Soy Stops Sex

I figured that would get your attention.

Here’s the deal. Unfermented soy products, such as soy milk, soy ice cream, or soy nuts, are endocrine disrupters and mimic hormones in your body. They block the receptor sites in your cells for naturally produced hormones to lock into and interrupt the feedback loop throughout your entire endocrine system.

When this happens, hormones run amok. It’s the equivalent of a ship without a captain: none of the shipmates would know what to do without the captain’s direction. If you’re hormones are off, you’ve got the same situation going on inside your body.

To make matters worse, xeno hormones in our environment like BPA (Bisphenol A) found in plastics and the ink on register receipts; petroleum byproducts in food, candles, and personal care products (think petroleum jelly for 1); and even household furnishings like carpet, disrupt hormones too and create a new hormone called Sex Hormone Binding Globulin.

Sounds icky right? Well it is. SHBG, for short, occurs as a result of being exposed to xeno hormones, or estrogens, and bonds with testosterone so it can’t be absorbed, rendering it unusable. So even if your body is making testosterone, it can’t be used.

This sets the stage for an increasingly common condition known as estrogen dominance, for women and men.

It’s bad enough testosterone drops 10% a year for men as it is, now this? And too much estrogen in a woman can result in break outs, excess fat, and even worse – breast cancer.

There’s mounting evidence too that breast cancer in men is on the rise as well thanks to xeno hormones. Join the club guys.

Historically the emphasis has always been on women, but with an overly adulterated food supply, hormonal imbalances are cropping up in more and more men nowadays. They’re wrestling with unexplained feelings of depression, crankiness, and bouts of crying, and can’t seem to figure out why.

And to top things off, all of this leads to low libido. Ee gads!

So what do you do? No worries, I wouldn’t leave you hanging. Here are my top 3 tips to help you reduce or eliminate soy from your diet and steer clear of xeno hormones:

1. Use nut mylk instead of soy milk. A lot of people shop the health food store thinking that puffed brown rice cereal and soy milk = healthy. Wrong. It’s better than Cap N’ Crunch and homogenized cows milk, but it’s still processed and it’s still soy.

My suggestion => try nut mylk, such as almond, hemp, or coconut, instead. They’re a better source of protein and healthy fats, and most importantly don’t mess with hormone levels or production.

2. Eat fermented soy only. Fermented soybeans are a staple in many Asian cultures, but in the US we’ve mass produced the soybean without fermenting it first. Fermented soy doesn’t block protein digestion like unfermented soy does, and it isn’t a threat to your thyroid.

Unfermented soy has goitrogens, which are anti-nutrients and suppress your thyroid, plus inhibit healthy thyroid function. Fermented soy includes tofu, natto, miso, tempeh, shoyu, and tamari, however I recommend eating it no more than twice a week.

3. Detox your liver quarterly. Without a healthy functioning liver, it’s hard to be healthy. Your liver processes your hormones, and is also responsible for converting T4 into T3 thyroid hormone so that your thyroid activates. With xeno estrogens in the mix, it’s very hard for your liver to break them down and do its job properly.

I’m a big fan of detoxification. With the toxic burden we’re under every day, it’s impossible to experience true health if you don’t clean out your system on a regular basis, so I suggest doing a liver cleanse every 3 months. A great 1 I know of is from Biotics Research, simply called the Biotics Cleanse, which can only come from a health care practitioner. My clients get great results on this cleanse. E mail me for more info.

It’s my mission to help 1 million people by 2012 restore full function to their bodies so that they’re not reliant on drugs or harmful medications any longer. If you want to learn more about how hormonal imbalances can be easily corrected, contact me at angela@wellnesswithangela.com.

What Do The Guys of Ghost Adventures Have To Do With Stubborn Weight Loss?

I have a confession to make. I’m freakishly fascinated with the supernatural.

Ever since I was a kid, I can remember having a secret soft spot for the paranormal. I never wanted to admit it, but the truth was deep down inside I was completely turned on by anything ghostly, ghastly, or out of this world.

So last fall when the crew from Travel Channel’s Ghost Adventures paid a visit to the Mansfield Reformatory, my curiosity was piqued and I made my way there not only to meet them in person but to walk the halls of 1 of the worlds’ most haunted hallows.

For being celebs in their own right, I found them to be charming and quite humble, accepting the adoration of their fans with heartfelt appreciation. But in my mind, I couldn’t help but think how each 1 of them was sacrificing their body for their job, an all too common case for people and 1 I’m familiar with myself.

