Shangri-la Diet Review

What You Should Know

The Shangri-la Diet as advocated by Dr. Seth Roberts, a psychologist, is based on the concept of the bodyís ìset pointî. In medical terms, this is the point where the body reaches a weight plateau that, no matter how hard the individual try to lose and/or gain weight, will produce no observable results. In layman terms, this is simply the bodyís saturation point.

List of Ingredients

Actually, this weight loss method contains only three basic food ingredients: extra-light olive oil, fructose water and bland foods. You can eat just about anything except that it has be flavorless.

Product Features

The Shangri-La Diet: Eat Anything, No Hunger Weight-Loss Plan in hardcover is available at Amazon with a discounted price of $13.57, which can be delivered free of charge subject to the $25 condition. This is a friendly price for most individuals.

The book recommends the ingestion of 1-4 tablespoons of extra-light olive oil every day, preferably taken in between meals. You can also take 1-3 tablespoons of fructose water (water and sugar solution) on a daily basis. The concept behind this oil and water diet is that you are teaching the body to accept bland foods, attain the appetite set point and, hence, to crave less and less foods.

Followers of the diet can eat whatever foods take their fancy although the avoidance of processed foods and refined grains is highly recommended. Also, corn syrup with its high fructose content must be eliminated from the daily food intake especially when the water fructose is already present in the diet. On the other hand, fruits and vegetables as well as high-fiber foods are strongly suggested.

Pro’s

• Exercise-averse individuals will like the Shangri-la Dietís lack of a physical component to achieve weight loss.
• The followers of the diet method are all over the Internet, which makes for some interesting discussions and testimonials.

Con’s

• The website for the product does not contain scientific information aside from the personal testimonials.
• The prolonged water and oil diet can take some getting used to.
• It seems like a thin veil for promoting eating disorders like anorexia, which can lead to alarming weight loss.
• It is dangerous to engage in exercise especially when the nutrient intake is well below the levels necessary for normal organ functions.

Conclusion

There is simply no way that the Shangri-la Diet can be deemed a safe, healthy and effective way to lose weight. With its emphasis on the clientsí anecdotal testimonials and the authorís personal experiences, it is not a scientifically proven weight loss method that can very well lead to health problems brought by the compulsive need to under-eat. After all, the goal is healthy weight loss, not a path towards anorexic individuals. Besides, life is too short to eat bland foods every time, everywhere.