Synopses & Reviews
A leading osteopath and natural wellness physician unveils a three-step program for losing weight-and keeping it off.
In this revolutionary guide by the director of the Optimal Wellness Center in Illinois who has a wildly successful natural health care Web site, www.mercola.com, readers will discover how to shed those unwanted pounds-healthfully and nutritiously.
According to the latest research, the current USDA food pyramid is misleading and incorrect: It is primarily carbohydrates, not fats, that contribute to increased weight gain and lead to a variety of illnesses and disorders. With Dr. Mercola's grain-free diet, readers will discover the key to permanent weight loss and healthy living, beginning with:
* The 3-Day Diet-Eating every two hours to rid the body of grains, sweets, and starches
* The 50-Day Diet Plan-Eating four to six meals a day to normalize cholesterol levels
* The Lifelong Maintenance Plan-Following specific food guidelines that allow certain grains to be slowly brought back into the diet
* Plus: The Emotional Freedom Technique-a craving-busting tool for eliminating carbohydrate cravings and addictions once and for all.
Forget the pain and frustration of high-protein, low-fat diets that don't work and aren't even good for you. You'll watch the pounds come off as The No-Grain Diet takes you to the next level of health, fitness, and well-being.
Review
"Mercola's course for weight loss is an intensive one, with rigorous rules and plenty of additional components lifestyle changes, supplements and self-affirmations that take a lot more energy than calorie counting....For those willing to dedicate themselves to such a program, Mercola's guide may offer real results, and the case studies he includes should certainly help with motivation." Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
Forget the pain and frustration of high-protein, low-fat diets that don't work and aren't even good for you. You'll watch the pounds come off as The No-Grain Diet takes you to the next level of health, fitness, and well-being.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-286) and index.
Synopsis
In The No-Grain Diet, Dr. Joseph Mercola, the director of the Optimal Wellness Center in Illinois, teaches readers how to lose weight-and keep it off-and end carb cravings once and for all.
With a revolutionary new approach that goes beyond the practices of Wheat Belly, Dr. Mercola will have readers on the road to good health in just three days with an easy-to-follow plan that rids the body of grains, sweets, and starches. Readers also learn how to normalize cholesterol levels and learn Dr. Mercola's Emotional Freedom Technique, a craving-busting tool that will permanently eliminate carbohydrate cravings and addictions.
Watch the pounds come off and achieve the next level of health, fitness, and well-being with The No-Grain Diet.
About the Author
Dr. Joseph Mercola is an osteopathic physician and director of the Optimal Wellness Center for his medical clinic outside of Chicago. Trained in both alternative and traditional medicine, he has served as the chairman of the family medicine department at St. Alexius Medical Center for five years.
Table of Contents
Contents
Part one: Why a No-Grain Diet?
Chapter 1. The Obesity Epidemic 3
Chapter 2. The Biochemistry of Weight Loss 18
Chapter 3. Are You a Grain Addict? 33
Chapter 4. Using EFT to Overcome Grain Addiction 47
Part two: The No-Grain Diet
Chapter 5. Three Days to Grain Freedom 63
Chapter 6. Customizing Your Diet (Pick Your Food Plan) 87
Chapter 7. The Food Plan (All the Foods You Can Eat) 101
Chapter 8. Menu Plans 122
Chapter 9. Supports for Your Health 143
Part three: Overcoming Cravings
Chapter 10. EFT: The Basic Tapping Menu (and How to Use It) 165
Chapter 11. EFT: Really Getting It! 182
Part four: Recipes
Chapter 12. Recipes 199
Appendix One: Food and Supplements 249
Appendix Two: EFT 258
Appendix Three: Medical Tests 264
References 271
No-Grain Resources 287
Acknowledgments 293
Index 297
About the Authors 312