Spring is just around the corner. Are you thinking about losing a few pounds before you put on that swimsuit? There’s a program called “Targeted Weight Therapy,” created by Eric Berg from the Health and Wellness Center in Alexandria, Va. He has done extensive nutrition research.
Berg claims identifying “where” you gain your weight, based on your unique body structure and lifestyle can help you determine what to eat in order to burn more fat and shed pounds. The program is based on his book The 7 Principles of …

THE THYROID TYPE shows weight gain all over the body. They crave sweets, breads and pastas; can suffer from depression; often have brittle nails, dry hair and skin.
Nutrition: Needs iodine and should consume lots of noncruciferous vegetables, but not large amounts of protein. Should go light on fats.
Exercise: High intensity, short duration exercise

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This is a perfect example of everyone knows : You are told by all sorts of experts that the reason why you are FAT is because you don’t exercise enough or because you eat too much. This might be partially true. However, how do you explain the skinny guy who can eat like a horse and never gain an ounce? And what about the person who exercises two hours per day, seven days per week, runs 26-mile marathons, and loses ZERO weight?
In my new book, The 7 …

One the biggest misconceptions spread about weight loss is that obesity is a disease and has risk factors. Obesity is a symptom, not a cause, of an unhealthy body. The fat is not directly responsible for the problems of an overweight person; it’s their unhealthy body, which created the fat in the first place, that is creating health risks. You cannot be healthy and fat at the same time. Obesity is a severe out-of-balance state. The drug companies would like you to think that obesity is …

There is an interesting thing that happens to many people after going on a diet. At first they might lose some weight but then, three weeks later, the weight not only comes right back but a little more is added on. Each time the person attempts to lose, it becomes harder and harder.
Why is this?
There are actually two main reasons.
The first has to do with the fat cells. An average lean person has about 20 40 billion fat cells. As fat cells accumulate fat, they can only double in size, …

People have this idea that they are weak willed and that’s just the way they are. Working with tens of thousands of people, I have found that if a person is on the CORRECT program for their body type they WILL get results. However, when creating health, there can be a delay in noticing actual weight loss results. You first will get feedback in improved energy fewer cravingsand feeling better overall.
The first thing I need you to do is NEVER treat symptoms. Only go after real causes of problems; this …

The 7 Principles of Fat Burning

In this article I’d like to explain an interesting finding related to why you are having a hard time losing weight
Let’s take a look at something very important.
All six fat-burning hormones can only work if your liver is functional. The liver activates 80 percent of your thyroid hormone. Even though the liver is not considered an endocrine gland, it does produce a hormone.
Behind many stubborn weight cases, you’ll find a sluggish liver. You see, in order to have a diseased liver on blood test, sometimes …

Let’s assume you are doing everything right your eating is perfect and your exercise is consistent and correct for your body type. What else should you look for?
I first check on anything that could be increasing cortisol lack of sleep, pain in the body, stressful environment, or even hot flashes. I’ll have the person work on these. I will also look at the medication they are on, as this could be the main reason they are not able to lose weight. And by the way, check with your doctor before …