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Expert: Evelyn Alexander - 9/10/2009


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I'm not sure if you can answer my question, but I didn't know any other catagory to go to for my question.  I am 18 years old and was told at 13 I'm insulin resistance.  I was put on the medication Metforman, but since the five years have gone by, I haven't been able to lose weight.  I went to the gym, watched what I ate, but wasn't able to lose much.  Do you know of anything that I could do to help in my goal to lose weight?  I'm currently 235 lbs (give or take) and haven't been 'skinny' since I was a baby.

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Dear Brittany,

I am afraid I cannot, indeed, help you any futher, since your question contains a serious medical issue which requires a professional nutritionalist to help you compile a healthy diet. Things like unrefined carbohydrates and fresh vegetables will no doubt be put very central. Hydrogenated and saturated fats, white sugar, (regular consupmtion of) meat and all alcohol will do you harm.

From an alternative perspective, insulin problems indicate that your Higher Self finds it hard to "metabolise and digest" earth-bound life. It takes much effort to convert what we eat into what we are into what we have to do. Strenthening your soul will be the place to start. One can do a lot of work through maintaining a right diet. Your disorder can help you become a "better being" in that sense, in a practical, step by step, life long process. This is to be REAL!

Working on an understanding of yourself as a spititual being may therefore be therapeutic in the long run. Physical exercise and relaxation practices are also very important, because they help to regulate your rhythmic and circulatory system, which will better help you connect your upper and your lower pole. Yoga in a round-about way does help you lose weight if you practice it holistically (not power yoga necessarily!). Tai chi and many other holistic exercise routines can be supportive to a good diet. Eating healthily to meet your real needs always gets you down to the weight that is most comfortable for you. Only your soul can know your inner needs: a bit of a catch 22 at first, but you are still young and must remain patient with life.  

You are not just a compilation of body PARTS but an organic whole. I just wanted to remind you of this while you continue your quest to find the right practical help.
Wishing you all the best
Love Evelyn.

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Evelyn Alexander

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I can supplement your knowledge on health food and alternative remedies. I take a dynamic (energetic) approach to health and discomforts. My sources and references for my advice and ideas are predominantly Anthroposophic. I am not medically trained. I have done 25 years of critical research (metaphysics and alternative medicine) and been an expert on About for over eight years. Two great ills I can help combat are ignorance and neglectfulness. In matters of healthy living I encourage discipline, respect and self-belief. My life-philosophy is fundamentally based on ANTHROPOSOPHY, which in a nut-shell, is a western metaphysical science and modern alchemical way of looking at the meaning of life. I also draw on Taoist and Ayurvedic systems. I am a mother of a boy with an Autistc Spectrum Disorder, whom I have raised on a bio-dynamic diet and homeopathic remedies. I have been a vegetarian for 25 years. I am currently researching ways to understand and treat Autism from an alternative perspective.

Experience

My direct nutritional and health care experience stems from 25 years of vegetarianism, 15 years of bio-organic cooking and 10 years as a single mother of an Autistic boy. I have read widely on nutrition and (alternative) medicine. My main focus over the past 20 years has been on Anthroposophy. I take a critical stance of modern New Age spin-offs, but generally support the hard core theory of man as a four-fold spiritual being. I have studied the following topics: Yoga, Astrology, Meditation, Tarot, Reiki, Taoist Five Element Theory, Colour/Painting Therapy, Herbology, Aromatherapy, Flower Essences, Crystals, Ayurveda, Acupuncture, Shiatsu, Macrobiotics, Ortho-Molecular science, Touch For Health, Natropathy, Music therapy, Eurhythmy, various forms of Shamanism, Palmistry, Numerology, Alchemy, World Religions, Metaphysics, Mythology, Cabala, Angels and Elementals. My interests extend into the fields of biology and especially plant morphology.

Education/Credentials
I have an academic background in linguistics. I translate and edit. I teach English. But I seem to be better at imaginative and creative thinking than logic and reason.

Past/Present Clients
Intelligent and sensitive people who are interested in gathering more information on alternative options in medicine and nutrition, which may lead to emotional, physical or spiritual healing. I have been unable to help people with weight issues lose specific amounts of weight within specific amounts of time - since this does not fall within my holistic aims.

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