Episode 3 of season 11 of The Lifestyle First Podcast is centred around the F in the Lifestyle First Method.
F is for FOOD: WHAT FOOD CHOICES MATCH YOUR NEEDS?
The big questions I get asked all the time are “What’s the best diet?” and “What should(n’t) I eat?” It's complex, there’s no perfect diet. There’s always so much emotion associated with eating, and what you need to do is give yourself unconditional permission to eat and to see food as your life source and energy source. Talking about food as carbohydrates, proteins or fats is not talking about real food. Food is a package, not an isolated nutrient – food is packed with nutrients, flavours, smells, textures, colours – all of which add to the sensory and nutritional input of your food experiences.
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In this episode, to help me explore the subject of food & in particular the subject of sugar I invited along MasalaBody.com founder Nagina Abdullah.
Nagina Abdullah is on a mission to help ambitious women lose weight sustainably without sacrifice through her coaching business https://masalabody.com
Nagina was 40 Pounds Overweight with an incredibly demanding career and two small kids and went from feeling tired, sluggish, and frustrated to melting off 40 lbs in 9 months and her sustainable approach has helped keep the weight off for years.
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In the episode Nagina & I discuss the question “how do you get rid of sugar cravings?”
The two references we explore are:
Robert Lustig . Metabolical: The truth about processed food and how it poisons people and the planet
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Metabolical-processed-poisons-people-planet/dp/1529350077
Sweetening of the global diet, particularly beverages: patterns, trends, and policy responses by Prof Barry M Popkin, PhD & Corinna Hawkes, PhD
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/PIIS2213-8587(15)00419-2/fulltext
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As always we give you three actions to take away from the episode which are:
1. Focus on what you can add to your diet to satiate your craving for the sweet rather than focusing on what you have to remove. Spices such as cinnamon can be a great place to start & can give a 'sweet' flavour whilst actually reducing your blood sugar.
2. Focus on a 'Protein More' approach. Protein creates satiety & a full feeling that can help keep cravings at bay.
3. Drink 'de-bloating' water. Add 2 lemons, 1 cucumber & 10-12 mint leaves to a 6 glass pitcher of water & allow them to steep over night in your fridge. This is not only a great tasting drink but can also help avoid that need for a sweet fix.
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DISCLAIMER: This content does not constitute or substitute personal one-to-one professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or health care professional with questions about your health.