Physicians Discover New Weight Loss Method Using EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)
September 8th, 2008 by Go Weblog
Through the application of a recent discovery in the field of ‘energy therapy’ overweight individuals can use a simple acupressure “tapping” method — applied ‘on the spot’ - which appears to stop emotionally based overeating quickly and painlessly, without the use of any medications.
This exciting and unique approach to losing weight has been developed by three recognized leaders in the field of Energy Psychology, Dr. Carol Look, Dr. Patricia Carrington and Dr. Sandra Radomski.
It makes use of the single most powerful tool for sticking to a weight loss program yet devised a “psychological acupressure” technique known as “EFT” (short for Emotional Freedom Techniques).
Doctors Look, Carrington and Radomski realized that when addressing the problem of emotionally based overeating habits, previous methods have failed consistently. Unless and until people change their eating habits, they will continue to fail at any diet they try. The application of EFT techniques to emotionally based overeating habits provides the basis for this latest breakthrough.
Just what is EFT?
It is a new and honored branch of Energy Psychology.
EFT has been shown to be clinically effective in thousands of cases for stress, trauma, anxiety, pain — and numerous other health related conditions.
EFT has gotten a lot of press lately - it has been demonstrated on TV’s Discovery Channel, discussed on CNN, and recently published as a cover story in Women’s World magazine.
How Does EFT Work?
Anyone can now learn how to change their eating habits in a short time - by using EFT. Either with an experienced practitioner, or even self applied, EFT users can make great strides towards their goal.
EFT actively re-programs the mind and nervous system to adopt an entirely different attitude toward food. ‘Re-programming’ of the mind is necessary for successful weight loss because a negative emotion, or a series of negative emotions, acts like a blockage to the flow of life force along the energy meridians or pathways within the human body. This is where the concept of emotionally based overeating comes into play. EFT acts to clear these emotional blockages, allowing individuals to regain their emotional balance and return to more healthy eating and weight patterns.
When patients tap on certain acupressure points and speak selected key phrases, this apparently dissolves the blocking emotion. It’s not unlike pressing the “Delete” key on a computer.
Now it appears that with EFT it is becomes possible to “reboot” and self-install the positive emotions and beliefs that people really want and deserve - and these will be ideas and phrases that naturally support weight loss, as well as a more balanced emotional state.
It is widely accepted that individuals cannot lose weight without changing their habits, and until that is done, people continue to fail at any diet they may try. But what the research and findings show is that:
When EFT users install new positive attitudes and beliefs, this permanently changes eating habits. No more self-sabotage or wild cravings individuals are able to progress smoothly toward their weight loss goal.
And EFT is credited for doing even moreWhile using EFT for weight loss, proponents are actually able to change their self-image from negative to positive.
Interestingly, weight loss often occurs without conscious effort when using this simple process. By addressing the emotional causes of overeating, weight loss seems to occur as a ’side-effect’ of addressing the underlying cause of the unhealthy behavior.
Does EFT Help Everyone With Weight Loss?
No, because weight loss is a complex matter. The Key to Weight Loss is specifically designed for those who experience a compulsion to eat because of negative emotions — whether recognized or unrecognized.
Those with metabolic, endocrine, allergic, or other physiological conditions that can interfere with weight loss should seek solutions in these areas first.
Those with severe eating disorders such as bulimia or anorexia may benefit from the EFT program. In these cases it is best applied under the guidance of a health professional trained in EFT.
Larry Phillips is an EFT practitioner, author and entrepreneur.
For additional information, visit http://www.NoLimitEFTbooks.com and once there, see ‘EFT for Weight Loss’ for complete details
Five Easy Tips for Beating Festive Season Fat Traps - Without Starving Yourself
August 19th, 2008 by Go Weblog
Remember that feeling of delicious excitement that we used to feel as kids at the approach of the end of year holidays? Sadly, for many of us it’s been replaced with a sense of dread and not just at the prospect of opening our credit card bill in January!
For some an even bigger fear awaits - the prospect of facing the bathroom scale after weeks of festive food and drink.
It wasn’t for nothing that they once called holidays like Christmas “feast days”. Back in medieval times these feasts were rare islands of indulgence in oceans of famine lasting for months.
In the developed world these days, the closest we get to famine is when we work through lunch. It can be a battle to keep our weight under control in the face of everyday food temptations. End of year feasts can tip us right over the edge.
