The Tapeworm Diet

We live in a society where being thin is seen as more important than being healthy. This can lead some desperate people to attempt fad diets that are completely and entirely unsafe. The tapeworm diet is dangerous, unhealthy, and will not result in weight loss. It is advisable that people speak with their doctor before starting any diet. What is the Tapeworm Diet? The tapeworm diet is not really a diet at all. Instead, it is an extremely dangerous attempt to lose weight that is based on misinformation. Some people have become convinced that intentionally swallowing a tapeworm will allow … Continue reading →

The Juice Cleanse Diet

The Juice Cleanse diet is a fad diet. It requires people to drink a certain amount of juice and prohibits people from eating food. There are a lot of dangers involved with this fad diet. Before you begin a new diet, it is a good idea to speak with your doctor about it. What is the Juice Cleanse Diet? The Juice Cleanse diet has gone by different names over the years including: Cleanse, Master Cleanse, Detox, and the “Maple Syrup Diet” (made popular when Beyonce did it years ago). The Hollywood 48 hour miracle diet is a Juice Cleanse diet. … Continue reading →

The Cotton Ball Diet is Dangerous

There have been many diets that sound a bit extreme – but that do involve actual food. The cotton ball diet, however, encourages people to eat a non-food item that their bodies cannot break down or gain nutrition from. The purpose of this diet, like all diets, is weight loss. It is important to know that the cotton ball diet is very dangerous! There are certain times of the year in which a lot of people suddenly decide to go on a diet. One is shortly before summer, when people decide they want to lose weight in order to look … Continue reading →

Cabbage Soup Diet Explanation and Meal Plan

What is the Cabbage Soup Diet? The name alone defines the diet. It really is that simple. It is a diet where you basically eat cabbage soup in an attempt to lose weight fast. The diet is not recommended by anyone with a medical background or interested in healthy weight loss because it is a short term fix for a long term problem. It also puts the dieter in a position of eating dangerously low calories. Exercise is not recommended on this diet due to the low calorie intake. The claim is that one will lose 10 pounds in 7 … Continue reading →

The Cabbage Soup Diet {Recipe}

Cabbage Soup ~This recipe is intended to go along with the cabbage soup diet. I make no claims that the cabbage soup diet is healthy or effective. However, the recipe is simply that..a recipe…and certainly can be incorporated into a healthy lifestyle as cabbage is very healthy anyway. 6 large green onions (scallions) 2 green peppers 1 or 2 cans of tomatoes (diced or whole) 3 carrots 1 container (10 oz. or so) mushrooms 1 bunch of celery half a head of cabbage 1 package spice only soup mix (Lipton was suggested to me from the friend who sent me the recipe.) 1 or 2 cubes of bouillon (optional) … Continue reading →

The Feeding Tube Diet

What is the feeding tube diet? This new craze is popular among some brides desperately looking to loose some pounds before their wedding day. These women are healthy. There is no medical reason for them to have a feeding tube inserted by a medical doctor. Over the course of ten days they eat nothing while the feeding tube supplies them with 800 calories of carbohydrate free nutrients. The result is up to 20 pounds of weight loss. The body is essentially put into a state of ketosis. Ketosis is when the body burns fat instead of carbohydrates. Obviously we want … Continue reading →

Crazy Diets: The Cookie Diet

What is the Cookie Diet? The Cookie Diet consists of eating four to six cookies a day that add up to about 500-600 calories. The rest of your calories will come from lean meats and vegetables. The caloric intake a day is 800-1200. It is recommended that you seek medical supervision if you decide to consume only 800 calories a day since you are at risk for malnutrition. It is important to note that if you decide to make the cookies and follow the diet on your own to make sure you consume 1200 or more calories a day. The … Continue reading →

Crazy Diets: The 3 Day Diet

The 3 Day Diet is sometimes mistakenly referred to as the Cleveland Clinic diet. Considered a fad diet as there is no proof it works as magically as its claim. Supposedly the combination of the foods in the diet causes a metabolic change to boost your body into high gear and burn fat. One is supposed to follow the eating plan exactly making no deviations. It is then followed up by four days of eating regularly and then the diet is repeated once again. The problem arises when the plan only allows for about 1,000 calories a day. Instead of … Continue reading →

Crazy Diets: Chocolate Diet

While the chocolate diet does not encourage eating chocolate to lose weight it is still on the fad diet list. The purpose of the diet is to help those with chocolate addictions ease that addiction and lose weight. The first week no chocolate is allowed. The subsequent weeks allow chocolate in small quantities. Basics: Diet allows for no more than 1300 calories a day. Men can eat up to 300 more. Exercise is encouraged and different types are recommended for different types of chocolate addicts. Promises you can lose 7 pounds in two weeks. Claims to alleviate chocolate cravings. (However, … Continue reading →

Crazy Diets: The Baby Food Diet

We all see how fit and trim big bouncing babies are, right? I suppose it was only expected that one day someone would see a 9 month old in her Nike outfit and think “if I ate what she ate I may be just as cute and trim.” The chubby 9 month old thighs tell the tale of fitness as she is spoon fed her peas and bananas. Thus, The Baby Food diet was born. Any mom knows that baby food is far from a delicacy. We all have tried a little taste of it and silently wondered how we … Continue reading →