http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/the-6-principles-of-getting-lean.html

Connie’s comments:

• Your food choices should include whole foods and raw foods with this ratio: 40% Protein, 30% carbs and 30% fat.
• You can still eat meals prepared based on your cultural practise but add exercise in your routine and avoid sugar, exposure to smoking, excessive alcohol and avoid processed foods.

Women:

• Women can increase their calories from fat (35%) and reduce carbs (25%) to create a balance.
• Eat heavy meal 3-4hrs before bedtime. 9pm bedtime would mean that dinner is at around 6pm.
• Normal sleep pattern for women based on their hormones is between 9pm to 5am.

Strive to eat plant-based diets (although they have low content of Leucine, Methaionine, Arganine) to live longer:

• Glycotoxins
• One in a Thousand: Ending the Heart Disease Epidemic
• Food Antioxidants, Stroke, Cancer and Heart Disease
• Nuts May Help Prevent Death
• Increased Lifespan From Beans