In my last two articles I referenced the Health for Life article The Mind Body Connection that was in the Sept. 27, 2004, edition of Newsweek Magazine. I mentioned that they estimated that 60-90 percent of all doctor visits involved stress related complaints. (In February 2007 a new study of primary care physicians estimated that number to be 75-90 percent).

The Newsweek article went on to say, "The challenge is to map the pathways linking mental states to medical ones, and travel them at will." I then explained that alternative doctors had been doing this for at least 20 years.

Candace Pert, Ph.D., research professor department of Physiology and Biophysics, Georgetown University School of Medicine in a radio interview regarding her book, "Your Body Is Your Subconcious Mind" stated that in patients with documented multiple personality disorder, medical scientists have documented different medical conditions present in one personality may be absent when they switch to another personality, such as blood markers for allergies, far sightedness and blood pressure problems.

The list of athletes and entertainers that possess the raw talent for success in their fields yet continue to fail is long. The mind is a powerful thing that can bring us success or that can be programmed inadvertently to bring us failure.

The Ideal Protein Diet/Treatment is set up to bring success to every patient with safe, rapid and sustained fat loss. But ultimately for some, intervention by their health-care provider may be necessary to ensure success.

In next week's conclusion to the topic of the emotional connection I will discuss some reasons why emotional sabotage occurs and how we can determine which emotions are "running the show."

For more than 25 years now most people who go on the Ideal Protein Diet/Treatment program experience 3-5 pounds/week fat loss if they are females and 5-7 pounds/week if they are males.

If they are faithfully following our protocol and start slowing down with fat loss, checking for negative emotions and psychological reversal is a logical place to look for possible self-sabotage.

For information on the Ideal Protein Diet/Treatment or to attend a complimentary class or consult please call our office at (208) 772-6015.

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