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Often when we think about “dieting” we imagine starving ourselves with bland, boring foods, and eating only rabbit food. In reality, diet is just what one eats and drinks in a day. A healthy diet should contain a balance of fats, proteins, and carbohydrates. In general, we recommend 40% of your calories come from proteins, 30% from healthy fats, and 30% from carbohydrates. Remember that if your goal is to lose weight and be healthy, the quality of the foods is as important as the quantity. The formula is not just as simple as calories in vs. calories out. 1000...

Going to the grocery store while on a diet can test the willpower of everyone. Take a minute, close your eyes and picture your local grocery store.  How many chip displays or candy bins come to mind? While on the Amino Diet, you need to stick to the approved foods list of proteins, fruits, vegetables, and healthy fats. Generally you will find most everything you need by sticking to the perimeter of the store. That is where you will find the fresh, whole foods. The isles in the middle contain many boxed meals, processed foods, and foods that will slow...

The food a person eats contributes to chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease. Many foods in the typical Western diet have a high glycemic index also cause an inflammatory effect on the body. A person consuming inflammatory foods will not only be at greater risk for chronic disease, but also typically find it much harder to lose weight. In fact, inflammatory foods tend to cause weight gain. Symptoms of inflammatory foods are: Heart Disease Cancer Metabolic Syndrome Type 2 Diabetes / Insulin Resistance Heartburn Increased Bad Cholesterol / Lowered Good Cholesterol Bloating / Water Retention Diarrhea / Constipation Respiratory Problems...

Inflammation is at the core of most serious diseases, including colon cancer, autoimmune diseases, Alzheimer’s, coronary artery disease, rheumatoid arthritis, insulin resistance, diabetes and even obesity. The human diet has evolved to include more genetically modified foods, more processed carbohydrates, more trans fats, and more omega-6 fatty acids. These all influence inflammation in the body by increasing a hormone called prostaglandin E2, which is linked to over 80% of all chronic disease. A recent World Health Organization study showed that well over 95% of people in the United States are deficient in omega-3 fatty acids. The symptoms of deficiency are...

Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Fats provide calories for energy and are all essential to a balanced and healthy diet. After finishing phase 1 of the Amino Diet, we recommend that forty percent of your calories should come from carbohydrates, thirty percent from protein, and thirty percent from fats. We call this the 40-30-30 plan. Carbohydrates are the body’s main source of fuel. They are easily used by the body for energy, are essential to the functioning of the central nervous system, and are crucial for intestinal health. All of the cells in the body can use glucose, which comes from carbohydrates, for energy....