If you're one of the millions of Americans
fighting an ever-growing waistline, you'll most likely want to shed some of that
excess weight eventually - if you want to stay healthy, that is. But you've
tried every diet on the market, and the weight doesn't seem to stay off. Or,
you've never dieted before and don't know where to begin.
Which diet is the best?
ALL of them and NONE of them.
I am going to let you in on a little secret. It often shocks
and disrupts people’s world, but you need to hear it.
You ready?
Everyone is different.
"Everyone is different," something everyone knows but yet no one really takes
into account when dishing out recommendations and advice. The reason why all
diets work is because they work for at least one person, usually the one telling
everyone else about it. And the reason none of the diets work is because no one
diet is right for everyone.
So what do you eat? I have made it really simple. Eat whatever you inner knowing
tells you to eat as long as it is fresh and pure. That is all you have to do.
The answers that suddenly become relevant are to the questions of what is fresh
and pure and how does your inner knowing tell you what to eat?
Fresh means not in a box, not in a can and if you let it set out too long, it
will spoil or go bad. A simple guideline is anything around the outside of a
grocery store: Fruits, vegetables, bulk food, nuts and seeds, fish, meat, dairy,
etc. This food is fresh. Frozen food is better than canned or in a box, but not
as good as fresh. So if you have to buy something from the middle of the grocery
store, frozen is a better option.
Pure means nothing added. No sugar, sweeteners, artificial ingredients,
preservatives, chemicals, pesticides, herbicides or any other poisons they put
on or in your food. Said another way, like you would find the food in nature
before man tried to improve it. This usually means organic.
Follow your inner knowing eating fresh and pure food. So what is your inner
knowing? Some call it your intuition, your inner intelligence and your gut
knowing. It is the knowing you have before you think. It is that knowing that
comes from within your soul or heart that is smarter than your mind. Your inner
knowing talks to you all the time. You even hear your inner knowing it is just
many of us usually don’t listen.
You know how when you are full and you "know" you should stop eating and often
even say it out loud, but then keep eating anyway. This is exactly what I mean.
When choosing what to eat your inner knowing will tell you what you "want." And
as long as you are choosing from fresh and pure options eat whatever your inner
knowing tells you to eat.
How much food do you eat? Eat as much or as little as your inner knowing tells
you to eat. Some days it might be 3,000 calories, others it might be 1,000. You
no longer have to worry about counting calories or carbs. Just eat as much as
your inner knowing says. No more and no less.
When you listen to your inner knowing and choose from fresh and pure options,
you will be eating the perfect "diet" for you. No more starvation, no more
restrictions and no more counting. You will have Freedom from the shackles of
diets for life.
Can the foods you eat cause or affect your arthritis? That’s one of the most common questions people with arthritis ask. Because symptoms of arthritis can vary from day to day, it is natural to think that what you ate yesterday caused or reduced the pain you feel today.
Researchers have looked at the roles diet may play in arthritis. There are some scientific reasons to think that the foods you eat could affect certain kinds of arthritis. Evidence shows that excessive weight and the type of diet you follow may influence symptoms of certain types of arthritis and related conditions.
However, all persons with arthritis, young and old, can benefit from eating a healthy, well-balanced diet. This includes a variety of foods; plenty of vegetables, fruits and whole-grain products; and sugar, salt and fat (especially saturated fat found in animal products) in moderation. Taking the recommended daily amounts of vitamins and minerals also is an important part of a healthful diet. A good diet promotes overall health and helps to control weight.
What We Already Know
Research has shown several connections between food, nutritional supplements
(vitamins, minerals and omega-3 fatty acids) and certain forms of arthritis or
related conditions, such as
gout,
osteoporosis,
osteoarthritis,
rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, and
reactive
arthritis.
How Researchers Test Diets
To determine the effects of a particular diet on arthritis, researchers
divide people who have arthritis into two groups at random. One group follows a
diet containing the food or foods being studied; the other group follows a diet
without those kinds of foods. Neither group of participants is told which food
is being tested. Both groups follow their diets for a number of weeks while
adhering to their regular medical treatment programs throughout the study.
Researchers measure the changes, such as decreased swelling in joints, in each study participant and compare the total changes between the two groups to determine if the tested diet made a difference. The study is then repeated three or four times with other groups of people to see if the results are similar. Only after such a series of tests do the researchers consider the test results conclusive and the diet treatments effective.
