Your Body, Your Diet: A Complete Program for Losing Weight, Boosting Energy, and Being Your Best Self - Hardcover

Dane Ph.D., Elizabeth

 
9780345433220: Your Body, Your Diet: A Complete Program for Losing Weight, Boosting Energy, and Being Your Best Self
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 034543322X ISBN 13: 9780345433220
Verlag: Ballantine Books, 2001

Inhaltsangabe

Elizabeth Dane has helped hundreds of people control their weight and lead healthier, calmer, more rewarding lives. Now it’s your turn. With Dr. Dane’s breakthrough new book, you can finally look–and feel–exactly the way you want . . . and restore and rejuvenate your body and spirit at the same time!

Why does the diet that works wonders for your best friend fail miserably when you try it? The answer, says Dr. Dane, is metabolic type. Our metabolic types determine not only the rate at which we burn calories but also our cravings for particular foods, our changing energy levels throughout the day, the amount of rest and exercise we need, even our personalities. It stands to reason that if you follow a diet that is not tailored to your own meta type, it simply won’t work–no matter how conscientiously you follow the routine.

In a program that is anything but routine, Dr. Dane combines the wisdom of ancient Eastern medicine with the latest findings of Western medical science to create a weight loss and lifestyle strategy exclusively for you. This remarkable book includes a detailed, step-by-step, 28-day guide to your personal renewal, including:

• How to determine your meta type and start on your new life today
• Why you crave the foods that are most damaging to your body–and how to wean yourself off them
• Weekly shopping lists and menu plans that make your diet regimen a breeze
• Why the combination of foods is as essential as the amount of food you eat
• How to maximize your nutrients and burn off fat through correct food preparation techniques (for example, never fry foods containing protein)
• How to use vitamins, supplements, and elixirs to boost your body’s cell-renewing potential
• How natural stress busters like essential oils can ease and hasten weight loss
• An exercise program for your meta type that will condition, strengthen, and sculpt your body

Give yourself the body–and the life–you have always wanted. Far more than just a weight-loss program, Your Body, Your Diet is a detailed road map to a healthier, more vibrant, more energetic you!

Die Inhaltsangabe kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Dr. Elizabeth Dane is a practitioner of complementary medicine. She has a Ph.D. in Chinese medicine and philosophy and has worked as a practitioner for decades with people from all walks of life. Among her celebrity clients are Ann Reinking, Bebe Neuwirth, Jay McInerney, Anjelica Huston, and Mercedes Ellington.

Aus dem Klappentext

Elizabeth Dane has helped hundreds of people control their weight and lead healthier, calmer, more rewarding lives. <i>Now it’s your turn</i>. With Dr. Dane’s breakthrough new book, you can finally look–and feel–exactly the way you want . . . and restore and rejuvenate your body and spirit at the same time!<br><br>Why does the diet that works wonders for your best friend fail miserably when you try it? The answer, says Dr. Dane, is metabolic type. Our metabolic types determine not only the rate at which we burn calories but also our cravings for particular foods, our changing energy levels throughout the day, the amount of rest and exercise we need, even our personalities. It stands to reason that if you follow a diet that is not tailored to your own meta type, it simply won’t work–no matter how conscientiously you follow the routine. <br><br>In a program that is anything but routine, Dr. Dane combines the wisdom of ancient Eastern medicine with the latest findings of Western medical science to create a weight loss and lifestyle strategy exclusively for you. This remarkable book includes a detailed, step-by-step, 28-day guide to your personal renewal, including:<br><br>• How to determine your meta type and start on your new life today<br>• Why you crave the foods that are most damaging to your body–and how to wean yourself off them<br>• Weekly shopping lists and menu plans that make your diet regimen a breeze <br>• Why the <i>combination</i> of foods is as essential as the <i>amount</i> of food you eat<br>• How to maximize your nutrients and burn off fat through correct food preparation techniques (for example, never fry foods containing protein)<br>• How to use vitamins, supplements, and elixirs to boost your body’s cell-renewing potential<br>• How natural stress busters like essential oils can ease and hasten weight loss<br>• An exercise program for your meta type that will condition, strengthen, and sculpt your body<br><br>Give yourself the body–and the life–you have always wanted. Far more than just a weight-loss program, <i>Your Body, Your Diet</i> is a detailed road map to a healthier, more vibrant, more energetic you!

Auszug. © Genehmigter Nachdruck. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.

Becoming a Great New You

What’s your fantasy?

Would you like to achieve your best weight and maintain it indefinitely with a diet and exercise regimen designed specifically for your body and your needs?

To do it all without horrible hunger pangs or killer cravings?

To protect yourself against the ravages of stress, aging, and disease—and learn exactly how not to get sick?

To maintain optimal energy and wellness for a lifetime—and never look your age?

To develop remarkable healing powers over your body, mind, emotions, and spirit (which is, of course, the key to it all)?

If you answer “yes” to even one of these questions, then my specialized weight-loss and regeneration program can help you turn your goals into reality. I’m Elizabeth Dane, O.M.D. and Ph.D. I’m a nutritionist and spe- cialist in Eastern medicine who has learned, through years of experience solving my own health and weight problems and those of countless clients, that my unique plan can produce great results for anyone.

How can I be so sure? I’m not dealing in magic potions or secret elixirs. The Your Body, Your Diet system is based on a special recipe for success that I’ve developed. I’ve bridged two worlds, combining the concepts that have guided practitioners of Chinese medicine for thousands of years with the latest findings of Western medical science to create a weight-loss lifestyle strategy that is personalized for you. Just as we’ve learned that yoga and aerobics are both valuable, so is this East-West metabolic blend.

