do this, just need to measure the circumference of the waist and hips. If these figures are equal to or exceed the waist circumference hip circumference, it indicates the presence of central obesity.
How to deal with obesity during menopause
How to cope with this condition? First of all, you need to clearly know the cause of obesity - hormonal decline and the resulting decrease in the rate of metabolism in the body. The conclusion is clear: to reduce the weight you need to eat less and move more.
But everything is good in moderation. Therefore, some women practiced strict diets do not succeed, and sometimes contribute to further weight gain. The fact that the flow is too small amounts of nutrients causes the body to go to austerity - to save energy consumption. The energy obtained from food is to ensure the operation of metabolism, visceral and regular work during the day. In economy mode the metabolic processes proceed more slowly, and the reduction of energy for daily work leads to lethargy and inactivity. It is a vicious circle: the less a person eats, the more energy is stored in reserve, that is deposited in the form of fat.
A way out could be just the right balanced diet with fewer calories daily than in the young. The daily amount of calories better distribute five to six meals. This will make work constantly gastrointestinal tract and to take some of the energy, not allowing it to be deposited as fat.
Psychotherapeutic techniques to combat obesity
Transition to a balanced diet means and the transition to eating only healthy foods. It's not as easy as it seems. If a woman has always loved fatty meats, sweets, cakes, and after menopause it is better to eat low-fat foods and eliminate simple carbohydrates (weakness and baking), it is not given so easily. Especially hard it falls under stress and high nervous and mental stress - want to "seize" the stress
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something tasty, give yourself that little pleasure.
This process occurs at an unconscious level. And even if a woman understands what is happening, it is sometimes not able to cope with them and continue to use it for harmful products in large quantities. To help in this situation may be psychotherapeutic techniques that allow you to enter information directly into the subconscious, bypassing the mind. There are special psychotherapeutic techniques for treating obesity, which are conducted by doctors - psychotherapists. Depending on the skill of the therapist, they can have different effects on the body, including to be very effective.
But something can be done and the woman. In order to enter into the subconscious or that the information you need to prepare in advance and memorize a phrase-installation, for example, a "fatty and sugary foods - is poison for my body." The best time to introduce any facilities into the subconscious - a half-asleep state, which occurs when falling asleep, and as soon as the person wakes up. It was at this time and have to repeat many times the desired phrase. The effect will not be immediate - in order to "persuade" your subconscious mind takes time. But after a month of constant work on yourself you will notice a significant reduction in cravings for unhealthy foods.
Galina Romanenko
