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In less than 2 years, she lost over 35 pounds and lowered her triglycerides 200 points! Dietary Modifications: #1 Avoid refined sugar and salt....at least in meals at home! Good flavor is possible with substitutions of honey (which can fire up your metabolism), turbinado sugar, date sugar, rapadura, or pure fruit juice. Use sea salt and herbs! These won‚t puff you up the way that white sugar and salt will. #2 Eat more rice than potatoes. #3 Use canola and olive oils for cooking. Never buy margarine--only butter, and use less. Try using sesame tahini as a spread on toast and bagels. Try kinako or furikake on rice. Try lemon and horseradish on baked potatoes with less/or no butter and sour cream. Cut down on mayo and use more mustard, garlic, and ginger. #4 Eat lots of fresh washed fruits and veggies! When you want to snack on chips and/or sweets always eat some fruit or veggies first. And eat chips and sweets that are made with raw sea salt or raw sugar whenever possible. #5 Avoid all foods made with monosodium glutamate (msg). Msg makes you want to eat more and also puffs you up. It is an ingredient in most store-bought salad dressings, seasoned chips like Doritos, most processed meats like Bryan hotdogs, lunchmeat, and frozen breaded shrimp & chicken. Some brands without msg include: Butterball, Mr. Turkey, Paul Newman‚s, and Tyson. #6 Avoid foods made with hydrogenated oils. Most store-bought crackers and breads have this ingredient which is being linked with cancer and doesn't digest well. Some breads that don't have hydrogenated oils are: Wonder lite, and Colonial lite. #7 Cut down or stop drinking sodas. The sodium and sugar will puff you up. Also forget artificial sweeteners, since they are linked with many unpleasant problems like headaches and spasms. In fact, artificial sweeteners comprise 60% of the complaints of side effects reported to the FDA each year. Fizzy Emergen-C powdered drink mix (with 1000mgs of vitaminC!) can help wean you from soda. #8 Consider using a fat burner occasionally or the fat absorber called Chitosan. Also try Triphala, an Ayurvedic remedy for toning the gut & digestion system. #9 Don't eat a high protein diet. Only 3 to 4 ounces of protein a day is recommended. Otherwise the body is forced to try to burn excess protein as fuel, putting a burden on the kidneys and liver caused by waste leftover after burning protein. #10 Don't cut out fats and oils entirely. They trigger the release of bile necessary for good digestion. Supplement Vitamin E, Lecithin, Flax, Guggul, and red yeast. #11 Learn which Chinese & Western herbs are best for your individual constitution, and make a big batch of tea once or twice a week to balance and satisfy your body. #12 Carnitine, Chromium, fennel, and other supplements like 5HTP or Metaboloss can reduce cravings and compulsive eating. But make sure that they are appropriate for you. Drink red/pink grapefruit juice and cranberry juice made without corn syrup. ***For increased comfortable energy try American Ginseng--gentle yet effective. |
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