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November, 2008  -- Eliminating Belly Fat
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In this issue
 
Eliminating Belly Fat and Healthy Metabolism TeleSeminars
Belly Fat and Digestion
Your Bowel Habits Matter
Healthy Weight Loss Products
Healthy, Fit Body and Mind Home Study Program
 FREE Coaching Session
What Clients Have Said
 

Welcome to the November issue of my Natural Weight Loss e-newsletter. My vision is to help you create a healthy, fit body and mind in safe, healthy, effective, enjoyable ways. 

It is not my intention to strengthen your ability to diet, but to educate you to listen and interpret the messages your body is giving to you. 

I want you to make friends with food and to learn to eat mindfully and joyfully.  Food is giving you life.  It is not the enemy.  Your fear of food is causing it to work against you.

Weight problems, like all challenges, have a physcal, mental, emotional, and spiritual component. 

If you're looking for another trendy diet to follow, my approach is not for you.  Dropping the dieting mentality is an important step in Being Your Own Weight Loss Guru™.  Instead, make your goal  balanced health at all levels.  Doing so takes off the pressure, and pressure keeps weight on.  Your body is a reflection of your mental, emotional, and attitudinal aspects.

I know you want to be in the best shape possible not only for the Holidays, but also for a fresh start into the New Year.  Scroll down to learn how you can look and feel better NOW.

This issue addresses a few of the causes and solutions to belly fat.  If you want to know the whole story, join me for my Eliminating Belly Fat TeleSeminar on December 1 and Creating Healthy Metabolism on December 8.  Details are below.

I've created a home study program for Creating a Healthy, Fit Body.  You'll receive two e-books and four MP3 recordings.  I know you are busy and that your health and weight are priorities.  By participating in this program you can learn and implement the concepts at your own pace.  Details are below.

Your body is always communicating to you, but few know how to accurately interpret the messages.  Excess weight, cravings and addictions, thoughts and emotions, aches and pains and health issues are guidance systems.  If you're still struggling with weight, health or emotional issues, you're missing the wisdom of these symptoms.

Weight loss is a long, slow, tedious journey without working on the mental, emotional, and spiritual causes of the issue.  The rewards are far greater than weight loss and will extend into every aspect of your health and life.

 

Two Great TeleSeminars to help you feel and look your best.

Eliminating Belly Fat Teleseminar - December 1

Creating Healthy Metabolism Teleseminar - December 8

Click Here for Details and Registration.  Save $30 when you register for both.

 

Healthy, Fit Body and Mind Home Study Program  

If you are genuinely committed to your weight and health goals, this home study program provides the perfect opportunity for you to succeed without struggle and deprivation.  Full details and special offer are below.

Belly Fat and Digestion

Belly fat has been linked to an increased risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes.  A new study links belly fat to early death whether you are overweight or not.  If you have belly fat, this study states that you double your risk of dying prematurely.  These research findings can be found in the November 12 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. 

Western Science suggests aerobic exercise and a healthy diet to reverse central obesity. That's pretty generic advice and not very helpful.  There are many causes of mid-body fat and I'll discuss a few of them in this article.  For more information on this important health topic, join me on December 1 for my Eliminating Belly Fat TeleSeminar. You can participate from anywhere in the world.  Click Here for details.

Belly fat comes from internal organ weakness.  Damp excess and mucoid deposits, especially in the digestive organs, cause abdominal puffiness, distension, and bloating.  Mucous and damp conditions can cause, and are caused by, bacteria, viruses, overgrowth of yeasts, fungus, parasites, edema, cysts, tumors and cancer. Cause and effect are difficult to distinguish.  Dampness means an overly moist or wet condition. 

Imagine a sponge that you continually add moisture to.  It keeps expanding.  When you dry out the sponge, it contracts.  Drying the excess moisture and mucus in your digestive organs will reduce the size of your belly.  Using food to reverse this issue takes time and you must be patient and persistent.  Adding some health supportive products can bring results more quickly.

External factors such as living in a house with mold and other damp living conditions play a part in these conditions.

Food is the biggest cause and some of the major contributors are:  excessive amounts of raw foods and juice; greasy foods such as pizza, french fries, fried meats, fatty luncheon meats and margarine; and all cow's milk products.  Eating fat-free or low-fat versions of these foods will make no difference in your belly fat.  They are probably more harmful since a chemical process is used to remove the fat.

Other causes of a continually expanding waistline are sugar, alcohol, yeasted foods, spoiled food, and too many complicated dishes or too many ingredients in a dish.

Poor food combining, food sensitivities, food allergens, and some medications and supplements are additional triggers for belly fat.  These are big issues and will be addressed in my Eliminating Belly Fat TeleSeminar on December 1.

