"A meal is no longer a meal, it’s packed full of confusion, fear, guilt, stress and more. And whatever you’re actually eating is nothing compared to the poison pill of negative emotions and stress that you’re swallowing. Heavy stuff!
So let’s start with easing that burden a bit with some tapping…
Ready?
(To see tapping points, CLICK HERE)
It’s always important to measure our progress with EFT, so we know where we are and where we’re going, and even though these tapping statements are a bit more “global”, try this to measure it:
Say out loud: "I am relaxed, at peace and full of joy regarding the food I put in my body.
On a 0-10 scale, how true does that feel? 10 being 100% true, 0 being not true at all? Give it a number, it doesn’t have to be exact or perfect, and write it down.
Then let’s getting tapping!
Karate Chop: "Even though I’m really stressed out about what I should and shouldn’t be eating…I deeply and completely accept myself…
Karate Chop: "Even though I can’t stop worrying about what’s “good for me” and “bad for me”…I deeply and completely accept myself…
Karate Chop: "Even though I’ve heard to many different things about food, I’m overwhelmed and don’t know what to do …I choose to relax now…
Eyebrow: "All this stress around food…
Side of the Eye: "Should I eat this?
Under the Eye: "I can’t eat that!
Under Nose: "This is good for me…
Under Mouth: "That’s bad for me…
Collarbone: "Or is it?
Under Arm: "I just don’t know what to eat…
Top of the Head: "So stressed out about eating…
Eyebrow: "I’ve read so many different things
Side of the Eye: "Everyone seems to disagree on what to eat!
Under the Eye: "I’m confused, scared and stressed about food…
Under Nose: "All this stress around food…
Under Mouth: "Releasing all this stress around food…
Collarbone: "All of this anxiety around food…
Under Arm: "I shouldn’t eat this…
Top of the Head: "I shouldn’t eat that…
Eyebrow: "Should, shouldn’t, should, shouldn’t….
Side of the Eye: "So much confusion….
Under the Eye: "Such a burden…
Under Nose: "So much anxiety…
Under Mouth: "So much stress…
Collarbone: "All around food…
Under Arm: "This stress around food…
Top of the Head: "Releasing all this stress around food…
Let’s do some positive tapping (if you’re still feeling strongly negative, or if other things have come up, tap on those specifically before moving on to the positive)
Eyebrow: "I choose to relax around food now…
Side of the Eye: "I choose to feel safe around food now…
Under the Eye: "Food is safe..
Under Nose: "I am safe…
Under Mouth: "I am at peace and easily choose the foods the best nourish me…
Collarbone: "I relax around food, enjoying every bite I eat, regardless of what it is…
Under Arm: "Once I choose to eat something, I relax and release any guilt, fear or anxiety around it…
Top of the Head: "I choose to relax around food…
Eyebrow: "My body knows exactly what it wants and needs…
Side of the Eye: "I attract all the right information to help me choose the best food for me…
Under the Eye: "Food is safe…
Under Nose: "I am safe…
Under Mouth: "I choose to relax now…
Collarbone: "I let go of any fear, guilt or anxiety around food..
Under Arm: "Letting it go..
Top of the Head: "Letting it all go…
Take a deep breath…and let it go…
How ya feeling? Let’s check in.
Say out loud: "I am relaxed, at peace and full of joy regarding the food I put in my body.
How true does that feel? Did the number go up? What else came up when you were doing the tapping?
Remember, when we’re doing “global” tapping like this, we really want to pay attention to “specific” things that come up for us. I can’t instruct you to tap on specific experience you’ve had, because I don’t know what they are!
But you do; so as anything pops up, tap on it and release it. The more specific we get, the more the global tapping will “stick”.
That’s it for now, just a couple of quick rounds to ease the burden a bit, release some stress and help you get more clear around food."
Click here to go to How to Tap Video (Originally Created for the Tapping World Summit)
Are you ready to create positive lasting change in your life, starting right now?
