Welcome to the ZonePerfect Nutrition's Getting Started Guide
If you're new to the Zone, or have heard about the Zone from friends but
aren't sure what it's all about, then this guide is for you. Here we'll teach
you the concepts of the Zone in small easy to understand steps, how and why it
works, and most importantly, how you can incorporate it into your life to make
immediate, healthy changes in the way you live.
The ZonePerfect Nutrition Program and the Zone Diet
The ZonePerfect Nutrition Program was developed to help people quickly and
easily achieve and maintain their health and fitness goals. The
centerpiece of the ZonePerfect Nutrition Program is the Zone Diet, which was
originally developed by Barry Sears, PhD. This science-based nutrition program
harnesses the powerful, almost drug-like effects of food, to position your body
within a hormonally controlled "Zone" 24 hours a day.
Food as A Drug
You've probably heard the expression, "You are what you eat." It's absolutely
true. What you eat and how you eat has a powerful effect on your physiology and
health. If you're like most people, you're aware of (and have probably tried)
lots of various diets. These diets treat food as a source of calories, which
must be counted and restricted. The Zone Diet doesn't count calories at all!
Instead of emphasizing calories, the Zone diet views food as a 'drug' which
dramatically affects your body's production of the hormone insulin. We believe
that significant swings in insulin levels affect mood, endurance, mental acuity,
and weight gain or loss. Over time, uncontrolled insulin levels will have a
negative impact on your overall health and well being. See the section, The
Science Behind the Zone to discovery why.
The Four Keys to Entering the Zone
There are four key elements to the program:1) the Zone diet, 2) the use
monounsaturated fats, 3)supplementation of diet with Omega-3 fish oils, and 4)
exercise. It's just that simple. Each component is important by itself, but to
really get the full benefit of the ZonePerfect program, you need to combine them
into a total health package.
Four Keys to Entering the
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