12.29.06
Posted in Natural, Articles at 5:50 am by Contact
In his book Lost Horizon, popular British novelist James Hilton describes Shangri-La as a mystical and secluded community in the Himalayas that is full of peace and tranquility. Since the term is now a widely used metaphor for utopia, psychologist Seth Roberts thought it provided the perfect name for his revolutionary new approach to weight loss.
According to Roberts, the food you eat impacts your weight by influencing what is known as the body-weight set point. Though this is a term borrowed from engineering, weight-loss researchers have used it to refer to the weight your body ???wants to be.??
???The set point is the weight your brain wants you to be,?? Roberts says. ???Your brain pushes you towards that weight by making you more or less hungry.??
However, one thing that Roberts has discovered is that eating certain foods can actually cause your set point to increase or decrease. There are high-set-point foods, and there are low-set-point foods.
???Some foods cause your set point to increase or decrease based on flavor,?? Roberts explains. ???Your brain uses flavor as a way of measuring how much food is available in the world. When the flavor-calorie association is strong, you are telling the brain that food is abundant.??
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12.23.06
Posted in Natural, Articles at 2:05 pm by Contact
So, What’s it Like?
The South Beach Diet is divided into three different Phases. The first Phase lasts for two weeks and is the strictest of the three. Each Phase includes specific allowable foods on the Foods to Enjoy list, as well as meal plans and recipes.
Though some have compared the plan to Atkins, but the doctor starts off by making one thing clear: “The South Beach Diet is not low-carb (Agatston, p 3).” The only true similarity between the two diets is the stringent two week introductory period.
Dr. Agatston’s weight loss advice focuses on a healthy balance between carbs and fats — good carbs and fats, that is. Highly processed foods like baked goods and soft drinks are off-limits.
Dr. Agatston says decreasing the bad carbs will help you metabolize what you eat more effectively and will also improve insulin resistance, leading to weight loss. The diet is based on the Glycemic Index.
When you first read the requirements of Phase 1, it may sound a little daunting, especially if you are used to low-fat, high-carb diets.
Dr. Agatston says you will become accustomed to eating the good carbs and fats and leaving the bad ones behind. He says by doing so you can lose anywhere between 8 and 13 pounds in the first two weeks.
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How depressing, how utterly unjust, to be the one in your social circle who is aging least gracefully.
In a laboratory at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, Matthias is learning about time???s caprice the hard way. At 28, getting on for a rhesus monkey, Matthias is losing his hair, lugging a paunch and getting a face full of wrinkles.
Yet in the cage next to his, gleefully hooting at strangers, one of Matthias???s lab mates, Rudy, is the picture of monkey vitality, although he is slightly older. Thin and feisty, Rudy stops grooming his smooth coat just long enough to pirouette toward a proffered piece of fruit.
Tempted with the same treat, Matthias rises wearily and extends a frail hand. ???You can really see the difference,?? said Dr. Ricki Colman, an associate scientist at the center who cares for the animals.
What a visitor cannot see may be even more interesting. As a result of a simple lifestyle intervention, Rudy and primates like him seem poised to live very long, very vital lives.
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December 8 2006: 1:48 PM EST NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com)
Coca-Cola Co. will launch fortified Diet Coke Plus in spring 2007, according to a report published Friday.? — Coca-Cola plans to launch a new version of Diet Coke in 2007 that is fortified with vitamins and minerals, according to a report published Friday. Diet Coke Plus, slated for a spring launch, will be the first nutrient-enhanced carbonated soda to be offered by a major brand, said Beverage Digest. Video More video At Fortune’s Innovation Forum, Nick Pudar, a VP at OnStar, discusses the mindsets that crush creativity. Play video A Coca-Cola representative would not confirm the report, but he did not deny it. “We’re always looking to innovate around existing brands,” he said. “And we’re also looking at new opportunities.” “We’ll have lots of news to share on the innovation front in 2007,” he added. Next year, rival Pepsi (Charts) will introduce a line of enhanced carbonated drinks called “Tava,” said the report.
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