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Self-care is one of those things you know is important, but fitting it into your busy, hectic schedule can seem impossible. However, it shouldn’t be something you put off, as it can be detrimental to your mental health. In fact, it has more benefits than just relieving stress. Self-care is a great way to remind yourself that your needs are just as important as that of others. The following are six easy ways to make self-care a prominent factor in your life.

Switch up your sleep routine.

You know how sluggish and cranky you feel when you don’t get enough sleep, but sometimes it can seem as though getting quality shut-eye is an impossible goal. The solution could be that you need to revamp your sleep hygiene. Once it gets close to bedtime, start dimming the lights and powering down electronics. Avoid bringing food, work, or electronics to bed – the bedroom is for sleep only. If after 10 minutes you can’t fall asleep, get up and do a relaxing activity such as meditation or reading.

Watch what you eat.

It might sound odd, but stress and nutrition go hand in hand. You may find that during periods of high stress, you eat junk food as a means of self-comfort. Perhaps you are the opposite and lose your appetite so you turn to other stimulants such as coffee and sugary energy drinks to keep your engine running. Without the right vitamins and nutrients, your immune system can get run down, so be sure you are getting enough of the recommended amounts. Lynn Thier can help you stick to healthy eating habits and reach your weight loss goals, by utilizing a holistic approach.

Declutter your home.

Your home is your sanctuary and the place you go to relax, but with clutter in the way, your mind can’t truly rest. Clutter can also cause negativity to occur in the home, leaving less room for positive energy to manifest. Take time to declutter your home and get rid of items you no longer need or use. Should you find this process daunting, you can hire a decluttering expert to help you with the process.

Slow down.

Self-care is often synonymous with tropical vacations or getaways, but simply slowing down is a much more budget-friendly option, and you get the same benefits. The best part is that it can come in whatever form you choose. Perhaps you can pause for 10 minutes each day to meditate or just stop to take a breather. Maybe you could make time in your schedule for a weekly or bi-weekly massage. Not only will this force you to slow down, but you can enjoy other health benefits such as anxiety and pain relief, pain relief, and improved quality of sleep.

Listen to yourself and respond.

This might sound silly, but the best way to take care of yourself is to listen to your inner monologue and respond with positive self-talk. For example, when you think to yourself, “This is impossible. I’ve failed again,” respond with “I am making progress and this is just a small bump along my journey.” The more you say it, the more you believe it — and sometimes a little faith and encouragement is all you really need.

Incorporate furry family members.

Your pets might be a lot of work at times, but they can actually be a self-care companion. Daily exercise is important for pets, and doing it together provides both of you with exercise and fresh air to clear your mind and boost your mood. Snuggling up with your dog or cat can be just what you need to turn a bad day into a good one, helping you focus on the moment. Plus, you might even sleep better with a warm ball of fur nuzzled up next to you.

As you can see, putting yourself first isn’t as hard as you might think. There are plenty of simple ways to add a little self-care to your routine. The list above is a great starting point, but the opportunity to explore self-care options is a ride worth taking.

Looking for a holistic approach to getting and staying healthy? Get started today by connecting with Lynn Thier .

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Everyone is different, with varying needs when it comes to keeping a happy and balanced mental state. While psychiatric therapy, pharmaceuticals, and other approaches embraced by western medicine are useful and appropriate for many, the world of holistic health also offers valuable options that can help some people achieve better mental balance, either in addition to or independent of other methods.

Since many of us try to focus on holistic health when it comes to caring for our mental state, let’s take a look at how a more holistic approach to mental wellness may be beneficial. Then, we’ll review some examples of holistic activities that might help us achieve a feeling of mental balance.

Potential Mental Benefits of Holistic Health

As we have discussed in other articles, a holistic health approach looks at the person as a whole: physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Holistic practitioners and others embrace the intrinsic connection between mind and body. When it comes to mental wellbeing, a holistic approach will usually take into account not only medical and psychiatric issues, but spiritual and emotional ones as well.

For example, a holistic approach to achieving mental balance might include training your thoughts to reshape situations toward a more positive or productive view. You might simply choose to try and block the negativity of others, or focus on finding the silver lining in a difficult experience.

Another example would be making shifts in physical activity, diet, or stress reduction to improve your mental state. A daily walk outside might significantly boost your mood and help you cope with stress. Cutting back on junk food might make you feel more energetic physically, which could leave you feeling more positive mentally. Meditating to relieve stress might be key to avoiding a downward spiral of frustration and sadness.

