Magnetic Diet

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[edit] The Magnetic Diet

The Magnetic Diet ^[1] is a diet plan based on the concept of Food Magnetism which posits that all foods have magnetism in that they attract either health or disease to the body through the compounds and components within the food. According to Food Magnetism foods containing significant amounts of healthy compounds such as vitamins, dietary minerals and antioxidants create what is known as invigorating magnetism. Invigorating magnetism purportedly attracts health to the body. According to Food Magnetism foods that contain significant amounts of unhealthy compounds such as cholesterol, refined sugar and white flour create what is known as contaminating magnetism. Contaminating magnetism purportedly attracts disease to the body.

Followers of the Magnetic Diet are encouraged to drink only water and to eat only those foods that contain a high level of invigorating magnetism. These foods include certain specific fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean animal proteins such as fish and poultry that contain very high amounts of antioxidants and other beneficial phytochemicals. In addition to eating only food with invigorating magnetism the magnetic diet also promotes other healthful activities including meditation for stress reduction, pranayama^[2] for craving control, and energization exercises which are similar to Dynamic tension for strength conditioning. The magnetic diet promotes the use of the swish technique which is one of the methods of neuro-linguistic programming^[3] for reprogramming the mind towards healthy habits. Those following the magnetic diet are encouraged to drink only water and eat three main meals per day with two substantial snacks.

One of the core principles of the Magnetic Diet is the Mathematics of Weight Loss which states that body weight loss is a result of creating a caloric deficit, meaning the dieter is expending more calories than are being consumed. The diet encourages those who are looking to lose weight to create a caloric deficit of 500 calories per day through a combination of exercise and consuming less calories than their total daily calorie requirement. It suggests that those looking to lose weight focus more on body fat percentage than on actual body weight as a measure of success.

[edit] See also

• Diet
• Dieting
• Food faddism
• Health applications and clinical studies of meditation

[edit] References

1. ^ Bijlefeld M., Zoumbaris S. (2003) Encyclopedia of Diet Fads, Greenwood Press (pp 76) ISBN-13: 978-0313322235
2. ^ "Regulation of breath or the control of Prana" — Sivananda, Swami, The Science of Pranayama. Divine Life Society, (1971). Available online as: The Science of Pranayama by Sri Swami Sivananda
3. ^ Bandler, R., Grinder, J. (1979). Frogs into Princes: Neuro Linguistic Programming. Moab, UT: Real People Press., 149(pp.15,24,30,45,52). ISBN 0911226192.