| Axiom Number Two: Hunger ControlTrying to lose | | | | Be prepared. Stock your refrigerator with "healthy |
| weight without understanding how to control | | | | snacks." |
| your hunger -impossible. Probably the main reason so | | | | Organic carrot sticks in water work for me. I come |
| many | | | | back from |
| diets fail is because they ignore hunger. Hunger is | | | | a run hungry, reach in the refrigerator and out come |
| one of | | | | the |
| the human's strongest drives, right up there with | | | | carrot sticks. Peppers work well this way, celery or |
| procreation | | | | any other organic veggies. Keep large amounts of |
| and survival. Diets that attempt to restrict calories | | | | prepared |
| by | | | | salads ready as they make a great snack that is |
| controlling portion sizes are almost universally failures. | | | | very |
| All the positive imagery in the world will not stop | | | | low on the glycemic index. Whatever works for you, |
| your | | | | keep a |
| hunger, even for a nanosecond. Hunger is just like a | | | | good supply on hand, including fresh fruits such as |
| river. | | | | apples |
| You can dam it up for a while, but it will eventually | | | | and bananas. For myself, being the potato chipaholic |
| spill over and occasionally "burst" the dam | | | | (I've been |
| itself.Nutritional densityThe first and most important | | | | to Potato Chips Anonymous many times), it took |
| step in controlling your hunger | | | | some practice. |
| is to feed your body what it is hungry for, not a big | | | | Now, I don't even reach for the potato chip bag, I |
| gulp | | | | go |
| at the local convenience mart. All the food in most | | | | straight for the carrots, even if there is a bag of |
| large | | | | chips |
| commercial grocery stores, fast food restaurants | | | | on top of the refrigerator.Hunger control step |
| and | | | | number fourLearn to think in percentages. Controlling |
| convenience marts is not what you need to turn off | | | | your hunger |
| your | | | | is a huge project. I think it is actually more difficult |
| appetite. The only way you can even begin to shut | | | | for |
| down your | | | | those of us who are adult onset diabetic or |
| hunger is to feed the body complete foods. Here in | | | | pre-diabetic. |
| America | | | | Understand that you will fail, more initially than later |
| that means organic whole foods.Evolutionary | | | | on. |
| BiochemistryAs man evolved, he did not have | | | | Most people just can't stop bad eating habits |
| convenience marts and fast | | | | overnight. |
| food on every corner. Today, the biochemistry of | | | | This is an ongoing work-in-progress and will be for |
| man is still | | | | the rest |
| anachronistically Neanderthal, while on every corner | | | | of your life. Don't ever get down because you failed, |
| are | | | | just |
| heavily processed foods that the biochemistry of | | | | strive to do better the next time. It is too easy to |
| the human | | | | fail, |
| is not prepared to process. Incomplete foods rob | | | | and then just give up all together. Initially you may |
| the body | | | | fail |
| of precious minerals and micronutrients. Whole | | | | two or three times a day, but keep eating that one |
| foods, on | | | | whole |
| the other hand, are complete and add these | | | | food organic meal a day. Soon you will be failing two |
| precious | | | | or |
| nutrients back to the body. Processed sugar is a | | | | three times a week, and be a whole lot healthier. |
| good example | | | | You will |
| of how the biochemistry of the human has not | | | | never be perfect, but as long as your weight and |
| evolved while | | | | health are |
| the food industry has figured out ways to process | | | | what you want them to be, you can go out and |
| almost | | | | enjoy the |
| every known food substance. It's no wonder that | | | | ambience of pizza and beer or some great Mexican |
| today we | | | | food -and |
| have so much cancer, heart disease and | | | | not "worry" about it.I would like to leave you with |
| stroke.Hunger control step number oneEat at least | | | | this quote from one of my |
| one whole food and organic meal a day. Whether | | | | daughters, Danielle. You may cast a jaundice eye my |
| you prepare this from the MericleDiet, which makes | | | | direction |
| it very | | | | for using one of my own family as an endorsement. |
| easy to have good whole food vegan sugar-free | | | | Let me |
| meals on short | | | | quickly dispell any thoughts of that, as in our family, |
| notice, or you prepare these meals yourself, makes | | | | it |
| no | | | | is extremely difficult to even get noticed, much less |
| difference. Your body needs some whole foods. | | | | some positive words.Danielle MericleIn a lot of ways |
| Once you | | | | it comes down to your old saying, |
| have established a routine of at least one whole | | | | "balancing getting through the day with getting |
| food | | | | through |
| organic meal a day, you can start working on the | | | | your life." There actually is a balance if you can |
| rest | | | | find it. For example, last night we made a big |
| of your hunger control.Hunger control step number | | | | Mexican |
| twoThis is one of the most important and "difficult" | | | | feast for friends. I made a Mexican rice that |
| steps to | | | | required |
| accomplish. You have to stop or at least really | | | | long grain white rice, which I know isn't good. I also |
| restrict | | | | made chili rellenos which, although thankfully had no |
| simple sugars (as we have recently covered). Why | | | | eggs, had quite a bit of cheese. But because I had |
| is this so | | | | eaten |
| important? Simple sugars like sucrose, honey and | | | | mostly brown rice, beans, and steamed veggies all |
| high fructose | | | | week, I |
| corn syrup, deliver huge loads of fructose and | | | | could easily eat that meal last night without worrying |
| glucose at | | | | about it. Knowing what to avoid and then when you |
| the same time. Not only can the human biochemistry | | | | can |
| not handle | | | | get away with it -is the key.Danielle Mericle |
| this as you all know by now, but they are very | | | | Ithaca, New YorkThanks for your time.Copyright |
| "addicting" | | | | © John Mericle M.D. 2005 All Rights |
| chemicals. If you can't stop your sugar habit, you will | | | | ReservedThe MericleDiet is the clear and easy path |
| never | | | | to that one |
| be able to really control your hunger. This is | | | | organic sugar-free whole food meal a day. To visit |
| extremely | | | | the |
| critical to ever regaining control of your hunger, your | | | | MericleDiet follow the link below.Visit the is devoted |
| weight | | | | to achieving optimal health and peak performance |
| and the well being of your immune system.Hunger | | | | through diet and lifestyle change. Dr. Mericle brings |
| control step number threeUnderstand that you will | | | | together a unique blend of formal training in organic |
| get hungry. This may happen both | | | | chemistry and biochemistry, medical education, 29 |
| before your main meal of the day as well as after it. | | | | marathons, 3 Hawaii Ironman competitions and a lot |
| | | | of practical real life experience. |