Monday, 31 October 2016

My Life as an Eating Psychology Coach: Lucinda Railton

What made you want to become an Eating Psychology Coach?

As a reflexologist, Holistic home expert, and having studied nutritional therapy 15 years ago, I discovered IPE by chance and realised it was the missing link to my new business venture.
I have always loved health and nutrition, yet with a busy working and family life, and facing a health scare, I began to realise my “healthy lifestyle”. The life I had chosen left me little time to take care of myself in a genuinely holistic way. Working for a well-known global diet industry, I was increasingly astounded at the stress mentality and self-judgment my clients bought into. I loved helping people and felt empowered to continue along a path of holistic weight management.

What do you love about being an Eating Psychology Coach?

My business came about after a chance conversation with other mums at school. Six weeks to wellness was born over a kitchen table, once a week, with education, empowerment, and a supportive environment with humans being human. The main aim of this wonderful group of women all at different stages in their physical and emotional lives is happiness, strength, confidence and energy to live the life they desire and enjoyment of the body they were designed to have. Not a diet word would pass our lips- very empowering!

What does your practice look like?

I run small groups “six weeks to wellness” These groups cover mind and body nutrition and aim at empowering members to slow down, trust and listen to their specific wellness needs.
I have been lucky enough to work face to face in England, Sweden and Germany. I work via Skype globally with one to one clients and am looking to set up my six weeks to wellness program very soon. I consult with different ages with different needs. EPC is for “anyone who eats.”

How did your education at the Institute prepare you to work successfully with clients?

Being an EPC gives me the knowledge to coach people to explore holistic personal goals, slowly changing and improving health patterns, by connecting our mind and body for strength and beautiful awareness.

What was your favorite aspect of the Training?

I loved getting to work with the downloadable audio and the live teleclasses with Marc. While training, I looked forward to all the classes and felt so empowered by the new learnings and case studies. This course gave me a new confidence in my previous education and work experiences. I love my facebook group, and the support is immeasurable. I know I have my facebook group and love seeing people help each other.

How has being an Eating Psychology Coach impacted your professional life/financial well-being?

My business i-wellness has flourished. I continue to expand my knowledge every day and my plans include running wellness retreats in rural France.

How has being an Eating Psychology Coach impacted you personally?

True wellness is in us all. Being an EPC has and will continue to impact me on a personal level. My family and children benefit enormously from the subtle changes in all our lives.

What do you see for yourself in your future as an Eating Psychology Coach – where is your work evolving towards?

As my business grows and with my latest education with the Institute, I feel inspired to work with pre and post menopausal women and young teens. The in-depth knowledge I have gained is perfect to educate away from the distorted diet and quick fix stressors aimed specifically at these most critical times of our lives.

Why Would You Recommend the Training to Others?

I highly recommend the training to others. Why?
This training is for everyone who wishes to take control of his or her health and happiness and or work in the wellness industry of the future.

NAME: Lucinda Railton
BUSINESS: Intelligent Wellness Ltd

BIO: Lucinda Railton is a Certified Mind Body Nutrition and Eating Psychology Coach, Holistic Therapist, Wellness Home Expert and Advanced Reflexologist.
Through her private global coaching and health discussion groups she empowers people of all ages to embrace their overall wellbeing and works with the diet free approach to life.

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P.S. – To learn more about the breakthrough body of work we teach here at the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, please sign up for our free video training series at ipe.tips. You’ll learn about the cutting-edge principles of Dynamic Eating Psychology and Mind Body Nutrition that have helped millions forever transform their relationship with food, body, and health. Lastly, we want to make sure you’re aware of our two premier offerings. Our Eating Psychology Coach Certification Training is an 8 month distance learning program that you can take from anywhere in the world to launch a new career or to augment an already existing health practice. And Transform Your Relationship with Food is our 8 week online program for anyone looking to take a big leap forward with food and body.



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Healthy Vegan Peanut Butter Cups Recipe

Vegan peanut butter cups on display. Try this delicious and healthier peanut butter cups recipe this Halloween.

Nothing tests your willpower like Halloween. Everything at hand is both delicious and terrible for you. And since it’s just one day, is a day-long sugar binge really all that bad?

Unfortunately, yes—because it’s never just that one day. The holiday season is upon us and Halloween marks the beginning of our collective descent into the depths of seasonal, socially-acceptable gluttony. All those surreptitious snacks add up in a big way, and not just in terms of empty calories. They’re full of synthetic dyes, preservatives, artificial flavors, and inflammation-promoting refined sugar.

My strongest craving is for peanut butter cups. It just doesn’t feel like Halloween without peanut butter cups, but if you’ve ever read the label, you know better than to eat the store-bought kind. You can do so much better by making your own vegan peanut butter cups instead.

Homemade peanut butter cups can have healthier chocolate, and less than half the calories (that doesn’t mean you should eat twice as many!). These peanut butter cups taste great and will satisfy any craving for sweets. In this recipe, I used 60% cocoa dark chocolate and the results were incredibly rich and satisfying, especially if you’re generous with the organic natural peanut butter. Once you’ve eaten peanut butter cups made with high quality (not to mention antioxidant-rich) chocolate, you won’t even want the cheap, mass-produced faux-chocolate and peanut-butterish polyglycerol polyricinoleate products the big candy manufacturers make.

The Origin and Politics of Peanut Butter

Peanut butter seems to be a uniquely American phenomenon, but peanuts, which are actually a legume, are eaten throughout the world. Originating in eastern Bolivia, the plant spread throughout South America and the Caribbean well before Spanish explorers first noted the “discovery” of peanuts in 1502 on the island of Hispaniola. From here, peanuts traveled back to Spain and then on to Africa.[1]

In the 1700s, peanuts were introduced to the United States by way of the African slave trade. Peanuts were even a food ration for slaves during the treacherous Middle Passage.[2] Once in the US, peanuts were still regarded as a food for slaves, the poor, and livestock. The peanut didn’t shake this reputation until the Civil War, at which point undernourished Confederate soldiers relied on the humble, fatty, high-protein food. Peanuts became an essential part of Confederate soldiers’ diets, but they did not eat peanut butter. Instead, southerners enjoyed roasted peanuts which are still a favorite southern snack.[3]

We actually have John Harvey Kellogg, known for Kellogg cereal, to thank for expanding the popularity of peanut butter in the 19th century.[4] Crushed, steamed peanut paste was originally intended as a no-chew, protein-rich food for sanitarium patients. It became popular among the upper classes when wealthy former patients returned home. At this point, peanut butter still hadn’t reached the masses.[5]

This changed with hydrogenation, however. In 1923, Heinz became the first food manufacturer to add hydrogenated oil to peanut butter, which improved shelf stability and solved the oil separation problem. Peanut butter was finally available to everyone, but the hydrogenated oil content kept increasing. Some brands contained as much as 25% hydrogenated oil and only 75% peanut butter.[6]

For 12 years, the FDA and food manufacturers argued over the appropriate percentage of peanuts that peanut butter must contain. Ultimately, peanut butter was defined as a product that contained at least 90% peanuts, and not more than 10% optional ingredients, such as salt, oil, and sugar. As we all now know, the trans fat content in hydrogenated oil is terrible for heart health.[6] Since trans fats are on their way out of the American food supply, we’ve seen a shift back to “natural” peanut butter, which should only contain crushed peanuts and a little salt.

Unfortunately, many peanut butter makers are now adding palm oil, a saturated fat, into their no-stir peanut butter.[7] I strongly recommend the old-fashioned peanut butter, the kind with oil separation—all you have to do is stir it. It has a better texture and a more peanutty taste than hydrogenated or palm oil peanut butter. Not only is palm oil ecologically unsustainable and mired in controversy,[8, 9] it also makes peanut butter greasy and less palatable. I used natural peanut butter (just peanuts and salt) in this recipe and it worked like a dream.

Read This Before Working With Chocolate

First and foremost—wear an apron, you won’t regret it. Chocolate stained clothes are no joke! Try to avoid using a cloth kitchen towel. Chocolate can be very messy and once it solidifies it’s difficult to wash out; you’re better off using paper towels and lining your work surface with wax paper.

Take care that you don’t get ANY water in your chocolate—water ruins chocolate. If you do make this mistake, DO NOT MIX the water into the chocolate, it will get ugly and strangely chunky. Just quickly grab a spoon and scoop out all the water and the afflicted chocolate.

Vegan Peanut Butter Cups Recipe

  • Prep time: 20 minutes
  • Cooling time: 15-20 minutes, depending on the chocolate
  • Total time: 35 minutes
  • Servings: 9 Servings

Peanut butter cups nutrition facts.

