Our body types indicate many things about us. Yes we do inherit some things from our parents. Have you ever been told something like, " You have big bones like your aunt Helen"?
If you've ever seen the international art exhibit "The Body", you will be happy to find that our bones as females don't vary much. In fact we are amazingly similar. After gaping at the muscles and bones (along with the connective tissue that resembles nothing short of chicken grizzle!) in this human gallery for over an hour, I became convinced that we are all sisters.
Under all the hair, skin, curves, or lack thereof, we are amazingly similar. When I teach pilates exercises, I see beyond the covering into the excellence of each woman's body.
There are two body types that concern me. One is the woman with extra belly fat. I'm not referring to the loss of curves that occurs after menopause. When someone who is otherwise thin seems to hold weight in their abdomen that is an indicator of metabolic syndrome or pre diabetes. When we take in high glycemic carbs, insulin is over produced to protect our bodies from literaly being poisoned by sugar. Insulin is a storage hormone. Simply put it causes us to store fat in the most easily accessible area of the body, the tummy. Learning to keep you blood sugar balanced, and avoid this problem, is what I discuss throughout the blog.
The other red flag of health is the excessively curvy woman. This is a sign that one is estrogen dominant. Two main reasons for this are, eating to many of the foods that contain hormones, and taking animal estrogen like "The Pill". One of the best remedies other than diet change is a regular cardio program. Have you ever seen a curvy runner? Another good one is adding more fiber. Elimination at least twice a day allows estrogen to leave the body.
Now feel even better.
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