Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Outsmarting Temptation With Science Based Tricks

Photo by Amanda Mills

A good article published in the July 31, 2014 issue of "Fulfillment Daily" entitled, "How to Outsmart Any Temptation With These 5 Science Based Tricks", offers some excellent suggestions for managing food cravings that seem to be everywhere when we're working to achieve a healthy weight.

For those who know Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) or other tapping method, you will, of course, want to use those skills throughout the day to keep stress down and commitment up.

To learn about EFT, visit http://www.EFT-MD.com.

Additional Practices for Your Self-Regulation Toolbox:

Two additional practices I believe are worthy additions to your self-regulation toolbox are:

Become mindfully aware of where in your body you're feeling a particular craving / temptation. Notice it; notice how strong it feels; touch that area with your hands. Then, as you notice it, say in mind or out loud,

"It's only a feeling; this too shall pass. Soften, soften, soften and flow, it's only an energy, where does it want to go? Soften and flow..."

Given we live in the ocean of emotion created by thought, another way to dissolve or lower craving sensations is to notice what thought(s) emerge immediately before sensations arise. Upon noticing the thought, say out loud or in mind,

"Hm...There is a thought. It's only a thought.",

and let the thought float by like a cloud moves in the summer sky.

It's Only a Thought:

Recognizing that thoughts are, well, just thoughts, places our conscious awareness in an observer role. We do not become immersed in the thought; we're above it, beyond it. Soon the thought will be replaced with a different thought, and then another. As the thoughts float away, so too do the sensations and cravings.

We have thoughts, but we are not our thoughts. We have feelings, but we are not our feelings. We're greater than our thoughts and feelings. Recognizing that truth places us firmly in the driver's seat of life.

The article link for, "How to Outsmart Any Temptation With These 5 Science Based Tricks", is: http://www.fulfillmentdaily.com/outsmart-temptation-5-science-based-tricks/.

Blessings,

Steve

Stephen Carter
CEO, Stress Solutions, LLC

p:804-677-6772 | e:CarterMethod@gmail.com | w:http://www.EFT-MD.com

Important Note: This and all other postings to this blog are for informational purposes only. This and all other posts are not intended to diagnose, treat, or otherwise recommend any treatment for any medical or psychological condition. Anyone using any of the information contained in this or any other posting on this website does so at his or her own risk. You are urged to seek competent medical consultations with appropriate licenced medical professionals for any and all medical or physical conditions.

Thursday, March 5, 2015

How to Make Your Diet Anti-Inflammatory With a Few Easy Changes

Do our food choices influence the level of inflammation in our bodies? Research suggests the answer is Yes.

One important step toward wellness is to recognize the role inflammation plays in health and what we can do to tweak our food choices accordingly. It turns out when we make anti-inflammatory food choices, we also are making food choices to help us achieve and maintain a healthy weight. Add exercise, stress reduction, and other healthy lifestyle choices, and we have a delicious recipe for long-term wellness.

Easily Make Your Diet Anti-Inflammatory

In a March 3, 2015, news release Melissa Wdowik, PhD, RDN, at Colorado State University offered some cogent guidance about the role inflammation plays in health and what food choices contribute to a good anti-inflammatory diet.

To learn what Dr. Wdowik recommends, visit http://www.news.colostate.edu/Release/7576

To your health,

Steve

Stephen Carter
CEO, Stress Solutions, LLC

p:804-677-6772 | e:CarterMethod@gmail.com | w:http://www.EFT-MD.com

Monday, March 2, 2015

Could a Feast-and-Famine Diet Extend Life?

Today's short post comes with a very big caveat: before entering into any diet or exercise program, we recommend you consult a qualified medical doctor.

Of Mice and Men (Women Too):

Researchers at the University of Florida assert that having people engage in a feast-or-famine diet may mimic some benefits of fasting. In some research studies with mice, fasting has been found to extend lifespan and improve age-related disease.

Two important points need to be kept in mind. One, if you're reading this you aren't a mouse; and, secondly, skipping meals and other fasting practices may be problematic for you as an individual depending on your unique medical situation.

Did I mention it's important to consult a qualified medical doctor before engaging in any diet or exercise program?

If you're interested in learning more about fasting or the feast-and-famine approach highlighted in the University of Florida study, we recommend you research those methods and consult a qualified medical doctor who is an expert in diet and health before deciding to give either fasting or feast-and-famine eating a go.

Stephen Carter
CEO, Stress Solutions, LLC

p:804-677-6772 | e:CarterMethod@gmail.com | w:http://www.EFT-MD.com

"Feast-and-famine diet could extend life, study shows"

http://news.ufl.edu/archive/2015/02/feast-and-famine-diet-could-extend-life-study-shows.html