Weight Loss for People Who Feel Too Much (32 page)

“A man's eyes cannot be as much occupied as they are in large cities by artificial things
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”
Quoted in Charles E. Beveridge and Paul Rocheleau,
Frederic Law Olmsted: Designing the American Landscape,
edited and designed by David Larkin (New York: Rizzoli, 1995), p. 34.

CHAPTER 6: STEP THREE: RECLAIM YOUR POWER TO CHOOSE

[Laughter] relieves tension and stress.
Mayo Clinic Staff, “Stress Release from laughter? Yes, No Joke,” http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/stress-relief/SR00034 (retrieved March 25, 2012).

[Laughter] opens your blood vessels.
Michael Miller and William F. Fry, “The Effect of Mirthful Laughter on the Human Cardiovascular System,”
Medical Hypotheses
73, no. 5 (November 2009): 636–39.

[Laughter] possibly prevents heart attacks.
University of Maryland Medical Center, “Laughter Is the Best Medicine for Your Heart,” http://www.umm.edu/features/laughter.htm (retrieved March 25, 2012).

CHAPTER 7: STEP FOUR: RECONNECT WITHOUT LOSING YOURSELF

“Muscle burns fat
.… 
”
Julia Ross, M.A.,
The Diet Cure
(New York: Penguin Books, 2000), p. 217.

Movement prevents
 … 
panic attacks.
A. J. Smits, Candyce D. Tart, et al., “The Interplay Between Physical Activity and Anxiety Sensitivity in Fearful Responding to Carbon Dioxide Challenges,”
Psychosomatic Medicine
73, no. 6 (July 2011): 433; http://www.psychosomaticmedicine.org/content/73/6/498.short. See also: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110712122403.htm (retrieved March 25, 2012).

According to a theory called “sensory integration
.…
”
See Lindsey Biel, OTR/L, and Nancy Peske,
Raising a Sensory Smart Child: The Definitive Handbook for Helping Your Child with Sensory Processing Issues
(New York: Penguin Books, 2009): 12–18. Although it's a book for parents who want to help their kids, it is full of information that applies to adults with sensory issues, including ideas for accommodations and heavy work activities that adults would enjoy.

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whole-body vibration
 … 
boost[s] circulation, immunity, and the flow of your bodily fluids
.… My husband, Marc, and I are so impressed by the research on the effects of whole-body vibration that we've invested in Goga Studios, which features whole-body vibration machines. See the Goga Studios research page on their site: http://www.gogastudios.com/technologyResearch.html; see also: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15472009.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, walk at a good clip
.… The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “How Much Physical Activity Do Adults Need?” http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/everyone/guidelines/adults.html (retrieved March 25, 2012).

Movement has an even greater effect on our spirits and attitude when we exercise outdoors.
J. Thompson Coon, K. Boddy, et al., “Does Participating in Physical Activity in Outdoor Natural Environments Have a Greater Effect on Physical and Mental Wellbeing than Physical Activity Indoors? A Systematic Review,”
Environmental Science Technology
45, no. 5 (February 3, 2011): 1761–72; http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es102947t (retrieved March 25, 2012).

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being in nature offers a host of health benefits.
ames Pretty, Ph.D., “How Nature Contributes to Mental and Physical Healthy,”
Spirituality and Health International
5, no. 2 (June 2004): 68–78;
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/shi.220/abstract
(retrieved March 25, 2012).

Having too many fat cells lowers your metabolism while increased muscle mass raises it.
The Mayo Clinic Staff, “Metabolism and Weight Loss: How You Burn Calories,” http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/metabolism/WT00006 (retrieved March 25, 2012).

Perimenopausal and menopausal women, and people who have experienced excessive emotional or physical stress
.… Marcelle Pick, M.D.,
Are You Tired and Wired?: A Proven 30-Day Program for Overcoming Adrenal Fatigue and Feeling Fantastic Again
(Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, 2011).

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sleep deprivation lowers your metabolism and makes it harder to lose weight.
Kelly
McGonigal, Ph.D., “The Science of Willpower: In Defense of a Good Night's Sleep,”
Psychology Today,
October 29, 2009; http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/%5Bfield_blog_ref-title-raw%5D/200910/in-defense-good-nights-sleep (retrieved March 25, 2012).

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70 to 90 percent of people with certain common autoimmune disorders are female.
In her book
Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom,
Dr. Christiane Northrup points out that 70 percent of multiple sclerosis sufferers are female, 75 percent of rheumatoid arthritis suffers are female, and 90 percent of lupus erythematosus are female. Christiane Northrup, M.D.,
Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing
(New York: Bantam Books, 2010), p. 816. The National Institute of Health's website says that women make up 70 percent of autoimmune hepatitis sufferers. See: http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/autoimmunehep/ (retrieved March 25, 2012).

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the prolonged stress of caretaking can lead to autoimmune disorders.
See: http://www.nccdp.org/article-planning-for-eldercare.htm.