Holistic Health Activities for Mental Balance

Aside from exercise and meditation as mentioned in the examples above, there are other holistic health practices that might help you feel mentally healthy, including:

 

Breathwork

When you’re upset or stressed out, do you ever find yourself holding your breath or breathing shallow? Doing this can prevent sufficient oxygen from reaching your brain, and may affect the way you function and think. Try practicing purposeful, deep breaths, especially during stressful or anxious moments. Don’t stop at one or two deep breaths — make it 5 or 10. Inhale slowly over 5 seconds or so, then hold it for 5 seconds, and release it for 5 seconds.


Energy Work

Energy healing methods like The Emotion Code, done on yourself or with a certified practitioner, can help you release trapped emotional energy that could be affecting you both mentally and physically. If you feel prone to fly off the handle, perhaps a Trapped Emotion of anger has made itself comfortable inside your body. If you can’t seem to get over  sadness, disappointment, frustration, embarrassment, or guilt of the past, there could be Trapped Emotions in play that make you more prone to those feelings even years later. Releasing them in a few simple steps could play a key role in achieving the mental balance you’re after.


Aromatherapy

A lot of people swear by certain scents from essential oils or other natural sources for boosting mental wellness. Of particular interest are orange, rose, ylang ylang, bergamot, lavender, and chamomile. Appropriate use of these scents in a diffuser may help you feel more calm or mentally clear.


Hypnotherapy

Hypnosis (or trance) is a perfectly normal state that we find ourselves in every day of our lives. In fact, you are hypnotized several times per day! Have you ever been entranced by watching a movie, a TV show or listening to a great storyteller? Have you even driven and missed your exit?   Well, that is trance (or Hypnosis).  Hypnosis is not sleep and it is not a state of unconsciousness, you are fully aware and can hear everything.  You are also in complete control, always.Don’t expect to feel hypnotized. In fact, nobody can hypnotize you!  It’s a do with process, not a do to process.  Hypnotherapy is a perfectly natural phenomenon, very different from sleep where you are in a state of consciousness but extremely calm and in control. This state facilitates the potential for extraordinary positive changes in your life, in ways that you choose.

There are many other holistic health tools that may affect you in different ways. Mindfulness, yoga, nutrition, religious beliefs, and other practices can be used in conjunction with western medicine, therapy, energy healing, and more. Consult a health care provider where necessary, but consider holistic health as your ally in determining what works best for you.

To your Health, Results & Success!

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Remember, once you become a NON Smoker – you must never take another puff again!  Just one can get you started up again.

Contrary to what many smokers think, it is not the nicotine. Nicotine is usually out of your system in as little as 1 to 3 days. Other chemicals may take a few days more. That’s why withdrawal symptoms like insomnia, nervousness and anger tend to fade away after a week.  Still, many smokers start again, because smoking is a psychological addiction. It is much harder to deal with the psychological aspects of quitting smoking than with nicotine. That makes hypnosis to quit smoking the perfect way to alter psychological decisions on the unconscious level. If a person’s attitude changes, the behavior will change with it.

Did you know that Hypnosis was found to be more than twice effective as quitting cold turkey and over three times as effective as nicotine replacement therapy, according to a study presented  in October 2007 at the annual meeting of the American College of Physicians.

Here are some tips for you if you want to become a NON Smoker!

 Make a PLAN! – You must be prepared and pick a goal date for when you will have your last smoke….
Get Moving – Exercise will increase those feel good hormones.  Walking is a great start or if you enjoy bike riding or following along with a good workout video, some yoga or Pilates?
Change your thinking and your words – Start saying i want a smoke instead of i need one.   You don’t need one, you need air, water, food to live, not cigarettes.
Clean up – Did you smoke inside your home?  Get it professionally cleaned, wash any curtains, blankets, furniture…  As well, clean up your mouth – get your teeth cleaned professionally. Did you smoke inside your car?  Get it professionally cleaned too.
Write down your WHY…  Why do you want to quit smoking?  What’s important to you about becoming a non smoker?  Once you have this list, put it up where you can see it daily, review it several times per day, especially before bed!
Switch it up – If you always smoke when having a coffee, then change that and never have a smoke with coffee.  If you always hold your cigarette in your left hand, change it to the right hand.  AND, change brands to a kind that you likely will not enjoy near as much as your regular brand.
Pay for your smokes with CASH – really feel that money leaving your hands, knowing it could be spent on something else like groceries, gas or something for yourself!
Find something else to do!  There is always something better to do than smoke – Find positive behaviors that could replace this bad habit – exercising, reading, meditating, organizing your home or closets, learning a new skills etc…
Did you know that they cure the tobacco with sugar?  If you get shaky your blood sugars have likely dropped and all you need to do is have a piece of fruit and likely this will only happen in the first 1 to 3 days.
Take a B complex to help with stress relief.  Take magnesium in the evening as it will help with relaxation and sleep.
Keep your hands busy – you might want to have a stress ball handy or take up drawing, crocheting, knitting, colouring, pottery, woodwork, crossword puzzles etc…
Drink plenty of water and herbal teas – The chemicals in cigarettes lodge in your airways, runing mucus and phlegm dark  which can trigger coughing and can destroy the cleaning mechanism of the lungs, the hairlike cillia that line the lungs.
IF you are feeling stressed or anxious and think you “need” a smoke – do some 7/11 breathing and wiggle your toes at the same time… Inhale deeply for 7 seconds and exhale through your mouth slowly for 11 seconds, calming your nervous system down, relieving stress and releasing you from those cravings.
ON your QUIT SMOKING DATE – Tell everyone about your plan so they can help support you and keep you accountable!
Finally, take some time to make a list, imagine all the things you could do with the money you use to spend on cigarettes, perhaps save up for a trip, get a massage, some energy healing, some self care!