Friday, November 4, 2011
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Hypnosis Network Ideal Weight Set
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
Hypnosis Network Ideal Weight Set
Paul Scheele’s Ideal Weight Paraliminal CD
Ideal Weight can enhance any weight-loss plan or diet. It offers an authentic approach of self-love and clear choices. And if you’re trying to maintain a healthy weight already, you will be able to enjoy great foods without putting on the pounds.
Our bodies give natural signals that say when to start eating, when to stop eating, and which foods to eat.
Ideal Weight helps you develop the awareness to eat when your body needs nourishment and eliminate eating for stress or emotional issues.
Hypnosis Network Ideal Weight Set
Paul Scheele’s Ideal Weight Paraliminal CD
Ideal Weight can enhance any weight-loss plan or diet. It offers an authentic approach of self-love and clear choices. And if you’re trying to maintain a healthy weight already, you will be able to enjoy great foods without putting on the pounds.
Our bodies give natural signals that say when to start eating, when to stop eating, and which foods to eat.
Ideal Weight helps you develop the awareness to eat when your body needs nourishment and eliminate eating for stress or emotional issues.
Peppermint and Cayenne Red Pepper Flakes support weight loss
wThis is from my friend, Michael Lovitch, Co Founder of The Hypnosis Network
"Hello,
When you are trying to shed pounds, it is all about taking in fewer calories.
And, any little tip or trick helps, right?
There are two items that may very well be in your cupboard already...
And the best part is, these are not things that cost a ton of money – these are items you can find at pretty much ANY local store!
Time to Hit The Grocery Store
Peppermint is the first new product you need to pick up!
You can find peppermint oil at a health food store, and it isn’t costly.
Experts are now saying even just the mere smell of the oil will make you eat less.
For a quick fix, take a sniff of some oil before a meal...OR...super easy – just chew some peppermint gum throughout the day.
Experiment & Results
In one study printed in the North American Journal of Psychology in 2007 at Wheeling University in Virginia, 40 volunteers were asked to sniff peppermint every 2 hours for five days.
After that, for another 5 days, they were given a placebo to sniff.
When the researchers compared the results, during the week they sniffed peppermint, on average, they consumed 1,800 fewer calories!(1)
That would be a little over ½ a week just by sniffing peppermint.
Mint is also a mild stimulant...so it might give you that push you need to get to the gym, too
Add Spice To Your Life
The second product is even easier to find, and I bet many of you already use something like this or own it...
Next time you fill your plate, simply add Red Pepper Flakes, (also called Cayenne flakes) to your meal.
Peppers, release capsaicin which fights fat and helps reduce your appetite.
Please note: store-bought hot sauce contains capsaicin too, but can contain sugar and other non-natural ingredients. Try a jalapeno or chilies for a fresh kick of hot, tasty spice, without extra calories or sugar.
Regards,
Michael Lovitch
Co Founder
The Hypnosis Network
817-566-0050
"Hello,
When you are trying to shed pounds, it is all about taking in fewer calories.
And, any little tip or trick helps, right?
There are two items that may very well be in your cupboard already...
And the best part is, these are not things that cost a ton of money – these are items you can find at pretty much ANY local store!
Time to Hit The Grocery Store
Peppermint is the first new product you need to pick up!
You can find peppermint oil at a health food store, and it isn’t costly.
Experts are now saying even just the mere smell of the oil will make you eat less.
For a quick fix, take a sniff of some oil before a meal...OR...super easy – just chew some peppermint gum throughout the day.
Experiment & Results
In one study printed in the North American Journal of Psychology in 2007 at Wheeling University in Virginia, 40 volunteers were asked to sniff peppermint every 2 hours for five days.
After that, for another 5 days, they were given a placebo to sniff.
When the researchers compared the results, during the week they sniffed peppermint, on average, they consumed 1,800 fewer calories!(1)
That would be a little over ½ a week just by sniffing peppermint.
