When the winter winds blow, some of us would rather hibernate than work out. But this winter, resolve to be a healthy weight and knock off the pounds that this holiday season may have put on. Start with these 6 natural, healthy tips.

    1. 5 small meals a day for weight loss

    After age 20, your metabolism slows down by about 10 percent every decade, which could be a reason why you gain weight when you eat the same amount of food you did when you were younger. This sort of metabolic decline can be reversed by adopting a pattern of eating five small meals a day instead of three larger ones. It is never a good idea to eat big meals because your body can only use a certain amount of food, depending on your activities, and will store the rest as fat. It is also never a good idea to eat only one meal a day or none at all; eating very little food confuses your body into thinking it is in starvation mode and slows down your metabolism, resulting in weight gain in the long run.

    2. Lose weight without losing the nutrients

    Focus on nutrition, not on dieting. To many of us, the word "diet" may conjure up images of giving up tasty foods and eating only bland foods, or no food at all-a very dangerous scenario that is ultimately counterproductive. Depriving the body of food or going to extremes with a few recommended foods goes against our metabolism. Even if your diet has you losing weight, the results generally don't last and you are missing out on valuable nutrients, which will have a negative impact on your body in the long run.

    What should you eat to stay healthy and keep from gaining weight? The formula is simple:

    ? 25 percent of your diet should be animal protein: seafood, egg, chicken, turkey, and lamb. Eat three 4-ounce portions, about the size of a deck of cards, per day.

    ? 50 percent of your diet should be made up of fruits and vegetables, for their beneficial antioxidants, vitamins, and fiber. Especially favorable for weight loss are chlorophyll-rich foods such as broccoli, kale, spinach, asparagus, and dandelion greens.

    ? 25 percent should be divided among raw nuts and seeds, beans and legumes, and whole grains, especially brown rice, whole wheat bread, quinoa, amaranth, millet, sorghum, and buckwheat.

    Also, cut back on rich, fatty foods, dairy, and carbohydrates, including sugar, white flour, pasta, white rice, and alcohol. While you many initially miss the taste of rich foods, within two or three weeks, your taste palette will adjust and become more refined, allowing you to enjoy food just as nature intended-and becom the weight nature intended.

    3. More liquids, less weight

    If you haven't been drinking enough water, your body may have developed a pattern of storing water. This water retention equals extra unwanted weight. By increasing fluids, you are flushing out toxins and teaching your body that it no longer needs to store water. Drink hot water with lemon slices throughout your day, especially before eating, to help reduce fluid retention. Be sure the water is filtered and free from chemicals. For a water filtration system I recommend, click here.

    4. A slimming morning ritual

    Every morning, on an empty stomach, drink 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar with 1 teaspoon of maple syrup mixed in 12 ounces of warm water. This promotes good digestion and increases your metabolism. While we are on the subject of morning, never skip breakfast! The morning is when your body needs energy the most, and then your body has the rest of the day to burn the calories off. Stick to healthy foods, following the guide above.

    5. Herbal weight management

    Chinese herbs that are traditionally used for their metabolic-stimulating properties include chrysanthemum, astralagus, ginseng, schizandra fruit, and green tea. It is best to consult with a licensed practitioner for a customized formula. Also, click here to learn more about the Tao of Wellness B-Slim dietary supplement, which can help you lose weight naturally.

    6. Get physical

    Everyone knows that exercise is an important component in weight loss. Physical activity speeds up your metabolism and burns excess calories. If your goal is to slim down, be as physically active as possible. Always choose the stairs over the elevator, and use your legs instead of a vehicle whenever you can. Join the gym, ride a bike, take a dance class, join a hiking club-whatever motivates you to get moving. Make it fun for yourself; once exercising seems like a chore, your weight loss results go right out the window.

    From my clinical experience and research, I have seen that success comes from exercising 4 times or more per week, for 30 minutes each time. If you feel too out of shape, begin your exercise program gently and gradually. Start by exercising only five minutes a day, but do it every day. Incrementally increase the time on a weekly basis-say, five additional minutes per week. By the end of the sixth week, you'll be up to 30 minutes. Be prepared to not only lose weight, but feel stronger, more energized, and happier.

    I hope this article helps you reach your healthy weight! I invite you to visit often and share your own personal health and longevity tips with me.

