Archive for the ‘Weight Control’ Category

Women Food & God by Geneen Roth

Having recently finished reading this book, I must say that despite her very ‘wordy’ expressions of what could have been said in fewer sentences, Geneen has done well to simplify a subject that occupies over eighty percent of female conversation. Her guidelines for eating are not new but, what I refer to as ‘assertive eating’, [...]

Why diets fail!

Recent research indicates that after you have  lost weight, you have an increase in your emotional response to food. The research also indicates a decrease in  activity of the area of the brain that is  involved in restraint. One of the hormones that play a role in controlling appetite in the body is called leptin.  After significant weight loss, [...]

Obesity causes liver disease!

Obesity has now overtaken alcohol as the number one cause of liver disease.In some cases the damage is so severe it means patients require a liver transplant.Doctors at King’s College Hospital in south London, one of the UK’s leading liver transplant centres, say the rise in obesity means the problem will get even worse in years [...]

The Arc Plan Lifestyle- how to balance your meals using your sixth sense!

This week, I want to draw your attention to your gift of intuition and instinct, or the sixth sense. This is perhaps the most important of the senses when dealing with weight problems. You have no doubt heard of the terms ‘compulsive over eating’ and ‘emotional eating- these terms describe eating without consideration to your [...]

The Arc Plan Lifestyle – How to Balance your meals through your Sense of Touch!

The Arc Plan Eating Method, designed by Uzoma Fenner at the Arc House, is a way to eat a healthy balanced diet.