Does this sound familiar?

You've tried diet after diet. Your weight seems to be either yo yoing up and down or you just can't seem to lose any weight no matter what you try. Some diets even seemed to work, at least at first. The pounds began to be shed, but then it became increasingly difficult to keep it up, to maintain the weight loss.

What is going wrong?

Canada has a population of 33 million people. 65% of all Canadian men between the ages of 20 and 64 are overweight or obese and 52 % of Canadian women are also suffering with weight issues. Needless to say, more than half of the total adult population are unhappy with their figure and the numbers continue to rise. As a result, new diets appear on the market daily but even so the general population is still not losing weight. Why? Well diets simply don't work, and, in fact they have a tendency to cause weight gain. The reason for this is the so-called yo-yo effect.

You can only achieve your ideal weight and maintain it when you make a long-term nutritional adjustment that is tailor made for your metabolism. The personal nutrition plan created by our program, Healthy & Active, is a scientifically proven method to help you lose weight and keep it off while optimizing your metabolism.

Nutrition today is often associated with "fat-free carbohydrates" like breads, pasta, potatoes, rice and soft-drinks. Important vitamins, minerals and trace elements are often lacking in these foods. This leads to so many common ailments which are caused by poor nutrition.

Paradoxically, vitamin and mineral supplements that are taken to try and balance a poor diet often don't get these ailments under control. A dose of chemically made supplements and medication may reduce the symptoms but cannot cure the cause. The food industry supports the misleading belief that fat-free carbohydrates are healthy. In order to thicken these low-in-nutrient foods it is necessary to add more starch to achieve the right consistency. This causes weight gain and the nutritional value, if any at all, is negligible. Hormone research has proven that it is not lack of exercise or fats that block our metabolism, but rather the "fattening- up" with simple (fat-free) carbohydrates.

The problem with popular diet and weight loss programs is that they assume that everyone has the same metabolism. They offer a "cookie-cutter approach" where each person is given the same nutritional recommendations. But you are unique! Your metabolism isn't the same as the next person so why should the same plan be expected to work for you?

The Healthy & Active metabolism program is an innovative nutritional program, aimed at boosting your metabolism. It's not another new diet with powders, medication, vitamin injections or calorie counting. Healthy & Active optimizes your metabolism, harmonizes your hormone levels and activates your immune system. The result is an ideal body weight while also increasing your sense of well-being.

Following an extensive metabolic analysis (using results from 42 different blood values), and involving the blood group and data concerning eating habits and personal health, your own individual nutritional plan can be created with the goal of optimizing your metabolism.

The program is only offered by specially-trained healthcare practitioners (naturopathic doctors and medical doctors).

Benefits you can experience through the Healthy and Active metabolism program include:

• * weight loss and maintenance without fasting or feeling hungry
• * improved blood tests (cholesterol, blood sugar, etc.)
• * better digestion
• * an increase in energy and well-being
• * improvement in chronic illnesses

Here is what you'll receive with the Healthy & Active metabolism program:

• * 90 minute consultation
• * Body Composition Analysis (ongoing)
• * Extensive Blood Work (42 parameters are tested)
• * Personalized Nutritional Analysis and Plan

Take your first step towards healthy, natural weight loss and contact Dr. Esposito today at (705) 575-7560 or by email.