The Power of Virtual Reality: Your Avatar Can Influence Your Health and Weight

'The "I" one thinks of as "myself" is inextricably attached to one's bodily location. Internet-based interactive games and social media outlets have become intertwined with the physical realities of millions of people around the world. When an individual strongly identifies with the cyber representation of themselves, known as an avatar, the electronic doppelganger can influence that person's health, weight and appearance, according to a University of Missouri researcher's study.'


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Angela Stokes on CNN News: Raw Food Weight Loss

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The Number One Reason So Many Women Have Trouble Losing Weight

'If I were to have a penny for every woman that comes into my office with a weight loss complaint, I would be taking many more vacations. Thousands of women have expressed their inability to lose weight no matter how hard they diet, exercise or eat ‘healthy.’ While there are many variables and circumstances that cause this difficulty, there is one factor that persists more than any other.'




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Terri Brightens Up The Whole Office

 

'Terri seems completely unrelated to the person I met when she first came to me as a patient. She was lethargic, walked slow and talked slow. She had her head down all the time, spoke in a monotone and had hardly any animation.

Now she’s very energetic, and everyone notices the difference. Why?

I think it has to do with the fact that she’s doing PACE.'

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9 Super Fat-Fighting Foods

'Did you resolve to lose weight in 2011? Increase your body’s fat-burning power by eating more foods that help your liver (your body’s main fat-metabolizing organ) to burn fat better. While there are many fabulous foods that fight fat, here are nine of my favorites:' 


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http://www.care2.com/greenliving/9-super-fat-fighting-foods.html 

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The Super Fiber That Controls Your Appetite and Blood Sugar

Elephant Yam

By Mark Hyman, M.D.

Legumes

'Imagine eating 12 pounds of food a day -- and still staying thin and healthy. That may sound crazy, but it's exactly what our hunter-gatherer ancestors ate for millennia! And they didn't have any obesity or chronic diseases like heart disease, diabetes, cancer, or dementia.

Of course, I wouldn't advise anyone today to eat 12 pounds of food, because the food in our society lacks one major secret ingredient that our ancestors ate in nearly all their food -- fiber!'

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