Nenah,
Another solution is Kefir and/or Kombucha both healthy pro-biotics
that you can make at home - also commercially available. Both of
these have proven useful in not only weightloss, but in balancing the
body in general. They rebalance your gut flora as well as aid in
detoxifying- its a win/win situation.
zoe
nenahsylver wrote:
[Marshall Dudley] I think that is a little extreme.
[zoe w] As I said, it throws up RED FLAGS for me. . . . If one is
disposed to eating out one is going to be exposed to all manner of
stuff one does not want in ones system. Especially if its Fast Food.
Take my pill and you can eat whatever you want, you don't have to
change anything. This is the classic Quick Fix that is a trap that
Americans at least have fallen into over the years. I meant no
offense, was just stating my opinion since someone asked.
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Marshall,
Zoe's position might be a "little extreme" for YOU, but it's not
extreme for HER. I think it's possible to state one's position without
labeling other people or making them "wrong."
I agree that carb blockers can be useful for some people. If you're on
the road and all you have access to food-wise is crap, carb (or fat)
blockers might be a good idea.
However, for me, I wouldn't want to use them, primarily because they
block enzymatic action. We need all the enzymes we can get---in fact,
people with impaired digestion or any type of pain require MORE
enzymes in their bodies.
So to block the beneficial activity of the enzymes we do have, seems
counterproductive in the long run.
Another issue here is research showing that the mere TASTE of food
stimulates the release of various hormones in the body. Some of these
hormones are related to satiety. (For instance, people drinking diet
sodas containing aspartame get fatter than people who drink sodas that
contain "just" sugar.) My position is, most ingredients that change
the body's normal responses are not optimally beneficial in the long
run. I discuss the relationship of taste to hormonal effects in some
detail in my new Rife Handbook (see tagline).
Besides, there is the reality that food (as with everything else) has
an energy level or frequency. Muscle testing shows that even being
near something negative can lower one's energy field if one isn't
strong. So imagine what would happen if I put junk food into my body?
Maybe the stuff would pass out of my system, but what is it doing to
me energetically?
Fortunately, there IS something that a colleague of mine has been
successfully using:
1/4 cup glucomannan
1/2 cup psyllium
1/2 cup raw chia seeds
Mix together well. The put 1 teaspoon of mixture into a cup of water,
stir, and drink.
According to this woman, one study had people taking it 2 hours before
each meal, and the participants all lost weight, mainly because they
ate less at the meals. (With rats, it was added to their food.)
Glucomannan (from the Konjac plant), is used in the Orient to make
noodles. They have virtually no carbs, and assume the flavor of
whatever they are cooked with. http://www.konjacfoods.com/
The combination of glucomannan with the psyllium and chia seeds (the
chia has to be raw) seems to regulate the bowel again. It slows (NOT
blocks) the passage of sweet and starchy carbs through the digestive
tract, which helps reduce blood sugar spikes. And, the glucomannan
appears to stick to Candida (a good thing) and escort it out of the
digestive tract.
I am going to order these ingredients and try them---not so I can pig
out on crap, but to help normalize my digestive tract.
Best,
Nenah
Nenah Sylver, PhD
author: The Rife Handbook of Frequency Therapy (2009),
now available in HARDCOVER
& The Holistic Handbook of Sauna Therapy
www.nenahsylver.com <http://www.nenahsylver.com/>
