EvoDiet - An Experimental Weight Loss Program
The EvoDiet was the result of an experiment conducted to prove that the food of our nearest ancestors, the apes, was superior to that of ours, health-wise.
The objective of the experiment was to find out if it can maintain the normal levels of cholesterol and blood pressure in the body.
Four principles that governed in the investigation are the following: 1.
The need of your body is more relevant than the demands of culture; 2.
The food given approximates all the nutrient requirements of the body; 3.
All contents are natural with no artificial ingredients whatsoever; and 4.
Exercise and sleep are given as much as the body needs.
Eating ape-like for 12 days, the subjects were given a 3-day rotation of plant foods such as broccoli, carrots, radishes, cabbages, tomatoes, watercress, melons figs, plums, hazelnuts, and others.
For the first week, the participants were fed only raw vegetables and fruits.
In the second week, the same veggies and fruits were served, but there was a gradual introduction of cooked oily fish.
There was a daily intake of a total of 2,300 calories--women were provided 2,000 calories while men were provided 2,500 calories.
The positive results of the primates' diet was a significant lowering of the cholesterol level, up to 23%, which, according to medical standards, can only be accomplished by taking prescription drugs.
Another important accomplishment was the reduction of blood pressure from 140/83 down to 122/76.
Although the study was not intended as a weight loss program, a tangible side effect was a 9.
7 pound drop from the participants.
A meal rich in raw fruits and vegetables was responsible for bringing about this unexpected but welcome effect.
Here is another opportunity for you to get rid of those unwanted pounds.
Some negative aspects were: Living in "raw lifestyle" for a long period of time was exceedingly difficult to maintain by the participants.
Another reason was the embarrassing uncontrolled expulsion of stomach gas by same subjects.
Our ancestors, primates and hunters/gatherers alike, left us this Evodiet legacy which we can combine with other healthy regimen to bring out a well-rounded nutrition program.
The objective of the experiment was to find out if it can maintain the normal levels of cholesterol and blood pressure in the body.
Four principles that governed in the investigation are the following: 1.
The need of your body is more relevant than the demands of culture; 2.
The food given approximates all the nutrient requirements of the body; 3.
All contents are natural with no artificial ingredients whatsoever; and 4.
Exercise and sleep are given as much as the body needs.
Eating ape-like for 12 days, the subjects were given a 3-day rotation of plant foods such as broccoli, carrots, radishes, cabbages, tomatoes, watercress, melons figs, plums, hazelnuts, and others.
For the first week, the participants were fed only raw vegetables and fruits.
In the second week, the same veggies and fruits were served, but there was a gradual introduction of cooked oily fish.
There was a daily intake of a total of 2,300 calories--women were provided 2,000 calories while men were provided 2,500 calories.
The positive results of the primates' diet was a significant lowering of the cholesterol level, up to 23%, which, according to medical standards, can only be accomplished by taking prescription drugs.
Another important accomplishment was the reduction of blood pressure from 140/83 down to 122/76.
Although the study was not intended as a weight loss program, a tangible side effect was a 9.
7 pound drop from the participants.
A meal rich in raw fruits and vegetables was responsible for bringing about this unexpected but welcome effect.
Here is another opportunity for you to get rid of those unwanted pounds.
Some negative aspects were: Living in "raw lifestyle" for a long period of time was exceedingly difficult to maintain by the participants.
Another reason was the embarrassing uncontrolled expulsion of stomach gas by same subjects.
Our ancestors, primates and hunters/gatherers alike, left us this Evodiet legacy which we can combine with other healthy regimen to bring out a well-rounded nutrition program.