Drying Dampness Reduces Belly Fat 

 Here are a few tips for reducing central fat:

  • Eat 6 or more cups of cooked vegetables daily;
  • Include steamed leafy greens regularly with a splash of lemon;
  • Eliminate fruit except for grapefruit, tart green apples, and berries;
  • Eat roasted, unsalted organic pumpkin seeds and almonds moderately;
  • Take Colostroplex daily.  It has probiotic activity and improves gastro immunity, treats food intolerance.  Click here for more information.
  • Pau D'Arco Tea -- 3 cups daily;
  • Ginger Tea made from fresh ginger twice daily after meals--Simmer 4-5 slices of ginger in a cup of water for 8-10 minutes.  If you need a sweetner, use stevia;
  • Oil of Oregano Capsules -- don't use if you have sluggish bowels or constipation;
  • Eliminate cow's milk products.  Goat and sheep cheeses do not cause digetive dampness and mucus, and can be used moderately;
  • Use fresh lemon in your water daily;
  • Don't keep leftovers more than a few days;  Food begins to spoil before it actually tastes bad.  When you eat it you are putting bacteria in your digestive tract.  This is the perfect environment for yeast and fungi to proliferate and grow your belly;
  • Chew your food until liquid.

Of course, there's more to the story.  Deficiency of digestive fire and digestive qi (chee) will cause your belly to grow and many health and weight issues.  Deficient digestive fire symptoms include watery stools with undigested food; cold hands and feet; clear urine; pallor, and others.

Deficient digestive Qi symptoms include loose bowels, general weakness, especially of arms and legs; food sensitivities, indigestion, anemia, ulcers, and others.

I don't want to overwhelm you with too much information in this e-newsletter.  This will all be covered in my Eliminating Belly Fat TeleSeminaron December 1.  You'll also receive the e-book and the MP3 recording so you can study and implement these concepts at your own pace.

Your Bowel Habits Matter
 
Most people don't like to talk about their bowels habits, so I'll start the conversation for you. Elimination is an essential part of good health.  This means bowel movements once or twice a day that are formed. brown, and that float.  Bowels that are too dark or too light may be signaling health problems.
 
Loose, frequent bowel movements and constipation are two indicaters of poor digestive health, including digestive immunity. 
 
Many say it is normal for them to have only a few bowel movements a week.  This is not normal and contributes to a toxic inner environment and belly fat.  Some
remedies for constipation:
 
2-4 TB. of ground flax seeds daily.  Do not eat them whole.  You can't digest them.  Purchase the whole ones and grind them yourself in a coffee grinder or blender, and keep them refrigerated.  You can buy them already ground and I would buy small quantities as they go rancid quickly. 
 
Chia seeds are excellent for sluggish bowels and are a high source of Omega 3 fatty acids, second to flax seeds.
 
Black Sesame Seeds are a good source for minerals. are lubricating to the intestines and a remedy for constipation.  Dry roast in a skillet and eat 2 TB. daily sprinkled on food.  Chew them well.

Drink Aloe Vera Juice before meals.

Eat high fiber whole, unprocessed grains such as brown rice, millet, hulled barley, and quinoa cooked with unrefined sea salt. 

Chew your food until liquid to avoid food stagnation and to mix the food with digestive enzymes that are in saliva.
 
For loose, frequent bowels

Take Grapefruit Seed Extract;

Dissolve a heaping tsp. of kuzu in a cup of cold water in a saucepan.  Add a pinch of dried ginger; bring to a boil; turn down heat and simmer 3-4 minutes. 

Add a chopped umeboshi plum to the kuzu/ginger drink.  It is available in health food stores.

Use Oil of Oregano Capsules. 

Take Colostroplex and/or Quiet Digestion.

Eat only cooked food and small meals chewed well.

Avoid cow's milk products, honey, fruit and foods that are difficult to digest.

These are a few tips for improving elimination.  The overall diet must be improved to eliminate the cause and strengthen your digestive system. 
 

Safe, Effective Products for Belly Fat, Healthy Digestion, and Weight Loss 


I have discovered some excellent high quality products that are effective for reversing some of the causes of belly fat and weight issues.  They all should be combined with exercise, stress reduction and appropriate foods for your condition.

Click this link for money saving discounts


  
Colostroplex Restores gastrointestinal function and improves gastro immunity; treats bacterial gastroenterities, diarrhea and other G.I. problems; reduces food intolerance; has probiotic activity.   Works better than probiotics.  Click here for ordering.  


Quiet Digestion resolves digestive dampness and phlegm; treats gastric distress, abdominal pain and cramping, nausea, abdominal distension and belly fat, intestinal gas, bacterial or viral gastroenteritis; poor food absorption; motion sickness, handover, jet lag; useful for food allergies; regulates digestive qi (chee).  This formula is rich in enzymatic activity.   Click here for ordering
 
Chzyme disperses dampness; resolves phlegm; dries dampness; regulates the stomach; reduces intestinal gas, bloating, cramping, regurgitation, nausea and diarrhea; treats gastroenteritis bacterial or viral; promotes the absorption of herb and vitamin products; helps food assimilation. Click here for ordering.  


