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Impulsive Overeating – Is it All in Your Head?

by Sean Croxton

I have a huge man crush on the human brain right now.

And doing THIS INTERVIEW with Dr. Daniel Amen last week was beyond brain candy for me.

Of the 5 brain types Dr. Amen outlines in his books, I find that a ton of people are dealing with a bad case of impulsive overeating. They just can’t seem to say no!

They’re in that constant state of starting their new healthy lifestyles “on Monday”.

For a lot of people, this type of behavior may not be as simple as willpower. They may be dealing with a real brain problem. More specifically, their prefrontal cortexes (PFC) may be underactive.

When the PFC is down, it may be an indication of low dopamine levels in the brain.

In OUR PODCAST, Dr. Amen discusses how to increases dopamine levels via supplements like rhodiola, ginseng, l-tyrosine, as well as through exercise.

In many cases, the key to getting healthy is in between the ears.

Check out today’s video on this very topic.

Oh! I forgot to mention that one other cause of low PFC activity is toxins. And when I say “infections”, I mean brain infections.

If you’d like to take Dr. Amen’s FREE Brain Audit, please visit the Amen Clinics website.

Out!

Sean

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Are Chemicals Making You Fat?

by Sean Croxton

There’s a lot more to fat loss than meets the eye.

I’ve sat through many conferences, read hundreds of books, and spoken with countless experts about the causes of and potential solutions for our modern obesity epidemic.

Everyone has their own opinion. Some make sense. Others are overly simplistic — take the calories-in/calories-out fat loss formula, for instance. And most completely miss the point by approaching the topic with extreme tunnel vision.

In my opinion, solving problems usually calls for some lateral thinking, or what I call thinking outside of The Box. In other words, getting to the bottom of obesity requires that the conversation move beyond just diet and exercise alone.

This conversation can go in many directions. We could talk about the effects of sleep deprivation on weight gain, the role of stress in blood sugar dysregulation, or even how infections contribute to insulin resistance and thus fat storage.

But one leading cause of obesity that often gets lost in this ongoing discussion is how the abundance of toxic chemicals in our air, food, water, and even those lurking in your kitchen and bathroom cabinets are making you fat.

It is blatantly obvious that obesity has steadily risen as our food supply has become more processed and refined. I think we can all agree on that. Yet during this same period the number of chemicals in our environment has exploded in lock-step with our waistlines. For instance, in his fascinating-yet-kinda-scary book The Hundred Year Lie, author Randall Fitzgerald states that in a study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control involving 2,400 adults and children, more than two hundred synthetic chemical toxins were found in the subjects’ bodies, with a hundred more chemicals suspected to be present.

The human body was never intended to deal with this kind of chemical assault. In fact, when you think about it, your body is a highly complex machine within which literally thousands of biochemical reactions are taking place at all times. If you’ve ever taken a laboratory course in Chemistry, you know that mixing random chemicals together can be a bad idea. You never know what you’re gonna get!

According to a growing number of research scientists studying obesogens, the chemicals we inhale, eat, drink, and lather ourselves with during and after a shower are making us fat.

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The Cure for Blur

by David S. Hestrin

Since childhood, I wore glasses.

My eyesight was getting worse and worse each year – starting at 20/20 and eventually as bad as 20/400. And then, in my mid twenties my eyesight started improving to the point where I got checked at the eye doctor and my prescription was nearly cut in half, from -4 to -2.25.

One early morning, on the way back from shopping at an organic wholesaler in San Francisco, I decided to stop by the Redwood City DMV to get the restriction for corrective lenses taken off my license. I was a bit nervous and excited. At first I looked into the machine they used to test me with and the first letter was blurry. I thought to myself a word that starts with ‘f’, and then took a breath relaxed and proceeded to read all the letter perfectly and passed the test. The photos of my licenses before and after are at my website. Since then I haven’t spent another dime or any more time at an optometrist or lens grinder.

Since 2006, I had been curious about the phenomenon known as natural vision healing or the Bates method. Through this method I learned about eye exercises, relaxation, and how corrective lenses — eyeglasses and contacts — are actually the problem.

