| The Atkins diet, without a doubt, has been | | | | carbs. Yet chronic diseases that are epidemic |
| the most controversial diet of all time. | | | | today, such as diabetes and heart disease, |
| Seldom does a week go by that the news media | | | | were practically unknown among the Eskimos. |
| does not mention the Atkins diet.The Atkins | | | | At least this was true until they were |
| diet, first introduced in 1972 by | | | | introduced to sugar and white flour. The |
| cardiologist Dr. Robert Atkins, is considered | | | | Eskimos have been well studied and found to |
| the most extreme of the low carb diets. | | | | be a healthy and hardy bunch, even after |
| Hundreds of research studies by universities | | | | centuries of living on a low carb diet. Yes - |
| and research teams throughout North America, | | | | a low carb diet much more extreme than even |
| Europe, and Asia have been conducted on the | | | | the Atkins diet.Atkins Diet - The Bad |
| Atkins diet.The Atkins diet, as with any diet | | | | Stuff.4. THE ATKINS DIET BURNS FAT TOO |
| program, has its good and bad points - but, | | | | QUICKLY. The primary concern here is toxic |
| whatever side you are on, one thing is for | | | | overload. When toxins enter you body, either |
| sure. Dr. Atkins, and the Atkins diet, has | | | | from environmental sources or from additives |
| done for the diet and nutrition industry what | | | | in prepared foods, your body's defense |
| Mohammad Ali did for the boxing industry. Dr. | | | | mechanism will quickly try to eliminate them |
| Atkins created new awareness and introduced | | | | through the liver and kidneys. Quite often |
| new concepts that will forever affect how we | | | | the overload is such that the body will also |
| look at diets for weight loss as well as | | | | hide some of these toxins in your fat cells. |
| diets for health. Although the low carb diet | | | | When burning fat these toxins are released |
| was first written about in the late 1800's, | | | | again into your bloodstream. You can |
| low carb dieting truly came to life with the | | | | experience toxic overload when you burn fat |
| birth of the Atkins diet.Let's take a look at | | | | too fast, as in the first weeks or months of |
| three good and bad points of the Atkins | | | | the Atkins diet.5. THE ATKINS DIET CAUSES |
| diet.Atkins diet - the good stuff.1. THE | | | | FATIGUE. Yes, initially it does - for a |
| ATKINS DIET BURNS FAT FASTER THAN ANY OTHER | | | | couple of reasons. First, switching fuels |
| DIET. The human body is designed to use two | | | | from glucose to ketones is stressful to the |
| different fuels to sustain life - glucose | | | | body. It's a drastic change in your |
| from carbs or ketones from fat. Glucose is | | | | metabolism. You might say it's similar to |
| the primary fuel, fat the backup. Every | | | | mild drug withdrawal. Many people actually do |
| weight loss diet is based on the concept of | | | | have a "carb addiction" and not even realize |
| burning fat. Conventional diets generally are | | | | it. Secondly, as we learned a minute ago, |
| designed to burn fat by starvation - by | | | | your body will quite likely be working hard |
| eating fewer calories than you use every day. | | | | dealing with toxic overload if burning fat |
| This causes the body to dip into its reserve | | | | too fast, as early in the Atkins diet.6. THE |
| energy source - the fat surrounding your | | | | ATKINS DIET LACKS GOOD NUTRITION. Plant life |
| abdomen and your thighs first.The Atkins diet | | | | is the basic nutritional source for all |
| approaches fat burning a different way. It | | | | living creatures, including humans. When an |
| limits the glucose (carb) intake so the body | | | | animal eats plants, some of the nutrients, |
| adjusts itself to using ketones (fat) as its | | | | such as calcium and other minerals, are sent |
| primary fuel. Normally within three to four | | | | to different parts of the body where needed. |
| days of starting, your body is literally a | | | | And even if we eat an animal from nose to |
| fat burning machine on the Atkins diet.2. THE | | | | tail, including the bones, we are still |
| ATKINS DIET DOESN'T LEAVE YOU HUNGRY. Unlike | | | | missing some of these nutrients and essential |
| most conventional diets, the Atkins diet is | | | | enzymes that are burned up in the metabolic |
| not based so much on calorie intake. Dr. | | | | process. Good nutrition suffers when we |
| Atkins does, however, warn that you should | | | | drastically limit carbs, particularly with |
| not stuff yourself but only eat until | | | | the induction phase of the Atkins diet.Atkins |
| satisfied. Also, since you are replacing | | | | Diet - Is It Right for You?The Atkins diet |
| carbs with protein, and the main protein | | | | has been proven safe, effective and Dr. |
| source is meat, a high percentage of each | | | | Atkins' nutritional concepts are basically |
| meal will consist of meat and fat. Meat and | | | | sound. This is probably the best choice for |
| fat are more fulfilling and much slower to | | | | fast weight loss for an upcoming wedding or |
| digest. Not only do you feel more satisfied | | | | cruise - or to jump start your new life. A |
| at dinner, but it will stay with you longer | | | | lot of water and a GOOD vitamin supplement |
| on the Atkins diet.3. THE ATKINS DIET IS SAFE | | | | are strongly recommended with ANY diet, but |
| AND HEALTHY. The vast majority of studies | | | | particularly with the Atkins diet.The Atkins |
| show the Atkins diet to be extremely healthy, | | | | diet can be adjusted to a less aggressive |
| in comparison to other conventional weight | | | | program if you have a lot of weight to lose |
| loss and lifestyle diets. Nearly every study | | | | and wisely choose to lose the pounds more |
| shows the Atkins diet the winner in reducing | | | | slowly over a longer period of time. This |
| cholesterol, triglycerides, and blood | | | | would be less stressful, much healthier and |
| pressure. In addition, many cases of acid | | | | give the stretched skin a chance to shrink. |
| reflux, sleep apnea, and diabetes have either | | | | Skipping the induction phase is one way. You |
| had the symptoms reduced or completely | | | | may find this more sustainable over the long |
| disappear while on the Atkins diet.Also, | | | | haul using the Atkins diet.One important key |
| you'll often hear "we have no way of knowing | | | | to health and success with any low carb diet |
| the long term safety of low carb diets". Fact | | | | is to make every carb count by choosing |
| is, the Atkins diet has been around for over | | | | nutrient dense live carbs. These include |
| 30 years - longer than most other weight loss | | | | fresh vegetables such as broccoli, cabbage, |
| programs. Although first written about at the | | | | spinach, and green beans. This is critical |
| end of the 19th century, the low carb diet | | | | where total carbs are very limited - such as |
| has actually been around for centuries prior | | | | with the first two stages of the Atkins |
| to that.How so? The North American Eskimo. | | | | diet.Author: Mickael Kerenterff. |
| Their diet has primarily been no or very low | | | | |