Click http://www.drmarkhoward.net to transform your life and http://www.work-out-routines.com for fat burning exercises. There are three main areas of your life for permanent effective fat loss; Health, Diet and Exercise - The Fat Meltdown Trilogy. This presentation offers a brief overview of health issues that affect fat loss and what you can do about them. If you like my presentation please view my other ones on Health and Diet, click the like button and tweet them. Thank you!

1. Fat Meltdown Trilogy : 1. Health
by
Dr. Mark Howard
Personal Trainer Costa Blanca
work-out-routines.com

2. Fat Meltdown : Introduction
• I have created 4 presentations on factors that affect fat loss:
– Fat Meltdown Trilogy (Summary)
– 1. Health (this presentation)
– 2. Diet
– 3. Exercise
• The goal of these is to educate and help you to lose weight

3. Health : Basics
• Your body is an incredibly complicated machine where every
body system has an influence on another
– This is why ONLY an holistic approach to weight loss and
health is effective
– Every person with health problems has a unique set of
imbalances in their body chemical and energy processes
– This is why a one pill/supplement/weight loss approach
NEVER works for everyone (despite marketing claims)
• Long term weight loss is only possible when you can regain
your body health with or without professional coaching

4. Health : Basics
• A key area of health concerns the communication systems
that control the body processes and these includes the:
– Nervous system (neurotransmitter messengers)
– Endocrine system (hormone messengers)
– Immune system (cytokines messengers)
• The muscular/skeletal system is also important
– It consists of muscles, bones, ligaments, tendons, joints
– A healthy system is one with sufficient coordination (e.g
proprioception), arrangements (e.g. posture), strength
and flexibility to enable you to do all you want to

5. Health : Endocrine System
• There are a number of hormone related problems:
– Too much Insulin from the Pancreas caused by a long
term diet that is high in refined carbohydrates and sugar
– Overactive Adrenal glands creating high levels of Cortisol
and Adrenalin because of a stressful lifestyle, too much
alcohol, smoking and a high refined carbohydrate diet
– An underactive Thyroid (hypothyroidism) producing low
levels of Thyroid may be caused by toxins (e.g. PCB’s),
diet deficiencies (e.g. Selenium), food allergies and stress
– Imbalances in Testosterone, Estrogen and Progesterone
caused by the other related problems and lifestyle

6. Health : Endocrine System
• High levels of Insulin leads to cravings, more efficient fat
storage (Insulin is one of the main fat storage hormones) and
in the long term insulin resistance, diabetes and even cancer
• High levels of Cortisol and Adrenalin cause unhealthy mood
swings, panic attacks, depression and sleeplessness
• Low levels of Thyroid may cause constant fatigue, difficulty in
concentrating and getting up in the morning, low body
temperature, constipation and weight gain (because the body
organs have been slowed into a low metabolic state)
• Sex hormone imbalances may cause a variety of symptoms
from man breasts, to beer bellies, excess hair and low libido

7. Health : Muscular/Skeletal System
• There are many muscular/skeletal system problems
– All of them make it more difficult to be more active and
undertake exercises and therefore MUST be addressed
– Inactivity alone leads to muscles, tendons and ligaments
weakening, joints deteriorating, poorer nervous system
control (e.g. balance) and bones becoming weaker
– Accidents can cause acute injuries and have a wide
ranging impact on how the muscular/skeletal system
functions (e.g. poor balance due to nerve damage)
– Long term wear and tear and damage from old accidents
and diseases can cause chronic injuries

8. Health : Muscular/Skeletal System
• Poor posture, unbalanced muscles, poor exercise form,
sudden intense exercise that is beyond your ability and
contact or extreme sports increase your risk of injury but
– Being inactive and not doing any regular exercise poses
the only guaranteed threat to your body health
• Injuries and inactivity can have a variety of implications e.g.
– Reduced strength of bones, muscles, ligaments and
tendons, for example due to scar tissue and inactivity
– Less flexibility and range of motion of joints
– Poorer nervous system response and control for
balance, proprioception, posture and body coordination

9. Health : Summary
• Coming back to my statement “A healthy body is never
overweight” you need to take actions to be as healthy as
possible because this will help you to lose weight!
• Your first option is to find a qualified holistic doctor and a
personal trainer or rehabilitation therapist (for exercise and
injuries) to provide coaching for solving your health problems
• The second option is to simply make proven improvements
to your activity, diet and lifestyle, observe what happens and
use a detox system so that your body can literally heal itself
– Although this approach cam be very effective it is not a
good idea if you have more serious health problems

10. Health : Summary
• Just a few of the actions that you can take to be healthier:
– Eat more fresh, organic vegetables and less processed
foods, especially sugar and refined carbohydrates
– Drink much more water (2 to 3 litres a day) and less
alcohol, fizzy drinks (of any kind), coffee and tea
– Undertake workout routines for your needs (e.g. injury
rehabilitation or body conditioning) 2 to 3 times a week
– Take up active AND relaxing leisure activities
– Detox and make weight loss into a small project

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Fat Meltdown Trilogy : 1. Health
Dr. Mark Howard
Personal Trainer Costa Blanca
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