Mint is also a mild stimulant...so it might give you that push you need to get to the gym, too
Add Spice To Your Life
The second product is even easier to find, and I bet many of you already use something like this or own it...
Next time you fill your plate, simply add Red Pepper Flakes, (also called Cayenne flakes) to your meal.
Peppers, release capsaicin which fights fat and helps reduce your appetite.
Please note: store-bought hot sauce contains capsaicin too, but can contain sugar and other non-natural ingredients. Try a jalapeno or chilies for a fresh kick of hot, tasty spice, without extra calories or sugar.
Regards,
Michael Lovitch
Co Founder
The Hypnosis Network
817-566-0050
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Get healthy to lose weight!
"Why am I gaining this weight?”"
"We hear this question every day in our medical practice. And no wonder. Despite our best efforts, most women gain weight in perimenopause — especially around our waist and hips — even if we’re dieting.
Why is this happening to us? The answer lies in the remarkable links between hormonal balance and body fat.
Set aside the basic myth behind most diets — that weight control is just a matter of calorie control. That's untrue and misleading, and has made a lot of women suffer unnecessarily.
Can hormonal imbalance cause excess weight gain?
The first and most basic link is between insulin metabolism and body fat. Most of us eat the conventional low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet, with lots of processed foods (pasta, breads, most snacks, beer and wine, etc.). Over time this diet commonly creates a condition known as insulin resistance. When you are insulin resistant your body converts every calorie it can into fat — even if you’re dieting. And it won't let you burn fat when you exercise.
A second basic link is between stress and body fat. Stress hormones block weight loss. This is sometimes called the "famine effect": despite adequate food, the body interprets prolonged stress as a famine, and once again, the body thinks it should store every spare calorie as fat. Which it does very effectively. Most women are under tremendous amounts of stress — much of it prolonged and without let-up — which leads to adrenal fatigue and intractable weight gain.
These two links work together. Many of us combine a high-stress life with a low-fat, high-carb diet. This creates such a powerful hormonal imbalance that weight gain is almost inevitable. Yo-yo dieting — strict dieting followed by a rebound in weight — will only exacerbate the pattern because it stresses the body and damages your metabolism.
High-carb diets also lead to cravings. Because your body can’t readily maintain optimal blood sugar and serotonin levels, you are compelled to have snacks and caffeine to make yourself feel better. But they only exacerbate your insulin resistance and adrenal exhaustion — a vicious circle — while adding body fat.
Note that artificial sweeteners are not a solution; they’re part of the problem. They may lack calorie content, but they mimic sugar so well that the body produces insulin to metabolize them — contributing to insulin resistance. They actually lower your blood sugar level, which is why most contain caffeine to compensate.
The impact of hormonal changes on weight gain:
Another factor in stubborn weight gain is estrogen loss. As the estrogen production of your ovaries falls, your body turns to secondary production sites, one of which is body fat. If your body is struggling to maintain its hormonal balance, body fat becomes more valuable. Of course, if you are stressed and on a low-fat diet, your body is struggling. This is another vicious circle.
Thyroid imbalance is another common contributor. Thyroid hormones have an intimate relationship with the other hormones in your body, including estrogen and progesterone, and an imbalance in one is often associated with an imbalance in another. Because the thyroid plays a major role in orchestrating the body’s metabolism, an underactive thyroid almost always leads to weight gain, no matter how much you diet or exercise.
Heal yourself, and lose the weight:
By thinking only of calorie control, we actually starve our bodies of the nutrients we need to maintain health, while signaling our bodies to put on weight. Neither outcome is desirable! And you end up feeling defeated by the whole process — as though willpower had anything to do with it.
Our philosophy on weight control is based on what has worked in our practice over the last 25 years. We know that you have to get healthy before you can lose weight. You can’t lose weight to get healthy. But if you will heal your body and try to balance your life, you will then find you achieve and maintain your ideal weight."
