Book Review: The Tapping Solution for Weight Loss & Body Confidence (A Woman’s Guide to Stressing Less, Weighing Less, and Loving More) by Jessica Ortner

Book Review:  The Tapping Solution for Weight Loss & Body Confidence (A Woman’s Guide to Stressing Less, Weighing Less, and Loving More) by Jessica Ortner

When I first began listening to Hay House Radio, I was introduced to EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) or tapping by listening to Nick Ortner’s radio show.  Immediately, I was interested in this this method to break some negative thought cycles occurring in my daily experience.  When I saw that Nick’s sister, Jessica, had written a book dealing with EFT for weight loss and body confidence, I felt that it would be a “must read” as I have wondered how tapping for weight loss would work.

Jessica has had an experience with weight gain/loss and lack of body confidence that many of us have gone through or are currently going through.  She offers extremely clear, easy to follow, step-by-step instructions on how to use tapping effectively for weight loss.  Along with these instructions, she explains the panic behind dealing with feelings.  Jessica drills down the “why’s” behind emotional eating and how to change our thoughts and beliefs in order to break the cycle of emotional eating.  She offers stories about her own experience and the experiences of others who have used tapping to help with weight loss and body confidence.

I found The Tapping Solution for Weight Loss & Body Confidence to be extremely helpful.  Jessica Ortner covers an unbelievable amount of information in a candid and succinct way.  Almost any question you might have on this subject and how to overcome related challenges.  This book is a “must have” for every woman as a large number of us forget that self-care is not selfish and we almost all have experience or are experiencing at least one of the challenges mentioned in this book.  

http://www.hayhouse.com/tapping-solution-for-weight-loss-body-confidence-1 

FTC Disclosure: I received this book for free from Hay House Publishing for this review. The opinion in this review is unbiased and reflects my honest judgment of the product.

Book Review: Slimming Meals that Heal: Lose Weight Without Dieting, Using Anti-Inflammatory Superfoods

Book Review:  Slimming Meals that Heal: Lose Weight Without Dieting, Using Anti-Inflammatory Superfoods by Julie Daniluk, RHN

Reviewed By:  April Morris

Slimming Meals that Heal: Lose Weight Without Dieting, Using Anti-Inflammatory Superfoods by Julie Daniluk, RHN is a very interesting book.  Not only does it contain an amazing amount of information, there are over 120 gluten-free recipes in the book as well. 

The book begins with some basic human physiology.  It touches on hormone changes, inflammation, and allergies.  The importance of keeping a food diary to track food allergies and/or intolerances is also discussed.  There is a very informative section on emotional eating that I feel will be helpful for a large number of people.  Emotional eating seems to be a common issue especially among women.  As far as getting to the bottom of allergies/intolerances, I found the food elimination schedule to be helpful and very easy to follow.  Another handy section is a listing of different foods and why they are potentially harmful/not healthful along with healthy alternatives.

The very last section of the book contains some great recipes to help you along on your food elimination journey.  There are recipes for juices and smoothies, breakfasts, salads, sauces, dips, and dressings, as well as main meals, soups, appetizers, treats and snacks.  This book is an incredible find for anyone looking to improve their health.

http://amzn.com/1401945708

FTC Disclosure: I received this book for free from Hay House Publishing for this review. The opinion in this review is unbiased and reflects my honest judgment of the product.

Book Review: Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender

Book Review:  Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by David R. Hawkins, MD, PhD

Reviewed By:  April Morris

It was a blessing to have the opportunity to review Letting Go by Dr. David R. Hawkins.  This is an area of my life that I have been working on with varying results.  Surrender can be a difficult concept for some of us to grasp.  I found this book to be an excellent resource to help with all aspects of life from the physical to spiritual. 

In this book, Dr. Hawkins guides you through the different emotions that we experience beginning with apathy and depression and ending with love and peace.  As he dissects each emotion, he provides ways to overcome the negatives and arrive at a positive result.  This book helps one see what is truly important in life and shows that our upsets and disappointments are due to expectations that we carry with us. 

Dr. Hawkins covers the connection between the mind and body.  He outlines ways to combat stress and alleviate physical illness.  The remaining sections of the book discuss the attainment of vocational goals and the impact that those goals have on one’s life.  He not only defines what we need to let go of, but he offers easy to apply strategies and solutions for surrender.

Reading this book and applying the strategies has allowed me to live a more positive life.  I use the concepts of surrender on a daily basis and have found that I have less anxiety and stress.  I plan on re-reading this book several times as I feel there is so much useful information to learn about and apply.

http://www.amazon.com/Letting-Go-The-Pathway-Surrender/dp/1401945015/

FTC Disclosure: I received this book for free from Hay House Publishing for this review. The opinion in this review is unbiased and reflects my honest judgment of the product.