Posts Tagged ‘low carbohydrate’

Health & Fitness Tips #5

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Don’t fall for Fad Diets at this time of year - your diet must be sustainable and achieveable
Weight loss is always gradual with possibly quicker weight loss appearing in the first few weeks.

Low calorie / Low Fat diets - you have no energy, your body feels lethargic, muscle mass reduces and so does metabolism
High protein / Low carbohydrate - Highly acidic for long periods of time, high in meat and dairy and produces Ketones which again increases acidity levels

Litotrim - high in protein, low in carbohydrates. Composed mainly of shakes and meal replacement foods which is not conducive to a healthy eating plan and again is not sustainable

Herbal Life - Food replacement. The consumer is simply encouraged to purchase products supplied by Herbal Life

You must be realistic and start eating a diet that you can adhere to on a permanent basis

Health & Fitness Tip #4

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Key principles for weight loss:

1. Regulate blood sugar level
By levelling our blood sugar, we reduce cravings
This is a key requirement for ALL diets
Eat low GI / GL foods (whole grain bread, brown rice / pasta, etc.)
Take Protein & Carbohydrate together (increases thermal effect of food)
High Fibre
Eat the right fats
2.Eat good fats and avoid bad ones:
Avoid saturated, hydrogenated and Trans Fatty Acids
Eat Polyunsaturated and monounsaturated
3.Eliminate hidden allergies
Food Intolerance testing by an established company - York Food Tests

4.Take supplements
We all need additional supplements in addition to a healthy diet because our current diets are deficcient of key vitamins and minerals that are essential to our individual requirements
5.Exercise
This suppresses appetite, increases metabolism and builds muscle and so burns fat