I would recommend trying Jeff Novicks recommendations to follow the Maximum Weight Loss Program, which he calls the Maximum Health Program, very strictly for at least 60-90 days. Based on what I have read from him in the McDougall forums, he finds that the MWL Program eliminates many problems foods for individuals experiencing health problems, such as flour products, added sugars/sweeteners, added sodium, and higher fat plant foods (where nuts/seeds are strictly limited to no more than 1-2 Tablespoons a day for most people (approximately 1 oz/day)). Heres my take on Novick: McDougall and Novick are at least 99% in step on most issues, but in some areas of stylistic deviation, such as added salt, calorie density, and nutrient adequacy, I feel that Novick comes out slightly ahead in his approach and presentation. I feel like everything on his website (jeffnovick) is worth its bandwidth in the most precious material I can imagine, and I would highly recommend it for anyone interested in diet/lifestyle, and evidence-based reasoning in general. Novick seems to find that most of his clients following the MWL strictly for 60-90 days experience relief of their symptoms, even from food sensitivities like gluten or citrus that people were experiencing largely due to a less healthy dietary pattern or from including the less healthy foods that the MWL eliminates or strictly limits. However, should an individual still be experiencing problems, he then recommends adopting the elimination diet that McDougall outlines on his website (found at the bottom of this article: https://drmcdougall/misc/2014nl/may/tencases.htm) while still modifying it to meet the MWL protocol. For the quick-start guide to Jeff Novick, MS, RDs diet/lifestyle recommendations, which adhere to the MWL protocol, I recommend these three posts of his: The Healthy Eating Placemat: A Visual Guide To Healthy Eating https://drmcdougall/forums/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=37450 [Outlines the diet/lifestyle recommendations and their application] The Real Dirty Dozen: The 12 Deadliest Dietary & Lifestyle Factors & What You Can Do About Them https://drmcdougall/forums/viewtopic.php?p=441210#p441210 [Outlines the rationale for the diet/lifestyle recommendations] A Day In The Life https://drmcdougall/forums/viewtopic.php?p=445707#p445707 [An example of a sample day following the guidelines, showcasing the ease of implementation of the dietary principles to obtain all our dietary needs while minimizing all dietary risk factors.] [As explained in the discussion on my SNAP meals, the above recipes take no more than 10 minutes, have 5 or less ingredients, are based on foods one can get anywhere, involve virtually no prep, clean up or waste and can be done for under $5/day per person. - Novick] I hope that helps you and anyone else experiencing similar problems. Please have a fantastic day, and please let me know if I can be of additional support.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 23:05:55 +0000
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