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Holistic Nutrition Program: NIHA Scholarship Announcement

Posted on Fri, Jan 15, 2010
  
  
  
  
  
  
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by Eve Colantoni CHC

Unsure what else to do, I got down on my hands and knees and prayed. "I give up", I remember saying to no one in particular. "I just give up".  Truth was, I felt defeated and utterly miserable. I had been sick for so long, I didn't really remember what it felt like to be well, to feel good, to be really happy.

At this point, I was on 14 different medications. That's quite a bit for anyone, much less for a 32 year old woman. And despite all the drugs, I still felt awful all the time. I had no energy, I was depressed, riddled with anxiety, would sometimes have full-on panic attacks, suffered from migraine headaches, allergies, asthma, chronic fatigue, insomnia, etc. etc. Really, I could keep going with my laundry list of symptoms, but I think you get the idea.

There came a turning point in my life though. A time when I realized I had had enough and I was truly ready for a change. I had reached the point where I had become sick and tired of being just that, sick and tired...

Have you ever heard the expression, "When the student is ready, the teacher will appear" ? Well, this is what ultimately happened to me. At the time, I did not see all the ailments I was suffering from as a gift. I didn't realize I was being presented with challenges to overcome with a greater purpose ahead of me.

One by one, as I overcame condition after condition, I was learning. I was learning what worked and more often what didn't. Today, looking back, I see my journey in healing as the greatest gift I ever could have received. The truth of the matter is that I could not have gained the knowledge that I have now if I had gone to any medical school in the country. My illness was my boot camp. My training ground. And now, everyday, I get to pass on to my clients all that I've been able to learn. How I spend my days has never been more rewarding.

Being able to "give back" makes it all worth while which is why I've decided to offer this scholarship. As I began on my healing path, it always seemed that just as I needed it, the right book would appear, the right lecture would come up, the right practitioner would come into my life to help me sort out the pieces I couldn't figure out on my own. Now, I'd like to offer the same assistance to someone out there as well.

I've designed my 2010 Weight Loss For Tired People Group Coaching Program to really provide the maximum benefit, with the easiest format and the lowest cost possible. Even at that, I know times have been tough for a lot of people out there and there are so many who could really benefit from a holistic nutrition program.

That's why I'm giving away a seat in this semester's Holistic Nutrition program. Here are the three easy steps you have to do to apply:

Step One: Take a minute to review the program completely to make sure it is the right match for you by visiting:

http://www.WeightLossForTiredPeople.com/blog

Step Two: Tell us your story! Below, in the comments section for this blog, leave a note about the weight loss or health challenges you've had and why you think you would benefit from my program. You can choose to leave your name, or just your initials.

Step Three: Click to Email your name and phone number to me so I can contact you if you're selected. I'll also need you to tell me which entry is yours. 

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  JAN. 19, 2010   DO NOT DELAY!!

APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN THIS TUESDAY, JANUARY 19TH, 2010 BY 6 PM (EST) FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNER THAT EVENING!!

I wish you all the very best in your health journey and look forward to reading your inspiring stories.

With warmth and gratitude,

Eve Colantoni, CHC
www.WeightLossForTiredPeople.com
www.NIHAdc.com Nutrition and Wellness 

The Weight Loss For Tired People Group Coaching Program is a holistic nutrition program offered by National Integrated Health Associates, Washington DC's premier integrative medicine and biological dentistry center.


