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Marilyn Glenville comes to Bantry
Hannah tells us about hosting Marilyn Glenville, renowned women's nutrition and health expert, during her recent visit to Bantry on a mission to explode some longheld diet myths. As you'll see, a lot of the nutritional and dieting advice we've been 'fed' as truth can do more harm than good...
We recently welcomed nutritionist and author Marilyn Glenville to Bantry to give a talk in the Maritime Hotel, which was a huge success with a turnout of over 80 people (more than had attended the Cork event the previous evening - not that we’re counting!). This was a very exciting event for everyone at Organico because we have been reading her books for years, so when we invited her to Bantry and she accepted, we were absolutely thrilled!
An Expert in Her Field
If you haven’t already heard of Marilyn, she is the author of many excellent Alternative Health books including Natural Alternatives to Alzheimer's, Natural Solutions to the Menopause, Fat Around the Middle, and her latest book, Natural Alternatives to Dieting. Her advice is always practical, and she does a huge amount of research, and she’s not into gimmicks or fads. In fact, some of the information in Natural Alternatives to Dieting was also in Fat Around the Middle - which I think is a testament to the fact that she’s not looking to jump on the latest bandwagon, but is sticking by her beliefs because they are evidence-based. Shop Marilyn Glenville's BooksA healthier way of eating
Natural Alternatives to Dieting is not another dieting book because she does not believe in diets. ‘Diets’ simply don’t work’ was her main message - primarily because we always give them up after a period of time and all the weight simply goes right back on again. Instead, her aim is to introduce us to a way of eating that is enjoyable and nourishing, while allowing weight to reduce naturally over time and remain stable. The idea is to start eating to live, rather than living to eat, by using ‘life tools’ that are effective and simple to follow. “If you know you are among the millions who live to eat, then prepare yourself for a major life change. If you're at this talk, you obviously want to escape the treadmill of never-ending dieting, but of course you still want to lose weight, in fact you want to lose fat. With this way of eating you will. Get ready to turn your life around and start eating to live rather than living to eat. You'll be amazed at the difference,” she explained.The Big Dieting Myths
She shared with us some of the common beliefs that are actually myths:- If you eat less, you will lose weight
- Eating too much fat is unhealthy
- Snacking between meals will make you put on weight
- Foods that are labelled ‘low fat’ are good for you
- If you skip breakfast you will lose weight
Marilyn's Rules for a Healthy Weight
Her simple rules were the following:- Stop Dieting!
- Eat little and often (snacks help to balance your blood sugar)
- Don’t skip breakfast (but don’t eat a bun for breakfast either!)
- Eliminate ALL sugar and ALL refined carbohydrates
- Add protein to each meal - it slows the rate you absorb any sugar
- Eat essential fats - they slow down the rate your stomach empties
- Don’t eat and run - it increases stress which inhibits digestion
- Watch what you drink - cut out ALL sugary drinks and alcohol, reduce caffeine