September 26th, 2008
`How do I fry without fat?’ is one of the most common questions my patients ask me. Let me introduce you to the concept or dry-frying, which is used in many of the recipes. Dry-frying is a method of sautéing -rood without using oil or butter. There is no difference in the flavour or the final dish, although the preparation takes a little longer.
Hoff fill a teacup with boiling water and add a teaspoon of’ stock powder. Stir until dissolved, then fill the cup to the top with red or white wine - any cheap plonk will do! CIF you don’t drink alcohol, use apple juice instead.) Read the rest of this entry »
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September 26th, 2008
These tables, printed on the labels of many foods, offer consumers a quick and easy way of detecting fats in food, and are probably your most powerful tool in the quest for fat-free eating! Unfortunately, only some local manufacturers and two major supermarket chains (Woolworths and Pick ‘n Pay) include these tables on their products.
These tables usually show the nutritional breakdown of the food per 100 g of product, showing the proportion of carbohydrates, proteins, sugar, fats, and so on. For the purposes of the X Diet, you can ignore all the food groups except the fats. Read the rest of this entry »
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September 23rd, 2008
Your pancreas releases insulin
Let’s go back to your blood. Your blood-sugar level has doubled since you ate the wholewheat toast, and your brain is buzzing happily. Not only that, but the ‘flood’ of glucose in your blood has stimulated your pancreas to produce insulin. Think of insulin as an army of soldiers embarking on a mopping-up operation. If there is a large flood of glucose into the bloodstream (caused by eating high-GI foods), the pancreas releases many insulin soldiers into the blood. Read the rest of this entry »
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September 15th, 2008
The ‘detoxifying’ diets and fasts so popular these days can actually harm your metabolism. Let me introduce you now to a food that truly earns its status as the ultimate `detoxifies’ — water!
Very few of us drink enough water. ‘I never get thirsty,’ some of my patients tell me. ‘I just don’t seem to need very much water.’ This is nothing to be proud of. Not drinking enough is a bad habit that many people drift into — and it’s exactly that, a habit. Read the rest of this entry »
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September 15th, 2008
What to drink when you’re not drinking
Instead of reaching for a second glass of wine, a beer or a brandy when you get home from work, try one of these tempting alternatives. All the following drinks are freely permitted on the Diet:
- Iced cola poured over crushed ice with a twist of lemon and a dash of bitters.
- Indian tonic water with a tot of lime cordial.
- Ginger ale with lemonade and a dash of bitters.
- Appletiser with soda and ice.
- Passion fruit cordial and lemonade.
- Chilled tomato juice with Tabasco sauce, Worcester sauce and lemon.
- Non-alcoholic daiquiri made by blending crushed ice, fresh strawberries and grenadine.
- Chilled iced tea with a twist of lemon and a sprig of lemon balm.
- Lemonade made by mixing together fresh lemon juice, crushed ice, lots of fructose and a dash of grenadine.
- Non-alcoholic sparkling wines (for a delicious fizzy drink, try Woolworths’ new Elderflower champagne’).
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August 29th, 2008
A good vegetable stock adds richness and extra nutrients to soup. This basic stock can be used as the foundation for any soup recipe and can be used as a broth during a cleansing program with the addition of a bit of miso and chopped scallions.
3 stalks celery with leaves, cut into 2-inch pieces
1 medium leek, cut into 2-inch pieces
3 medium carrots, cut into 2-inch pieces
3 medium onions, quartered Read the rest of this entry »
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August 21st, 2008
Whole grains and beans are rich sources of fiber, providing bulk that helps to naturally cleanse the intestinal tract. Fiber is an essential component of a cleansing and detoxification program. Pesticides, toxic metals, estrogen and other hormones, and a variety of other toxins are all swept out of the body by fiber. Through speeding up the movement of wastes through the intestines, fiber helps to detoxify the body. The longer that wastes remain in the body, the more opportunity toxins have for being reabsorbed into the bloodstream through the porous walls of the intestines. There are basically two types of fiber: insoluble, and soluble. Read the rest of this entry »
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