I. Definition
A. What is weight loss?
Weight loss is defined as a condition of health and physical fitness by
reducing the total body mass, including loss of fluid, body fat or body
tissues. The phrase of weight loss is normally used to prescribe
consciousness efforts of a person who tries to improve his/her health
due to overweight or obesity.
B. What is raw food diet?
The raw food diet is defined as a type of diet
of which at least 75% of the daily diet must be unprocessed and
uncooked foods or foods can not be heating above 115 degree of
Fahrenheit or 40 °C, including fresh fruit and vegetables and raw meats.
It believes that the more raw food in your diet, the more healthy you
are.
C. What is conventional medicine?
Conventional medicine is also known as Western medicine. It is a system
of medical approach in which medical doctor and other health
professionals such as nurses, medical technician, specialists and
therapists, etc. use medication, radiation, medical equipments or
surgery to treat symptoms of disease and diseases. Most of the times,
there is one treatment for the same symptoms for all individuals.
D. What is traditional Chinese medicine?
Traditional Chinese medicine also known as TCM, derives from the
philosophy of Taoist, in which it beliefs that life and activity of each
human beings have an inter-relationship with the environment on all
levels. Major theories include those of Yin-yang, the five elements, the
human body meridian channels, Zang Fu organs theory, etc. It treats
each individual as one unique entity and there is no one treatment for
all, even with the same symptoms.
E. What is a typical American diet and its effects?
1. Overdose of red meat
Our animals are grown in a crowded environment and fed by growth
hormones to perverse the maximum profits. No matter how restricted the
government regulations are, these traces of growth hormone still remain
in the animal body causing more harm than good. Although our body
requires protein and fat to function daily, overdose of red meat causes
cholesterol building up in the arteries, triglyceride in the
bloodstream, and high blood pressure resulting in heart diseases and
chronic illness.
2. Overdose sugar
Carbohydrates are essential to our liver and kidney function, overdose
of sugar in American diet causes insulin resistance, damaging the
pancreas, reducing the circulation of blood and causing hormone
imbalance.
3. Excessive drinking
Our social life is a mess. We drink too much. Since alcohol is a
stimulant, moderate drinking helps increase the circulation of blood and
improve mental alertness. Excessive drinking reduces the brain's
function, damaging our liver, decreasing the function of the immune
system and causing inflammation.
4. Artificial Agents
Artificial agents may help to perverse food and make it look good, but
they are toxic to our body. These types of agents stimulate appetite by
directly influencing the hunger centre of the brain, causing you to eat
more resulting in obesity. Recommended Reading: Cleanse
5. Smoking
Smoking not only causes lung cancer, it also causes the depletion of
oxygen levels in the bloodstream, increasing the risk of hardening,
thickening and calcium attached in arterial wall as well as increasing
the risk of heavy metals accumulating in our brain.
6. Consuming not enough fruits and vegetables
Fruits and vegetables are high in nutrients that are vital for daily
function of our body. Vitamins C, E, K and chemical substances in fruits
and vegetables such as alpha carotene, beta carotene, selenium,
chlorophyll, and amino acid are powerful antioxidants that not only
helps to increase body metabolism, it also strengthens our immune system
fighting against the forming of free radicals and protects our body by
fighting against inflammation caused by bacteria and virus.
II. Types of foods
A. In the typical American diet
The total daily intake of energy of a typical American dieter
1. Sweets and desserts, soft drinks and alcoholic beverages: 25% of daily calories intake.
2. Salty snacks and fruit-flavored: 5%
3. Beef and pork: 10%
4. Bread, rolls, crackers: 10.7%
5. Mixed dishes: 8.2%
6. Dairy products: 7.3%
7. Vegetables: 7.3 %
8. Chicken, fish: 5.7%
9. Fruit: 3.9%
10 Fats & oils: 4.0%
If you look closer, you will see healthy foods such as vegetables and
fruit (vitamins and minerals generators) only make up only 10 % of the
caloric intake in the typical American diet. How can you not gain
weight with type of diet.
B. In the raw food diet
75% of daily intake has to be raw.
1. Fresh fruits and vegetables
2. Nuts and seeds
3. Beans
4. Grains
5. Legumes
6. Dried fruit
7. Seaweed
8. Unprocessed organic or natural foods
9. Freshly juiced fruit and vegetables
10. Pure water
11. Etc.
III. The possible health conditions of a typical American dieter
The belows are only some very common diseases that may happen for a
American dieter, depending to many factors, including age, how excessive
the diet is, how long has he or she been in the diet, exercise, the emotional factors, etc.
