Hips and Nutritional Balancing
Sophia Loren
Many women, and some men, are concerned about the shape of their hips, in particular. This article discusses why some people have large hips, cellulite, saddlebags or just heavy hips, and how to correct it. Nutritional balancing can thin down most everyone’s hips, although it can take a number of years on the program for some people.
CELLULITE
This is a mixture of fat and some adhesions. It causes a dimpled appearance that is unsightly, and quite common today, even among teenagers and women in their twenties. It used to only occur in women in their thirties and later.
Copper imbalance is particularly associated with cellulite. Fortunately, it disappears with a complete nutritional balancing program. Some women report just waking up one morning and it is gone. For more on this topic, please read Cellulite on this website.
SADDLEBAGS
Saddlebags refers to what look like bags of fatty tissue that seem to hang off the hip area. This goes away on a nutritional balancing program. It can take a few years, however, on a program. It does not go away as fast as cellulite.
HEAVY HIPS
This is the most common problem our clients report. It affects most women, today. The hip area is simply too large, in relation to the rest of the body. Often the legs, especially the upper legs, are also heavier than ideal.
On a complete nutritional balancing program, this slowly goes away, usually over a few years. The problem is definitely related to thyroid gland activity, and to iodine metabolism, as well. (see below on Iodine).
IODINE AND THE HIPS
Iodine is an interesting mineral, in relation to the hips. Most everyone today needs more iodine, thanks in part to the widespread use of chlorine to purify drinking water, and the use of fluoride added to tap water supposedly to reduce tooth decay (it does not work well.) These are iodine antagonists, and very harmful to the body.
Bromine is also used in bread-making. I don’t allow any wheat products for this reason, in part. Brominated vegetable oil is also used in all soda pop that has a tangy citrus flavor such as Mountain Dew, Crystal Light, Sprite and others. It is a horrible food additive. This all adds up to severe iodine problems, even if one uses iodized salt, and even if one eats fish, a food rich in iodine, which I don’t recommend due to mercury toxicity, except for 3-4 cans of sardines weekly.
Iodine is a female mineral, meaning it has more effects in women, although both men and women need it badly. It is associated with breast health, and lack of iodine affects the thyroid gland, as well as every other tissue in the body.
Beware – I do not recommend Lugol’s solution or Iodorol or Prolamine Iodine by Standard Process, or most others like these. I use kelp with all our clients, and it works very well. A few brands are toxic, so I only recommend Nature’s Way, Solaray, and a few others.
Iodine seems to help grow the breasts if they are too small, and it definitely seems to help reduce the size of the hips, as well. I don’t think it works by itself, however. One must follow a complete nutritional balancing program to have the desired effect. So, if you are upset about your pear-shaped body, consider a nutritional balancing program and I think you will be very pleased if you stick with it for several years. For more on this topic, please read Iodine on this website.
THYROID IMBALANCES AND THE HIPS
Sluggish thyroid activity is also associated with a pear-shaped body and heavy hips. In my experience, taking thyroid replacement hormones is not the answer, and is not needed to restore the thyroid, provided one can eliminate certain toxins from the thyroid gland.
These include the iodine antagonists – chlorine, fluoride and bromides. They also include copper and mercury. These are the worst culprits. When they are removed, the thyroid begins to function normally on its own. For much more on this topic, please read Thyroid Problems on this site.
COPPER AND THE HIPS
Copper imbalance, usually much too much copper in the body, is another cause of large hips. This is related to a low thyroid gland, and slow oxidation. Copper builds up in the body as the oxidation rate slows. For more on this topic, please read Copper Toxicity Syndrome on this site.
SLOW OXIDATION AND HEAVY HIPS
A slow oxidation rate, which is very common among adults, is associated with more weight on the lower part of the body and a smaller upper body and breasts. One of the most important corrections that occurs on a complete nutritional balancing program is a balancing of the oxidation rate, which is related to the metabolic rate, but is not quite the same. Slow oxidation is associated with sluggish thyroid and sluggish adrenal gland activity. For more on this topic, please read The Oxidation Types on this site.
EXERCISE AND REDUCING HIP SIZE
Some people exercise a lot to try to reduce their hip size. I do not recommend this. Some gentle exercise is excellent, but vigorous exercise is often harmful, for several reasons:
1. It is not necessary. I know many doctors do not agree with this, but this is my experience, provided one follows a complete nutritional balancing program.
