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Benefits of DASH Diet

March 28th, 2011 Rosn Dhakal

Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension or DASH diet is a diet that is designed to control hypertension. The diet has been promoted by National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute which is US government institute that promotes healthy living. People who follow DASH diet can eat whole grains, fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy products, nuts, beans, fish but must avoid eating food that contain artificial sweeteners, red meat and foods that contain added fats. Following DASH diet not only helps in controlling blood pressure but is also a well-balanced diet. This diet plan is also recommended by USDA as the ideal diet plan for Americans.

This diet plan is based on the studies conducted by experts at NIH who examined the benefits and drawbacks of 3 diet plans. All the three diet plans were a combination of vegetarian and non-vegetarian food. However, more emphasis was given to vegetables, beans, fruits, low fat dairy products and nuts. It also suggest alternative to processed foods and discourages people from eating junk food. NIH has published a book “Your Guide to Lowering your Blood Pressure with DASH” that gives nutrition details of some popular food items and also provides details of their healthy alternatives. The book also gives details of a sample meal plan and the health benefits of the sample plan.

DASH diet plan can help people reduce their blood pressure in just 2 weeks. This diet is ideal for people who suffer from hypertension and have moderately high blood pressure. People who suffer from hypertension can adopt DASH diet to improve the response of their medication and to lower their blood pressure. Other benefits of DASH diet includes insulin resistance, weight loss and lowering of cholesterol. Research has also proved that DASH diet can also help in reducing the risk of heart diseases, stroke and kidney stone. Even teens who suffer from hypertension has benefited from this diet plan.

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Facts about Dukan Diet

December 15th, 2010 Rosn Dhakal

There are many health conscious people who are shifting from Atkins Diet to Dukan Diet. Dukan Diet has become immensely popular and most people consider Weight Watchers diet as the only competition to Dukan Diet.

There are many well-known celebrities that are known to follow Dukan Diet. Popular singer and actress Jennifer Lopez has lost weight after giving birth to a child after following Dukan Diet. Even the attractive supermodel Gisele Bundchen has adopted Dukan Diet after she became pregnant. Both women were able to get in shape after they have adopted this diet.

Dukan Diet has more than half a million followers around the world and their number is growing by the day. The diet was planned by Frenchman Dr. Dukan who wanted people who wanted people to have a great body so they don’t suffer from diseases. This year Dr. Dukan has created an online presence for his diet so English speaking people can also benefit from his diet plan.

The main difference between Dukan Diet and other diet plans is that it charges users have to pay for the specific diet plan on daily basis as opposed to paying for it on monthly basis.

Dukan Diet has been divided into 4 stages. The first stage is called the attack stage where you have to consume only protein rich food and avoid all carbohydrates. This stage can be used by people who want to lose their weight quickly. In the second stage called the cruising stage, people have to balance their protein intake by having vegetables on every alternate day. The third stage is the consolidation stage where carbohydrates are slowly introduced into their food consumption. The last stage is called the stabilisation stage where dieters can eat anything they like. However, they must follow the all protein diet rule once a week.

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Is weight-loss hypnosis effective?

October 4th, 2010 Rosn Dhakal

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Hypnosis is known to be effective in treatment of many diseases. Not many people know that hypnosis can help people who want to lose weight. When hypnosis is used along with other weight-loss methods, it can help people in losing weight. For instance you can lose weight when you use hypnosis with other weight-loss methods like exercise and diet. However, there is no scientific evidence to prove that hypnosis can help you in losing weight.

Hypnosis is usually achieved with the help of hypnotherapist who uses various verbal and mental images to alter the state of consciousness. When you are under the influence of hypnotherapist, you start focussing on areas suggested by the therapist. So when the therapist suggests that you lose weight, you start channelizing your energy into losing weight. After a few sessions with the therapist and proper training, you can start trying self-hypnosis to lose weight. Most people combine cognitive behavioral therapy with weight-loss hypnosis.

In the past, studies have been conducted to find out the effectiveness of weight-loss hypnosis. Most studies confirmed that weight-loss hypnosis can help you in achieving moderate weight-loss. However, there many people who have questioned the quality of the case study and the manner it was conducted. This has made it difficult to analyze the effectiveness of these studies.

So if you want to lose weight, then give weight-loss hypnosis a try. There is no guarantee that you will lose weight but there is no harm in trying.

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