Sexy Forever: How to Fight Fat After Forty (44 page)
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Authors: Suzanne Somers
Tags: #Health; Fitness & Dieting, #Aging, #Diets & Nutrition, #Diets & Weight Loss, #Weight Loss, #Women's Health, #General, #Diets, #Weight Maintenance, #Personal Health, #Healthy Living
HEALTHY FATS
| Oils | |
| Olive oil—this should be your staple; extra virgin is best Grapeseed oil | Flaxseed oil Mayonnaise—best made from light olive or grapeseed oils |
| Dairy Fats | |
| Butter | Crème fraîche |
| Cream | Sour cream |
| Cheese | |
| Asiago | Havarti |
| Bel paese | Hoop |
| Blue | Jarlsberg |
| Boursin | Limburger |
| Brie | Mascarpone |
| Buffalo mozzarella | Monterey jack |
| Camembert | Mozzarella |
| Cheddar | Muenster |
| Colby | Parmesan |
| Cottage cheese (full fat) | Pecorino Romano |
| Cream cheese | Provolone |
| Farmer | Queso blanco |
| Feta | Ricotta |
| Fontina | Roquefort |
| Goat | String |
| Gouda | Swiss |
| Gruyère | |
CARBOHYDRATES
Detox: Up to 3 servings per day
Level 1: Up to 4 servings per day
Level 2: At your discretion
Beans
A serving equals ½ cup cooked.
| Adzuki | Kidney |
| Anasazi | Lentils |
| Black | Lima |
| Black-eyed peas | Mung |
| Cannellini | Navy |
| Fava | Pinto |
| Garbanzo | Red |
| Great northern | Split peas |
| Green peas | White |
Whole-Grain Products
These include breads, bagels, crackers, hot cereals, cold cereals, or pasta made from these whole grains. A serving equals 1 slice of bread, ½ bagel, 1 rice cake, or ½ cup cereal, pasta, or rice.
| Amaranth | Oat |
| Barley | Pumpernickel |
| Bran | Quinoa |
| Brown rice | Rye |
| Buckwheat | Spelt |
| Kamut | Whole wheat |
| Millet | Wild rice |
Nonfat Dairy Products
A serving equals ½ cup.
| Nonfat cottage cheese | Nonfat sour cream |
| Nonfat milk | Nonfat soy milk |
| Nonfat rice milk | Nonfat yogurt |
| Nonfat ricotta cheese | Whey protein |
Carbohydrates with Healthy Fats
These foods are listed here because they contain a combination of Carbohydrates with Healthy Fats. You will treat them as Carbohydrates.
Avocados—½ avocado
Cocoa—unsweetened, ¼ cup
Coconut—½ cup, fresh or dried, unsweetened
Liver—2 ounces
Low-fat and whole milk, cottage cheese, ricotta, yogurt—½ cup
Nuts—about 10
Olives—about 10
Soy—about ½ cup (organic only, no GMO)
VEGETABLES AND HERBS
A serving of vegetables equals 1 cup raw or ½ cup cooked. Eat at least 6 servings per day.
Alfalfa sprouts
Artichoke
Arugula
Asparagus
Bamboo shoots
Basil
Bean sprouts
Beet greens
Bok choy
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Celery
Chervil
Chicory greens
Chives
Cilantro
Clover sprouts
Collard greens
Crookneck squash
Cucumber
Daikon
Dandelion greens
Dill weed
Eggplant
Endive
Escarole
Fennel
Garlic
Ginger
Green beans
Horseradish
Jicama
Kale
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Lettuce
Boston or Bibb
Frisée
Green leaf
Iceberg
Limestone
Red oak
Romaine
Mushrooms
Mustard greens
Okra
Onion
Parsley
Peppers
Bell
Cherry
Chile
Pepperoncini
Pickles (except sweet)
Purslane
Radicchio
Radish
Rhubarb
Rosemary
Sage
Salsify
Sauerkraut
Scallions
Shallots
Snow peas
Spinach
Sugar snap peas
Swiss chard
Tarragon
Thyme
Tomatillo
Tomato
Turnip
Turnip greens
Water chestnuts
Watercress
Wax beans
Yard-long beans
Yellow beans
Zucchini
FRUIT
A serving equals 1 medium-size piece of fruit, or about ½ cup. I recommend 2 to 3 servings per day. It’s best not to eat fruit after dinner, except berries.
