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By
Paul M. Jerard Jr.
Recently,
I was reading about a diet plan where you throw everything out of
your pantry.
Although this sounds like great news for the supermarkets, over
the short-term, this leaves very few choices for you to actually
eat.
Can you exist on salad, topped with Flax seed oil dressing, for
the rest of your life?
People believe that they must pay penance for their eating sins.
Dietary and exercise torture seems to be good for the conscience
and the prescription of the day.
How else can we explain “off the wall” diets and “extreme”
exercise programs?
Whatever happened to eating in moderation and using common sense?
Even if you are eating a “diet cookie,” you can’t
have all you want.
If you travel, or eat in restaurants frequently, you have to eat
in moderation, space your meals out, carry healthy snacks, or visit
the salad bar at your local supermarket.
There are plenty of good choices, and it won’t cost you an
“arm and a leg.”
When you eat, you shouldn’t feel stuffed after a meal.
This slows down your digestive system, similar to the principle
of a “log jam,” and you may not eat for six hours or more,
depending upon the amount of food consumed.
This is a time when your body is crying to go for a walk.
You should feel comfortably full every time you leave the table,
and you should eat five or six times a day; three moderately-sized
meals and at least two healthy snacks.
Sorry to say, diet cookies are rarely healthy. If they were of nutritional
value, I would live on the Chocolate Chip Cookie Diet.
Now back to reality, if you love dessert, you can’t give it
up for life. Depending on the state your health, you may have to
seriously cut back.
Therefore, consult with your family doctor, get a diet that makes
sense, and please walk, swim, or exercise regularly.
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About the author: Paul Jerard, is a co-owner and the director of
Yoga teacher training at Aura Wellness Center in North Providence
RI. He has been a certified Master Yoga teacher since 1995. He is
a master instructor of martial arts. He teaches Yoga, martial arts,
and fitness to children, adults, and seniors in Providence. Recently
he wrote: Is Running a Yoga Business Right for You? For Yoga students,
who may be considering a new career as a Yoga teacher.
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