Dr. Theodore Marks, Anesthesiologist, Cleveland Clinic, March 2006

“How can I properly thank you for what you have done? Your program has made an incredible difference in my life, and I truly appreciate your efforts. I found myself rather fat and unhappy in my mid-life. I had steadily put on about two pounds of extra weight each year since early adulthood. The weight just kept accumulating as my eating habits and lack of regular exercise went unchecked. At first I ignored it, but as the years (and decades) passed, it became an increasingly obvious problem. Then I changed from ignoring the problem to trying to accept it. But I always knew that being overweight was not really acceptable for me.

I was ready to make a change when I happened upon a description of your program offered through the Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Integrative Medicine. I knew that I could not make a radical change in my life without help, so I reached out.

Your program gave me the tools, knowledge and inspiration to tackle my weight problem. I have used your program to totally reorient myself toward food. You have helped me to address all of the negative ways that I used food. I am learning to control eating out of frustration, boredom, anger, and unhappiness. Learning to separate body hunger from appetite has been pivotal in changing my eating habits. The tools and techniques that you have created are filled with common sense. Your approach is simple, elegant and very powerful.

The results have been dramatic. Everyone has noticed the difference, and friends and family are very happy for me. As if losing twenty pounds over the eight week course wasn’t enough, I am convinced that the weight will continue to come off until I am at the proper weight. And I am also convinced that the extra weight will stay off, for life.

For me, your program represents a significant mid-life course correction. I have changed so much that I previously though to be beyond change. Thank you for providing the structure and inspiration that I needed to make such a significant correction in my life.”