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Expert: Tanya Zilberter, PhD - 7/9/2007


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hi i am 20 years old and i weigh 208 pounds and i want to get down to 145 by my 21 birthday party in June how can i do it? also if i lose 65 pounds will i have loose skin?

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Dear Ericka,

1. Try this program, it's online and costs you nothing:
http://bantadiet.com

2. Women your age have loose skin problems only when they lose weight too fast and don't do toning exercises. To do it right, read this:

12 things about loose skin after weight losses
http://atkinszone-faq.blogspot.com/2007/01/12-things-about-loose-skin-after- weight.htm

10 Foods to Improve Your Looks
http://atkinszone-recipes.blogspot.com/2007/06/10-foods-to-improve-your-looks.ht...

Good luck,

= TZ

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Tanya Zilberter, PhD

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I am in neurophysiology since 1972, my research started with studies of neuronal interactions in the hypothalamic centers of hunger and satiety. Since 2007, I focus on the metabolic aspects of neuroprotection.

Experience

I worked for 20 years in interdisciplinary teams with physicists and mathematicians as an expert in physiology, preparing conceptual models of regulatory systems for further implications in larger-scale mathematical and computer modeling. Tanya Zilberter, PhDAuthored 3 academic print books and five popular print books.

Organizations
I am a freelance research consultant for the Infotonic Consultancy. I participate in a research project concerning neuroprotectors including energy substrates. The website related to this project is Brain Fuels where I'm trying to popularly write about brain metabolism and neuroprotection.



Publications

Academic print books:

  • The current concept of homeostasis
  • Cascade effects of regulatory peptides
  • Physiological effects of neuropeptides


    • Recent academic articles:

  • GABA action in immature neocortical neurons directly depends on the availability of ketone bodies
  • Neuronal activity in vitro and the in vivo reality: the role of energy homeostasis.


    • Popular print books:

  • The Banta Diet
  • 180 Banta Diet Recipes
  • Calorie Theories, Longevity, and Natural Health
  • Reflexo-therapy From Kuznetsov's Applicator to Shakti Mat: Forty year-long success story

    Education/Credentials
    PhD in Physiology

    Past/Present Clients
    Currently, I affiliate with Infotonic Consultancy as a freelance research consultant. In 1972-1991, I wrote for/collaborated with: Informatics Div., Moscow State University, Institute for Continuing Education for Physicians (Russia), Glushkov's Institute of Cybernetics (Ukraine), State Institute of Scientific and Technical Information (Russia). In 1995-2007, I used to write for the online publishers such as about.com, lifetips.com, dietandbody.com, infozine.com, atkinszone.com, bantadiet.com, reflexo-therapy.com. In 2005-2007 and in 2009, I worked for the Mediterranean Institute of Neurobiology, Marseille, France.

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