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Three Day Chemical Breakdown Diet

kahthan — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:13:41 +0000

The three day chemical breakdown diet, also known as the Birmingham Hospital Diet is a diet famously known for helping you lose nine to ten pounds in three days. I have written about this diet before, but at that point I just referred to it as the three day diet. Recently I was asked what the three day chemical breakdown diet was and after a bit of searching, found that it was the same thing. The bottom line is that it works, though the likelihood is that the weight lost is water weight.

DAY 1

BREAKFAST
Black Coffee or Tea w/1-2 packets of Sweet & Low or Equal
1/2 Grapefruit or Juice
1 Toast with 1 Tbsp. Peanut Butter

LUNCH
1/2 Cup of Tuna
1 Toast
Black Coffee or Tea w/1-2 packets of Sweet & Low or Equal

DINNER
3 Oz. any lean meat or chicken
1 cup green beans
1 cup carrots
1 apple
1 cup regular vanilla ice cream

DAY 2

BREAKFAST
black coffee or tea w/1-2 packets of Sweet & Low or Equal
1 Egg
1/2 Banana
1 Toast

LUNCH
1 cup cottage cheese or tuna
8 regular saltine crackers

DINNER
2 beef franks
1 cup broccoli or cabbage
1/2 cup carrots
1/2 banana
1/2 cup regular vanilla ice cream

DAY 3

BREAKFAST
black coffee or tea w/1-2 packets of Sweet & Low or Equal
5 regular saltine crackers
1 oz. cheddar cheese
1 apple

LUNCH
1 boiled egg
1 toast
black coffee or tea w/1-2 packets of Sweet & Low or Equal

DINNER
1 cup tuna
1 cup carrots
1 cup cauliflower
1 cup melon
1/2 cup regular vanilla ice cream

Celebrity Diet Plans and Secrets

kahthan — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:56:49 +0000

I decide to put together a series on the diet secrets and plan of a few celebrities. Mostly just to illustrate how some of them achieved the bodies and physique they have now. Some of them have rigorous workout regimes while some (like Paris Hilton) have no plan at all. I will be adding new names to this, either by request or whenever i come across something. Till then, here’s the list:

Vegetarian Diets for Healthy Vegan Eating

kahthan — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:01:11 +0000

Advantages:

When it comes to fighting many chronic diseases, a vegetarian diet can provide potent dietary ammunition. Numerous research studies have shown that a diet rich in plant foods, specifically, whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes, such as dried peas and beans — the staples of a vegetarian diet — can help lower the risk of obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure, a specific type of diabetes, and certain cancers.

For those interested in maintaining a healthy weight, vegetarian diets can be kind to your waist, as the satiety-provoking whole grains, fruits, and vegetables tend to “fill you up before they fill you out”. In other words, the fiber in these plant foods, and in the case of the fruits and vegetables, their high water, yet low calorie content, enables you to feel full or satiated long before you are likely to over consume an excessive amount of calories. A dinner plate piled high with a variety of vegetables ladled on top of a bed of brown rice and black beans may leave little room in your stomach for a second helping, and more importantly, for you to overindulge on the brownie a la mode that follows the meal.
When it comes to your heart health, plant foods tend to be extremely low in artery-clogging saturated fat. Dietary saturated fat is the biggest culprit in raising your blood cholesterol level. A high blood cholesterol level is a risk factor for heart disease. Since dietary cholesterol is found ONLY in animal foods, vegans have the unique opportunity to enjoy diets that are 100 percent dietary cholesterol-free. This is a plus for your health as dietary cholesterol can also raise your blood cholesterol level. Whole grains, fruits, and vegetables are also rich in antioxidants, such as vitamins C and E, and beta-carotene, which also provide an extra heart-protective bonus.

Vegetarians, in general, tend to have a lower incidence of high blood pressure than non-vegetarians. An elevated blood pressure level can not only increase the risk for heart disease but also stroke. High fiber, plant-based diets have also been shown to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, the most prevalent type of diabetes mellitus in the United States. Unfortunately, diabetes is also a risk factor for heart disease.

Lastly, since plant-based diets have been shown to reduce the risk of both colon and prostate cancer, it’s not surprising that the American Cancer Society has advocated a diet rich in whole grains, fruits, and vegetables. The high fiber content, rich source of phytochemicals (plant chemicals), and the abundance of antioxidants found in plant foods are all thought to play a cancer-fighting role.

Disadvantages:

While a vegetarian diet may help prevent many chronic diseases, an unhealthy vegetarian diet can create a different set of medical problems. A daily diet of only rice and vegetables may be “vegetarian” but far from a healthy and balanced diet. When meat, fish, poultry, dairy foods, and eggs are missing in the diet, several important nutrients could also be missing in action. All vegetarians need to make sure that they are consuming adequate amounts of protein, iron, zinc, and vitamin B12, calcium, and vitamins A and D. Vegetarians who include dairy foods in their diet need to avoid loading their plates with saturated-fat laden, full-fat dairy foods such as whole milk and cheeses. Even though fatty meats may be limited on a vegetarian diet, a steady diet of fatty dairy products could cause the amount of artery-clogging saturated fat that is consumed to be off the Richter scale. Also, a vegetarian diet isn’t guaranteed to keep you svelte if it is a predominately junk food vegetarian diet that is loaded with high calorie cookies, cakes, candy, and sweetened drinks.

- By Joan Salge Blake, MS, RD, LDN. Blake is a nutrition professor at Boston University and a nationally known writer, lecturer and nutrition expert.

> BREAKFAST
Vegetarian bacon with toast, yogurt and fruit

> LUNCH
Linguine Florentine with fruit and salad

> DINNER
Tofu and bean enchiladas with fruit and salad

> SNACK
Cottage cheese with fruit cocktail

Low Fat Diets Review and Low-Fat Weight Loss Plans

kahthan — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:00:14 +0000

THIS DIET WILL:

Reduce your cholesterol
Enhance your heart health
Lose weight
Improve symptoms from gallstones, indigestion, acid reflux and pancreatitis

Not only is excess fat associated with weight gain, it can cause indigestion, reflux (when stomach contents flow back from the stomach into the mouth) and high cholesterol. The Low-Fat Meal Plan does double-duty, helping you to improve your overall health and shed those extra pounds.
> BREAKFAST
Cold cereal of choice with fruit, cottage cheese, milk and toast

> LUNCH
Chicken breast sandwich with fruit and salad

> DINNER
Beef and pepper sauté with rice pilaf and fruit

> SNACK
Cheesy pita chips with club soda

Lactose Free Diets

kahthan — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:51:19 +0000

This diet can you with: 1. Eliminate gas and bloating caused by dairy products -Include calcium, vitamin D and other essential nutrients normally supplied by dairy products. 2. Build strong bones while avoiding dairy. products

It doesn’t matter if you’re lactose intolerant or simply want to eliminate dairy products from your diet — we ensure that you won’t be short on calcium or other nutrients found in dairy foods. We compensate with healthy foods and great-tasting meals that will make it so you never miss milk, cheese or any other products that no longer have a place in your life.

> BREAKFAST
English muffin, turkey
sausage, fruit
and milk substitute

> LUNCH
Tex-Mex salad
and fruit

> DINNER
Spicy tuna cakes with
couscous, fruit and salad

> SNACK
Mock sour cream
dip with carrots