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THE DUKAN DIET
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Each week there will be a different diet review added and further details of these can be found on the blog.
THE DUKAN DIET
The Dukan diet has been popular in France
for many years and has in the last couple of years become popular in the USA,
Australia and New Zealand.
GREAT NEWS
:-D
Allows for lots of meat and protein to be
eaten and there is no portion control or calorie counting.
SAD NEWS
:- (
Not really suitable for Vegetarians or
Vegans, as it has a low fruit and
vegetable approach.
MAINTENANCE NEWS
Highly enjoyable. If you follow the plan faithfully, once you
get to the maintenance and normal eating phase, you can eat just about anything
as long as you maintain the “trick” to keeping weight off! http://amzn.to/1kpiaHy
VLCDS
(Very Low Fat Diets)
VLCDs reduce the daily intake of calories to about 800 or less (3360kilojoules) a day. This style of diet is recommended only for short-term use of 4 - 14 weeks maximum. Having support in and after this journey helps with its success.
GREAT NEWS ;-D
Rapid Weight loss!
SAD NEWS :-(
Not nutritionally sound for most people - generally safe for those with a body mass index over 30 and under supervision with their doctors. Not appropriate for the long term.
MAINTENANCE NEWS
Very successful if undertaken with the right support. Support needs to be for approx 3 months after ideal weight is achieved. If you have not achieved your ideal weight after a three month period it is recommended one goes back to a normal eating regime (supervised) for a couple of months to "establish" the weight loss. Then the process can be repeated again to get the additional weight loss required.
Because such rapid weight loss occurs provided a person is supervised they are so delighted with how they look and feel after one program they easily maintain and look forward to repeating the process if needed because their motivation is so high. http://amzn.to/1cxTfcS
THE DASH DIET
This is primarily a healthy eating plan to lower high blood pressure while also achieving weight loss. The Dash Diet stand up to the scrutiny of stringent testing guidelines an studies that confirm this diet can indeed lower blood pressure. It is also considered a very safe diet.
GREAT NEWS ;-D
Improves heart health. Nutritionally very sound and transitions to lifetime change relatively well.
SAD NEWS ;-(
It was not developed specifically as a weight loss diet, which is why it did not get mass media exposure as the latest diet fad. However it has been significantly associated with weight loss as an additional benefit and this has in fact been proven by various medical studies done on the diet.
MAINTENANCE NEWS
Since the diet is personally adapted to you and considers both your age and activity type it is more a personal journey than a diet. Tips help you transition slowly to the diet and the whole process is unobtrusive creating an enjoyable and easy lifelong way to keep your weight and health at its best!
http://amzn.to/1g60h9w
THE SLEEP DIET
The Sleep Diet takes a different approach but certainly gets results. The Harvard School of Health and Dr Carmel Harrington both have studies showing the importance of healthy sleep for weight loss - NO MATTER WHAT TYPE OF FOOD INTAKE you are on ie what type of food pattern you adhere to. It is poor sleep habits that ultimately will lead to a rebound of fat weight even if you were very successful following a certain program. Sleep can apparently turn off inherited "fat genes" and allow weight loss even in people considered genetically disposed to being overweight.
GREAT NEWS ;-D
No calorie restriction, improved sleeping patterns evolve. A glass of wine is fine! also suits people who love to have a BIG breakfast.
SAD NEWS ;-(
Not many people realise there are now studies to back up the correlation of what we have previously assumed to be correct. More and more research is proving that getting the right amount of sleep can perhaps even prevent obesity from happening in the first place.... Refer DIET REVIEW 4 for studies.
MAINTENANCE NEWS
Getting a good nights sleep regularly helps you establish new eating patterns and habits easily. This in turn makes is easier to lose just 10% of your bodyweight which helps lower blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar levels and heart disease.
TIP - Try getting more sleep before midnight - one hour of sleep before midnight is worth 2-3hrs after midnight and will leave you waking refreshed and ready for action, which in turn leads to increase movement which leads to easier natural weight loss.
Click here for Dr Carmel Harringons Book http://amzn.to/1qr13q3
THE ZONE DIET
This diet produces a leaned fitter and more toned body that is able to sustain permanent weight loss.
It is more about losing body fat by lowering your body fat percentage to approx 15% in men and 22%in woman. It is about maintaining a healthy homonal balance and creating good cardiovascular health whilst also reducing arthritic symptoms.
Even if you are not on a specific diet using the zone recipe cookbook once or twice a week will help give your family yummy health improving meals !
Rather than weighing and measuring foods Barry Sears recommends an easy visual approach so you can integrate this way of eating into "date nights" celebration times, holidays and even those crazy fun Get into the Zone now weekends.
