Re: Rw: What does freebird eat?

October 13, 2004

Yes, essentially..

1) YES!

2) Very very LOW very GOOD

3) low 60's

Are you sure you are not IMAGINING those so called allergies??

have a great day!! :B

>

> okay, have pasted something from the internet which is the Ornish

> diet, is this what you follow? and just a couple more questions.

>

> (1)Do you calorie restrict on this kind of diet?

> (2) What does this do to your cholesterol, what are you hdl/ldl

> stats.

> (3) What does this do for you fasting glucose, what are those stats.

>

> I am presuming you have the figures as something must have motivated

> you to follow this diet and getting bloodworks once following it

> would seem logical.

>

> I won't ask any more questions after this. Thanks. ... My

> diet is currently in meltdown as I try and work out what foods are

> causing my allergy, but after that I want to follow the healthiest

> diet I can, so that's why I am hungry for detail.

>

> Dean Ornish

> The Life Choice Diet

> The Life Choice Diet is a low-fat vegetarian way of eating with less

> than 10% calories from fat (for most people, this would be a diet

> with 15 to 25 grams of fat per day). The focus is on beans, fruits,

> vegetables, and whole grains, with processed foods and nonfat dairy

> products consumed in moderation. Simple sugars and alcohols, like

> fat, are to be avoided.

>

> Guidelines -- " all you really need to know "

> You can eat the following foods whenever you feel hungry until you

> are full (but not until you are stuffed):

>

> Beans and legumes (lentils, kidney beans, peas, black beans, red

> Mexican beans, split peas, soybeans, black-eyed peas, garbanzos,

> navy beans, and so on)

> Fruits (apples, apricots, bananas, strawberries, cherries,

> blueberries, oranges, peaches, raspberries, cantaloupes,

> watermelons, pears, honeydew melons, pineapples, tomatoes, and so

> on)

> Grains (corn, rice, oats, wheat, millet, barley, buckwheat, and so

> on)

> Vegetables (potatoes, zucchini, broccoli, carrots, lettuce,

> mushrooms, eggplant, celery, asparagus, onions, sweet potatoes,

> spinach, and so on)

> You can eat the following foods in moderation:

>

> Nonfat dairy products, including skim milk, nonfat yogurt, nonfat

> cheeses, nonfat sour cream, and egg whites

> Nonfat or very low-fat commercially available products, including

> whole grain breakfast cereals, Health Valley chili (and many other

> Health Valley products), Kraft Free nonfat mayonnaise and salad

> dressings, Guiltless Gourmet tortilla chips, Quaker Oats oatmeal,

> Nabisco fat-free crackers, Fleishmann's Egg Beaters, Pritikin soups.

> Read labels. Some of the nonfat or very low-fat commercially

> available products are high in sugar, so avoid these when possible.

> Ingredients are listed on food labels in order of the amount

> contained in that food. In other words, if the first ingredient is

> sugar, then there's more sugar than anything else in that food.

> Also, on most packages you'll find the number of grams of fat, the

> number of calories, and the amount of cholesterol.

> Here are the foods to avoid as much as possible:

>

> Meats (all kinds, including chicken and fish)

> Oils (all kinds) and oil-containing products, including margarines

> and most salad dressings

> Avocados

> Olives

> Nuts and seeds

> High-fat or " low-fat " dairy, including whole milk, yogurt, butter,

> cheese, egg yolks, cream, and so on

> Sugar and simple sugar derivatives (honey, molasses, corn syrup,

> high fructose syrup, and the like)

> Alcohol

> Any commercially available product with more than two grams of fat

> per serving

October 13, 2004

in short form..

resistance exercise for the musculature/cardio..

aerobic for the heart/musculature..

stretching for the musculature/connective tissue.. /organs??