    當冬天烈風颼颼時，我們一些人會寧愿冬眠也不愿意外出工作。但是在這個冬天里，決心要有一個健康的體重和減少在這個假期里可能增加了的體重。由這6個天然的，健康的6個貼士開始。

    1. 每天5餐小的進食來減輕重量

    在20歲后，你的新陳代謝能力會每10年減緩10%,這可能是為什么當你吃跟以往相同份量的食物時，你會增加體重的原因。這種新陳代謝下降的情況可以通過采取一種每天吃5頓小餐而不是3頓大餐的模式來被扭轉(zhuǎn)。吃大餐從來不是一個好的主意，因為根據(jù)你的活動，你的身體只是可以消耗一定量的食物，而且會其剩余的積聚成為脂肪。只是吃一餐或者是完全不吃也從來不是一個好主意；吃太少食物會讓你的身體感到困惑地想它是否處于饑餓的狀態(tài)而且還會降低你的新陳代謝，導致你終究會增加體重。

    2. 在沒有造成營養(yǎng)流失的情況下減輕體重

    把注意力集中在營養(yǎng)方面而不是在節(jié)制飲食方面。對于我們的許多人來說，"節(jié)食"這個詞語可能會使人產(chǎn)生一種放棄可口的食物和只是吃淡而無味的食物，或者完全不吃東西的幻想。這個很危險的方案會最終得到反效果。剝奪我們身體所需的食物或者是走極端吃一些被推薦的食物會對我們的新陳代謝不利。即使你的節(jié)制飲食的方法可以讓你減輕體重，但是這樣的效果通常不會持久和你也正丟失一些有價值的營養(yǎng)物，在長遠來看，這樣會對你的身體產(chǎn)生負面影響。

    你應該吃什么來維持健康和防止增加體重呢？這個原則很簡單：

    ? 你的飲食應該有25%的動物蛋白質(zhì)：海鮮、雞蛋、雞肉、土雞和羊肉。每天吃3份4盎司的分量，大約如一幅撲克牌的大小。

    ? 你的飲食應該有50%是由蔬菜和水果組成的，因為它們有很好的抗氧化成份，如維他命和纖維素。特別是含有大量葉綠素的食物對減輕體重有促進的作用，如：花椰菜、甘藍，菠菜，蘆筍和蒲公英嫩葉。

    ? 25%的飲食應該被分配在生果仁和種子，豆和豆類蔬菜，和整顆谷粒中，特別是糙米，全麥面包，藜麥，莧屬植物，栗，高粱和蕎麥。

    而且，減少吃油膩高脂肪的食物，乳品和碳水化合物，包括糖，白面粉，面食，白米和含酒精的飲料。當你開始時非常想念油膩食品的可口時，在2到3個星期里，你吃東西的味道調(diào)色板就將會適應和變得更精制，允許你去享受食物就像預期的自然和體重變得正常。

    3. 更多的水分，更少的體重

    如果你沒有喝足夠多的水，你的身體就會產(chǎn)生一種儲存水的模式。這些水的保留就等于多余的體重。通過增加液體，你把毒素排出和告訴你的身體它不再需要儲存水分。日常生活中，特別是在吃東西前，喝帶有檸檬切片的熱開水可以幫助減少液體的保留。要確保那些水是經(jīng)過過濾的而且是沒有化學污染的。我推薦一種水過濾器系統(tǒng)，點擊這里。

    4. 一個減輕體重的早上習慣

    每天早上，在空腹的情況下，喝兩大湯匙由蘋果醋和一茶匙的楓葉糖漿混合而成的12盎司溫開水。這個可以促進好的消化能力和增強你的新陳代謝。當我們談到早晨，永不不能不吃早餐！早上是你身體最需要能量和你的身體需要通過消耗卡路里來維持一天中剩余的時間。堅持吃健康的食物，跟隨以上的指導。

    5. 藥草分量的使用

    中國的草本植物傳統(tǒng)上是有對他們新陳代謝有刺激性作用的，包括菊花、黃耆，人參，五味子仁和綠茶。最好咨詢有執(zhí)業(yè)證的醫(yī)師拿一個定制的配方。同時，點擊這里可以學到更多關(guān)于健康瘦身膳食補充品之道，可以幫助你天然地減輕體重。

    6. 做身體運動

    每個人都知道鍛煉在減輕體重中是一個很重要的部分。身體活動加速你的新陳代謝和燃燒多余的卡路里。如果你的目標是消瘦，那么就要盡可能多的做運動。在任何時候，要經(jīng)常選擇樓梯而不是電梯，和使用你的腿而不是交通工具。任何激發(fā)你去活動的，如到健身房，踩單車，參加舞蹈班，參加一個徒步旅行俱樂部。讓自己變得有趣；一旦鍛煉好像一個家常雜務，你的體重減少的結(jié)果會一直走出窗戶。

    從我的臨床經(jīng)驗和研究來看，我已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)成功來自每個星期四次或更多的鍛煉，而每次為30分鐘。如果你感覺到不健康時，溫和地，不斷地開始你的鍛煉計劃。一開始只是每天5分鐘的鍛煉，但是要每一天都做。在每個星期的基礎上逐漸地增加鍛煉時間，例如每個星期增加5分鐘的鍛煉時間。在第六個星期結(jié)束后，你會達到30分鐘。期望的并不只是減輕體重，還要感覺到更強壯，更有活力和更快樂。