GREAT NEWS ;-D
Frequent meals and snacks are allowed. No foods are banned outright.
SAD NEWS ;-(
It can be challenging at the beginning creating meals to fit the 40:30;30 approach but once you get the "hang" of visually "eyeing" your food it quicky becomes second nature.
While no foods are banned some foods are discouraged and as human beings we then tend to suddenly want to eat that particular food! However realising this is a normal human trait helps with the rebellion. :-D
MAINTENANCE NEWS
Weight loss by the scales appears moderate but fat loss and inch loss are taking place. S compliance to maintaining this diet is much better than with many other diets because of the way the body looks and the amazing way you feel.
Try the Recipe Book
by Dr Sears PhD (the Biochemist & Creator of this popular diet)
THE PALEO DIET (Paleolithic)
This diet was especially designed for the western world to help counteract the diseases of affluence, namely obesity, diabetes and heart disease.
Based on the premise that we eat too much junk food and refined carbohydrates it is aimed at balancing out our bodies need for these by replacing them with healthier options. The options our ancestors ate hence the term paleolithic.
Loren Cordain* has done a comprehensive study researching the benefits of the Paleo diet, other studies have been done but the size of the testing groups have been small and tested using canola oil which is now replaced with coconut or olive oil. Results give favourable indications of weight loss and improved health, there are now 3 different ways this diet can be adapted and still give good results.
*LOREN CORDAIN, Ph.D., is one of the top global researchers in the area of evolutionary medicine. Generally acknowledged as the world's leading expert on the Paleolithic diet, he is a professor in the Health and Exercise Science Department at Colorado State University. Dr. Cordain and his research have been featured on Dateline NBC and in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and other media. He is the author of The Paleo Diet and The Paleo Diet Cookbook, among other books, and makes regular media and speaking appearances worldwide. Get Your Copy Here
GREAT NEWS ;-D
This is a low salt diet as taste comes from the fresh vegetables rather than being artificially primed.
you can now choose from three "levels" of diet to follow making it possible for yu to find one that will fit into your lifestyle easily.
SAD NEWS ;-(
No grains, legumes or diary allowed. However it is worth looking at how you can adapt the principles of this diet into your normal routine 2 - 3 times a week. This may help improve your health and that of your families. Some individuals will need to take calcium supplements.
MAINTENANCE NEWS
Once the body has adjusted to this way of eating it will find it diffficult to go back to the heavier foods. The problem is usually "not eating enough" as old habits of avoidance come into play and try to apply the same rules to the Paleo way of eating too. Have a look at the delicious recipes, snacks etc you get to eat when eating the The Paleo Way.
However this way of eating allows you to eat! As long as you eat the Paleo way you could look at losing all your excess weight and being very relaxed about your eating patterns as there are no calories to count, or food to measure etc
VLCDS
(Very Low Fat Diets)
VLCDs reduce the daily intake of calories to about 800 or less (3360kilojoules) a day. This style of diet is recommended only for short-term use of 4 - 14 weeks maximum. Having support in and after this journey helps with its success.
GREAT NEWS ;-D
Rapid Weight loss!
SAD NEWS :-(
Not nutritionally sound for most people - generally safe for those with a body mass index over 30 and under supervision with their doctors. Not appropriate for the long term.
MAINTENANCE NEWS
Very successful if undertaken with the right support. Support needs to be for approx 3 months after ideal weight is achieved. If you have not achieved your ideal weight after a three month period it is recommended one goes back to a normal eating regime (supervised) for a couple of months to "establish" the weight loss. Then the process can be repeated again to get the additional weight loss required.
Because such rapid weight loss occurs provided a person is supervised they are so delighted with how they look and feel after one program they easily maintain and look forward to repeating the process if needed because their motivation is so high. http://amzn.to/1cxTfcS
THE DASH DIET
This is primarily a healthy eating plan to lower high blood pressure while also achieving weight loss. The Dash Diet stand up to the scrutiny of stringent testing guidelines an studies that confirm this diet can indeed lower blood pressure. It is also considered a very safe diet.
GREAT NEWS ;-D
Improves heart health. Nutritionally very sound and transitions to lifetime change relatively well.
SAD NEWS ;-(
It was not developed specifically as a weight loss diet, which is why it did not get mass media exposure as the latest diet fad. However it has been significantly associated with weight loss as an additional benefit and this has in fact been proven by various medical studies done on the diet.
