Hi guys!

They say you are what you eat and boy, does this hold true! I´ve been a fitness enthusiast for about 8 years or so, and during this time I´ve tried every training approach imaginable, as well as most cutting diets. One thing that I´ve just recently realized though, is that despite eating "healthy", ingesting lean proteins, low-GI complex carbohydrates and even some veggies, I wasn´t really feeling all that well. The reason? Body acidity.

Since adopting an alkaline-based eating strategy (high vegetable and fruit intake along with meat), I´ve been feeling MUCH better, and, this is important, I feel that EFT has worked much better as well. I don´t do nearly enough, frankly, but it seems to be working regardless. Makes me quite curious about what the diets of those 'one-round-wonder' individuals are...

I know it might not be anything new to many, but I feel it is important to emphasize this. Most of the people who have had EFT work for them lead at least relatively healthy lifestyles, which naturally include lots of fruit and veg (highly alkaline). One can´t be a fat slob, eat shit and expect EFT to work. Your system has to be healthy to do so.

It is also important to note that improving your diet will improve your day-to-day emotional state. Anger, fear, low self-esteem, all of these emotions are commonplace. Since changing diet, my outlook has been steadily improving.

Dr. John Berardi has recently written a nice article about acidosis (from a bodybuilding point of view), but he attached a very nice food chart in his article, which lists alkaline and acid foods. http://www.t-nation.com/readArticle.do?id=460222

Happy reading!

But... some people who are overweight and eating very unhealthy diets have gotten tremendous results from EFT.  I appreciate what you are saying that the body's acid-alkaline balance would have an effect on how electricity/energy moves through the body and that general diet has a huge impact on emotional and mental states but EFT still works very well even on those who are not well at all so I think there may be more going on that we're not aware of yet. 

Namaste.

Neurotrans, you wrote:

One can´t be a fat slob, eat shit and expect EFT to work.

The reason I challenged this statement is because it's not true and it's not kind.  Fat people, slobby people and people who eat "shit" do use EFT and it does work.  In the Gary Craig archives there is story after story of people with weight problems who sort out their emotional issues and the weight just goes away.  I know several overweight people who I am sure would be able to shed their problem pounds with their shedding of emotional issues- they already eat really good diets, exercise, drink plenty of water, do all that they can but still the weight clings to them no matter how hard they try.  If I could get them to try EFT I'm positive this would do the trick but sadly, I haven't been able to do it. 

I am not saying that EFT does not work better when a person is slim and eats good food, or that diet does not have a huge effect on how the body responds in terms of emotional resilience and ability to handle stress, but still, EFT does work and very well for people in all stages of health and weight.  In fact, that is how many people, myself included, have gotten their health back in order.  I'm also sure that we could find one or two slim, healthy people eating a good diet for whom EFT would not work- primarily because of PR or other problems like that, of course! 

Namaste.