In my last posting, “Journey of the Hesitant Healer”, I talked about how I’ve been getting great results with alternative forms of healing, as well as how I got to that point. From the time we first got married, my wife has struggled with her weight. So all through chiropractic college and my career as a chiropractor, I sought for answers for her. While still in school, I worked as a weight loss therapist for a popular weight loss program. It primarily used aversion therapy and education to help people overcome weight problems. In school and in practice, I paid particular attention to principles of endocrinology, metabolism, and anything else that could affect body weight. And yet, although we were able to bring her obesity somewhat under control, she was never able to lose the weight as she desired. Finally she had gastric bypass surgery, after which she exercised faithfully and avoided carbs. The weight did come off, but over time, much of it gradually returned.
What I’ve learned about obesity over the years is that for many people, it’s a very complex issue. There are people who eat large amounts of junk food and sweets and don’t exercise. Their weight problem is pretty obvious and can often be corrected with simple lifestyle changes. For some people however, it’s not such a simple matter. Many people can attest to the fact that it’s not always just calories in vs. calories out. Some people can do just about any reputable weight loss program and take off the weight. However, there are other people who don’t respond to typical weight loss programs, or if they do, the weight quickly returns once they go off the program. Why did my wife’s weight return after the surgery (which is fairly typical)? While the exact reasons may be complex, there’s one basic reason. It’s the same reason why people have a difficult time losing weight and why it keeps coming back. It’s because the underlying causes of the obesity were not corrected.
There are many possible reasons for excess weight, both physiological and psychological. There is no program that can simulateously address every possible cause of obesity. The tests and evaluations to find the issues for every person, using standard methods, would be almost unreasonably extensive. As soon as I got proficient at using energetic healing techniques to get information from the body, it became apparent that I could use those techniques to essentially ask the body what’s getting in the way of losing weight. As I do so, many issues can surface, including emotional blockages, hormone imbalances, toxins, allergies, etc. We can also use these methods to determine types and amounts of foods and exercise that are optimal for losing weight. It’s very individualized and somewhat intensive. So it may be overkill for those who easily lose weight under standard programs and can keep it off. But for those who have struggled a great deal, who have tried multiple programs and not found a successful, permanent solution, this is a great solution.
Here is a brief presentation that explains it further:
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March 18, 2015 at 9:16 pm |
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