The Maharishi Ayurveda Approach to Weight Loss
Oils are perhaps the most important food group to get right, as impure oils can contribute to so many diseases if not used properly. Lunch is the time our bodies can best digest and properly assimilate larger quantities of food due to the fact that digestion is strongest at noon and we have many active hours to metabolize the food before we sleep. Having a wide variety of foods is essential for nutrition and to prevent the body from developing food cravings-the downfall of many a well-meaning diet plan. The body simply cannot assimilate large evening meals properly. Avoid any non-organic vegetable oils especially corn and soy oil.

 Is the New "High-protein Low-saturated Fat" Diet the Answer to Weight Loss?
In a recent study at the University of Arizona, published by the American College of Nutrition, a group of young healthy women were given 2 sets of diets. Although omega-6 fatty acids are essential to the diet, the omega-3 group has more significant therapeutic properties. In other words their diets contain a better (lower) omega-6 to omega-3 ratio than the American diet. One of the main reasons Americans have lower intakes of omega-3s is because of their high intake of processed food. Food processing is largely responsible for removing a lot of the omega-3 content from food.

 Pathological Eating Disorders and Poly-Behavioral Addiction
Often coexisting in developing countries with under-nutrition, obesity is a complex condition, with serious social and psychological dimensions, affecting virtually all ages and socioeconomic groups. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC. US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC 20201 Humphreys, K. Actual causes of death in the United States. Theoretical rationale and overview of the model.