A. In conventional medicine perspective
1. Alzheimer
Alzheimer's disease is a brain disorder named for German physician Alois
Alzheimer. Alzheimer's destroys brain cells, causing problems with
memory, thinking and behavior
severe enough to affect language communication, memory, lifelong
hobbies or social life. Alzheimer's gets worse over time, and it is
fatal. Our brain requires fat to equate amount of fat to function
normally but over supplement of fat not only causes cholesterol build-up
and high blood pressure, resulting in poor blood circulation, damaging
of arterial wall and increasing the building up of cholesterol in the
brain blood vessels, without enough oxygen brain cells die.
2. Heart diseases
If there are a breaking off of capillary caused by cholesterol building
up in the blood stream due to intake of a typical American diet, it may
cause blood clot blocking the blood circulation in somewhere in the
blood vessel that disrupt the transportation of oxygen to the heart,
some of heart cells die off, leading to heart diseases.
3. Stroke
Since a typical American diet causes the hardening of the blood vessel,
if a small vein in the brain is broken off, it causes blood covering
some parts of the brain that disrupt the oxygen transportation to that
region, leading to stroke as those cells die off and can not be
regenerated.
4. Diabetes
If cholesterol clots the cells in the insulin receptor sites or the
pancreas is no longer function normally due to cholesterol building up
in the blood stream and prolonged insulin fluctuation due to intake of
beverage, artificial ingredients and refined production accordingly, it
may cause high blood sugar in the blood stream, resulting in diabetes.
5. Obesity
Obesity is defined
as a condition of accumulation of an excessive amount of fatty or
adipose tissues that out of the normal and over weight range of BMI
index as a result of your body consumes more calories than it burns,
caused by over-eating and under-exercising. That is a result of the
typical American diet.
6. Cancer
A typical American diet depresses the immune system in guarding our body
against the invasion of bacteria and virus and regulating the cell
growth, leading to cell oxidation that increases the risk of tumor and
cancer.
7. Hypertension
Since there are blockage of blood in circulation due to cholesterol
building up in the blood stream, our heart need to work harder by
raising its pressure that causes hypertension, the main cause of heart
diseases and stroke.
8. High level of bad cholesterol
A typical American diet contain high amount of saturated and trans fat,
it decreases the whole body in fat and protein metabolism, leading to
high level of bad cholesterol (LDL) and lower level of good cholesterol
(HDL).
9. Osteoporosis
Some vitamins and minerals are important for building a strong bone and
maintaining the bone density, the typical American diet depletes the
vitamins and minerals in the body, causing vitamins and minerals in the
bone are withdrawn to support the body function, leading to
osteoporosis.
10. Erectile dysfunction
As the blood flow is weaken or blocked due to cholesterol building up in
the blood stream, it reduces the blood flow to support the vessel in
the penis, leading erectile dysfunction.
11. Etc.
B. In traditional Chinese medicine perspective
Since TCM views each person (including a typical American dieter) as an
unique entity, any treatment depending to diagnosis such as what are the
symptoms, what part of the Zang fu organs have been affected, etc.
Mostly, the treatment is accompanied with moderated diet change,
acupuncture and herbs. TCM believes, by restoring the function of body with above approaches, it will eliminate weight gain once and for all.
1. Alzheimer
Alzheimer is defined as a condition of the deteriorated brain cells as a
result of qi and blood deficiency and abnormal function of kidney in
regulating the growth of cells in the body, caused by the exhaustion of
the kidney due to age or over intake of oily and greasily food causes of
kidney essence's depletion and brain marrow due to excessive deficiency
of kidney , leading to die off of some cells in the brain.
2. Hear diseases and stroke
As the spleen is not longer functioned normally in the food transformation
and transportation due to excessive energy accumulation caused by a
typical American diet, it obstructs the function of liver in blood
formation and storing and qi movement, leading to blood stagnation. In
some extreme cases, they causes rebellious wind, if it attacks the
heart, it causes heart diseases, if the rebellious wing attacks the
brain, it causes stroke.
4. Obesity
As the stomach heat up for foods digestion, it burns the foods at the extreme high rate, leading to increasing of appetite.
