SubscribeDr. Weil's Wellness Diet
It's not often that a nutritionist or diet doctor makes the cover of Time Magazine - but Dr. Andrew Weil has done just that. With his familiar white beard Dr. Weil talks about nutrition for anti-aging and his "Wellness Diet". There is a complete outline of the basics of the wellness diet - which looks to be a sensible balanced diet.
Aim for variety, and include as much fresh food as possible in your diet. Minimize your consumption of processed and fast food. Eat an abundance of fruits and vegetables, and try to include carbohydrates, fat and protein in every meal. Most adults need to consume between 2,000 and 3,000 calories a day. Women and smaller, less active people require fewer calories; men and larger, more active people need more calories. The distribution of calories you take in should be: 40% to 50% from carbohydrates, 30% from fat and 20% to 30% from protein.
Dr Weil's health plan is very much about overall health rather than just weight loss. His free health assessment allows you to choose your health goals from the following: Eating better, exercising, losing weight, reducing stress, aging well, and more. Dr Weil is a champion of so-called "Integrative Medicine" - a holistic approach to health.
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I guess if I want to be a model of health like Dr. Weil and Dr. Phil I need to gain some weight. What happened to overweight and obesity being the number one public health concern in the US? I suppose these guys are the heavywights of the health industry.
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ReplyI wouldn't take diet advice from overweight people either. Besides, what he is spouting is just common sense, same thing that The Zone (minus the very low calories), South Beach (minus the induction they stole from Atkins) and a bunch of other diets have already said.
ReplyI want to tell everybody that people have different needs. Very carbohydrate people can eat 25% fat, 10% protein and 65% carbohydrates, while very protein-type people needs like 40% fat, 50% protein, and 10% carbohydrates. Carbohydrate people needs more fiber than protein type people. Just like there are blacks and white, there are protein and carb people as well, and sometimes, there's a person with a mix metabolic type. That person basicly eats an equal percentage of fats, protein, and carbohydrates.
People need to keep that in mind.
ReplyI think that Dr. Weil has made great advances in "natural healing". I do feel that his nutritional advise is a combination of 4th grade health class and modern diet. But at least he is trying to get the word out that we need to Stop and think about our health.
ReplyRegarding Dr. Weil's weight: people should be aware that the man lost 55 lbs. following his own advice.
If you think he's overweight by looking at him, you need to re-evaluate your perceptions of health. I think he looks great, considering he's likely an endomorph. And I'm guessing that he's not even overweight by North American health standards (i.e. body mass index (BMI)).
As far as his diet is concerned, I wouldn't compare it to a lot of those fad diets out there because Dr. Weil is primarily concerned with health and longevity. Weight loss is merely one aspect and only when it's related to health risks.
ReplyI guess if I want to be a model of health like Dr. Weil and Dr. Phil I need to gain some weight. What happened to overweight and obesity being the number one public health concern in the US? I suppose these guys are the heavywights of the health industry.
ReplyExercise and staying active is even more important than good nutrition. Unfortunately, Dr. Weil doesn't look like he stays very active. He's fat!
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