Six Gentlemen address fatigue, weak limbs, loss of appetite, gas and bloating afer meals; resolves nausea and vomiting caused by dampness affecting digestive organs; treats phlegm accumulated due to digestive qi (chee) deficiency.  Click here for ordering. 


Astra 18 Diet helps reduce dampness and phlegm which cause bloating and puffiness; reduces appetite, improves digestion, invigorates energy.   Click here for ordering.  


Greenexcellent promotes weight loss, reduces bloodglucose, increases lean mass.  It reduces fats from adipose tissue, increases glucose sensitivity and has antioxidant activity.  Does not contain caffeine.   Click here for ordering
 
Astra Diet Tea reduces dampness and phlegm which cause bloating and puffiness; reduces appetite, improves digestion, invigorates energy, and the fiber content of the herbs promotes digestion and proper stools.  Pleasant tasting.  Have a cup after meals.  Does not contain caffeine or tea.  This tea is NOT laxative or diuretic.  Click here for ordering

Leantain is a natural appetite suppressant with calorie burning effects.  It has antioxidant effects,  helps maintains fluid balance, supports healthy blood pressure, cholesterol, and insulin response. Leantain reduces appetite and promotes physical energy.   Click here for ordering.  

 

Healthy, Fit Body and Mind Home Study Program

My Be Your Own Weight Loss Guru™ Healthy, Fit Body and Mind Home Study Program will be available December 8, 2008. 

You'll learn how to listen to and accurately interpret the messages of your body, emotions, and life.  You'll discover how to assess your constitution and condition to determine best foods for you.

Also covered are Nutritional Cleansing and Detoxification; Why you have cravings and addictions; Self sabotage, conflicting intentions and pay-offs; why calories don't count; making sense of conflicting dietary information; and, much, much more.  Follow the link to read the details.  You'll receive two e-books and four MP3 recordings.

Click this link for Healthy, Fit Body and Mind

I'm offering a $110 pre-publication discount.  Order now to receive the discount and delivery of the Program on December 1.  Price goes up after December 8.

If you are genuinely committed to your weight and health goals, this home study program provides the perfect opportunity for you to succeed without struggle and deprivation.   You'll improve your health and energy, look and feel younger while losing weight.

 

My background is in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nutritional Therapy, Holistic Health, Attitudinal Healing, Energy Medicine, Yoga, and Spiritual modalities. CLICK HERE for Complete Bio I help clients make choices that create radiant health and harmonious emotions, reverse health problems, create radiant health, and joyful, living.

I will help you gain clarity, achieve results more quickly and easily, remove obstacles, teach you creative problem solving, and make the process of change easy and joyful. FREE initial session (30 minutes) can be done in my Pittsburgh office or by phone. Offer expires December 15 and applies to new clients. Call 412.361.8600 or send an email to health@wholehealthresources.com  to schedule. CLICK HERE for additional Coaching information.

 

What Clients Have Said

 "I don't know how to explain it--but I feel better inside.  I no longer have feelings of anxiety about my weight since I began working with you.  I've lost 15 pounds in 2 months even with eating many meals in restaurants; my blood pressure is now normal without medication; I no longer have to take pain medication; and people are constantly telling me how great I look.  I'm amazed at how much better everything is since I've been working with you."  K. I., Pittsburgh

"I've tried every diet in the world.  I got deathly sick on Atkins and my cholesterol spiked; Jenny Craig was so restrictive and expensive I couldn't maintain it; with Nutri Systems I was buying expensive, mail order food that tasted like cardboard.  Your approach is so flexible and I love eating real food.  I am never hungry and have no cravings.  My overall health and energy have improved.  Best of all are your inner fitness techniques for quickly working through stress and emotional eating."  G. M. Boulder

"I've stopped fearing food with your very wise help.  I never realized how much my emotions affected my energy.  Now that I am no longer obsessing about food I have far more energy to enjoy my life.  Thank you for helping me understand how to listen to my own body and emotions and  eat for my personal needs.  My work with you has given me freedom--a huge bonus to the weight loss and better health."  J. W.  London

"Getting a pay-off from being overweight was something I never considered.  Exploring this with you has brought me to a place of greater self respect and a much healthier weight."   B. S. Harrisburg

 
Deborah Barr

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About Deborah Barr
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Deborah Barr, 25-year Holistic Health Counselor/Coach, speaker, and author, works with clients who want to reverse health and weight issues; achieve emotional harmony, radiant health, passion, peaceful living, work-life balance, and a life they love. In 1985 she founded Whole Health Resources, the premier Holistic Health Center in Pittsburgh. WHR's mission is to promote the healing and development of body, mind and spirit, and to teach an understanding of the relationship between diet, attitudes, lifestyle and wellness. She offers free help through her 2 e-zines, Natural Weight Loss, and Whole Health Matters, and free articles at www.wholehealthresources.com.

Deborah is a sought after speaker and writer sharing her Holistic message to audiences of regional and national scope. You may reach her by calling 412-361-8600 or emailing her at deborah@wholehealthresources.com.
 
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