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2012年9月11日星期二

Healthy Diet Plan for Preventing Heart Disease

The healthy diet plan that reduces the chances of having a heart attack is largely unknown by the majority of people at risk. Much skirmishing is going on in intellectual circles over what is the cause of the blockage of the arteries which precipitates a heart attack, but the general truth is known, if not widely publicized.

Why not?

Are We More Afraid of Offending the Sacred Cows of Agriculture -- or Killing the Golden Goose of Heart Surgeons?

Heart disease can have several major contributing factors. The most widely accepted theory is that the major blood flow to the heart becomes, over time, restricted by plaques -- fatty deposits of cholesterol.

Though our body makes its own cholesterol and it serves many useful purposes, this blocking of the coronary arteries is not a normal healthy occurrence. It can and often does kill us.

Autopsies conducted on Korean soldiers (1950-53) who ate a mostly plant-based diet revealed little evidence of these plaques -- quite unlike what was found in the arteries of young American soldiers in that same war. Present-day autopsies of auto crash victims in the U.S. are now showing considerable plaques developing in children ten years old.

There are conflicting theories that propose to explain why these blockages or plaques form. The two schools of thought are basically the one that believes that eating a large proportion of animal products (meats, fish, eggs, dairy products) in our diet is the source of this plaque problem.

The other school of thought believes that eating some well-chosen animal products is okay, but it is refined sugar that is the catalyst or instigator for the inflammation of the arteries, which invites the cholesterol deposits to form as a protective measure.

There is not space here to point by point address the merits of these two conflicting theories.

What is most important, it seems to me, is to cover all the bases and safely pass through life without any heart disease -- for any reason.

Mainstream medical protocol in the U.S. usually consists of a little song-and-dance of gently reminding the patient that he or she really should watch their weight, eat less red meat and more of a variety of fruits and vegetables. Then, either sooner or later, out comes the prescription pad and one is written for a statin drug, which forces the patient's liver to make less cholesterol.

Most heart patients are unwilling to significantly change their diet and exercise routines, especially when they know they can pay -- or, more accurately, their insurance can pay -- for a drug that will let them continue to eat as they always have.

The statin drugs may solve one problem, but the create other problems such as diminishing the body's manufacturing an essential enzyme for energy production, Co-enzyme Q-10. This can produce some serious, even fatal side-effects. such as rhabdomyalgia.

At an early age, I developed an unconscious desire to avoid the sad deterioration of health I witnessed in several close family members as a result of heart disease, so I decided to find the best assurance that I could to avoid it.

It turns out that there is a whole school of cardiologists who have demonstrated success in attacking cardiovascular disease head on through a healthy low-fat diet plan. Through changes in diet alone, their patients have made their plaque buildups shrink and even disappear as seen in detailed high-tech scans of the same arteries.

These Are Patients Given Up For Dead by Modern Mainstream Medicine

To me, it makes the most sense to attack the problem of cholesterol buildups by stopping/reducing my consumption of cholesterol, which is only found in animal sourced foods.

I can cover the other base -- the theory that it is inflammation caused by high fructose corn syrup, in particular -- by avoiding that unnecessary food ingredient. No problem.

Not to brag, but it seems preferable to make diet changes now, compared to possibly being offered the option of being sawed open and having 3 or 4 heart arteries replaced with ones scavenged from dead pigs or other cadavers.

And, you know what? This healthy diet plan for avoiding heart disease is easily worth giving up fondly remembered deep-fried chicken and barbequed pork ribs. Good health for a long life is worth it.

To learn more about the evidence that this Healthy Diet Plan can prevent and even reverse heart disease, visit the page "Low Fat Diet" at http://www.healthyplanetdiet.com (Unless you want to join "The Zipper Club", that is.)

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Healing and the Heart Chakra

When most people start studying the mind-body-spirit connection, they realize that the heart helps healing. Unconditional compassion, pure love: intuitively, we know that these vibrations can transform dis-ease into wholeness and bliss. We also sense that a "broken heart" can contribute to illness, and that extreme anger can cause a heart attack. But there's much more to the heart chakra! As humans, we could study the heart chakra forever because it continues to expand and evolve, but here are some of the most common manifestations:

Major Systems of the Heart Chakra:

Circulatory System

This one's pretty self-evident to most people. When speaking of the heart chakra, we expect to see the heart as part of it. High cholesterol, heart murmurs, heart attacks: all of these make sense. But the circulatory system also includes the blood itself, which means things like anemia and leukemia. Additionally, the movement of that blood comes into play with varicose veins, cold hands and feet, Reynaud's Syndrome, and high or low blood pressure.

Some of these conditions straddle other chakras, and they all carry their own unique vibration and set of symbols, related to the individual soul and body in question. To give you an idea of how deeply and beautifully your body can talk, let's look at something obviously related to the heart chakra: a heart murmur. If you wanted to hear the body's talk, you could take a few moments to listen - really listen - to what that heart was murmuring! Intuitively, you could commune with the heart and ask what secret hopes, loves or desires it wants to express. Why does it feel compelled to murmur instead of thumping joyfully to the universe? A heart murmur usually sounds like an extra beat or "turbulence" in the blood flow. How do this heart's natural desires not fit into the normal beat of life? In the case of a weak valve, where might the person be backtracking in life - expressing dreams and then pulling those back, not honoring the heart's deepest desires?

Science recognizes connections among emotions and stress, and among stress and heart attacks. But these connections exist on all levels and in all disorders. With compassionate attention, the body's secrets can be unlocked, revealing insights and opportunities for healing on all levels.