I had heard of many stories of people improving their eyesight before, but didn’t think about it applying to me. Both my parents wore glasses and I never thought about the mechanisms behind blurry vision.

As it turns out, glasses, contacts, and laser surgery, are not treating the cause of blurry vision at all!

I read about these people that improved their eyesight. They said that it was excess strain that caused the blur. This is what convinced me to give it a chance. I could feel immense tension in my shoulders, neck, and my eyes did not feel relaxed at all.

When I began working on improving my eyesight, I could barely read the computer screen. I would have to squint, enlarge the font, or use pinhole eyeglasses to see. However, within a few relaxation sessions I could read the screen comfortably.

Since then, I began documenting my journey in eyesight improvement and sharing it on youtube, my blog, and articles at Natural News. Dozens of people began sharing their stories with me about their improvements. I took on clients to help them improve their eyesight through decreasing stress and improving relaxation. I worked with people in their early teens all the way to their early nineties, and wrote two E-books: I Can See Clearly Now; The Strain Is Gone and The Cure For Blur.

Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting Sean and he gave me a space to share my story with you…

So I wanted to give the readers something they can actually do to improve their relaxation and see how it connects to their eyesight.

Now lots of people want exercises for how to improve their eyesight, and that’s great and all, but the truth is…

It’s not about exercises. It’s not about having to “strengthen” your muscles. Your muscles aren’t weak at all.

My hypothesis is that the eyesight is blurry because contradicting muscular contractions are squeezing the eyeball out of shape. How is this possible? Well, first you must know that the eyeball is filled with what is called the “vitreous”.

What is the “vitreous”? It is 99% water.

So now when you think about over-straining muscles that are enveloping what is similar to a water-balloon, can you believe that this would squeeze it out of shape?

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Fluoride is Good for You!

by Will and Susan Revak

Thanks to Seanʼs work, a lot of attention is given to the quality of food we eat, what types of food nourish us best, and above all how to use the toilet for the ultimate elimination! 🙂

When we talk about food, Sean helps us see why we want to eat natural, organic, ʻreal foodʼ and certainly choose foods free of toxic ingredients. Doesnʼt it seem appropriate to give a similar amount of consideration to the oral hygiene products we use on a daily basis?

We believe that to create optimal health and wellness we have to hold the same standard for our personal hygiene products as we do for the foods we eat to nourish our bodies.

But why do we need to put the same consideration to our oral hygiene products as we do for the foods we eat? After all, we arenʼt eating our toothpaste, right? I will let Dean Vafiadis, DDS, president and founder of the New York Smile Institute answer this question…

“Most of what you put in your mouth goes into your bloodstream, even if you don’t swallow it.” Dean Vafiadis, D.D.S.

In fact, some chemicals enter your system faster through the mouth than by the usual stomach route.

So, at this point, letʼs turn our attention and take a look at the main controversial ingredient in oral hygiene products, fluoride.

While there are valid points on each side of the fluoride argument, we have found the main difference is how broad of a perspective each side takes when viewing the subject. Those in favor of using fluoride in the mouth are looking from the viewpoint that goes something like this, “applying fluoride on the teeth helps to reduce tooth decay so we should use it”. Those not in favor of using fluoride take a broader, more holistic view. This more general approach questions whether the benefits of using fluoride on the teeth are greater than the risks of fluoride on the health of the whole body. Since our company produces organic toothpaste alternatives, you can guess where we stand on this argument.

It would be different if using fluoride was the ONLY way to achieve greater oral health. Then we may have to weigh more closely whether the benefits of using fluoride was more important than the risks. But, there are plenty of ways to create greater oral health without using fluoride.

So, hereʼs our major concern about fluoride exposure…

Fluoride displaces iodine in the body.

There it is. Did you miss it? Doesnʼt sound like a big deal, does it?

While that doesnʼt sound so terrible, hereʼs my case for fluoride poisoning from toothpaste (and water fluoridation) being a driving cause for subclinical hypothyroidism which has direct links to all of the major modern diseases we find in our global culture.

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