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I had always been a fairly healthy and active person until a little over a year ago. When I got sick, I couldn't get out of bed in the morning, had foggy thinking, and gained 15 pounds in a month! After a year of struggling with this I was finally diagnosed with Lyme disease. Even though I am on medication and am feeling somewhat better, I have found that I have to be even more careful about what I eat and what type of exercise I do. I'm realizing that certain foods make me feel worse. Gaining my health back is the upmost importance to me. I am an Army wife, and a mother to two beautiful daughters, one who is fighting a terminal illness. So in my world there is no time for mom to be sick. I feel like I am having to relearn all over again how to take care of me so I can take care of everyone else! I think Eve would be a great help to me but like most people I just can't afford the expense.
Posted @ Friday, January 15, 2010 1:04 PM by M. Rod
I work right up the street at Saks Fifth Avenue. I am an image consultant. I mostly deal with larger sized women. I have been overweight for all my 58 years. I was a professional pluz sized model for several years. I have been on every diet on the planet. I remember being a kid and doing the metrical diet and gaining weight..You are probably too young but it was a shake substitute for meal diet.. I seem to the the best when I am not obsessing about what to eat...I was always overweight so I am of the eat now and suffer later school. I would like to be free of the ramifications that food brings. Thin people don't obsess about food and they don't beat themselves up for eating too much or eating the wrong thing.. I think it would be a very freeing to not worry about what I am eating and why and how...I know I am an emotional eater but unfortunately, even when I acknowledge it , it doesn't stop me. I take water aerobics boot camp 3 times per week and I have discovered the WI fit so I am now exercising ever y day. At least I enjoy it, however, it doesn't help me get thinner. Though I am overweight, I don't have diabetes. I do have osteo arthritis and have had a knee replacement. I sure I wouldn't have had to do that if I didn't have so much weight on my joints. I would like to be considered for the scholarship. thanks. 
Posted @ Friday, January 15, 2010 1:34 PM by W.B.
Today is the only day that matters,and it is now that I am taking control of my health and happiness.As I was reading my e-mail today,I saw an opportunity to gain wisdom and knowledge to not only improve my life, but the lives of everyone I meet. I have worked in the Health care field for over 20 years,and I have never seen anyone regain their quality of life by listening to a doctor and taking drugs. I have spent my life trying to gain information to truly help others as well as myself,and I know that this course will provide an invaluable tool to do even more good. I would pay for it myself if I was working,but I have been laid off with no means of finanal aid. I live with my son,and each day I see him taking the wrong road in his eating choices.I pray for a way to prevent him from the many diseases that I have witnessed during my career,and I know that what we eat does affect as later in life.
Posted @ Friday, January 15, 2010 1:37 PM by Virginia Davis
My son has been fighting Lyme Disease for 2 years and I was recently diagnosed with MS (and inactive Lyme). Daily, I have to fight the urge to just sleep the whole day away. I am on different medications for the fatigue, and they make me able to function, but never feeling tip top. And, God forbid I over do it, I spend the next day or two in bed trying to catch up. I'd love to find ways to attack this through better ways than just pills and think Eve's program sounds like a great start. Unfortunately, like probably just about everyone, after we pay the medical bills for my son and me, there just isn't anything extra.
Posted @ Friday, January 15, 2010 1:39 PM by G T
I am a mother of a special needs child and spend most of my time helping heal her as such I myself suffer. My weight is up and I need help but can not afford her program and mine.I would love to get back to my 40 pounds less as my glucose is rising and as well as my cholestrol.
Posted @ Friday, January 15, 2010 1:53 PM by gail
I am a Registered Nurse of 38 years who was diagnosed with Breast Cancer at thirty two years old and after a recurrence given three years to live! That was 28 years ago. Today I am alive,full of gratitude and SEE healing from the inside out. I have battled weight from my twenties on,and have lost and gained by total body weight several times, from macrobiotics, to liquid diets, to fasting, but still no stability. 
 
I am 75% vegetarian,and eat organic foods for the most part, but still something is missing. My weight loss never lasts! I have started a new business,looking for new positive relationships, but know my fatigue/weight holds me back from my full potential. Funds are limited, but once again I know how important this is for wholeness and total healing. PLEASE HELP ME HELP MYSELF. and consider me for one of the scholarships. Thank You, KK from California
Posted @ Saturday, January 16, 2010 1:06 AM by Karin Kidd
I have been fighting excessive weight most of my adult life, like a lot of people I have tried many diets only to be somewhat successful and then when I went off of them I quickly regained the weight and then some. Right now I am at my heaviest weight (350) and I am quite disgusted/frustrated with myself, yet I don't seem to have the energy to control what I put in my mouth. Every time I eat fast food I regret it as soon as I finish but the next time comes around and guess what I am at the fast food drive in getting yet another unhealthy meal. I am so tired of being tired; every day is a struggle. A couple of years ago I injured my right knee that and the excessive weight have made it impossible for me to walk let alone stand for any length of time (there is not a day that goes by that I am not in pain). I am so tired of being in pain and not enjoying life and doing the things that I used to do before I got so heavy.  
 
