Obesity, The Number One Cause of Premature Death

Officially the medical definition of obesity requires a Body Mass Index of 30 or above. At a BMI of 30, all individuals at any height are a MINIMUM of 40 pounds overweight. But of course, a BMI of 25 or more is OVERWEIGHT. Approximately one-third of adult Americans are overweight and another third are just plain obese. Thus, two-thirds of adult Americans are at increased risk of premature death.

For women a waist measurement of 31.5 inches or above, and for men, a waist measurement of 37 inches or above also puts you at increased risk.

The increased risks include cancer, hypertension, diabetes, heart attack, stroke, and a weakened immune system. Calculate your BMI at the bottom of this note.

My suggestions for the best way to overcome obesity and reduce excess weight:

Exercise daily, building over two months to one hour daily
Avoid junk food, MSG, Un-Equal, Pop
The Barnes Diet

THE BARNES DIET

Dr. Broda Barnes was a Family Physician who revolutionized our concepts of nutrition and of hypothyroidism. He also had a PhD in thyroid biochemistry.

He emphasized the wide variety of symptoms in hypothyroidism, from cold intolerance to heat intolerance; from weight loss to weight gain; from high to low blood pressure, etc. But above all, he felt that that the diagnosis was best made by finding a body temperature below normal. And he realized that an enlarged thyroid gland, goiter, was not common.

In the 1970’s he estimated that 40% of the population is relatively hypothyroid, despite “normal” blood studies of Thyroid Stimulating Hormone or Thyroxin. I have found that 90% of individuals today have a subnormal temperature.

Barnes’ major contribution, however, is his demonstration that a RELATIVELY low carbohydrate diet is best for losing weight, overcoming obesity, maintaining optimal weight and lowering cholesterol. The diet he recommended consisted of 70 grams of protein, 90 grams of fat and 50 grams of carbohydrate.

Breakfast:

2 or 3 eggs
3 strips of bacon, or sausage or ham
Small serving of fruit
Coffee or tea, with cream if desired

Lunch and Dinner:

Meat, fish or fowl
Vegetable with butter
Salad with lots of dressing
One serving of fruit at one meal
One glass of milk, tea or coffee
A good B complex supplement

This diet satisfies most appetites, lowers total cholesterol, raises HDL cholesterol and improves health in most people. Yes, even those who struggle with obesity. This diet is much more palatable to most people and is much better tolerated than the Atkins diet. Virtually everyone will lose weight on it.

Barnes often recommended thyroid supplementation. For anyone with low body temperature—below 98.6 orally after 9 AM, one Iodoral tablet at least once a week! If your temp has not returned to normal within one month of taking Iodoral, add stimulation of the Ring of Fire with Fire Bliss and Ring of Water with Water Bliss.

Reference:

Barnes, Broda and Galton, Lawrence. HYPOTHYROIDISM: The Unsuspected Disease,

Harper and Row, New York, 1976.

If the Body Mass Index Chart below is difficult to read here, visit https://healthdiscovery.net/links/calculators/body_massindex_chart.htm.

BMI	Height (in)
BMI	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76
Wgt. (lbs)	4’10”	4’11”	5’0″	5’1″	5’2″	5’3″	5’4″	5’5″	5’6″	5’7″	5’8″	5’9″	5’10”	5’11”	6’0″	6’1′	6’2″	6’3′	6’4′
100	21	20	20	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	12
105	22	21	21	20	19	19	18	18	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	13
110	23	22	22	21	20	20	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	13
115	24	23	23	22	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	14	14
120	25	24	23	23	22	21	21	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	15
125	26	25	24	24	23	22	22	21	20	20	19	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	15
130	27	26	25	25	24	23	22	22	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	16	16
135	28	27	26	26	25	24	23	23	22	21	21	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	16
140	29	28	27	27	26	25	24	23	23	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	17
145	30	29	28	27	27	26	25	24	23	23	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	18
150	31	30	29	28	27	27	26	25	24	24	23	22	22	21	20	20	19	19	18
155	32	31	30	29	28	28	27	26	25	24	24	23	22	22	21	20	20	19	19
160	34	32	31	30	29	28	28	27	26	25	24	24	23	22	22	21	21	20	20
165	35	33	32	31	30	29	28	28	27	26	25	24	24	23	22	22	21	21	20
170	36	34	33	32	31	30	29	28	27	27	26	25	24	24	23	22	22	21	21
175	37	35	34	33	32	31	30	29	28	27	27	26	25	24	24	23	23	22	21
180	38	36	35	34	33	32	31	30	29	28	27	27	26	25	24	24	23	23	22
185	39	37	36	35	34	33	32	31	30	29	28	27	27	26	25	24	24	23	23
190	40	38	37	36	35	34	33	32	31	30	29	28	27	27	26	25	24	24	23
195	41	39	38	37	36	35	34	33	32	31	30	29	28	27	27	26	25	24	24
200	42	40	39	38	37	36	34	33	32	31	30	30	29	28	27	26	26	25	24
205	43	41	40	39	38	36	35	34	33	32	31	30	29	29	28	27	26	26	25
210	44	43	41	40	38	37	36	35	34	33	32	31	30	29	29	28	27	26	26
215	45	44	42	41	39	38	37	36	35	34	33	32	31	30	29	28	28	27	26
220	46	45	43	42	40	39	38	37	36	35	34	33	32	31	30	29	28	28	27
225	47	46	44	43	41	40	39	38	36	35	34	33	32	31	31	30	29	28	27
230	48	47	45	44	42	41	40	38	37	36	35	34	33	32	31	30	30	29	28
235	49	48	46	44	43	42	40	39	38	37	36	35	34	33	32	31	30	29	29
240	50	49	47	45	44	43	41	40	39	38	37	36	35	34	33	32	31	30	29
245	51	50	48	46	45	43	42	41	40	38	37	36	35	34	33	32	32	31	30
250	52	51	49	47	46	44	43	42	40	39	38	37	36	35	34	33	32	31	30
255	53	52	50	48	47	45	44	43	41	40	39	38	37	36	35	34	33	32	31
260	54	53	51	49	48	46	45	43	42	41	40	38	37	36	35	34	33	33	32
265	56	54	52	50	49	47	46	44	43	42	40	39	38	37	36	35	34	33	32
270	57	55	53	51	49	48	46	45	44	42	41	40	39	38	37	36	35	34	33
275	58	56	54	52	50	49	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?

Norman Shealy, M.D., Ph.D. is the father of holistic medicine. He recommends autogenic focus (the basis of the Biogenics System) as part of your overall commitment to self-health and overcoming obesity. Register to download your FREE autogenic focus MP3 now.