(Edward Stanley, Earl of Derby (1826-93), British statesman. The Conduct of Life, address at Liverpool College, 20 Dec 1873)

Diet doesn’t mean that the individual should deprive him/herself from the nutritious, tasty needs necessary for one’s organism. A good diet should be as pleasurable to your palate as it is to your overall health.

After much research nationally and intermittently, we came across the CYCLIC DIET! Its concept is based on the fact that as difficult as it is to lose weight it is additionally just as difficult to regain it.

This type of diet is a new concept of eating. It is a guide that works with the natural physiology of the body, scientifically implemented with absolute weight loss.

The cyclic diet is the key for easy weight loss that will carry on without destroying you, as it happens with the majority of other diets, and change your metabolism. Cyclic diet will keep your metabolism at higher levels, producing technically accelerating ways of burning calories.

The purpose of the cyclic diet is to maintain your metabolism in its physiological state in a three week cycle. Within this cycle the diet incorporates all the usual daily tasty foods without depriving the individual from the necessary daily nutrition.

SIX GOLDEN RULES OF THE CYCLIC DIET:

1. Drink plenty of water. The human body contains two-thirds water. It is necessary to drink six glasses of water daily.

2. Eat slowly. It takes the brain 15-20 minutes to receive the signal that the stomach is full. If you eat too fast the signal is not received in time and you continue to eat more than necessary.

3. Eat vegetables and fruits. Vegetables and fruits play a significant role for your nutrition. They contain all the vitamins and mineral salts which the body is not capable of producing. Vitamins and salts are found in all foods, but certain vitamins and salts are found exclusively in fruits and vegetables.

4. Limit your consumption of fats. Fats help the body to maintain a steady temperature throughout all seasons. Be careful however, of overindulging. The fat that your body needs can be found in all foods. However, any additional fat will be stored in all your body parts clogging arteries and other major organs.

5. Avoid sugar and sugary products. Sugar, in a simple form is a carbohydrate. It burns fast in the body and circulates immediately in your blood. It further unites with the blood glucose thus increasing its volume. Excessive production of glucose produces malfunction of your metabolism resulting in the development of many diseases including obesity.

Keeping all of the above in mind we will be able to form a specific diet for your body type. Please call to make an appointment with our dietician and you will see results faster than expected.

Eyes: Eat sweet potatoes as they are high in beta carotene to promote ocular health and prevent cataracts. They also have twice the RDA of Vitamin A which is essential to vision.

Breast: Eat salmon for Vitamin D as well as omega-3 fatty acids to lower your breast cancer risk.

Bones: Eat broccoli which is high in calcium to strengthen bones and high in Vitamin C to maintain and repair bones.

Brain: Eat apples as they contain quercetin which protects brain cells from oxidation as well as improve memory.

Heart: Eat strawberries to reduce inflammation of the arteries and increase folate.

Stomach: Drink green tea which may fight stomach cancer. (Fresh Start, Feb 2010)

Thoughts from the Author

What do you really want from life? Remember, nothing in life worth getting is easy. Do you want to be healthy or do you want to be thin? They do not go hand in hand. In fact, some sumo wrestlers may be healthier than those stick thin fashion models. As much as we all may want to look like someone on the cover of a magazine, that is not the most realistic expectation.

Your most important goal should be to lead a healthy life with some fun thrown in. Yes, you can eat that chocolate cake and ice cream. Moderation is the key.

The most important part of any diet is the food you put in your body. Be sure that nothing you put in is artificial including sweeteners and food coloring. The best way to eat food is in its raw form. Or as little processed as possible. If you cannot tell what it is, don’t eat it.

Remember, fast food is not usually good food. It is just as easy top prepare a simple, healthy meal easy on the wallet as it is to go to McDonald’s. The key is preparation and simple cooking. Marinate some chicken and bake it, add a spinach salad and voila you have a meal. The best thing to do is cook in bulk and freeze some for later.

Again, eat what you want in moderation, eat all natural (not necessarily organic) and keep it simple.. If your diet should veer toward the unhealthy, add some exercise and you will combat some of your excesses.

We are a stand-alone facility serving the Teaneck and surrounding areas for over 35 years. Our greatest piece of equipment is our friendly, knowledgeable staff comprised of professionals dedicated to getting you back to your previous function. We use a variety of exercises and pain control modalities tailored to your specific needs.

The purpose of physical therapy is to help the patient return to active life as quickly as possible. Therapy strives to reduce pain, increase flexibility, range of motion, and function, build strength, and correct posture. Patient education is an important component in physical therapy. Patients learn about how their spine works, proper body mechanics, common disorders and their causes, benefits of good posture, importance of physical fitness and its relationship to injury and disease prevention. Yes, sometimes physical therapy is uncomfortable or painful. However, the therapist has treatments available that can help minimize pain. As muscles are stretched and exercised, it is only natural to experience some soreness. As therapy progresses, range of motion increases, strength and soreness diminishes. In general, patients feel better following therapy and look forward to the next session.

The information in this newsletter is general in nature. The contents of the articles presented should not be interpreted as prescribed nor be considered as medical recommendations. Every individual is different and therefore should be examined and evaluated individually by his/her own health care practitioner. Personal commentaries by participating physical therapists, physicians, and/or orthopaedic surgeons do not necessarily reflect the view or policies of this center. Photo captions and other materials have been acquired from our own research and development facility and are the property of this center.