Ingredients

  • ⅓ cup organic peanut butter, stirred to incorporate oil
  • 3 tbsp of fine coconut sugar
  • ½ tsp pure organic vanilla extract
  • ¼ tsp Himalayan crystal salt
  • 1 ½ cups vegan chocolate chips

Equipment

  • Apron, highly recommended
  • Wax paper, optional
  • Double boiler, or oven safe bowl and pot
  • Chopstick
  • Silicone spatula
  • Cupcake liners or chocolate molds

Instructions

  1. Start by melting the chocolate chips on medium-low heat in your double boiler. This will take about 10-15 minutes. Stay aware of its progress and stir occasionally.
  2. While the chocolate is melting, stir the peanut butter, coconut sugar, vanilla, and salt together in a clean bowl, this should only take a minute. Once a peanut butter dough forms, pop the bowl in the freezer to make the dough slightly easier handle. You’ll remove it for step 5.
  3. Stir your melting chocolate using a chopstick or small silicone spatula until all the chips have completely melted into a liquid. If this takes more than a few minutes, you can turn the stove up to medium for a minute or two to melt the chips faster.
  4. Once the chocolate has thoroughly melted, remove it from the heat and set the container with the melted chocolate in your work area. Carefully pour a thin layer of chocolate into cupcake liners. Use a small spoon or your chopstick to smooth the chocolate into an even layer. Keep your chocolate warm by setting the container over the hot water again.
  5. Grab your peanut butter dough from the freezer. Pinch off pieces and roll into balls, flatten them into discs that are slightly smaller than the mold. Carefully place peanut butter layer over chocolate.
  6. Pour and smooth remaining chocolate into liners or molds. If you’re using cupcake liners, use your chopstick to swirl the top of the chocolate so it doesn’t look lumpy or uneven.
  7. Carefully place your peanut butter cups in the fridge to cool for at least 20 minutes. Then you’re free to enjoy!

Tips for Working with Chocolate

This project is easiest if you have a double boiler, but it’s not a must. If you don’t have a double boiler, just put an oven-safe bowl in a pot with a few inches of water and melt your chocolate there. Once the chocolate has thoroughly melted, use a sturdy utensil like a wooden spoon to lift your bowl clear of the water and the steam. Grab your bowl with either a folded paper towel or a silicone mitt.

The melted chocolate might not spread evenly (or at all) when you pour it into your cupcake liners or molds. Just use a chopstick or spoon to flatten the dollop out. Take care to cover the entire bottom in an even layer when you spread the chocolate. Try to make the chocolate layers as thin as possible. If you accidentally pour too much, just press your peanut butter dough down a bit when you add it to the liner or mold.

Have you tried making your own chocolates or peanut butter cups? Leave a comment and let us know how it went!

References

  1. Smith, Andrew F. Peanuts: The Illustrious History of the Goober Pea (the Food Series). N.p.: University of Illinois Press, 2006. Book.
  2. Palmer, Brian. Why Do Americans Love Peanut Butter?. Slate Magazine, 9 Feb. 2009. Web. 19 Oct. 2016.
  3. Moss, Robert, and Serious Eats. “The Real Origins of the Boiled Peanut.” N.p., 12 Aug. 2015. Web. 19 Oct. 2016.
  4. Texas, State of. Dr. John Harvey Kellogg – Inventor of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes. UT health science center library. Sept. 2016. Web. 19 Oct. 2016.
  5. Michaud, Jon, et al. “A CHUNKY HISTORY OF PEANUT BUTTER” Page-Turner. The New Yorker, 16 July 2014. Web. 19 Oct. 2016.
  6. Hamblin, James. “The Quest for Purity Through Peanut Butter.” The Atlantic, 23 June 2016. Web. 19 Oct. 2016.
  7. Tracy, Erika. What Is Natural Peanut Butter? — grower tour. The Kitchn, 29 Oct. 2014. Web. 19 Oct. 2016.
  8. Schaeffer, Ashley, and Rainforest Action Network. Palm Oil is Causing Mass Deforestation, Killing Animals – and It’s Making Us Sick. One Green Planet, 2016. Web. 19 Oct. 2016.
  9. Neslen, Arthur. “Greenpeace Blockades IOI Palm Oil Refinery in Rotterdam Port.” The Guardian. The Guardian, 28 Sept. 2016. Web. 19 Oct. 2016.

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Sunday, 30 October 2016

My Life as an Eating Psychology Coach: Jennifer Asfar

What made you want to become an Eating Psychology Coach?

The reason I wanted to become an Eating Psychology Coach was because I wanted to understand my clients better. I am a health supportive culinary chef and although, I offered them healthy food to eat, some struggled with compulsive and emotional eating. I thought learning these skills will not only help my clients, but help myself.

What do you love about being an Eating Psychology Coach?

I love the fact that I can connect with my client and really understand their thought process. Once I see a pattern, I can help them manage it with some techniques.

What does your practice look like?

As mentioned, I’m a health supportive Culinary Chef. My clients vary in age from teens to seniors. I see most of my clients in person in the privacy of their own home. I offer a program that allows me to see my clients a few times. After I see them for consultations, I get to know my client on a deeper level to specialize their meals accordingly.

What was your favorite aspect of the Training?

My favorite part of the program was listening to audios about examples of clients that were counseled by Marc David and how they had breakthroughs. It made me go deeper within myself and let go of some struggles that I did not know I had.

How has being an Eating Psychology Coach impacted your professional life/financial well-being?

Since taking the program it has given me the confidence to take my cooking career to the next level. Since taking the program I worked with many yoga studios, fitness and health clubs designing programs accordingly. It can be my cleanses, along with my food plans, as well as weekly workshops.

How has being an Eating Psychology Coach impacted you personally?

I have learned that being an Eating Psychology Coach made me better understand my client and their struggles. I can now say this program not only helped me, but also gave me the tools to help my clients. I believe I have become stronger by taking this program and learned that people are entitled to their opinions, but it’s ok to step out of the box and voice yours too.

What do you see for yourself in your future as an Eating Psychology Coach – where is your work evolving towards?

I am now in the process of opening up my own health supportive takeaway and meal delivery store front.

Why Would You Recommend the Training to Others?

I would recommend this program to others because it has given me the confidence, that I don’t think I would have had, to take this step in opening up my own cafe.

Anything else you’d like to share?

I always tell my kids anything new is scary, and if it’s not, you are too comfortable. Stepping out of the box and taking risks sometimes is worth it, knowing you could have made a difference whether in yourself or somebody else.

NAME: Jennifer Asfar, Health Supportive Culinary Chef and Eating Coach
BUSINESS: The Healthy Palate
WEBSITE: thehealthypalate.com

BIO: Welcome to my world, a Health supportive Culinary Chef and Eating Coach. I work with many clients that have food sensitivities, health conditions or who just want to lose weight. I am well versed in many cuisines that include Raw, Vegan, Vegetarian & Paleo. I am now in the process of opening up my own cafe called The Healthy Palate.

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New Insights to Forever Transform Your Relationship with Food

P.S. – To learn more about the breakthrough body of work we teach here at the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, please sign up for our free video training series at ipe.tips. You’ll learn about the cutting-edge principles of Dynamic Eating Psychology and Mind Body Nutrition that have helped millions forever transform their relationship with food, body, and health. Lastly, we want to make sure you’re aware of our two premier offerings. Our Eating Psychology Coach Certification Training is an 8 month distance learning program that you can take from anywhere in the world to launch a new career or to augment an already existing health practice. And Transform Your Relationship with Food is our 8 week online program for anyone looking to take a big leap forward with food and body.



source http://psychologyofeating.com/my-life-as-an-eating-psychology-coach-jennifer-asfar/

Saturday, 29 October 2016

My Life as an Eating Psychology Coach: Rashida Patel

What made you want to become an Eating Psychology Coach?

The idea of there being psychology associated with eating intrigued me. I constantly upgrade my skill level in all of my offers to keep the edge. Eating Psychology Coach Training seemed to be the answer.

What do you love about being an Eating Psychology Coach?

I had been helping people with weight management in the traditional way. What I love about being an eating psychology coach is that my approach is holistic, and my clients transition to a new way of being. How we think influences what we eat, and how we eat. And this, to a large extent, determines who we become!

What does your practice look like?

I work with people in person and on the phone. My programs are tailor-made for each client’s needs. A program that I offer is called Lifestyle Revisioning. My Eating Psychology Coach training has helped me finesse my offer.

