Two Examples of Unorthodox Diets
With Americans becoming obese by the day and no bars on age, gender or ethnicity, the weight loss industry is ballooning to gigantic proportions. If a small proportion of people are actually losing pounds, several manufacturers of all sorts are cashing in by advertising their success and roping in many other unsuspecting souls.
Not all weight loss products are bad or harmful; however just like we would think twice and do our homework on a new pill or medication, we should do the same for any kind of diet supplement, however unorthodox it may be.
Some unorthodox dieting methods do work for some people, but just like we don’t have the same hair texture or skin color, we can not expect the same from our metabolism, gene structure, hereditary disposition and other such factors. Two people, even two siblings on the exact same diet/exercise program can have varying results due to a host of factors such as medical history, sleeping habits etc.
There is a plethora of unorthodox dieting methods out there. However don’t just jump at any one without careful consideration and leg work.
Example of a Good Unorthodox Diet
The 3 hour diet is a new and unorthodox diet that can help you lose a dress size or two pretty quickly. The creator of this unorthodox diet claims that by eating every 3 hours, our body gets fuel to burn and hence helps lose weight. He believes that by giving long gaps between meals our body goes into defense mode and stores or hoards the fat because that is what it is ‘programmed’ to do. The body doesn’t care what year it is and what fads are in or out. It feels that because it hasn’t had some food supply for a while there might be a famine and it should hold on to what it has.
By eating portion-controlled balanced meals every three hours or so, you give your body the signal that food is coming every little while so it can burn and use it up safely. Also, because you are eating so frequently, chances are you’ll never really sit down for a huge meal where you’ll be bursting at the seams.
Example of a Bad Unorthodox Diet
People are free to having religious convictions, but at times what might be suitable for mature adults could lead to problems in babies and children. This is what has been found to be true in a few cases across the country where parents are such strict vegans that they do not believe in cooking food or giving their children meat or fats. While there are millions of healthy vegetarians and vegans around the world, parents need to take a few extra steps and precautions to prevent their children for malnutrition.
A Florida baby died after just been given wheat grass juice and coconut milk. Doctors confirmed that her death was because of malnutrition and absence of vitamins and fats. Her older siblings showed signs of rickets which is highly improbable because of lack of sunlight as they lived in Florida. The other reason for rickets could be lack of vitamin D which is added to most milk.
Leading a simple, less-processed lifestyle is a great idea, but imposing strict unorthodox diets on to children who need fats, protein and vitamins to develop is not. These are just one example each of good and bad unorthodox diet; choose wisely and look before you leap.