| Patients with a stubborn weight problem | | | | lose weight and improve his energy. His body |
| usually have underlying digestive issues. | | | | shape was the classic liver belly, a large |
| Many of these people, because their digestive | | | | protruding abdomen. After two weeks on the |
| system is compromised, experience food | | | | liver enhancement diet and supplement |
| intolerances. | | | | program, along with eliminating dairy, he |
| | | | began to lose weight. After several months, |
| An intolerance to a particular food, or | | | | he had lost 20 pounds. Even more importantly, |
| family of foods, is a condition that often | | | | he stated that he has more energy and |
| comes in under the radar. A patient may have | | | | vitality and has not felt this good in 40 |
| complaints that include bloating, swelling | | | | years! |
| legs, a rash, a filmy white coat on the | | | | |
| tongue, feeling full in the upper right | | | | Your body's reaction to certain foods may |
| quadrant of the abdomen, irritability, | | | | start with your digestion, yet it can act as |
| restlessness, and back or shoulder pain. | | | | a stressor to your whole system, affecting |
| These complaints, either alone or in any | | | | other areas and bodily functions. |
| combination, may indicate a food intolerance. | | | | |
| | | | When our system is stressed in any of the |
| A forty- two year old woman gained over 35 | | | | areas of the Triad of Health; structural, |
| pounds with the birth of her second child. | | | | chemical, or emotional, the body responds |
| She was unable to lose the weight. She | | | | with the same stress response, no matter the |
| consulted a weight loss clinic, followed the | | | | source. The brain stimulates the adrenal |
| program to the letter, and though it was an | | | | glands to release cortisol, which acts on the |
| excellent program, she did not lose even one | | | | liver to break down glycogen into sugar for |
| pound after almost four months on the | | | | "fight-or-flight" which in turn triggers the |
| program. Part in frustration and part in | | | | release of insulin. The insulin brings the |
| concern, she consulted a medical doctor who | | | | sugar into play for action, and if none is |
| suggested surgery. She declined. When I | | | | needed by the muscles, the sugar goes back to |
| checked her with muscle response testing, it | | | | the liver. If not needed there because the |
| was determined that she was reacting to nuts | | | | liver has reached its maximum capacity for |
| and cheese, the very things she frequently | | | | it, it goes to fat storage. |
| snacked on. After removing nuts and cheese | | | | |
| from her diet, she lost almost eight pounds | | | | Thus, as our bodies adapt to a chronic state |
| in three weeks. | | | | of stress, say a structural or emotional |
| | | | stress, our hormones become out of balance |
| Oversensitivity to Stress | | | | creating an additional chemical stress on our |
| | | | system. |
| When you have a sensitivity to the amount of | | | | |
| stress you live under, and when you eat | | | | Good News |
| during those times, you may experience | | | | |
| bloating, flatulence, belching, and a burning | | | | The good news is that there are protocols to |
| sensation. Gastritis and other stubborn | | | | determine which foods are the culprits if |
| symptoms of stressful digestion are reported. | | | | food intolerance is the issue. Eating |
| When your body is under stress, your | | | | healthy, natural foods and knowing which |
| digestive system is affected. Often at that | | | | foods to stay away from, along with exercise, |
| time, you may develop food intolerances. | | | | is a way to successfully release fat and keep |
| | | | the weight off. |
| Mr. B., age 69, came to my office wanting to | | | | |