I have shared with a few patients this week who have been so
frustrated that they can not lose weight on a traditional Weight
Watchers program. They have sank thousands of dollars in various
programs and have not been able to lose more than 10 pounds. I have
great empathy for them because they are fighting against their heritage
and they don't even know it.
Let me explain.
In Arizona, there is a tribe of Indians that were very lean and
thriving on an environment that was dry and arid. This was the Arizona
landscape. This tribe was fit, thin and had no diseases. When they were
exposed to our Standard American Diet (SAD), their entire body
composition changed in one generation. What happened? The same thing
happened to them that happens to us everyday in America. Their native
diet was very high in carbohydrates. The diet was unrefined, whole
foods and unprocessed. This is tragically different from our diet. It
is possible to go from a super healthy native people to a people that
is riddled with disease, despair and disappointment all in one
generation if exposed to the wrong information.
There is a new field of medicine out there that is called
Nutrigenomics. Basically, our food is information. When we eat good
food, we tell our body to behave well. When we feed our bodies junk, we
confuse the body and we get poor output. Keep in mind that both diets
were very high in carbohydrates. However, the native diet was mostly
legumes, whole grains, squash, melons, acorns, herbs, and unrefined,
unprocessed foods. The "new" diet consisted of Little Debbie's, white
bread, pop, and ice cream, to name a few.
What happened? They became the second most obese culture in modern
history. They are second only to the Samoans. The statistics of the
Pima Indians are mind-boggling.
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80% have Type 2 Diabetes by the time they are 30
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Life Expectancy of only 46
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Second most Unhealthy culture in history in a single generation.
I want you to understand this point completely. If you do, it may change your life forever.
Look at our statistics over the past 100 years. The fate of the Pimas is dangerously close to the fate of Americans. Why?
The number of obese people in America has tripled in the past 50
years. As I spoke on last Friday, there has been a huge debacle in the
food industry. We were instructed to go on a low-fat diet and we
subsequently went on a high carbohydrate diet. Keep in mind that
carbohydrates are cheap, massed produced, have a long shelf life, and
taste good to us because of the physiology of the midbrain. Remember
from last Friday, High Fructose Corn Syrup is metabolized by the liver
just as alcohol is metabolized. In essence it is alcohol without the
buzz. It is very addictive.
So, don't be a Pima Indian goes the moral of the story.
If you are ready to take charge of your health, do so today. You
should make every attempt to come to my weight loss seminar this
evening. Registration is at 5:30 and the seminar starts at 6:00. You
will get valuable information to take home with you. You will also
receive a packet of information that may change your life. Call to
reserve your spot at 765-459-8248 or 765-459-8000. I want to see you
there.
To your health,
Dr. Haendiges