Visualization for Weight Loss -The Gabriel Method

Appendix: The Chemistry of the FAT Programs

The issue then of how your body is interpreting the stress becomes of paramount importance. This takes us to the mind– body connection, an area of scientific study that’s very much in its infancy. So many of the issues that the mind–body connec- tion raises are likely to remain in the domain of speculation for the foreseeable future. NOTES 1. See J. Freidman and J. Halaas, “Leptin and the Regulation of Body Weight in Mammals,” Nature 395 (Nature Publishing Group, October 22, 1998): 763–770. 2. See H. Miura, K. Kawai, K. Nakashima, K. Sugimoto, and Y. Ninomiya, “Leptin is a Modulator of Sweet Taste Sensitivities in Mice,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 97, no. 20 (September 26, 2000): 11044–11049. 3. See A. Magnano, D. Bloomfield, D. Gallagher, E. Murphy, L. Mayer, L. Weimer, M. Rosenbaum, R. Goldsmith, R. L. Leibel, and S. Heymsfield, “Low-dose Leptin Reverses Skeletal Muscle, Autonomic, and Neuroendocrine Adaptations to Maintenance of Reduced Weight,” The Journal of Clinical Investigation 115, no 12 (American Society for Clinical Investigation, December 2005): 3579–3586. 4. See J. Friedman, “Research Identifies Enzyme Involved in Fat Storage” Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Website (July 12, 2002): http://www.hhmi.org/news/friedman4.html. 5. See note 1 above. 8. See F. Gomez, H. Houshyar, K. Laugero, M. Bell, M. Dallman, N. Pecoraro, S. Akana, S. Bhatnagar, S. La Fleur, and S. Manalo, “Chronic Stress and Obesity: A New View of ‘Comfort Food,’” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 100, no. 20 (September 26, 2000): 11696–11701. 9. See G. D. Chusney, J. C. Pickup, and M. B. Mattock, “The Innate Immune Response and Type 2 Diabetes: Evidence that Leptin is Associated with a Stress-Related (Acute-Phase) Reaction,” Clinical 6. Ibid. 7. Ibid.

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