The FAD diet

There’s your afternoon giggle served

So, I know that the majority of you out there HAVE tried a fad diet. Whether it be the lemon detox diet, the Atkins diet, various diets involving shakes and diets fresh from Wisteria Lane. The bottom line is that these diets DO NOT work, for the majority of people out there. They are deceptive and lead consumers on a roller coaster ride, where the human body pays the biggest price of all. If any fad diet has worked for you in the past, as soon as you allowed yourself to eat to your hearts content again, the scales swell within days or weeks, often exceeding their original position. Why does this happen? Why don’t they work? Why isn’t the world perfect? Why isn’t there a Ferrari sitting in my garage? I will attempt to answer a few key questions here in this blog.

The Cabbage Diet
This is an Interesting one. In this plan you are allowed to eat as much as you like. As long as the primary source of nutrition in your diet originates from Cabbage. The soup which you consume consists of vegetables which are high in water content, which causes your body to burn more calories to process the food than you’re taking in. The inevitable outcome is weight loss, right? No. This diet neglects to include vital nutrients your body will need to process in order to function hormonally, physically and mentally. eliminating proteins, fats and most carbohydrates from your diets WILL have dire effects in health and nutrition. However they do allow, on day five and 6, beef. According to serving suggestion, you must “eat to your hearts content” and on day seven you must “stuff yourself” with brown rice and soup. confused?

The Chocolate diet
Im not going to spend too much time on this one. Basically, eat lots of pasta, popcorn and chocolate. GREAT, if you want to feel like absolute crap. So, we know what IS allowed, what isn’t allowed

• Nuts and seeds
• Red meat
• Sodium
• Oils
• Oily fruits (avocados, olives and coconuts)
• High sugar fruits (figs, raisins etc)
• Diary product

Funny how these foods are primarily what we are always told we have to eat

The Amputation diet (Thanks to FadDiet.com)
Just for laughs

(copyright 2006 Keesha Myas)

Procedure	Estimated Immediate Weight Loss
Clip finger and toenails	1 ounce maximum
Haircut	2-6 ounces
Drastic Haircut / Headshave	4-12 ounces
Trim Body Hair	1 oz. (ladies) 3 oz. (men) 24 lbs (Greek men)
Remove a wart	1 oz.
Take a diuretic	1-3 pounds (temporary)
Take a laxative	1-2 pounds (temporary)
Colon Therapy / Take an Enema	2-3 pounds (temporary)
Poop	0-2 pounds (temporary)
Run a marathon on a hot day	3 lbs (women), 5 lbs (men) (temporary)
Amputate your arm	10-25 lbs (way too permanent)
Amputate your leg	15-45 lbs (again, not advised)
Vascetomy	none.
Take a big pee.	up to 1.5 pounds
Take a big dump	up to 2.5 pounds
Go barefoot	1-2 pounds
Go Naked	1-8 pounds (summer vs. winter)
Contact lenses vs. Glasses	0.3 pounds
No liquids all day	1-2 pounds
No food all day	2-3 pounds
No salt all day	0-1 pound
Don’t wear underwear	1 oz. (thong)-2 lbs. (granny panties)
Exfoliating face wash	nothin.
Liposuction	10 lbs maximum per surgery
Donate a kidney	3 pounds.
Breast Reduction Surgery	5-15 pounds typically.

The Lemon Detox diet
This diet has recently become a wonder, since its publicity through Beyoncès film “Dream Girls”. The victim consumes lemon, water, sugar and pepper to eliminate toxic matter in the body which results in weight loss. In this case, the body will become extremely acidic, therefore catabolic, which will lead to weight gain through rising cortisol levels and a decrease in muscle mass. This diet does not have the ability to sustain optimum functionality of the body. The lack of nutrients, oil and fats, carbs and proteins will lead to greater weight gain in the long term.

The Atkins diet
The Atkins diets works by reducing total carbohydrate intake to increase the amount of “fat stores” that your body will access for energy, thus resulting in fat loss. This diet which involves increasing good fatty foods and protein foods might work for some people, however it will not work for everyone. In most cases weight gain due to carbohydrate intake should not be blamed on the carbs themselves, rather the origin, the type and how processed it is. i.e. whole meal and white breads.

Science has proven that due to differences in DNA leads to differences in the way we look, our finger prints, the way we sound, disease susceptibility and so on. So, why should there be one generic diet which all humans must abide by? Why should people from differing parts of the world eat the same foods? This follows a philosophy known as metabolic typing, which I ,myself, am a strong believer in. Metabolic typing doesn’t looks at humans as one. It looks at the diet on a individual scale. Increasing foods of various food groups whether it be carbohydrates, fats or protein to help restore balance within the body on a cellular level. It also looks at heritage as a key player in determining an acceptable diet for any individual. For example if you are from a region in far northern Europe, your ancestors have evolved living on little or no fruit. Their primary diet, to suit the cold conditions, would be fatty foods and meats and diary (most likely goats milk and/or cheese). If you wish to know more in regards to metabolic typing send me an email or ask me any questions in our next sessions together

oh, and as for that Ferrari, my birthday is March 12th

Andray

thanks to www.FadDiet.com

Liquid Gold

Water water water water! Isn’t it catchy? The message has always been there, “don’t waste water!”

