A Great interview with one of LA’s top nutritionists and trainers, Swedish born Annamaria Poluha.
Annamaria Poluha
We discuss the 6 keys to natural weight loss:
1) Stress Reduction
2) Nutrition
3) Supplements
4) Exercise
5) Water
6) Restful and Plentiful Sleep.
Annamaria is one of the most successful nutrition and fitness coaches in Los Angeles. She’s a former standout track & field athlete who unfortunately became anorexic and bulimic at the age of 16.
She overcame her eating disorder and by doing so she was inspired to teach, educate and motivate others, to share with them a way to healthy habits, body image and true happiness. She’s the author of a unique wellness program that combines nutrition, fitness and life coaching called Breathe, Bloom, Blossom.
Brain surgery for weight loss? There must be an alternative.
Doh…Thank God, there is.
On Oprah’s most recent show, Dr. Oz explains a new experimental weight loss surgery that basically consists of cutting holes in the skull and then inserting probes into the brain, to control the area of the brain responsible for hunger and cravings. Next, ‘regulating devices,’ similar to pacemakers, are implanted into the patients chest. The doctors say the implants monitor electrical currents that control food cravings and feelings of fullness or satisfaction.
The patient featured on Oprah’s show, who recently underwent this new procedure, is only the second person ever to have it done.
Her plight is very familiar to most chronically overweight and obese people. “I’ve tried everything else,” she says. She’s tried dieting, exercising, even stomach stapling and gastric bypass surgery in an attempt to reach a healthy weight…but nothing has worked. An all too familiar story, unfortunately.
If you read the article, the surgeon who performed the surgery, Dr. Don Whiting talked about how they go into the brain, “We’re actually going to the control center, we think, to adjust things in a different way.”
WE THINK???
Back to the patient…
“I really believe that it’s got something to do with the brain,” she says.
Now……..the first thing I thought of when I heard her statement was, “Was this an original idea from her or was it suggested to her?”
Just a thought.
I’ve helped a lot of weight loss patients and can’t remember anyone saying, “I think it has something to do with my brain.”
BUT…she may be right… [click to continue reading…]
Is it difficult to suppress tears when you look in the mirror? Do you shun shopping for new clothes because you can’t bear the thought of needing a larger size than last year? Are you sick and tired of your thyroid medication not doing its job?
Male or female, we all want to look our best and feel healthy. A woman’s weight is closely tied with her self-image. She’s been trained by the media and society to be pretty, nice, and thin. And when she’s not thin or at her ideal weight, it’s more difficult to be pretty in her own mind.
You’ve been waiting for years for science to solve the obesity problem. You’ve had enough of diets that don’t work and gave up hope you can eat anything since every calorie seems to multiply itself by a factor of 5. And you’ve had it with food cravings that keep your mind focused on food all day long.
Why has your body turned against you? Where is your answer?
With all the thousands of research studies published each year, isn’t it possible that there is an answer somewhere? Maybe… [click to continue reading…]
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