Comments on: Prevent Aging by Eating Less http://sethigherstandards.com/2006/10/30/restricted-calorie-diet/ Ramblings from a 30-something ultra-marathoning yogi with a day job. Mon, 21 May 2012 00:41:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: ravisraman http://sethigherstandards.com/2006/10/30/restricted-calorie-diet/#comment-138 Fri, 03 Nov 2006 03:38:32 +0000 http://www.sethigherstandards.com/restricted-calorie-diet/#comment-138 I don’t think it is easy to cut calories, but do think it is natural thing for the human body. Most of us have NEVER forced our body into any state of scarcity when it comes to food. We rarely go more than 12 hours without eating. We also tend to overfeed because we feed ourselves with low quality nutrients (i.e. foods that are lacking the micronutrients needed for alkalizing the blood and propery assimilation of the macronutrients).

Eating less of higher quality foods, and fasting periodically, can help the body normalize. When the body is in a balanced state, craving actually dissappear, and you can eat less while maintain (or even gaining) lean body mass and strength. This is my own personal experience, and that of my vegan/raw-food friends.

]]> By: Contrary http://sethigherstandards.com/2006/10/30/restricted-calorie-diet/#comment-137 Thu, 02 Nov 2006 23:51:41 +0000 http://www.sethigherstandards.com/restricted-calorie-diet/#comment-137 Interesting that you feel it is natural and a simple decision to cut calories by 30%. Studies show that is natural for humans to desire more calories than needed to sustain our bodies. This is related to human evolution to build up fat stores for periods of fasting necessitated by lack of food sources. Although there is adequate food sources today our bodies don’t quite have the message yet. I’m guessing this is why many people would consider a drug.

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