2 the rice diet renewalas Nietzsche had previously and similarly stated many years earlier,
“ It ’ s not the intensity of the great passion, but the duration of the
great passion that makes a great man [and woman] great! ”
These encouraging — some people think near - miraculous —
statistics are defi nitely a consequence of our world - famous Rice
Diet, a low - sodium, low - fat eating plan made up of whole grains,
beans, fruits, vegetables, and minimal animal protein. Yet the incred-
ible number of pounds lost by Ricers from around the globe, the
years that their weight loss has been maintained, and the fact
that these people have restored their health after suffering from a
wide variety of diseases are also the result of the integrated mind -
body tools and practices that the Rice Diet Program encompasses.
These practical exercises and experiential tools make up the four
steps of The Rice Diet Solution and The Rice Diet Cookbook.
The fi rst step is the diet itself, which enables you to lose weight
safely and quickly; the second step, becoming a mindful eater,
takes you inside yourself so that you can become more conscious
of how, why, and what you are eating; step three, taking time for
yourself — whether it be time to exercise, do yoga, or meditate —
gives you permission and space to be more in tune with a deeper
part of yourself; and fi nally, step four, creating a community, asks
that you reach out to other like - minded people to support and
encourage your new way of life.
These simple steps inspired an enormous response from our
readers and participants, far and wide. In hundreds of e - mails
and one - on - one encounters, Ricers told us that these steps were
at the crux of their ability to stick to the diet at home. The mind -
body techniques gave them encouragement and inner confi dence
to maintain the changes to their lifestyles and helped them fully
engage their bodies and their minds so that they could live in
a fuller, more satisfying way. Ricers, whether they had come to
the program here in Durham or had practiced the plan at home,
seemed to grasp the radical difference between a restrictive diet ,
versus a dieta , the original Greek word that means “ way of life. ”
We hear story after story describing people ’ s transformations. As
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