Diets That Work: Discover the Diet Plan That Fits You

By Maria Calderon

Diets That Work Discover The Diet Plan That Fits You Finding healthy diets that work takes time and testing. Not all diet programs that work for some may work for you. In an effort to help discover the top diets that work this book features the Mediterranean Diet and the Hypothyroid diet. Both works well, with the Hypothyroid Diet being one that avoids certain foods, while the Mediterranean Diet helps to build a plan that makes it a diet that works for most. Easy diets that work are normally ones that offer a good variety of foods that helps to treat the taste buds and leaves you satisfied. When you find a diet that really works, you should stick to it. If you are still searching for a diet that works, you should read through this book to see if one of the two mentioned above may be for you. Simple diets that work are ones that are easy to follow, easy to keep and help to take the weight off in a timely manner. Most important, at home diets that work are the best to follow, so you c

• Language: English
• Publisher: Healthy Lifestyles
• Release date: May 15, 2017
• ISBN: 9781631878442

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Diets That Work

Discover the Diet Plan that Fits You

Maria Calderon

Copyright © 2013 Maria Calderon

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Diets That Work

For those who have struggled with weight issues or health issues knows the perils of trying to find a decent diet that works. Some diets will work well for some, while they may not for others. Two such diets that work well for most are the Mediterranean Diet and the Hypothyroid diet. The Mediterranean Diet is a lifestyle that many around Europe live, proving that they are healthier and live longer as a result. The Hypothyroid Diet is one that includes a list of foods that are good to help treat low thyroid hormone as well as foods to avoid.

Discovering a diet that works well with you means you should stick with it. Dieting is not something you do for a while, to lose weight or treat a health condition, then stop the diet once the goals are reached. Healthy lifestyle changes include diet changes. Look at the new diet as an introduction to a new habit of eating, one you should continue once you have lost the weight or once your thyroid is under control. Both of these diets are easy to follow from home. Both use foods that should already be available and can be made into tasty recipes.

The Mediterranean Diet is one of the oldest diets on earth, proving to be a diet that has worked for thousands of years in helping people to maintain a healthy weight and in keeping them healthy overall especially their heart. The Mediterranean Diet makes use of the vegetation and animals that naturally grow around the Mediterranean Sea. This includes all sorts of vegetables and fruits as well as most meats and a strong amount of seafood. The Mediterranean Diet is a way of life for the people living in the region. When taking on this diet it should be with the thought in mind that it is a permanent lifestyle change for the better.

When we face health issues that cause discomfort, ailments and other detrimental health conditions we watch as our quality of living drops. When we can pinpoint the health issues, we can then work to treat them to make our lives better. Normally, we can treat health issues with diet, by eating the right foods we help to correct the imbalances that occur within our bodies. This book details recipes that help to bring health to the thyroid and is specifically for people suffering from a condition called hypothyroidism. By eating foods that helps the body we are able to treat and overcome health issues with our diets or to certainly help us to feel better.

Hypothyroidism is described as a condition when the thyroid gland is not able to produce enough thyroid hormone. When this occurs, it affects the metabolism and the results are sluggishness. It affects all the systems in the body and snowballs if not treated. Medications do help to alleviate the problem, but that is only part of the solution. Because we are what we eat, we need to look to our diets as well in treating any health condition including hypothyroidism. This is what this book is about, dieting with hypothyroidism.

The recipes contained within this book are geared with one thing in mind, to help treat a body suffering from low thyroid hormone or hypothyroidism. Each recipe uses ingredients found to be helpful in improving the health and immune system. There are enough recipes you can plan for several weeks worth of meals easily. Of course, always make sure to check with your physician before attempting any new diet. Make sure the foods you eat are okay with the medications you take. As with any recipe, you can adjust these to suit your tastes and needs.

The entrees section of the book has 25 delicious recipes and includes every protein and flavor you may love. For meat lovers try the grilled pork or lamb Puerto Rican style tenderloin. There are also turkey burgers, chicken and a delicious mushroom sauce, chicken puttanesca, and even a brandied beef tenderloin. These meat recipes are sure to be a hit with the family as well and each entree recipe will offer the person who suffers with hypothyroidism a tasty way to eat to their health. There are Italian, Mexican and Caribbean flavors within these filling main dish recipes.

Side dishes play a major role in a meal plan and often with many diets you are left guessing at this. No need with this book because there is a rich section of side dish recipes for the Hypothyroid Diet. There are delicious salads such as the zucchini and sardine salad, warm goat cheese salad, seaweed salad, and a very tasty arugula and grilled chicken salad. Also included are lima bean hummus, mashed sweet potatoes with chipotle, sesame cucumber noodles and a very delicious wild rice pilaf.

Breakfast is often a boring part of any diet, but with the hypothyroid diet, it need not be. Recipes for a different and delicious breakfast includes asparagus and sun-dried tomato frittata, ricotta soufflés with blackberries, pumpkin-coconut pancakes, eggs Benedict with salmon and artichokes, not your typical breakfast foods at all. You can also enjoy eggs Florentine wraps, mushroom and cheddar omelet, quinoa breakfast porridge and even a flourless chocolate cake. There are several other breakfast recipes, some of which can be used for dessert, like the chocolate cake and also the coconut cheesecake bars, coffee custard and the very tasty coconut rum ice cream.

This book offers a wide variety of