Respiratory System

Housed in the chest, the lungs make up a huge part of the heart chakra. I cannot tell you how many times someone calls me with pneumonia, bronchitis, the flu or lung cancer after experiencing a major period of grief. Grief resides in the lungs, and when we don't fully release our grief, our lungs start shedding tears for us. Excess phlegm and mucus are the tears of the lungs.

Emphysema and asthma often occur when people cannot articulate their grief or when the cause for grief seems too little to justify its full expression. Coupled with this fear of being understood, grief literally suffocates until someone or something intervenes.

Lung cancer tends to come from extreme grief combined with anger/frustration and a sense of utter depletion from imbalanced giving. When Dana Reeve died of lung cancer, many people felt surprised because she hadn't ever smoked. But lung cancer sometimes appears in long-term caregivers, even (especially) if they felt very close to the one who needed care. Rather than directing the anger at the spouse or child, the anger starts to bubble up at the universe at large: how can a loving God allow such suffering? Why, after all this caregiving, all this love, is their loved one still dying? In the presence of grief, anger and what I call soul-weariness, that love begins to mutate, sometimes into cancer cells.

Immune System

This one surprises many people, but the thymus gland, located under the top of the breast bone, is part of the heart chakra. In children, the thymus gland plays an important role in developing the immune system. In adults, tapping on the thymus gland can "remind" the body to stand strong in the face of infection. All lymph nodes begin with seeding from the thymus gland, which means the emtire lymphatic system begins in the heart chakra. Unlike the circulatory system, the lymph system does not have a pump. It needs regular exercise and/or massage in order to move things around and clean house. By extension, issues with the lymphatic system require self-care, self-love and attention.

Common immune system/heart chakra issues? Allergies, auto-immune disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer (especially breast and lung cancer), influenza, AIDS/HIV, Lyme Disease, Lupus, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Epstein-Barr ... Swine Flu ... As humans, we are being asked to evolve in a major way through the heart chakra. It should come as no surprise that so many of our biggest killers or most commonly "communicated" illnesses reside in the heart chakra.

Lyme Disease and Chronic Fatigue are sometimes called "seventh chakra issues." Indeed, they do affect both the heart and crown, one reason that survivors of these types of illnesses tend to become healers themselves. People with extremely wide open hearts often develop compromised immune systems, like their system is too "friendly" to bacteria. A solution is allowing the self to feel completely at one with, and balancing the ebb and flow of love. Too much love out without receiving the equivalent love from self or others can weaken the immune system. The solution is not to send out less but to allow the self to receive more love.

On the flip side - also a generalization - people who struggle with an overactive immune system benefit from backing down judgments of self or others. Allergies occur when the body recognizes an otherwise harmless substance as an invader. This mistaken attack by the immune system causes the symptoms we associate with allergies. Some people with intense, "incurable" allergies have unresolved past life issues driving the reaction. Bringing those events to light can allow the immune system to stop attacking itself and innocent bystanders like food or pollen.

The Breasts

Breasts are also an important part of the heart chakra, especially for women. Breasts represent mothering, nurturing and the feminine principle. Breast cancer happens when sluggish lymph and toxins stagnate in the breasts. Fibroids and tumors come from things things that "weigh on the chest," as in "I wish I could get this off my chest." To support breast health, allow yourself to speak from the heart. And allow yourself to listen. Suppressing the deep longings of the heart or trying to convince the heart that it feels something else can morph into something even less desirable.

Emotional Disorders and Imbalances

Depression, Phobias, Grief, Fear, Sorrow, Anxiety: all have at least one foot in the heart chakra. As the bridge between our three lower chakras and our three upper chakras, the heart picks up on a lot of imbalances from both the gut and the brain. For this reason, cleaning up the diet can affect both physical health and mood; practicing meditation to reduce stress offers the side benefit of opening the heart and radiating joy.

What You Can Do

Spend some time each day connecting with your heart. Focus on your breathing and allow yourself to feel the center of your chest like a tender flower or warm ball of light. Feel that flower or light flicker with your breath. Listening to sacred chants or the harp can move your heart strings, too. Imagine the music flowing out from the center of your chest. Reiki also offers a way to nurture and balance your heart chakra. You can find a certified practitioner or learn how to give Reiki to yourself.

In general, if you have any health issue, you would be wise to ask your heart what it wants to share with you and with the world. As a culture, we have nearly lost touch with the language of the heart, but our hearts continue to cry out in layered songs and symbols.

Listen.

Love.

And do not be afraid.

As Helen Keller once said, "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart."

Laura Bruno is a Life Coach, Medical Intuitive and Reiki Master Teacher from Sonoma County In addition to private coaching and intuitive sessions, she teaches intuition workshops and Reiki Certification classes around the country and in beautiful Sonoma County. For more information on classes, raw food coaching, transitional coaching, animal communication, and letting your gifts shine through your career, please see: http://www.internationalrenaissancecoaching.com or call 775-750-9140.

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2012年9月5日星期三

Communication Tips for Heart Healthy Relationships

It doesn't matter how old we are, matters of the heart go on forever. It is well known that a healthy diet, exercise, and attitude are powerful determinants of a healthy heart. But, knowing how to give and receive love and appreciation may still be the heart's best medicine. Since healthy relationships are so vital to living our best life, as a Life Coach, relationships often naturally integrate themselves into whatever life change my client is trying to make. Relationships are a big part of our personal Spirit, Mind Body landscape and affect every part of our being. Good or bad-how they play out in our life, and physical, mental and spiritual health, is up to us. And no, if we are not happy with our relationships, it's not the other people you need to change -there's no place for blame in a healthy relationship-it's us. It is often at midlife that we finally realize that having healthy relationships is up to us and no one else. Once a client has accepted this, the real work can begin. Taking a holistic approach, here are some ways to prevent problems in, or refresh relationships, that I've found helpful for myself and my clients.

1. Be Generous With Your Appreciation.

How often do you feel or give appreciation? How important is appreciation? Studies show that appreciation of others and of ourself is strongly correlated with happiness and health. I know of people who have quit their jobs for not feeling appreciated for their contributions in the workplace. I've also seen the opposite. When people are acknowledged for their efforts, they feel better about giving and often go beyond the call of duty. Experiment with this and experience the magic for yourself. Appreciation changes people. In families, appreciation can minimize or prevent problems. Start appreciating those you care about for things you wouldn't even think of appreciating them for! All those things you take for granted, like "Thanks for being out there earning a living so we can pay our bills each month; Thanks for the juggling you do everyday to take care of our family; Thank you for being a wonderful kid; Thank you for cleaning up your room; Thank you for bringing up this issue that we need to deal with; Thanks for the great meals you make for us"... You get the idea. Make it a habit. Get the whole family involved. It may feel awkward at first, but after awhile the energy in your home will change, and problems will begin to disappear. It works just as well in the workplace. Good job when...It made me smile when...I know you've been working really hard lately and...then watch company moral skyrocket!

One other interesting phenomenon, if you want something from other, you must give it first. So if you want more appreciation in your life, start doling it out and watch your wish come true!

2. State Your Intention or The Purpose Behind the Communication.

According to Dr. Rick Brinkman, a lifestyle management guru and author of "Life By Design", whenever we communicate there is always a purpose behind that communication. A very effective way to communicate is to let people know your purpose or your (positive) intention first to avoid misunderstanding. Without the desired intention, defenses easily go up. People often need to know where we are coming from before they can really let go and listen. For example, you might say, "I love you and I really need to clear the air about what happened the other night". This states the intention first and has a loving, positive tone. Consider the difference if the person had said, "I feel frustrated about what happened the other night and I think we need to talk about it". The intention is unclear and immediately causes the other person to put up a protective wall! Always state your intention first.

3. Assume a Positive Intention in Others.

Always assume the best intention in others. People will literally fall all over themselves to fulfill your positive expectations of them. There have been studies that prove when students work with teachers who believe in them to excel, they do. The expectations of the teachers get projected on to the students and in such cases, the students IQ is tested higher than normal for that student. This is the power of your projections! If we want to bring out the very best in our spouse, clients, employees and kids, we can start by just assuming the best and projecting positive expectations.

Sometimes an intention is good, but the actions are not welcome.

For example, your husband decides to surprise you and rearrange the furniture. His intentions were good, but you hated what he did. If you just said, "You shouldn't have done this, you need to move everything back the way it was"-do you think he would take the initiative to do something "nice" for you again? Probably not! But, if you said, "Thank you honey for caring about the way our home looks, it was really great of you make this effort for me. But, what you didn't know is I really don't like it this way, can we try something different?" With this response he will not be afraid to try to please you another time.

4. Seek First to Understand.

An argument is two people wanting to be understood when neither one wants to understand. How to resolve an argument? Let the other person feel understood first. When they feel understood, they will then be able to give their full attention to us. Listening is the key to understanding. Let them know you are listening by giving specific feedback so the other person knows they are being heard and understood. The best way to do this is to simply take their words and give it back to them. This is a special technique used by counselors and coaches. Their words are special to them; it doesn't work as well to try to use our own language. We can ask questions for clarity if we need to. Listening and caring provides the feeling the other person is looking for. The final step is to confirm the other person feels understood by saying something like, "Do I understand this correctly?" Then it's our turn to talk.

5. Enjoy Differences.

Recognize it is wonderful to have differences, and then to respect them. Each individual processes feelings differently according to their own life experience. If we are sensitive to this we can discover the best way to support the other person and get both needs met. A really useful question to ask when some one close to us starts a statement with " You don't...", is "How would you know if I did?", For example, " How would you know if I supported you?", or "How would you know if I cared for you?". Keep in mind, the people close to us often have their own criteria for getting their desires fulfilled based on their own model of the world! And it may not be the same as ours, so we need to ask. For example, one person's criteria for a romantic evening may be very different than their partners! The intent may be the same (wanting intimate time together), but how to fulfill that intent is often not. Again, asking questions helps a lot! Ask, "What does a romantic evening look like for you?", and then you may need to find a compromise.

6. Notice the Energy of Your Intention.

According to the bestseller "A Return to Love" by Marianne Williamson, when we come from a place of love and acceptance, and truly accepting people as they are, has the miraculous effect of helping them be better people. When we are always telling people what's wrong with them, we don't help them, instead, we paralyze them with shame and guilt. When we accept others unconditionally, we help them to feel good about themselves, to relax, and to find their way. This doesn't mean we can't share constructive criticism, but again, and energy of positive intent is important. It is the energy, good or bad, that is carried in our communication. The miracle is the authentic intention to communicate with love not fear. According to the book, "...the key to communication is not what we say, but rather the attitude that lies behind what we say".

o A Relationship Tool to Try.

The following relationship tool can help with maintaining healthy relationships. It is called a relationship agreement. Sit down with your spouse, your son/daughter, or your business partner and come up with some agreements about how to communicate with each other. Then when things start to go amuck, (and when our feelings turn into emotional reactions, they easily do!), you can get the agreement out and say "Remember how we agreed to communicate?"

Examples of mutual relationship agreements might include:

* To have weekly meetings.

* To communicate without blame.

* To communicate only from love-not fear.

* To take turns with who gets to start when settling an argument

* To create and have a plan for how to exit an argument so you can come back to it after you've gained some perspective.

* To always state the positive intent first.

Every two people who come together bring uniqueness to that relationship, so each particular relationship agreement will be unique as well. Other useful strategies include creating special and sacred time alone with our spouse or child, bringing new skills or hobbies to a relationship to share and appreciate together, and reading relationship books or listening to tapes with partners and discussing how we might apply the information to our own relationships.

Try this: Think of one relationship in your life that is meaningful to you, but is not going as well as you would like. Choose from the ideas in this newsletter that feel comfortable for you to try. Then apply the changes you want to make. Be patient and journal the changes you begin to see in the other person and in yourself.

Debra Betterly,Ph.D.is a Life Coach whose specialty is midlife mastery. This article is derived from her newsletter, “Second Acts”, a spirit-mind-body approach for women re-inventing the second half of life. Please visit [http://www.amazingjouneycoach.com] to subscribe to this free monthly eNewsletter and also to learn more about her program “Put Your Dream to Work” and her eBook “Awakening the Spirit Within”. You can also email her at amazingjourney@charter.net

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'The Heart of the Soul - Emotional Awareness' by Gary Zukav - Book Review

I had watched several of the Oprah Winfrey's shows before but one of the breakthrough moments in my life happened as I watched Gary Zukav's first appearance on the show. If I remember those times, which was a few years ago, I was glued to the television set during his subsequent appearances more than I ever was before. So it is not an exaggeration for me to say that his book, 'The Heart of the Soul: Emotional Awareness' co-created with his partner, Linda Francis, turned out to be one of my sacred texts, but without the overload of loftiness that kept me away from them.

When I landed in the United States what kept me renewed were a couple of city libraries, equipped with internet access! With the user-friendly search methods to pick up favorite books to read, I began voraciously reading several spiritual and self-help books! Those were one of the best years of my life and it was not hard to pick up Zukav's book from one of the libraries. I read slowly like I have done with other books in the field. Contemplating several times even on a little of what I read was a natural way of reading such works.

The more I read the book, the more I was inspired to experiment with the exercises suggested in it. When I began incorporating it into my everyday life, I saw myself aligning with some significant life changes, which I never thought was possible before. For example, there was a time when I decided to switch to a more vegetarian diet. I credit my ability to give up my habit of consuming white meat to the emotional balance that I gained by assimilating some of the exercises in this book. I found 'The Heart of the Soul' to be an excellent guide, that is ever waiting to help me 'experiment with life' in order to lead me into the depths of a heart-felt life.

If required, it could open the doors to eventually go back to one's own religious scriptures and cultural traditions, if you had been intimidated by them before. Therefore it allows a deepening of experiences of one's life in intimate ways. Readers of this book will learn as I did, that each one of us indeed have unique gifts that we are born with and that we would want to share it with the world, as we heal those parts of our personality that manifests as emotions, such as anger, work-a-holism and judging.

The author however, has always maintained that his works were not meant to help anyone as the professional therapists do. If you do need professional assistance, a book by another Oprah's show guest, Dr.Phil McGraw, which is called, 'Real Life: Preparing for the 7 Most Challenging Days of Your Life' would be more appropriate. But otherwise, I would recommend Zukav's works, particularly 'The Heart of the Soul', for people who want to delve into the depths of one's being and uncover the natural well of power and joy that already lies within.

About me: Recently I have stepped into the world of freelance writing. So far it has been quite encouraging and has given me the opportunities, required to come forth with my gift for writing. I am beginning to learn a lot about writing for publication, paying attention to what the internet traffic is and the fascinating online world, and how infinitely accommodating it is for writers, with a variety of interests! The link to my blog is http://www.thelivingquietness.blogspot.com

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2012年9月2日星期日

Sacred Heart Medical Diet

The Sacred Heart Medical Diet is a soup based diet that has gotten a bad name as potentially being a "fad" diet. The core structure of the diet is its focus on healthy and filling foods to push the dieter into a better state of health to proceed from. Not only does the diet encourage a shift toward fruit and vegetable consumption, but it's reliance on soup keeps you full at all times. Weight loss potential on this diet is significant, but not overly optimistic. Most dieters see around 10 pounds of weight loss in the 7 days they engage in the program, with some reaching loss targets as high as 17 pounds.

The linchpin of this diet is the heart vegetable soup that is the focus of every meal. Heavily reliant on tomatoes, onions, celery, green beans, carrots, and green peppers, the soup that you eat everyday in unlimited quantities keeps you always feeling full and loads you down with vital nutrients. The high water content of the foods and naturally, the soup, helps to cleanse your system of toxins along with heavy fats and proteins from your body. Fruits and vegetables are interchanged daily as another unlimited food source to help stave off boredom with the soup, and force you into getting a maximum dose of natural nutrients that a normal diet may be short-changing you on.

Days 5 and 6 allow you to add beef back into your diet so that you can maintain a healthy protein level, and your last day, day 7, finishes you out on brown rice to return your non-refined carbohydrate level. You can use this diet as often as you like, but like anything, it is most effective with a tendency toward moderation. Overall, the variety allowed with this diet is enough to keep almost anyone from getting bored with the staple soup.

The diet works by virtue of its tendency to cleanse your system and the balance that the soup creates to your caloric load. A portion of the weight you lose is due to the buildup of garbage in your GI tract that the cleanse frees you of, and the bulk of the weight you lose comes from the negative calorie nature of the soup you are required to eat throughout the week. At the end you are left lighter, refreshed, and ready to begin anew with a clean body!

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2012年9月1日星期六

How To Do The Sacred Heart Medical Diet

There are so many diet plans out there claiming to be able to help you lose weight. The Sacred Heart Medical Diet is one of them. This diet claims to have been used at a cardiology department of a hospital in North America. It was supposedly first used for overweight and obese patients. This diet is soup heavy and claims that you'll be able to lose over 10 pounds in a week.

The Sacred Heart Medical Diet is a 7 day diet plan that can be repeated as needed. This diet is not recommended by nutritionists and medical doctors. The hospital in Canada where the diet got it's name claims no association with the Sacred Heart Medical Diet.

Day 1 of the Sacred Heart Medical Diet is fruit and soup day. You can only eat fruits and soup on this first day of the diet. You can choose any fruits low in calorie like watermelons. The only fruit you can't consume today are bananas. You can eat as much low calorie fruit as you want on this day.

Day 2 is vegetable diet. Eat as much green leafy vegetables as you want cooked the way you want. Eat soup also. You need to have a baked potato with butter come dinner time. You can't consume fruits today.

Day 3 of the Sacred Heart Medical Diet allows you to eat all the fruits, soup and green leafy vegetables as you want. You have to stay away from baked potatoes on this day though.

Day 4 is banana day. You have to eat at least 3 bananas today. You should also consume milk on this day. Drink as much milk and consume as much soup as you can.

Day 5 is beef and tomatoes day. You can have 20 ounces of beef and 6 ripe tomatoes today. You will still have to consume soup.

Day 6 allows you to eat beef. You can eat as much beef and green leafy vegetables today. You can even have steak if you want. You have to remember to eat soup even once today.

Day 7 allows you to consume rice just as long as it is brown rice. You can also eat cooked vegetables until you're full. Eat as much soup as you can too.

This concludes the 7 day Sacred Heart Medical Diet. You can try it and see if it works for you.

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Seven-Day Cabbage Soup Diet - The Sacred Heart Hospital's Diet

The Seven-day Cabbage Soup Diet is proven to be one of the best, safest, and quickest ways to lose weight. It is very simple and easy to follow. You will be taking this diet for one week at a time. This is the best regimen for beginners. Dieters like this program because it can be taken anytime, whether morning or evening.

The benefits of the Seven-day Cabbage Soup Diet Plan are the following:

o It is low-caloric. The tendency is that you will not be overeating, thus you lose weight.

o It acts as good filler, thus you will not be feeling any hunger pang or starvation.

o There are very minimal side effects to this regimen.

o Losing weight is very fast.

Here are the ingredients that you will need in order to prepare the meal:

o 6 large onions

o 1-2 cans of diced tomatoes

o 2 green peppers

o 1 cabbage head

o 1-2 cubes of bouillon

o a bunch of celery

o a package of Lipton onion soup mix

On the first day, you may eat all the fruits that you wish except for bananas. You can also take in unsweetened tea, cranberry juice, and water. On the second day, you may eat all kinds of cooked or raw vegetables except dry beans, corn, and peas. On the third day, you may have all the soup you want as well as fruits and vegetables. On the fourth day, you must eat 8 bananas and drink plenty of water. On the fifth day, you may have 10-20 oz. of beef. On the sixth day, you may eat vegetables and meat. On the seventh, you may have vegetables, brown rice, and fruit juices.

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2012年8月31日星期五

Cabbage Soup and Sacred Heart Diet Review

There have been many, many "quick weight loss" diets presented to the American public in the last few decades. All promise near-miraculous results with very little effort. Some even suggest that people with specific ailments, or those headed for serious surgery, might benefit especially from their program.

One of these "fad" diets is the Cabbage Soup Diet, and its close relative, the Sacred Heart Diet. Let's examine this type of diet and see what it offers.

We'll examine the basic regimen for both the Cabbage Soup Diet and the Sacred Heart Diet.

The dieter is directed to eat large quantities of cabbage soup and follow a very strict diet for a span of seven days. The idea is that the hot broth will fool the stomach and brain into satiety despite the few calories and nutrition offered by the soup or by the day's specific menu.

The soup recipe is comprised of variations on the following ingredients: cabbage, green onions, green peppers, canned diced tomatoes, a bunch of celery, mushrooms, and various flavorings and seasonings. The advantage to this soup is that it is completely fat-free. Despite some early claims for this diet, the cabbage itself has no inherent fat-reducing qualities, according to nutritionists.

Technically, it is possible to see a drop of ten pounds on the scale in the course of a week. This might be attractive to the very obese, or new mothers trying to reduce their postpartum belly fat quickly. With so few calories in the diet, however, this rapid weight loss is mostly water, according to nutritionists.

A loss like this is misleading, because the weight will come back as soon as the dieter drinks a reasonable amount of water and ends the diet after the seven day cycle.

The dieter must follow a very restricted daily food regimen while on this diet:

• Day 1 - All the soup you can eat, plus plenty of fruit except bananas. Drink water, cranberry juice or unsweetened teas.

• Day 2 - Soup plus vegetables, except peas, beans and corn. No fruit. For dinner, a baked potato with a little butter.

• Day 3 - Soup, fruits and vegetables only.

• Day 4 - Soup, plus up to 8 bananas and all the skim milk you want.

