Sunday, July 3, 2011

No Starch Diet for Weight Loss

This diet is also called The London Diet. It was developed by an Englishman- D. Alan Ebringer form The King’s Collage Hospital in London. He discovered that a bowel microbe Klebsiella and HLA-B27 antigen, that can be found in digestion system, are responsible for some of the immune system dysfunctions and the development of ZZSK. The London Diet is suspected to reduce the quantity of the microbe in the digestion system. As a result, it reduces the production of antibodies by the immune system that attack the connective tissues and lead to its degeneration- also called ZZSK. The lower microbe number in a one’s body has a significant influence on diminishing of the disease symptoms. In short, during this diet you should avoid starch and sugar in the meals, or considerably reduce their consumption. Your diet has to be enriched by protein instead.

Reduce the following:

  • Bread and flour products;
  • Potatoes;
  • Pasta;
  • Rice;
  • Sweet products;
  • Other products containing starch.

Increase the following:

  • Meat;
  • Vegetables;
  • Fruit;
  • Eggs;
  • Cheese;
  • Fish.

As you see the diet is very rigorous , but there are some visible results. Some people undergoing the diet, stopped suffering from pain and stiffening. They could cease taking anti-inflammatory drugs without side-effects. Unfortunately, the diet works only with few people. Probably, taking Sulfosalazine (an antibiotic that destroys the microbe) may help in some cases.

My experience with The No-Starch Diet

I decided to execute The NSD for about a month. I restricted rigorously all the rules for two weeks. In the meantime, I tried Sulfosalazyna and quit taking anti-inflammatory drugs- just to try and see the virtual results. The pain and stiffening withdrew almost completely. Unfortunately, it worked only for few days. I ceased using this diet, because of its strict rules. I tried to contrive a menu, but it turned out to be very difficult. I could not replace bread by any other food. What is more, starch is a basic energetic constituent of our diet, and I think its limitation may be dangerous. Anyway, I can recommend this diet. Maybe you will achieve better results. Let me know.