I spent 14 years as a claims adjuster for the 3rd largest insurer in the US and due to the high demands, often worked upwards of 90 or more hours a week. During my 3-year stint as a catastrophe adjuster at the tail end of my career, I traveled extensively too, working natural disasters around the country including both Hurricanes Ike (2008) and Rita (2005) in Houston, and the California Wildfires in 2007.

Each 1 was massive, causing large scale destruction, leaving thousands homeless in its wake. As an adjuster, it was my job to restore function to the lives of hundreds of people in an orderly and timely fashion all while paying minute detail to accuracy. Billions of dollars were on the line for the insurance industry, and regardless of the event, there was no excuse for sloppiness when it came to estimating the damage.

Needless to say I was on overdrive 24/7. My personal life completely fell by the wayside in favor of my career and my body took a toll. Due to the sheer exhaustion of late night dates with my computer, coupled with an early morning ritual of running through the Starbucks drive-through to refuel, ultimately my system shut down.

As a result, I suffered from severe adrenal fatigue, low-functioning thyroid, and an inability to lose excess weight. Any other time I had found myself in this state, I’d been able to easily pull myself out of it. But this time was different. My body was in shock, and demanded I change or die.

I knew I had to leave or the long term consequences would become irreversible. So I did, and totally revamped my life, switching to a much less stressful job but 1 that is much more rewarding. I learned the hard way that being a slave to a career that inhibited my health was 1 that was not worth it, no matter how much it paid. Lack of sleep, disconnected from my life at home, and an unrelenting schedule caused my body to implode on itself.

The uphill climb to get back on track has been 2 years and counting.

It’s easy to see that the guys from Ghost Adventures love their jobs, and it’s essential that they work graveyard shift so that they can effectively capture otherworldly images to prove to us all that they exist. But no doubt they’re launching an all out attack on their anatomies by defying their natural circadian rhythms that will eventually land them in the same set of circumstances as I was in.

You see, your body has a regular sleep cycle predetermined by the laws of physics, and if you disrupt it, it’s like messing with Mother Nature.

Adrenal exhaustion doesn’t play favorites either, therefore everyone is susceptible. If you’re always reacting to stress, because you’re running late, worried about a deadline, or maybe even ghost hunting into the wee hours of the morning, you’re continually in flight or fight mode and constantly flooding your system with excess cortisol.

The physical manifestations include stubborn weight, chronic fatigue, sugar and carb cravings, brain fog, irritability, and anxiety, amongst others. Reversing the damage can take months, sometimes years, and the effects are felt throughout your entire physiology.

I didn’t want to be the 1 to burst their bubble, figuring they’d find out for themselves someday. And they will. The human body is amazingly resilient, but it can only go on so long before it breaks down.

In the meantime, there are a few simple steps they could take to support their adrenals in an effort to prevent more damage and make a noticeable difference that’ll work for you too:

1) Take adaptogenic herbs. These include 1’s like ashwaganda, Dong Quai, or holy basil that help to combat stress. Try supplements from Apex Energetics such as Adaptocrine or Planetary Herbals Rehmmania Vitalizer.

2) Eat sufficient amounts of protein. Adrenal glands thrive on protein, but it’s imperative that you eat high quality protein, such as organic, grass-fed meat, unfermented soy as in tempeh or tofu (in limited quantities), or beans or nuts. Don’t go overboard on protein though because it’s extremely acidic, so stick to about 25-50 grams a day depending on your needs.

3) Get adequate sleep. Your adrenal glands need their beauty sleep so aim for 8 hours a night and be sure to get to bed by 10pm whenever possible!

GAC might be targeted for a fall out 1 day, but you don’t have to be. Adrenal Fatigue Syndrome is a complex condition but 1 that is entirely reversible, not to mention preventable, if you’re willing to do the footwork, which might require making a big change like I did.

Either way, unless you plan on joining the ranks of millions of other Americans who forsake their bodies for extreme stress, it’s wise to start a protocol to maintain healthy adrenal function sooner rather than later.

How To Become A Defensive Eater

Defensive driving is driving characterized by prudence, diligence and reasonable cautiousness with the goal of making the road a safe place not only for a defensive driver but for other people as well. Anyone who holds a driver’s license should be well-versed in this concept.

So how in the world does it apply to eating? Well, considering the fact that the North American food supply has become tainted by genetically-modified organisms, chemicals, and processing, let me count the ways.