• Day 5 - Soup, plus 10-20 ounces skinless chicken or beef, and up to 6 tomatoes. Be sure to drink plenty of water today.

• Day 6 - Soup, plus plenty of vegetables, and up to two steaks. No carbs, fries, etc.

• Day 7 - Soup, brown rice and vegetables, and unsweetened fruit juice.

This diet does not teach the dieter good eating habits, or promote a healthy lifestyle that focuses on long-term vitality. No recommendations are made for any type of exercise. The cabbage soup or Sacred Heart diet is basically a modified fast diet.

Users on several sites report lightheadedness, headache, gassiness and other unpleasant side effects, as well as nausea and extreme hunger. Dieters would do well to visit their physician first, then seek out a healthier program that provides balanced nutrition and encourages proper exercise.

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2012年8月30日星期四

Sacred Heart Memorial Hospital Diet - Recipe and Diet Plan

The Sacred Heart Memorial Hospital Diet has been around for decades under a variety of names, including the Sacred Heart Diet, the Cabbage Soup Diet, the Cleveland Clinic Diet, and the Spokane Heart Diet. Although no institution lays claim to being its source, the details of this meal plan have been widely circulated and, in some instances, even recommended by medical professionals. There are claims that users can lose up to 10 lbs in a week by following the steps described here.

However, dieters are cautioned to consult their medical advisers before using this diet.

The main component of the plan is vegetable SOUP. You are required to make a pot of soup with the ingredients described here. You can have as much of the soup as you like over a period of seven days, along with a few other items that are mentioned below.

SOUP CONTENTS:

* One or two cans of stewed tomatoes.

* One large can of beef broth (without fat)

* Three or more large green onions

* One packet/can of chicken noodle soup (similar to Lipton Soup mix)

* One bunch of celery

* Two green peppers

* Two pounds of carrots

* Two cans of green beans

Seasoning: Pepper, salt, parsley, curry, bouillon, and Worcestershire sauce are permitted.

Process: Cut the vegetables into bite-sized pieces and cover with water. Boil on high for ten minutes, then simmer until the veggies are tender.

The soup can be eaten at any time you are feeling hungry, in any quantities. It does not add calories.

DRINKS:

* Tea, including herbal teas

* Coffee

* Skimmed milk

* Cranberry juice

* Plenty of water. Eight glasses per day recommended.

EXCLUSIONS:

No alcohol during the seven days of the diet. Allow at least half a day after finishing it before consuming any alcohol.

No bread

No carbonated drinks, such as sodas

No fried foods

DAILY PLAN

Day 1: Eat any fruit except bananas. Watermelon and Cantaloupes are recommended as they have fewer calories than most other fruits. Food today consists of fruit and soup only.

Day 2: Eat plenty of veggies today, whether cooked, raw or canned. Green leafy veggies are preferred. Try to avoid corn, peas and dry beans. No fruits today. As much soup as you want. At dinnertime, a baked potato with butter is allowed as a treat.

Day 3: No baked potato today but have all the soup, fruit and vegetables you can manage.

Progress Report: If you haven't cheated, you will probably find that you are about 5 lbs lighter at this stage. If you find that your bowel movements have changed, eat a cup of bran or other high fiber food.

Day 4: Eat at least 3 bananas and drink as much skim milk as you want. Also be sure to have at least one serving of the soup. Your body now needs the potassium, carbohydrates, proteins and calcium contained in the bananas and skim milk.

Day 5: Eat 10 to 20 oz of beef (or non-fried, skinless chicken) and up to 6 tomatoes, as well as at least one serving of soup.

Day 6: Eat beef (or non-fried, skinless chicken) and veggies - as much as you like, especially green leafy veggies. At least one serving of soup.

Day 7: Have plenty of soup. Brown rice, veggies and unsweetened fruit juice allowed. Cooked veggies may be added to your rice, if you like.

Broiled fish may be substituted for the beef on one day.

Progress Report: By this stage, at least 10 lbs of weight should have been lost.

Stay off the diet for two days before starting it again.

Although this diet has more merit than most short-term diets in that it pays closer attention to nutritional requirements during the seven days it is to be followed, the restrictions mean that it can become boring, which increases the temptations to eat snack food or binge on fatty foods. For sustainable weight loss, menus which take into account your food preferences as well as nutritional needs and food groups are easier to follow and more likely to result in fat loss that does not return.

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2012年8月29日星期三

Sacred Heart Diet - The Secret You Must Know

Sacred Heart diet is one of a diet method by following the 7 days schedule of having the diet food plan. From this 7 days diet, people could lose weight in a rapid time. Just in the first week, people could lose about 10 - 17 pounds. Most of the weight will be the water weight and could gained back very soon if you back to the old eating habit.

Some people are not recommend this diet for a long-term result. People who take on this diet, is who have any important big event in the following week. So by quickly losing some pounds in a week, they could come into the event next week confidently with their appealing appearance.

Here's the Sacred Heart diet eating plan:

1st day

Eat any fruits and soups only, do not eat banana.

2nd day

Eat vegetables, you could try eat cooked, canned, or fresh raw veggies until you full. Do not eat corn, peas, or dry beans. You could also eat vegetables with soups. For dinner time, you could eat baked potato with butter. No fruits on this day.

3rd day

In third day you can eat any fruits, vegetables and soups. No baked potato on this day.

4th day

Eat bananas and drink skim milk, 3 bananas minimum and drink milk until you full along with the soups.

