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How to Get from Fat to Flat
How to Get from Fat to Flat
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If you are struggling to lose weight, you are in good company; billions of people around the globe are fighting an uphill battle in the weight loss war as well. Yes, billions!
Studies show that two out of three Americans are overweight or obese. According to the World Health Organization, 1.6
BILLION people worldwide are overweight.
Interestingly, however, in some parts of the world, there are societies of people who stay trim and healthy well into old age and beyond. They are not plagued by many of the diseases that affect people in industrialized areas of the world, and they do not suffer many of the aging related diseases that people in Western countries suffer as they age.
Scientists have studied the diets and lifestyle of these cultures, and diet is believed to play a hugely important role in their longevity and physical health.
Before we talk about the dietary selections made by these people, however, let us look at how our bodies developed over the course of millions of years of evolution, and why the current dietary choices that are available to us are contributing to the challenges we face when attempting to lose weight.
A large portion of the foods that are available today in grocery stores are presented to us in a form that was never available to our ancestors: refined carbohydrates that have been stripped of any nutritional benefits.
The breads, cereals, cakes, rolls, muffins and donuts that are stacked on the grocery store shelves and piled high in display cases are made from refined flours. When this flour is
processed, any health benefits that existed in the original grain is gone: these foods are all sugar and no fiber.
Our bodies did not evolve to consume foods like this.
The foods that were available to our ancestors were meat, fruits, nuts, tubers, and berries, and wild grains.Thousands of years ago it was healthy for our bodies to crave and to consume carbohydrates.
Carbohydrates are molecules found in fruits, nuts, grains and starch foods like potatoes and tubers. While carbohydrates are energy sources, it is also possible to get energy from protein.
Carbohydrates deliver energy much more quickly than protein, however, and the more refined and processed the carbohydrates are, the more quickly they deliver energy. White bread delivers energy more quickly than wheat bread; white sugar delivers energy more quickly than molasses.
This is not a healthy process because when energy levels shoot up quickly, they then crash just as quickly. So after eating refined carbohydrates like donuts or cake made with white flour and white sugar, first you feel hyperactive and jittery, and then you feel tired, groggy, and irritable.
Our ancestor’s bodies got energy and calories from the healthy carbohydrates that existed then. The carbohydrates in whole natural grains gave our species the energy that we needed to go out and hunt, to gather more food, to flee from predators, to reproduce, to survive.
The carbohydrates that are available to us today hardly bear any resemblance to those ancient natural grains. Today’s carbohydrates are refined and mixed with processed sugar so that when we eat them, we are suffering all of the negative effects of carbohydrates and getting none of the benefits.
These modern refined carbohydrates are high in calories and they provide a quick jolt of energy, just like caffeine. This is followed by a crash that leaves us tired and dragging several hours later.
Do you frequently find that when you’re at work, you run into
an “energy wall” in the mid morning and mid afternoon? Do you
find that at those times it is hard to think clearly and all that you want to do is curl up and take a nap?
This is a result of eating a refined carbohydrates for breakfast and lunch. That donut or muffin or bagel which gave you a rush of energy right after you ate it is now causing your energy level to crash!
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Captain Pierre
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Studies show that two out of three Americans are overweight or obese. According to the World Health Organization, 1.6
BILLION people worldwide are overweight.
Interestingly, however, in some parts of the world, there are societies of people who stay trim and healthy well into old age and beyond. They are not plagued by many of the diseases that affect people in industrialized areas of the world, and they do not suffer many of the aging related diseases that people in Western countries suffer as they age.
Scientists have studied the diets and lifestyle of these cultures, and diet is believed to play a hugely important role in their longevity and physical health.
Before we talk about the dietary selections made by these people, however, let us look at how our bodies developed over the course of millions of years of evolution, and why the current dietary choices that are available to us are contributing to the challenges we face when attempting to lose weight.
A large portion of the foods that are available today in grocery stores are presented to us in a form that was never available to our ancestors: refined carbohydrates that have been stripped of any nutritional benefits.
The breads, cereals, cakes, rolls, muffins and donuts that are stacked on the grocery store shelves and piled high in display cases are made from refined flours. When this flour is
processed, any health benefits that existed in the original grain is gone: these foods are all sugar and no fiber.
Our bodies did not evolve to consume foods like this.
The foods that were available to our ancestors were meat, fruits, nuts, tubers, and berries, and wild grains.Thousands of years ago it was healthy for our bodies to crave and to consume carbohydrates.
Carbohydrates are molecules found in fruits, nuts, grains and starch foods like potatoes and tubers. While carbohydrates are energy sources, it is also possible to get energy from protein.
Carbohydrates deliver energy much more quickly than protein, however, and the more refined and processed the carbohydrates are, the more quickly they deliver energy. White bread delivers energy more quickly than wheat bread; white sugar delivers energy more quickly than molasses.
This is not a healthy process because when energy levels shoot up quickly, they then crash just as quickly. So after eating refined carbohydrates like donuts or cake made with white flour and white sugar, first you feel hyperactive and jittery, and then you feel tired, groggy, and irritable.
Our ancestor’s bodies got energy and calories from the healthy carbohydrates that existed then. The carbohydrates in whole natural grains gave our species the energy that we needed to go out and hunt, to gather more food, to flee from predators, to reproduce, to survive.
The carbohydrates that are available to us today hardly bear any resemblance to those ancient natural grains. Today’s carbohydrates are refined and mixed with processed sugar so that when we eat them, we are suffering all of the negative effects of carbohydrates and getting none of the benefits.
These modern refined carbohydrates are high in calories and they provide a quick jolt of energy, just like caffeine. This is followed by a crash that leaves us tired and dragging several hours later.
Do you frequently find that when you’re at work, you run into
an “energy wall” in the mid morning and mid afternoon? Do you
find that at those times it is hard to think clearly and all that you want to do is curl up and take a nap?
This is a result of eating a refined carbohydrates for breakfast and lunch. That donut or muffin or bagel which gave you a rush of energy right after you ate it is now causing your energy level to crash!
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