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Ancient Olympians Followed Atkins Diet
By Dana Scripca, Thu Dec 8th
Atkins diet was unknown 35 years ago. Though it seems thatancient people - athletes particularly - followed a strict dietwhich is likewise Atkins basic. Strict diet and severe exercisesfor Ancient Greeks Long before dr Atkins finished his theory about ketosis andestablished his famous diet, ancient people had undertaken it,without any clue at all. Not only they were eating Atkins-style,but also they were strongly practicing regular exercise, as drAtkins now recommends. Ancient Greeks spent a lot of timeeducating their bodies. Gymnastic exercises were veryappreciated, children were trained and directed to follow adaily training program. After years of strict diet and heavygymnastics, Greeks finally admitted that "too much and toostrict" is not good for health, because this regimen exhaustedthe human constitution. Greek Olympians followed meat-only diet In fact, we talk about Greek people who ate fruits, vegetables,a lot of fish, breads. This was a regular eating regimen forordinary Greeks, with the amendment that fish was the mostcommon meat eaten in that seafaring region. Quite interesting isthe fact that Greek olympians had a bit different eatingregimen, a meat-heavy regimen, like the low-carb Atkins's (notso refined, of course, no phases at all). The goal was todevelop a lot of muscles and meat was enormously necessary. Butnot any Greek could daily afford meat on the table. Only uppersocial strata from Greece could afford it. The olympians alsoate more rich-protein legumes which their bodies needed to keepa boost of energy.
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food historian Francine Segan, an ancientOlympic runner was put to undertake a meat-only diet. It seemsthat this tough exclusive diet was a must to win a competition.That works for runners. The fact that runners ate only meatstarted a sort of meat diet craze, pointed out the historian.Another condition to complete athletes' diet was to expel breadright before competition, eating dried figs instead. FrancineSegan admitted that he discovered that while he was searchinginformation about famous Mediteranean cuisine. Their diet was directed according to Pausanias. Those practicingheavy exercise ate pork and a particular kind of bread. Also, itseems that beef was later introduced in the ordinary diet of theathletes. Goat meat is mentioned, too, in "A Dictionary of Greekand Roman Antiquities". Meat consumption was highly encouraged,as on the plan. Fats, too, since pork, is a fat meat. Ancient preoccupation with health, diet and exercise ispraiseworthy. A low-carbohydrate daily regimen, along withregular exercise are a simple and efficient scheme for losingweight and shaping the body. The ancient people knew it bytrying it only. No theories, no calories, no ketosis, no debatesaround. Maybe they didn't need to know how it works. "Mens sanain corpore sana" worked best for them. About the author:Dana Scripca writes for http://www.dratkinsdieplan.info/ whereyou can find more information about the Atkins Diet Please feel free to use this article in your Newsletter or onyour website. If you use this article, please include theresource box and send a brief message to let me know where itappeared: mailto:danascri@gmail.com
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