Obesity

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A word of caution – Don’t start eating high-fat meals thinking olive oil will save the day. Just continue to eat sensibly like the Greeks, and add olive or other monounsaturated oil to your diet in moderation whenever possible and when your taste buds and heart will approve.

Honey

315.   Honey has been used since ancient times both as a food and as a medicine. This wonderfully rich golden liquid is a miraculous product and a naturally delicious alternative to white sugar – one of the so called three white poisons along with starch and salt. Primarily composed of sugars like glucose and fructose and minerals like magnesium, potassium, calcium, sulphur, iron and phosphate, honey also contains vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, B6 and C. Copper, iodine and zinc are also present in small quantities.

 

316.   If you are on a diet to lose weight and have to stay off sugar, you don’t want the usual unhealthy sugar-free artificial sweeteners eithter. Go for honey! One tablespoon of sugar has 64 calories as opposed to only 46 in honey. Not only will it cut the calories, and make your fare as sweet, it will also keep you going on the energy circuit longer. Honey has carbohydrate compounds that are singularly acceptable and practical and is considered most effective to generate heat, create and replace energy and furthermore form certain tissues. Compared to sugar, honey has healthier low glycemic index, with slower absorption of honey sugars into the blood stream and hence more gradual and healthier digestion process.

 

317.   Honey has several antioxidants and has been shown to improve cholesterol and other blood lipid levels. When mixed in carrot juice, it helps improve one’s eyesight. It also protects against colds, coughs, and helps cure sore throat and a runny nose if added in ginger juice.

 

318.   Ingestion of honey is an excellent home remedy for obesity. It mobilises the extra deposited fat in the body and puts it into circulation which is utilised as energy for normal body functions, For tackling obesity, mix lemon / lime juice with honey and warm water and drink a glass first thing every morning. More effectively mix 3 teaspoons of lemon / lime juice, ¼ teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper, 1 teaspoon of honey and one cup warm water and drink this for 3 months.

 

319.   Some naturo-food therapists suggest that fasting on honey and lemon / lime juice water is highly beneficial in the treatment of obesity without the loss of appetite and energy. In this mode of treatment, one teaspoon of honey should be mixed with a juice of half a lemon / lime in a glass of luke-warm water and taken at regular intervals throughout the day.