Can Brushing Help You Lose Weight?

By Jacqueline Fairbrass, Feeling Absolutely Fabulous LLC

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When you are trying to maintain a healthy weight you may want to try brushing! There are twodifferent types of brushing that I am referring to:

1. Brush Your Teeth

A study published in 2004 in the Journal of the Japan Society for the Study of Obesity announcedthat people who brush their teeth after every meal tend to remain slimmer than those who do notbrush as often. Japanese researchers discovered this effect when they compared the lifestyle habitsof nearly 14,000 people. The average age of these participants was mid-forties. The researchersconcluded that tooth brushing is a good health habit that could play a role in preventing obesity. Isuggest brushing your teeth at least twice a day, accompanied by daily flossing, to help prevent thebuild-up of small amounts of food that attract and nourish bacteria. So if bad breath, gingivitis, orcavities are not good enough reason to brush and floss regularly, consider becoming a slimmer you!

2. Dry Brushing

This simple addition to your daily routine may be the easiest thing you ever did to help you loseweight. Before you take your shower in the morning brush yourself all over with a skin brush. It willwake up your circulation, and you may even decide to give up your morning coffee!

The skin is the largest organ in the body and is responsible for one-quarter of the body'sdetoxification each day. When you brush your skin you help your lymph system to clean itself of thetoxins that collect in the lymph www.hypert5fatburners.co.uk glands. You improve the surfacecirculation on the skin and keep the pores open, encouraging your body to discharge metabolicwaste and improve the skin's ability to combat bacteria. In addition, you are helping your skin tolook and feel healthy and more resilient!

* Improved digestion

* Decreased cellulite

* Stimulated circulation

* Increased cell renewal

* Cleaner lymphatic system

* Removal of dead skin

* Stronger immune system

How To Skin Brush

1. Purchase a natural bristle brush with a long handle. Synthetic materials may scratch the skin. Youneed to be able to reach all over the body.

2. Skin brush before showering or bathing once per day on dry skin. Wet skin will not show the samebenefits.

3. Always skin brush towards the heart.

4. Begin by brushing the soles of the feet. The nerve endings on the feet affect the whole body. Nextbrush the ankles, calves, and thighs, then brush across your stomach and buttocks and lastly brushyour hands to the arms.

5. Brush in circular counter-clockwise strokes on the abdomen.

6. Brush with lighter strokes over and around breasts and do not brush your nipples.

7. Brush each part of the body in circular strokes, completely brushing the whole body.

8. Take a warm bath or shower, which may be followed by a cool rinse at the end to invigorate bloodcirculation and stimulate surface warmth.

9. Then moisturize your entire body. I suggest a sweet almond oil self-massage.

Don't forget to wash your brush every few weeks in water and let it dry naturally.

If you would like more information on keeping your skin healthy, to lose weight or to start apersonalized wellness Program, please contact me for an appointment jf@jacquelinefairbrass.com or206 201 2764. Appointments by Skype or phone available.

Author's Bio:

Reprinted with permission by Health Steps, the School ofhttp://www.healthline.com/health/weight-loss/obesity Complementary Therapies Education divisionof Feeling Absolutely Fabulous LLC Newsletter. Jacqueline Fairbrass is the founder of the School ofComplementary Therapies, a leader in the field of CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine)education. For more information go to SchoolofCT or Feeling Absolutely Fabulous LLCJacquelineFairbrass, call 206.201.2764 or contact us on-line.