It’s pure, refreshing, diverse and vital for human survival, yet costs next to nothing to have readily available to us at the twist of wrist. And as the “8 glasses a day” debate continues (my views on the topic will be expressed at a later date), I want to look at another aspect of the topic, what sorts of water should we be drinking?

Consumer demand has seen the development of bottled water in copious chemical states. Spring water, purified water, mineral water, sparkling water, artesian water, well water and tap water, just to name a few. But what do they mean? What’s best for us?

Spring water : Originates from underground formations from which the water flows naturally to the surface. Bottled at the origin of the spring or through a borehole within the formation feeding the spring.

Purified water : Water where all bacteria and dissolved solids have been removed, leaving it in a “pure” state. Usually named by the process through which it was purified. i.e. reverse osmosis or distillation. Most bottled waters are purified waters.

Mineral water: Water that is 250 parts per million total dissolved solids. Solids that are often sodium or sulfur compounds.

Sparkling water: water that is carbonated, and contains the same amount of carbon dioxide as when it emerged from its source.

Artesian water: Originates from a well thats taps a confined aquifer (an underground layer of soft rock) which contains ground water which will raise to the surface without needing to be pumped.

Well water: Water accessible via a well due to the process of drilling.

Tap water: Water supplied to municipal houses via intricate piping systems. Usually supplied from catchments.

Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way you might notice one water that stands out, mineral water. the only water that mentions anything about “dissolved solids”. I’ve mentioned in previous articles that the body isn’t adapted to modern day society. The same principle applies to water.

Let’s take a tour back in time when nomadic humans were constantly on the prowl for food and water, moving from region to region, in search of both. Unfortunately for our ancestors, water wasn’t easy to find, and when they did, it wasn’t bottled. It was located in rivers, lakes, streams and springs. Watering holes where all water was constantly moving and running over the rocks, picking up vital minerals along the way. these minerals aid in the bodies ability to absorb water. This water wasn’t “purified” before consumption, yet our ancestors suffered no diseases like those that exist in modern society now.

So mineral water is the best for hydration. But, hold it there for one second. Drinking cold water also means that your body will have trouble absorbing the water. This is due to the fact that once any liquid reaches your stomach, the body must bring it to room temperature for absorption, which may take in excess of 1.5 – 2 hours. (Test it out for yourself next time you’re in the gym. Drink a bottle of cold water, and when you’re about to leave jump up and down and it will still be sitting in your stomach.)

So there you have it, an easy option to keep yourself hydrated for longer, without those fluorescent sugar drinks. mineral water, bottled at the source, at room temperature. However, this isn’t the be all and end all of water. you can also re-minieralise water with low mineral content by adding minerals, such as organic rock salt or a squeeze of lemon.

This topic is MASSIVE, yet often over looked. In future I will also look further into water and its therapeutic capabilties, however I greatly encourage YOU to look into it also and teach me some new things

references:

http://www.myspringwater.com/SpringWaterInformation/TypesOfWater.aspx

Cortisol vs. YOU

It’s that hour of the day again, lunch. You’ve spent the entire morning watching the clock and checking face book for a new poke or two behind the bosses back. Panicking when footsteps thump down the corridor. Now it’s time to go for that run. Time to reverse the damage the weekend “war on indulgence” had caused.

You congratulate yourself as you jog on the treadmill, sweating profusely this is the first time you’ve actually stuck with an exercise routine for longer than 2 days. You come in everyday, bash the belt for a good 45 minutes, then return after work to partake in the deafening roar which is group exercise.

You return home after a long day at work, with the boss harassing you for his monthly finance report, and the gym. You step on the scale and it hasn’t budged a millimetre. You’re understandably disheartened.

“Why haven’t I lost weight?” you ask yourself.

The answer is no secret. It’s stress.

It’s been said time and time again. Don’t stress. However, it is scarcely discussed scientifically. Here I will provide YOU with the knowledge to know understand WHY this happens.

It all begins with your body. Evolved over millions of years, the human body has dealt with gruelling circumstances from the beginning of time. Lack of food, disease, war, security, financial stability and relationships are all stressors, which have survived the test of time. The most important of which, in this situation is lack of food.

Ever heard of the theory “energy in < energy out”?

What this basically means is, you should exercise more than you eat. This is often misleading in its effectiveness because surprisingly enough the less you eat the more stressed your body becomes. This is due to your bodies’ inability to know that you’re now living in the 21st century, where food is readily available. This wasn’t always the case. We once had to hunt for our food, which would mean not eating for days on end. When this occurs in the body an automatic response system beings to operate, very efficiently I might add, and your body begins to increase the amount of fat cells. This leads to increased fat storage for survival and later use. After all, who knows when you’ll catch your next boar?

The unfortunate fact about this “security” mechanism for women is that the female body has a far greater efficiency in storing fat, than the males. This is due to the natural cycle of life. Women are the givers of life, and therefore the future of the human race. Men matter less when it comes to survival of the species.

Andray