Please visit the Women's Health Network website for more information...CLICK HERE
Monday, August 22, 2011
Interconnected
We are designed to be interdependent and interconnected. There is hope for us to move from chaotic and rigid states to integration, kindness, and peace.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
What happens to memory as you age?
With aging comes some mental decline. And one of the first things to go is the ability of the MTL ( medial temporal lobe ) to recall specifics.
According to Dr. Roberto Cabeza, the lead author of the Duke University study:
“Specific memories don’t last forever, but what ends up lasting are not specific details, but more general or global impressions. Past studies have shown that as normal brains age, they tend to lose the ability to recollect specifics faster than they lose the ability recall impressions. However, patients with Alzheimer’s disease tend to lose both types of memories equally, which may prove to be a tool for early diagnosis.”
Good reason to do everything you can to keep your memory sharp.
Thankfully, there ARE a few things you can do right now to slow – and sometimes even prevent – mental decline as you age:
Walk more – Part of the reason for memory decline as you age, is that the hippocampus shrinks. But a study reported at the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that walking just 3 times a week for 40 minutes can expand the size of the hippocampus by almost 2 percent. This alone can have a huge effect on keeping your mind and memory “young.”
Vinpocetine – This extract from the periwinkle plant has been used in Europe for decades to treat and help prevent dementia. It’s so effective, one study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that regular supplementation with vinpocetine helped chronic cerebral dysfunction patients improve significantly and score better on numerous mental tests.
Blueberries – You’ve probably heard that these are great for your heart. But it turns out they’re also good for your brain. One Tufts University study suggests it can even help prevent the loss of short-term memory. You can eat them plain or add them to your favorite cereal or oatmeal.
Folic Acid – This is one I found surprising. It’s already well-known that folic acid is good for pregnant women. But a Dutch study found that supplementing with folic acid can improve your memory. Subjects who took 800mcg daily knocked off 5.5 years their age when it came to their performance on standardized memory tests.
Reduce Stress – This is a big one. The research is clear that higher cortisol levels caused by stress can drastically reduce memory (both short term and long term). Our recommendation of course is to use hypnosis to reduce the effects of stress on your life.
From EXPLORING THE MIND
According to Dr. Roberto Cabeza, the lead author of the Duke University study:
“Specific memories don’t last forever, but what ends up lasting are not specific details, but more general or global impressions. Past studies have shown that as normal brains age, they tend to lose the ability to recollect specifics faster than they lose the ability recall impressions. However, patients with Alzheimer’s disease tend to lose both types of memories equally, which may prove to be a tool for early diagnosis.”
Good reason to do everything you can to keep your memory sharp.
Thankfully, there ARE a few things you can do right now to slow – and sometimes even prevent – mental decline as you age:
Walk more – Part of the reason for memory decline as you age, is that the hippocampus shrinks. But a study reported at the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that walking just 3 times a week for 40 minutes can expand the size of the hippocampus by almost 2 percent. This alone can have a huge effect on keeping your mind and memory “young.”
Vinpocetine – This extract from the periwinkle plant has been used in Europe for decades to treat and help prevent dementia. It’s so effective, one study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that regular supplementation with vinpocetine helped chronic cerebral dysfunction patients improve significantly and score better on numerous mental tests.
Blueberries – You’ve probably heard that these are great for your heart. But it turns out they’re also good for your brain. One Tufts University study suggests it can even help prevent the loss of short-term memory. You can eat them plain or add them to your favorite cereal or oatmeal.
Folic Acid – This is one I found surprising. It’s already well-known that folic acid is good for pregnant women. But a Dutch study found that supplementing with folic acid can improve your memory. Subjects who took 800mcg daily knocked off 5.5 years their age when it came to their performance on standardized memory tests.
Reduce Stress – This is a big one. The research is clear that higher cortisol levels caused by stress can drastically reduce memory (both short term and long term). Our recommendation of course is to use hypnosis to reduce the effects of stress on your life.
From EXPLORING THE MIND
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