Rev. Dr. Christina Winsey's Blog – January 2010 Archive (6)

Dear Coach: I'm Worried because My Doctor Says I may have Insulin Resistance

Dear Coach:

What is insulin resistance? I’ve heard that term from my doctor who is worried because I am 40 pounds overweight and he’s putting me on high blood pressure medication, but he also said if I’m not willing to take off some pounds and control my diet he is concerned about me developing adult onset diabetes. I’m kind of scared. I don’t really know what to do. He says it could be serious.

Worried

Dear Worried.

The hormone insulin… Continue

Added by Rev. Dr. Christina Winsey on January 24, 2010 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Dear Coach: My Kids and I are Chubby - How do I Change our Family Eating Habits?

Dear Coach:

I am so concerned about my son (12) and daughter (14). Both of them are chubby. Recently I decided it was time to get myself healthy and lose the extra 35 pounds I have been carrying around for years. I’m scared about my health and have been reading all the statistics about the rise of diabetes and diseases that seem to be caused by obesity. Unfortunately I have passed on my bad eating habits to my kids and now that I want to get them healthier and have… Continue

Added by Rev. Dr. Christina Winsey on January 17, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

True Confessions - Addictions

Usually when you see "True Confessions" you think someone is going to tell you their juicy, embarrassing secret. In truth, there is a "secret," of sorts. That "secret" is what makes thousands of people suffer in silence.

My purpose for writing this particular blog is to help you save lives.

Just look at these statistics: Alcohol and other drugs are associated with 50% of spousal abuse cases, 20-35% of suicide cases, 50% of traffic fatalities,… Continue

Added by Rev. Dr. Christina Winsey on January 14, 2010 at 1:19am — No Comments

Using Essential Oils to Help Control Overeating

Dear Coach

Can you tell me what I can do in the way of alternative medicine for enhancing my efforts to control appetite? I don’t like using drugs of any kind and I heard there were essential oils, and homeopathic remedies that might be of help. I find I get so hungry in the afternoon and that is when I “lose it” to chocolate or some sweet. Help Please!

Afternoon snacker

Dear Afternoon Snacker:

What a terrific question!… Continue

Added by Rev. Dr. Christina Winsey on January 9, 2010 at 5:45pm — No Comments

Dear Coach: Just What Exactly Does a Life Coach Do?

Dear Coach:

I have heard so much about Life coaching and yet I don’t really know what it is. It seems a term that is going around everywhere, and I even have some friends who have hired a life coach. Can you explain what a life coach does?

I’m not so sure whether I really need a coach. Also, there seem to be different types of coaches and I don’t really understand.

Wondering

Dear “Wondering:”

Thanks for this valuable question. I do… Continue

Added by Rev. Dr. Christina Winsey on January 6, 2010 at 8:26pm — No Comments

Conquering Food, Weight & Body Image From the Inside-Out - continued

Happy New Year! In my last blog on WQ we talked about a fictitious person, “Jane,” who was struggling with the conflict between her desire to lose weight and get healthier and her immediate cravings and urges to eat whatever she wants. As a result we said that Jane had been struggling with 30 to 40 pounds for years. She had been on many diets and she was now trying to keep her New Year’s resolution to… Continue

Added by Rev. Dr. Christina Winsey on January 3, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments