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Diet tricks from around the world

Trying to eat healthier, lose weight or just feel better? You could have a lot to learn from global cultures

By Waheeda Harris

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Web exclusive: October 2009

Back to basics

In modern times, we've developed a lot of foods that may taste good, but aren't necessarily good for you. And North America's obesity epidemic is evidence that a lot of the foods we're eating are making us gain weight, too.

So what makes a healthy diet? Dr. Daphne Miller, author of The Jungle Effect, studied traditional diets from regions as varied as Iceland, Japan, Mexico and Crete to find out what makes them so different—and so healthy. Her findings? Traditional ways of eating work best to create healthy eating habits, help prevent many diseases now common due to the Western diet and positively affect emotional health.

Want to incorporate some of her learnings in your own eating habits? Here are five easy tips from The Jungle Effect to help you eat healthier and live better, today.

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4 Comments

I've recently had to switch to a Macrobiotic diet for health reasons, and I'm very pleased to find that many of the ideas of macrobiotics are the same as the ideas listed in this article. I would like to stress eating local, seasonal produce - you won't believe the changes you see in your health and appearance! Cut the sugar, limit the animal products, increase your healthy carbs, and watch your intake of stimulants (caffeine, alcohol). Most of all, watch your portions, eat slowly, and CHEW! Chew every bite 30-50 times!

Submitted by B. on Tue, 2011-11-22 3:40pm.

Here's a diet trick that everyone outside North america knows: eat less crap, and more REAL food.

No more fast food, no more gravy and fat, and no more soda pop (14 Tablespoons of sugar in a large can of pop). Gees, people, grill a steak and nuke a potato -it's cheaper too!

Submitted by Michael on Tue, 2011-11-22 11:27am.

Hi dcarn50,
Here are some recipes you might like to try:

Vegetarian Quinoa Stew
http://www.besthealthmag.ca/eat-well/recipes/vegetarian-quinoa-stew

Sautéed King Mushrooms
http://www.besthealthmag.ca/recipe/saut%C3%A9ed-king-mushrooms

Banana and Peach Smoothie
http://www.besthealthmag.ca/recipe/banana-and-peach-smoothie

- Jenn

Submitted by Jenn G. on Tue, 2009-10-13 9:53am.

where can I find the recipe shown in the picture-yummy :)

Submitted by dcarn50@telus.net on Sun, 2009-10-11 7:34pm.