When you hear someone say that you should try “calorie restriction“, you might feel as if this involves starving yourself, day after day, and forgoing all of the foods that you really enjoy. This couldn’t be further from the truth in my experience. When you practice a calorie restriction diet, you should be including a wide range of foods in your diet, so that you meet all the nutrient requirements that your body needs to thrive. It’s not simply about just eating less of everything, but it’s about eating more quality foods such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds; which …

When starting calorie restriction it’s important that you go to your doctor to get various biomarkers measured. Things like weight, blood pressure, temperature, and also a number of blood tests which will guide you in your calorie restriction practice. A few things can now be tracked at home, but for tracking many calorie restriction biomarkers we still need to get tests done by professional lab testing. Do not skip this step – it will not only give you an idea of whether or not you’re in the “CR Zone”, but it will also help motivate you to try hard to achieve …

I’ve written about the benefits of fasting before and do recommend fasting on occasion to improve your health. As part of my healthy lifestyle, I fast at least one day per week, usually on the weekend. It’s become a routine now, and I don’t really find it that difficult. On my fasting day, I will drink a lot of green tea! Usually around 10 cups. Some people might have problems with drinking green tea on an empty stomach because of the high level of tannins. These tannins can cause nausea by irritating the stomach lining. To get the most out of …

I’ve talked a little about what makes people able to do calorie restriction for many years successfully, now there is a study that was published in April which confirms what I had believed. People who maintain CR for very long periods of time have psychologically distinct profiles compared to the average person. When the average person starts a diet, it’s not too long before they fall off and return to their previous habits. This doesn’t seem to be the case for people who adhere to a CR diet. When most people think of ‘going on a diet’, it’s not usually to …

I’ve come across a lot of diets over the last 10 years and many of them seem to miss out on important nutrients or have serious imbalances which can cause some health issues if maintained over a long time. When we judge whether or not a diet is working for us, we’ll usually just look at the physical changes in our body and not pay much attention to anything else. When eating a very low-calorie diet, you should make sure that you pay extra attention to the nutrients you are getting to avoid deficiencies. For calorie restriction to work, this …