5th day

Eat beef & tomatoes, for the beef you can eat 10 to 20 ounces of it. Eat canned tomatoes, or likely 6 tomatoes for this day. Eat soup at least once for this day.

6th day

Eat beefs & vegetables, for the beef and veggies you can eat as you desire, It's OK to have 2 or 3 steaks. No baked potato. Eat soup at least once for this day.

7th day

Eat vegetables, brown rice (you could put cooked veggies with the rice), unsweetened fruit juice and don't forget the soup.

Now you're done, this is Sacred Heart diet all about. By simply following these 7 days eating plan, you might lose 10 pounds or more. You can back to the regular healthy diet for a few weeks before you decided to try this diet method again.

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Sacred Heart Memorial Hospital Diet - A Review

The Sacred Heart Memorial Hospital Diet (also known as the Sacred Heart Diet) is another of those diets which, like the Tuna Fish Diet, is attributed to hospital staff who were attempting to reduce the weight of a cardiac patient by some 10 lbs. It has been around since at least the 1980's and takes the form of a vegetable soup which is consumed, along with a few other foods, over a period of seven days.

Intending users should be aware that the origin of this plan is uncertain. Hospitals have denied being the source, as have other institutions that have been nominated as likely creators, including the American Heart Association.

Nonetheless, the diet continues to be circulated and has adherents who are happy to use it, along with others who were skeptical or did not find it useful. This soup diet is also known as the Cleveland Clinic Diet, the Cabbage Soup Diet, and the Spokane Heart Diet. I have found reports from users who state that they were introduced to it by their medical practitioner.

The dieter is expected to eat the soup at least once a day and, at various times, meats, rice, vegetables and fruit may be included in the eating plan. Excluded are bread and alcohol. Included are Chicken Noodle Soup, stewed tomatoes, beef broth, celery and more. The only drinks permitted are water, black coffee, cranberry juice (unsweetened) and skimmed milk. A detailed outline of this plan can be found with a quick search for my article "Sacred Heart Memorial Hospital Diet - Recipe and Diet Plan".

EFFECTS:

1. The Sacred Heart Memorial Hospital Diet is essentially a low calorie, short term diet, with the difficulties typical of such a plan, such as dizziness, lack of energy, occasional diarrhea and sometimes fainting.

2. Short term weight loss is often water loss rather than fat loss and is easily regained once the diet has ended.

3. The body tends to conserve energy and fat reserves with low calorie diets. This makes it harder for lasting weight loss to occur.

4. There are reports of significant amounts of weight reduction but the feelings of hunger and discomfort caused by this diet plan make it likely the user will eat excessively after the seven days of restricted eating. Thus the amount of weight that has been lost will soon be regained.

5. A change in eating habits is not required except for the seven day period of the diet. This means that the benefits are unlikely to continue as returning to the same conditions as before will soon restore whatever has been lost.

To obtain lasting weight loss requires, in effect, a change of lifestyle - a different selection of foods as part of the normal diet rather than a crash program that adds stress to the body and provides only short term benefits. Such a plan would include food that has high nutritional value and suits the tastes and preferences of the dieter. As well, a significant portion of the weight that has been lost should be fat loss and not merely water which is easily replaced. Unfortunately, the Sacred Heart Memorial Hospital Diet does not meet these requirements.

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2012年8月28日星期二

Does The Sacred Heart Soup Diet Really Work?

Perhaps the hardest part for anybody beginning a diet is that everyone wants to see results very quickly. It is all too easy to become impatient and want the 'quick fix'. But like anything in life, nothing worthwhile is generally easy. This also applies to weight loss. After all, if losing weight were easy, NOBODY would be overweight!

However, there ARE certain diets that can jump start your weight loss goals. And this is where the Sacred Heart soup diet comes in. The Sacred Heart Soup Diet is a diet that has actually been going around for many years. The diet was supposedly thought to come straight from the cardiology department at the Sacred Heart Memorial Hospital in America. It was allegedly used for very obese heart patients. However, like most of these diets - this is nothing but an urban myth. The Sacred Heart Soup Diet has been called a number of different names. For example: the Spokane Heart Diet, the Cleveland Clinic Diet, Sacred Heart Memorial Hospital Diet and the Miami Heart Institute Diet.

Low Calories

The diet doesn't offer many calories but because it fills you up, you are less tempted to eat anything else and indulge yourself in 'naughty' foods! The soup acts as filler, making sure that the dieter does not get hunger pangs or the feeling of starvation. Due to the low number of calories that you are eating, a dieter following the Sacred Heart Soup Diet may experience a few side effects. These can range from feeling a little weak or lightheadedness, but generally most people won't feel too bad and its very easy to stick with because you know it will only last for a short time. The diet should only be followed for a week - it's not meant to be taken as a continuous diet and there should certainly be breaks between using it. But as a fast weight loss program it's unrivalled. Losing weight, like anything else worthwhile in life, takes discipline and perseverance.

I am not going to lie to you like so many others and promise you that it is easy. It's not. But neither is it a monumental mountain to climb - if you apply the right diet program and adopt a positive attitude to your goal. Here is a recipe for the diet. Sacred Heart Soup Diet Recipe Ingredients: 1 or 2 cans of stewed tomatoes 3 plus large green onions 1 large can of beef broth (no fat) 1 pkg. Lipton Soup mix (chicken noodle) 1 bunch of celery 2 cans green beans 2 lbs. Carrots 2 Green Peppers Making the soup Season with parsley, salt, pepper curry, if desired, or bouillon, or even a dash of Worcestershire sauce. Cut the vegetables into small to medium size pieces. Then cover with water. Boil on high heat for 10 minutes. Then redduce heat to a simmer and then continue to cook until vegetables are soft and tender. This soup can be eaten anytime you are feeling hungry.

