Do celebrities possess have any secret knowledge that allows them to stay slim and beautiful? Not really. But we still enjoy learning about what various celebrities do to keep their bodies in shape. Here is one celebrity diet “secret” revealed for you. Below you can read an excerpt from an interview with Alanis Morisette who lost 20 pounds on the Dr. Joel Fuhrman’s diet “Eat to Live.”
I have read many of Dr. Fuhrman’s books and I highly recommend them to everybody who wants to be both slim AND healthy. He promotes a simple diet that is based on fruits and vegetables, beans, grains and nuts. He is not selling any miracle pills or secret formulas - everything that you’ll need to follow his recommendations you can buy in your local grocery stores.
He argues that “our bodies are not designed to digest all the processed foods, saturated fats, and chemically engineered substances that people have been consuming for the past hundred years or so. When fed with unwholesome diet of refined sugars, refined grains, fats and processed meals, our bodies begin to deteriorate and suffer from many functional and organic impairments, and, ultimately, start to break down.” When we eat a natural, plant-based diet, our bodies reach ideal weight and health without dieting, pills or supplements.
Eating To Live: How to get rid of excess weight for good and be healthy?
The premise of Dr. Fuhrmans classic “Eat to Live”, his latest book “Eat for Health”, and his other publications is simple. Our bodies have been designed by nature to thrive on natural foods, mainly on fresh fruits, vegetables, greens, legumes and whole grains with complete elimination or limited consumption of animal foods and fats. After reading his books you will finally understand why so many studies on nutrition seemingly contradict one another. Everything he says is backed up with research from peer-reviewed journals.
Although he recommends eliminating meats and diary, it is not an all or nothing plan. A diet rich in vegetables does not have to be all raw or exclude animal foods completely; it can be flexible. As one reviewer on Amazon put it: “You get to eat lots of food, not be hungry and get great results too. Get the book and see for yourself. I believe every person in America must read this information; it puts all controversy about diet to rest and may save your life.”
However, without reading Eat To Live, your future diet-style will be based on misinformation, not science. When following these recommendations, you will not only lose weight quickly, but you will see many health benefits too.
Remember that our bodies are designed for health and beauty. It is simple amazing what our bodies are capable of if we just follow the laws of nature and not go against them!
Read about Alanis Morissette’s experience with Dr. Fuhrman Eat to Live diet:
“Less than a year ago, Alanis Morissette found herself in a heavy situation: the once-svelte rock star had packed on weight, and the processed food she’d been eating left her feeling unhealthy.
Determined to get back on track, Alanis turned to Dr. Joel Fuhrman’s book Eat to Live, a plan that recommends consuming fruit, vegetables, beans and nuts, and avoiding meat and dairy products.
Alanis’ vegan diet — one of the more popular in Hollywood these days — has helped her shed 20 pounds since she began the new regime in September.
Now, the 34-year-old singer who redefined “ironic” is proud to show off her new shape and share her dieting tips with OK! readers.
OK!: How does it feel to have lost 20 pounds?
I feel like a 12-year-old! I’m back to what I was born to be, at my best. I used to get out of bed in the morning and things were aching, and I just thought, this is what happens when you get into your 30s. But now I jump out of bed and have so much energy; I feel very alive. Even after a workout, I feel like if I rest a little bit I could go out dancing all night, so that’s exciting. I have no more aches and pains, and my allergies are gone, too.
OK!: What were you eating that made you gain weight?
A lot of salt and processed grains like bread. I was a sandwich person, and if I had rice, I would pack the salt on.
OK!: Why did you want to find a new eating plan?
Longevity. I realized I want to live till I’m 120. There’s a lifestyle that I am how happily creating that can, as best as is possible, prevent most forms of cancer and other diseases.
OK!: How did you come to choose Dr. Joel Fuhrman’s program?
I went to my favorite bookstore, Banyen Books and Sound, in Vancouver. I saw this book, Eat to Live, and I thought, that’s exactly what I want to do. I wasn’t interested in some fad diet that was unsustainable, like “lose 10 pounds in two weeks.” I don’t believe in diets; I think they’re short-term and a bit of an emotional roller-coaster. So I opened it and flipped through and thought the weight loss is incidental. The primary focus is disease prevention.
OK!: What is your workout routine?
When I’m out on tour, my shows are so physical that that really takes care of it. When I’m not on tour, I do between a half hour to an hour of light weights, running, biking, swimming, probably five times a week. I also love to kickbox and dance.” From OK Magazine
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