5. Cancer
As we mentioned above, a typical American diet causes prolonged
accumulation of metabolic waste in the body, it will induce the abnormal
cells growth in certain regions, causing tumor and cancer.
6. Hypertension
Hypertension is caused by blood deficiency due to abnormal function of
liver in blood formation caused by the inability of Spleen in food qi
transportation, leading to heart qi deficiency, as a result that our
heart have to work harder to move the blood in the vessels.
7. High level of bad cholesterol
High levels of cholesterol is a result of metabolic products have
entered the blood stream, as resulting of abnormal distribution of
Spleen or abnormal formation of blood due to liver deficiency.
8. Arthritis
If the fluids and food waste moving downward, it will accumulate in the
joint area. Under perfect circumstances or excessive of fluid and food
waste accumulation, it generates wind, resulting in the joint pain or arthritis.
9. Infertility
a) In men
As the result of kidney no longer function normally to provide support
for the reproductive organs, accumulation of fluid and food waste heat
up the abdomen, leading to lower sperm quality and quality as well as
sexual dysfunction.
b) In women
As the kidney and liver no longer function normally to stimulate each
phrase of menstrual cycle and provide warm blood to support the uterus
in egg implantation, it causes all kind of women health diseases,
including infertility, absence of period, irregular period, period with
cramps and pain and premenstrual syndrome, etc.
10. Etc
III. How the typical American diet causes weight gain
A. In convention medicine perspective
1. Consume much more calories daily then needs
As we read the foods consuming on the list above by typical American
dieters, the extra calories are accumulated and store as fat in the
body, leading to weight gain.
2. Little exercise
Unfortunately, while the typical American dieters not only bring into
much more energy than the body activities' need, they also refuse to exercise, even moderately.
3. Nutrients Deficiency
Nutrients deficiency is caused by eating a lot of oily, greasily foods
and junk food. Some vitamins and minerals are necessary for the
digestive system to break down those waste and extrude them through
urinary or stool secretion, such as essential fatty acids. It can not
maintain the body's metabolic rate. A deficiency may cause cravings,
particularly for fatty foods, leading to excessive weight gain.
4. Insulin sensitive
High energetic foods such fried food contains enormous amount of trans
fat, which not only causes accumulation of bad cholesterol in the
bloodstream and increases the risk of liver abnormal function in bile
secretion, it also causes blood clot to the insulin receptor site,
leading to high levels of glucose in the blood stream, causing diabetes,
leading to to weight gain.
5. Food Craving
Altered or refined foods contain high amount sugar, such as wheat and
artificial ingredients which enter the blood stream like a flush,
causing fluctuation of levels of insulin in the blood stream that
increases the risk of food craving. Prolonged period of insulin
fluctuation may damage the pancreas in insulin secretion, leading to
diabetes.
6. Food Sensitivity (weakened immune system)
Prolonged in take of insulin sensitive energetic foods not only
decreases the immune system in fighting against the forming of free
radicals and bacteria and virus invasion, but also elevates immune food
sensitive. Abnormal reaction of immune system to foods are not always
immediate. it can occur many hours later, leading to weight gain caused
by fluid retention as a result of inflammation and abnormal hormone
secretion.
7. Internal chronic Disease
Chronic diseases of kidney, liver and heart interfere with distribution
of fluid in the body, leading to fluid retention all over the body,
especially the eyes and ankles.
8. Etc.
B. In traditional Chinese perspective
1. Stomach heat
When food enters the stomach, it is divided to food qi which is absorbed
by the Spleen and material. Material is digested and sent down to the
intestine where the essence is again absorbed by the Spleen and the
waste is eliminated through either kidney or large intestine. A typical
American diet is hot and yang in nature, it increases the stomach heat
quickly that causes abnormal function of stomach to digest the food
quickly, leading to food craving, resulting in weight gain.
2. Spleen deficiency
Abnormal and constant eating with high energetic foods depress the Spleen function in food distribution and transformation, leading to (metabolic products) waste fluid and food secretion filling up the internal organ, bones and body tissues.
3. Kidney deficiency
Since kidney is important in regulating and distributing the body fluid,
a typical American diet increases the excessive fluid in the body that
suppresses the kidney normal function and block the kidney meridian,
resulting in kidney diseases.
4. Blood and qi deficiency
Long terms alcohol drinking damages the liver function in blood
formation and the Spleen function in energy distribution, leading to not
enough blood for the circulatory system to supply nutrients and oxygen
to the reproductive organs. Abnormal function of Spleen in qi
distribution interferes with the lung function in moving qi through the
meridian.