MAINTENANCE NEWS
Since the diet is personally adapted to you and considers both your age and activity type it is more a personal journey than a diet. Tips help you transition slowly to the diet and the whole process is unobtrusive creating an enjoyable and easy lifelong way to keep your weight and health at its best!
http://amzn.to/1g60h9w
THE SLEEP DIET
The Sleep Diet takes a different approach but certainly gets results. The Harvard School of Health and Dr Carmel Harrington both have studies showing the importance of healthy sleep for weight loss - NO MATTER WHAT TYPE OF FOOD INTAKE you are on ie what type of food pattern you adhere to. It is poor sleep habits that ultimately will lead to a rebound of fat weight even if you were very successful following a certain program. Sleep can apparently turn off inherited "fat genes" and allow weight loss even in people considered genetically disposed to being overweight.
GREAT NEWS ;-D
No calorie restriction, improved sleeping patterns evolve. A glass of wine is fine! also suits people who love to have a BIG breakfast.
SAD NEWS ;-(
Not many people realise there are now studies to back up the correlation of what we have previously assumed to be correct. More and more research is proving that getting the right amount of sleep can perhaps even prevent obesity from happening in the first place.... Refer DIET REVIEW 4 for studies.
MAINTENANCE NEWS
Getting a good nights sleep regularly helps you establish new eating patterns and habits easily. This in turn makes is easier to lose just 10% of your bodyweight which helps lower blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar levels and heart disease.
TIP - Try getting more sleep before midnight - one hour of sleep before midnight is worth 2-3hrs after midnight and will leave you waking refreshed and ready for action, which in turn leads to increase movement which leads to easier natural weight loss.
Click here for Dr Carmel Harringons Book http://amzn.to/1qr13q3
THE ZONE DIET
This diet produces a leaned fitter and more toned body that is able to sustain permanent weight loss.
It is more about losing body fat by lowering your body fat percentage to approx 15% in men and 22%in woman. It is about maintaining a healthy homonal balance and creating good cardiovascular health whilst also reducing arthritic symptoms.
Even if you are not on a specific diet using the zone recipe cookbook once or twice a week will help give your family yummy health improving meals !
Rather than weighing and measuring foods Barry Sears recommends an easy visual approach so you can integrate this way of eating into "date nights" celebration times, holidays and even those crazy fun Get into the Zone now weekends.
GREAT NEWS ;-D
Frequent meals and snacks are allowed. No foods are banned outright.
SAD NEWS ;-(
It can be challenging at the beginning creating meals to fit the 40:30;30 approach but once you get the "hang" of visually "eyeing" your food it quicky becomes second nature.
While no foods are banned some foods are discouraged and as human beings we then tend to suddenly want to eat that particular food! However realising this is a normal human trait helps with the rebellion. :-D
MAINTENANCE NEWS
Weight loss by the scales appears moderate but fat loss and inch loss are taking place. S compliance to maintaining this diet is much better than with many other diets because of the way the body looks and the amazing way you feel.
Try the Recipe Book
THE PALEO DIET (Paleolithic)
This diet was especially designed for the western world to help counteract the diseases of affluence, namely obesity, diabetes and heart disease.
Based on the premise that we eat too much junk food and refined carbohydrates it is aimed at balancing out our bodies need for these by replacing them with healthier options. The options our ancestors ate hence the term paleolithic.
Loren Cordain* has done a comprehensive study researching the benefits of the Paleo diet, other studies have been done but the size of the testing groups have been small and tested using canola oil which is now replaced with coconut or olive oil. Results give favourable indications of weight loss and improved health, there are now 3 different ways this diet can be adapted and still give good results.
*LOREN CORDAIN, Ph.D., is one of the top global researchers in the area of evolutionary medicine. Generally acknowledged as the world's leading expert on the Paleolithic diet, he is a professor in the Health and Exercise Science Department at Colorado State University. Dr. Cordain and his research have been featured on Dateline NBC and in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and other media. He is the author of The Paleo Diet and The Paleo Diet Cookbook, among other books, and makes regular media and speaking appearances worldwide. Get Your Copy Here
GREAT NEWS ;-D
This is a low salt diet as taste comes from the fresh vegetables rather than being artificially primed.
you can now choose from three "levels" of diet to follow making it possible for yu to find one that will fit into your lifestyle easily.
SAD NEWS ;-(
No grains, legumes or diary allowed. However it is worth looking at how you can adapt the principles of this diet into your normal routine 2 - 3 times a week. This may help improve your health and that of your families. Some individuals will need to take calcium supplements.
MAINTENANCE NEWS
Once the body has adjusted to this way of eating it will find it diffficult to go back to the heavier foods. The problem is usually "not eating enough" as old habits of avoidance come into play and try to apply the same rules to the Paleo way of eating too. Have a look at the delicious recipes, snacks etc you get to eat when eating the The Paleo Way.
However this way of eating allows you to eat! As long as you eat the Paleo way you could look at losing all your excess weight and being very relaxed about your eating patterns as there are no calories to count, or food to measure etc
