Eat For Health, Not For Weight

Although Dr. Feiz & Associates are known for skillfully performing weight loss surgery in Los Angeles, we want patients and others to learn how to eat for health, not for weight. Do not worry about eating foods that are low carb or low fat. An optimal diet is low in unhealthful carbs (both sugar and other refined carbohydrates) and low in fat (especially saturated fats and trans fats) as well as in red meat and processed foods.

WHAT you eat is as important as what you exclude — your diet needs to be high in healthy  carbs like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, soy products in natural, unrefined forms and some fish, like salmon. There are hundreds of thousands of health-enhancing substances in these foods. And what’s good for you is good for the planet.

Calories do count — fat is much denser in calories, so when you eat less fat, you consume fewer calories, without consuming less food. Also, it’s easy to eat too many calories from sugar and other refined carbs because they are so low in fiber that you can consume large amounts without getting full. Sugar is absorbed so quickly that you get repeated insulin surges, which promote Type 2 diabetes and accelerate the conversion of calories into body fat.

This way of living helps you lose weight and keep it off while enhancing rather than harming your health.

Celebrity Figures Helping Promote Health

There are many female pop stars that get a lot of media attention for exhibiting their fabulous bikini bods – two  of our favorites are Katy Perry and Beyoncé. 

Katy Perry may not have needed a weight loss surgery in Los Angeles to get her body into super thin shape, but she does follow the advice of them-and that’s by eating the healthiest foods possible. We think it’s great that she actively promotes eating fresh fruits and vegetables at all times. We heard that her favorites are spinach, broccoli, celery beets and carrots.
  
Beyoncé also makes it well known that she eats healthily. Recently she posted a photo on her Tumbler site of her dinner which consisted of a Nicoise salad, sweet potato, chili and coconut soup and pan-seared beef. It looked delicious! 

We think it’s important that celebrities and people in the media promote a healthy living. It’s much better than promoting a diet of cigarettes and diet coke. It also helps inspire the fans when they can have the mindset of, “If Katy Perry can do it, so can I.” 

If you would like to get the figure of Katy Perry or Beyoncé, Dr. Feiz & Associates are here to help!