This will help you to feel full and not be tempted to eat fatening foods. Eat as much as you want, whenever you want. This soup will certainly not add on any pounds! The more you eat, the more you will lose. You could even fill a thermos in the morning and take it to work with you. You can then eat a few bowls during the day and not be tempted by those naughty foods! The Sacred Heart Soup Diet will only work if you follow it exactly.

Instructions:

Make sure you consume at least 4 glasses of water or diet soda per day. You can eat the soup at any time of the day or night.

Sacred Heart Soup Recipe

6 large green

2 green peppers

1 or 2 cans of tomatoes

1 bunch celery

1/2 head cabbage

1 package Lipton Soup Mix 1 or 2 cubes bouillon (not compulsory)

1 48 oz. can V8 Juice (not compulsory)

Season with salt and pepper etc.

Day 1 - Any fruit you would like to eat except bananas.

Day 2 - Any vegetables you want.

Day 3 - Consume as much soup as you wish. Consume plenty of fruits and vegetables.

Day 4 - Up to six bananas, all the skim milk you want.

Day 5 - Ten to twenty ounces of beef, a can of tomatoes, 5 to 8 glasses of water.

Day 6 - All the beef and vegetables you want.

Day 7 - Consume as much unsweetened fruit juices, brown rice and fresh vegetables as you wish. Again, eat at least 1 bowl of soup during today. Don't eat any bread or drink any alcohol, or carbonated drinks.

Incorporating the Sacred Heart Soup diet into your slimming program will help you lose the weight you desire. Be disciplined in your planning and execution, plan out your foods for the week and you will get there. Don't give in to temptation!

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Sacred Heart Diet - A Fast Weight Loss Program That is Similar to Cabbage Soup Diet

Have you heard of the Sacred Heart Diet? It is a fast weight loss program that is similar to Cabbage Soup Diet. If you have not heard about this, now is the perfect time to learn about this and you may never know, this is finally the plan that will help you lose those unwanted fats in your body.

Perhaps you have heard of this in the television, or you read this in the internet. Regardless of where you have seen it, the Sacred Heart Diet is a good way of losing weight for seven consecutive days, as it offers a 7-day eating plan based on special soups. It is simple and easy to follow unlike other programs that require you to do many recipes and buy unusual ingredients. The special soup that we are referring here is made of broth and vegetables. This will be the primary meal for you if you are planning to do this program. Just by eating this for seven days, they claimed that you could lose as much as 10 pounds or even more while becoming healthier.

For those seven days, they will also provide you with specific guidelines so you know what foods and drink you can have while having soup as your primary meal. They guide you in every step in this program, so they have a comprehensive list of foods that you can and cannot eat. If you are wondering why it has its name, it is because this program came from the Sacred Heart Memorial Hospital thus, Sacred Heart Diet. They said that these soups are for patients only especially those who need to lose weight before their surgical operations. Moreover, it can also help you cleanse your body with toxins that is essential before undergoing a surgery. If you think that you want the Sacred Heart Diet, make sure to do it properly.

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2012年8月27日星期一

The Cabbage Soup Diet - Healthy For Your Heart

The cabbage soup diet paves the way for people who want to lose around ten pounds in a week. The obvious reason for the weight loss is the consumption of the cabbage soup. Dieticians have enumerated some advantages of the cabbage soup diet referring to it as a heart healthy diet.

Advantages of the Cabbage Soup Diet

- The more you will eat, the more pounds you will lose - this is attributed to the nutrients in the cabbage which aid the functions of the mitochondria in your cells which are responsible for fat burning processes

- Soup contains a lot of water; water is a proven way to lose weight- water also promotes better digestion and better circulation

- The diet doesn't offer many calories - the diet focuses on eating the soup and specific foods like vegetables, fruits, and beef

- If you eat the soup, you will have no hunger feeling- the soup act as filler to avoid starvation

- You can still eat beef if you follow the cabbage soup diet- it doesn't mean that there will be no meat consumption. Beef enters the picture on a specific day together with vegetables and fruits. Chicken without its skin is a good substitute

- You have to follow it for only seven days- the diet has been designed for a short term quick scheme of losing weight. Due to its low calorie principle, it is not recommended to continue in this diet beyond a week.

Heart Matters

The cabbage soup diet is also referred to as the Mayo Clinic Diet, Sacred Heart Diet, and Cabbage Soup Heart Diet among other names coined after it. It became popular when dieters reported a ten pound drop after strictly following the short program.

The cabbage soup diet is a quick and easy way to get rid of some unwanted bulges from your body in a week's time. The main factor to losing several pounds quickly is motivation. Most diet plans makes you a pound lighter after a week. That is insignificant given that our body varies in weight for more than a pound on a day to day basis. For most dieters, what is important is the short term achievement which motivates them to press on.

The cabbage soup diet is a great booster of confidence and self image. It also doesn't limit you to eating cabbage. A specific set of food plan for each of the day is well outlined. Through the course of the week, you will be eating vegetables, fruits, and meat. The X factor will be the cabbage soup which you can take without limits. There are also available recipes for the variation of the cabbage soup. The recipes will definitely match the likings of one's taste buds.

The cabbage soup diet takes away pastries and other sweets in the picture. It takes discipline and a little sacrifice just like any other diet plan. The key to a successful diet is the determination of an individual. Long term, exercise is vital to achieve over all clean bill of health.

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