The food landscape in our culture has become a virtual mine field. There are hidden toxins and preservatives disguised as harmless healthy foods throughout. To the average consumer, nothing seems to be amiss however upon further examination, the scene gets pretty scary.

Foods claiming to be enriched or fortified are a prime example. In fact, they’re 1 of the biggest offenders! Food manufacturers first strip them of vitamins and minerals in the manufacturing process in order to increase shelf life only to add them back in in the end.

In the case of wheat flour for instance, found in most commercialized breads, the bran and the germ (the parts of the wheat that contain vitamins and minerals) are extracted and as a result, your body absorbs it differently.

How is this bad? Instead of the process being slow and steady, providing sustainable energy along with a high supply of B vitamins, your body breaks down enriched flour much more quickly, thereby flooding your blood stream with too much sugar at 1 time.

Your body then has to work overtime to absorb the excess and ultimately stores it as fat. This results in sudden highs and lows in your blood sugar level which increases your chances of Type 2 Diabetes and obesity. Not good.

When you’re out in the matrix, confused about your choices, consider these 3 tips to help you become a defensive eater and ensure you’re getting the highest quality foods:

Tip #1: Read Labels
Believe it or not, this can be a really hard 1 for most folks. Whereas not too long ago the average ingredients on a food label were around 5, now you’re likely to find as many as 25 or more – most of which you can’t even pronounce!

A good rule of thumb here is if you can’t pronounce it, it’s not meant for human consumption. 5 ingredients or less is a good target when you’re reading labels, and they should be 1-word ingredients like broccoli, cabbage or kale. Smart shopping doesn’t require a PhD in nutrition, but having savvy shopping skills is wise.

Tip #2: Buy Whole, Organic Foods Often

I know a lot people complain about the price of organics, but did you know you pay more for conventional foods in your tax dollars?

They use a lot of pesticides to grow conventionally grown foods, and there's a price to pay for the hazardous waste cleanup. And guess who’s paying it? Certainly not Uncle Sam! It’s YOU.

Fruits and vegetables only have half the nutritional value they used to in the 1950’s nowadays because the soils have become so depleted, which in turn depletes your body of much needed nutrients and minerals.

Organics are worth the investment, not just health wise but dollar wise too. Here’s a comparison to show you what I mean:

•2 medium sized organic sweet potatoes @$1 or small fries from a fast food joint loaded with fat and salt
•2 organic red peppers @$1 or a supersized can of highly refined, overly sweetened pop
•6 organic chicken breasts @$10 or a sub combo from Subway
•2 wild caught salmon fillets @$15 or a large pizza
•18 organic eggs @$3.50 or a McDonald’s burger injected with antibiotics and hormones* (yum)

You get the gist? Most people don’t bat an eyelash at the cost of a new pair of sneakers, but $.65 for an organic apple? No way!

Food is what makes you who you are. Your hair, your skin, your nails, your ability to think and function – everything! You’re worth the investment. I’d personally rather spend my money on quality food than co-pays.

Which brings me to,

Tip #3: Cook Like Your Life Depends On It, Because It Does

With our busy, fast-paced hectic lifestyles, you’re probably thinking who has time to cook! But cooking doesn’t have to take up too much of your time if you use your time effectively.

You only need a few hours a week to batch cook and have pre-cooked prepared meals on hand. For example, make an entire pot of brown rice and quinoa and use in salads, as a side dish, or a breakfast porridge throughout the week.

Or, make a double pot of chili or twice as much baked chicken as you normally would and freeze it if you have to. My theory is cook once eat twice!

Put these time-saving techniques to use and you’ll spare yourself boatloads of unwanted toxins and allergic substances in your food that are causing outbreaks of indigestion, psoriasis, bloating, constipation and more.

Access to health food has become rather complex but it doesn’t have to be if you arm yourself with the right information and make it a top priority every day. As a health coach, 1 of my main goals with my clients is educating them on where to find superior food sources that are cost effective.

If you would like a free Initial Nutrition Assessment to find out for yourself, then contact me at angela@wellnesswithangela.com to get started.

* Courtesy of Scott Tousignant’s fitness blog

Oxytocin: The Love Bug

There’s a little known secret between men and women that explains why women seemingly fall in love more easily than men.

It’s called oxytocin, otherwise known as “the bonding hormone.”

Oxytocin stimulates contractions during the birthing process, is responsible for milk ejection while lactating, and is released during orgasm.