You may need to change your diet!  Nourishing the body will reduce the need for stimulants such as cigarettes.  Helpful Foods

Asparagus, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, spinach, sweet potatoes, carrots, turnips.
Grains (whole wheat, quinoa, kamut, oats, spelt), nuts (almonds, Brazil nuts, walnuts), seeds (sesame/tahini, sunflower, flax, pumpkin), brown rice.  Millet cereal is a good source of protein.  Only buy bread or wraps that are made with sprouted grains.
Lots of yellow and deep orange vegetables such as carrots, pumpkin, squash and yams. Fruits such as cantaloupe, cherries, grapes, apples, berries and plums. These types of fruits and vegetables have lots of antioxidants and chemical compounds that will help to detoxify the body and carry toxins out.
Legumes including chickpeas, lentils and red beans are also helpful to carry toxins from the body.
Eat onions and garlic or take garlic in supplement form to help to clear the liver of toxins.  Use lemon essential oil in water for your liver!
Drink fresh carrot and/or beet juice (made from both the root and the leaf) and asparagus juice.  Green powdered juice drinks are very helpful to cleanse the system and curb cravings.

Emotional Help to Quit Smoking

Avoid stressful situations as much as possible. Practice self-care, deep breathing, meditation and/or yoga.  AND, tell yourself, you will be successful, have a mantra that you say everyday – “I am healthy and happy to be a non smoker”,

If you need assistance to quit, I provide a combination of Emotion Code Energy Healing/Releasing on cravings as well as anxiety around quitting and hypnosis.  This first session is approx 90 minutes and a follow up a week later is offered if needed to clean up any leftover cravings.  You can do it!

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Lynn Thier

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Exercise, along with nutritious eating, is the best health practice you can adopt. By increasing blood flow to your brain and reducing damaging brain plaques, it can help prevent and even reverse neurological diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease.

Research shows resistance training, also called resistance or strength training, offers special benefits to the brain not seen with aerobic exercise, especially in preventing mild cognitive impairment (MCI), which is often a prelude to Alzheimer’s disease. In fact, some research suggest muscular strength may be used as an actual indicator of imminent MCI, so closely correlated are muscle strength and brain health.1

A recent study in the Journal of Applied Physiology2 found rats that did resistance training actually changed their brain’s cellular environment, improving their ability to think. The rats overcame lab-induced mild cognitive impairment — and their brains exhibited enzymes and genetic markers linked to new neurons and increased plasticity from resistance training.

In addition to newly identified brain benefits, resistance training improves overall quality of life and helps with everyday activities, so it’s a win-win.

Research Confirms Resistance Training’s Effects

The unique cognitive benefits of resistance training versus those of aerobic training in humans have been well documented in the medical literature. Here’s what researchers writing in the journal CNS & Neurological Disorders-Drug Targets wrote:3

“Some evidence shows that aerobic training can attenuate the aging effects on the brain structures and functions. However, the strength exercise effects are poorly discussed. Thus, in the present study, the effects of strength training on the brain in elderly people and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients were revised. Furthermore, a biological explanation relating to strength training effects on the brain is proposed.

Brain atrophy can be related to neurotransmission dysfunction, like oxidative stress, that generates mitochondrial damage and reduced brain metabolism. Another mechanism is related to amyloid deposition and amyloid tangles, that can be related to reductions on insulin-like growth factor I concentrations.

The brain-derived neurotrophic factor also presents reduction during aging process and AD. These neuronal dysfunctions are also related to cerebral blood flow decline that influence brain metabolism. All of these alterations contribute to cognitive impairment and AD.

