With our kitchen cabinets full of sugary snacks, our lunches packed with frozen meals and our dinners tables laden with fast food bags, why are we so shocked that the number of overweight and obese men and women has risen to an estimated 1 billion worldwide? In this country alone, more than 30 percent of the population is overweight, and another 30 percent is obese.

With television, magazines and the Internet flooded with diets, weight loss programs and prescription medications, the steady increase in the percentage of men and women battling weight gain is not only alarming, but can also be confusing.

“The proportion of people at the high end of the weight scale continues to increase at a brisk rate despite increased public attention on the risks of obesity,” said Roland Sturm, an economist at Rand Corporation, a nonprofit research institute.

Logically, it seems simple. If you are gaining weight, it’s due to one of two things: too much food or not enough exercise. But is it really that simple? The CDC lists some of the possible causes of weight gain:

Excessive weight and obesity are the result of an energy imbalance. This involves eating too many calories and not getting enough physical activity.

Behavior and environment play a large role in causing people to become overweight and obese. These are the greatest areas for prevention and treatment actions.

Body weight is the result of genes, metabolism, behavior, environment, culture and socioeconomic status.

There are many causal factors intertwined with obesity, but clearly some ailments are much more likely to increase its prevalence. Here are what we found to be some of the most common reasons for weight gain:

Stress & Anxiety

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Metabolism

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Energy Levels & Toxicity

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Hypothyroidism (under active thyroid)

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Use of Antidepressants (which often cause weight gain)

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In cases where the underlying ailments behind excessive weight gain are treated and the person is still gaining weight or unable to lose those unwanted pounds, they often resort to quick weight loss scams, prescription medications or radical diets. However, even making simple changes in your level of physical activity and nutritional intake can help you lose weight. In addition, natural options can be very effective, and in many cases a good deal safer for your body.

* EcoSlim
* Slimmer’s Assist
* JuniorSlim
* TeenSlim
* Detox Drops
* Fatigue Fighter

Since it’s becoming very clear that the consequences of being overweight are much more significant than simply not being able to stroll the beach in a bikini, the focus is now on a solution, as well as treating the resulting physical and psychological effects.

Today, nearly 1 billion overweight people worldwide are facing a decline in their physical health due to excessive weight. The American Journal of Physical Health recently published the results of a study examining the relationship between weight, exercise and declining physical functioning. They concluded that both excessive weight and obesity were independently associated with a decline in overall health.

Overweight and obese individuals are more likely to have:

Depression

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Anxiety

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* Mood Tonic
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Panic Attacks

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* Calm Within CD

Mood Swings

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* Mood Tonic
* Calm Within CD

Natural remedies – like herbal and homeopathic products – can be used to successfully and safely treat a wide variety of these resulting ailments. These products are virtually free of any of the major side effects that plague many prescription medications. With these options now readily available worldwide, we can lighten up knowing that there really are viable ways to lose weight and get healthy.

“I am an emotional eater and I could never stay on a diet. Michele [your clinical psychologist] said I should take MindSoothe together with Ecoslim. I have succeeded for the first time in keeping to my diet and I have been eating sensibly with no binging for the last 6 weeks, which is a record for me! I can see the pounds coming off and everyone at work has been complimenting me!”
- Malinda M., USA

“I tried every diet in the book. I was always on a different diet but if I lost weight it would go straight back on. Your weight loss program helped me to stay on track and I realized for the first time that I did not have to starve to loose weight! The slimming drops made a big difference and every time I stood on the scale I had a smile on my face! After two weeks I had already lost 11 lbs, after 6 weeks I weighed 30 lbs less than when I started! I have never felt or looked so good!”
- Janey, USA