The 5 Factor Diet Review

Do you know what Alicia Keys, John Mayer and Eva Mendes have in common? Well all of them had turned to the revolutionary 5 Factor Diet to get in great shape and are now enjoying a healthy lifestyle like countess other people, who have benefited from this program. So in case you too wish to get a body similar to these superstars then just read on as we share their diet regime with you.

For the uninitiated, the 5 Factor Diet has its origins in Hollywood, where its creator Harley Pasternak, happened to be a trainer to stars like Jessica Simpson and Alicia Keys. He was asked to come up with a plan to give valuable workout sessions to celebrities as they went though their work. As he trained and maintained the food habits of his celebrity clients, Harley was able to devise a remarkable diet plan.

The 5 Factor essentially is a five week plan which lays stress on having 5 meals a day. Typically these meals should not consist of more than 5 ingredients and can be made within 5 minutes. Now each meal should be a proper mix of lean proteins which may include things fish or chicken, some complex carbohydrates typically provided by fruits or vegetables, small amount of health fats like olive oil and fiber and a beverage or water.

A great part about this diet is that it allows you to have ‘5 cheats’ or opportunities where you can consume high calorie rich foods such as cakes, pizza or French fries. The only restriction is that you can have only 1 cheat per week. Thus it allows you to indulge in your favourite food and yet curbs an over consumption of high calorie items which can prevent you from losing weight. Incidentally egg, bacon sandwich and turkey figure prominently amongst the popular ingredients that this diet plan lists in its 5 minute meal menu. Thus this diet plan allows you enjoy delicious meals and still lose weight.

The 5 Factor Diet does lay stress on a 25 minute workout per day.  It encourages you to cut down the workout into several mini sessions so that paucity of time does not prevent you from performing some simple exercises. In a nutshell the 5 Factor diet claims to work wonders for your body if you are able to follow it and also perform the advised exercise routines.

As with all diet programs the 5 Factor diet too has received it fair share of criticism and is at times subject of scepticism. Since it has its origins in Hollywood many label it as a fad diet and another run of the mill gimmick. Then there are others who dismiss the diet as a effort with limited research. They point out that it does not address a major aspect of weight gain that is emotional over eating. Despite its certain drawbacks most experts do agree on the fact the 5 Factor does offer significant benefits by intelligently combining necessary nutrients and a basic exercise regime.