After a long period of strength training, the oxidative stress can be reduced, the brain-derived neurotrophic factor and insulin-like growth factor I serum concentrations enhance, and the cognitive performance improves.

Considering these results, we can infer that strength training can be related to increased neurogenesis, neuroplasticity and, consequently, counteracts aging effects on the brain. The effect of strength training as an additional treatment of AD needs further investigation.”

Resistance Training Can Be a Natural Antidepressant

The ability of aerobic exercise to work as a natural antidepressant is well known; millions of people know that when they feel the “blues,” a good workout can help. But strength training can also lift your mood, research shows.

“There’s a different high when you make a lift or complete your program that day,” says Li Faustino, a New York City clinical psychologist treating people with depression.4

“When you’re in depression, you’re ruminating and worrying and fuming and feeling badly and second-guessing, and it’s all mental,” says Kelly Coffey, a personal trainer in Northampton, Massachusetts, who began lifting weights to deal with her own depression. “It’s this trap that lifting weights safely has to lift you out of.”

One study, which included 32 participants ages 60 to 84, tested the hypothesis that “progressive resistance training (PRT) would reduce depression while improving physiologic capacity, quality of life, morale, function and self-efficacy without adverse events in an older, significantly depressed population.” Researchers found that depression did indeed lift in the subjects. What’s more, positive results correlated to the intensity of the training.5

If you are looking to tone up, gain energy and perhaps lose some unwanted weight, contact me today!  To your health, results and success!

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(Source, Dr. Mercola)…

 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30672025
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31120807
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26556087
https://health.usnews.com/wellness/fitness/articles/2017-03-30/can-weightlifting-treat-depression
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9008666

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The term “addiction” is thrown around pretty casually these days.  If you simply live with a cycle of cravings, this article might help you decide what to do about it.

What Drives Cravings?

Cravings may be caused by a number of things including:

Habits
Blood sugar swings
Social situations and more

Certain foods may even affect the brain in ways that makes resisting them seem impossible. Sweets and salty junk foods may be prime examples. Medical studies have shown neurobiological evidence for food addiction, which shares the same neurotransmitters and causes some of the same symptoms as the drug addiction.

Is There an Emotional Component?

While some foods — sugar, for instance — can affect the brain in ways that make us crave them, there may also be an emotional component. You’ve certainly heard about emotional eating. If you’ve ever eaten the wrong things or gone on a binge due to stress, sadness, grief, or even joy, then you’ve eaten emotionally.

If you have Trapped Emotions, it makes sense to say that they may trigger emotional eating repeatedly, until they’re resolved or released…  If you want to know how to break food addictions or cravings, it may help to use muscle testing to see if any Trapped Emotions are involved.

Common Symptoms

If many of the following situations ring true to you, then you may have addiction-like habits with food.

Frequent cravings for certain foods, even when you’re full
Feeling out of control around certain foods
Eating much more of a food than you intended
Trying to set rules about those foods — unsuccessfully
Eating past the point of fullness, to where you may even feel sick
Feeling guilty about eating certain foods but craving them again soon after
Justifying in your mind why it’s okay to eat these foods
Hiding what you’re eating from others

What Can I Do?

If you’re simply trying to break bad habits, there are a lot of things you can do. For example:

Use The Emotion Code™ to determine if Trapped Emotions are playing a role in causing you to eat.
Use Hypnosis to help you re-wire your mind to want to eat healthy foods and to deter you from “junk” foods
Identify and avoid “trigger foods” that you tend to binge on or seem to cause further cravings. Have a close friend or family member help you be accountable.
Once you know your trigger foods, choose non-eating activities to replace them. Brush your teeth, go for a walk, or call a friend when that craving hits. Breaking bad habits may be easier if you fill that void with something else.
Don’t go on a diet! While this may seem counterproductive, going on a diet to try and break food addictions may be too much for you at once. Tackle the addiction-like behavior first, without adding any other restrictions. You can always make other changes later if you need to.

You can be successful!

All these methods can help you break unhealthy habits and kick cravings. You may have a few “false starts” or failures before you succeed, and that’s okay.

Interested in hypnosis for weight loss? I have 3 programs available.

