What is the Fat Burning Index?

Written by Tanya Zilberter, PhD


The Fat Burning Index ™ is what we've done with all-science 'ketogenic ratio' of foods and meals. We used a scientific formula recognized by clinicians and fitness professionals - but we adapted it torepparttar needs of a normal, regular person, without serious diseases (always - always! - consult with your physician before you start any diet!) and not aiming for a bodybuilding competition.

We also recognize this person's natural tendencies -- to get bored on a strict diet, to cheat time and time again, to come close to giving up. Our Fat Burning Index ™ approach allows you to have any food.

"ANY food? So can I eat all I want?"

We promise that as long as you eatrepparttar 115348 foods we suggest, you will never count calories. You might want to ask: "So what's new? This is exactly what all low carb diets promise, don't they?"

Right. But we go much further. We promise that you will not count carbohydrates, fats, or protein. If you find a single diet, online or offline, that frees its dieters from that much counting, let us know and we'll cheerfully refund your money and send you a $20 Amazon.com gift certificate. Does this sound too good to be true?

You might be doubtful and chances are that mainstream diets arerepparttar 115349 reason. Of course you couldn't avoid opinions likerepparttar 115350 below Q&A posted by Health Care Reality Check:

Q: Can a person eat unlimited calories, and still lose weight, as long as they severely restrict carbohydrates?

A: No, she can not. The basis of ketogenic diets, such asrepparttar 115351 Atkins Diet, is a severe restriction of carbohydrate calories, which simply causes a net reduction in total calories. Since carbohydrate calories are limited, intake of fat usually increases. This high fat diet causes ketosis (increased blood ketones from fat breakdown), which suppresses hunger, and thus contributes to caloric restriction. -- Ellen Coleman, RD, MA, MPH

Is this a correct answer?

Let's first discuss whether it's a correct question. Or, rather, is thisrepparttar 115352 real question so frequently asked by dieters. In my experience, this in fact sounds a little bit different but this makes ALLrepparttar 115353 difference. This is what real dieters ask:

Q: Can low carb dieters eat all they want, and still lose weight as long as they only eat allowed foods?

A: Yes, they can. The basis of ketogenic diets, such asrepparttar 115354 Atkins Diet, is a restriction of carbohydrate-containing foods in favor of fat and protein containing foods, which causesrepparttar 115355 state of ketosis resulting in significant decrease in appetite. Since appetite decreases, most of low carb dieters consume significantly less calories WITHOUT INTENTIONAL CALORIE RESTRICTION.

Let's see why and how it happens

Ketosis is a biochemical condition that occurs whenrepparttar 115356 body produces ketones at a higher rate than glucose's release intorepparttar 115357 blood.

From Cell to Super Cell - with Glutathione

Written by Priya Shah


Copyright 2002 Priya Shah

Imagine you're a cell.

Inside your body runsrepparttar machinery that creates life itself. But as that machinery keeps running, day after day, you begin to get worn out -repparttar 115347 friction andrepparttar 115348 processes that cause damage (hererepparttar 115349 "free-radicals" - highly destructive little entities generated by biochemical processes, as well as pollutants, UV radiation and other sources) start to create havoc and you begin to loserepparttar 115350 battle to disease, old age and ultimately death.

In fact your battle would be over much sooner were it not forrepparttar 115351 numerous mechanisms that you and other mammalian cells evolved over millions of years, as protection fromrepparttar 115352 injury that can result from your normal functional processes. The foremost among these internal protective systems isrepparttar 115353 "Glutathione antioxidant system."

Glutathione, a small molecule composed of three amino acids - glycine, glutamate and cysteine - acts as your cellular Super-Mop, soaking up "free-radicals" (withrepparttar 115354 help ofrepparttar 115355 sulfur-containing portion ofrepparttar 115356 cysteine molecule), protecting your cellular membranes and internal organs fromrepparttar 115357 cascading destruction they can cause.

Besides beingrepparttar 115358 major antioxidant that you produce as protection from "free-radicals," glutathione is also a very important detoxifying agent, enabling you to get rid of undesirable toxins and pollutants. If you were a liver, kidney or lung cell, you would contain high levels of glutathione, as you'd be exposed torepparttar 115359 greatest levels of toxins.

Glutathione also helps you dispose of many cancer- producing chemicals, heavy metals, drug metabolites etc. that invaderepparttar 115360 pristine recesses of your cellular world. And Mother Nature (the first recycler) also designed you to use glutathione to recycle other well-known antioxidants such as vitamin C and vitamin E, keeping them in their active state.

If you were a cell delegated torepparttar 115361 immune system department, you would require glutathione for many ofrepparttar 115362 intricate steps needed to carry out your essential immune response functions - such as multiplying to make many clones of yourself, to mount a full-bodied immune response, or "neutralizing" undesirable elements ofrepparttar 115363 cellular community, like cancerous or virally infected cells.

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