 
 
I need help in finding the right path to health and the tools that will help me live the way I want to, being able to go on walks with my dogs and most of all no more weight related pain. I no longer want to sit on the sidelines and watch my life pass me by.  
 
Thank you for your consideration.  
 
Kim 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Posted @ Saturday, January 16, 2010 2:09 PM by Kim
I am 43 years old and have always been thin until I started my own business and nearly destroyed my family's financial security. (We still aren't out of the woods completely.) Even though I walked my dog 5-10 miles a day in the woods and ran a children's gym which required heavy lifting of mats and equipment for setup and breakdown in addition to classes 4 days a week, I gained an extra 10 pounds. Then the business crumbled with the economy and the bank was trying to take our house to cover the business loan. (A lot of very shady maneuvers by the bank that I won't go into, but they stood to make a tremendous profit off our home if they could take it.) We were able to outmaneuver the bank and barely saved our home, but I put on another 20 pounds in less than a month with no changes in my healthy diet and I was still exercising full tilt. My doctor ruled out thyroid through tests and told me it was probably age and excess cortisol from the extreme stress of the threat of losing habitat. That was 2 years ago and I've gained another 10 pounds. It is extremely frustrating to know how much I am exercising and eating organic, non-processed foods, juicing, and I'm still getting bigger. It is humbling to have this happen and not have the money to buy clothes that fit. I've now closed my gym and need to look for a new job, but none of my business suits from my corporate days fit me anymore. *I joined a gym a few months ago right after I closed my gym and still go on long hikes with my dog every day unless it rains. (wet dog too much to take!) I need to find SOMETHING to knock my body back into proper function, but I just don't know what else I can do.
Posted @ Monday, January 18, 2010 5:08 AM by SD
Dear Eve, 
 
 
 
I have been type 2 diabetic for 10 years by now. Have been using insulin for the last five. I can't seem to lose weight even though I follow a heart-healthy diet low on the glycemic index. Perhaps portion control issues have plagued me in the past. In any case, I read somewhere that insulin "will keep you fat." Could it be that the insulin shots I am giving myself every day are undermining my otherwise healthy diet?  
 
 
 
Sincerely, 
 
Steven Scheer
Posted @ Monday, January 18, 2010 8:08 AM by Steven Scheer
I am preparing to go back into the work force. Following Miss Eve's program will be a worthy experience that will enable me (and family)to empower others who are dealing with health issues including obesity. I do not want my own health issues to stand in the way but rather they become instrumental.  
To be effective I must first walk the talk. Bring it on.  
Posted @ Monday, January 18, 2010 10:54 AM by GS
Thirty five years ago I lost my grandmother to cancer. She was 59. Six years ago I lost my mother to cancer. She was 59. This February I will turn 40. I was raised in a family that was passionate about food - growing it, cooking it, eating it - it was our way of expressing love. I still cook in the pots that my grandmother & mom used, from the cookbook & recipe box that they cherished. Food is my connection to the past, to my family. That connection is my inheritance.  
 
 
 
As forty looms before me, I am both amazed that I am not still 18, and shocked that I am in the shape that I am in. I could list for you all of the events that have sent me back to the solace of that inheritance, but that would be tedious, when really all that I have done is live a life. Marriage, pregnancy, motherhood, illnesses, deaths and a divorce they are not unique to my story, they are the process of living. I have learned the lessons each has taught, or at least, like to think I have.  
 
 
 
Death at 59. Is that really the future I want for myself? Is it the legacy I want to leave for MY daughter.  
 
