Tuesday, August 4, 2009

The Health Boosting Properties of the Jack Lalanne Diet

By Paul Taylor

One of the modern day gurus of health and fitness is the television personality, Jack Lalanne. Even at the age of 93 he continues to strive on as fit and strong as he ever was. A lot of people find themselves envious at his state of physical and mental fitness and have often tried to copy many of his techniques with little success.

Jack Lalanne is very interested about his own health and fitness. He works out for a couple of hours every day. He includes high levels of vitamins in his diet which is also high in many minerals and enzymes. He starts his day with about 50g of soya protein. He has stopped eating chicken, red meat and white sugar. He feels that sugar is the last thing any person should try to eat whilst following his diet.

Interestingly, the majority of the protein in his diet actually comes from eggs with a lesser amount from fish. One of the best sources of protein, as well as fatty acids, is fish.

At a very young age Jack was addicted to sugar and junk food but soon gave them up. After the age of around fifteen he turned his focus onto health clubs and dieting. He does not promote any of these low carbohydrate diets but he does recommend including natural grains like rice or whole wheat.

Consuming fresh vegetables is advised as they are a rich source of vitamins and minerals like iron, calcium, magnesium. Jack Lalanne's diet includes consuming a minimum of ten raw and fresh vegetables each day.

Sugar and calorie rich deserts should be avoided at all times. Indeed, Jack has not eaten any desert for at least seventy five years. In his diet he recommends replacing all junk foods with more healthy fresh foods and processed foods should be gradually replaced by more fish and raw vegetables. Fruit juices are much more healthier and should be drunk instead of colas or fizzy drinks.

Foods rich in oil and fats should be stopped as they are only high in calories and carbohydrates and are a common cause of increasing levels of obesity. Jack's diet does not include any dairy products like milk, cheese, butter as they can cause an increase in fatty tissues and eventually lead to high blood pressure. Consuming water is advised and he recommends drinking at least six to seven glasses of water everyday.

From following his regime, Jack has become a virtual super human and has broken many records along the way. If you decide to follow his regime you will be almost certain to benefit.

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