Wellness Podcast 2 - 1:26:18, 5.22 PM

Eureka Natural Foods

*Weight loss Diets -What are the different diets? So first we have the Atkins Diets that was most popular from 2003 to 2004. This is a branding on a general low-carb diet. Atkins was the reason for the low-carb lines from multiple food companies. The gist of the diet was to restrict or eliminate carbs. Now there are several variations of this diet. The Keto or Ketogenic diet has been a huge diet across the world and is showing some amazing success. Keto involves a high healthy fat consumption, adequate protein and very low-carb intake. The point is to make the body start burning fat instead of carbs for energy. Now for the science behind this diet: the Ketogenic diet was originally created in the 1920s to treat epilepsy in children. In the 1960s, an MCT (medium chain triglycerides) version was founded and subsequently in 1971 a diet consisting of 60% of daily calories coming from MCT oil was included in the childhood seizure treatments. 1994 saw this medical diet revival with fantastic results. Several small case studies have linked the diet to treatment of Autism, depression, migraines, PCOS, and Type 2 Diabetes. Recently a clinical trial began using the Ketogenic diet for cancer therapy. Recently, the big diet for heart health and cholesterol has been the Mediterranean Diet. The diet includes an active lifestyle, low red meat, sugar, and saturated fats. Instead it is high in produce, nuts, olive oil, beans, grains, legumes, fish and seafood. It does allow for a moderate amount of dairy and poultry. Studies conducted in 2008 using this diet and moderate calorie restriction resulted in substantial weight loss and even weight loss in people with diabetes. The Paleo Diet has recently been gaining some speed. Firstly, this diet does not allow dairy, grains, sugar, legumes, pressed oils, salt, alcohol, or coffee. It focuses on vegetables, fruits, nuts, roots, and meat. This is a high protein diet that does not allow processed or refined foods. Currently, there is a sub- category of paleo which allows someone to use the key allowed foods to create imitation versions of processed foods. For instance, nut milks instead of dairy or homemade almond bread instead of grains. There is huge resources for doing this pseudo-paleo diet. This is one of the cleanest diets out there. Next there is vegetarianism, flexitarianism, or veganism. There are a lot of versions of these diets. Veganism is the simplest to explain: produce and any purely plant foods. The main principle of veganism is to not consume any animal meat or animal by-products. Vegetarianism can allow for dairy and eggs. Flexitarianism is mostly vegetarian but with some flexibility for fish, seafood, and poultry. Due to the foods being eaten in these diets there is a reduction in calories. The Raw Food diet is maybe one of the most straight forward. It follows the belief that cooking or heating food above a certain temperature destroys the nutrients and natural enzymes of the food. The diet involves raw fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and sprouted grains. It does allow for blending, use of a food processor, and dehydration. This is one of the most effective forms of vegetarianism and veganism, and is widely used by vegans. The diet also claims to clear chronic headaches and allergies, boost immunity and memory, as well as reduce inflammation. -