The DASH Diet 01/11/2012
 
The PR firm for the book The Dash Diet sent me a copy to read. Evidently, it was ranked Best Overall Diet by U.S. News and World Report. It "turned me off" pretty quickly when I read the back cover. It stated: ... no forbidden foods.

I get it: No one wants to be told to lay off the Snickers, M&M's, ice cream, Cheetos, and assorted other junk food treats. However, there are many foods that should not cross your lips.

Here's the important concept. When you get to page 116 of the book, it states: Choosing food that tastes great and is satisfying can help us eat less, while enjoying it more.

That's the key to successful lifestyle change. I describe it here. If you can figure that out, the desire for the aforementioned junk will tend to go away. 

It's a very simple concept that works. By the way, once you practice the concept, you can eat more. The eat less message is a myth.
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Sorry Weight Watchers, but many foods should be off limits. And, a sugar-ladened cupcake is at the top of my list.

If you approach diet, health and lifestyle properly, the desire for many over-the-top foods disappear. 

As a side-note, if I desire a piece of cake, cupcake, donut, or ice-cream, I certainly could have one. It wouldn't derail my weight or health. However, those items have been replaced with equally delicious and much healthier foods.
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Typically the tips you get from TV news aren't great. However, I agree with every tip in this segment. She mentions that Americans spend between $1 - $2-billion on weight loss each year. However, it's actually a mind-boggling $60-billion! And, with an estimated 95% failure rate, it's like throwing money out the window.

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There are many ways to lose weight. However, this is not one of them.

I recommend reading Dr. David Katz's "review" of this "diet".
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J.J. Virgin, author of Six Weeks to Sleeveless and Sexy:

Surprisingly, there are a number of chemically based foods lurking all over your kitchen.  For starters, get rid of anything with the word diet in it.  Diet foods are mostly not food at all but chemistry experiments.  In order to take out the sugar or fat, more sugar or fat has to be added, depending on the promise of the food.  Foods that are nonfat are usually higher in sugar.  There are also heaps of chemicals thrown in to keep them semi-tasty.  Not only are these foods horrendous for your system (and stop you from losing weight as your body goes into shock mode to process these chemicals), but they’re not even satisfying.  Ever eat a diet “food” then crave the real thing before you’re even finished taking the last chalky bite?
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Diets That Work! 06/01/2010
 
I'm sure that this cover and title will help sell a lot of magazines. However, sorry to say, diets don't work. However, lifestyle changes do. 

Unfortunately, American's spend $60-billion annually on diet-related products and have a 95% failure rate. By the way, this magazine will sell millions, but the dollar figure is not included in the above figure.

I wonder if this magazine used any airbrush techniques for this cover? LOL
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Dr. Christina Economos discusses health, diet, nutrition, and for me, the most important aspect of her presentation...the importance of strength/weight training. 

For all the benefits, I recommend clicking on "Watch Full Program".
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Satiety 02/05/2010
 
*sa·ti·e·ty    (sə-tī'ĭ-tē)     n.  The condition of being full or gratified beyond the point of satisfaction

That's it. Once you figure out how to accomplish that, dieting is a piece of cake.

*It's explained in detail in Feed Your Head.
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Click on Dr. Lustig's picture and he'll explain.

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Yes, believe it or not, my saying is: Eat More, Exercise More. The trite saying: "Eat Less, Exercise More", is a myth. For longterm success, you must figure out what to eat and you certainly can eat more...I do.

Here's an article titled: Eat More to Lose Weight.
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