Monday, February 11, 2013

Diet as a Noun not a Verb

By Scott Shimberg


We have usually eaten fairly healthy. We have in no way been fanatical, but we've been practical - no Cheetos or Oreos, always veggies with lunch and dinner, refrain from takeaway food etc. So based on our decent eating along with semi-regular exercise, our weight and physical shape has remained somewhat continuous. But now that we have attained the "other side of the hill," what was once continuous, is no more.

The Ah-Ha moment

We were on a trip cruise and went to a seminar (believe it or not, cruises have a lot more to offer than endless buffets and gambling) about how to enhance your metabolism. We learned about the importance of the colon and your entire digestive system as well as how many things we placed into our body that harm us; it had been overwhelming! Our Ah-Ha moment came when they basically asked what does a baby do? They eat, and then they poop. We have blocked up our systems with what we have swallowed, that foods are adhering in our bodies once they shouldn't rather than removing through efficiently.

We Don't Diet

Most people perceive the word diet as a verb. According to dictionary.com the meaning is: (v.) To eat and drink according to a regulated system, particularly in order to reduce weight. The challenge with this is that it is temporary. As soon as you complete the goal of losing weight, the diet stops - and everyone knows what happens next: the weight comes back on. We opt to see the word diet as a noun, again dictionary.com: (n.) The normal food and drink of a person or animal.The seminar offered a great new way to eat that was easy to follow and might be our diet for the rest of our lives.

Who is Dr. Sears

Dr. Sears has become the expert on cellular inflammation, he thoroughly describes it in his book, "Enter the Zone: A Dietary Road Map." He writes, in great detail the harms of cellular inflammation and provides solutions on how to reverse it. To sum it up, cellular inflammation is what makes us gain weight, speed up the development of chronic ailment, and decrease our physical capabilities. If the levels of cellular irritation remain elevated, it could become a silent killer. There is no drug that may reverse cellular inflammation. If you want to retake control over life, your first step needs to be the decrease of cellular inflammation.

Why We Gain Weight

Increased cellular inflammation may change your fat cells into a "fat trap" especially if you can be genetically predisposed. As soon as this happens, the dietary calories get trapped in your fat cells and can't be released to make the energy you have to survive and move around. As a result you will be continuously hungry. Once you begin to reverse cellular inflammation, the "fat trap" is relaxed, and you stop the hunger. If you are never hungry, then cutting back on calories is simple.

The Solution: Zone Eating

The Zone Diet is clinically proven to overturn cellular inflammation. The dietary program is conceptually simple. Basically separate your plate at every meal into three equal sections.

[]One-third of the plate will consist of a low-fat protein which is no larger than the palm of your hand. Then fill the other two-thirds of the plate with colorful carbohydrates (vegetables and fruits). Finally add a dash (that's a small amount) of fat which is low in omega-6 and saturated fats, for example olive oil. Simple in idea, but frequently difficult because you will have to prevent many of the "starchy carbs" that people love to eat (bread, pizza, pasta, potatoes, and rice). In addition, you need to sustain the suitable balance of protein, carbohydrate and fat at every meal to sustain the hormonal balance to reduce cellular inflammation.

Success

We have been eating this way faithfully, for almost a year, combined with a work out. It took about 60 days to see the improvement, although we felt the improvement within a week. Our "other side of the hill" bodies have faded and we get better because of it. Not quite functioning like a baby, yet a lot more regular and healthy.

Until next time

Scott & Heidi




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