 One on One 3 session series that combines hypnosis with emotion code energy healing and nutrition education & Meal Plan
Small group online 4 week program that also includes nutrition education & Meal Plan
One on one 6 week Gastric Band Specialized Program which combines Hypnosis, Emotion Code Energy Healing, Nutrition handouts/Meal plans

Contact Lynn today!
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Many tough weight loss obstacles are psychological, such as:

Depending on food to medicate painful emotions
Compulsively eating to fill an inner void
Being raised (trained) to perceive food as a reward
Being raised among obese people
Using fat as a protective emotional shield
Using your weight to make you unattractive to the opposite sex
Losing weight does not necessarily make you happier, according to research

Some reasons for long-term obesity are physiological:

Your body wanting to maintain your current weight as a set point
Insulin resistance that produces wild sugar cravings
Side effects of many pharmaceutical medications
Thyroid and hormonal deficiencies and imbalances

For most of us, the combination of physical and psychological factors puts weight loss goals out of reach, even though the short and long-term consequences are disastrous. Is using hypnosis for weight loss still a viable alternative? Yes.

The real benefit of hypnosis does not come from a magic spell that works in spite of you. Hypnosis for weight loss is not magic. When it works as it should, hypnosis makes it much easier to do what you need to in order to lose weight. You can stick to your healthy diet, avoid temptations, and feel more motivated to exercise.

But you still need to follow through. It’s still up to you. Hypnosis can be a marvelous weight loss tool in your belt, but not a quick fix that requires no added effort on your part. The good news? You will enjoy the effort with the help of an effective hypnosis protocol. That’s what makes all the difference!

Studies On Using Hypnosis To Lose Weight

Hypnosis is used to address a wide range of different problems, from weight loss and bad eating habits, to fears and phobias, addictions and even obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Many dismiss weight loss hypnosis as a fad or quack medicine, but the scientific research into this form of therapy has revealed something very different: hypnosis is a very effective method for weight loss in many individuals.

One study (Effectiveness of hypnosis as an adjunct to behavioral weight management – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 41, 35-41) revealed that 41% of individuals who used hypnotherapy for weight loss achieved or exceeded their weight loss goals, compared to just 11% in the other group, which underwent behavioral conditioning. A follow-up evaluation at the two-year mark revealed that the study participants who had utilized hypnotherapy had a significantly higher rate of success in continuing their weight loss after the conclusion of the study and maintaining a healthy weight in the long term

Bottom line: hypnosis for weight loss is not a magic cure that requires nothing more. It does make your efforts easier and more enjoyable. Hypnosis can make weight loss possible where it may have never been possible before.

Interested in trying hypnosis for weight loss? I have 3 programs available.

 One on One 3 session series that combines hypnosis with emotion code energy healing and nutrition education & Meal Plan
Small group online 4 week program that also includes nutrition education & Meal Plan
One on one 6 week Gastric Band Specialized Program which combines Hypnosis, Emotion Code Energy Healing, Nutrition handouts/Meal plans

Lynn often combines Holistic Nutrition with Time Line Therapy(R) with Emotion Code Energy Healing and / Or Hypnosis! 

Contact Lynn today!
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Do you consider yourself to be a food addict?  Maybe a sugar addict?  I work with many clients who want to shed weight and self identify as addicted to sugar, junk foods, and more…  Research by addiction psychiatrist Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), has shed much-needed light on how food addiction develops.

Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) scanning, which offer high quality views of the brain, Volkow was able to show that when dopamine links to its receptor, called D2, immediate changes take place in your brain cells, causing you to experience a “hit” of pleasure and reward.

While just about any food can trigger pleasure, only the “hyperpalatables,” foods high in refined sugar, salt and fat, tend to lead to addiction when consumed regularly. The reason for this has to do with your body’s innate survival instinct.

The primary directive of your mind and body is survival, and it will go through some interesting adaptations when survival is threatened. When you indulge in too much of hyperstimulators, be it cocaine, sugar, alcohol or sex, your brain’s reward center notes that you’re overstimulated, which the brain perceives as not good for your survival, and so it compensates by decreasing your sense of pleasure and reward.

It does this by down-regulating your D2 receptors, basically eliminating some of them. But this survival strategy creates another problem, because now you don’t feel anywhere near the pleasure and reward you once had when you began your addiction, no matter whether it’s food or drugs.

As a result, you develop tolerance, which means that you want more and more of your fix but never achieve the same “high” you once had. All the while, the addictive cravings grow stronger. Volkow’s work also revealed that the changes taking place in the brains of drug addicts are identical to those occurring in people addicted to food.

Regardless of the source of the addiction, you see very little dopamine bonding with its D2 receptors in the brain, as their numbers have been drastically decreased due to continued exposure to the addictive substance/process. Importantly, Volkow also found that addiction affects your frontal cortex, often referred to as “the CEO of the brain.”

Your frontal cortex is in charge of impulse control, irritability, impatience, strategic planning and more — all the things that figuratively go out the window during withdrawal and addiction. This is why addicts feel so out of control, and why addiction is so difficult to break.

