5 Essential Weight-Loss Tips for People Over 40

Long Island NY

21 January, 2021

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Luxor Nursing and Rehab at Sayville Presents 5 Essential Weight-Loss Tips for People Over 40 Staying healthy into your elderly years means adopting healthy habits prior to reaching senior status. You should have a consistent exercise routine along with a healthy diet from a young age, but especially once you hit 40. That’s the age that exercise is even more important and it becomes harder to shed excess weight. Luxor Nursing and Rehab at Sayville has a look at five essential weight-loss tips for those over the age of 40. 1. Beware Fad (Yo-Yo) Diets Crash dieting can leave your body with so little calorie intake that losing weight can be harmful because it’s not sustainable. Quickly losing weight is also dangerous for your hormones, as fluctuating levels and harm your metabolism. 2. Count Calories When You Eat Out Going to a restaurant can derail your diet in a hurry, especially if you eat out often. Lots of restaurant foods are high in calories and packed with additives like sodium and sugar. It’s okay to indulge once in a while, but keep an eye on the nutritional value of these meals so things don’t get too far out of whack. 3. Don’t Skimp on Sleep It’s okay to skip out on a full night’s sleep every now and then, but if you’re doing it routinely, it can affect your weight-loss goals. Studies show that losing an hour of sleep each night for three days can cause hormone changes that make you hungrier and also dull your sense of feeling full. 4. Wash Hands Instead of Sanitizing An interesting study found that an ingredient in many hand sanitizers called triclosan can negatively impact the thyroid if there is a large quantity of it absorbed through the skin, and that can lead to a drop in metabolism. Experts say it’s best to just use soap and water if it’s available. 5. Avoid Social Media Temptation We all have that friend (or friends) who share delicious-looking desserts and other goodies all over their social media feeds. Most of those recipes are extremely unhealthy, so try and just scroll past to avoid temptation next time you see one posted. To learn more about Luxor Nursing and Rehab at Sayville and all of the services they offer, visit http://www.sayvilleluxor.com/.