There is only one golden rule that you must follow if you are going to eat a Nutrient Rich diet Successfully. This new rule is not common and it might even sound like a marketing tactic at first because it’s everything you might want to hear. But there is a very good reason why this new rule is in place and it’ s because of the driving forces behind the entire dieting industry that keep you stuck trying to stick to a diet program you haven’t transitioned to yet, vs. successfully transitioning to a Nutrient Rich diet style in a way that works for you.

The new rule is this:

You Can Eat Whatever You Want…

Now as you digest that and say to yourself, “there is no way that a Nutrient Rich diet can be that flexible, or something like that“; relish the possibility while you read the second half of the rule to put it in perspective.

You Just Can’t Eat Whatever, and Get the Results You Want!

What’s so powerful about this new rule?

1. It acknowledges your capacity to make any choice you really want, and that is freedom.
2. It reveals that while you can eat whatever you want, not every choice is going to give you the same results.
3. It gives you the option to live with either set of consequences, the ones you want and the one you don’t want and the flexibility to experiment to prove it to yourself.

Having come from a background as a bodybuilder nearly 20 years ago, I was one of the biggest dieters out there, because during competitions we were so particular about what we ate that one slip up was enough to put you emotionally over the edge for the day.

Sound familiar?

I may have looked tough, but I’ll tell you, a bowl of honey nut cheerios which I loved at that time, would have sent me into a world of emotional hell.

Side note:

I believe that modern diet and fitness strategies were largely born of the body building-for-the-masses-wave that swept America for the past 50 years. As if everyone was getting ready for Mr Olympia or Ms Fitness competitions. We’re not, certainly not all year round and our lifestyle’s don’t support it.

Body builder’s and fitness competitors are judged on body fat % in part, so you can imagine, they will do anything to lose bodyfat and including trading in their health by eating predominantly foods  “nutrient poor” foods.

This feeling of emotional hell, when you slip up or “fall off the wagon” because you didn’t “stick to your diet” and all the “diet speak” (the language of dieting) that surrounds the idea of following a diet program perfectly without fail, is what keeps people stuck.

You are dieting (trying to rigidly stick to or manipulate what you eat to lose weight or even get healthy) the second you say “I can’t eat that”. Now I don’t mean “I can’t eat that because it will make me sick or not feel good”, I mean “I can’t eat that because it’s not on my program”.

That!, is a major reason why you are unsuccessful in your attempt to change your eating habits, whether it’s eating better or less.

You have to know that you can eat whatever you want, but that you choose to eat Nutrient Rich foods, at least 90% of the time or more.

First, eating less of foods that are nutrient poor and not serving you to begin with is a failing strategy. You can’t expect to eat less “nutrient poor” chocolate chip cookies (there are Nutrient Rich ways to make such a cookie) and expect to be successful. It will never work!

Second, you can only eat less by eating better first. The better you eat, the faster you meet your nutrient needs, the less you will eat because you will not be driven to over consume.

But in this process, the most important concept to know is that you can eat whatever you want, so that you are free to eat what you choose. And psychology demonstrates, that if you know you can eat a certain food, but you also know it’s not serving you or it doesn’t make you feel good, and you are empowered to make that choice, you are far less prone to eat it.

And also keep in mind that there will be times, where you just want to eat a nutrient poor food for some reason and you need to be able to do that, without throwing yourself into a downward spiral.

I remember my friend Howie, once calling me up all our of sorts that he ate a Kit Kat. I said, “Howie, all you did was eat a Kit Kat”, now let’s move on. He was like… that’s it?. Yes, now carrie on with seeking out those foods that you grow to love, just as much, only you look, feel and perform better after you eat them.

Develop your mindset and master the art of making choices. The Golden Rule is the most successful place to start if you want to be psychologically healthy at the same time you start transitioning from nutrient poor to Nutrient Rich!

Get addicted to that!

~JAM

Flemington, NJ (PRWEB) January 27, 2010 — Dr. Fuhrman is grateful for the attention that Alanis Morissette’s weight loss success has brought to him and his book EAT TO LIVE, but the bigger story here is the dramatic recoveries from life-threatening illnesses his readers have achieved following his high nutrient diet-style. Dr. Fuhrman is passionate about educating the public and stresses, “Micronutrient adequacy is needed to control appetite and food addictions. Not only is this the key to weight loss but more importantly it is the key to reversing heart disease and many chronic illnesses debilitating people everyday.”

Singing sensation Morissette put an end to her lifelong battle with weight and has acclaimed Joel Fuhrman, M.D.’s book EAT TO LIVE as the key to her success. Dr. Fuhrman emphasizes a diet composed of nutrient rich foods which are vital to weight loss, good health and longevity. He has even coined the term, nutritarian to describe the eating style he advocates.

A now trim and fit Morisette says, “This isn’t just a healthy phase. This is a way of life. I feel like my body is what it was born to be.” watch video Mehmet Oz, M.D. calls Dr. Fuhrman’s plan, “a medical breakthrough.”

Living a Nutritarian “Nutrient Rich” lifestyle is life changing. Fuhrman’s readers and online members are living proof and want to share their success . . .

Ronnie was still very ill and was certain he was not going to live much longer after failed bypass surgery and stents placed in his arteries — he was still having chest pain. As a last ditch effort, he Googled “reverse heart disease” and discovered Dr. Fuhrman’s web site. Ronnie lost over 140lbs in one year and completely restored his health. He was able to rid himself of all medications and save over $600 per month in out-of-pocket expenses! You will be astounded by his remarkable recovery.

