Diets do not work — anyone who has been on one knows it. The weight goes and comes back with interest, because a diet fights the body. I do the opposite: we cleanse, we change your relationship with food, and the body lets go of what it does not need. That is how it has gone with my patients for half a century.
A week of willpower, and the fridge wins. That is not weakness: it is a hungry body's revolt.
You lost five and got seven back. The body remembered the famine and started stocking up.
Stress, boredom, worry — and your hand reaches for something sweet. The psychology of eating is my doctoral field.
We begin not with bans but with a spring clean: a clean gut and liver quicken the metabolism by themselves.
We learn to eat our fill — of what nourishes, rather than what settles on the waist.
We look at WHY you eat. Take comfort-eating away and the craving goes without a fight.
Not the gym until you drop, but walking, breathing and practices that get the burning started.
I link excess weight and the loss of a slender figure not only to the amount of food. When digestion and metabolism work sluggishly, it is harder for the body to cope with incoming food. In such a situation, the body may hold on to extra kilograms, and the weight-loss process becomes more difficult.
Overeating gradually becomes a habit that affects weight and body shape. I pay attention not only to nutrition, but also to a person's condition, because mental and emotional state, in my opinion, strongly affects how the body works. Food can then become a way to respond to internal tension.
I also view a slender figure in conjunction with the work of the intestines, liver, and kidneys. In my approach, overloaded digestion and metabolic disruption are linked to the accumulation of what the body should eliminate in a timely manner. Therefore, I approach the issue of weight loss more broadly than just counting what has been eaten.
I start by looking at the person as a whole. For me, weight is not a separate number, but one of the signs of the state of digestion and metabolism. Therefore, I view nutrition, the work of excretory organs, habits, and internal state together, rather than separately.
The next step is to gradually change the nutrition system itself. I believe that a person needs food that provides satiety while not creating constant overload. The diet can include grains, vegetables, greens, fruits, and other simple foods; a healthy person has the opportunity to choose different combinations from them.
A separate place is occupied by the attitude toward food. I find it useful to figure out what exactly makes a person eat more than necessary. When the internal attitude toward nutrition changes, it is easier to change everyday habits as well. At the same time, I do not suggest solving the weight issue with willpower alone or a single short diet.
I also pay attention to movement and the general condition of the body. In my approach, recovery is not exhausting oneself, but consistent work with lifestyle. The specific order of actions depends on the person's condition, so I discuss therapeutic regimens individually.
If you want to understand my approach on your own, I advise starting with the e-book Azbuka zdorovya / The ABC of Health. In it, I detail the entire system and explain how to look at nutrition, weight, and the condition of the body in a comprehensive way. This material is located further down the page.
If the connection between food, habits, and internal state remains the main question for you, get the video lesson Psychology and Physiology of Eating. It will help you gain a deeper understanding of the part of the approach that concerns the attitude toward food itself. The material is also located further down the page.
A personal consultation is needed when general explanations are not enough and you need an individual plan. In this case, fill out the consultation questionnaire on the website. Through it, you can proceed to a personal analysis of the situation and understand where it is most sensible for you to begin. In case of a sharp change in weight for no apparent reason or other alarming symptoms, consult a doctor first—this may be due to disorders that need to be examined.
I believe that a short-term diet does not change habits and the condition of the body as a whole. Therefore, after it ends, a person often returns to their previous way of eating.
For me, weight is connected to the work of digestion and metabolism. If these processes are disrupted, it is harder for the body to cope with incoming food and eliminate what is unnecessary.
Yes. I believe that mental and emotional state strongly affects behavior and how the body works. Therefore, it is important to understand not only what a person eats, but also why they turn to food.
Trusted with understanding where to start, or if you want to take the specifics of your condition into account, it is better to undergo a personal consultation. To do this, fill out the consultation questionnaire on the website.
Medical degree from Tashkent (1967), US degrees in homeopathy and naturopathy, Ph.D. in nutrition. Over fifty years of practice in Europe, America and Asia.
“Life is very like a game of chess: in any illness there is a move to be found, and you must play to the end.”
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