 
 
No, to both.  
 
 
 
I need to reprogram the part of me that thinks that going to the store, and buying the kale is enough. Where is the woman that will cook it and EAT it too? It's not the next expensive new exercise machine that will make her healthy... so why doesn't she get up and take a walk? She knows she needs to... but tonight she is asleep on the sofa, because her day started too early, and had too many details in it for other people.  
 
 
 
It is time. To become more than a grocery list of excuses. Time to release the 100 extra pounds that I carry around. I don't think I know how to do that alone though so I'm hoping that this is the opportunity to work with you that I've been beggining the universe for.  
 
 
 
In appreciation for your consideration -  
 
Marcy 
 
Posted @ Monday, January 18, 2010 1:16 PM by Marcy Newman
How did I get here? When I think back, problems began as early as age 20. Over the years, I have seen many doctors in an attempt to address issues such as hair loss, irregular periods, allergies, asthma, acne and very oily skin, extremely sensitive personality, anxiety, hypothyroidism and most debilitating chronic fatigue. I received all kinds of prescription medications to suppress symptoms but never learned of the root cause or true healing process. Suffering all of these for so long became the norm for me. Considering my body was far from a healthy condition I was blessed at age 39 with my first pregnancy. While pregnant, I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. After all the radiation and medications for the cancer treatment I began to experience even more anxiety and chronic fatigue, my allergies heightened and my immune system deteriorated. I frequently experienced bronchial infections, daily mental fog and had a very hard time getting out of bed (even after 9 hours of sleep). Yet again, I was blessed with my 2nd child at age 41. He was born with severe asthma. We were advised to give him steroids 4 times a day. There was no way we were going to settle for that, so I started researching and found I could build his immune system with dietary changes. All the answers kept coming back to one thing – his gut and his diet. To say the least, it was a huge challenge to change his diet to be free of wheat, dairy, eggs, and nuts. But once we learned not only how to do this and supplement him, our son has not experienced an attack for over a year! These changes also helped my older son who was diagnosed with failure to thrive. This type healing process was staring me in the face but I didn’t do it myself since I was so focused on my children so my health continued to go down hill. For the last year, I have experienced numbness in parts of the body and was advised to start testing for MS. Again, this is not a path I am going to settle for. I feel that God has guided me now thru my children and that I need to learn much more and go deeper and can heal myself of the 25 years of suffering these various issues. It has taken me a very long time to learn that this is where I need to be. With the 2 years of research experience for my son I have a small taste of the huge challenge and difficulty it must have been for you Eve and I am so very grateful for you putting this type program together. I feel very blessed that I have found this program and it clearly the path for me. I know this program will help me and my family. In this tough time we are all experiencing I would be very grateful to receive the scholarship gift and to be able use this priceless information to begin the healing process. 
 
 
 
Thanks for your consideration.
Posted @ Monday, January 18, 2010 3:41 PM by Susan
This would be a wonderful opportunity because I have struggled with my weight for more than 24 years. At age 10 I was hidding myself in the bathroom at swim practice because I was larger then other kids.  
 
 
 
I have tried just about every diet, I have exercised, and I have been to doctors, but nothing has had more then a temporary effect on my weight.  
 
 
 
I have had six pregnancies and only two living children. I had a still born almost a year ago and I have been afraid to try for another child because of my health issues. My two successful pregnancies, three miscarriages, and the loss of my son have brought on increased weight and many other health issues. I am now a little over 100 pounds over weight, and I have been diagnosed with mono, shingles, kidney infections, arthritis, lymes disease, and other health problems right after a miscarriage or stillbirth.  
 
