The only way I was ever safe from looking as if I had the mosquito bite measles, was if I was protected in beekeeper style attire AND stayed indoors after dusk. If you, a loved one or friend knows the same fate then keep reading.… Original article: The B1 Thiamin Mosquito Solution – Prevent & Heal Mosquito Bites.

Does it seem like the more you effort to lose the weight, the more your body makes sure none is ever lost? Why would your body NEED to keep the excess weight? Your body may be using your excess weight as a safe harbor, to sequester toxicity it is unable to remove, to ensure optimal body function.… Original article: What if your excess weight was your body’s solution to a problem? – Weight Loss No. 34.

A personal trainer will train the biceps AND the triceps. When they work the quadriceps, they know it is vital to work the hamstrings too. Why? Because imbalanced training leads to injuries, and personal trainers know it. After building and strengthening, personal trainers never forget to stretch, because that counterbalancing element also protects and keeps the body safe.… Original article: To Extreme Diet or Not? Part II – Weight Loss No. 33.

Back in the 80’s I bought into the big trend that declared eating fat made you fat. They weren’t just advocating low fat diets, they were encouraging no fat diets and food manufacturers were quick to include “NO FAT” on their labels to grab the emerging market.… Original article: To Extreme Diet or Not? Part I – Weight Loss No. 32.

Falling off course is natural, par for the course and to be expected as part of ANY change process. Weight loss is a transformational process, not only of the body, but of how you feel, think, behave and how you live.… Original article: Weight Loss is Slippery. Did you slip? Are you about to? – Weight Loss No. 31.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment (HBOT) has been a part of my life since 2013. Some people reach for medication, I go to Hyperbarics. Over the years it has proven effective and beneficial for extremely different health recovery challenges. The one thing that has people leave this incredible option behind too early is their ears.… Original article: Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment – Tricks for Securing Happy Ears.

Small toxic exposures, and exposures in general, are often blown off as unimportant. But are they? The active chemical in Viagra proves that infinitesimal exposures have big results. Viagra was developed and believed to lower blood pressure and enlarge blood vessels, but during the human trials male test subjects who were involved in the research because of their high blood pressure reported its side effect.… Original article: Lead Toxicity – Physiological Effects & Exposures.

I can guarantee there are traps, poison and quicksand on your path, because every path has them. Some are obvious, others well disguised and some are downright seductive! As you already know from experience, traps, poison and quicksand slow you down, create new weak links, give birth to problems you never had before and may snowball into an avalanche that buries you.… Original article: Traps, Poison & Quicksand – Weight Loss No. 30.

Reaching your weight loss finish line for a permanent result with ease and comfort may hinge entirely on your finding the solution to a physical symptom you don’t believe is related to your weight loss success. You, and your body, are only as strong as your weakest linkAnything effecting your physical body is effecting your weight loss When it is put like that it is common sense, right?…

You know you are addicted when you eliminate your “drug” of choice and it feels like something is missing, life just isn’t “as good” without it, you trouble with staying present during activities and conversations because your mind strays to orchestrating your next “fix”.…

When you eat, and you know your body doesn’t need fuel, what is it you are feeding? You are starving for something. Are you expecting a fake substitute to cure the true hunger? What are you REALLY hungry for? Hunger, like a hole in the wall, needs to be filled with the right fix.…

Being hungry is like being hypnotized by a little food demon who removes your self-control and every cell of common sense. My behavior when I am gripped by hunger is as obsessive and neurotic as our big dog Hugo’s behavior was, when from another room, he would wake from a dead sleep because he got a whiff of a droplet of ham juice, believing it was the whole 30 pound ham bone.…

Get moving, and be sure to drive towards your weight loss finish line as you drive your car. You have your driver’s license because you demonstrated to the examiner that you look out your front windshield, to the sides, turn around to look behind you and make use of your mirrors, while also making driving adjustments as needed.…

What do you want your body to look like when you cross your weight loss finish line? Your choice of exercise is shaping your muscles which is forming the shape of your body and as excess weight melts away your shape will be revealed.…

A lot of people would criticize me for having a series of weight loss articles and only addressing exercise for the first time many months after its debut, but I happen to believe this is not late at all. Weight loss is complicated.…

Hit your pause button again because I have two more simple questions (question 3 and 4) on offer to generate your next leap forward. Strengths and weaknesses are opposite sides of the same coin. Turn over your coins. Are you seeing how your strength opposes a weakness?…

Have you ever noticed the participants and the self-care stations along the route of a “fun run”? They are clearly there with the intention of crossing the finish line. But “fun runs” bask in a light air of smiles, enjoyment, camaraderie, and good cheer.…

My mom called me up one afternoon, very proud to announce she had just purchased the book I had fervently recommended years earlier. Completely thrown off guard and baffled I asked “Why now?”. She replied “My new hairdresser mentioned it”. My ego was a bit wounded as I said “YOUR NEW HAIRDRESSER?!…

I was in day four of a pass/fail performance exam for an important 18 month long certification program. There was no way to prepare for the 5 full-days of live evaluations. A person had embodied the material on every level or they hadn’t.…

Humans are a bit strange. We are each capable of driving ourselves insane without any outside help when our plan doesn’t go as we wanted or expected. But give a person new understanding as to why it didn’t, and suddenly they shift into the calm after the storm.…

A big strong YES is that well-rooted tree who has weathered storms and learned when to bend to incredible winds so that it lives to see more of them. Your “yes” to weight loss needs to have you rooted to your path until you reach your milestone, and keep you on it forever after to make it permanent.…

There is nothing more frustrating than when you are doing everything right, but the last 15 pounds you want to shed, are sticking to you like Velcro. This is where your detective work and personal honesty will make the difference. Any exposure (ingested, dermal or inhaled) that causes the body great imbalances in chemistry, hormones or organ function forces your body to find a solution to counterbalance it.…

The United States has the highest rates of obesity in the world. Proof that we do not have a fix on the situation is that obesity rates continue to climb each year. What are other countries doing that we aren’t? Each culture is the result of thousands of years of evolution and a lifestyle that ensures greatest health and survival.…