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The John Cleese way to beat the bulging belly
8th October 2008
Before I tell you a very strange John
Cleese method of lowering stress... and
battling the bulge...
Take a look at this link below. It's a report
about the latest in cutting edge weight
control... and, yes, it really works.
Have a look at this:
SLIM WHILE YOU SLEEP
My car-stress John Cleese nightmare
Last week my computer seemed to be
doing its best to drive me round the bend
and now it's my car.
I swear they're getting together on
Machines Reunited and plotting behind
my back.
Next it'll be my toaster burning everything
to a crisp, then my TV will finally push me
over the edge by jamming on a channel
showing nothing but El Dorado reruns.
Now, I normally wouldn't mind about the
car. I don't really use it much these days.
Walking or cycling are both far greater
pleasures and pretty much get me where I
want.
But later today I'm meant to be picking up
some friends from the airport, and I can
hardly turn up and offer to give them a
piggyback can I?
And thrashing the car with a branch a la
John Cleese in Fawlty Towers isn't going
to help...
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Or is it...?
The link between anger and weight loss
When anger and stress get a grip on you,
your body thinks you're in danger. This is
part of our basic primeval programming to
help us survive.
Stress = danger = you need to do
something about it, whether it's running
away from a mammoth or hunting for
food.
So to help us cope with the danger, our
bodies release a hormone called cortisol,
which:
- Gives us a powerful burst of
energy in case we need to run or
fight
- Sharpens our mental ability short
term, so we can think clearly.
- Gives us an immunity boost
- Makes us feel less pain
All good things I'm sure you'll agree -
especially if you're face to face with a
tiger. (Who knows - you MIGHT be in that
situation in the future).
But with the increased stresses of modern
life, where we fret about money,
mortgages, careers, status, trains being
delayed, cars not working etc etc, our
body could be releasing too much cortisol
- and that's a bad thing.
People with too much cortisol in their
bloodstream are more open to:
- Muddled thinking
- Decrease in muscle tissue
- High blood pressure
- Blood sugar imbalances
- Decrease in bone density
- Less efficient immune system
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And as I pointed out in my Good Life
Letter on the 31st of August...
- More fat round your tummy
And is it any wonder that too much stress
wears us down? Just think how you feel
when a car alarm goes off in your street...
how much it puts you on edge.
Well imagine your body hearing a similar
internal alarm day and night.
That's what modern life (and rubbish
second hand cars) are doing to us.
So, it's no good just muddling through. If
you ignore stress and just put a brave
face on it, you could be doing yourself no
end of damage.
4 natural ways to let stress flow out of
your body
Instead, try managing your stress levels
(and your cortisol levels) with these easy
tips:
1. 'RIGHT, I'm going to give you a
DAMN GOOD THRASHING!!'
One of the easiest ways to reduce your
cortisol levels is to enjoy a hearty burst of
exercise. Really, thrashing the car with a
branch isn't such a bad idea, if you can
put up with the weird looks you'll attract.
But if you want a less extreme method of
venting stress, have a burst of exercise.
But don't just focus on the effort. Get
outside and focus on the change of
scenery.
Walk briskly through a wood, cycle
through a park... go somewhere where
you can see new things. You'll feel your
stress slip away in no time.
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2. Get in the shower with your
clothes on.
Why?
Because belting out a song is an excellent
way of cleaning stress out of your body.
So if the shower's the place you have a
sing, step in a let rip with a favourite tune.
But you need to sing loudly to get your
heart pumping and your lungs expelling
the stress like a pair of bellows.
3. Try Melissa Officinalis
This is indigenous to the Mediterranean,
but is widespread throughout the world. It
is often used as a general nervous system
restorative, digestive calmative and to
reduce blood pressure.
Its active ingredients include volatile oil,
tannins, flavinoids, tocopherols and
choline.
4. Get hold of some lavender
This is famous for its calming properties
and as a tonic for the nervous system. It
contains the active ingredients tannins,
coumarins, flavinoids, triterpenoids and
volatile oil.
Use a little lavender oil in the bath, or add
a few drops to a bowl of boiling water,
drape a towel over your head and inhale
deeply and slowly.
An alternative is passion Flower. This is
often used for insomnia and can relieve
anxiety and nervousness.
Active ingredients include flavinoids,
cyanogenic glycosides, alkaloids and
saparin. It helps to calm and soothe and
is also thought to reduce high blood
pressure and nervous tremors.
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Still, the way I feel at the moment, that
may not be enough.
So I'm going to try this simple routine to
get me to relax and forget about the car,
the computer, the unpaid tax bill, the
uncleared garage... and on and on and
on....
And if you want to get to the root causes
of your eating problems... and put an end
to yo-yo dieting forever, without starving
yourself or eating rabbit food, check this
out:
SLIM WHILE YOU SLEEP
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