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e - mail, whether something great has happened and I want to
celebrate, or something is troubling me and food is tempting
as a coping mechanism. I now enjoy a wider variety of social
activities — not just eating!In addition to losing weight and healing her diabetes, Lesley
can boast lowering her blood pressure to 90/60 without any blood
pressure medication. Anyone who has practiced the Rice Diet
for a while realizes that there is no faster, safer, and more effec-
tive way to lose weight and reverse chronic diseases and their risk
factors.
Although the reversal of her heart disease risk factors is
admirable, what is most exciting and contagious about Lesley ’ s
story is that she has taken back her power to co - create the health
and the life she desires. Sure, her serious disease states have been
healed, but her internal paradigm shift is the most notably pro-
found and pivotal change she has made. It will fuel her healing and
enable her to achieve the other life goals she has set for herself.
What our dear Ricers soon learn is that whether you want to
lose ten pounds or a hundred pounds, you will not fi nd lasting
success if you don ’ t address the deepest core of yourself. And
when most people actually look more deeply into themselves, they
discover that their problems — whether these are extra weight,
disease, emotional issues, or mental stress — are in fact solvable.
Indeed, they realize not only that the power to heal is within them,
but that they can achieve remarkable health and even newfound
joy and passion for life.
So, how do you heal from your inner core? And what is true
health? We toss the word health around as if we all agree on its
meaning or as if there is one static defi nition of health. Nothing
could be further from the truth. Health is not restricted to the body:
it involves every aspect of your being — your body, heart, mind, and
the most amorphous but most vital part of all — your spirit. The
connection between your mental, emotional, and spiritual well -
being and your physical health is not only powerful, it ’ s essential, if
you truly want to achieve and sustain a life of happiness, enriched