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Diet Plan Supercharges Metabolism in Five Easy Steps with Flavors From Around The World

March 16, 2011 By goeathea Leave a Comment

Diet Plan Supercharges Metabolism in Five Easy Steps with Flavors From Around The World

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York (PRWEB) March 15, 2006

The Fat Resistance Diet™, a new diet plan created by Dr. Leo Galland and his son Jonathan Galland, offers five simple steps to supercharge metabolism. Their weight loss program holds the key to speeding up body metabolism by enjoying the best recipes from around the world.

 

Dr. Leo Galland, a prominent New York internist who is internationally recognized for his scientific work in nutrition, created the weight loss program. Using Dr. Galland’s nutritional guidelines Jonathan Galland created an exciting diet plan with recipes and flavors inspired by his time living and studying in Europe and in Asia. He studied Italian in Florence and studied Japanese at a university in Japan. This enabled him to create recipes that use the best all-natural ingredients for flavor and their amazing health benefits.

 

Following five easy principles from The Fat Resistance Diet™ it’s possible to have a supercharged metabolism throughout the day. While it’s well known that exercise burns calories, regular exercise also stimulates the activity of fat-burning enzymes. Leptin, a hormone, also stimulates these enzymes, which can increase metabolic rate even when not exercising. Since people burn up to two-thirds of calories used each day at resting metabolic rate, boosting resting metabolism is key to sustained weight loss.

 

The Fat Resistance Diet™ presents a weight loss program that makes leptin work, stimulating metabolism to burn more calories throughout the day.

 

Boost metabolism in five easy steps from the diet plan:

 

Maximize Flavor and Nutrition: Fat resistance superfoods have the most flavor and nutritional value for the calories consumed and form a key part of the diet plan. These foods are rich in one or more of the dietary elements that help metabolism, including vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, fiber, and Omega-3 fatty acids. Abundant superfoods such as blueberries, tomatoes, extra-virgin olive oil and fresh herbs make eating healthy a pleasure. Please see our website http://www.fatresistancediet.com for the complete list of fat resistance superfoods that help boost metabolism.

 

Use Healthy Omega-3 Oils: Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids are essential to the healthy functioning of body and brain. Omega-3s help heal inflammation, making leptin work properly and increasing metabolism. These healthy fats contribute to a youthful appearance making skin, hair and nails healthy. Sources of Omega-3s include ground flax seed, walnuts, beans, as well as fish, especially salmon or tuna.

 

Enjoy 9 or 10 Servings of Fruit and Vegetables Each Day: A successful weight loss program finds delicious ways to include fruits and vegetables in every meal. Examples are in the recipe section of The Fat Resistance Diet™ and on the website at http://www.fatresistancediet.com. Choose fruits and vegetables with deep colors and intense flavors that reflect their high content of anti-inflammatory phytonutrients, like carotenoids and flavonoids. The deepest red and blue flavonoids found in the jewel-like colors of blueberries, cherries, and pomegranate boost metabolism by helping leptin work properly.

 

Skip Artificial Sweeteners: The use of artificial flavors and sweeteners undermines an effective weight loss program. This diet plan uses potent anti-inflammatory phytonutrients found in herbs, spices and naturally sweet fruits. Studies show that artificial sweeteners interfere with weight loss by interfering with the body’s ability to regulate the intake of calories. So steer clear of these sugar substitutes and enjoy a diet plan that uses fruit, fruit juice and fruit concentrates for flavor and nutrition.

 

Indulge in Healthy Snacks and Desserts: Snacks satisfy hunger, and desserts add fun and satisfaction to a diet plan. A good weight loss program encourages indulgence — but in healthy choices only. Enjoy delicious snacks such as crunchy walnuts or almonds, and dessert treats made from fruit and yogurt.

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Metabolic Syndrome

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Metabolic Syndrome

Secaucus, NJ (PRWEB) October 22, 2005

Metabolic syndrome can be defined as a collection of health risks that increase your chance of developing heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Metabolic Syndrome is also known by other names like Syndrome X, insulin resistance syndrome, and dysmetabolic syndrome. http://www.lipidhealth.org is a very comprehensive and informative website, which talks about metabolic syndrome- its definition, causes and treatment.

 

Metabolic Syndrome is a constellation of coronary heart disease risk factors: insulin resistance, atherogenic dyslipidemia, hypertension, elevated fasting blood glucose, obesity (especially abdominal obesity), and prothrombotic and proinflammatory states. The chances of being affected by metabolic syndrome increases with age.

