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"Such a distortion would occur if your father appears looking young and fit, sporting a head of thick black hair, when in real life your dad was much older, overweight, balding, and gray. A distortion of this type may be meaningless. On the other hand, sometimes the subconscious mind tries to make a point by changing history a little, adding features to the story, or inserting symbols into a memory sequence. For example, if you were born to your father late in his life and were ashamed of his advanced age and expanding waistline when you were a kid, the distortion above could have significance." - Rick Levy and Lou Aronica, Miraculous Health: How to Heal Your Body by Unleashing the Hidden Power of Your Mind (Get the book.) "She was about fifty pounds overweight and wanted to do something about this. Under her doctor's supervision, she had been diligently following a stringent weight-loss plan of only 1,200 calories a day for three months. She had not cheated on her diet and engaged regularly in moderate exercise, but she actually put on three pounds. Her doctor was stupefied. Her situation defied logic, but her unusual circumstances also persuaded her that her weight problem had a mental component, which made her open to the idea of trying hypnosis to find an answer." - Rick Levy and Lou Aronica, Miraculous Health: How to Heal Your Body by Unleashing the Hidden Power of Your Mind (Get the book.) "Weight Loss Nearly two-thirds of Americans are obese or overweight. Excess weight is a culprit in the onset and severity of many health problems: hypertension, high cholesterol, Type-2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, respiratory problems, and some cancers (endometrial, breast, and colon). Excessive weight also complicates symptoms associated with neurological and orthopedic problems. If your health is poor and you want to recover, you cannot carry excess weight. For all these reasons, I close this chapter with a hypnotic weight loss method." - Rick Levy and Lou Aronica, Miraculous Health: How to Heal Your Body by Unleashing the Hidden Power of Your Mind (Get the book.) "This is the type of attitude you take when you're overweight and you say to yourself, "Oh gee, I guess maybe that broccoli and cauliflower diet could work for me." ?Conscious attitude 4: This is the one you have to watch out for. The attitude is, "I like it; I'm gonna try it," or, "I like it; I hope it's gonna work." Such an attitude will result in sure failure every time because "trying" and "hoping" are not enough. Trying and hoping introduce a little bit of doubt or fear to the mind. Think about your success with the mind-body methods instead of failure." - Rick Levy and Lou Aronica, Miraculous Health: How to Heal Your Body by Unleashing the Hidden Power of Your Mind (Get the book.)

"For all eating disorders, anorexia, bulimia, or even people who are just plain overweight, we focus on the same organs and glands to help balance the eating disorder." The first and most common technique is called thumb walking. Using the thumb, the reflexologist moves in a forward motion, inching along "like a caterpillar" on the sole and sides of the foot. The second technique is known as finger walking. The pointer finger, bent at the first joint, travels forward motion on the top of the foot. The third technique is called rotation on a point." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Keep your body mass index (BMI) from going over 25 (meaning, don't be overweight for your height). The good news is that if you do the other things on this list, your weight will be much easier to keep in check. 6. Use seat belts and bike helmets. Most important, don't drink and drive; and do work within your community to help cre- • As an unfortunate sign of the times, pregnant women and children must be cautious about mercury and PCB content of oily fish. ate a social climate that discourages those most at risk?young adults between the ages of 16 and 25—from drinking and driving. 7." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.)

"If you are overweight or have a family history of poor estrogen metabolism, if your system is overwhelmed by clearing toxins, drugs, caffeine, or alcohol, or if your bowels are not moving regularly, there are bound to be problems. You have to consider the individual. If you have a family history of breast cancer or ovarian cancer, it doesn't mean that you can't take hormones, but it does mean that you need to pay attention to how the hormones work inside you." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"But that's once you get the job—you still have to get through the interview. Some overweight people sail through the phone meetings, only to be cut at the first in-person meeting. One study found that 16 percent of employers said they wouldn't hire an overweight woman under any circumstances. This bias not only prevents you from earning what you deserve, it could stop you from finding the love of your life. The Harvard study also found that obese women are 20 percent less likely and obese men are 11 percent less likely to get married than thinner people." - Tonya Reiman, The Power of Body Language: How to Succeed in Every Business and Social Encounter (Get the book.)