How did your education at the Institute prepare you to work successfully with clients?

Being an alternate healer, I have incorporated my newly acquired knowledge into my practice, and use it to help my patients/clients, whether they come for health coaching, life coaching, Reiki, weight management, or multi-radiance therapy.

What was your favorite aspect of the Training?

The aspects of the training that I really enjoyed were the videos, the downloadable audios, and especially the live teleclasses with Marc. The handouts are great. The staff support was excellent. The bonus business module and the nutrition module are both helpful and interesting.

How has being an Eating Psychology Coach impacted your professional life/financial well-being?

Since I have added the credential of Eating Psychology Coach to my resume, I have a greater presence in my professional life and more confidence because I am able to have discussions with higher qualified health professionals. The patients I have treated and whose diets I have changed are those who have recovered and are recovering – diet has had an impact on both. I have treated heart conditions, cellulitis, Witmaak Ekbom’s Syndrome, Dementia/Alzheimer’s/Parkinson’s Disease, high cholesterol, diabetes, and other painful conditions.

How has being an Eating Psychology Coach impacted you personally?

Although I am slim and petite I used to worry about putting on weight. I have several allergies and I used to be afraid to eat certain foods. Since my training I am open to experimenting with foods I used to eat before I became aware of the allergies.

What do you see for yourself in your future as an Eating Psychology Coach – where is your work evolving towards?

Unlike supermarkets and health shops in first world countries, here in South Africa in my town, we only occasionally get an item of food that is organic. I hope to change that and make the residents in my town aware of the benefits of a healthy diet and what that is.

Why Would You Recommend the Training to Others?

Whether you are a health professional or a concerned parent; whether you or a loved one have health or weight issues or would just like to transition to better health, maintain good health or gain additional knowledge, training as an Eating Psychology Coach is something I highly recommend.

Anything else you’d like to share?

“Let thy food be thy medicine and let thy medicine be thy food”…and let thou enjoy both!

NAME: Rashida Patel, Professional nurse, Life & business coach, Eating Psychology – mind-body, nutrition & weight, Reiki Practitioner
BUSINESS: The Hellth2WellthCoach

BIO: I am a nurse, life coach, Reiki practitioner, Multi-radiance therapist and an eating psychology coach who believes where there is life there is hope! My business, Hellth2Wellth, is about treating clients holistically and taking their unique situations into account. I learn from my clients as they learn from me.

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P.S. – To learn more about the breakthrough body of work we teach here at the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, please sign up for our free video training series at ipe.tips. You’ll learn about the cutting-edge principles of Dynamic Eating Psychology and Mind Body Nutrition that have helped millions forever transform their relationship with food, body, and health. Lastly, we want to make sure you’re aware of our two premier offerings. Our Eating Psychology Coach Certification Training is an 8 month distance learning program that you can take from anywhere in the world to launch a new career or to augment an already existing health practice. And Transform Your Relationship with Food is our 8 week online program for anyone looking to take a big leap forward with food and body.



source http://psychologyofeating.com/my-life-as-an-eating-psychology-coach-rashida-patel/

Friday, 28 October 2016

My Life as an Eating Psychology Coach: Pamela Wasabi

What made you want to become an Eating Psychology Coach?

I happened to see an interview of Marc David by Pedram Shojai. I was astounded with the kind of information that Marc unveiled during that short hour. He mentioned concepts about nutrition and food a I had not questioned myself about ever. The info resonated with me, and I needed to know more. I took the 8 week program, and followed with the certification to enhance my background in nutrition and cooking.

What do you love about being an Eating Psychology Coach?

My take is a bit different. I work full time as a plant based chef. And so the way I implement my studies at IPE is by educating my clients on how to relate, accept and respect food. I do this via lectures, cooking classes and workshops interlacing cooking and one’s relationship with food.

What was your favorite aspect of the Training?

It’s a very deep and complete platform of study that really teaches us to look at life from a different perspective. We’ve been taught to think of ourselves nothing more than meat and bone when in fact we are very powerful spiritual creatures. The whole program was a great guide that allowed us to heal our own wounds so we can assist other to so as well.

How has being an Eating Psychology Coach impacted your professional life/financial well-being?

It just reassures I’m in the path of holistic nutrition and cooking for a reason. It aligned my nutrition background and gave it a new purpose: to Nourish the world.

How has being an Eating Psychology Coach impacted you personally?

I’ve been dealing with some autoimmune and chronic illnesses this past year. Going through the training kept reminding me to have patience with myself, to let go of fixing, and to look deep into my symptoms to unlock the root cause of my problems which lie in my emotional realm.

What do you see for yourself in your future as an Eating Psychology Coach – where is your work evolving towards?

Lecturing. Keep connecting the art of cooking with that of nourishing and loving ourselves.

Why Would You Recommend the Training to Others?

Because it’s a fundamental understanding of who we are as human beings.

Anything else you’d like to share?

I’m eternally grateful for the information that Marc David has shared with the world, and with IPE, for having given me the opportunity to be one of its ministers. Love & Gratitude

NAME: Pamela Wasabi
WEBSITE: pamelawasabi.com

BIO: A lead authority in the plant based and wellness community of Miami, Chef Pamela Wasabi is locally recognized for hosting and preparing farm to table vegan dinners, supporting local agriculture, and leading workshops and lectures on one’s relationship with food and nourishment.

Get Your FREE Video Series

New Insights to Forever Transform Your Relationship with Food

P.S. – To learn more about the breakthrough body of work we teach here at the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, please sign up for our free video training series at ipe.tips. You’ll learn about the cutting-edge principles of Dynamic Eating Psychology and Mind Body Nutrition that have helped millions forever transform their relationship with food, body, and health. Lastly, we want to make sure you’re aware of our two premier offerings. Our Eating Psychology Coach Certification Training is an 8 month distance learning program that you can take from anywhere in the world to launch a new career or to augment an already existing health practice. And Transform Your Relationship with Food is our 8 week online program for anyone looking to take a big leap forward with food and body.



source http://psychologyofeating.com/my-life-as-an-eating-psychology-coach-pamela-wasabi/

Thursday, 27 October 2016

Psychology of Eating Podcast Episode 157: Follow-Up: Letting Go of A Problematic “Belly Image”

For many people who struggle with obsessive thoughts about food and body, a closer look reveals that food isn’t the real issue after all, but a distraction from something deeper (and possibly scarier). Cydney has spent the last four years feeling completely controlled by her relationship with food and her drive to obtain body perfection through diet and intensive exercise. At the same time, she’s frustrated by feelings of insecurity that she can never seem to shake: she worries about health, finances, her appearance, what others think of her, and more. In this moving session, Marc David, Founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, helps Cydney see that she tends to stay stuck in her head and does not let herself feel. Once she started shifting the focus from her diet to her larger challenge around finding security in life, Cydney came to understand that she carries that insecurity in her belly – but that it is possible to have a different experience. And when she realized that she already has some powerful sources of security in her circle of female friends, Marc coached her to start tapping into these resources and begin living life from a more empowered place.

Below is a transcript of this podcast episode:

To see Cydney’s first session with Marc, click here

Marc: Welcome, everybody. I’m Marc David, founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating. And we are in the Psychology of Eating podcast. And I’m with Cydney again. Welcome, Cydney.

Cydney: Hello, Marc.

Marc: Glad you’re here. Glad we’re doing this.

Cydney: Yeah. Good to be back.

Marc: Thank you. Thank you for showing up. And so I just want to let you viewers and listeners know, this is our follow-up session. So Cydney and I met back in February, which, in a way, was right around the corner; but in another way, it seems like years ago. And we’re going to just get caught up and see how you were doing since our first and only session together.

So ideal universe, can you just give people like a quick encapsulation of what was the ‘oomph’ that you wanted to work on and make headway for yourself?

Cydney: If I believe correctly in my mind, it was working on a lot of body image stuff. In particular, there was a lot of concern about my belly, just hanging on to too much weight there and just knowing that probably the way I was approaching exercise was overkill.

And I know that what I was struggling was just eating habits to – I can’t recall, necessarily, if we went too much into any of the binge eating history per se, but I think majority of what the concern was, was getting to a really comfortable place with how I feel my body and how I am able to present my body to others. Yeah.

Marc: Yeah, just that little thing.

Cydney: That little thing. Right.

Marc: That little thing. Yeah, so that’s big. That’s a big undertaking. I just want to say, for those of us and there are untold many, many, many people who are not comfortable being in a body, not comfortable in our physical from. Because we’re always being told we’re not good enough and all these messages that we get from the universe.

