Dieting 101

The Zone Diet
The Zone diet is a weight loss program initially invented by Barry Sears in a number of books. The Zone diet isn’t particularly a weight loss diet, but some people find that they manage to lose weight when following it.
The supposed science behind the Zone Diet is that if you limit the secretion of two key hormones, (insulin and glucogen), then your body releases eicosanoids which, in turn puts your body in a state of equilibrium that is an awful lot more healthy than usual, this is referred to as 'the zone'.
Sears claims that if you get into this 'zone', your body is much more efficient and, as a consequence, does not build up fat.
The most valuable process of the diet is to monitor and control the exact ratio of carbohydrates to proteins, and to make sure your diet has increased amounts of Omega 3 and omega 6.













Apricot & Cucumber Soup Recipe
Apricot & Cucumber Soup Category Appetizer Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures

6 oz Dried apricots

1 1/2 pt Vegetable stock

1 ea Orange, juiced & rind grated

1 md Cucumber

1 md Onion, finely chopped

1 tb Vegetable oil

2 ts Curry powder

Salt & pepper 2 tb Pumpkin seeds, to garnish

Soak the apricots in the stock with the grated orange rind for 2 to 3 hours. Add the orange juice & simemr for 45 minutes. Cut 8 thin slices from the cucumber & reserve for garnish. Peel & roughly chop the remainder. Fry the onion in the oil over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring once or twice. Stir in the curry powder & chopped cucumber & cook for 2 minutes. Puree the apricots with the stock & the cucumber mixture. Return to the pan & heat gently. Season with salt & pepper. Serve the soup garnished with floating slices of cucumber topped with the pumpkin seeds. Black rye bread makes a good accompaniment. Pamela Westland, "Fruit"

 
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