But it need not be like that. Here are five simple tips to beat the festive season fat traps and the inevitable guilt that follows. You’ll be relieved to hear that none of them involves starving yourself. In fact, the first tip actually advises the exact opposite
1) Eat a good breakfast
This may seem counter-productive, but this advice applies to everyday life, so why change it over the holidays? Many people sleep in and skip breakfast during the holidays. By the time lunch or dinner comes along they’re ravenous and cram far more into their mouths than they would normally.
I’m assuming, of course that your usual breakfast is a sensible, healthy one. Starting off the day with a stack of pancakes, grits, bacon and six eggs is NOT a good way to start the day, holiday or no holiday!
2) Drink at least eight glasses of water a day
You should be drinking plenty of water each day anyway. Over the holidays this is even more important.
We all tend to drink more alcohol or sugary sodas over holiday periods. I’m not going to be a killjoy and suggest you deny yourself these indulgences, but try to alternate each “bad” drink with a glass of water. If it’s a glass of sparkling mineral water, with a slice of lime in it, you won’t look or feel out of place. Your head and stomach will thank you the next morning.
3) Fill up on fiber
Drink one of you eight or more glasses of water half an hour to forty minutes before the main meal, along with a fiber supplement. There’s no need to buy an expensive, over-hyped diet aids like ZetaCap or FiberThin, either. A product like Metamucil is far cheaper and just as effective.
You’ll feel fuller by the time the food arrives, so you’ll eat less. And thanks to the additional fiber in your diet, the food won’t hang around in your digestive system for as long, which means less of it will be absorbed to eventually find its way onto your waist or thighs.
4) Pace yourself
This applies to the festive season as a whole and to each of the big meals you encounter over this period. By all means enjoy these feasts, but resist the temptation to turn every day between Thanksgiving and New Year into a feast day.
When presented with a table groaning with all manner of delectable treats, the natural response is to heap your plate high with as much of everything you can fit on it. Go instead for more, but smaller helpings. Have a slice of turkey with some greens. Then go back for a slice of gammon and potatoes. Hmm, that sauerkraut looks good
Chew slowly and talk to your friends and family. Feasts are by their nature leisurely affairs. Use this to your advantage and take your time. This way your stomach will have plenty of time to register that it’s full, which is not the case when you scoff down a huge plate of food.
The bonus is that you actually get to enjoy dessert, rather than forcing it down out of sense of obligation.
5) Take a hike
Yes, the holidays do offer more culinary temptations. But they also offer more opportunities for fun, fat burning activities.
Go for a leisurely swim or walk on the beach if you live in a warm climate. If not, take a relaxing hike in the woods with your kids. Or cuddle up to your significant other in front of a blazing fire which is sure to lead to one of the most effective and enjoyable forms of exercise!
Happy holidays!
Alan Cooper is a journalist with 20 year’s experience and the publisher of http://www.ObesityCures.com, a site with the ambitious aim of being a “one-stop-shop” for impartial information on obesity and weight loss solutions - including fad diets, prescription weightloss pills and natural weightloss aids.
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August 9th, 2008 by Go Weblog
Here are a couple of quick and easy ways to reduce the calories your child consumes:
Change to diet drinks
When I counsel my patients and their families, I stress the importance of making small changes slowly to maximize your chances of long-term success. A relatively small change that offers great rewards is simply changing from regular sugared drinks to sugar-free.
Every 8-12 ounce serving of a sugared drink (like regular soda, juices, powdered flavored drinks, etc.) contains 140 to 180 calories. Four sugared drinks can have as many calories as a Big Mac!
Only eat at the table
Most junk food snacking is done either on the couch or on the run. Make a rule that all food must be eaten while seated at the table.
If your child is watching television and wants a snack, she’ll have to get up and eat in the kitchen. This can translate into less snacking as well as less time in front of the tube.
Drink lots of water
Have your child drink a glass of water just before sitting down to eat snacks and meals.
Drinking a glass of water first will help the stomach send your child the “I’m full” signal quicker and should cut down on second and third helpings.
Cutting out needless calories is a great first step in helping your child achieve longer term goals of weight control and physical fitness. Make sure that you discuss any weight management program with your health care professional.
Michael P. Scaccia, MD, FAAP is a physician, author,
speaker, and child health expert whose goal is to help
families live healthier and more satisfying lives. For
more information, go to:
http://www.UltimateParentGuide.com
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entertaining? Dr. Scaccia speaks on a variety of child health
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