Difference is the effects last up to 3 weeks in women and 3 days for men. Hence the theory of fatal attraction finally gets retribution.

Each time a woman has an orgasm, oxytocin is released and she becomes adhered to the man who caused it. Or at least was there when it happened.

So every time the same man and woman have sex, she’s bonded to him. Over and over again.

It has to do with instinct, when women were more reliant on men for survival. Until she realizes she’s not pregnant by him, or perhaps is, she’s bound to him for protection of her unborn fetus. But when she finds that she’s not pregnant, and her hormones have once again stabilized, she’s basically lost that lovin’ feeling and is left wondering why she was attached to him in the first place.

Don’t you wish you knew this years ago?

Now it’s not always that she finds she’s not interested. It’s possible of course that a true bond may have genuinely formed, however most women I know sleep with a man and think he’s The One until a few weeks later and they’ve gotten to know him a little better.

And can’t figure out why they were ever attracted to him.

Oxytocin is basically a mind f*ck if you ask me!

I could’ve spared myself so much needless emotional turmoil over the years, not to mention downright humiliation, had I realized I had oxytocin streaming though my system!

I feel cheated, and yet, it’s all become crystal clear.

When body chemistry takes over, it’s uncontrollable. No matter how much you try to fight the feelings, they persist. But the good news is they’re not your fault.

It’s oxytocin’s, until it wears off.

Personally, I think it’s totally unfair that guys get away with the short end of the stick. At the same time though, it explains how they’re not as attached to women after sex as women are to men.

Oxytocin may be the single greatest discovery between the sexes since Adam and Eve. It clears the confusion of unreturned phone calls, ignored text messages, and no 2nd date.

Next time you broach the subject of sex, or dare to dabble, remember the effects of oxytocin. It’ll save you loads of heartache and keep your emotions in check.

Eat Fat For Weight Loss, Not Low-Fat

There’s a reason Essential Fatty Acids (EFA’s) has the word essential in it. It’s because our bodies don’t manufacture them, yet they’re required for good health, so the only way to get them is to eat the foods that they’re found in.

Healthy fat shouldn’t be feared. Back in the 90’s when everyone gave up fat, they all got fat, so avoiding fat is not the answer to weight loss. In fact, a symptom of a deficiency in fat is an inability to lose weight!

1 reason they’re so essential is because they store energy. There’s more energy packed into a gram of fat than there is in a gram of either protein or carbs. About 40% of the average American’s energy comes from fat.

Greeks are a great example of how good fat can lead to lifelong health. About 40-60%of their diet comes from fat and they have no increased diabetes, cholesterol, or weight gain.

There are 3 kinds of EFA’s: Omega 3’s, Omega 6’s, and Omega 9’s. Omega-3 fatty acids are derived from Linolenic Acid, Omega-6 from Linoleic Acid, and Omega-9 from Oleic Acid. Omega-9 is necessary yet “non-essential” because the body can manufacture a modest amount on its own, provided the 3’s and 6’s are available.

EFA’s support the cardiovascular, reproductive, immune, and nervous systems. Your body needs EFAs to make and repair cell membranes, enabling the cells to obtain optimum nutrition and discard of toxic waste products. A primary function of EFAs is the production of prostaglandins, which regulate body functions such as heart rate, blood pressure, blood clotting, fertility, and conception, and play a role in immune function by regulating inflammation and helping to fight infection.

Omega 3 is the most deficient EFA because of our over-processed diets. An ideal intake ratio of Omega-6 to Omega-3 fatty acids is between 1:1 and 4:1, but most Americans only obtain a ratio between 10:1 and 25:1. The minimum healthy intake for both linolenic (Omega-3) and linoleic (Omega-6) acid via diet, per adult per day, is 1.5 grams of each.

An Omega 3 deficiency can lead to depression, which affects 15 million people in the US alone, plus decreased memory and mental abilities, tingling sensation of the nerves, poor vision, increased tendency to form blood clots, increased triglycerides, impaired membrane function, hypertension, irregular heartbeat, learning disorders, menopausal discomfort amongst others .

Alpha Linolenic Acid (ALA), the principal Omega-3 fatty acid, will be converted into eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) in your body, and later into docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). EPA and the GLA synthesized from linoleic (Omega-6) acid are later converted into hormone-like compounds known as eicosanoids, which aid in many bodily functions including vital organ function and intracellular activity.

