{"id":2471,"date":"2011-06-08T10:39:05","date_gmt":"2011-06-08T14:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=2471"},"modified":"2011-06-08T11:31:09","modified_gmt":"2011-06-08T15:31:09","slug":"the-dash-diet-the-ultimate-sexy-plan-seriously","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2011\/06\/the-dash-diet-the-ultimate-sexy-plan-seriously.html","title":{"rendered":"The Dash Diet – The ultimate sexy plan? Seriously?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I ask people, \u201cWhy do you want to lose weight?\u201d <\/strong>people often say, \u201cHealth and better energy.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 While this may be true, it is often not the primary reason (or solo reason) that they want to lose weight.<\/p>\n

They say \u2018health\u2019 because it is a noble answer, and the ‘agreed’ upon answer.\u00a0 It’s what you are supposed to say!\u00a0 In truth and in addition to health, they may want to look good, feel sexy, be \u2018hot\u2019 or at the very least \u2018hotter’ than they feel right now.\u00a0 But, they don\u2019t want to appear vain or frivolous, so they say health.<\/p>\n

The Dash Diet. Sexy or not-so Sexy??? You decide.
\n<\/strong>With that in mind, let\u2019s take a look at the not-so-sexy Dash Diet<\/a>, which \u2018sells\u2019 health. Let\u2019s ingest some of the basics about this plan, and then let\u2019s meld healthy and sexy in our individual and collective mind\u2019s eye, so that – henceforth – each and every time we hear the word \u2018healthy,\u2019 we see \u2018sexy.\u2019\u00a0 And if \u2018sexy\u2019 is too much to the left or right for you, then how about \u2018healthy equals looking good.\u2019<\/p>\n

DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. \u00a0(Sexy???)<\/strong>
\nU.S. News and World Report this week issued its first-ever evaluation of 20 popular, well-liked and trendy diet plans and dietary methodologies, and named the DASH diet the best overall diet program.<\/p>\n

The news magazine pulled together a team of 22 experts and then judged the various diet plans for their short and long-term weight-loss results, as well as how \u2018easy\u2019 the plan is to follow, the nutritional quality (based on the 2010 Dietary Guidelines), the level of safety (no starvation or one-food diets) and the diet\u2019s ability to either prevent or manage heart disease and diabetes.<\/p>\n

The DASH Diet ranked!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

#1 for best over-all diet
\n#1 for best diabetes diet
\n#3 for best heart-healthy diet<\/p>\n

The DASH diet presents a healthy way of eating.\u00a0 In addition to lowering one\u2019s blood pressure, the DASH diet protects against osteoporosis, cancer, heart disease, stroke and diabetes.<\/p>\n

And while the emphasis is again on HEALTH and NOT weight loss (which is a good thing), <\/em>you may, nevertheless, find that those excess and unwanted pounds will magically melt away.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Your Mind’s EYE<\/strong> …<\/p>\n

Imagine, in your mind\u2019s eye, that you have brilliantly implemented the DASH DIET into your life, and you are healthy.\u00a0 You are overflowing with positive energy, physically fit (able to take the stairs in leaps and bounds) and your heart is pumping well-being and vigor throughout your body.<\/p>\n

Because your health has you flying high, you just can\u2019t get that smile off your face, nor do you want to.<\/p>\n

In this \u2018fit\u2019 of happy and healthy energy, your posture improves, you stand tall and erect, your hair is flowing, and your skin is glowing.<\/p>\n

Seriously.\u00a0 You\u2019ve got to admit, healthy looks good, doesn\u2019t it? \u00a0Healthy equals sexy!<\/p>\n

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For those of you who are ready to jump on into health, here’s a link to the Mayo Clinic’s DASH recipe page<\/a>!
\nShop for DASH approved ingredients, cook healthy, eat healthy, be sexy!<\/p>\n

Spread the word \u2026 NOT the icing,<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em>Janice<\/em><\/p>\n

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