By Boyana Peeva
“Cleansing is basic for elimination of every kind of disease.” ~ Stanley Burroughs
“Since the days of Jesus Christ, who fasted for 40 days, men and women have abstained from food for many reasons; for health, for political ends and for spiritual enlightenment.” ~ Herman Schneider
According to Stanley Burroughs, an alternative health practitioner who [...]

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Advices

Avoid as much as possible fatty food, including fat from vegetables.

Reduce salt quantities.

Drink a lot, like 2 liters/day (slightly more than 1/2 gallon). Water is your best partner here, if possible drink [...]

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The renowned nutritionist Pierre Dukan, M.D, in an exclusive interview for the Bulgarian National Television: There is no one hurt by the protein diet.
•    Teenagers should not follow any diet programs. Prevention is paramount for them.
•    The attack phase should last 7 days maximum.
This recommends the author of the best seller “Je Ne Sais Pas [...]

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“This book is the result of the exploration and analysis of the different types of relationships that a person has with his or her weight. It was conceived, written, laid out and printed for your sole, individual use.” –Dr. Pierre Dukan MD,
MY WEIGHT BOOK FIRST “PERSONAL BOOK” FORMAT, CONCEIVED BY FRENCH MD WITH 32 EXPERTS, [...]

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Weight Loss and Diet Q& A:
Pierre Dukan on the “Book of My Weight”
Official site http://www.pierre-dukan.com
Dr. Dukan, could you tell us about your new weight loss program and diet book that you are calling the “Book of My Weight”?
I’d be delighted to. The objective of this book is to give every person who is overweight – [...]

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Here it is, as simple as we can make it: When you eat too many carbohydrates (carbs), your body burns some of those carbs for energy and stores the excess carbs as fat. When you eat fewer carbs – especially white flour and sugar, your body begins burning fat as it’s primary fuel source.
That’s how [...]

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The article is adapted from the Atkins Nutritional.
WHAT IS THE ATKINS APPROACH?

The Atkins Nutritional Approach is a powerful, long-term plan for weight loss and weight management that works unlike any diet you’ve ever seen or tried. Atkins is a totally different way to look at food – it will show you that eating the [...]

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Calories are not all equal..

Indeed, it has been proven that 100 calories coming from sugar, oil or seafood are not treated the same by our bodies. Calories are coming from 3 distinct nutriments.

Carbohydrates

Refined sugars and its pairs, sweets, candies… are almost pure carbohydrates, rich and quickly assimilated by our bodies. Starches, even if they don’t taste as sugary, are extremely rich in carbohydrates. Starches includes breads, crackers, cereals, pasta, potatoes, lentils, beans… Bananas, grapes and cherries are among the fruits with the most carbohydrates. Obviously wine and all alcohols are not your friends there.
Carbohydrates provide 4 calories per grams directly assimilated.

Lipids

Lipids are definitely your enemies. There are 2 main sources of lipids: animal and vegetal. You’ll find them typically in their almost pure stage in delicatessens, pate, sausages and so on, but also in the meat, like lamb, goose and duck. Beef is normally way leaner. Vegetal lipids are mainly found in oils (olive, sunflowers, peanuts etc).
Lipids provide 9 calories per grams that get assimilated slightly slower than carbohydrates.

Proteins

Proteins are mainly coming from animals and most specifically their meat. Horse meat contains the most protein. Beef meat, although slightly fattier, are extremely good sources of proteins. Again, lamb, pork, goose and duck have too much lipids to be considered a good source of protein. All the seafood, fishes, shrimp, crab, scallops are very lean and with a good amount of proteins. Eggs are good although, ideally, you should eat only the white…yuck
Proteins provide 4 calories per grams that get assimilated very slowly (at least 3 hours).

Let’s do some maths

Because of the protein molecules size, our body needs to spend some energy to digest them. Typically, to extract 100 calories out of proteins, our body has to spend 30 calories (vs 12 calories for the lipids and 7 calories for the carbohydrates). Also, take into consideration that only 50% of the proteins are really assimilable, the rest is pure waste. So a 100g beef steak will provide only 200 calories (100g * 4 cal * 50%) that will require 60 calories to get assimilated…hence your net calories intake will be only 140 calories….which is the equivalent of a spoon of olive oil that we’re pouring so easily onto our salads…

Calories intakes (100g)
Calories assimilated (100g)
Calories diet efficiency (100g)

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• Pierre Dukan, M.D. – Q and A about “My Weight Book”

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4 Phases for a durable weight loss, with natural proteins

Official site: http://www.thedukandiet.org/

You’ve tried already several times to loose weight but were unsuccessful ? Here is one of the most performing and satisfying loss weight program !

The method comprises 4 successive steps: the Attack phase with purely natural proteins to boot-start a fast weight loss in less than a week, the Weight Loss phase with alternative proteins during which you’ll reach your target weight, the Stabilization phase with the re-introduction of all type of foods and finally the definitive Cruise phase.

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The low carb classic!

More than 30 years ago, Dr. Robert Atkins introduced his low-carb diet, now popularly known as the Atkins Diet. While this low-carb phenomenon has had critics over the years, there are still proponents who live by Dr. Atkins’ dietary plan.
Dr. Atkins introduced his Diet Revolution in 1972 as the diet that would [...]

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