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every time you do something habitual, like get into your car to start it, or stand at the sink to brush your teeth
.… Peggy McColl,
Your Destiny Switch: Master Your Key Emotions, and Attract the Life of Your Dreams!
(Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, 2007), pp. 166–67.

Subscribe to “good news only” services.
See http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org and http://www.happynews.com.

CHAPTER 8: NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT FOOD

[Livestock] are also given antibiotics
.… The concern about the excess use of antibiotics has grown so great that the Obama administration is pressuring American farmers to stop using them. Gardiner Harris, “Steps Set for Livestock Antibiotic Ban,”
New York Times,
March 23, 2012; http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/24/health/fda-is-ordered-to-restrict-use-of-antibiotics-in-livestock.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=antibiotics%20livestock&st=cse.

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people would rather deny that an animal they eat has suffered than change their eating habits.
Steve Loughnan and Brock Bastian, “The Role of Meat Consumption in the Denial of Moral Status and Mind to Meat Animals,”
Appetite
55, no. 1 (2010): 156.

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most North Americans eat more protein than they need.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Nutrition for Everyone: Protein”; http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/basics/protein.html (retrieved March 25, 2012).

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scientists in Britain and France have recently discovered that a common pesticide is killing off much of the bee population
.… Carl Zimmer, “Two Studies Point to Common Pesticide as a Culprit in Declining Bee Colonies,”
New York Times,
March 29, 2012. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/30/science/neocotinoid-pesticides-play-a-role-in-bees-decline-2-studies-find.html?scp=1&sq=bee%20pesticide&st=cse.

Is it a coincidence that American girls are now often entering puberty before age 10
.… Elizabeth Weil, “Puberty Before Age 10: A New ‘Normal'?”
New York Times,
March 30, 2012; http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/01/magazine/puberty-before-age-10-a-new-normal.html?scp=1&sq=female%20puberty&st=cse.

List of foods that are lowest and highest in pesticides.
The Environmental Working Group, “EWG's 2011 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce.” http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/summary/ (retrieved March 25, 2012).

Many spices not only bring flavor to your food but are also incredibly healthy for you.
Ni Shing and L. Ac Mao, D.O.M., Ph.D., “5 Spices to Invigorate Energy and Health.” http://www.doctoroz.com/blog/mao-shing-ni-lac-dom-phd/5-spices-invigorate-energy-and-health (retrieved May 14, 2012). Also, Mike Adams and Dani Veracity, “Natural Appetite Suppressants for Safe, Effective Weight Loss,” eBook. (Truth Publishing, 2009); http://www.naturalnews.com/downloads/NaturalAppetite Suppressants.pdf. Also, Joseph Mercola, M.D., “Top 10 Anti-Aging Herbs and Spices,” http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/top-10-anti-aging-herbs-and-spices (retrieved May 14, 2012).

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fructose (too much) and fiber (not enough) appear to be cornerstones of the obesity epidemic
.… UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public,
Health and Medicine,
July 2009, Show ID 16717.

Some food cravings have a physical component.
See, for example, Philip Werdell, M.A., “Physical Craving and Food Addiction: A Scientific Review,”
The Food Addiction Institute,
2009; http://foodaddiction institute.org/scientific-research/physical-craving-and-food-addiction-a-scientific-review/ (retrieved May 14, 2012).

These flavorings seem to train the palate
.… 
.
For an eye-opening and an unsettling portrait of just how much chemical tinkering goes into fast food, see Erich Schlosser,
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
(New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2001), pp. 121–31.

CHAPTER 9: CHALLENGING TIMES FOR PEOPLE WHO FEEL TOO MUCH

Cheap, processed food can be found around the globe now, even in India
.… 
Karishma Vyas, “Expanding India Faces Obesity Problem,”
ChinaDaily.com.cn,
March 19, 2011; http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2011–04/19/content_12350128.htm.

Women's menstrual cycles are somehow connected to and perhaps influenced by moon cycles.
E. Friedman, “Menstrual and Lunar Cycles,”
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
140, no. 3 (June 1, 1981): 350. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7246643. See also: Sung Ping Law, “The Regulation of Menstrual Cycle and Its Relationship to the Moon,”
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecolegia Scandinavica
65, no. 1 (1986): 45–48; http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/00016348609158228.

Recommended Reading and Resources

DOCUMENTARIES

Fresh. Dir. Ana Joanes. New Video Group, 2012. DVD.

Food, Inc.: How Industrial Food Is Making Us Sicker, Fatter, and Poorer—And What You Can Do About It.
Dir. Robert Kenner. Magnolia Home Entertainment, 2009. DVD.

Forks Over Knives.
Dir. Lee Fulkerson. Virgil Films and Entertainment, 2011. DVD.

Food Matters.
Dir. James Colquhoun and Carlo Ledesma. Passion River Films, 2009. DVD.

The Tapping Solution.
Dir. Nicolas Ortner. The Tapping Solution, LLC, 2009. DVD.