So how have you been doing since our first connection? What’s been happening? Any headway. Steps forward. Steps back. Openings. Insights. Breakthroughs. Breakdowns. You tell me.

Cydney: Oh, that’s a lot of questions all in one.

Marc: That’s true.

Cydney: Right. Well, I think what’s pretty major for me was one of the assignments from the last time that we spoke was that I was pretty obsessed with going to the gym to transform myself or just morph into something different.

And I was given your guidance to say, “Hey, step back. Can you actually go into the gym or workout scenario without the need to have to transform yourself? Can you go in just to move and just be present in your body?” So not like the future results. And I can say that, that is much better.

I used go to like five to six days a week. I have cut it down pretty much to four days a week and then two days of yoga. And so that yoga, I think, has really helped me relax into my being more. And there’s not quite as much of the obsession of what exactly is changing, how is it changing, is it getting worse, is it getting better, but just going for strength and conditioning and just what is my body more capable of doing.

So my goals now are more oriented towards like stretching, mobility, lifting my body weight, those sorts of things. So the focus has shifted, which I feel is really good progress in one respect.

And then I think what comes with that is that I’m not quite as obsessed about what does the belly look like then, right? Because if I’m not trying to go into the gym with the preconceived notion of changing something; I’m actually just being. And that relaxes me a lot more, definitely.

And I don’t think I haven’t weighed myself, maybe since last September. So I couldn’t tell you what the shift is in weight, I have no clue. But there’s definitely morphing of body composition. And I notice it’s in a direction that I wanted to go in all along, if that makes sense. Like when I spoke to you at first, I wanted to change my belly, right? Like I want it to get flatter and it is moving in that direction, but I’m not nearly as obsessed. That’s not to say that, that doesn’t necessarily go away, right? Because I’m conditioned to that way for many, many years to be critical of body parts. But there’s more of an ease, grace, and flow about it.

What else? I think the other thing that we went into depth about was just security issues and how that could be manifesting around the belly. Like the lower chakra system and just feeling insecure in many realms in life, in relationships, finances, just insecure in my body. So that was a major theme that was running through our discussion. This is still a really difficult one for me, I’ll be honest.

Marc: This, meaning?

Cydney: Security. Yeah. Like coming to a place of feeling secure. It’s not like the light switch went on and today I feel like financially secure, secure in my relationships. This is a really deep and intricate process for me to go through.

Marc: Sure. Sure, sure, sure.

Cydney: But one thing that I have had to do is connect with my parents and just be honest and raw with them about just where I am financially and have some discussions that are just really uncomfortable. I don’t like asking for things. I am not comfortable asking for help especially not with money.

So to be insecure and vulnerable and ask for help there was a huge challenge for me to get through. They’re very supportive so I know they’re there for me in whatever capacity I need. But that’s a big struggle.

I would say, another thing that I’ve noticed about security is – let’s see if I can contextualize this, like to feel secure with people means that I have an intimate relationship with people. And I don’t do well with intimate relationships. I’ve noticed because if I’m in an intimate relationship, there’s risk involved, emotional risk involved.

They’re going to see me for maybe complexities of me that I don’t want them to see or risking losing them, right? And so I noticed it’s easier for me to hug a stranger than it is someone that’s close to me because there’s less risk involved in being connected there.

So I see this interplay of security and intimacy all sort of playing together, if that makes sense.

Marc: Sure. Absolutely does. Why don’t you pause there, because that’s a lot.

Cydney: Okay.

Marc: That’s a lot that you’ve just shared. And I would love to just say a couple of things.

Cydney: Okay.

Marc: First of all, I want to say to you congratulations, because I think you’ve been doing some good work.

Cydney: Thank you.

Marc: And I think it’s important for us to acknowledge work well done, even if it’s a baby step. I think that’s super important because, oftentimes and probably more times than not, life is baby steps as opposed to big giant freaking steps.

Cydney: Right.

Marc: Because everybody always wants to like hit the target and win the lottery and just hit the big time. And the big things happen a handful of times in life or whatever it is and it’s baby steps.

First thing I want to mention, you said like, “Hey, now I’m going to the gym and I’m not so focused on ‘I’m going to gym to change my body.’” Because if I was constantly going to the gym to change my body, then I’m always looking, “Did my body change? Oh my God, it didn’t change. What am I doing wrong? I’m screwed, this isn’t good enough.”

Here’s the deal and I know you this, I just want to say this that anything we want to change, you can’t change it unless you own it and unless you occupy it.

Plain and simple, you have to master a medium to change that medium that way you want to change it to. So if you want to take a blank canvas and you have a bunch of paints and you want to make a masterpiece, you have to own painting, you have to know the canvas, you have to know your colors, you have to know your craft.

So when it comes to changing the body, it’s really less about getting to the gym and punishing it and pushing it and beating it up, which people can do and you can change your body that way. For some people that works, but they usually still end up in some of misery with a different body.

Cydney: Yeah.

Marc: Or they end up being a person with an interesting body, but they themselves are rather uninteresting, because they still live in that same kind of strange distorted ‘I’m not good enough’ place. And nothing’s really changed and who cares? Really, who cares?

So what I want to say is it sounds to me like you’re taking more ownership of your body and inhabiting it more and just, “Oh, this is me going to the gym because, yeah, sure there’s a part of me that wants to change my body. But honestly in order to change it, I just have to relax into it and exercise and then just feel what it feels like.”

So I think that’s super, super, super, super important because it’s a little bit of a paradox. The more you let go of the need to change it, the more your body actually has facility to change, because you can finally relax into it. Because, otherwise, your body is just getting beat up by you, you know?

Cydney: Yeah. And I would definitely get those signals when I was going hard before. I definitely got those signals that I was not right.

Marc: Yeah. And the signal being, “I disapprove of you, body. I’m attacking you with exercise. I’m punishing you with exercise.” And that way of being in dialogue with self and dialogue with the body is a form of insanity. You didn’t invent it. You inherited that form of insane thinking from the world, from the culture, from the media, from the experts. I want to be really clear about that.

I also find fascinating, this thing about safety and this piece about intimacy for you. You said, “You know, in order for me to feel safe with someone, I kind of have to be intimate with them. But if I’m intimate with them, you sort of don’t feel safe with them.”

Now, here’s the thing. Here’s what I want to say. I want to reinvent that little formula there. I want to say in order for you to feel safe with anyone, you have to be intimate with yourself first, self-intimacy above all freaking else. Now, that sounds odd. It is not about you just kind of sitting in front of a mirror and touching yourself and saying how wonderful you are, even though it could be that.

When I say self-intimacy, it’s the kind of intimacy where we can be with ourselves. You can lie in bed and deep breathe and just lie there and create a good feeling. You can lie there and just feel what you’re feeling. Whatever it is, like, “Oh my God, I’m feeling really sad. Oh my God, I’m feeling really nervous about tomorrow,” and be able to hold yourself in that place or, “Oh my God, my mind is crazy and my mind is torturing me. Oh, can I have a little bit of compassion for myself, it’s tough being me.” That’s being intimate with yourself.

Being intimate with yourself is seeing yourself and still loving and accepting yourself. Being intimate with yourself is seeing yourself and still loving yourself. Now, we are not intimate with each other when we’re not seeing each other, like, “Yeah, okay, here’s a stranger, I’m not intimate with you because we’ve never gotten close. You don’t know me, I don’t know you. We haven’t gone to those places where there’s potential tenderness and where we touch those little soft spots. And if we had gone to that place and if you hurt me in that place, I would probably have punched you and we’re not intimate anymore,” so you want to see that person.

So what I’m trying to say is intimacy starts with you, and I really mean that. And the more you are intimate with you, the more you start to feel safe, because you are not safe with others if you self attack.

If you self attack, imagine what other people who aren’t even you could do?

Cydney: Yep.

Marc: Here’s what I think, this is observation, we tend to think that other people think like us. We tend to believe, until we start to figure it out, we tend to operate as if the world thinks like us. Criminals think everybody’s a criminal. They think everybody just has a criminal mind. A lot of times, if you think people are out to get you, it’s often related to the fact that you’re after yourself, you’re out to get you.

Cydney: Yeah.

Marc: So we kind of project onto the world what we’re doing to self. So all I’m saying is it’s not as scary as you think out there.

Cydney: Okay.

Marc: That’s all I’m saying. It’s not as scary as you think because you’re making friends with Miss Numero Uno, which is you.

Cydney: Right.

