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Dr. Phil’s Ultimate Weight Solution

Dr. Phil McGraw, a mental health professional, introduced his Ultimate Weight Solution in his book, The Ultimate Weight Solution: The7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom. As the book’s title suggests, this is not just a diet plan but a complete lifestyle plan that works on both physical and psychological levels. This Ultimate Weight Solution works in a systematic way because, as Dr. Phil McGraw puts it, “It’s about changing what you eat, why you eat, where you eat, when you eat, and how you eat, and doing it all in a way that is custom-designed so that it is natural for you.” The seven keys to this ultimate system cover all these aspects, right from the way you think to the way you exercise and the support you get from people around you. And of course, you must follow a proper diet plan. The 7 keys to weight loss freedom, as given by Dr. Phil’s Ultimate Weight Solution are as follows: Right Thinking : This begins with monitoring your thoughts and replacing negative thoughts wi...

What is DASH Diet Plan?

DASH is "Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension,” a diet plan developed by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), which is a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). DASH also helps improve blood lipid levels, which in turn, reduces cardiovascular risk. The DASH diet is also in line with dietary recommendations to prevent osteoporosis, cancer, heart disease, stroke and diabetes, since it focuses on portion size, whole foods, and the right amount of nutrients. The overall goal of the DASH Diet is to lower your consumption of sodium , which aids in lowering your blood pressure. However, being a low-fat, high-fiber diet plan, it can also serve as an effective short- and long-term weight-loss diet plan. The DASH diet requires ample consumption of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy; limited consumption of fish and poultry; and sparing consumption of red meat, sweets, and fatty foods. While packaged food is not shunned, you must check...

The Cookie Diet: The Secret is Out!

A cookie diet is, yes you guessed it, a diet consisting solely of cookies (and a light dinner). But the catch is that you cannot eat just any cookie if you want to follow a cookie diet plan. What you get to eat are cookies created specifically for this diet plan, and that too in a limited number.   The very first cookie diet was developed way back in 1975, by Dr. Sanford Siegal, a bariatric physician based in Miami, who was trying to find a way to help his patients curb their hunger pangs. Dr. Siegal mixed some specific amino acids with some secret ingredients and created a cookie.  Following the popularity of Dr. Siegal’s diet plan , many other cookie diet plans appeared, such as Smart for Life Cookie Diet , R&D Diet Cookie , and Hollywood Cookie Diet . Dr. Seigal later introduced another plan, and named it Dr. Siegal's Plan 10X . The cookies’ formula was tweaked to suits vegetarians (NOT vegans, though) and was made kosher. All these cookie diets are ...