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A Feast for the Eyes

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A Word on Wielding

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Straight from the Gut

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Wet your Whistle

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Delectable Vegetables

Mark Menolascino, MD, explains how eating plays a role in vision health.

A meticulously honed knife edge might be expected to do battle with a beef flank or pork rump, but don’t be hasty to dismiss garden fare from the butcher’s block. With a variety of awkward shapes and sizes, veggies require skill, finesse, and proper cutlery to break down for delicious eating.

2 Publisher’s Note 6 Eating Matters

Whether it’s MS or lupus, Raphael Kellman, MD, explains that all autoimmune diseases are birds of a feather. Learn why he believes their origin is in the gut.

12 Rub or Sauce?

14 Best Ever Barbecue 46 Off the Shelf

Pop the cork and let summery spritzer flow, because nothing tops a handcrafted cocktail with a glistening cut of ribeye.

48 Recess in Full Swing

Push the sausage links to the side of your grocery cart and take a detour down to the produce section, because meat will have to share the stage at your picnic jubilee when your guests sink their chompers into these plant-based sides.

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hen you hear the word diet, what do you think about? Deprivation? Expense?

As I write this article, I can see a stack of 8 new diet books (and those are just the ones in my office). All of them were sent in during the last 90 days. Most of these diets are based on telling you what you can’t eat— no gluten, no carbs, no meat, no fat—they all focus on getting you to eat a certain way.

Following any of these diets for a long period of time is almost impossible. To make things worse, statistics show that when we go off the diet, many of us put the pounds back on. I am not saying these diets don’t work. They can, if your willpower and motivation can last for the rest of your life. There are, of course, benefits to reducing gluten, cutting carbs, eliminating unhealthy fats, eating less red meat, and cutting back on sugar.

But the grueling pattern of strict, no-cheat dieting can be exhausting.

In response, I’ve noticed a trend that has become popular—the 80/20 plan. It’s not a diet, rather, a lifestyle change. It is as simple to implement as it sounds. You focus on eating clean, good-for-you foods 80 percent of the time, and 20 percent of the time, you have the freedom to indulge as you please. For example, if you eat 3 meals a day each day of the week, 4 of your weekly meals are cheat meals! So when you indulge in

wings or nachos during happy hour, there’s no need to fret—as long as it’s within moderation.

Another great tip for the 80/20 plan is to beef up your exercise when you are planning on eating one of your 20 percent meals. Adding an extra 15 or 20 minutes to your workout that day will burn some of those excess calories and help your body deal with the less healthful food.

When you get down to it, the 80/20 plan sounds great for anyone who is frustrated by more relentless diet regimens. Here are some tips to help you get started: 1. Eat whole foods as often as possible and focus on organic fruits and vegetables.

2. Eat lean meats, preferably grass-fed.

3. Skip the packaged foods—cooking fresh ingredients is more fun and tastier!

4. Control your portions—especially when eating out.

NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers sums up the 80/20 plan best, “Make sure 80 percent of what you eat is healthy, and enjoy the other 20 percent.”

Dick Benson PUBLISHER