Spectrum Diet Review

What You Should Know

The Spectrum Diet was created and written by Dr. Dean Michael Ornish, M.D. He is the president and founder of the nonprofit Preventive Medicine Research Institute in Sausalito, California. He created the Spectrum Diet as a method to prevent and reverse heart disease. He began his studies in heart disease early in his career and was one of the first in the medical community to see that heart disease even though it may be hereditary could be prevented and even reversed through diet, exercise and lifestyle changes. The Spectrum diet was born out of these beliefs and research. In the Spectrum diet Dr. Ornish places foods into groups. He claims there are no bad foods, there are just the foods that should be eaten sparingly or paired with healthier foods. The Spectrum Diet is a nearly vegetarian diet and could be easily converted to an all vegan diet.

Ingredients

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Product Features

The Spectrum Diet by Dr. Ornish is a very complex diet which is laid out for consumers in the book titled The Spectrum Diet. He has worked with his wife Anne Ornish to create a complete lifestyle outline for the Spectrum Diet. The foods and even supplements such as omega-3 that are suggested can all be made vegan friendly. The idea behind his diet was to reduce heart disease and the added benefit is that many users also lost weight by following this lifestyle change. The Spectrum Diet does have a dedicated website full of information for those following the Spectrum diet. The Spectrum Diet book retails online for around $27.00. The book can be a little complicated and many users have complained that Dr. Ornish is very wordy and sometimes difficult to understand. The Spectrum Diet is also rather strict in the foods that are considered acceptable. He focuses on organic foods and these can make this diet plan rather pricey at the grocery store.

Advantages

• There is a dedicated website for the Spectrum Diet as well as a published book.

Disadvantages

• The Spectrum Diet is rather complicated.
• The Spectrum Diet is difficult to follow for those dieters who often need to eat on the go.
• The Spectrum Diet does not use any weight loss supplements to increase weight loss or decrease appetite.

Conclusion

The Spectrum Diet is more than just a diet plan, it is a lifestyle change. This diet incorporates mind and body to create a healthier being. This can be more than most dieters have bargained for. Following the Spectrum Diet can be difficult if you often have to eat out as the diet calls for mostly organic foods, generally not found at your local take outs. If consumers are solely trying to lose weight, consider trying a weight loss supplement which has a fat burner as well as an appetite suppressant.