Marc: I mean, really, Cydney, on one level it’s as simple as that. And I think we look – we, the collective we – we look for these crazy complex answers with complex diets and complex exercise to fix it all.

Cydney: Right.

Marc: And complex crazy interesting exercise is good if it can be done from a place of freedom.

Cydney: Yeah. It makes sense.

Marc: What do you think about that intimacy piece? Does that ring true for you?

Cydney: Yeah. I would say that definitely does ring true, because part of what we discussed last time was dropping into the emotional body, getting out of the rat race in my head, which it’s really always been uncomfortable for me to drop down into my emotions, right? And that’s being intimate with myself. If I’m up in my head all the time, I don’t have to get into my emotions. And that’s part of the thing, it’s like letting go of the crazy town that’s happening in my head and just feeling what’s coming up.

Just like this morning, just having some feelings of overwhelm and doubt about certain things in life. And then I’m in yoga and that’s moving energy and I’m like, “I don’t care if these people next to me know I’m crying, I’m just going to cry this out,” that’s just what I have to do. So it’s slowly inviting more of that in and just being my caretaker.

Marc: That’s good news. I’m glad to hear that. I think we have to be more daring. I think we have to be more daring with ourselves and, in relation to ourselves, daring in terms of daring to treat ourselves a little better internally. Daring to love ourselves more even though I don’t have the perfect body and I don’t have the perfect belly and I don’t have the perfect body composition. Okay, fine.

It takes a certain courage to say, “You know something, I’m not going to buy into the programming.” And it’s really a practice. When you say, “Get out of crazy town in my head.” My mind translates that as to stop buying into the thoughts that my mind does that pull me down.

Cydney: Exactly.

Marc: Because it’s your mind that exists in your being, it’s yours. It’s yours. It’s yours. So our job, really, is to figure out how to unlock that door to get into kind of the back room of the mind where all the little buttons are and start to operate it to our advantage. We especially want to push the stop button on these things called ‘self-attacking, self-hateful thoughts,’ because those have never been shown to advance the state of humanity. I’m sorry.

Okay, maybe self-hate or self-attack might teach us that self-hate or self-attack doesn’t work. But this, overall, is an awful strategy.

Cydney: Yeah.

Marc: And it’s not yours, it’s humanity’s. It’s like we seem to have been born with this as a planet. And I think that’s what we’re doing here. We’re kind of addressing it as head on as possible.

Cydney: Yeah.

Marc: Where are you hopeful?

Cydney: Where am I hopeful? I am hopeful that I can be my best friend. I am hopeful that dipping into that and just owning that will create more security in my outer world. I am hopeful that my body will continue to relax and show up as it’s really truly meant to be. And then I can embrace what that looks like.

I know that right now, what it is, is what it’s supposed to be right now, yeah. So if it’s going to whatever it’s going to do, that I can continue to embrace whatever it’s going to do.

Marc: I got to ask you this question, because it just popped up and it feels important. I noticed that I didn’t get your definition of what security is and you just started sharing. You said, “So I can feel more secure in the outer world.”

So what would feeling more secure in the world kind of look like for you? I feel more secure means the following has happened or is happening.

Cydney: Secure in the outer world is having people show up for me when I need them to show up for me in ways that I need to be supported, I guess. Just kind of dancing around what that looks like in my intimate relationship with my husband, it’s just we’re trying to figure that out.

And I think, well, because we’re human beings and a huge exchange in this world is money, it’s like creating that security of I don’t have to worry about paying for X, Y, and Z or relying on somebody else to help me pay for X, Y, and Z. Does that fit the definition or help you?

Marc: Yes. Yes, yes, yes, yes. Yes it definitely helps me and I’m totally on board with that. I’m like, “Yes, I love that.” But I want to just put an end on there to make sure that you round out your definition of feeling secure in the outer world. What I want to say is the outer world is not a secure place.

Cydney: Right.

Marc: It’s not.

Cydney: No, it’s not.

Marc: There’s death. There’s destruction. There’s war. There’s challenge. There’s fast moving cars. There’s large vehicles. Shit happens. Stuff happens. It’s safe when it is and it’s not when it’s not. So we can never guarantee security is what I want to say. Security is an odd duck, just a little odd. Can’t guarantee that we’re going to get it. So a little part of me kind of goes, “Hah,” when somebody says I want to feel more secure. Because it’s usually attached to very specific things that we want, “Well, when I get this then… I can relax and feel secure with my husband does this or the numbers in the bank do that,” makes total sense to me, I get it. I feel more secure when I have more money, mostly. But the weird thing is I watch that change. I’ve watched it change because then you hit a point where you’re like, “Oh my goodness, I have this that I thought was going to make me more secure of that,” and then something else pops up and life changes. And all the sudden, “Well, I’ll feel more secure when I have more energy or when I’m more healthy.”

There’s always going to be something that’s showing up for us as it makes me not feel secure. What I’m trying to say here is I get that there are certain goals that you want to reach in terms of finances, in terms of relationship with your partner, and that sort of thing and I’m totally behind that. And I also want to say, be careful about letting your sense of security rest on what’s happening in the outer world alone. Because quite frankly, you could feel way more secure now without the numbers moving and without your husband doing anything different. You could feel more secure.

And the way that happens is it’s a little bit more about trust and faith as opposed to security. Security usually means for us I have this tried-and-true thing I can lean on. I have this thing. I have this bank account. I’ve got this house. I have these gold bars, security. I have this partner that always does this, this, this and this, just so, secure. Instead of that, we can feel secured trusting and having faith that, “I will be okay no matter what the outcome. Even if I don’t have enough money, even if my husband does this or doesn’t do that, I will be okay. Why? Because I will pivot somehow. I will follow another path. I’ll move in another direction. I’ll reach out for help. I will do this. I would – something.”

So trust and faith is a little bit more of a fine kind of set of values. They’re a little bit more intangible. Because you can’t bank on it. You can’t quantify trust and faith. You can quantify money. You can quantify, to some degree, people’s behaviors. So you may not hit the security points you want or you might or you might surpass them dramatically, who knows. But all I’m saying is security is an inner feeling and when you can back it up with trust in a higher power guiding you, in faith that your life has a bigger purpose other than to torture you, then I think you’re on the right path. You know what I’m saying?

Cydney: Yeah. Definitely, trying to press trust button more often.

Marc: And I think that’s true, it is like a button. It is something we access. You have to summon it. It doesn’t always just happen.

Cydney: No. No. Yeah, you have to – well, you have to kind of – for me, I kind of have to calm down and just say, “Well, okay, we should trust,” because when you trust, I mean, you do calm down. So it’s kind of like this circular thing that happens, “Okay, calm down. Trust. And then you calm down a little bit more.”

Marc: Yeah.

Cydney: Yeah.

Marc:

So, it’s really about sinking into self. And while you work on your outer goals, financial security, relationship security, while you work on that, you also, at the same time, work on that, “I will be okay no matter what.”

That’s the ultimate security. Because then, it doesn’t have conditions around it that you have to constantly jockey for to figure out how to get those conditions in place, “Well, wait a second, I’m going to feel comfortable with this amount of money. I don’t have that much amount of money.” So if you know your parents are a safety net, then just feel the trust in that. And use that to your advantage. It doesn’t mean you have to ask or anything. It’s just allow yourself to relax into that and let that give your wings a little bit of wind to move forward with yourself.

Cydney: Yeah. Makes sense.

Marc: How are you doing? What are you thinking? What are you feeling? What’s happening?

Cydney: I guess I always thought that I really had to stand on my own two feet for everything. I thought success as a woman meant like I could fully support myself and just be sort of this one-woman-show, but I’m realizing that, that’s just kind of not it. Like when I put those pressures on myself, there’s a lot of misery. So those are discussions that I’ve had with my parents as well. Because just kind of the way the earth is spinning right now, it’s not necessarily the nicest place for twenties or thirty-something to try to stand on their two feet right now. And I think a lot of us are having to swallow our pride and ask people for help to make it through.

Marc: Yeah. I totally agree. And it is the way of the economic world right now. It is harder. I firmly believe that. I’ve been around the planet enough to see like, “Whoa, these are some interesting times.” It’s not easy to have your own job, to have your own place, and to pay off your college loans if you have them.

There’s a lot of people struggling in that regard. More to the point, humans throughout history have needed each other. It’s just the way it is. We need each other. That’s why God made – or whoever created all this, made all of us not just one of us. Didn’t just make you, didn’t just make me, there’s a lot of us, because it takes a lot of people to make the circus work here.

