New York, NY -- Diets are hard enough, but don't let natural disasters like hurricanes blow you off your course.

That's the advice of Joan Breibart, inventor of the new dietdirectives.com diet.

She says the recent earthquakes in California and hurricanes in Florida may be causing people to turn to food to deal with their stress.

Not only do people turn to food during disasters, but Breibart says, "They are always looking for an excuse to not follow an eating program."

That's a recipe for disaster so Breibart suggests using the post-disaster period to recommit yourself to your diet or to start a new period of dieting.

Breibart says natural disasters allow people to reprioritize their lives and claims and it can be a "wake-up call" for many people who aren't dieting because they won't have the resources or time to eat the way they use to.

She says a lot of them will end up realizing, 'I don't need to eat all the time.'

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