Early Trauma Primes Your Brain for Future Addiction

Experiencing abuse (e.g., physical, emotional, sexual), neglect or other trauma during the formative years of childhood, adolescence and young adulthood can also significantly affect your frontal cortex, thereby making you more susceptible to addiction.

Susan Mason, assistant professor at Harvard University, showed that women who had the highest levels of abuse during childhood had a 90 percent increased incidence of food addiction.

If you’re wondering whether you may have an issue with food and addiction, there is now a published and credentialed assessment you can take called the Yale Food Addiction Scale. Peeke provides a short and long version of this test in “The Hunger Fix.” She also has a quick and easy online food addiction test on her website.

How to Break Your Sugar Addiction

Some tools that can be used to break your food and / or sugar addiction is using hypnosis.  Hypnosis works with the unconscious mind where all habits and emotions are stored.   Overcoming food addiction requires something more than willpower. Yes, you heard that right, you DO NOT need willpower to overcome food addiction.  You simply need to retrain your unconscious mind to support and release those automatic cravings.  Hypnosis can help you do that.

Another tool that I use with my clients is called Emotion Code Energy Healing – Releasing the trapped emotions inside the body that is vibrating at a frequency and causing cravings for sugar, junk foods, bad carbs etc…Here is a video on releasing sugar addiction – http://lynnthier.com/2019/07/21/end-sugar-cravings/

I also test to see if (in the unconscious mind) its safe to lose weight, its ok to lose weight, there’s a belief you can lose it and keep it off!  We can also release trapped emotions preventing you from meal planning, from eating more vegetables/fruits, from exercising!

To learn more about Hypnosis and Emotion Code Healing please visit my website, www.lynnthier.com 

Lynn often combines Holistic Nutrition with Time Line Therapy(R) with Emotion Code Energy Healing and / Or Hypnosis! 

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Lynn Thier

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My client Jenny tells me, “It’s 3 p.m., and the sugar cravings are relentless. I’ve tried satisfying them with a handful of fresh blueberries and some chocolate-covered espresso beans that I found in the back of my desk drawer. But I’m still struggling not to sabotage my withdrawal progress with a chocolate shake. I fantasize about the sugar hitting my bloodstream and soothing my nerves. Instead, I stand in my pantry brainstorming possible alternatives: A pinch of coconut. A spoonful of raspberry jam. A swig of maple syrup.”

Can you relate to Jenny?  We all know about the negative effects of sugar. (The list keeps growing: Weight gain, increased blood pressure and cholesterol levels — plus a higher risk for diabetes, cancer and heart disease.)  Although some experts recommend scaling down your sugar fix over time, but i believe that cutting it out altogether is the best way to get through a detox. How many of us eat for emotional reasons?  Many cravings are tied to emotions!  Using the emotion code energy healing/releasing can help significantly!  Below is a video i did a short while ago to demonstrate on eliminating sugar addiction!

I often combine emotion code with hypnosis for many of the struggles my clients encounter – weight loss hypnosis with releasing trapped emotions around craving junk foods, sugar, carbs and much more!

Lynn often combines Holistic Nutrition with Time Line Therapy(R) with Emotion Code Energy Healing and / Or Hypnosis! 

Contact Lynn today!
To Your Health, Results and Success!
Lynn Thier

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Welcome to wellness Wednesday…

Almond and soy milk are marketed as the top alternatives to cow’s milk. While they do have the same consistency and the same appearance, these are easily distinguishable from the other. Some of the nutrients that they share include protein, calcium and potassium, albeit in varying percentages.

Soy milk is widely known to be the closest milk product to the nutritional components of raw milk. In spite of this, soy milk is a controversial product because most of the conventional factories that produce soy milk use genetically modified crops. This means that there’s an increased possibility that you’re consuming glyphosate and other toxic chemicals added to GMO crops.

Additionally, the use of unfermented soy in soy milk production poses grave threats on the health of consumers. Unfermented soy contains high amounts of phytic acid, trypsin inhibitors, and aluminum. Phytic acid and trypsin inhibitors are linked to growth problems because of their ability to block the absorption of essential minerals such as calcium, magnesium and copper. Meanwhile, the high amount of aluminum in unfermented soy is toxic to the nervous system and the kidneys.

Almond milk, on the other hand, contains a much lower nutrient content compared to both soy milk and raw milk. Almond milk may contain high amounts of vitamins and minerals, but it comes lacking when compared to real raw milk. It has even been suggested that one carton of almond milk only has the same nutritional component as a handful of almonds.

