You had many diets, but for too little results? Your own temper may be the answer to the question: "why didn't my diet work?" Your lifestyle rhythm is unique, and needs a different alimentation.
Hippocrates was the first to classify people by their tempers: choleric, melancholic, sanguine and phlegmatic.
The ancient Greeks were the first to establish a connection between the temper and the food.
Unfortunately, people forgot this with the years, and no one used it in a long time.
And yet, for losing pounds, the tempers diet will help you! Sanguine They never manage to keep a strict diet, being huge cravers.
Diet: -vegetarian diet; -vegetarian diet, with raw and stewed vegetables, alternately; -chicken or fish meat; -soups; -fat gets them flask; -sodas and even bear will give them digestive discomfort; -wine and juice, in limited quantity, would comfort them; -fruit cakes, occasionally; -must avoid excessive salty foods and strong drinks! Ideal breakfast: boiled eggs with toast or yoghurt and cereals.
Risk: they are predisposed to sweets excess, which may lead to obesity.
Good for them: green beans, rice and eggs, chrome, cabbage, quince, grapes, hepatic tea.
Choleric They have no patience and this is why the diets don't help them.
Diet: -They need vegetables, fruit and meat, all stewed; -Sour soup, sour salads would help their circulation, in counterbalance with fat foods; -Fat meat, sausages and burgers only go with sour salads; -Dry red wine, juice and plant tea; -Must give up foods that cause gas: cabbage, dry beans, milk.
Ideal breakfast: eggs and ham or sausages with toast and coffee or tea without sugar.
Risk: fat abuse leads to heart conditions and hormonal imbalance! Good for them: almonds, olives, pistachio, beet, ginger and fiber-rich foods.
Phlegmatic They are patient people, and can keep long strict diets, with lasting results.
Diet: -Warm food, spiced and strong-flavored; -Grilled no-fat meat; -Dry fruit, chips, nuts and pickles; -Old wine, alkaline drinks; -Not recommended: fat meat and fermented cheese.
Ideal breakfast: tea and toast with butter and jam or light meat and toast.
Risk: possible stomach affections and biliary bladder, caused by excessive dry foods consumption.
Good for them: garlic, horseradish, aubergines, celery, onion, aromatic plants, rich in iodine.
Melancholy They need to be pushed to keep a diet.
Diet: -The best diet or them is a slightly acid one; -Foods with red sauce, sour soups, lemon juice, grilled meat; -Fish, chicken, beef, turkey, but only with green salads, tomatoes or pickles; -Milk, cheese; -Wine, beer; -Must eliminate fat meat, beans, cabbage.
Ideal breakfast: milk and cereals or fruit salads.
Risk: dehydration, possible stomach problems caused by dry foods and lack of water in their diet.
Good for them: tap and sparkling water, fruit tea, apricots, cucumbers, peaches, apples, watermelons, berries, juice.