• Eat more fruits and vegetables and whole grains. These foods are nutritious and naturally low in calories.

• Control portions and reduce the consumption of foods high in fat. If you practice a daily portion control, you can continue enjoying their favorite foods in moderation.

• Read food labels regularly. The labels contain the information you need to control your portions and calories.

• Drink more water. Water is used as a substitute for sugary drinks and is an easy way to cut calories and stay hydrated.

• Increase physical activity. A simple walk a few minutes a day can make a big difference.

Eat according to blood groups

People with type O negative do not have the same needs as those of group A positive! This is essentially what supporters contend the food according to blood groups. The same method has been declined in the form of slimming regimes suitable blood group …

The idea is that blood is the place to transport food, could have some effect on antibodies and antigens specific to each group. In short, the group O should avoid eating grains and meat, group A should eat mostly fruits and vegetables and group B can eat everything, and the group AB. Needless to say not only that this concept is not based on any study but that the risk of failures are some …

The urine-therapy

The urine-therapy is as its name suggests, is to drink the urine … This method is widely used in India or Japan. The properties of this gesture unsavory? If you believe his followers, this drink would have innumerable virtues, against virtually all existing diseases!

Certainly, it is noteworthy that this compound is sterile, so therefore little risk to get sick, except perhaps if people start to drink too much at risk of having an excess of ammonia. Better wait for real evidence of earnings before improvise urinology …

Diet excluding milk or cereal

The exclusion diets are the best known diets without milk, as advocated by Dr. Seignalet or Lejoyeux. The diet “Paleolithic”, which is to eat like early humans, is also a system of exclusion that removes milk and cereals. It is no secret in removing a food group, it will not heal but rather to expose weaknesses, and get really sick.
The gluten-free diets

Gluten is a protein contained in certain cereals. It can cause a real problem, celiac disease or gluten intolerance: it resembles a kind of allergy and manifested by intestinal disorders, once a person eats food containing wheat, rye, Barley … But the disease occurs in childhood. An adult cannot suddenly be intolerant to gluten, and be forced to exclude grain diet. So a priori it cannot be the cause of your problems … and the gluten-free diet not only binding, but requires a genuine medical monitoring to avoid deficiencies. No way to start alone in the diet, especially if nothing justifies.

The method Kousmine and acid-base balance

Catherine Kousmine is a Russian doctor who thought that better food is the best way to protect from certain diseases including cancer. His precepts are certainly less wacky than could be found among naturopaths: eat more vegetables rich in fiber, reduce animal fats in favor of vegetable fats, lower consumption of salt … brief advice rather appropriate. It must be added the less scientific imperative of maintaining “the acid-base balance of power”.

This theory is more objectionable: to reduce the consumption of acidic foods and increasing the basic (or alkaline). For example, reduce the meats, white sugar, refined cereals and chocolate and raise carrots, potatoes or tomatoes. This rebalancing is based on little scientific evidence, but may lead to choices nutritionally correct. Only downside: it must be stressed that this plan cannot “cure” as such diseases. And we regret the recommendations unusual or unnecessary supplements antioxidants councils “enemas” and other desensitization …

Regular Fasting

It is fast to purify the body … is the advice that you can sometimes hear the part of naturopathic … They said it would eliminate the toxins. There are even organizations that offer seminars a week of fasting accompanied by lectures or hikes. No study has ever shown the virtues of fasting.

And on the contrary, we know the harm in the short term (headache, fatigue, weakness) or long term (muscle wasting, general weakening of the body …). In regard to detoxification, but rather the opposite: fasting will result in burning fat and if prolonged, muscle, which will release waste (ketones …). A highly recommended way other than a very short and very timely!

The macrobiotic diet

The macrobiotic diet incorporates the theories of the principle of yin and yang to balance the diet. It should reduce some food “yin”: meat, fruits and vegetables … But we can insist on the “yang”, such as cereals. The risk of failures are very important. It is also formally recommended for children.