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What is the Johnson UpDayDownDay Diet?

It is an adaptation of an experimental model used in animal research. For 70 years scientist have recognized that animals fed 30 �" 40% less calories than normal live 40% longer. In May 2003, an article was published showing that mice fed every other day had profound health effects which exceeded those seen in mice fed 40% less than normal every day.

Dr. Johnson invented a method which achieved these results in humans with the UpDayDownDay diet. Humans are generally unable to restrict their caloric intake even a modest amount on a daily basis. However, most motivated people can restrict themselves on an every other day basis to 50% or less of their normal calories. The discovery of this aspect of human behavior is the key to success. In other words we are able to do for one day what we are unable to do every day.

The scientific basis of our human experience is described in the article titled The effect on health of alternate day calorie restriction: Eating less and more than needed on alternate days prolongs life (see article).

On the “up” day you eat whatever you want and as much as you want. It is important to feel satisfied.

On the “down” day, you limit your intake to between 20% �" 50% of normal. A guide to your caloric needs and a method to calculate the number of calories to consume is available here.

You might expect to be hungrier after a down day, but our research has shown that appetite is normal or decreased on the morning of an up day.
We strongly recommend using only commercially prepared meal replacement shakes for the first two weeks. This conditions you in several ways which promotes success.

Weight Loss

We believe that the Johnson UpDayDownDay Diet differs from all other weight loss methods in the rate of “fat recidivism”, the tendency to regain lost weight. We think this is the result of a unique state of mind which develops after following the diet for a few weeks.

The natural history of diets is that the vast majority of people, perhaps 95% of those who are able to lose any weight at all lose less than 5% of their body weight over a period of few weeks, then go off the diet and gain the weight back within months, often gaining some additional weight. With Johnson UpDayDownDay Diet, a different state of mind is created which will change your perception of dieting forever. Because of the ease of getting on and off the diet, there is no failure. Your effort is focused on only one day and you never have the endless horizon of deprivation. You are always starting over. You can plan your life around the schedule of “down” days and enjoy your life again, without constant guilt and frustration.

SIRT1 Causes These Amazing Effects

The every-other-day period of low calorie intake is a form of mild stress which the cells of the body sense and respond to by turning on a gene called SIRT1. SIRT1 then activates many other genes which have health promoting effects, including reduced inflammation, lower free radical stress, improved insulin resistance, and better mitochondrial function. Taken together, these effects are anti-aging and anti-disease. To maximize SIRT1 activation, you should follow the JUDDDD and take eResveratrol (www.eResveratrol.com) supplements.

SIRT1 activation also causes fat loss by releasing fat from fat cells around our organs. It also prevents cell death from free radicals by stopping a protein called bax from causing cell suicide. In addition, SIRT1 activation prolongs life.

Prevention and treatment of disease

Based on a variety of sources of evidence, following the Johnson UpDayDownDay Diet will prevent, delay or improve a wide range of diseases associated with age. These include asthma, arthritis, atherosclerosis (heart disease, stroke), allergies, auto-immune disease, infectious diseases of viral, bacterial and fungal origin, diabetes, cancer and central nervous system disorders such as Alzheimers, Parkinson’s and multiple sclerosis.

We have completed the first human trial on the treatment of disease (asthma) with the JUDDDD and the results (see article) will appear soon in the peer-reviewed journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine. The study demonstrated marked improvement in symptoms in asthmatics and drastic lowering of free radical damage.

The UpDayDownDay life style

The negative effects of the chronic over consumption of food are the biggest health problems we face. This over consumption is increasing worldwide as food cost declines. In this environment of ever-increasing food availability, the vast majority of us will gain weight unless we take a defensive approach to restrain our eating. The JUDDDD can be followed as an ongoing life style to maintain a (low) healthy body weight, which otherwise creeps upward gradually. Even when ideal weight is not reached, the UpDayDownDay pattern imparts much better health.

Slip in an apple or more a day and make yourself healthy. I use lots of things on my down day. Butterball has a reuseable dishwasher safe container of grilled chicken breast strips. It can be found in the lunchmeat section of the grocery store. It is 10 oz for a total of 315 calories if you eat it all. Or you could grab a bag of salad greens, Wish Bone Spritz or 10 calorie mayo, cut up apple, and 1/3 of a container (90 calories) of chicken strips. If you're daring, you could throw in some walnuts or almonds to top off an excellent meal. If you still have calories, try steaming fresh brocolli, you can't go wrong there. Or go to the tuna section of the store and be surprised at the packets of already cooked and seasoned tuna, salmon and albacore steaks that are there in portion sized packets. Grab an apple, a light string cheese (60 calories), some grilled chicken strips and poof! a healthy low calorie meal. I enjoy eating these healthy for me foods and they leave me satisfied instead of sweet and carb high low calorie treats that just leave me wanting more sugar and carbs. Protein is very satisfying if you are having problems with hunger. Cucumber, tomatoes, jicama are all viable options too. Once you get used to not having all that sugar, you will love eating healthy. They can't very well add something to fresh veggies to make you crave more. Once the craving are gone, you are truly free to feed your body what is good for it..