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Grapefruit Diet
The Grapefruit Diet, also known as the Hollywood Diet, is an 18-day diet that dates back to 1930 Hollywood. This fad diet regained popularity in the mid-1970s as a bit of Xeroxlore. It is occasionally attributed erroneously to the Mayo Clinic, which has expressed a decidedly negative opinion of the diet, considering it unbalanced and possibly [...]
Continue reading...Graham Diet
23. May 2008
The Graham diet was invented around 1829 by Sylvester Graham, a self proclaimed “Physiological Reformer”. It consisted mainly of fresh fruits and vegetables, whole wheat and high fiber foods, and excluded meat and spices altogether (see vegetarianism). Very fresh milk, cheese, and eggs were permitted in moderation, and butter was to be used “very sparingly”. Graham [...]
Continue reading...Glycemic Index Diet
23. May 2008
The Glycemic index (also glycaemic index) or GI is a physiologically based measure of the effects of carbohydrates on blood glucose levels. Carbohydrates that break down rapidly during digestion releasing glucose rapidly into the bloodstream have a high GI; carbohydrates that break down slowly, releasing glucose gradually into the bloodstream, have a low GI. For [...]
Continue reading...Gluten Free Diet
23. May 2008
A gluten-free casein-free diet (or GFCF diet) eliminates intake of the naturally-occurring proteins gluten (found naturally in wheat, barley, and rye) and casein (found in milk). The Autism Research Institute and other advocacy groups recommend the diet as a treatment for autism and related disorders. Studies supporting these claims have had significant flaws, so the [...]
Continue reading...Gerson Diet
23. May 2008
The Gerson diet is a diet devised by Dr. Max Gerson (1881 - 1959). Gerson believed that cancer and other degenerative and autoimmune diseases are caused by chronic malfunctions in cell metabolism, and that they can be effectively treated by restoring proper cell functioning through a diet which is high in potassium and low in sodium. [...]
Continue reading...Fruitarian Diet
23. May 2008
Fruitarianism is a strict form of vegan diet that is limited to eating the ripe fruits of plants and trees. Fruitarians (frugivores or fructarians) eat in principle only the fruit of plants. As with other dietary practices, such as vegetarianism and raw foodism, some people consider themselves fruitarians even if their diet is not 100% [...]
Continue reading...Food Combining Diet
23. May 2008
Food combining is the term for an unproven nutritional approach that focuses less upon the quantity and kind of food consumed, and more upon the timing of their consumption. For example, advocates sometimes recommend that carbohydrates and citrus fruits should not be consumed at the same meal, claiming that the enzyme that digests carbohydrates (amylase) [...]
Continue reading...Flexitarianism Diet
23. May 2008
Flexitarianism is a term used in the United States to describe the practice of eating mainly vegetarian food, but making occasional exceptions for social, pragmatic, cultural, or nutritional reasons. There is a wide range in the circumstances and outer boundaries of their dietary practices, which resist easy classification.[1] The term semi-vegetarianism is used to convey [...]
Continue reading...Fit for Life Diet
23. May 2008
Fit for Life is a diet and lifestyle promoted by the American writers Harvey Diamond and Marilyn Diamond, which stems from the principles in Natural Hygiene. As the title of the original 1985 book suggests, Fit for Life claims that one can lose excess body weight and maintain good health via long term dietary and [...]
Continue reading...Feingold Diet
23. May 2008
The Feingold diet is a food elimination program developed by Ben F. Feingold, MD to treat hyperactivity. It eliminates a number of artificial colors and artificial flavors, aspartame, three petroleum-based preservatives, and (at least initially) certain salicylates. There has been much debate about the efficacy of this program. Some mainstream medical practitioners deny that it [...]
Continue reading...The Fat Resistance Diet
23. May 2008
The Fat Resistance Diet is a book by Dr. Leo Galland with recipes by Jonathan Galland.[1].The Fat Resistance Diet claims that an anti-inflammatory program—lots of vegetables, fruit, omega fats and protein—will reverse leptin resistance. Contents include: Part One: Reversing the Biology of Fat 1. Your Fat Is Not Your Fault 2. [...]
Continue reading...Dr. Hay Diet
23. May 2008
The Dr. Hay diet (also called the Hay Diet) is a nutrition method developed by the New York physician William Howard Hay in the 1920s. It claims to work by separating out food groups into those which are “alkaline, acidic and neutral”. Acid foods are not combined with the alkaline ones. “Acid” foods are protein [...]
Continue reading...Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension / DASH Diet
22. May 2008
Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension or the DASH diet is a diet promoted by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (part of the NIH, an organization part of the government of the USA) to control hypertension. A major feature of the plan is limiting intake of sodium, and it also generally encourages the consumption [...]
Continue reading...Diet Smart Plan
22. May 2008
The Diet Smart Plan is a weight loss plan developed in 2005 and can be found in the book released the same year. The subtitle to the book, Small Changes for Big Results, is a summary of the idea of this weight loss plan asking participants to make a few strategic changes to their normal [...]
Continue reading...Diet for a New America by John Robbins
22. May 2008
John Robbins is an American author, and a pioneer popularizing the linkages between agriculture, health and the environment. He is the son of Irma Robbins and Baskin-Robbins co-founder Irv Robbins. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1969, and received a Master’s Degree from Antioch College, in 1976. Rather than following the ice-cream [...]
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