Synopses & Reviews
A REVOLUTIONARY APPROACH TO THE CHALLENGES OF BODY SHAPE, APPLES & PEARS PRESENTS WEIGHT LOSS AND WELLNESS SOLUTIONS THAT ARE PRACTICAL...AND, ABOVE ALL, POSSIBLE.
- Understand what body shape means, how it is formed, how it changes, and how it relates to your health.
- Learn why all fat is not created equal.
- Discover the Elite foods that help protect against disease, promote general wellness, and improve your odds of shedding fat.
- Find out why the human body is not designed to give up weight easily -- and learn what you can do to lose more weight with less effort.
- Change the way you relate to your body forever.
- Acquire the tools you need to make conscious, informed, healthy choices about food while still living in the real world.
- Throw away your scale and get out of the cycle of diet failure. No more fads. No more confusion.
When it comes to your health, body shape really does matter!
Chances are you already know if you're an apple or a pear. If you tend to gain weight in your belly and back, you're an apple. If your thighs and derriere are the canvas on which your snack food sins are written, then you're a pear. But what does it matter? Gut or butt, too much is too much, right? Wrong!
Whether you are an apple-shaped or pear-shaped woman determines far more than whether you select a swimsuit with a waist-whittling pattern or a thigh-hiding skirt. According to medical pioneer Marie Savard, M.D., your body shape is the single most powerful predictor of future health. It is connected to differences in your physical chemistry, hormone production, and metabo-lism and directly affects your likelihood for obesity, heart disease, osteoporosis, the metabolic syndrome, diabetes, stroke, varicose veins, and certain cancers.
Your body shape may be putting your health in danger through no fault of your own. But there is good news: There are things you can do to prevent or even reverse the risks of body shape. Apples & Pears: The Body Shape Solution for Weight Loss and Wellness offers women of all shapes and sizes specific nutri-tional and exercise recommendations based on body type. So much more than just another diet book, Apples & Pears teaches you exactly what you need to do to sidestep the physical and emotional pitfalls of body shape in order to live longer, lose weight, and feel healthier.
Review
"There are no pears about it. When it comes to taking control of your health the apple doesn't fall far from the tree."
-- eDiets.com
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"A provocative look at how body shape...can predict a woman's health future."
-- The Wall Street Journal
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"[A]n effective program for diet and health, underpinned by solid scientific information."
-- Philadelphia magazine
Synopsis
No matter what your current weight or how well you take care of yourself, whether you're a teenager or postmenopausal, this book will change the way you relate to your body forever. That's the power of body shape -- and it's as easy as knowing the difference between apples and pears If you tend to gain weight in your belly and back, you're an apple. If your thighs and derriere are where you bear extra baggage, you're a pear. But do you know that your fruit IQ is the single most powerful predictor of future health? Body type directly affects your likelihood for obesity, heart disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, stroke, varicose veins, and certain cancers. But, as medical pioneer and ABC's women's health expert Marie Savard, M.D., explains in this ground-breaking book, there are things you can do to prevent or even reverse the risks of body shape. The Body Shape Solution to Weight Loss and Wellness can help you: - understand what body shape means, and how it relates to your health - learn how to distinguish between subcutaneous and visceral fat -- butt or gut -- and discover why all fat is not created equal - discover the Elite foods that help protect against disease and improve your odds of shedding fat - acquire the tools you need to make conscious, informed, healthy choices about food - throw away your scale and get out of the cycle of diet failure -- for good Work with your body -- not against it -- to achieve maximum health and look your best
Synopsis
When it comes to your health, body shape really does matter!
No matter what your current weight or how well you take care of yourself, whether you're a teenager or postmenopausal, this book will change the way you relate to your body forever. That's the power of body shape -- and it's as easy as knowing the difference between apples and pears!
If you tend to gain weight in your belly and back, you're an apple. If your thighs and derriere are where you bear extra baggage, you're a pear. But do you know that your fruit IQ is the single most powerful predictor of future health? Body type directly affects your likelihood for obesity, heart disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, stroke, varicose veins, and certain cancers. But, as medical pioneer and ABC's women's health expert Marie Savard, M.D., explains in this ground-breaking book, there are things you can do to prevent or even reverse the risks of body shape. The Body Shape Solution to Weight Loss and Wellness can help you:
understand what body shape means, and how it relates to your health
learn how to distinguish between subcutaneous and visceral fat -- butt or gut! -- and discover why all fat is not created equal
discover the Elite foods that help protect against disease and improve your odds of shedding fat
acquire the tools you need to make conscious, informed, healthy choices about food
throw away your scale and get out of the cycle of diet failure -- for good!
Work with your body -- not against it -- to achieve maximum health and look your best!
Synopsis
When it comes to your health, body shape really does matter!
No matter what your current weight or how well you take care of yourself, whether you're a teenager or postmenopausal, this book will change the way you relate to your body forever. That's the power of body shape -- and it's as easy as knowing the difference between apples and pears!
If you tend to gain weight in your belly and back, you're an apple. If your thighs and derriere are where you bear extra baggage, you're a pear. But do you know that your fruit IQ is the single most powerful predictor of future health? Body type directly affects your likelihood for obesity, heart disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, stroke, varicose veins, and certain cancers. But, as medical pioneer and ABC's women's health expert Marie Savard, M.D., explains in this ground-breaking book, there are things you can do to prevent or even reverse the risks of body shape. The Body Shape Solution to Weight Loss and Wellness can help you:
understand what body shape means, and how it relates to your health
learn how to distinguish between subcutaneous and visceral fat -- butt or gut! -- and discover why all fat is not created equal
discover the Elite foods that help protect against disease and improve your odds of shedding fat
acquire the tools you need to make conscious, informed, healthy choices about food
throw away your scale and get out of the cycle of diet failure -- for good!
Work with your body -- not against it -- to achieve maximum health and look your best!
About the Author
Marie Savard, M.D., is a nationally known internist, women's health expert, and advocate for patients' rights. She is the author of the highly acclaimed How to Save Your Own Life and the creator of The Savard Health Record. She lives in Philadelphia.Carol Svec is a seasoned health writer and the author of three books. She lives in North Carolina.
Table of Contents
Contents Introduction
The Apples and Pears Promise
PART ONE: About Body Shape
1. Apples and Pears
2. Weight and Body Shape
3. Shape-Shifting with Life Transitions
PART TWO: Medical Issues
4. The Hormone Question: From Childbearing Years through Menopause
5. The Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes
6. Heart Disease, Stroke, and Inflammation
7. Breast and Endometrial Cancer
8. Osteoporosis and Varicose Veins
9. Stress, Anger, and Depression
PART THREE: Solutions
10. Eating Well
11. Apple Shape Diet
12. Pear Shape Diet
13. Apples and Pears Exercise Program
14. The Power of Body Shape
Body Shape Health Log
Selected References
Index