So, how are we doing? We’ve covered quite a bit of ground! Dr. Braverman’s amazing book, “Younger, Thinner YOU!” has been what we’ve been discussing. He has charted the way for us to regain control over both our food cravings as well as to turn back the aging clock! The basis of his writing was [...]
Filed under: Health, Losing Weight on February 4th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
GABA Holds us Together! How so? We’ve been looking at the connection between our appetite and the brain chemicals that CONTROL our eating habits. GABA helps to regulate acetylcholine (remember that controls our brain speed), and dopamine (is our power source). GABA deficiencies can result in emotional eating and in a feeling of being out [...]
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ACETYLCHOLINE- SPEEDS THINGS UP! Â Have you ever met someone who has given up smoking, and the next thing they know-they have packed on some unwanted pounds! Why? We’re going to discuss it as we continue the conversation on the major chemicals our brain uses to stay healthy and that includes keeping us from those awful [...]
Filed under: Health, Losing Weight on January 29th, 2010 | No Comments »
SEROTONIN! We NEED You! Serotonin seems to be a chemical that most folks are familiar with. It’s the feel good hormone that makes us feel GREAT! Low levels are most commonly related to genetics, lack of exercise, and lack of sun exposure. The disease, Seasonal Affected Disorder (SAD), is thought to be brought about due [...]
Filed under: Health, Losing Weight on January 29th, 2010 | No Comments »
INTRODUCTION TO THE FOUR MAJOR CHEMICALS THAT CONTROL BRAIN FUNCTION DOPAMINE Yesterday we started talking about the amazing discoveries Dr. Eric Braverman has made concerning weight loss and your brain chemistry. When I heard Dr. Braverman, I was so impressed with his knowledge of health and nutrition, which is NOT easy to do! After working [...]
Filed under: Health, Losing Weight on January 27th, 2010 | No Comments »
Hey Y’all! How has your new year been going? Quickly, no doubt! Now if all of us who are trying to lose weight (that’s about 95% of us out there-(!) )-anyway, if the losing weight thing could happen as quickly( for us dieters) as the way time flies… I decided to actually go ahead and [...]
Filed under: Health, Losing Weight, Uncategorized on January 27th, 2010 | No Comments »
THE IMPORTANCE OF TEAS, HERBS AND SPICES Hey Y’all! Isn’t this way of keeping fit a better way to maintain your weight than crunching calories and going through the agony of cravings that seem impossible to beat? The subject we are going to tackle today is talking about the new foods we need to concentrate [...]
Filed under: Health, Losing Weight on January 27th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
BASIC INTRODUCTION TO HEALTHY EATING Hello again! Previously, we began looking at Dr. Braverman’s weight loss book. What makes his book unique, is it teaches us how to break the food cravings cycles. Cravings indicate missing nutrients in our diets. We add the right foods, and the cravings begin to melt away along with the [...]
Filed under: Health, Losing Weight on November 24th, 2009 | 33 Comments »
A YOUNGER, THINNER YOU! Hey Everybody! Several months ago, I was flipping through the TV stations and something caught my attention in a huge way. The guest speaker was talking about the link between weight loss and aging. Nothing new? But wait until you hear what this brilliant man learned! He discovered that we can [...]
Filed under: Health, Losing Weight on May 21st, 2009 | No Comments »