Losing weight

The Zone Diet
The Zone diet is a weight loss program primarily created by Barry Sears in a number of books, publications and an accompanying website. The Zone diet is not distinctly a fat reduction diet, nevertheless many zone diet fans believe that they actually seem to lose body weight by following this system.
The supposed science behind the Zone Diet is that if one were to gain control of the amount of insulin and glucogen (both hormones), then your body releases eicosanoids which, as a result puts one's body in a state of equilibrium that is a lot more healthy than other diets, which, not surprisingly, is known as 'the zone'.
Sears alleges that if you get into this 'zone', your body is working at its most efficient and, as a consequence, doesn't convert energy to unsightly fat.
The most interesting procedure of the system is to monitor and control the precise ratio of carbs to proteins, and to take increased amounts of Omega 6 and omega 3 fish oils.

Laksa Recipe

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Ingredients And Procedures

1/2 lb Rice vermicelli

3 lb Whole fish

7 1/3 c Water

2 ts Galangal powder

3 Stems lemon grass chopped

5 Sprigs fresh mint

5 Sprigs fresh basil

8 Dried kaffir lime leaves

4 Dried red chillies, halved

8 sm Fresh red chillies, halved

8 Dried kaffir lime leaves

-extra 3 2/3 c Coconut cream

3 oz Bean sprouts (chinese white)

2 ts Salt

2 ts Caster sugar

--------------------------------CHILI PASTE-------------------------------- 3 Stems lemon grass, finely

-chopped 1/4 ts Shrimp paste

1/3 c Water

3 ts Galangal powder

3 sm Fresh chillies

Add vermicelli to pan of boiling water, boil uncovered 2 minutes or until just tender, rinse and drain. Remove and discard heads from fish, fillet fish, reserving bones. Remove and discard fish skin. Cut fillets into strips. Combine water, powder, lemon grass, mint, basil, lime leaves, and dried and fresh chillies in pan, simmer covered for 30 minutes. Add fish bones, simmer for another 10 minutes. Strain resulting stock, discarding bones and chilli mixture. You need 1125 ml of stock so add water if necessary. Place extra lime leaves in a bowl, cover with warm water, stand 20 minutes. Drain, and slice leaves thinly. Return stock to pan, add chilli paste, fish strips, coconut cream, sliced lime leaves, sprouts, salt and sugar and bring to the boil. Divide vermicelli into serving bowls, pour soup over it. Garnish with extra sliced chillies, baby basil leaves and bean sprouts. Chilli paste. Blend or process all ingredients until smooth.

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<h1>Laksa</h1>
    <b>Ingredients And Procedures</b><p>
        <TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=3 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><P>1/2 lb Rice vermicelli <P>3 lb Whole fish <P>7 1/3 c Water <P>2 ts Galangal powder <P>3 Stems lemon grass chopped <P>5 Sprigs fresh mint <P>5 Sprigs fresh basil <P>8 Dried kaffir lime leaves <P>4 Dried red chillies, halved <P>8 sm Fresh red chillies, halved <P>8 Dried kaffir lime leaves <P>-extra 3 2/3 c Coconut cream <P>3 oz Bean sprouts (chinese white) <P>2 ts Salt <P>2 ts Caster sugar <P>--------------------------------CHILI PASTE-------------------------------- 3 Stems lemon grass, finely <P>-chopped 1/4 ts Shrimp paste <P>1/3 c Water <P>3 ts Galangal powder <P>3 sm Fresh chillies <P>Add vermicelli to pan of boiling water, boil uncovered 2 minutes or until just tender, rinse and drain. Remove and discard heads from fish, fillet fish, reserving bones. Remove and discard fish skin. Cut fillets into strips. Combine water, powder, lemon grass, mint, basil, lime leaves, and dried and fresh chillies in pan, simmer covered for 30 minutes. Add fish bones, simmer for another 10 minutes. Strain resulting stock, discarding bones and chilli mixture. You need 1125 ml of stock so add water if necessary. Place extra lime leaves in a bowl, cover with warm water, stand 20 minutes. Drain, and slice leaves thinly. Return stock to pan, add chilli paste, fish strips, coconut cream, sliced lime leaves, sprouts, salt and sugar and bring to the boil. Divide vermicelli into serving bowls, pour soup over it. Garnish with extra sliced chillies, baby basil leaves and bean sprouts. Chilli paste. Blend or process all ingredients until smooth. <BR><BR></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>     <p>
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