Another factor that should be considered is the use of carrageenan, a seaweed-derived thickener that keeps the ingredients together in both soy milk and almond milk. This ingredient has been linked to inflammation, the destruction of the digestive system and even an increased risk for cancer. Hence, before buying plant-based milk products, make sure that you’re buying non-GMO and carrageenan-free brands to make sure that you’re not unknowingly exposing yourself to harmful toxins.

Once you take all of these factors into the equation, it’s pretty obvious that raw cow’s milk is still the best choice for milk consumption due to the numerous nutrients, minerals and vitamins it offers, minus the various health risks posed by commercially manufactured milk alternatives. Even though raw milk has been widely demonized by health institutions, it actually contains good bacteria, digestive enzymes, raw fats and vitamins, which are usually removed in pasteurized milk and absent in milk substitutes.

For people who choose not to consume raw cow’s milk, it would be a better choice to consume homemade almond milk rather than the store-bought kind. This does not only limit the possible toxins, but it also helps you determine the amount of almonds necessary for you to get the maximum amount of nutrients per serving.

Homemade unsweetened almond milk contains little to no toxins, unlike soy milk or other commercialized products. It may have a lower amount of nutrients, but it does not expose you to possible harmful components.

How to Make Almond Milk

Because commercialized almond milk rips you off by utilizing the lowest amount of almonds they could get away with, it would be best that you consider making your own. This will ensure that you not only choose only the finest ingredients, but that your end product will actually contain an adequate amount of almonds to get the nutrients that almond milk should actually have. Here is a guide from The Kitchn that you can follow to make your own almond milk:

Ingredients:




1 cup raw organic almonds
2 cups water, plus more for soaking
Honey, to taste (optional)

Procedure:

Soak the almonds overnight for up to two days. Place the almonds in a bowl and cover with about an inch of water. They will plump as they absorb water. Let stand on the counter, covered with a cloth, overnight, or refrigerate for up to two days. Note that the longer the almonds soak, the creamier the milk will be.
Drain the almonds from the water and rinse them thoroughly under cool running water. The almonds should feel squishy if you pinch them. Discard the soaking water.
Place the almonds in the blender and cover with 2 cups of water.
Pulse the blender a few times to ground the almonds. Blend the mixture until the water is opaque and the almonds have the same consistency as fine meal.
Using a cheesecloth, strain the almond meal and extract the liquid. Squeeze and press the cheesecloth/meal to extract as much almond milk as you can.
Add honey to taste.
Refrigerate the almond milk. This usually lasts up to two days.


Here Are a Few Health Benefits You Can Get From Almond Milk

Even though some of the nutrients do not get carried over from almonds, almond milk still contains significant amounts of vitamins and nutrients. Here are a few health benefits that you can get from almond milk:

Doesn’t raise blood sugar. Homemade unsweetened almond milk does not contain high amounts of glucose, which can help prevent insulin resistance. It’s also low in carbohydrates. This is beneficial for diabetics and overweight people, as it can help maintain the glucose levels in the blood. Cow’s milk contains high amounts of lactose, which is converted into glucose.
Lactose-free. Dairy milk contains lactose, which may cause digestive problems for people who are lactose intolerant. This means that they cannot digest the nutrients that raw milk contains, causing problems such as bloating and diarrhea. Drinking almond milk provides you with essential vitamins without compromising comfort and digestive health.
May help reduce the risk of heart disease. Almond milk contains high amounts of healthy fatty acids that can help in the prevention of high blood pressure and the promotion of heart health.

How Is Almond Milk Used in the Culinary World?

Almond milk can be added to desserts and milk-based beverages such as smoothies, ice cream and pastries. Main dishes that require dairy milk can also use almond milk as a vegan-friendly alternative.

During the medieval times, almond milk was considered a staple food for the majority of the population, especially for Christians during religious periods when fasting was exercised. The almond pit left after the production of almond milk was added to other recipes or used to make thinner almond milk so as to minimize wastage.  It was also used as a milk substitute because animal milk had a shorter shelf life and they had difficulties keeping it fresh.

Try These Creamy and Nutrient-Rich Almond Milk Recipes

Almond milk can be used in recipes that require cow’s milk or goat’s milk. This provides a unique flavor to the dish and offers a different take on traditional dishes. Here are a few tasty and healthy almond milk recipes you’ll surely love:

Vanilla-Almond Chia Breakfast Pudding




Ingredients:




2 cups unsweetened homemade almond milk
1/2 cup chia seeds
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract


1 to 2 tablespoons raw honey
Seasonal fruits for topping
Almonds or other nuts for topping

Procedure:

Combine almond milk, chia seeds, vanilla and honey in a bowl. Mix well until combined or until the mixture thickens.
Store covered in the refrigerator overnight or for at least an hour.
Add fruit and nut toppings. Stir well before serving. Add a bit of water to the pudding if it becomes too thick.