 
 
My husband and I feel that we should add another child to our wonderful family, but I feel I would have a better chance of having a healthy baby and an improved lifestyle if I were able to loose weight. It could also help me recover from some of my ailments. Your program would be a big blessing in my life and an anwser to my prayers.
Posted @ Monday, January 18, 2010 11:46 PM by Kimberly
Over a 10 year period I crept from ideal weight to about 15 lbs overweight. We eat healthy, organic, home cooked food. Then I started gaining, about a pound a week, with no change in diet or lifestyle. Thirty weeks and thirty pounds later, I found Dr. Rind, whose testing revealed an underactive thyroid. The gaining has stopped. I have even lost about 5 pounds. But here I sit, with 45 unwanted pounds, a totally new wardrobe, also unwanted (I had to wear something), wanting to get back into my old clothes and my old body. I am looking forward to finding what to do next.
Posted @ Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:32 AM by Carolyn Grafton
For teh past 15 years I have been on an off diets and as soon as I lose 3 pounds, I indulge and get them back. My doctors say tha I need to lose 30 pounds for my health and I don't know I can do that if I can't even lose 3 of them! Would you please HELP ME!!!
Posted @ Tuesday, January 19, 2010 12:11 PM by James Eagan
Last year I found a couple of nodules in my thyroid. The biopsy suggested the nodules could be cancer and I would need surgery to get a better diagnosis. Being anti-drugs and a vegetarian for years, I went searching for answers before resorting to surgery- I couldn't believe this was happening to me and at just 30-years-old. A couple of weeks ago I had the nodules removed and thankfully they were benign. Yet now I only have half of my thyroid and I am so worried about it producing enough hormone to keep my metabolism and my weight in check. But my greatest motivator for optimizing my health is that one day soon I want to be a mother and a balanced thyroid is crucial for a healthy baby. I need the tools and knowledge to nurture my body at the cellular level to ensure I will be able to make this dream come true. Everyone here has incredible stories- I wish you all a healthy 2010 and look forward to continuing to take advantage of the great resources you have already sent Eve. Thank you for considering me for the generous scholarship.
Posted @ Tuesday, January 19, 2010 2:48 PM by Araceli R
Dear Eve, 
 
Thank you for the opportunity to apply for a scholarship. 
 
I have been struggling with anxiety and depression for over 10 years now. I have been in psychotherapy for many years and over the last two years have experiemented with a few healing modalities, which can be quite expensive. In addition, I have a lot fatigue now, and I haven't been able to make the changes I want to my diet due to feeling painful withdrawl symptoms. I believe these changes in diet are necessary to help with my fatigue. I still feel really stuck and therefore applied to the program to receive the information on balancing brain chemistry, with hope that maybe it will help me move forward in a positive way.  
 
I am not working now, and have student loans in addition to bills.  
 
I would greatly appreciate any financial assistance. 
 
Thanks for your condsideration, 
 
With gratitude, 
 
ap
Posted @ Tuesday, January 19, 2010 4:41 PM by ap
I was diagnosed with hypothyroid problems ten years ago, and have spent the past decade trying to get back to "normal", but not sure that I even remember what "normal" feels like. I would cry after gaining yet another ten pounds in a single month, with the endocrinologist offering no hope except to say "...obviously, you're eating too much food, and of course you're exhausted...you're a woman in her 30's/40's...". No longer able to deal with the emotional effects of this pattern, carrying about 80 extra pounds added since diagnosis and refusing to accept that I was destined to gain ten pounds in a month periodically throughout the rest of my life, I looked for help and was blessed to find Dr. Rind, who has been a great help. Dr Rind has been working with me on thyroid issues, severe adrenal stress and estrogen dominance, but I want very much to be in a state of optimal health, which means being rid of the extra weight once and for all. Health and wellness is a passion of mine which I love to read and learn about, but I must admit I hold a lot a frustration due to still being confused about what exactly I should be eating and/or avoiding, no matter how much I research I do on the subject. I recently and quite unexpectedly lost my job, and so feel I am at a crossroads in life, where I hope to do some retooling of every area of my life. Having the opportunity to gain knowledge from this program to positively impact my health and life now and into the future, then using what I will learn to help others, is what I hope for. Having suddenly found myself without any income at this point in my life, receiving the gift of the scholarship would be a blessing above and beyond.
Posted @ Tuesday, January 19, 2010 4:54 PM by Lyla
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