Diet Plan:  No Grain Diet written by Dr. Joseph Mercola.

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Diet Claim:  Eating carbohydrates like grains and pastas contributes to problems with blood sugar and weight gain.  By eliminating these from your diet, you feel fewer cravings and are able to lose weight quickly.  Eating all of these carbohydrates causes “grain addiction.” It is not healthy and the cause of many health problems like diabetes, depression and high cholesterol.

Diet Guidelines:  The No Grain Diet is low in carbohydrates.  Dieters are asked to eliminate all refined sugars, grains, potatoes and any sweets that they eat.  The No Grain Diet has three phases.  Phase 1 sees you eliminate the foods just mentioned and also fruit as you break the dependence on carbohydrates.   The first phase of the diet lasts for three days.  You are required to eat every two hours.

Phase 2 is where you will stay until you lose your desired weight.  Instead of eating every two hours, you set up a more structured eating schedule.  You are allowed to have three meals and three snacks throughout the day.  Eating for the day stops two hours before bedtime.  Exercise is added into the equation in Phase 2.  This is the stabilization phase of the No Grain diet.  To be sure that you stay at your desired weight, Phase 2 continues for up to six weeks after you have reached you goal weight.

Phase 3 is where you learn to maintain the weight you have lost.  You are now allowed to add some carbohydrates into your diet.  First, you add starchy vegetables then whole grains and fruits.  Most of the carbs that are not good for you are still eliminated.

How long do I follow this diet?
The No Grain Diet lasts as long as you need it.  It teaches you how to eat carbohydrates and which ones are good for your body.

What can I eat?
The No Grain Diet has specific food lists for you to use.  It offers three food plans for you to choose from and that dictates what you can eat.  The Booster Food Plan allows you to eat fruit and more proteins.  The Core Food Plan is stricter but promises quicker results.  Besides carbs, dairy, vegetable juices and soy products are eliminated.  The Advanced Food Plan helps those who need to drop a significant amount of weight.

What are the benefits?
Your health improves without the fast food, pastas and sugary snacks and you will naturally drop the pounds.

How much weight can I lose?
The No Grain Diet doesn’t specify weight loss numbers.

Does the plan stress exercise of any kind?
You are asked to exercise for 30 minutes a day with the No Grain Diet.

What does the diet plan cost?
You will buy more meats and fewer grains which may balance out.  There is the cost of the book and the supplements also.

Diet Pros:  You choose the level of your results by choosing your food plan.  You don’t have to be as restrictive as some might choose to be.

Diet Cons:  Such a restrictive diet is hard for many to follow.  You are also asked to take several supplements with this plan.

 

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