2. It wears out the body and wastes a lot of time.
3. In some cases, a lot of exercise is dangerous, and can cause a heart attack.
For much more on this topic, please read Exercise on this site.
Sources: Lawrence Wilson, MD
CELLULITE
This is a mixture of fat and some adhesions. It causes a dimpled appearance that is unsightly, and quite common today, even among teenagers and women in their twenties. It used to only occur in women in their thirties and later.
Copper imbalance is particularly associated with cellulite. Fortunately, it disappears with a complete nutritional balancing program. Some women report just waking up one morning and it is gone. For more on this topic, please read Cellulite on this website.
SADDLEBAGS
Saddlebags refers to what look like bags of fatty tissue that seem to hang off the hip area. This goes away on a nutritional balancing program. It can take a few years, however, on a program. It does not go away as fast as cellulite.
HEAVY HIPS
This is the most common problem our clients report. It affects most women, today. The hip area is simply too large, in relation to the rest of the body. Often the legs, especially the upper legs, are also heavier than ideal.
On a complete nutritional balancing program, this slowly goes away, usually over a few years. The problem is definitely related to thyroid gland activity, and to iodine metabolism, as well. (see below on Iodine).
IODINE AND THE HIPS
Iodine is an interesting mineral, in relation to the hips. Most everyone today needs more iodine, thanks in part to the widespread use of chlorine to purify drinking water, and the use of fluoride added to tap water supposedly to reduce tooth decay (it does not work well.) These are iodine antagonists, and very harmful to the body.
Bromine is also used in bread-making. I don’t allow any wheat products for this reason, in part. Brominated vegetable oil is also used in all soda pop that has a tangy citrus flavor such as Mountain Dew, Crystal Light, Sprite and others. It is a horrible food additive. This all adds up to severe iodine problems, even if one uses iodized salt, and even if one eats fish, a food rich in iodine, which I don’t recommend due to mercury toxicity, except for 3-4 cans of sardines weekly.
Iodine is a female mineral, meaning it has more effects in women, although both men and women need it badly. It is associated with breast health, and lack of iodine affects the thyroid gland, as well as every other tissue in the body.
Beware – I do not recommend Lugol’s solution or Iodorol or Prolamine Iodine by Standard Process, or most others like these. I use kelp with all our clients, and it works very well. A few brands are toxic, so I only recommend Nature’s Way, Solaray, and a few others.
Iodine seems to help grow the breasts if they are too small, and it definitely seems to help reduce the size of the hips, as well. I don’t think it works by itself, however. One must follow a complete nutritional balancing program to have the desired effect. So, if you are upset about your pear-shaped body, consider a nutritional balancing program and I think you will be very pleased if you stick with it for several years. For more on this topic, please read Iodine on this website.
THYROID IMBALANCES AND THE HIPS
Sluggish thyroid activity is also associated with a pear-shaped body and heavy hips. In my experience, taking thyroid replacement hormones is not the answer, and is not needed to restore the thyroid, provided one can eliminate certain toxins from the thyroid gland.
These include the iodine antagonists – chlorine, fluoride and bromides. They also include copper and mercury. These are the worst culprits. When they are removed, the thyroid begins to function normally on its own. For much more on this topic, please read Thyroid Problems on this site.
COPPER AND THE HIPS
Copper imbalance, usually much too much copper in the body, is another cause of large hips. This is related to a low thyroid gland, and slow oxidation. Copper builds up in the body as the oxidation rate slows. For more on this topic, please read Copper Toxicity Syndrome on this site.
SLOW OXIDATION AND HEAVY HIPS
A slow oxidation rate, which is very common among adults, is associated with more weight on the lower part of the body and a smaller upper body and breasts. One of the most important corrections that occurs on a complete nutritional balancing program is a balancing of the oxidation rate, which is related to the metabolic rate, but is not quite the same. Slow oxidation is associated with sluggish thyroid and sluggish adrenal gland activity. For more on this topic, please read The Oxidation Types on this site.
EXERCISE AND REDUCING HIP SIZE
Some people exercise a lot to try to reduce their hip size. I do not recommend this. Some gentle exercise is excellent, but vigorous exercise is often harmful, for several reasons:
1. It is not necessary. I know many doctors do not agree with this, but this is my experience, provided one follows a complete nutritional balancing program.
2. It wears out the body and wastes a lot of time.
3. In some cases, a lot of exercise is dangerous, and can cause a heart attack.
For much more on this topic, please read Exercise on this site.
Sources: Lawrence Wilson, MD