1. Polish Know-How
The Optimal Diet originated in Poland under the direction of Dr. Jan Kwasniewski in the 1970s. It has since become popular worldwide. The Optimal Diet's claim to fame includes a perfect balance of carbohydrates, fat and protein to give the body the optimum health and well being. It supposedly corrects past nutritional mistakes, while getting the body in to balance through nutrition and giving control of how to use these basic building blocks back to the body.
2. Chicago-Style
Sometimes referred to as the Polish diet in the United States, the diet is largely growing from Chicago, with its significant Polish population. Like the Atkins diet, the Optimal Diet limits carbohydrates and sugar, but unlike Atkins, it promotes the addition of fats, particular fats that Dr. Kwasniewski believes are good for the body and promote healing and balance from within. The plan calls for more than 250 grams of fat intake within an intake of nearly 3,000 calories.
3. Claims of Cures
The Optimal Diet followers claim that the eating plan will cure many diseases before it turns on the excess fat. By providing the balance needed in the body, weight loss is rapid once the balance is achieved. You must learn how to calculate the amount of protein you need according to your height and weight. The Optimal Diet suggests you eat two grams of protein for every pound. Excess protein turns to fat, say the diet proponents. Once you've calculated the protein, you then calculate the required fat and carbs. For example, a person who weighs 130 pounds should consume 132 grams of protein, about 400 grams of fat and 80 grams of carbs.
4. Eat Eggs
The Optimal Diet encourages dieters to eat a lot of eggs. They say that it is one of nature's purest foods, containing the good kind of cholesterol that the body needs. Age-related blindness, heart disease and anemia can be cured with a steady diet of one or two eggs a day. The Optimal Diet stresses that the only food more perfect in nature is mother's milk.
5. Buy the Book
The Optimal diet may be an eating plan that works for some people who have tried other measures and failed. For Americans who want to learn more about the meal plans and science behind the diet, they should invest in Dr. Kwasniewski's book released in English, titled "Homo Optimus." While the good doctor admits his diet theories are not widely recognized by the medical community and will most likely be scoffed at by your doctor, he says it is truly the best way to take control of your body. He leaves it to every human to make his own decisions.
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