Cydney: Correct. Yeah, it’s kind of thrusting me into recognizing that it isn’t just me having to step up and be everything. I have to trust those around me and just – higher power and everything, that’s part of this whole lesson in this time frame, I think.

Marc: Cydney, good for you. I know you’re working hard. I do, I do, I do. And I appreciate you and I appreciate your efforts. And I know you’re going to get where you want to go. And it’s all about enjoying your journey little bit more and a little bit more and knowing that we’re all a work in progress. And I think you’re doing great, I really do.

Cydney: Thank you. It’s been a pleasure to connect with you and get some great insight.

Marc: Yay. Thank you so, so much.

Cydney: Thank you. Have a wonderful evening.

Marc: Yeah. I intend to. And thank you, everybody, for tuning in. Once again, I’m Marc David. On behalf of the Psychology of Eating podcast, lots more to come as always, my friends. You take care.

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My Life as an Eating Psychology Coach: Tanya Mark

What made you want to become an Eating Psychology Coach?

As an expert in fitness and nutrition, I learned that even with these two “magical” strategies that are supposed to solve all our food and weight issues (according to our culture and the media), I wasn’t able to help many clients feel and look the way they desired. There was something missing. I felt like I was a failure as a coach just as my clients felt in their efforts to achieve their goals. I learned that I was a great coach and that my clients weren’t willpower weaklings. Instead it was the strategies that were outdated. I am grateful to have discovered the IPE certification program because I’ve found strategies that produce meaningful change.

What do you love about being an Eating Psychology Coach?

I am deeply passionate about my work as an Eating Psychology Coach because I am now able to serve clients on a deeper level. While I love fitness and nutrition, it was the highly unique education that I received at the Institute for the Psychology of Eating that has made me understand that wellness has a much broader definition beyond food and exercise. I love being able to teach cutting-edge strategies that are nourishing rather than punishing. I had grown tired of repeating the same old eat this, not that and do the “right” kind of exercise, and you should look like the woman on the magazine cover. This is important work and I feel proud to call myself an Eating Psychology Coach.

What does your practice look like?

I help clients who eat “well” and exercise (or try to!) and still struggle with food, weight or body image. My specialties include peri-menopausal and menopausal health challenges, digestion, busy professionals, weight loss, fatigue, and emotional eating. I am available for private and group coaching and work with clients around the world via Skype or phone.

How did your education at the Institute prepare you to work successfully with clients?

The education I received at IPE gave me the confidence and skills necessary to comfortably explore primary life dimensions with my clients such as work, money, relationship, family, intimacy, life stress, and so much more. It’s refreshing to finally learn how to help clients shift their relationship to food, weight, and body image in an industry that is focused solely on exercise and food. I am inspired to help my clients discover their highly unique and individualized “why” behind their challenges instead of telling them only what to eat and how to exercise. The results my clients have achieved have gone far beyond improving their digestion, weight, energy, etc. and have helped them lived more purposeful, vibrant lives.

What was your favorite aspect of the Training?

The case studies and “scientific mind cookies” were powerful ways to communicate that eating psychology strategies really work.
I mainly took advantage of the audios because I could conveniently listen to them on my smartphone, tablet or laptop while working full-time. I use the handouts provided for client intake, journal exercise ideas, and to initiate powerful client discussion. As an alumnus, I enjoy networking with other coaches around the world via the Facebook group and live events.

How has being an Eating Psychology Coach impacted your professional life/financial well-being?

This work is extremely satisfying because there is always an “ah-ha” – something new that my clients learn about themselves beyond food and exercise. I’ve had clients struggle on the “perfect” diet and exercise routine – particularly my female clients living in a world full of day-to-day low level chronic stress and entering into a new stage of womanhood (peri-meno/menopause). I’ve found that in addition to experimenting with food and exercise that is “right” for their individual, unique and changing body, exploring the person doing the eating was by far the more important piece to produce success. I’ve helped my clients understand that the definition of good nutrition is broad; it impacts our mind, body, and spirit.

How has being an Eating Psychology Coach impacted you personally?

Huge! After finishing nutrition school, I felt like I had become a “nutrition neurotic.” I felt like everything was going to “kill” me and that there were so many “bad” and forbidden foods leaving me stressed. I remember having my parents over for Thanksgiving dinner and everything was gluten free, sugar free, dairy free, everything free. And yes, eating healthy is important but I had taken so much pleasure and enjoyment out of my family holiday. Through my studies at IPE, I’ve learned to eat with pleasure and not feel like I would be judged as a fraud if I chose to have a slice of pizza or ice cream. I live in a small mountain town where I often see my clients at local restaurants or the grocery store. Now I can relax about my food choices and be authentically myself as an Eating Psychology Coach. I’ve applied the strategies to my own life and it’s been life (and career!) changing.

What do you see for yourself in your future as an Eating Psychology Coach – where is your work evolving towards?

Because the message of the work at IPE is so powerful, I feel it’s my responsibility to share this knowledge and be a leader in my field of nutrition and fitness. I plan to write a book focused on helping perimenopausal and menopausal women who are struggling with weight gain and other health challenges and teach strategies to explore the critical piece that we’ve been missing; who we are as eaters matters. I will explore how we need to move from the “princess” stage of life into “queendom” and embrace ourselves and age gracefully -mind, body and soul.

Why Would You Recommend the Training to Others?

There needs to be a cultural shift toward food and movement and a new definition of what “good” nutrition is. I feel every human being on this planet could benefit from this Training or working with an IPE trained Eating Psychology Coach. These teachings must be heard. We are often looking for the magic pill to transform our health. In this training, I’ve found it. And it has the potential to be life-changing!

Anything else you’d like to share?

The education that I received at IPE has helped me stand apart in my field as a wellness professional. The strategies that I learned are unique. I am making a difference in people’s lives by teaching IPE’s cutting-edge strategies that go far beyond food and exercise. Again, I am deeply grateful for this work both personally and professionally.

NAME: Tanya Mark, Nutrition & Eating Psychology Coach
BUSINESS: Body Nourishment Wisdom
WEBSITE: tanyamark.com

BIO: Tanya Mark has been passionately helping clients improve their lives for over 15 years. She is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Nutrition Therapy Practitioner, Precision Nutrition Coach and Eating Psychology Coach. She loves spending time outside hiking in the Tetons, rock climbing, mountain biking, surfing with her husband and dog, Moxie.

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What Are Saponins? Discovering Their Health Benefits

A flowery plant. Saponins are compounds commonly found in plants that possess health benefits including immune system support.

Saponins are naturally occurring plant glycosides; which is to say they are phytochemicals — chemicals found in plants. They possess soap-like qualities and produce a lather when mixed with water.[1]

Over one hundred families of plants contain saponins and there are more than eleven classes of saponins including dammaranes, tirucallanes, lupanes, hopanes, oleananes, taraxasteranes, ursanes, cycloartanes, lanostanes, cucurbitanes, and steroids.[2] It’s believed many other varieties of saponins remain undiscovered.

The word saponin is derived from sapo, Latin for “soap.” True to its name, the root of the Saponaria, or soapwort plant, has been traditionally used as soap.[1]

Saponins offer tremendous health benefits. Studies have shown they may support the immune system, promote normal cholesterol levels, and support overall wellness.[3]

Why Are Saponins Beneficial?

Saponins have a unique chemical structure that produces foam when mixed with water, just like a detergent. And, also like detergent, saponins can bind with water as well as fats and oils. This means that, in the digestive tract, saponins produce an emulsification of fat-soluble molecules. Specifically, saponins bind to bile acids and help eliminate them from the body, preventing cholesterol from being reabsorbed. You might even say saponins “wash away” various toxins.

What Are the Health Benefits of Saponins?

The unique chemical structure of saponins allows them to offer a number of prospective health benefits. It’s believed saponins have a favorable effect on cholesterol, can help boost the immune system, have an antioxidant effect, and may even support bone strength.

Saponins and Cholesterol

Saponins seem to help promote normal cholesterol levels. The body uses cholesterol to produce the bile necessary for digestion. Saponins bind with bile and prevent cholesterol from being reabsorbed back into the bloodstream; rather, it’s simply excreted. Many cholesterol medications operate in the same way.