Apple
Apricot
Asian pear
Berries
Acai
Blackberry
Blueberry
Boysenberry
Cranberry
Currant
Elderberry
Gooseberry
Maqui
Mulberry
Ollaberry
Raspberry
Strawberry
Cherimoya
Cherries
Crabapple
Fig
Grapefruit
Grapes
Guava
Kiwi
Kumquat
Lemon
Lime
Loquat
Lychee
Mandarin orange
Mango
Melons
Cantaloupe
Casaba
Crenshaw
Honeydew
Orange fleshed
Sharlyn
Watermelon
Nectarine
Orange
Papaya
Passionfruit
Peach
Pear
Persimmon
Pineapple
Plum
Pomegranate
Prickly pear
Pomelo
Quince
Star fruit
Tamarind
Tangerine
INGREDIENTS TO AVOID
As you know now, it’s not just what you eat that can increase your toxic burden. This is a partial list (yes, partial! Frightening, isn’t it?) of the chemicals and toxins to avoid rubbing on your face or body. Look for clean products without these ingredients.
1,2 hexanediol
acetamide MEA
acrylates copolymer
AHAs
alcloxa
aldioxa
alkyl benzoate
alpha arbutin
alpha hydroxy acids
aluminum glycinate
aluminum hydroxide
aluminum oxide
aluminum powder
amino-guanadine
aminomethyl propanol
aminopropyl ascorbyl phosphate
ammonium alum
ammonium laureth sulfate
ammonium lauryl sulfate
ammonium polacrylate
AMP
artificial colors
avobenzone
babassuamidopropalkonium chloride
behenalkonium chloride
behenamidopropyl hydroxyethyl
dimonium chloride
behenoxy dimethicone
behentrimonium methosulfate
benzalkonium chloride
benzethonium chloride
benzophenone
benzyl PCA
betaine
BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole)
BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene)
bis diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2
bismuth oxychloride
boron nitride
bronopol
bumetrizole
butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
butylene glycol
butylparaben
C 11-15 pareth 12
C 12-14 olefin Sulfonate
C 12-15 alkyl benzoate
C 12-15 alkyl lactate
C 12-15 alkyl octanoate
C 13-14 isoparaffin
capryl isostearate
carbomer
Carbowax (polyethylene glycol)
carmine
castor oil/IPDI copolymer
CDE (cocomide DEA)
ceramide 2, 3
ceresin
certified colors
ceteareth 2-100
ceteareth 5-20
cetearyl ethylhexanote
cetearyl isononanoate
cetearyl methicone
ceteth-20 phosphate
cetrimonium bromide
cetrimonium chloride
cetyl betaine
chlorphenesin
cocamide betaine
cocamide DEA
cocamide MEA
cocamide MIPA
cocamidopropyl PG-dimonium chloride
cocamidopropyl PG-dimonium chloride phosphate
cocamidopropylamine oxide
cochineal
coco betaine
coco phosphatidyl PG- dimonium chloride
cocoamphocarboxyglycinate
cocodimonium hydroxypropyl hydrolyzed rice protein
colloidal minerals
colloidal silver
copolymer
corn glycol
cyclomethicone
cyclopentasiloxane
cyclotetrasiloxane
diazolidinyl urea
dicaprylyl carbonate
dicaprylyl ether
dicetyldimonium chloride
diethanolamine (DEA)
dihydroxyacetone
diisopropyl dimerate
dimethicone copolyol
dimethicone crosspolymer-3
dimethyl capramide
dimethyl oxobenzo dioasilane
dimethyl phenyl 2-butanol
dimethylpolysiloxane
dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (DSS)
dipalmitoyl hydroxyproline
dipentaerythrityl
dipentaerythrityl hexahydroxystearate/hexastearate/hexarosinate
dipolyhydroxystearate
dipropylene glycol
disodium EDTA
disodium laureth sulfosuccinate
disodium oleamido succinate
distearate 75
disteardimonium hectoride
DMDM hydantoin
EGMS
emu oil
ethoxydiglycol
ethoxydiglycol oleate
ethyl acetate
ethyl diglycol (polyethylene glycol)
ethyl methoxycinnamate
ethyl vanillin
ethylene glycol
FD&C colors
fragrance, synthetic
fullerenes
germaben
Germall
glycereth-26
glycereth-7 cocoate
glyceryl isostearate
glyceryl polyacrylate
hexadecanol
hexahydroxystearate/hexastearate/hexarosinate
hexylene glycol
homosalate
human placental protein
hydroquinone
hydrotalcite
hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer
hydroxyethyl soyamide
hydroxypropyl polysiloxane
imidazolidinyl urea
iodopropynyl butylcarbamate
IPDI
isoceteth-20
isocetyl isostearate