Good sources of Omega 3’s can be found in flaxseed oil (flaxseed oil has the highest linolenic content of any food), flaxseeds, flaxseed meal, hempseed oil, hempseeds, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, Brazil nuts, sesame seeds, avocados, some dark leafy green vegetables (kale, spinach, purslane, mustard greens, collards, etc.), EVOO, grapeseed oil, and salmon.

Linoleic Acid is the primary Omega-6 fatty acid and is also found in flaxseed oil, flaxseeds, flaxseed meal, hempseed oil, hempseeds, and grapeseed and olive oils, as well as pumpkin seeds, pine nuts, pistachio nuts, sunflower seeds (raw), olives, borage oil, evening primrose oil, black currant seed oil, chestnut oil, and chicken.

Omega-6s help with diabetic neuropathy, rheumatoid arthritis, PMS, skin disorders like psoriasis and eczema, and aid in cancer treatment.

Monounsaturated oleic acid, or Omega 9, lowers heart attack risk and arteriosclerosis, and aids in cancer prevention too, and is most richly found in EVOO, olives, avocados, almonds, peanuts, sesame oil, pecans, pistachio nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, and macadamia nuts. 1 -2 tablespoons of EVOO per day should provide sufficient oleic acid for adults.

Don’t believe the myth that fat makes you fat. The truth is the more fat you eat with your meals, the more satiated you are and the longer you can go in between without snacking. And if you want great hair and skin, eat more good fat. So in other words, don’t forget the fat.

The health benefits of eating fat are a principle concept covered in my Revision Weight Loss 90-Minute Breakthrough Immersion Session.

In this session you’ll discover the keys concepts to natural weight loss, including:

• What Vitamin P is and why it’s essential to weight loss
• Why willpower is a non-factor when trying to lose weight
• How to become a Dining Diva with the 3/3/30 rule
• What your “gut brain” is and how it effects eating
• The #1 most important component to your metabolic power and how to harness it
• Easy-to-implement tools that are intensely transformative and provide real results

If you’re ready to make 2011 the year that you finally “get it” when it comes to weight loss, sign up for your session today!

Who Has Time To Slim Slowly?

I caught this tagline in a commercial the other day from a well-known giant in the billion dollar weight loss industry.

I chunked it down to yet another way of convincing people into believing that there is a long-term and lasting quick fix for weight loss.

It’s thinking like this that has brought America to its knees when it comes to winning the war on obesity and only serves to benefit the hotshot advertisers who stand behind it.

Being in the weight loss biz myself, I immediately countered that question with, “Who doesn’t?”

I know that I wound up way worse off after years and years of fad diets, false beliefs and the stress I put my body through in the process.

The chronic low level stress I felt inside from living a life completely out of alignment with my life’s purpose and the constant abuse and self-torture I inflicted upon myself as a result manifested in symptoms such as binge eating, excess weight and fatigue.

And none of it changed until I changed.

Every time I went on 1 of these diets, I put my body in starvation mode and it reacted as if I were on a desert island, slowing my metabolism and holding on to fat, thereby shutting off my fat burning mechanism.

In the end, not only did I gain the weight back, but an extra 10 or 15 pounds on top of it to boot.

Ironically, you would think that with all the diets out there, we would be the thinnest nation in the world. But we’re not.

With 72% of adult Americans overweight and 34% of kids, we are in fact the fattest nation on earth, and unless we begin to address the reason why and stop buying into fictitious ads it’s only going to escalate.

There are so many slick promos out there, especially right now, that use gimmicks, celebrities and fast fixes for weight loss, and want to you to believe that you’re overweight strictly because you eat too much, you don’t exercise enough and you have no willpower.

Weight loss goes much deeper than that. When you’re not relaxed, eating too fast and stressed, you can gain weight regardless of how much you eat.

There’s such a huge misunderstanding out there around this topic that it really irks me these ads are on the airwaves!

To counter it, I’ve developed my own personalized 3-pronged approach to weight loss that will free you from the shackles of food deprivation, calorie counting and punishing exercise:

1. Balance your Primary Foods first. Your Primary Foods include healthy relationships, a fulfilling career, spirituality however you define it, and physical activity. So what’s that mean? It means this. If you’re in a toxic relationship – or you hate your job it – leave it. And if you’re not exercising, find something you like to do that gets your body moving. If it’s not 2 hours on the tread, then find something else. Don’t force your way to weight loss. Plus, don’t forget your connection to Source. We all need Divine Guidance in our lives. Hallelujah.

