Lose weight effortlessly!

Many people in the West find it difficult to lose weight and obesity has
reached
epidemic proportions. In China, people who eat a traditional diet rarely
have a
weight problem as their diet nourishes the Stomach and Spleen.24
The Stomach and Spleen are the two main organs of digestion and
they are in
charge of assimilating, moving and transforming our food and drink.
Eating
food that weakens these two organs often causes weight problems.
If we follow the suggestions below as well as the rest of the dietary
suggestions in
this chapter, we will naturally reach a healthy equilibrium in our
weight.
-Eat nourishing food but avoid dieting. A nourishing diet contains
grains
and beans with fresh vegetables and fruit. If these are taken in the
correct
proportions they will strengthen the Stomach and Spleen and allow
them to
work at maximum capacity.
- Eat three meals a day regularly. Skipping meals weakens the Spleen.
-Cut down on damp and phlegm forming food. These rich foods are
sticky
and difficult to digest and put a strain on the Spleen and Stomach
(See page
19). Many people find that they effortlessly lose weight when they cut
down
on or cut out wheat.
-Avoid cold foods and drink. This can be a major cause of weight
problems.
Cold slows movement down, while heat speeds it up. Taking foodstuffs
such
as iced drinks, frozen yoghurts or too many raw vegetables will slow
the
metabolism.
-Avoid eating too much overly sweet food. The sweet taste is
associated with
the Spleen. A moderate amount of the sweet taste is very tonifying
but an excess will weaken the Spleen. It is best to cut down on
extremely sweettasting
food and best to avoid food sweetened with white sugar altogether.
- Start doing moderate exercise. When we cut down on food the body
thinks
there is a famine and starts to conserve our food and energy. To lose
weight
we need to exercise, which will speed up the metabolism.