13 Steps to Bloody Good Health

by Ashwin Sanghi

ensure that you get all the nutrients in recommended quantities through your diet. Fasting Diet: This requires intermittent fasting to lower insulin levels. Intermittent fasting can be for sixteen hours, eighteen hours, twenty-four hours or even a few days. There is a contrary view that eating breakfast within one hour of waking up is important to kick start your metabolism which intermittent fasting prevents. There is also a view that your body’s muscle content will decrease and your metabolism will suffer if you continue this diet for long. Weight Watchers Diet: People following this plan are not restricted to specific foods. Instead, a point system is used to monitor the daily diet. For example, an egg is worth 2 points and one tablespoon of olive oil is worth 1 point. While Weight Watchers focuses on counting points, not calories, counting calories is important. If you consume calories significantly below the average intake of 2,000 calories per day, you bear the risk of undernourishment. Raw Food Diet: This diet focuses on foods and drinks that are unprocessed, plant-based and usually organic. Many raw foodists are also vegans and do not eat or drink anything that is animal-based. People might experience mild headaches, cravings and nausea a few days after starting a diet of raw foods. These are some reactions from detoxification by raw foods. Vegetarian Diet: There are various types of vegetarians