2. Kick the sugar habit. What’s worse than being hooked on cocaine or heroin? You guessed it. Sugar. It’s that addictive. But those sneaky little food manufacturers don’t want you to know it! They would prefer you skip through life believing it makes you happy and gives you good juju, but it doesn’t.

Sugar messes with your mind and makes you crave more, and skyrockets your blood sugar so high that when you come crashing down you wind up feeling like crap. I used to be the biggest sugar junkie on the planet, but now I reign supreme over this delicious little deity. If sugar’s got you in its seductive snare, check out my 4-Week Sugar Shakedown and learn how to break free without feeling deprived.

3. Go gluten- and dairy-free. Now hold on to your hat. I know this might seem a bit overwhelming but stick with me on this 1. When I first learned I was gluten intolerant, I was downright pissed. No more oatmeal? WTF? But what I found out later surprised me.Over 40 years into life, I had no idea what gluten was doing to my digestive tract.

It completely tore it up, made me bloat, and caused boatloads of inflammation. Not good. And dairy’s no better. Aside from causing inflammation too (1 of the 5 root causes of disease by the way), dairy makes you gassy and creates a lot of mucous in your system. Not too hot.

Just dropping sugar, gluten and dairy alone will result in weight loss, but don’t discount the importance of balancing your Primary Foods too. Emotions drive behavior, and until you figure out why you crave, overeat, or binge, your weight won’t budge.

Most importantly, understanding that it took time to get where you are and that it will take time to get back is crucial to the process. I know we all want it now, but your body heals in its own time, not yours, so be patient.

My clients experience an average 10-15 pound weight loss in my 1-on-1 Reshape Your System Coaching Program. If you’d like to learn more about how my coaching programs can support you in 2011, contact me at angela@wellnesswithangela.com for a complimentary 20-Minute Natural Weight Release Discovery Session.

Relax Into Weight Loss

Typical weight loss regimes involve pushing, forcing and shoving your way to success, coupled with denying yourself pleasure from food along with your natural instinct to slow down. As a culture, we tend to seek out low calorie diets, or the latest fad, vowing each time will be different, and punish ourselves at the gym as payback for our indulgences because for so many, enjoying food is a crime.

Where and how have we gotten so off course around the issue of weight loss? Since when should we torture ourselves in an effort to maintain our vanity and our health? Of course we all want to look our best, but are militaristic approaches really the answer we’re all looking for?

I used to take these exact approaches myself, but have since come to a whole new level of understanding around weight loss. My instinct cried out for years that something was amiss, and that how I went about tackling the issue of excess weight was skewed, but I didn’t know anything different at the time.

Now all that’s changed.

My new approach to weight loss is simply put – more me. It’s stress-free. It’s submissive. It’s natural and organic. It’s about being in the Divine Feminine and allowing my body to course correct on its own, without my interference or misguided direction imposed upon me by mainstream media.

The path to natural weight loss doesn’t involve shakes, meal plans or chemicalized, pre-packaged food. It doesn’t demand strenuous exercise that induces more stress on your body that outweighs any benefit you may be procuring at the time. And it certainly doesn’t require you to deny yourself the innate pleasure of food.

What it does require is relaxation. Letting go of the intense desire to lose weight altogether, and learning to slow down in all ways. Chewing. Trusting more. Developing healthy boundaries and learning to say no when appropriate.

However, 1 of the biggest keys to losing weight naturally is that you’ve got to own it. You’ve got to stop trying to fight it and claim it as yours. Your own personal power and potential energy that once released will invoke magnitudes of creativity and imagination on levels you never thought possible.

As women, it’s not natural for us to employ masculine strategies to weight loss that involve weighing and measuring food, counting calories, and militant exercise. How you express your feminine polarity strongly effects how you calorie burn. There’s a certain soul place for men and women that has the matching polarity and when men are expressing their masculine there is more of a sense of flow and the same applies to women.

When you express who you are your body naturally starts to shape shift, so it’s about so much more than just food. Until you let go of the notion that weight loss is just about food and exercise, you won’t change.

Slowing down and relaxing into weight loss is a new concept for most people, and takes time to take root, but it’s totally available to you with the right support and coaching. My clients experience an average 10-15 pound weight loss in my 1-on-1 Reshape Your System Coaching Program. Plus, they report miracles around relationships, cash flow, and tremendous soul victories that they’re not able to access on their own.

If you’d like to learn more about how my coaching programs can support you in 2011, contact me at angela@wellnesswithangela.com for a complimentary 20-Minute Natural Weight Release Discovery Session.