the PWsc
Daycilance
for Women
How Naturally Slim
People Stay That Way
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ALISON ASHTON SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS
hen Jill Pocliasek, M.S.,
RN., finally gave up di-
eting after a 25-year
struggle, she realized
she'd gained and lost
thousands of pounds
and was 75 pounds
heavier than , when
she started.
Stepping off the
weight-loss treadmill
led her to observe nat-
urally slim people to
learn their "secrets."
Her findings are pub-
lished in The Ten
Habits of Naturally
Slim People (Contem-
porary Books), and the
diet industry isn't going to
like what she has to say.
Along with co-author
Jennifer Carney, Podjasek
found that somewhere
along the way many of us
drop the eating habits of in-
fancy and young childhood.
The very young eat only when
they're hungry, stop when
they're full and are picky eaters
(a healthy habit that Podjasek
says too many parents try to
break).
In separating unnaturally
slim adults (those who are ob-
sessed with weight and devote
too much effort to staying slim)
from the naturally slender, Pod-
jasek and Carney discovered
that slim people eat when they
are hungry. That means they
usually eat three meals a day,
plus a few snacks.
They also eat as much or as
little as they want and eat slow-
ly. Instead of gulping down food
on the fly, they take time to sa-
vor it. Naturally slim people also:
• Focus on their lives, not
their weight.
• Maintain their self-esteem
and a positive self-image.
• Let go of guilt by not divid-
ing food up into "good" and "bad"
categories.
•Are picky about what they
eat. Naturally slim people know
what t,hey like and won't eat sub-
standard food just because it's
there.
• Stop when they're satisfied
instead -of eating until they are
overfull. They don't care about
cleaning the plate.
• Understand basic nutrition.
• • Exercise regularly but not
obsessively.
W
third of them take
daily vitamin sup-
plements. But a recent issue of
the (beginital) Mayo Clinic
Health Letter (endital) warns
that purchasing vitamins is a
matter of caveat emptor.
Many products make exag-
gerated or even outright false
health claims. What's more, the
Dietary SuPplement Health and
Education Act of 1994 removed
vitamins from safety tests typi-
cally required for food ingredi-
ents and drugs before going to
market.
While vitamins in the right
amounts are necessary for nor-
mal growth and body function,
excess doses can lead to health
problems.
Vitamin D, for example, helps
the body absorb calcium, but pro-
longed use of high-dose supple-
ments can cause nausea,
headaches and possibly kidney
damage. Exposure to sunlight
for 15 minutes a day (which trig-
gers the manufacture of the vit-
amin) gives most people ample
doses of vitamin D. Excessive
.
, amounts of the anti-oxidant
se-
lenium can cause hair and nail
loss.
When selecting vitamin sup-
plements, the newsletter's edi-
tors recommend choosing doses
limited to 100 percent of the dai-
ly value or less. Also check the
label to make sure vitamins are
within the expiration date, and
store them in a safe place, out of
reach of children.
Be Sensible
Ideally, most of your nutrition
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for vitamin supplements. Old-
er people, who may eat
less due to lack of appetite
or a diminished sense of
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the nutrients they
need.
People on a
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plement their intake of
vitamin C.
Herbal Concerns
Another concern for
health experts is the
widespread use of
herbal medications.
Americans spend $700
million a year on these
natural remedies, but
the (beginital) Mayo
Clinic Health Letter
(endital) warns that they aren't
always safe.
Comfrey can cause liver and
kidney disease, and chaparral,
which is nontoxic served up as
tea, can cause acute toxic he-
patitis in pill form.
Ginkgo biloba, which is re-
puted to improve mental func-
tion and circulation, has side
effects ranging from upset stom-
ach to skin rashes. Echinacea is
a popular treatment for upper
respiratory infections, but pro-
longed use diminishes its effects.
Herbal medications can be re-
markably effective, but the
newsletter's editors say you
should use them under a doctor's
supervision. Some herbs can
have an adverse reaction when
taken with other medications, so
your doctor should know about
everything you take.
Implants Get One OS
Silicone breast implants have
been blamed for a number of ills,
but the American Academy of
Neurology reports there is no
connection between implants
and neurological disorders. The
academy reviewed existing re-
search and found there is little
evidence tying implants to neu-
rologic disease.
In fact, neurologist Dr. John
Ferguson says there currently
is no research to support the the-
ory. Previous studies were done
without controls and constitute
"the poorest form of evidence."
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