isohexadecane
isopentyldiol
isopropyl methylphenol
isopropyl myristate
isopropyl titanium triisostearate
kojic acid
lactamidopropyl trimonium chloride
lactic acid
lauramide MEA
laureth-7
laurethsulfosuccinate
lauryl amidopropyl betaine
lauryl glucoside betaine
magnesium aluminum silicate
magnesium myristate
MEA-containing ingredients
melanin
Methoxycinnamate
methyl gluceth-10
methyl glyceth-20
methyl glycol
methyl propanediol
methyl soyate
methylchloroisothiazolinone
methylisothiazolinone
methylparaben
methylsilanol mannuronate
microcrystalline wax
mineral oil
myristic acid
myristyl alcohol
myristyl ether sulfate
myristyl lactate
myristyl myristate
nitrocellulose
nonoxynol 10
nylon-12
octinoxate
octisalate
octocrylene
octyl dodecyl neopentanoate
octyl methoxycinnamate
octyldecanol
octyldodecanol
olefin sulfonate
oleth 2-50
oleth-3-phosphate
oleyl betaine
oleyl oleate
oxybenzone
PABA (para-aminobenzoic acid
panthenyl ethyl ether
panthenyl triacetate
para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA)
parabens
paraphenylenediamine
Parsol
PCA-ethyl cocoyl arginate
pearl powder
PEG (polyethylene glycol)
PEG-6 caprylic/capric glycerides
PEG-7 glyceryl cocoate
PEG-10 sunflower glycerides
PEG-20, 100 stearate
PEG-35 (stearate) castor oil
PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil
PEG-55 propylene glycol oleate
PEG-120 methyl glucose dioleate
PEG-150 distearate
PEG-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate
pentaerythrityl distearate
pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate
pentaerythrityl tetrastearate
pentasodium pentetate
pentylene glycol
petrolatum
phenyl-butyl-nitrate
phenylbenzimidazole-5- sulfonic acid
phenyltrimethicone
phthalate
placental protein
polaxamer 335
polyacrylamide
polybutene
polyethylene glycol (PEG)
polyglyceryl-10 behenate/eicosadioate
polyglyceryl-2 dipolyhydroxystearate
polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate
polyglyceryl-3 polyricinoleate
polyglyceryl-3 ricinoleate
polyglyceryl-4 isostearate
polyimide 1
polyisobutene
polypropylene glycol
polyquaternium 7, 10, 11
polysilicone-11, -15
polyvinylpyrrolidone
potassium alum
potassium C12-13 alkyl
phosphate
potassium iodide
potassium myristate
PPG-30
Propanediol
propyl gallate
propylene carbonate
propylene glycol
propylene glycol alginate
propylheptyl caprylate
propylparaben
providone (polyvinylpyrrolidone)
PVP/VA copolymer
quaternium-15
ricinoleylpropyl PG-dimonium chloride phosphate
salicylic acid
silica dimethyl silylate
silica silylate
silver citrate
simethicone
soapstone (talc)
sodium acrylate
sodium bisulfite
sodium C14-16 olefin sulfonate
sodium cetearyl sulfate
sodium coco-sulfate
sodium cocoyl sulfate
sodium erythorbate
sodiumfluoride
sodium hydroxymethylglycinate
sodium isostearoyl lactylate
sodium laureth sulfate
sodium lauryl glucosideoxyacetate
sodium lauryl sulfate
sodium lauryl sulfoacetate
sodium methyl oleoyl taurate
sodium myreth sulfate
sodium PEG-7 olive oil carboxylate
sodium polyacrylate
sodium sulfate
sodium sulfite
sodium trideceth sulfate
sorbitan isostearate
soyamide DEA
soyamidopropalkonium chloride
squalane
stearamidopropyl dimethyl amine
steardimonium
steardimonium chloride
steareth-2, 20, 21, 100, etc.
stearoxytrimethylsilane
styrene-PVP copolymer
sulfated castor oil
synthetic fragrance
talc
tallow
TEA-carbomer
TEA-lauryl sulfate
tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate
tetrahydroxypropyl ethylenediamine
tetrasodium EDTA
thiotic acid
tin oxide
tri alkyl citrate
tribehenin
triclosan
tridecyl neopentanoate
tridecyl salicylate
triethanolamine (TEA)
triethoxycarpylysilane
trihydroxystearin
trimethylsiloxysilicate
trisodium EDTA (tetrasodium EDTA)
tromethamine stearate
tropolone
ultramarines
urea
vanillin
wheat germamidopropyl betaine
wheat germamidopropyl dimethylamine
zinc pyrithione