(Recipe adapted from DailyBurn and article – Dr. Mercola)

Almond milk contains a significant amount of vitamins and minerals you can surely benefit from, but note that it’s only a small portion of the nutrients that raw milk provides. To take advantage of the wide array of these healthy components, raw milk remains the best choice. However, keep in mind that you’d have to drink raw organic cow’s milk from trustworthy sources instead of pasteurized kind or other milk substitutes available in the market.

If health restrictions like lactose intolerance stop you from consuming raw cow’s milk, almond milk may be a good alternative. As much as possible, consume homemade unsweetened almond milk to ensure that you’re not getting exposed to chemical additives found in commercial milk products.

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You may wonder if it’s possible to lose weight while not giving up snacks.

If you choose healthy, whole-food options with a lot of protein and nutrients, snacks can be integral to weight loss. Some can even help keep you full throughout the day and limit your cravings for unhealthy foods.

Here are 6 healthy, weight-loss-friendly snacks to add to your diet.

RED Bell Peppers with Guacamole

Red bell peppers are extremely healthy.  Although all bell peppers are nutritious, red varieties are particularly high in antioxidants like beta carotene, capsanthin, and quercetin.  They’re are also rich in vitamin C. In fact, 1 large red bell pepper contains over 300% of the daily value (DV) for this nutrient.

Pairing 1 large red bell pepper with 3 ounces (85 grams) of guacamole adds healthy fat and fiber while keeping this snack’s calorie count under 200.

Greek yogurt and mixed berries

Plain Greek yogurt and berries make a delicious, nutrient-dense snack.  In addition to being a great source of calcium and potassium, Greek yogurt is also high in protein.

Berries are one of the best sources of antioxidants around. Eat a mixture of differently colored berries to get an array of these powerful compounds (Trusted Source).  Combining 3.5 ounces (100 grams) of plain, full-fat Greek yogurt with 1/2 cup (50 grams) of mixed berries provides about 10 grams of protein and under 150 calories.

Apple slices with peanut butter

Apples and peanut butter taste fantastic together.  Apples are high in fiber and polyphenol antioxidants that improve gut health and reduce heart disease risk (Trusted Source, Trusted Source).  Peanut butter may have additional benefits for heart health. It has been shown to increase HDL (good) cholesterol and reduce LDL (bad) cholesterol and triglycerides (Trusted Source).

That said, peanut butter is fairly high in calories. Although it generally hasn’t been linked to weight gain, it’s best consumed in moderation.  A medium apple with 1 tablespoon (15 grams) of natural peanut butter provides a nice balance of sweet flavor with crisp and creamy textures at under 200 calories.

Kale chips

Kale is incredibly healthy, as it’s loaded with fiber and antioxidants like quercetin and kaempferol.  These compounds decrease blood pressure and may reduce your risk of colon cancer (Trusted Source, Trusted Source, Trusted Source).  A 1-cup (67-gram) serving of raw kale provides more than 100% of the DV for vitamins A, C, and K.  This easy recipe for kale chips provides about 150 calories:

Kale chips – Ingredients:

1 cup (67 grams) of bite-sized kale leaves
1 tablespoon (15 ml) of olive oil
1/2 teaspoon (3 grams) of salt

Directions:  Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Place kale pieces on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake at 350°F (175°C) for 10–15 minutes. Watch them closely, as they can easily burn.

Dark chocolate and almonds

Dark chocolate and almonds make a rich, satisfying, and portable snack.  Dark chocolate is loaded with flavanols that may lower blood pressure and reduce heart disease risk, provided the chocolate contains at least 70% cocoa solids.

Almonds are high in heart-healthy monounsaturated fat and have beneficial effects on blood sugar control. Studies also show that they can reduce appetite and help you lose weight (Trusted Source, Trusted Source, Trusted Source).  Both dark chocolate and almonds are high in magnesium. One ounce (30 grams) of each provides about 300 calories in total, depending on cocoa content.

Cucumber slices with hummus

Cucumber and hummus go well together.  Cucumbers contain cucurbitacin E, a compound that may have anticancer effects (Trusted Source).  Hummus is made from chickpeas, olive oil, and garlic, which reduce inflammation and may improve heart health (Trusted Source, Trusted Source, Trusted Source).  One cup (52 grams) of sliced cucumbers dipped in 3.5 ounces (100 grams) of hummus has about 180 calories.

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