The Holistic Weight Loss & Lifestyle Podcast

In this episode, we talk about emotional eating and the reasons, historically, why we binge eat or eat emotionally, when life gets tough.  We examine the use of food as comfort or as a source of safety, starting as babies.  We explore the ways we can retrain the brain, to create new habits to cope with traumatic times, instead of seeking comfort in binge or emotional eating.  We also discuss 21 Ti...

Is obesity Contagious? Can we gain or lose weight when our family members and close friends gain or lose weight? If obesity is contagious, what can we do to make sure we don’t become part of the statistics?  In this episode, we discuss 5 tips to stop us from contracting obesity. References The Spread of Obesity in a large social network over 32 years by Nicholas Christakis MD, Ph. D, MPH and James...

In this episode, I share 13 tips  and steps that we can take starting from today, to help in trying to prevent the incidents of cancer.  I also share tips that can alert us to realising that something may be wrong and seeking immediate medical attention or screening.  I also explore tips that may help to reduce the side effects and increase the efficacy of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. References...

Sugar is 8 to 10 times more addictive than cocaine. Cocaine addicted rats were given a choice of cocaine or sugar, 94% chose sugar.  In this 2nd Part of our discussions on sugar, we talk about the different ways sugars are hidden in our foods.  A pig by any other name, is still a pig. Sugar by any other name is still sugar.  We shall explore whether moderation is the key to breaking sugar addictio...

Part 1 of our discussions on sugar. In this episode, we explore the fact that sugar is 8 to 10 times more addictive than cocaine and releases the same pleasure hormone, dopamine, as cocaine. Cocaine addicted rats were given a choice of cocaine or sugar. 94% chose sugar.  As a sugar addict, I discuss why battling this addiction requires a lifetime commitment.  We explore the ways sugar and all bad...

Is 100 calories of salmon, the same as 100 calories of broccoli? In this episode, we shall explore why we gain weight, and the eat less, move more, calories in, calories out lies and the flawed Food Pyramid based on Ancel Key’s cherry picked research which has led to a pandemic of obesity and ill-health.  We shall also discuss the role of insulin in fat gain and weight loss, and why the eat 6 time...

In this episode, we shall continue our talk on mindful and conscious eating. Also, hunger scales, when to eat on that scale and when to stop eating on the scale. We also chat about learning to listen out for the stop eating signals. We shall also talk about your resignation The Clean Plate Club as we wave farewell, bye bye, see you again...never, to overeating. Instagram : BellesLowCarbWorld Websi...

In this episode, we shall talk about mindful and conscious eating, and the way they aid digestion, food enjoyment and weight loss.  We shall also share tips on how to eat mindfully, in our busy lives, with so many competing demands. Instagram: BellesLowCarbWorld Website: www.holisticweightlossandlifestyle.com

At my highest weight, I was 144kilos, 317.5 pounds and  22st.9 pounds and I have lost half of my body size.  In this episode, I will share with you the reasons why I'm not just another weight loss expert.  Yes, I am a highly qualified holistic nutritional therapist, weight management consultant etc but my lived experiences make me different from other experts.  As someone who has been super m...

In this episode, I will share two powerful tools that will help your weight loss and health quest.  What is your *why*? Why do you want to lose weight, change your lifestyle and achieve better health? I will help you draft a colourful, vibrant, strong and emotional *why* list, which you can refer to throughout your weight loss quest and maintenance.  I will also guide you in becoming a star in you...

In this episode, I will share the Top 20 Secrets and Tips that helped me lose, 154 pounds, 70kg, and 11 stones, quite literally half my body weight, using the holistic body, mind and soul weight loss approach designed by me.  I will also share the game-changer tip to my weight loss.  In future episodes, we shall deep dive into all the Top 20 Secrets and Tips, plus much more. Instagram: @BellesLowC...

In this trailer podcast, I will share the topics to expect in the coming weeks and months. These topics are based on my solid Holistic Weight Loss & Lifestyle Programme that has helped countless people and which helped me to lose 154 pounds, 70 kilograms and 11 stones of weight, after over 30 years of being super-morbidly obese and being on countless failed diets.  My programme has also helped...