Transform FX Fitness Announces the 24 Day Challenge - A Better Way for Adults to Lose Weight

Oct. 4, 2011 - PRLog -- Did you know that your cravings may be tied closely to the foods you are allergic to?  Nowadays, many people suffer from symptoms of poor health and premature aging even though the solution to this could be as simple as removing food allergens from our system.   When you remove common allergens like gluten, soy, dairy, and refined sugars from your diet, most of the symptoms people are experiencing may completely go away.  This, in a nutshell, is what a dietary cleanse is all about.

“Many of my clients who have a difficult time losing weight benefit from a dietary cleanse,” says Anna Dornier, founder and owner of Transform FX Fitness Bootcamp.  “This is a way of giving your body a chance to do what it is supposed to do so you may fully absorb the nutrients you get from your diet.”

Here are four reasons a dietary cleanse may be right for you:

Reason #1 Eliminate Harmful Toxins to Lose Fat

Toxins are present all around us.  We can get toxins from the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the water we drink every day.    The toxins we ingest end up in our fat stores around the belly area because that is where our body can keep them away from our organs.   In addition, we tend to retain more water when we consume toxins so that our body can dilute them and make them less harmful to our system.  This is why most people experience bloating or weight gain around the lower abdominals.  
When we do a cleanse, our bodies let go of these toxins.  As a result, our body can release the water from our fat cells.  “My clients actually see a 5-10 inch reduction in their lower abs or the so called love handles when they go through a cleanse,” says Dornier.  The number of fat cells in our body does not change but eliminating water from inside the cells helps with the inch reduction around the midsection.

Reason #2 Eliminate Cravings to Lower Calorie Intake

We can easily find refined sugar in our food supply.  We can get them in big quantities for a very cheap price.  Refined sugars can be found in its simplest form as table sugar or integrated into breads, pastries, pastas, alcohol and so on.   Refined means the sugar has been completely stripped of its nutrients.  Not only are we not getting any nutrients from refined sugar but it also drains our body of its vitamins and minerals.  When this happens, we can develop Yeast overgrowth in our digestive system.  Yeast loves sugar so the more you feed it with sugar, the more you are going to crave foods that have it.

People who eliminate refined sugars from their diet through a cleanse are giving their body a chance to grow healthy bacteria.  This in turn facilitates better digestion and better absorption of nutrients in our gut.  Consequently, we reduce our cravings for sugar because of the reduction of Yeast bacteria.

Reason #3 Improve Digestion

There is a family of proteins called Gluten which are commonly found in wheat and wheat products. Because they are thick and gooey, they help make things stick together.  This is the reason wheat flour is good for baking and as a thickener in sauces.   Unfortunately, it is estimated that 50% of the population has difficulty breaking down gluten in their intestines.   When this happens, our immune system sees Gluten as a foreign protein which must be destroyed.  This eventually damages our intestinal walls which may cause swelling in the intestines.  When our intestines keep getting damaged, it thins to the point that it starts absorbing materials that should have been blocked and is not as efficient in absorbing nutrients our body needs.

By eliminating Gluten from our diet, we give our intestines a chance to recover from the damage Gluten previously caused.  Any swelling will go down and we can experience better nutrient absorption and more frequent bowel movement.

Reason #4 Increased Energy

Our body responds to stress by releasing hormones from the Adrenal glands.   When we ingest common allergens like sugar and Gluten on a daily basis, our Adrenals may be overstimulated by chronic stress causing a reduction in the hormones it releases.  This results in a feeling of tiredness, feeling rundown, and feeling stressed all the time.  This is a syndrome called Adrenal Fatigue.  
When we remove allergens from our diet, our Adrenal glands can get some rest so it can function better.  It can then carry out the proper response to stress and release the right amount of hormones into our system.   When this happens, we will not experience tiredness or loss of energy anymore.  We may also find that we do not need to rely on caffeinated drinks like coffee or colas to sustain our energy throughout the day.

How to Perform a Cleanse

A cleanse can easily be done by simply eliminating common allergens like sugars, dairy, soy, and gluten from our diet for at least 24 days.   Doing this for 24 days gives your body enough time to remove toxins from your system as well as gives you adequate time to develop healthy habits.  For people who need more support and structure while doing a cleanse, Anna Dornier has developed a step by step system called the 24 Day Challenge.  Participants of this challenge experience all 4 benefits above in addition to an average weight loss of 5-12 pounds during and after the 24 days.  To register for the free seminar happening on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 and for more information, please go to www.EastBay24DayChallenge.com.

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Transform FX Fitness is a health and fitness facility whose mission is to make quality, proven health and fitness programs accessible to more people in the local community.