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Is Stress Making
Your Pants
Tight???
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Stress and
Healthy
Weight
Management
March 2007
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Dear Melissa,
Do you rush
around busy from
the time you get
up until the
time you go to
bed, over-run
with work and
responsibilities?
If so, you may
be experiencing
the kind of
stress that can
cause the body
to store fat
around the
midsection.
Stress can take
many forms
including
physical and
mental stress.
However there
are a whole host
of other factors
that add stress
to the body.
There is a
huge amount of
physical stress
placed on the
body from poor
posture. When
the body
structure is not
in proper
balance,
breathing,
muscle function,
joint health,
circulation and
internal organ
support are
compromised.
When was the
last time you
checked in on
your thinking?
Are your
thoughts
positive or
negative? Are
you focusing on
what you don’t
want or are you
focusing on the
life of your
dreams?
When you are
stressed, a
fight-or-flight
response is
activated
causing the
stress hormone
cortisol to be
elevated in the
body. Extra
cortisol in the
body tells the
abdomen to open
its fat depots
and store more
fat than it
otherwise would.
The equation is
simple: the more
you stress–> the
more your body
pumps out
cortisol to
handle your
stress–> and the
more fat you
store.
Research
confirms that
unrelenting
chronic stress
is a factor that
promotes weight
gain. New
research
performed at
Laval University
in Quebec shows
that chronic
stress causes
our fat cells to
become resistant
to fat loss,
especially fat
cells around our
abdomens.
Cortisol
activates fat
cells—all fat
cells— to store
fat! But those
that are called
central fat
cells, found
mainly deep in
the abdominal
wall, have four
times the
cortisol
receptors on
their cell
membranes. Each
time you are
stressed the
cortisol-fat
mechanism turns
on and your body
stores more fat
to handle all
the stress you
are
experiencing.
What are
potential
solutions?
Reduce the
physical stress
on your body by
enrolling in a
pilates class.
Pilates works
specifically to
improve posture
and optimal
movement
patterns in the
body so that the
body can move
with ease and
efficiency
throughout the
day.
Consider
taking a
yoga class.
Yoga offers
a perfect way to
de-stress.
Thirteen
separate
research studies
demonstrated
that the
practice of yoga
reduced body
weight by as
much as 13.6%
for
participants,
not because they
were involved in
an all-out,
sweat- induced
workout, but
because it gave
them time to
relax.
Work with a
lifestyle coach.
Lifestyle
coaches can
help you
identify key
areas of stress
in your life and
work through
strategies to
reduce stress in
all areas of
your life.
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Telecourses
Learn
from
the
comfort
of
your
own
home
Why
diets don't
work!
Free
Telecourse:
We don't
fail diets,
they fail
us! Join us
on this
lively,
energetic
and
educational
free call to
find out why
diets don't
work
When:
Tuesday,
April 2nd,
2007
Time:
8:30-9:30
p.m. EST
Cost:
$FREE
To
reserve
please email
me at:
info@melissawest.com
Change
Your
Lifestyle,
Change You
Life!
6 Week
Telecourse:
Week 1:
Thinking
Week 2: You
Are What You
Eat
Week 3: You
Are When You
Eat
Week 4:
Stress
Week 5:
Sleeping
Habits
Week 6:
Digestion
When:
April 9 -
May 8, 2007
Time:
8:30-9:30
p.m. EST
Cost: $90.00
To
reserve
please email
me at:
info@melissawest.com
learn more
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March
Cooking
Class
Join us
for an Asian
Feast on
March 24,
2007 5:00
p.m.
Menu
Spring
Rolls -
baked
instead of
fried, full
of flavour
with shitake
mushrooms,
carrots and
ginger
Summer
Rolls - cold
spring rolls
made with
rice paper,
rice
noodles,
mango,
cucumber and
bean sprouts
Buddha
Rice bowls -
This thai
inspired
bowl is a
wonderful
combination
of rice or
noodles,
marinated
tofu and
fresh
vegetables
To register
click here
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Yoga
Workshops
at East
Village
Yoga
Introduction
to
the
Chakra
System
I will be
giving an
introduction
to the
chakra
system
workshop
at
East Village
Yoga on
Sunday March
25 from 1:00
until 3:00
p.m.
Join us
for a
workshop in
which we
will explore
what the
charkas are,
how they
work, their
excesses,
deficiencies,
blockages
and
balancing.
Through a
combination
of
meditation,
lecture, and
interactive
activities
we will
assess the
present
state of
your chakras
and then
engage in a
yoga
practice
designed to
bring energy
and balance
throughout
the chakra
system.
Cost:
$42.40
(taxes
included)
To register
phone: (905)
250-0173
For more
information
click here
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Yoga
Workshops
at Hands
on
Health
Care,
Whitby
I will be
giving a
yoga for the
brain
workshop at
Hands on
Health Care
in Whitby on
Saturday
March 31
from 3:00
until 5:00
p.m.
When we
are under
stress, the
body
secretes a
hormone
called
cortisol.
Cortisol
actually
kills
billions of
brain cells.
Yoga is
particularly
useful for
improving
brain
function
because of
its ability
to calm the
mind and
body,
alleviating
the
secretion of
harmful
chemicals
from the
brain. This
workshop
will combine
pranayama
(breath
practice),
kundalini
kriyas
(sets),
chanting and
mudras (yoga
postures for
the hands)
to increase
blood flow
and energy
to the
brain, the
nervous
system and
the
endocrine
system. Not
only will
you
experience
an increase
of cognitive
function,
but also
achieve a
stable and
positive
mood. Yoga
asanas that
cross the
midline will
be practiced
to bring
both
hemispheres
of the brain
into
harmony.
This
workshop
will shift
energy to
your brain
and
endocrine
systems and
enable you
to use
energy more
efficiently.
Cost
$42.40
(taxes
included)
To register
phone: (905)
666-1393
For more
information
click here
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Yoga
Retreat
Treat
yourself
to a
weekend
retreat
Treat
yourself to
a
weekend
at an
ecologically
friendly
retreat
centre
on Rice Lake
near Cobourg
exploring
yoga, breath
practice,
walking
meditations
and
vegetarian
meals.
Develop
and deepen
your yoga
practice
during a
wonderful
weekend of
yoga.
Profound
release can
occur with
time for
deep
relaxation,
mindful
walking and
an an
extended
period of
yoga
practice.
Harmony Dawn
retreat
centre was
created to
inspire
harmony in
both the
external and
internal
environment.
The retreat
centre is
located on
50 acres of
meadows and
forest on
Rice Lake.
Arrival
time 4:00
p.m. Friday
June 22
Departure
time 4:00
p.m. Sunday
June 24th.
Special
pricing is
all
inclusive at
$375/person
To reserve
your spot
and learn
more click
here
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It is my
privilege to
be able to
work with
you on your
journey
towards
optimal
health and
vitality.
Thank you
for your
commitment
to wellness.
Sincerely,
Melissa West
Health
and
Wellness
phone:
(905-686-0539
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