Five a Day Diet
It may sound like an ad campaign catch phrase or even a bank mimicked to get people to save. But really, it’s just what this new diet is called. Actually, it’s not really a diet nor an eating plan. It’s just a way to get people to eat more fruits and vegetables. Researchers found that eating at least five portions of fruits and vegetables a day has a lot of health benefits, including lower risk of heart disease, prevention of certain cancers, stronger immune system and increased energy levels. T…
Ketogenic Diet
Many diets have advised about, and a lot of health experts agree: Do not eat foods that are high in fat. The consequences include gaining bad cholesterol, increasing the risk of heart disease, and weight gain. However, other people look at fat in a more health beneficial way.The gistApparently, a diet involving a lot of fat, high amounts of protein, and very low carbohydrates can actually aid in weight loss. Called the Ketogenic Diet, it aims to put the body in a state of “ketosis” in order to u…
Health Food Junkies
There are various eating disorders that health experts recognize. You may have already heard about anorexia nervosa or bulimia and all of them have a common goal: to lose weight, no matter how unhealthy. However, an author reveals that even healthy eating can be brought to the most extreme. The gistIn his book “Health Food Junkies,” Dr. Steven Bratman introduces his readers to an eating disorder called Orthorexia Nervosa, in which eating healthily becomes a dangerous obsession. It does seem unus…
Acid Reflux Diet
Gastroesophageal reflux disease, more commonly referred to as acid reflux, is a medical condition in which the stomach’s liquid acid rises back up to the esophagus, causing the lining of the esophagus become eroded. Although doctors may recommend drug treatments to minimize the effects of this chronic condition, it is best to conduct lifestyle modifications to prevent a patient’s GERD from worsening. The gistIt is a common-yet logical-misconception that people with GERD should avoid eating cert…
Eat More Weigh Less Diet
It would be everyone’s music to their ears if they hear that there is an eating program that lets you eat more yet weigh less. However, it may turn out to be a screech once you realize the amount of dedication needed.The gistThe Eat More, Weigh Less eating program is developed by Dr. Dean Ornish, a medical practitioner who believes that the only way to lose weight is not to feel so frustrated on every diet program you failed that you end up not dieting at all. The program is vegetarian in approa…
Insulin Resistance Diet
Many studies have shown that there is a connection between glucose, insulin, and body fat, with insulin having an ability to store excess glucose in the body as fat. Because of this, a team of doctors devised an eating plan that aims to control insulin levels.The gistWhenever you consume a carbohydrate, whether it is a piece of bread or even a slice of an apple, your body breaks the food into glucose that you body use in order to function. However, if you have more glucose than your body needs…
Eat-Clean Diet
Imagine a 40-something woman with three children and weighing over 200 pounds. Months later, she ended up as a swimsuit model! Sounds impossible? Let magazine columnist Tosca Reno proves you otherwise.The gistAfter seeing her weight go up and down right before her eyes, Tosca Reno finally decided at 40 that enough is enough. She developed her own diet plan, which eventually became known as the “Eat Clean Diet,” wherein natural-made foods are the sustenance of choice rather than the man-made vari…
Maple Syrup Diet
The entertainment press wondered how Beyoncé Knowles was able to drop an astounding 21 pounds in just two weeks for her movie “Dreamgirls.” She admitted that she ate nothing during that time period and was only surviving on a diet made of maple syrup.The gistThe Maple Syrup Diet (also known as the “Master Cleanse” or “Lemonade Diet”) is not really a diet, but rather a detoxification program where all the toxins from your body are removed. It was pioneered during the 1950s by naturopath Stanley B…
Volumetrics Eating Plan
The feeling of satisfaction out of eating just a few calories seems to be far-fetched for those who have been struggling through different restrictive diets that do not seem to work. However, for a New York Times-bestselling author, it can be a reality.The gistBarbara Rolls, Ph.D. explains through her book “The Volumetrics Eating Plan” how you can eat lesser calories and still feel like you have eaten a plateful of food, resulting to a slimmer and healthier you. This lifestyle-based weight man…
Volumetrics Eating Plan
Volumetrics is based on acknowledging that people like to eat. Unlike other diets, Volumetrics doesn’t fight people’s urge to eat. Volumetrics creator Barbara Rolls believes that limiting diet to strictly causes dieters to become hungry and unhappy that they give up and go back to previous ways. The creator went for this seemingly impossible approach of finding foods that people can a lot while still lose weight. The key to volumetrics is satiety – or the feeling of fullness. Rolls explains that…