"With 75% of the population now overweight or obese, American society as a whole is afflicted by a "tumor" of massive proportions; the resultant ill health of the majority and the skyrocketing medical costs go along with it. This tumor eats up an ever-increasing proportion of our national resources. In 2007, $2.3 trillion was spent on health care; that's 4.3 times the amount spent on national defense. No other nation in the world spends 16 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) on health care like the U.S. does, and I may add, without any obvious benefits." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.) "Remember, being overweight or obese is major risk factor for developing cancer. Any person who misses out on sunlight becomes weak and suffers mental and physical problems as a result. His vital energy diminishes in due time, which is reflected in his quality of life. The populations in Northern European countries like Norway and Finland, which experience months of darkness every year, have a higher incidence of irritability, fatigue, illness, insomnia, depression, alcoholism, and suicide than those living in the sunny parts of the world. Their skin cancer rates are higher, too." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.) "Meanwhile, among obese and overweight patients, high sucrose intake was correlated with a higher risk of pancreatic cancer. Smoking Cigarettes: They increase the incidence of any type of cancer by undermining the blood's ability to carry oxygen to the cells of the body and inflaming them. In additon, smoking and second-hand smoke cause cadmium poisoning, a major risk for developing cancer. Sunscreens: Cancer of all types increased dramatically when sunscreens and sunglasses were introduced to the masses. (See Chapter 4 for details." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"If your child has any one of the first three risk factors listed above, especially if he or she is overweight or obese, it is important that he or she be screened for elevated blood sugar levels (see chapter 4 for detailed testing information). METABOLIC SYNDROME As mentioned in chapter 1, metabolic syndrome is a constellation of risk factors for cardiovascular disease caused by insulin resistance. Experts estimate that about 25 percent of Americans have signs and symptoms characteristic of metabolic syndrome." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"Only adding to their already taxed cardiovascular systems, they were both smokers, overweight, and had high cholesterol and blood pressure. That's where their stories diverge. When Ashley awoke, she was angry and stayed bitter and resentful for the five months she remained in the hospital waiting for a properly matched heart donor. She complained constantly to Heidi and her colleagues about her care, her unfair genetics, her substandard doctors, and wallowed in self-pity, deeming every setback the hospital's fault. On the other hand, Paige emerged knowing she needed to change." - Rick Foster, Greg Hicks, M.D., Jen Seda, Choosing Brilliant Health: 9 Choices That Redefine What It Takes to Create Lifelong Vitality and Well-Being (Get the book.)

"The reduction Exercise was less pronounced when a woman was overweight. Exercise has also been shown to improve survival rates after a diagnosis of breast cancer. I recommend that all of my patients exercise at least three times each week with thirty or more minutes of an aerobic session, and weight training twice weekly for bone health. Environmental Pollutants In the 1950s, one woman in twenty was likely to develop breast cancer; currently, one in nine is at risk. Exposure to environmental toxins is believed responsible for as much as 75 percent of all breast cancers." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"A study done in Sweden treated overweight and sedentary diabetic and prediabetic men with a diet and exercise program for five years. The men in the program who sustained at least a 5 lb. weight loss over the five years of the study had an 83 percent lower death rate than the men who did not lose weight—almost five times more benefit than treatment with a statin. Given the clarity of research about the impact of lifestyle on diabetes, one would expect a special effort by doctors to counsel their diabetic patients about the benefits of exercise and diet." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.) "Both studies found that overweight men and women at high risk of developing diabetes randomly assigned to receive exercise and weight loss counseling were 58 percent less likely to develop diabetes than the people randomized to receive no counseling. Among those who received counseling, six fewer people out of 100 developed diabetes each year. Why is there so little public awareness about the effectiveness of simple measures to prevent diabetes and its complications?" - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.) "In absolute terms, poor physical fitness was associated with seven extra deaths per thousand normal and overweight men each year. For comparison, among the very high-risk men in the WOSCOPS study (LDL cholesterol averaged more than 190 mg/dL), not taking a statin was associated with only two extra deaths per thousand men each year. Don't despair if you have let yourself get out of shape. The evidence shows that it's not too late to change your sedentary ways. A study published in JAMA followed almost 10,000 men who underwent exercise testing to establish a baseline level of fitness." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.)

