Coaching for Health

An Empowered Woman Interview with Monika

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Here is Desiree Doubrox, founder of An Empowered Woman, and our radio interview from last week. Enjoy! Listen to An Empowered Woman Interview with Monika Here are the highlights of the interview. Desiree: What’s the one thing you see over and over again in your practice that prevents women from losing weight? Monika: Women are stressed out and not taking…

What’s in Your Stimulus Package?

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Here are 5 easy tips to stimulate your economy. Stay calm. If you are panicked, you will not be healthy. You need to be calm in order to see all the goodness in your life. In order to take full advantage of the opportunities that are presented to you each day, you must come from a centered place. If you…

Upswing for 2009 Reported Now

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You know that’s the way we need to think of the year we are carving out right now. Never mind about what the media, your Uncle George, or neighbors are saying. Stay positive. I’m not suggesting you isolate yourself and not help each other. What I am suggesting is you remain calm, light in your heart and mind, regardless of…

52 Weeks—52 Healthy Suggestions

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Here are 52 suggestions that can help you stay healthy all year long. Even though you may know most of this, I would encourage you to start doing many of the things listed. That’s the only way you will start seeing results—the kind of results you like—in the mirror, in your closet, and in your energy. I must also let…

5 Inspiring Tips So You Don’t End Up Like Kirstie Alley

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We’ve all seen Kirstie Alley in the media lately, having gained back all the weight she lost when she was with Jenny Craig. But she still wants to get into her bathing suit and show it off on Oprah. Here are five tips on how you can get into your bathing suit again and again, and look your best year…

How your brain reacts to food can predict your weight…

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I often focus my articles on lifestyle and your psychology; however, today I’m wanting to take perhaps a more technical approach regarding our brain and weight. Did you know that it’s not just your eyes and nose that react to “Yummy” foods—it’s also your brain? For example, drinking a milkshake causes the pleasure center in your brain to get happy—unless…

8 Healthy Keys to Staying on Track

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Key #1: Drink half your body weight in ounces of water daily. Drink at least one glass before every meal. That should help you stave of overeating. As well, have it before eating because you don’t want to dilute those precious enzymes that help digest your food so well. Key #2: Stop your emotional eating. Instead of reaching for that…

What Does Your Ideal Day or Life Look Like—Now?

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Life is always a balancing act—isn’t it? Our time gets more and more valuable and minimal as the days pass by. Having worked with thousands of women over my 16 years in practice and most recently NOW—women are asking, “what’s next?” Now that I’m 40 or 50, how can I make my life richer and more meaningful? “OK,” they say,…

Diets Don’t Work!

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Many of you have heard me and many others say Diets DON’T WORK. Well it’s true. Of course the normal reasons people go on a diet in the first place are: Feeling unattractive Feeling unwell and sluggish Your clothes don’t fit Feeling very self-conscious Health scare Some of the inherent fears or resistances about choosing to lose weight are: You…

Shedding Your Winter Coat and Putting on Your Skinny Jeans

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What happens when you constantly feel like you have clothes in your closet that you just can’t fit into or that you feel uncomfortable in because they are way too tight! You know the winter often gets you hibernating and hiding out in oversized clothes and, dare I say, adding a few extra pounds. Even here in Southern California, we…

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