Ayurvedic medicine originated in India more than 5,000 years ago—and even then healthy eating was important. John Douillard, PhD, host of the new DVD, Ayurveda for Weight Loss ($20), offers these three tips for shedding pounds Ayurveda-style.
1. Honor mealtime
Turn off the TV and step away from your desk when it’s time to eat. By focusing on your food, you’ll be less likely to overeat.
2. Eat seasonally
Seasonal foods eaten at the right temperature (warm when it’s cold, cold when it’s warm) may boost your metabolism. For example: Eat berries in the spring, chilled watermelon in the heat of the summer, warm steamed veggies in the fall, and chili or stew on those cold winter days.
3. Rethink dinner
Make it a small, supplemental meal, like soup or salad, and eat it before 6 p.m. This approach extends your body’s fasting time before breakfast and helps you burn more fat.
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Comments (5)
This is the best dietary advice I have ever read in my 45 years of living
Just what we need another diet book that only benefits the author. When I read something like this, I have to speak out. Losing weight is as simple as burning more calories than you consume. Eat less and exercise more. If you want to see a difference journal your foods, that’s what works.
Seasonal eating makes no sense, the temperature of your food has virtually no effect on metabolism.
Also, not eating after six is not only inaccurate, it’s harmfull. Fact is you don’t burn more fat in fasting mode, you burn less because your metabolism crashes.
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What role goes ghee (clarified butter oil, being a staple in the diet) play in a healthy diet.
Also, would you consider it a healthy oil/fat for the body due to all of it’s benefit’s
I am 17 years old and my weight is 50kg. But my waist measures 30inches. How can I reduce it?
Rita, if you weight 50kg (110 lbs) you don’t need to lose weight! Unless you’re only 4 feet tall…