Comments on: Belly Fat…The Cause & Cure

By: Megan

Megan — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 06:03:46 +0000

Belly fat – so sick of it! I had an emergency complete hysterectomy nearly two years ago, and I went from a trim, fit, athletic woman to a mushy flabby mess! I am 5 feet tall, I weighed 100 lbs before surgery; I have gained 25 lbs since surgery. That doesn’t sound like very much, but that was a 25% weight gain in only a few short months. I crave junk food, sugary sweets, and bread all the time. Prior to surgery I ate very healthy foods everyday – nothing processed, no fast food. Now it’s all I want. It seems like an uphill battle all the time. I feel as if I have gone from a youthful vibrant woman into an old lady. The lack of energy is a tough symptom to deal with as well. I take bio-identical hormones, and have done well with them. But I’m still wondering when I’m going to feel like myself again.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 01:57:00 +0000

I’ll try it! Thanks for the recipe…

By: Gavi

Gavi — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 01:30:11 +0000

OK folks – from reading your posts it stillllll looks like you need some help – So here it is –

This is a special drink & a cereal I make for my clients that are almost all POST-menopausal. This drink works on everyone – yes even men!!.

First let me say: GET RID of the Beans, Grains, Starches (they ALLLL turn to sugar in your body 30 minutes after you eat them) and your body was never made to diegest them – Also your cells do not even begin to know what to do with them.
OK let’s begin to ReNew You and Your Cells:

Seed Cereal (all are Tablespoons)
2T raw wheat germ
1T organic flax seed
1T raw hulled sesame seeds
1T raw hulled sunflower seeds
1T raw hulled pepitas seeds
1T raw dried coconut chips – (NO preservatives)
1T raw chia seeds
4 or more raw almonds
1 small teaspoon of raw unfiltered honey
***DO NOT GRIND WHEAT GERM or Dried Coconut Chips***
Put all seeds in a grinder.
Grind 1-2 seconds
Put in bowl add wheat germ, coconut chips & berries & raw honey on top + milk or ½ & ½

The DRINK: (The drink is the same recipe that the Cereal is except add the following to a glass mason jar – don’t put in a blender)
(leave out the berries and “do” grind the coconut)
1 raw fertile egg
1 BIG tablespoon Natural plain Yogurt
1 small teaspoon raw unfiltered honey
8oz milk
Put all of your ground seeds,& ground almonds, raw fertile egg, honey, yogurt, & milk in the mason jar – shake real well and drink down.

Read my posting from Dec 2011 about rebounding on the trampoline, & Bee Pollen – YOU WILL become Happy, Healthy, & see BIG results.

By: Peggy

Peggy — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:40:02 +0000

“Caveman” or Paleo are not so much about increasing animal fat as they are about eating foods in a more natural state- hunt, gather or pluck – which includes a good number of foods that are not high in animal fat. Like any other diet we have (I use “diet” as “what we eat” vs. eliminating foods) we need balance. I think forgoing products in my food that are chemical in nature isn’t eliminating food groups.

some interesting info to consider on this blog post. http://rawfoodsos.com/2011/12/22/the-truth-about-ancel-keys-weve-all-got-it-wrong/

By: Wendy

Wendy — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:52:36 +0000

Hi Peggy – I agree that processed foods contribute to weight gain, but I’m not convinced that a diet of saturated animal fat, even though it’s high in protein, is the answer. I’ll be interested in your results if you do give it a try.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:48:59 +0000

Hi Gavi – well, this is a first. No one has ever suggested bee pollen and a trampoline as a remedy for menopausal symptoms and weight gain but I’m sure some readers will be curious enough to try it. I’m going to research the benefits of bee pollen – maybe there’s something to this! Thanks for your comment.