 

Compared with persons who do not have the metabolic syndrome, those who are affected by it have a twofold risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) and at least a fourfold risk for type 2 diabetes. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome is bound to increase as overweight and obesity become more widespread.

 

The treatment of metabolic syndrome at its onset is very crucial. It is believed that metabolic syndrome is caused by a combination of your genetic makeup and lifestyle choices- including the types of food you eat and your level of physical activity. Hence, getting more exercise and losing weight can help reduce or prevent the complications associated with this condition.

 

Doctors also suggest dietary changes as a part of metabolic syndrome treatment. A perfect diet is that which keeps carbohydrates to no more than 50 percent of total calories. Foods defined as complex carbohydrates, such as whole grain bread, brown rice, and sugars that are unrefined (instead of refined; for example cookies, crackers) should be consumed. Fiber consumption should also be increased by eating legumes, whole grains, fruits and vegetables. Red meat and poultry should be avoided as much as possible. Since fats are necessary, have healthy fats, such as those in canola oil, olive oil, flaxseed oil and nuts.

 

Another step that the doctors generally take for metabolic syndrome treatment is limiting the consumption of cigarettes and alcohol. Alcohol consumption should be limited to one drink a day for women and not more than two drinks a day for men. And smokers should quit smoking.

 

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Light Bulbs and Low Carb Diets

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Light Bulbs and Low Carb Diets

Researchers from the University of Connecticut and SUNY Downstate recently had one of those rare moments of scientific discovery — while reviewing the medical literature about low-carb diets, something suddenly became very clear, the list of things carbohydrate restriction improves happens to be the same list of features a patient presents with in the diagnosis of Metabolic Syndrome.

 

It was a classic light bulb moment — one that is destined to radically alter the clinical management of Metabolic Syndrome, a cluster of metabolic markers that increase the risk of diabetes, stroke and heart disease: obesity, high triglycerides, low HDL (“good” cholesterol), high blood sugar, high blood pressure and insulin resistance.

 

For decades, the medical community has been searching for a non-drug therapy to treat those diagnosed with metabolic syndrome. In the article published today in the journal, Nutrition & Metabolism, researchers point to the data already in the literature that clearly shows that the features of Metabolic Syndrome are precisely those improved with dietary carbohydrate restriction.

 

“It’s been staring us in the face for years,” said Dr. Richard Feinman, PhD, of SUNY Downstate. “Now we’ve connected the dots.”

 

Dr. Jeff Volek, the lead researcher of the article added, “Make a list of the features of metabolic syndrome, then, make a list of the things that carbohydrate restriction is good at fixing. They’re the same list. Somehow, we never really noticed that. We know the cause of metabolic syndrome is often linked to disruption of insulin. Thus, the key to treating metabolic syndrome is to control insulin, and carbohydrates are the major stimulus for insulin.”

 

The article also highlights major research studies where study subjects followed low-fat diets to drive home their findings. The review of research showed that in studies where the dietary intervention was to restrict fat intake, study subjects actually had the features of their metabolic syndrome worsen following a low-fat diet.

 

“The most obvious factor in the obesity epidemic is the drastic increase in carbohydrate consumption in recent years and the decrease in fat consumption,” Feinman points out, “so the story is consistent. I think people have learned the value of reducing carbohydrates during the media popularization of low-carb diets, but they are still making it hard for themselves by also trying to reduce fat, when fat seems to be much less important a factor than carbohydrates.”

 

This new study brings into focus a very clear target for future discussions about evidence-based dietary recommendations. Dr. Feinman believes there are postive signs that various major medical organizations are already backing away from many of the decades-old dietary recommendations, “I think official agencies are trying to back off from recommending high carbs and low fat across the board,” Feinman added, “so I think there are real signs of progress. The bottom line is that if you reduce carbohydrates, you can be less concerned about your fat intake, and that often makes it much easier to stick to a beneficial new diet or lifestyle change.”

 

With a very specific focus — metabolic syndrome — it is hard to disagree with Dr. Feinman’s assessment of the future of the dietary approach. The findings are not controversial when viewed as a way to approach treatment of metabolic syndrome.

 

These new findings also have the potential to firmly establish a set of criteria for the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome – a diagnosis which has recently been the subject of question in a recent position statement from the American Diabetes Association, countered by a position statement from the American Heart Association.

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