Atkins is an amazing diet where you will never go hungry again yet still lose weight. The Atkins Nutritional Approach, popularly known as the Atkins Diet or just Atkins, is a popular high-protein, high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet. It was popularized by Dr. Robert Atkins (1930-2003) in a series of books, starting with Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution in 1972. It has been astonishingly popular in recent times because of his revised book, Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, in which he updated some of his ideas but remained faithful to the original concepts.

The Atkins diet promises that not only will you lose weight -- and not be hungry -- with a low-carbohydrate diet, but you'll also feel better mentally and physically. Your energy level will increase, and you may discover that your food cravings have relinquished and the need for comfort foods is no longer necessary.

Atkins claims that your overall health will improve on the diet and you will feel better as you burn stored fat and clean our your body. Fatigue, irritability, depression, headaches, and joint and muscular pain simply go away and you may even experience significant improvement in your cholesterol level and blood pressure. On the Atkins diet you will also sleep better, as excess carbohydrates are responsible for the excess insulin which drops the blood sugar level too low and triggers the cortisol response. Rather, the amino acids in the high protein diet increase dopamine receptors in the brain, so you feel good for a night’s rest.

The purpose of the Atkins diet is to change one’s metabolism and lose weight easily by eating foods high in protein and limiting foods high in carbohydrates, which tend to raise blood sugar levels the most. The diet is based on the theory that overweight people eat too many carbohydrates. Our bodies burn both fat and carbohydrates for energy, but carbs are used first. By drastically reducing carbs and eating more protein and fat, our bodies naturally lose weight by burning stored body fat more efficiently. 

The amazing thing with following the Atkin's plan, not only can you eat delicious food and feel satisfied, but you will feel better mentally and physically. Your energy level will increase, and you may discover that your food cravings have relinquished and the need for comfort foods is no longer necessary.