Showing posts with label diet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label diet. Show all posts

Sunday, April 10, 2011

The Dukan Diet French Women Diet Too



The Dukan Diet  is Diet you are going to be hearing about. Royal to be Kate Middleton and her mother are following the plan . I am sure they are going to nickname it 'The Princess Diet".    From what I can surmise, its  The Atkins Diet meets French Women Don't Get Fat, two diets which I have tried.  
Unfortunately, things don’t have to be completely proven or safe for people to try them. It promises to give quick results without a lot of work. For this reason celebrities  Jennifer Lopez, and Gisele Bundchen have been swearing by the diet.
Next month the American edition will be available, and you can look at it for yourself. I personally stand by the belief that any healthy weight loss is not quick and definitely not easy. However, for long term results and general well being cutting calories and getting exercise is the key.

“This is just another one of those diets invented by a charismatic individual who makes a lot of promises and has loads of testimonials but is not based on any scientific data whatsoever,” Frank Sacks, professor of cardiovascular disease prevention at Harvard, told the Times.
The basics are a high-protein, low-fat approach, lots of water, all the oat-bran you can eat, lots of veggies, no fruit, and a few wine and desert days to make it all livable.
The exercise requirement sounds light enough for most Americans – 20 minutes of walking and no elevators.
Does any of this work? Supermodel Giselle Bundchen thinks so, but what does she know, she probably only eats watercress salad. You’re going to need to check it out for yourself to decide.
What does the Dukan diet menu consist of? Have you tried a Dukan diet recipe or suffered any Dukan diet side effects? I'd love to know.

Monday, March 7, 2011

TurboSlim Plus 10 Healthy Living Tips and Tricks



To say that I struggle with my weight , would be an understatement.   Me, I am willing to try almost anything to try and drop even an ounce.  Peek into my cabinets and you will find leftovers of diet products that I gave up on.  Call it the diet product graveyard.  Somehow,  I keep these products, thinking I might just give them another try.

Only if I had been born French.  French women are just more stylish than I am, and need less to say THINNER!

That is why I am trying and trying to eat and behave like a French woman. Fortè Pharma and their product Turboslim Chronoactiv, which is a daily weight monitoring aid that utilizes the science of slimming chronobiology to optimize the body's natural weight loss actions. The formulation employs natural ingredients to help women in the quest to lose between 5 and 15 pounds.

10 Healthy Living Tips, Tricks  and Secrets

  1. Eat fiber every day. Fiber slows down sugars, “soaks up” fat, and cleanses and regulates the digestive track. Where to find the best sources? Raw veggies (in moderation), or two teaspoons of oat or wheat bran mixed into yogurt or applesauce will do the trick.
  2. Take vitamins every day! Americans suffer from all sorts of vitamin deficiencies as a result of our culture’s obsession with refined foods. Take back your health with a daily multivitamin taken during a meal.
  3. Moderate salt intake. Ah, salt. The flavorful seasoning we love to hate and hate to love. Whatever you do, don’t drive yourself crazy — the  “no salt” rule is just not realistic. Just be smart about it: try mixing a little salt into an herb and spice mix (or use an Herbes de Provence mix) to season your food, and never re-salt after cooking.
  4. Learn to identify the difference between a good fat and a bad fat. Bad fats are of the saturated variety (think bacon and egg yolks). Good fats are of the monounsaturated and polyunsaturated varieties (like fish, olive oil, nuts, and avocados).
  5. Walk, walk, walk. French women don’t belong to “gyms.” They just walk everywhere. Walking is the single best method for regulating metabolism, nervous system and blood sugar level.
  6. Remove the “extreme diet” lingo from your vocabulary. They don’t work. Why? Because historically, people don’t stick to them, which creates a yo-yo effect, which paves the way for obesity. The best diet is “rebalancing” the neurodigestive circuits, which ultimately leads to healthy weight loss and achievement of your “ideal weight.” This is what Turboslim does!
  7. Understand glycemic and Slim-Data food indexes. This will help you recognize the impact foods have on organs and digestion. Find a helpful chart athttp://www.glycemicedge.com/glycemic-index-chart/.
  8. Learn the essentials of balanced meals. The importance of fruits, vegetables and herbs to balance out protein and fat consumption is the essence of any healthy diet.  Add in healthy doses of non-sparkling, room temperature water throughout the day and you’ve got a recipe for perfection.
  9. Appreciate the notion that “time” is on your side. Sure, you can’t turn back the hands of time, but you can make each tick more enjoyable. This means, enjoy the time you spend cooking a meal (it’s great stress relief) and savor each bite slowly (it improves assimilation and is better for digestion).
  10. Keep your emotions in check. Stress and emotional pressure have a major impact on our metabolic balance. So take five minutes before and after each meal to just sit, relax, and breathe. Your body (and mind) will thank you!






Turboslim is $29.99 and is available at Rite-Aid.