4. Blood stagnation
Whenever there is qi deficiency, it likely also interferes with blood circulation, leading to blood stagnation.
5. Deficiency of kidney essence
Normally, only excessive sexual activity causes depletion of kidney
essence, but in this case, as prolonged accumulation of fluid and foods
waste, it causes heat being generated to the abdomen region, leading to
kidney suppression, resulting in disturbing the kidney function in sperm
production and depletion of kidney essence.
7. Bladder dysfunction
If the metabolic product accumulated in the lower abdomen, it may
suppress the bladder's function in urinary secretion, leading to urinary
with sensation, dark and yellow urine and difficulty urinary with
scanty.
Traditional Chinese medicine views weight gain and obesity
as the excessive yin deficiency, leading to stomach heat that in turn
digests the food more quickly and causes accumulation of fluid and food
waste in the body, disrupting the Spleen in food and qi transportation
and transformation.
If the fluid and food is allowed to accumulate for a prolonged period
of time and as certain levels, the fluid and food waste transform to
phlegm, causing qi and blood stagnation and fluid and food waste fill up
the body organs, bones and muscles, leading to weight gain or obesity.
IV. How raw food diet make a typical American dieter lose weight
A. In conventional perspective
1. Since most raw foods are considered low calories and can ostensibly
increase our body’s metabolism, they help to burn calories easier.
2. Raw food besides increases the immune system in fighting against
the forming of free radicals and invasion of bacteria and virus, it also
reduces the immune respond due to allergic
disorder causes of weight gain.
3. Reducing the risk of food craving
Since raw foods slowly release glucose in the body, it do not cause
fluctuation of blood sugar in the blood stream, thereby reducing the
risk of weight gain caused by food craving.
4. Insulin sensitive
Since it improves the level of blood sugar by releasing the glucose
slowly into the blood stream, it reduces the risk of over working
pancreas caused by insulin sensitive and clotted of the insulin receptor
sites, thus reducing the risk of diabetic causes of weight gain.
4. Hormone imbalance
Raw foods increase the body nutrients, thereby decreasing the risk of
hormone imbalance caused by nutrient deficiency and responding better if
you are under emotional and physical stress, thus preventing the junk
food eating habit when under stress.
5. Fiber
Raw foods contain high amount of fiber that not only helps to improve
your cholesterol level, but also slows down your digestive system as it
is hard to digest, so you don't need to eat much.
6. Etc.
B. In traditional Chine medicine perspective
Raw foods are considered cool and yin in nature, they have a countered
effect in a typical American diet with hot and excessive yang in nature
1. Stomach
As the stomach is heated up due to prolonged intake of foods of the
typical American diet, raw foods help to cool down the food qi, that is
necessary for the Spleen and stomach replenished its function that helps
to reduce the unwanted appetite and process the food efficiently. Since
raw food is yin in nature, it adjusts the excessive yang slowly, thus
decreasing the extra fluid and food waste already accumulated in the
digestive system.
2. Kidney
As the excessive yang is cool down due to intake of raw food, it helps
the kidney to reabsorbed the food qi and essence slowly, thereby
reducing the kidney qi insufficiency due to affect of the typical
American diet.
3. Qi and blood
Since spleen is vital in transporting and transforming the qi to the
body, intake of raw foods help to rejuvenate the Spleen function slowly
due to phlegm in the organ, thereby restoring the qi in the lung and
liver in qi movement and blood formation.
4. Over all
When the excessive yang is slowly controlled by the intake of yin, the
body, organs will function better day by day. The extra fluid and food
waste are slowly removed from the body through waste secretion, you lose
weight and feel better slowly and one day and one day your weight will
be back into the range of BMI index without fear of no re occurrence.
V. Summary
It is heart breaking to listen to a media report sometimes ago that the
life expectancy of this generation for the first time in the American
history is lower than the previous generation and over 60% of U.S.
population are over weight. We, as health educators can not fight and
win the battle against the big fat corporation because of their
influence in our government in food decision making. Thanks to the
promotion of raw food diet from some celebrities, at least some people
have saved their own life, by switching to raw food diet that has
countered the effects of the typical American diet. It is tough to
explain to our kids that the danger of fried food and junk food will
cause to their health, since they are tasted so good. Well, we have done
our best and can only hope that one day they will discover the truth.
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