| "You Are What You Eat"... you've probably heard the | | | | diets... certainly sounds better.... Styles, sort of rolls of |
| phrase... do you know where it originated? The | | | | the tongue, you can almost hear Antonio Banderas |
| approximate translation, is credited to Brillat-Savarin, | | | | saying it... "Styyellss". A primary reason that books |
| one of history's most famous chefs, and dates to | | | | like South Beach and Fat Smash, as well as other low |
| the beginning of the 19th century. You know what? | | | | carb etc. approaches are working for people, is that |
| He was right. Because, as we get older, everything | | | | they are plans that successfully guide you into eating |
| physical becomes an antiaging subject from skin care | | | | in a sustainable manner. Reading and absorbing |
| through to the rest of our bodies... doesn't it? As we | | | | strategies such as those mentioned, will not only |
| move through the calendar of our lives, our ability to | | | | show you what's good for you, it will also allow you |
| process food, changes, as a part of those changes | | | | to absorb vital guidelines that you can make a part |
| our metabolism requires our diet to change as well. | | | | of your life. Because the resulting improvements in |
| When we're young, there is usually no problem with | | | | your health and diet will help you extend not only |
| processing our food. For most of us.. faster | | | | your health but your life as well. I am not for a |
| metabolism and a youthful body, that is still | | | | minute, suggesting that treats and dinners out are to |
| converting much of our nourishment to growth... | | | | be eliminated... we all know better. What I am saying, |
| leaves little room for fat. However, it's hard not to | | | | is that you must adopt a sustainable (enjoyable) |
| notice that, so many children today, especially inner | | | | structure for your meals if you intend to win your |
| city dwellers, are much heavier than their | | | | encounter with the oncoming years. Step into this |
| counterparts of 20, 30 or 40 years ago. Why is that | | | | thinking one rung at a time, because jumping on the |
| you ask?... DIET... or more correctly the lack of a | | | | latest dietary bandwagon, without deciding whether |
| proper diet. OK, here's another zinger from long ago... | | | | you will like it well enough to stick with it, will pretty |
| "We Dig Our Graves With Our Teeth"... Benjamin | | | | well assure that you'll fall off that wagon as fast as |
| Franklin observed that nearly 250 years ago. You | | | | you jumped on. The answer to change is... don't jump! |
| know what? He was right too. I know... it's fun to | | | | Do your research, shop around and learn what's |
| eat... nevertheless, most of us will have to make a | | | | working for others. You can also read book reviews |
| choice between being slaves to our eating habits and | | | | at places like Amazon to see how others fared. Take |
| how long and well we want to live, because eating | | | | control of your diet because you will live longer and |
| right is a major component of any successful anti | | | | better for it... that is ultimately what all this anti-aging |
| aging plan. I am not even going to try to suggest | | | | stuff is about. |
| how to diet because there are about a gazzilion | | | | John Murphy is much published editorial writer, |
| books out there, all with a different way to get the | | | | focused primarily on subjects of aging and how not |
| deed done... supposedly. If you notice these trends, | | | | to. He is the principal writer for Age Perfectly a |
| you may have also noticed that the more successful | | | | website dedicated to all things Anti-Aging. |
| approaches are actually eating styles as opposed to | | | | |