Delta Diet™
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Obesity is the number one health problem in America today. Its compatriots are legend – high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, heart disease, sleep apnea, degenerative arthritis, and breast cancer – to name just a few. So what’s the big deal? Simply, obesity and its consequences lead to a shorter life, a less productive life, and a poorer quality of life. Fortunately, recent advances in obesity research offer hope for the millions of people afflicted with this disease. This book will present a concise and easily understandable summary of these new principles for fighting obesity, and will offer a simple method for incorporating these principles into daily life, making healthy weight management (not just weight loss) an achievable reality for most overweight and obese people. Consequently, the chance of developing the associated health risks named above, and their deadly consequences – strokes, heart attacks, kidney failure, blindness, amputations, and chronic pain – will be markedly reduced. The scientific basis for this method will also be discussed in layman’s terms. What is eaten and when it is eaten is just as important as how much is eaten. Research supports the notion that the timing of food intake in relation to daily activities can determine whether what is eaten is used by the body as energy, or is stored as fat. Once fat is produced and stored in the body, breaking it down to be used for energy is much more difficult. This book will describe a method for utilizing the normal daily hormone cycles of the body to both prevent and treat obesity by paying attention to the timing of intake of the three primary food components – carbohydrates, fat, and protein. The book will emphasize that, contrary to the popular notion that only carbohydrates are “bad”, in reality the reduction of both so-called “bad carbohydrate” intake AND fat intake is important and necessary for healthy weight management and overall health. Once implemented, this method allows for healthy weight reduction and maintenance for most people.
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The Delta Diet ™ is a weight management program based on utilizing natural daily body hormone cycles (Circadian rhythm) to achieve and maintain an ideal body weight range without resorting to medications, surgery, or other drastic measures. The term Circadian rhythm refers to a daily rhythmic activity cycle based on a 24-hour rhythm. The program is based on the triad of hormones, nutrient timing, and the Circadian sleep-wake cycle. If implemented faithfully, this program will usually produce results in a few weeks to a few months, and the results can be maintained indefinitely.
All the hormones that control our metabolism fluctuate according to a 24-hour cycle. Understanding these hormone cycles holds an important key to good health, including weight control. Delta Diet ™ will explain how our daily hormone fluctuations control metabolism, and how the knowledge of these fluctuations can be used to our advantage to achieve and maintain a healthy weight, while at the same time promoting good health in general. Application of the principles presented here will help a motivated person to achieve their goal of normal weight and good health on a long-term basis.
About the Author
George E. Abraham II, MD is a board-certified family physician who has practiced in Vicksburg, Mississippi, since 1978. Because of his deep commitment to wellness, in 1989 he was honored with the Patient Care Award for Excellence in Patient Education. This book is based on the information he shares with his patients.