FIND A WEIGHT RELEASE ENERGETIX COACH

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IN-VIZION® PROCESS FOR WEIGHT LOSS DOWNLOADS

Can't afford a coach and like to do things on your own? There are many recorded versions of the IN-Vizion
®
Process to help with weight release and empathy overload, available on my site for download.

Listening to these sessions daily may greatly improve your success!

Visit www.colettebaronreid.com/weightloss.

BOOKS

Aron, Elaine.
The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You.
New York: Carol Publishing Group, 1996.

Baron-Reid, Colette.
The Map: Finding the Magic and Meaning in the Story of Your Life.
Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, 2011.

Biel, Lindsey, OTR/L, and Nancy Peske.
Raising a Sensory Smart Child: The Definitive Handbook for Helping Your Child with Sensory Processing Issues,
2nd. ed. New York: Penguin Books, 2009.

Blaylock, Russel. M.D.
Excitotoxins, the Taste That Kills.
Santa Fe, N.M: Health Press, 1997

Braden, Gregg.
Secrets of the Lost Mode of Prayer: The Hidden Power of Beauty, Blessings, Wisdom, and Hurt.
Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, 2006.

———.
The Spontaneous Healing of Belief: Shattering the Paradigm of False Limits.
Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, 2008.

Campbell, Don, and Alex Doman.
Healing at the Speed of Sound: How What We Hear Transforms Our Brains and Our Lives.
New York: Hudson Street Press, 2011.

Craig, Gary.
EFT for Weight Loss: The Revolutionary Technique for Conquering Emotional Overeating, Cravings, Bingeing, Eating Disorders, and Self-Sabotage.
Fulton, CA: Energy Psychology Press, 2010.

Dossey, Larry, Ph.D.
Space, Time & Medicine.
Boston: Shambhala Books, 1982.

Freedman, Rory, and Kim Barnouin.
Skinny Bitch.
Philadelphia, PA: Running Press, 2005.

Hartmann, Ernest.
Boundaries: A New Way to Look at the World.
Summerland, CA: CIRCC EverPress, 2011.

Karr, Chris.
Crazy, Sexy Diet: Eat Your Veggies, Ignite Your Spark, and Live Like You Mean It.
Guilford, CT: skirt!, 2011.

Linn, Denise, and Meadow Lynn.
The Mystic Cookbook: The Secret Alchemy of Food.
Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, 2012.

Lipton, Bruce, Ph.D.
The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter, & Miracles.
Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, 2011.

Masson, Jeffrey Moussaieff.
The Face on Your Plate: The Truth About Food.
New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 2009.

———.
The Pig Who Sang To the Moon: The Emotional World of Farm Animals.
New York: Ballantine Books, 2004.

McColl, Peggy.
Your Destiny Switch: Master Your Key Emotions, and Attract the Life of Your Dreams!
Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, 2007.

McTaggart, Lynne.
The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World.
New York: Free Press, 2007.

———.
The Bond: Connecting Through the Space Between Us.
New York: Free Press, 2011.

Newberg, Andrew B., Ph.D.
Principles of Neurotheology.
Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2010.

Northrup, Christiane, M.D.
Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing.
New York: Bantam Books, 2010.

———.
The Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and Emotional Health During the Change,
rev. ed. New York: Bantam Books, 2012.

Perlmutter, David, M.D., F.A.C.N., and Alberto Villoldo, Ph.D.
Power Up Your Brain: The Neuroscience of Enlightenment
. Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, 2011.

Pert, Candace.
Molecules of Emotion: The Science Behind Mind-Body Medicine.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1999.

Peske, Nancy K., and Beverly West.
Cinematherapy: The Girl's Guide to Movies for Every Mood.
New York: Dell, 1999.

Pick, Marcelle, M.D.
Are You Tired and Wired?: A Proven 30-Day Program for Overcoming Adrenal Fatigue and Feeling Fantastic Again.
Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, 2011.

Ross, Julia, M.A.
The Diet Cure: The 8-Step Program to Rebalance Your Body Chemistry and End Food Cravings, Weight Gain, and Mood Swings—Naturally.
New York: Penguin Books, 2012.

———.
The Mood Cure: The 4-Step Program to Take Charge of Your Emotions—Today.
New York: Penguin Books, 2003.

Schlosser, Erich.
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal.
New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2001.

WEBSITES

Services that offer only good news include the Good News Network http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org and Happy News http://www.happynews.com.

You can also find good news on the
Huffington Post
at http://www.huffington post.com/good-news/.

You can find a list of farmers' markets in your area at this site: http://apps.ams.usda.gov/FarmersMarkets/.

Here is the website of Feng Shui master Angel de Para: http://www.earthluck.org.

SELF-HELP GROUPS

Overeaters Anonymous

http://www.oa.org

Codependents Anonymous

http://www.coda.org

Alanon Family services

http://www.al-anon.alateen.org

For information on nutrition, check the following websites:

http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/index.html

http://www.metagenics.com

http://www.mercola.com

http://www.drweil.com

http://www.droz.com