We're living in age of metabolically induced body system
dysfunctions.
What that
means is that as a society generally we're not eating enough of the
right food at the right time.
In earlier
times the sage might have said that it was the love of junk food that
was the root of all kinds of evil. Certainly it is now the root of all
kinds of body system dysfunction.
However, the
good news is that if the body has become compromised by poor food
choices (keeping in mind that that the food industry is struggling to
deliver food in all its nutritional glory), then there is a good chance
that the body's recuperative power can be stimulated by a diet of good
food.
Give yourself a score out of 10
for each of the questions below. A good score is a high score.
1.
Body composition
Are you carrying extra fat around your
body? Scores based on percent body fat or how many kilos you believe you are over
your ideal weight.
Weight ............... Percent body fat ...........
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Percent body fat |
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M >45 |
<45 |
<40 |
<35 |
<30 |
<28 |
<26 |
<24 |
<22 |
<20 |
<18 |
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W >55 |
55 |
50 |
45 |
40 |
38 |
36 |
34 |
32 |
30 |
28 |
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0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
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Kilos over
ideal weight |
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>20 |
<20 |
<18 |
<16 |
<14 |
<12 |
<10 |
<8 |
<6 |
<4 |
<2 |
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0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
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2.
Do you eat a decent breakfast?
Score 5 or less if it's just flour and sugar. Score zero
if you don' have any at all.
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No |
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Yes |
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0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
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3.
High fat diet
Is your fat intake consistent with your weight?
If you eat too much fat score low; fat on its own or in combination with
starch ( chips, dry biscuits, pizza ...) or sugar (chocolate, ice-cream,
fudge), or starch and sugar (sweet biscuits, cake ...).
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No |
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Yes |
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0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
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4.
High starch diet
Is your starch intake consistent with your weight?
If you eat too much starch score low; (bread, pasta, rice ...)
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No |
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Yes |
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0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
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5.
Do you eat predominantly from the top of the Hourglass:
- plenty of vegetables and fruit mixed with adequate protein and
fat.
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No |
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Yes |
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0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
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6.
How many glasses of plain, unadulterated water do
you have a day?
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0 |
1 |
2 |
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3 |
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4 |
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5 |
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>6 |
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0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
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7.
Essential nutrients
When you look at your health do you think that you get enough of the
essential vitamins, minerals, fats and glycoproteins?
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No |
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Yes |
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0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
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8.
Do you eat too much?
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Yes |
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No |
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0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
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9.
Addictions and cravings
Are you ruled by your addictions and cravings to foods that
aren’t good for you – like chocolate, biscuits, cake and ice cream?
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Yes |
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No |
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0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
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10.
Back end function
Does the back end of your system work like a charm? Score low if
you have an irritable bowel or diarrhoea, are constipated and/or have
piles. Give yourself a00 ‘6’ if you only go once a day! You need more
fibre.
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Less than once a day |
1 |
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2 |
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3 |
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0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
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Attained more than 7/10 on all items Yes
o
No
o
Attained more than 70/100
Yes
o
No
o
If you did you're probably
close to your ideal weight and in good health.
Here's the Hourglass Diet. Eat from the top of it. If
you've got a junk food habit, don't buy the stuff; don't stock it in
your house.
