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With spring just around the corner, many of us want to lose a little weight to look and feel our best for the coming season. This is an excellent goal – having a healthy weight is an important part of good health. In fact, there are several studies showing significant benefits of achieving and maintaining a healthy weight.
However, according to Joel Bikman and his scientist brother, the co-founders of an innovative new health and weight loss company, “weight” is a very loaded term, one that is often misunderstood to the detriment of our health.
Fat mass versus lean mass
Bikman says there are many ways to identify and differentiate parts of the body, but one of the most common is to simply identify everything as “fat” or “skinny.”
“Both masses — fat and lean — make up our total body weight,” Bikman said. “Losing or having too little lean body mass appears to be at least as unhealthy as too much fat mass. Too little lean body mass not only leads to metabolic problems such as increased insulin resistance, but also to physical problems, including not having enough strength to fall easily. or get up.”
This is where people get in trouble, Bikman said. The most popular weight loss techniques lead to both a loss of fat mass and a loss of lean body mass.
Low-fat/low-calorie diets
Bikman shares that conventional dieting wisdom has been telling people for decades to “eat less and move more.” This perspective is based on the idea that weight loss is just a numbers game: you just get a calorie deficit and you will lose weight.
“The danger is that when you starve your body, it starts haphazardly breaking down everything, fat mass and lean mass,” Bikman said. In fact, in some cases of using low-fat, low-calorie diets for weight loss, nearly half, about 40%, of the weight lost comes from lean mass. In other words, for every pound of fat, a person can lose nearly one pounds of lean body mass!”
According to Bikman, this form of dieting — almost putting the body in a state of starvation — can “destroy” normal metabolic function.
“There’s a popular reality show where people work out like crazy and do severe calorie restriction and they lose a lot of weight quickly,” Bikman said. “But there’s a reason they never have reunion shows, because unfortunately these people have messed up their metabolisms; leading to a situation where the metabolism stays low even when a person starts to gain weight – and often more than they originally were. began with.”
Low-carb diets
In case you think there’s no hope, Bikman shares that there’s one way to maximize body weight changes that consistently beats the competition: keeping carbs in check. He acknowledges that it may seem too simple, but the clinical evidence in humans supports it.
“Cutting carbs instead of cutting calories allows a person to eat until full and essentially follow the rule, ‘eat when you’re hungry, don’t eat when you’re not hungry,'” Bikman said. “This may mean that the low-carb eater actually eats more calories than the low-fat eater, and can still lose body fat.”
Bikman points to a study in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism that randomly assigned subjects to two diets: the classic low-fat/low-calorie diet vs. a low-carb/calorie-free diet with a high protein content and healthy fats. During the six-month study, the low-carb/eat as much as you want group lost more than double their fat! This improved and even superior fat loss is seen in many more studies.
“People may be nervous about eating more protein and healthy fats and limiting carbs, but we haven’t yet found a single study showing that a low-fat diet leads to more fat loss compared to a low-carb diet. There are dozens of studies proving the superiority of reveal a low-carb diet,” Bikman said. “What’s incredibly remarkable from these studies is that not only is the low-carb diet superior for fat loss, it also appears to protect and potentially increase lean body mass.”
Getting real-life solutions out of the lab
Even with all the information that Bikman and others are sharing, people around the world are constantly asking what they should do for their health.
“Ideally, we should all have the knowledge, time, discipline, and budget to plan, buy, and prepare perfect low-carb meals,” says Bikman. “But it just doesn’t happen; people are busy, they get stressed, and they make unhealthy choices that derail their health goals.”
It became clear to Bikman and his scientist brother that they had to be part of the solution to help people achieve their best health faster, and especially to help those who don’t always have the time, knowledge or discipline to eat healthily. In response, Bikman and his co-founding team of metabolism, nutrition and industry experts recently created HLTH Code Complete Meal.
Bikman says these carefully crafted meal replacement shakes are designed to promote healthy weight management, gut health, brain health, and even hair, skin, and nail health. HLTH Code Complete Meal contains an optimized, science-based blend of protein, collagen, healthy fats, apple cider vinegar, probiotics, fiber, vitamins and minerals, with no added sugars or artificial ingredients.
“We are fortunate to have a leading metabolic scientist as our formulator,” Bikman said. “An incredible amount of work went into making this nutritionally balanced and optimized, but we knew that if it didn’t taste good, no one would use it consistently.”
Bikman says these carefully formulated, low-carb meal replacement shakes are designed to optimize health, including weight management, gut health, brain health, even hair, skin, and nail health. HLTH Code Complete Meal contains an optimized, science-based blend of protein, collagen, healthy fats, apple cider vinegar, probiotics, prebiotic fiber, vitamins and minerals, with no added sugars or artificial ingredients.
“Based on scientific and competitive research, we believe that HLTH Code Complete Meal is truly a breakthrough in healthy eating and especially in meal replacement shakes,” said Bikman. “Our customers tell us these are the tastiest and most filling shakes they’ve ever had, and they help keep blood glucose down – which is absolutely essential.”
Rave reviews from real customers
“I’ve been drinking this for 5 months to break my intermittent fast and I’m in my best shape and I’ve lost 21lbs. I can’t recommend this enough!! Plus it has great taste!! What’s not to love? ?” said one reviewer.
Another reviewer shares, “The results are phenomenal! Thanks HLTH Code. The shakes are tasty, but the health results are miraculous.”
Yet another happy customer says, “They’re tasty. Plus, they fill me up and keep me full all afternoon. I’ve managed to get past a weight loss plateau by using these for lunch at work every day.”
Can HLTH Code Make Weight Loss Easier?
According to Bikman, the best health starts with the right mix of nutrition. Increased energy, feeling more alive, stronger immune system, clear mind, improved gut health and improved appearance are some of the benefits of improving one’s nutrition.
“The comprehensive benefits of HLTH Code Complete Meal are especially helpful if you’re trying to lose weight,” said Bikman. “Weight loss is rarely easy. There must be the right changes in both hormone and caloric balance to let the body know it’s time to start burning, not storing body fat.”
Bikman adds that HLTH Code Complete Meal, based on the best available studies of human metabolism, along with exercise, helps people lose weight without having to count every calorie.
Your satisfaction is guaranteed
If you’re nervous about trying something new and making changes to your nutrition plan, don’t be. Bikman stands behind its HLTH Code Meal Replacement products and is willing to ensure your satisfaction.
“You have nothing to lose (other than those extra pounds) and everything to gain — in terms of well-being and confidence,” said Bikman.
Indeed, if you’ve been looking for improved wellness and healthy weight management, HLTH Code Meal Replacement could be your answer. For exclusive savings on your first order, visit getHLTH.com and enter the discount code KSL at checkout.