"People who are overweight and smoke tend to suffer from Barrett's esophagus more often. Symptoms may include difficulty swallowing, which could be due to narrowing of the esophagus. Some suffer with burning, stabbing or sticking pains in the throat. They feel as if something is stuck there. Some may even vomit or expectorate blood that looks like coffee grounds. Unusual stools may be seen such as black, tarry or bloody stools. If you have any of these symptoms, see your doctor to rule out other diseases. Approximately half of all people who have this disorder suffer from no symptoms at all." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.) "People who are overweight tend to eat foods that are high in fat or high glycemic. DIETARY MEASURES FOR BILE PRODUCTION Diet is crucial for health and proper digestion. Drink eight to 10 glasses of water per day. Coffee and tea do not count, as they have a dehydrating affect on the tissues. Water is perfect and has no calories. Consume low to medium glycemic and healthy fats, found in column one or two of the chart outlined in Chapter Three. Column One is low glycemic and lower fat, which is the best column to eat from." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.) "DIETARY TREATMENT FOR GALLBLADDER COLIC AND STONES People who tend to form gallstones and kidney stones have a tendency to be overweight and/or insulin resistant. Therefore, the best diet for those who suffer with gallbladder troubles is a low fat and low glycemic diet. Low glycemic foods flip into a sugar less quickly in the blood. Sugar and white bread are high glycemic and turn into a sugar very fast after digestion. High fat foods increase cholesterol which creates more gallstones." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"The food industry knows this "dirty little secret" and meets the ever-increasing demand for such "smart" foods by producing an even greater variety of mouth-watering products that especially cater to the obese or overweight. Eye-catching phrases include low cholesterol, fat free, low sodium, low calorie, sugar-free. Although these foods should be utterly unappealing to the taste buds, chemical food additives and flavors ensure they taste great. There are now thousands of different manufactured foods that fall into this category." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"The CRP level rises with chronic infection, high blood sugar, overweight status, and antioxidant and essential fatty acid deficiency. Any one of these situations produces proinflammatory substances such as CRP, ratcheting up the chances for developing atherosclerosis. CRP may rise transiently with any infection, such as when you battle the flu or a urinary tract infection. The level falls after recovery. We worry about a persistent elevation in CRP, reflecting a continuing and inappropriate inflammation such as arterial inflammation." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"Eating low-nutrient calories is not only linked to being overweight and becoming diabetic, but it is also a chief cause of heart disease and cancer. Total Fat 12g 18% Saturated Fat 3g 15% Trans Fat 3g Cholesterol 30g 10% Sodium 470mg 20 /o The nutrients listed first are the ones Americans generally eat in excess amounts. Eating processed food can give us extra saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium, but a serious problem in processed food can also be the trans fat or hydrogenated oils. Ignore the percentage recommendations because they are overly permissive." - Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Eat For Health: Lose Weight, Keep It Off, Look Younger, Live Longer (2 book set) (Get the book.)

"If you need more evidence, consider this: A recent study looked at what happens when you feed overweight people prepared meals that are much higher in vegetables and fruits and lower in fat than what they normally eat. They had significant weight loss! In another study, when people ate more vegetables and fruits in meals, they reduced their total calorie consumption by more than 400 per day. Experts sum up the weight-loss power of produce in two words—energy density." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

"Depression, for example, can often be the result of a hormonal imbalance, especially if a kid has had cancer, or is overweight, or has some kind of learning impairment. The first step should be to try to find out what, if anything, that hormonal imbalance is. What's causing that deficiency?" - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) "We're seeing the terrible effect this sedentary lifestyle is having on the increasing numbers of overweight kids all over the country. So if your children's school doesn't provide them with an outlet to move around and exercise, you need to make sure they get that outlet at home. Dr. Oz, who believes that lack of physical activity is at the root of many childhood health disorders, is vigilant about his children's exercise habits: "My daughter Zoe told me the other night that all her friends think I'm really cool," he said. " - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) "Being overweight as a child, she said, "brings with it an array of metabolic illnesses—diabetes, asthma. Children who are obese at age three will likely develop asthma when they're five." One of the most common, and most troubling, consequences of childhood obesity is diabetes, which has also risen at epidemic rates in this country over the last two decades." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) "In recent years, many schools—in acknowledgement of the epidemic numbers of overweight kids in this country—have made an effort to include more healthful foods on their menus, but all too often, those options are still the exception to the rule. Or the school's "healthy alternatives" are just plain unappetizing. When kids are introduced to certain vegetables in this setting, they can develop a lifelong aversion. "Most kids get exposed to spinach and broccoli and kale at school," Dr. Mehmet Oz, vice-chairman of surgery at Columbia University, told me. "And everything tastes bad." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"Being overweight, wrinkled, tired, and depressed is not normal. If you can't sleep, don't just take a sleeping pill and mask the underlying cause—check your hormone levels. Support what's low and look at your lifestyle to see what you can do to improve your hormones. Medications have their place, but the danger is that symptoms can be masked. Left untreated, imbalances will not be addressed, and over time new symptoms will arise or old symptoms will recur. 2. Partner with a doctor and/or a compounding pharmacist." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

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