Charlotte suffered a stroke and was diagnosed with diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and 65 percent blocked arteries, she found Dr. Fuhrman’s book and was assured by the successes on his website. She lost a staggering 133 pounds and recovered her health including completely getting rid of her diabetes – something she didn’t think was possible.

Anthony was 33 years old, 360 pounds, with high blood pressure and frequent migraines. He had always struggled with weight. After reading Fuhrman’s EAT TO LIVE he “got it” and started making changes. Today he is without headaches, 160 pounds lighter and more energetic.

Dr Fuhrman thinks dramatic success stories, like these, achieved with natural whole foods is newsworthy and critical to consider in our present crisis of expensive and unaffordable health care. Lets make sure everyone knows how they can get well.

Joel Fuhrman, M.D., is a board-certified family physician who specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional and natural methods. His other books include Eat For Health, Disease-Proof Your Child, and Cholesterol Protection for Life. In addition, to being widely published in medical journals and consumer publications, like People magazine and The Economist, he is recognized as one of the country’s leading experts on nutrition and natural healing and, as such, has appeared on hundreds of radio and television programs shows including: ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, Today, Good Morning America, the Discovery Channel, TV Food Network, CNBC and others.

To learn more about DrFuhrman’s products shop Nutrient Rich.

Nutrient-rich, low-calorie diets actually reprogram fat cells to keep the body thin

by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor

(NaturalNews) A study appearing in the American Chemical Society’s Journal of Proteome Research has given further insight into the correlation between calorie restriction and weight loss. While it is known that calorie-restricted diets are effective at helping people to lose weight, it has now been found that fat cell proteins play an important role in regulating bodily fat stores and extending life.

Dr. Edwin Mariman and his research team sought out to further understand the relationship between fat cell proteins and weight loss. Prior animal studies have shown that low-calorie diets rich in valuable nutrients are effective at maintaining proper bodily weight and lengthening life span.

In order to understand how it works in humans, the team investigated the subcutaneous fat cells of a group of obese people that followed a five-week calorie-restricted diet. Besides the fact that the average participant lost over 20 pounds, researchers discovered that six fat cell proteins in participants’ bodies had changed their composition throughout the course of the diet.

The significance of the discovery is that fat cell proteins instruct the body when and how to store fat. The composition change indicated that the low-calorie diet had actually restructured the proteins, signaling them to store less fat and to use it differently than before. Researchers believe the bodies of the study participants will now regulate themselves better, leading to better health and longer life.

According to researchers, being able to observe the marked changes in fat cell proteins will help verify the effectiveness of various methods of cutting calories to lose weight and gain better health.

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Comments by John Allen Mollenhauer, Founder NutrientRich.com.

I agree with Mike Adams comments on this subject, fat cells are not “stupid cells”. They morph and adapt, just like other cells, when the environment they are subject to changes. In this case when the diet being consumed is of higher quality and doesn’t fuel the need for fat cells to bloat and get bigger to store excess energy, let alone foreign matter that the body does not need, or to hold substances like excess sodium in solution and away from vital organs, they thin out. How else can you explain in simplistic terms, why, the moment you start eating more nutrient rich, healthy promoting foods and less calorie dense foods at the base of your diet, your weight goes down, even  before you you’ve begun exercising!

This morning, as I woke up for the first Monday in 2010, I was greeted by an article written by the Bluebird Market, the “Eco-friendliest local growers and artisans organic market”.

It said, Becoming Nutrient-Rich in 2010.

That is a rally cry if I’ve ever heard one because it says something very powerful and something we assert here at NutrientRich.com – the more you eat Nutrient Rich foods, the more you become Nutrient Rich!

That’s right, your body builds and becomes more nutrient rich the more you eat a nutrient rich vegetable based diet, with beans, fruits, raw nuts and seeds and whole grains at least 90% of the time.

Forget for the moment, all the ins and outs, nuances, and facts and figures that are involved in the art and science of eating nutrient rich foods. For now, just think about feeding your body great tasting foods that fuel your body, and provide the best raw materials to grow and develop.

When you do, you literally become “nutrient rich”.

What’s so powerful about this, is that unlike most people who are a withdrawal headache away from needing to eat more food, when you become Nutrient Rich, you not only don’t get the withdrawal headaches or suffer from cravings due to “toxic hunger”, as DrFuhrman.com accurately calls it, but you naturally eat less food.

That’s right, when you become Nutrient Rich, the result of eating better foods for a significant period of time, you will naturally eat less food, live healthier and longer that way because your needs have been met.

It’s the basic law of quality selection which states –

When the quality of the nutriment being received by the living organism is higher than that of the present living tissue, the organism will discard lower grade cells to make room for appropriating the superior materials into new and healthy tissue.

You literally become Nutrient Rich and don’t have to eat nearly as much to satisfy hunger. Matter of fact (and some actually find this to be a challenge, including me), you will hardly ever feel hungry when you become Nutrient Rich.

You don’t become Nutrient Rich over night, it takes time, but eventually, your body builds this way, and your nutrient buckets are almost always filled. It’s the reason why a 200+ guy like me can get away with less than 2000 calories per day, even when in a lightly athletic mode, without even thinking about it.

The reason is simple, I often have stored energy from my last several meals, because they were likely all Nutrient Rich, 90% or more.

If you are in the area, visit the Bluebird Market.

John Allen Mollenhauer