The cholesterol-lowering effect of saponins has been known for decades. A 1977 animal study found that saponins may reduce cholesterol absorption.[4] A separate study found that giving a certain saponin extract to rats with high cholesterol reduced “bad” (LDL) cholesterol without affecting “good” (HDL) cholesterol.[5]

Saponins Boost the Immune System

In nature, plants rely on saponins as a mechanism to fight parasites. Similarly, when consumed by humans, saponins provide a similar defense against harmful organisms. One study demonstrated this action against Candida cells, specifically.[6] In another study, a specific type of saponin was observed to have antimicrobial activity that favorably influenced oral health.[7] The ability of saponins to act as a broad, frontline shield reduces the burden on the immune system.

Saponins and Cancer

Saponins have several qualities that act against cancer cells. In particular, some saponins have an antioxidant effect[8] and may be directly toxic to cancer cells.[9]

Cancer cell membranes have cholesterol-type compounds. Like cholesterol, saponins are able to bind with these compounds and disrupt the proliferation of cancer cells. According to an article published in the Journal of Nutrition, saponins from soybeans may slow the growth of cancer cells.[10] Other studies have reported saponins have induced the death of cancer cells and slowed tumor growth.[11]

It’s important to realize that most of the research into saponins effects on cancer cells has been preliminary and involved specific enzymes, proteins, or other components of saponins extracted in specific ways and matched against specific cancer cells under specific situations. In other words, it’s not quite as simple as eating a handful of soapberries and thinking it will cure cancer.

Other Health Benefits of Saponins

Investigations into saponins have yielded a number of other, interesting revelations about their qualities. Preliminary research from a 2010 study concluded that saponins from Terminalia arjuna (arjun tree) may offer a therapeutic benefit for kidney or urinary stones.[12] In a 2015 issue of Natural Products Research, it was noted that, in the past ten years, several preclinical reports have suggested that saponins may offer hope as a natural solution for depression.[13]

Other positive qualities of saponins include supporting Kupffer cells in the liver and encouraging normal detoxification. Saponins found in oats and spinach support digestion by accelerating the body’s ability to absorb calcium and silicon. In animal studies, saponins have been found to promote balanced blood sugar and support normal bone density.[14, 15]

Where to Find Saponins

Saponins are a component in over a hundred different types of plants and foods including beans, chickpeas, peanuts, quinoa, and soy. Saponins exist in nightshade vegetables like tomatoes. Herbs like ginseng, Tribulus terrestris, jiaogulan, bupleurum root, osha, and collinsonia also contain saponins.

Saponins are common in food products, often added as an emulsifier. Some carbonated beverages like root beer rely on saponins extracted from yucca and quillaja to produce a foamy head.

The berry shell from the soapberry plant can be used as a natural laundry detergent. The hard shell, which resembles a nut, releases saponins when it absorbs water, acting as a detergent to release grime, dirt, and oil from clothing.

Have you used saponins in any way? Do you have an experience or thought to share? Leave a comment below and add to the conversation.

References

  1. Cornell University. Department of Animal Science – Plants Poisonous to Livestock. Updated 09/10/2015 14:58:48.
  2. Man S1, Gao W, Zhang Y, Huang L, Liu C. Chemical study and medical application of saponins as anti-cancer agents. Fitoterapia. 2010 Oct;81(7):703-14. doi: 10.1016/j.fitote.2010.06.004. Epub 2010 Jun.
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Wednesday, 26 October 2016

My Life as an Eating Psychology Coach: Melissa Hemphil

What made you want to become an Eating Psychology Coach?

In college, I attempted to regain control of my overwhelming life by controlling my relationship with food and body. I became disordered and obsessive to the point that nearly every other aspect of my life began to suffer. After the birth of my daughter, and after stumbling upon the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, I put in the work and started to transform my relationship with food and body. I realized that I could model a completely different reality for my daughter and wanted to help others find peace and practice in this fascinating domain.

What do you love about being an Eating Psychology Coach?

I love connecting with others, witnessing their courage, and being WITH them on this journey. When a client finally unburdens himself or herself from perfection and this idea of needing to arrive at a particular place, it’s magical. They reclaim their life force and apply it in ways that matter to them. I also love that there is no cookie-cutter approach. It’s organic and elicits the client’s inner wisdom.

What does your practice look like?

My practice has really evolved in the birth community. I work with BIRTHFIT, a community with an approach to birth education around fitness, nutrition, mindset, and chiropractic care. I serve this community of women through the spectrum of prenatal, birth, and postpartum. I meet with clients both in person and over the phone. My goal is be a guide in reclaiming your power so you can step into your Queen and become your greatest self.

How did your education at the Institute prepare you to work successfully with clients?

This education taught me that there is no one right answer. Every person’s journey and challenges are completely unique to them. It also taught me that there’s nothing to fix! Sounds crazy, right? The body is constantly trying to heal itself and to survive so every ineffective symptom we have with food and body truly has positive roots. This seemingly small distinction completely shifts the paradigm and makes this approach massively effective.

What was your favorite aspect of the Training?

I enjoyed all of it, such that it’s hard to pinpoint exactly which aspect I liked best from training. The content was transformational, the teleclasses were authentic, the material was concise and well organized. I’ll be attending the next live event but I expect the same quality and compassion presented in the training.

How has being an Eating Psychology Coach impacted your professional life/financial well-being?

Being an Eating Psychology Coach has allowed me to better serve my community. Whether it’s an impromptu conversation or a scheduled session, I am able to see a person for their wholeness. I’m also an active duty Air Force officer so, financially, I run a not-for-profit type operation where all proceeds are poured back into the community. I send books as gifts and provide free classes outside of private consultations.

How has being an Eating Psychology Coach impacted you personally?

Eating Psychology Coaching has been a mutually beneficial relationship. Witnessing the courage and compassionate journey of others is inspiring and constantly calling me to grow and evolve myself.

What do you see for yourself in your future as an Eating Psychology Coach – where is your work evolving towards?

My work seems to be evolving towards a deeper BIRTHFIT service not just in my local community, but around the country.

Why Would You Recommend the Training to Others?

This cutting edge approach is instrumental in leading people to holistic health. It’s not only professionally transformational, but personally transformational.

NAME: Melissa Hemphil

BIO: I am a wife and mama of three superheroes & one precious angel baby.
I am an Air Force Academy graduate and a Captain in the US Air Force.
I am constantly awed by the human mind, body, and spirit.
Love. Learn. Nourish. Train. Give gratitude.

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5 Weight Loss Strategies That Just Don’t Work – Video with Emily Rosen

With so many diet plans out there, it can be hard to separate the truly helpful advice from the fluff. If you’re contemplating making a change in your eating style, you may be reading up on a variety of methods that promise to help you lose weight and feel better. But how can you decide which approach is right for you? In this fascinating new video from IPEtv!, Emily Rosen, Director of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, helps narrow the field by breaking down 5 weight loss strategies that simply don’t work – and may even take you farther away from your goals. And once these have been ruled out, Emily offers some timeless wisdom to help you tell which nutritional approaches can have real potential!

In the comments below, please let us know your thoughts. We love hearing from you and we read and respond to every comment!

Here is a transcript of this week’s video:

Have you tried different ways to lose weight, only to gain it right back? Or have you ever dieted only to see your efforts wasted with little to no weight loss whatsoever? Or perhaps you’ve lost weight, but live in constant fear that it may come back?

As obvious as it sounds, many people don’t realize that just because something is called a diet, doesn’t mean it can have any chance of working. Weight loss strategies that deliver real and lasting results are very elusive for most people. So in the interest of saving you time and your valuable life energy, let’s look at 5 weight loss strategies you can cross off your list that simply don’t deliver:

#1 – Fasting for Weight Loss

Fasting is a great temporary strategy if the intention is truly to cleanse and detoxify your body. It can give digestive organs a break so our body can then eliminate old, stored up toxins. This timeless nutrition strategy can really reboot someone’s health if they don’t have an eating disorder or other health contraindications.

However for many people, fasting to just lose weight tends to backfire. We may lose water weight, or even some muscle or fat weight, but then a starvation mechanism kicks in and we gain back what we lost, plus some. For most people, fasting is simply not a sustainable weight loss method. Tricking the body into weight loss never really works long-term.

A slow, steady weight loss is often what works best for the long-term. That means finding a way of eating that can nourish us on a daily basis. When we eat sustainably, creating daily habits that support overall health, we train our body to handle foods in the right proportions for our bio-individuality.

#2 – Very Low Calorie Diets

Many people believe that, if they want to lose weight, they just need to decrease their caloric intake. We believe this because that’s what we’ve all been taught. However, the body is not a pure input/output calorie burning machine. It’s way more complex, intertwined with psyche, soul, heart, and spirit.