By: Gavi

Gavi — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:09:30 +0000

EVERYONE PLEASE read (I published this in June and I know it WILL answer your questions and give you direction on how to solve the problems):

OK everyone listen up – If you’re not allergic to Bee stings – I will tell you a little best kept secret
For many years I was on HRT – (not the Bio-HRT – I tried the BIO-HRT and had a horrible reaction)
I went through menopause with NO side affects at all – no hot flashes – nothing. And here is why: Bee pollen granules. Yes our little buddy the bee – God got it right – That little bee supplies you with everything your body needs.
The last time I looked we do not sprout leaves or stay in the sun – no folks we are not plants. And our cells do not recognize anything that we ingest or rub on our skin as anything they can use because the cell structure is different. We are mammals and we need real amino acids, enzymes, protein – and that does not come from a plant. (ok now that you got it – lets move on)
Invest in a book (one of many from Roydn Brown) and read all about what bee pollen can do for you. – It feeds every cell in your body – (But you say “oh the bee gathers its pollen from flowers and that is a plant) – Here is what takes place: the little bee ingests the pollen and turns that pollen into a animal protein – that is true bee magic!!
Start slow with the amount you take – and work up to 3 tablespoons a day – CC pollen has a fabulous web site that will give you tons of information on the bee hive – (no I am not affiliated in any way with the company) I personally order my fresh bee pollen from Marc at Honeyville in Durango Colorado (again I am not affiliated in any way with their company) I will tell you they have the Best fresh pollen anywhere).
Here is how I take it everyday of my life – I put a spoon full in my mouth and drink it down with water. I take it AM and lunch time & early afternoon.
Now lets talk about that “Post-Menopause” weight gain – I use the small trampoline (called re-bounder) I do 15min AM & 15min PM – it firms every part of your body up and yes it gets rid of the fat – but most of all it gives you perfect health for life – it revitalizes your whole Lymphphatic system.
(when you buy one make sure it has the springs) I have had mine for 23 years I bought it from Needak (no I am not affiliated in any way with their company)
You only do 2 movements and your feet never leave the matt – the movements are “heel – toe kind of like a jogging or walking” That’s it folks – get healthy and stay healthy for life.
Thanks to the bees and the rebounder
(if you were stranded on a desert island with only water and bee pollen you could live the rest of your live very very very very healthy – yes that’s how great all the things that bee pollen gives to your little cells that are starving to be feed).

By: Peggy

Peggy — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:57:36 +0000

I believe it *is* our diets. I think a lot of it has to do with the artificial things we are eating instead of real food. Fat doesn’t make us fat – our bodies do need GOOD fats to function properly so eliminating them and using fake fats doesn’t help. Take a look at what we are eating and see how many things are chemicals instead of food. It’s not easy to eliminate the things we can’t pronounce, but I believe it is key to some degree. I think that these things also do affect our hormone levels, even if we think we finally have it all in balance. Testing is all point in time but our food intakes fluctuate from day to day. And obviously, moving more as we age helps, but it doesn’t need to be high energy over the top exercise either. I’m at the point of frustration that my PA finally suggested I go to caveman diet & see if that helps. That’s my next goal to see if I can do that, but obviously with the holidays, I’m not going to work on it right now. That would be setting myself up for failure. I need to focus on it for a year before I can work my way thru the holidays.

By: Sandi

Sandi — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:14:55 +0000

This is the part I don’t get. If we’re all doing HRT and now we’re balanced the way we were when we were younger then it must be something other than hormones that is causing the belly fat. What else has changed in our bodies that is different from before menopause? It’s not the food or the exercise, so what is it? There has to be something we’re missing? And it seems, no one has a clue what that is.

By: PJ

PJ — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:22:46 +0000

I gained a lot in my middle due to the Vivelle dot. I had a hyster at 36 and did not have any problems until age when I went into menopause.

The estrogen in the Dot did help with all my symptoms but the downside was the weight gain and mostly in my middle. I went from a 10-12 to a 14 in 3 months. I looked 5 months pregnant.

I have tried everything from just estrogen to Biodenticals progesterone and estrogen. and then only progesterone. All of it made my stomach stick out. I am sick of it.

I am now off everything except vaginal estrogen.
I am so concerned. I am 62 and have two grandchildren, yet I feel young inside my brain. I don’t want to go down the old lady trail just yet.
I am worried that doing only progesterone is also a problem as it causes the body to PRODUCE more ESTROGEn.

Help.