That’s the key to it all—your metabolism. It’s not just burning or storing fat. It’s how you use it for quick bursts of energy and strength and how you calm, restore, and rejuvenate yourself to handle stress, avoid burnout or depression, and slow the aging process. Remember that playground seesaw? Balance is the name of the game here as well.

I’ll show you how your cravings are the symptom, not the source, of your problem. How opposites really do attract. Why the very foods you’ve looked on as “comfort foods”—whether bread, cookies, or even lean steak or turkey—are likely to be most damaging to your body’s unique metabolic needs. You’ll see why, given your type, certain foods could even be causing unwanted facial hair or coarse skin. And you’ll learn how your metabolic balance can affect your emotional health as well.

There are also some quick fixes. Find out how fresh juices, lemons, cranberries, and a blend of Eastern medicine’s herbs and teas, along with a customized blend of vitamins and supplements, can jump-start your metabolic makeover. They will help you keep on track as you shed the sugar and caffeine and eat your way back to a balanced body. There are even “cheat” items for your special metabolism that can help you get through the tough times without tumbling off the wagon.

So forget calorie counting. It’s not just your waistline or hips at stake here; it’s the glow of your skin, the gleam in your eyes, the zest for living and loving. As you read this chapter, you will see that there’s a great deal more to how and why your body holds on to those extra pounds than the fact that you can’t keep your hands off your favorite snacks and desserts. But first, let me introduce you to one of my clients—Vicky. Her story will give you a firsthand look at why a tailor-made weight-loss plan, based on these ideas, can be so successful.

Vicky, forty-two, is a dynamic account executive at a major New York–based advertising agency, and she is great at her job. All her life she’s had boundless energy and could eat practically anything she wanted without gaining a pound. She could also guzzle countless cups of coffee without getting wired and was also the only person in her office who never got the flu. Vicky came to me when her body began to change. She thought it might have been job pressure or the stress of juggling her career with being a wife and mom. Perhaps it was even her age.

Whatever the reasons, Vicky had begun catching bad colds all the time and feeling constantly exhausted and edgy. And even though she swore she was not necessarily eating more, she was putting on weight around her middle. With the specter of middle age looming, she decided to take action. She worked out five days a week at the gym with a personal trainer and religiously followed a popular low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet plan. But neither the exercise nor the weight-loss program made much of a difference. Then she really got frustrated because she and a coworker, Amanda, had embarked on the plan together, and Amanda was losing tons of weight.

Amanda, thirty-five, is a copywriter at the agency where Vicky works. The even bigger surprise is that Amanda was the type of person who constantly complained of being exhausted and depressed, and she was living with the fact that anything she ate (too often starches and sweets) landed directly on her hips and thighs. After trying an exercise regimen and the low-carbohydrate, high-protein plan (which cuts out virtually all starches and sweets), she’s got more energy, she’s in better spirits, and for six months she has kept off the twenty pounds she lost with minimal effort. For the first time she has no cause to complain about her ever-expanding hips and thighs.

Two women, one weight-loss plan. For one the low-carbohydrate, high-protein plan has been a major-league disappointment. For the other it’s been virtually a miracle. How can we account for this mysterious disparity? It’s no mystery—it’s metabolism.

What works for Amanda doesn’t work for Vicky because they are different metabolic types: Vicky has a classic fast metabolism. She’s what I call an accelerator. Amanda, however, has a classic slow metabolism. She’s a synthesizer.

Think about it. Two different metabolic types with one diet program just doesn’t compute. The last thing accelerator Vicky’s high-acid system needs is protein, whereas it’s precisely what synthesizer Amanda’s high- alkaline system must have to jump-start it back to balance.

Vicky’s system requires a high-carbohydrate diet program to get her to where she wants to be. Amanda, on the other hand, could eat a high- carbohydrate diet forever and still not see results. In fact, it’s a matter of apples (the basic shape of the overweight accelerator’s body) and avocados (the basic shape of the overweight synthesizer’s body).

The idea behind my Your Body, Your Diet system is to help you determine whether you’re basically an accelerator or a synthesizer—or one of the variations of these two basic types—and provide you with a weight-loss program designed specifically for your metabolism. The key to the plan is that it has a special place for every metabolic type. Overweight: Problem or Symptom?

How important is metabolism when it comes to weight and health? It’s critical—which is why being overweight is just one symptom that tells you that your metabolic system is out of balance. Understanding your personal metabolic equation and working to balance it is what makes the Your Body, Your Diet plan so effective and unique.

Simply put, the low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet approach to weight loss is based solely on Western medical philosophy and limits its weight-loss regimen to the body. The entire concept is: if you’re overweight, you’re eating too many carbohydrates—period. If, however, you take a broader view of how the body works and include the principles of Eastern medicine—as I do in my work—you will discover that...

„Über diesen Titel“ kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.

Verlag
Ballantine Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2001
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
034543322X
ISBN 13 
9780345433220
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
512
Kontakt zum Hersteller
Nicht verfügbar
Verantwortliche Person
Nicht verfügbar

Weitere beliebte Ausgaben desselben Titels

9780345479112: Your Body, Your Diet: A Complete Program for Losing Weight, Boosting Energy, and Being Your Best Self

Vorgestellte Ausgabe

ISBN 10:  0345479114 ISBN 13:  9780345479112
Verlag: Random House Publishing Group, 1995
Softcover