Low-calorie diets paradoxically cause the body to go into starvation mode,which then signals our physiology to hang onto body weight because the body thinks it needs to survive. Think of the body like a wood-burning furnace needing a steady supply of fuel. When we get to a few pieces of kindling, our fire doesn’t burn as bright. Our metabolism slows. A low calorie diet sets us up to feel hungry. Then we can overeat or binge-eat in reaction to feeling starved, not knowing when the next meal is coming. It’s best to eat a steady stream of nutritious foods to achieve our natural weight.

#3 – Intense Exercise

Whereas movement and exercise is a healthy thing for most nourished bodies, INTENSE exercise is not sustainable for many people. Moderate to light movement can encourage a sense of playfulness and joy. Intense exercise, on the other hand, can create a stress response that signals the body to hang on to weight. Intense exercise can backfire once we stop, creating a sense of fear of rest, and leading to a more compulsive and imbalance relationship with exercise. The bottom line is that over-exercise is a well documented phenomenon that can give us the opposite result we’re looking for.

If you feel like you’re forcing or dragging your body through exercise, chances are it may be too intense for your body. Try backing off, or simply experiment with movement that comes from a place of enjoyment. When we do exercise that we truly love, metabolic magic can happen.

#4 – Diet Pills

There has never ever been ANY diet pill or prescription drug that is effective for weight loss. The drug and supplement pushers love to sell weight loss pills, but their effectiveness is woefully inadequate in the short and the long run.This strategy almost always falls flat. It’s a nice dream to think that taking a pill will make problems go away, but it’s not a reality. What is a reality is that moderation with food and exercise and developing a loving relationship with our body puts us in the best position for finding our natural weight. Give your body the rest, nourishment, sleep, love, affection, passion and purpose it requires, and it will be easier to truly get where you want to go.

#5 – Hating Your Body

Hating the body into weight loss is a dead-end strategy. The body reacts like a small child. Imagine telling a 5-year-old that they’re “too fat and ugly and need to lose weight.” Besides crushing that poor toddler’s soul, the reaction would be for that child to feel shame and think, “there’s something wrong with me.” When we think there’s something wrong with us, we tend to act out in ways that prove this belief true.

Self-loathing is a poor way to motivate or inspire ourselves. Instead of shaming or blaming yourself, try kindness. Instead of harming yourself with unkind words about who you are and how you look, take a breath and affirm your self worth. Call a cease fire on self attack. Choose to treat yourself with respect and acceptance. You’re worthy of love, just like everyone else.” Being loving towards your body even though it’s not up to your standards of what’s perfect is the key to happiness, and to having any hope of truly getting where you want to go.

At the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, our approaches of Dynamic Eating Psychology and Mind Body Nutrition encourage you to see your body in a holistic way, helping you to get out of the rut of yo-yo dieting. Once you can let go of these old habits that just don’t work, you can enter into a new realm of seeing yourself as more than just a body, but as someone worthy of love at any weight.

I hope this was helpful.

Warmly,

Emily Rosen

To learn more about the breakthrough body of work we teach here at the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, please sign up for our free video training series at ipe.tips. You’ll learn about the cutting-edge principles of Dynamic Eating Psychology and Mind Body Nutrition that have helped millions forever transform their relationship with food, body, and health. Lastly, we want to make sure you’re aware of our two premier offerings. Our Eating Psychology Coach Certification Training is an 8 month distance learning program that you can take from anywhere in the world to launch a new career or to augment an already existing health practice. And Transform Your Relationship with Food is our 8 week online program for anyone looking to take a big leap forward with food and body.

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Relax More, Metabolize Better – Video with Marc David

How many people remember their parents telling them to wait 30 minutes after a meal before running outside to play? This piece of folk wisdom is based on some real science: the digestive system is able to function at its best when the body is in a state of rest and relaxation. As adults, we’re likely to have other things keeping us from feeling relaxed during or after a meal. Instead of racing back out to a baseball game after dinner, we might feel like our thoughts are racing with all of the tasks we still need to get done before the end of the day. We might even be feeling anxious about the food itself, and what consequences it could have for our body and health. But if we can let go of these worries for a little while, we’ll be able to receive measurably more nourishment from our meals. In this illuminating new video from IPEtv, Marc David, Founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, explains why we’re physiologically wired to digest our food better when we’re relaxed, why stress can short-circuit our metabolism, and what we can do to get back in the flow.

In the comments below, please let us know your thoughts. We love hearing from you and we read and respond to every comment!

Here is a transcript of this week’s video:

Greetings, friends. I’m Marc David, founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating. I want to talk to you about this: the more we relax, the better we metabolize.

Most people think of good nutrition as a numbers game, meaning if you have the right amount of certain nutrients and if you eat the lowest amount of certain junk food or toxins, the lowest amount of calories, then it gives us the best chance for greater nutritional health. And true. But there’s more to the story of good nutrition.

And that is because what we eat is half of the story of good nutrition.

The other half of the story is who we are as eaters, what you bring to the table, meaning your thoughts, your feelings, your beliefs, your emotional state, the level of stress, the level of relaxation, how much pleasure you’re getting, the attention that you’re bringing to the meal, the story that you’re telling yourself. All of that will literally and scientifically impact how we digest, assimilate, and calorie burn a meal.

This is one of the best-kept nutrition secrets on the planet. It should be headline news. That’s the thrust of the work that I do here at the Institute. It is so important because we can no longer neglect what’s going on inside of our being when it comes to how we metabolize a meal.

Human beings are genetically designed and hardwired at the most fundamental level of our DNA to digest and assimilate a meal in the physiologic relaxation response, also called parasympathetic nervous system dominance. This is literally, again, the optimum state of digestion, assimilation, and day-in, day-out calorie burning. This is just how we’re designed. It’s a hard wiring. It’s a simple on and off switch in the central nervous system. That’s how you’re wired. When we discovered the central nervous system, this is what we saw.

So when the parasympathetic nervous system is activated, the relaxation response is turned on. And full, healthy digestive, assimilation, and calorie burning capacity is in play. When the sympathetic nervous system is more active, the stress response is turned on, which means we will go into some degree of digestive shutdown, nutrient excretion, and potential weight gain.

So what does this mean? It means that eating during stress will generally lead to digestive upset, appetite dysregulation, decreased nutrient assimilation, increased nutrient excretion. You literally piss it out of your body when you’re in a stress response, when you are feeling fear, when you are feeling anxiety, when you’re self-judging.

Again, you can eat the healthiest food in the universe. But if you are not in the optimum state of digestion and assimilation, which happens to be relaxation, you will not get the full value from that meal.

So this means stop eating in an anxious rush.

Slow down. Take in life. Make a meal part of your day.

It means you let go of negative thoughts while you’re eating. It means you start to monitor all the stressors that we self-create, the self-limiting beliefs, because what’s going on in mind and in heart will impact our stress chemistry. And when we are in any kind of fear, upset, anxiety, we create this unwanted cascade of stress chemistry that shortcuts the body’s nutritional efficiency.

So the good news is the days of looking at food alone as the royal road to good nutrition is over. You have to have more power over your food than you ever thought, because even if you’re eating junk food, you will digest and metabolize it better if you are in a relaxation response. If you’re getting stressed out, “Oh, my God. I shouldn’t eat that. It’s bad for me. It’s no good for me,” you’re actually limiting the metabolism of your body.

So I’m not saying you can eat junk food all day long as long as you are relaxed. What I’m saying is that there is a middle ground that you have to start to find. And really what I’m saying is life, the wisdom of the universe, the greater intelligence that figured out this whole deal – and it does exist – figured out a way to build in a personal growth program such that when you step into your greatness, when you step into your honor, your dignity, when you step into the best of who you are, your body can then step into the best of what it’s meant to be. That’s how it works, my friends. We can’t deny it. The science says it. Our experience says it. Your inner knowing says it.

And that, my friends, is the magic of the world.

Warmly,
Marc David

To learn more about the breakthrough body of work we teach here at the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, please sign up for our free video training series at ipe.tips. You’ll learn about the cutting-edge principles of Dynamic Eating Psychology and Mind Body Nutrition that have helped millions forever transform their relationship with food, body, and health. Lastly, we want to make sure you’re aware of our two premier offerings. Our Eating Psychology Coach Certification Training is an 8 month distance learning program that you can take from anywhere in the world to launch a new career or to augment an already existing health practice. And Transform Your Relationship with Food is our 8 week online program for anyone looking to take a big leap forward with food and body.

NOW AVAILABLE: SPECIAL 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

The Slow Down Diet: Eating for Pleasure, Energy, and Weight Loss

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