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Asian Slimming Secrets

Published
by
Letha
on December 15, 2009
in Weightloss the Asian Way
. 1 Comment

FYT coverfrom : Better Nutrition magazine, June 1, 2007 By Nicole Brechka:

Chinese medicine expert Letha Hadady, D.Ac, has spent years traveling throughout Asia and studying the region’s unique approach to wellness. Her newest book, Feed Your Tiger, has an intriguing title-and a unique solution for America’s obesity epidemic. Read on to learn more about this Asian-inspired weight-loss plan and Hadady’s favorite healing remedies.

How is Feed Your Tiger different from other weight-loss books?

Feed Your Tiger encourages self-discovery. We each have a special relationship to food. Most people have an emotional attachment: They may eat dairy foods, meats or cookies in order to feel happy. Eventually, their shape, mood swings and eating habits may cause them to resemble “dragons,” “bears,” “tigers” or “cranes”—the four types of eaters outlined in my book, which addresses common addictions to foods in a non-judgmental way. For example, bear types crave sweets; dragons can’t get enough salty and fried foods; tigers like spices and stimulants, and (end to be nervous eaters; and those in the crane group live on junk foods, or become wrapped up in work and skip meals. Each type has advantages and disadvantages. With Feed Your Tiger, I show how to identify and enhance your true nature. If we fail to nourish ourselves properly, we inevitably fall into illness and depression.

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Hi there! Have a Ball

Published
by
Letha
on July 19, 2009
in Flesh and Bone
. 3 Comments

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I am sitting on a big green ball–the kind you find at the gym, the kind featured in exercise videos starring bright young things who have tight, gleeming muscles and who say in a high voice, “Hi there! I’m here to help you firm up!” I learned about the ball in my Vermont chiropractor’s office. The nice receptionist Karen was sitting on one as she typed. Her abs are perfect her stomach tiny, practically invisible. I thought, “I type all day, why shouldn’t I sit on a ball instead of a chair?” Karen says the ball firms the core. I used to think only apples had cores. But she meant the muscles and spine that support internal organs–the center of you. Scrunching my lower back into a hard chair, all that stuff inside gets mushy. Pretty soon I’ll be saying “Hi there!” in a high, young voice.