A key to losing weight and keeping it off is to understand the role unresolved emotions play in your health.

 

There are also physical imbalances and biological mechanisms that create cravings and weight challenges. 

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With Body Code and muscle testing, we will identify and correct imbalances, and release emotional and mental blocks to achieving your goals. 

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Following are 7 common imbalances that create challenges in maintaining a healthy weight:

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1. Emotional eating is a leading cause of struggle with weight. Reasons for emotional eating can stem from ancestral patterns, a difficult childhood, challenging relationships, as well as school and work-related stress. Emotion Code and Body Code are effective tools to help identify and release emotional baggage to help achieve your weight loss and health goals.

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2. Foods containing exorphins are truly addictive to the brain. These chemicals bind to opioid receptors in the nervous system. Some of us have a predisposition to addiction due to our genetic makeup. Foods with the high exorphin levels include dairy, gluten, coffee, chocolate, and fructose.

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3. Imbalance in neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin can create cravings. These are chemicals in your brain that regulate things like mood, appetite, and sleep.

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Dopamine is a neurotransmitter released by the brain that plays roles in pleasure, reward, motivation, cognition, mood, movement, memory, and learning. In this context, low dopamine levels result in strong food cravings and addictive behavior to elevate mood. Food cravings associated with low dopamine levels include nuts, cheese, chips, and wine.

Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that affects mood, appetite, digestion, sleep, memory and sexual desire. When serotonin levels are low, the most notable symptom is low mood or depression. Food cravings associated with low serotonin levels are carbohydrates and chocolate.

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4. Sleep deprivation creates an imbalance in appetite regulation. Leptin and Ghrelin are chemicals that regulate your appetite. Lack of sleep lowers leptin, causing you feel hungry all the time. Sleep deprivation also causes Ghrelin levels to go up, which stimulates your appetite. This is why you find yourself constantly hungry when you haven’t had enough rest.

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5. An imbalance in the microbiome can cause cravings. This can occur from nutrient deficiency and overuse of antibiotics. This imbalance leads to and overgrowth of pathogenic bacteria and yeast, which may cause uncontrollable cravings.

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6) Insulin resistance increases appetite and causes cravings. Insulin is the hormone that is released from the pancreas in response to glucose (sugar) in the blood. Insulin levels spike after eating a meal. When insulin is released in an insulin sensitive person, it triggers the body’s cells to utilize glucose and fats from the bloodstream.

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Insulin resistance occurs when cells do not respond or respond weakly to the insulin signal. Insulin resistance causes intense cravings for carbohydrates and sugars because the body is on a constant rollercoaster with blood sugar levels and insulin spikes. These cravings will result in weight gain, especially around the central abdomen. It is important to note that over time, insulin resistance will lead to type two diabetes.

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7) Nutrient deficiencies can also cause cravings.

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I use a combination of Emotion Code, Body Code, and Belief Code in weight loss sessions.

Cost is $90 for a one hour session. This requires a series of sessions and the client must be willing to change habits and behaviors.

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