The Honest Food Diet

I am a physician. Nearly a decade ago, I cut the chemicals and additives from my diet because of a medical problem. As my diet improved, my health got better, but something surprising happened. I lost weight without trying! At first, I could hardly believe it. I was eating better, the food was delicious, and I was saving money. It was easy. It almost seemed too easy, because I didn't need to go hungry or count a single calorie. In fact, I ate chocolate nearly every day, and I still lost weight. (All I did was make sure my chocolate was made out of chocolate, without additives or chemicals). It's quite possible that you, too, can easily lose weight without -dieting, - or eliminating your favorite foods. This is because the latest weight loss research is not about calories. The latest weight loss research is about how substances metabolically affect your body. Many of the so-called -diet- foods on the market are actually extremely fattening due to their metabolic effects. What does this mean for you? It means easier weight loss, no more starving, and no more getting stuck with -diet- foods that taste like cardboard. If you're like me, you'll need to start eating more to make sure that you don't lose weight. That's a change I like! These days, calories are old news. The latest research has discovered something that may shock you. The latest research has discovered that many low-calorie and zero-calorie items affect your metabolism in a way that increases appetite, increases food cravings, and promotes massive fat storage. There are literally hundreds of low-calorie and zero-calorie items on your grocer's shelf that will do this. They metabolically activate fat storage in your body, even if they have zero calories. You don't even need to overeat for them to make you gain weight! You'd never guess, right? That's why calories are old news, and that's what makes this book so different. This is not a typical -diet- book. It's a culmination of over 5 years of research by a medical doctor, to give you the insights you need to lose weight. I hope this is the last diet book you ever need. This book will explain the science behind what you're eating in normal human language, not scientific mumbo jumbo. Other physicians like myself have the ability to look up the research and understand it, but what about you? Don't you deserve to know the weight loss shortcuts, too? This book will help you understand exactly what you're eating, and how it affects your body. You'll no longer be fooled by secretly fattening items marketed as diet foods. You won't waste any more money on foods with appetite-enhancing additives that force your body to gain weight. You can eat more, lose weight, and save money. So stop throwing away your hard-earned cash on fattening chemicals. Stop starving yourself-it doesn't work. Good nutrition can save your waistline, your money, your looks, your health, and yes, even your life. Eating honest food is easy, tasty, and affordable, and I can't wait for you to try it! So please, don't just buy this and leave it on a shelf. Read it. Apply it. Don't miss out on a chance to never diet again. You'll no longer be dependent on restrictive and boring meal plans to lose weight, because you'll know what the experts know. There is no more need for you to eat less than a hungry gerbil to lose weight, because you'll no longer have food chemicals and additives working against you. So stop starving yourself and start eating honest food. It is possible to lose weight without dieting. I did it, and I believe you can, too.

We've all been there-angry with ourselves for overeating, for our lack of willpower, for failing at yet another diet that was supposed to be the last one. But the problem is not you, it's that dieting, with its emphasis on rules and regulations, has stopped you from listening to your body. Written by two prominent nutritionists, Intuitive Eating focuses on nurturing your body rather than starving it, encourages natural weight loss, and helps you find the weight you were meant to be. Learn: *How to reject diet mentality forever *How our three Eating Personalities define our eating difficulties *How to feel your feelings without using food *How to honor hunger and feel fullness *How to follow the ten principles of Intuitive Eating, step-by-step *How to achieve a new and safe relationship with food and, ultimately, your body With much more compassionate, thoughtful advice on satisfying, healthy living, this newly revised edition also includes a chapter on how the Intuitive Eating philosophy can be a safe and effective model on the path to recovery from an eating disorder.

Beloved New York Times bestselling cookbook author Julia Turshen returns with her first collection of recipes featuring a healthier take on the simple, satisfying comfort food for which she’s known. Julia Turshen has always been cooking. As a kid, she skipped the Easy-Bake Oven and went straight to the real thing. Throughout her life, cooking has remained a constant, and as fans of her popular books know, Julia’s approach to food is about so much more than putting dinner on the table—it is about love, community, connection, and nourishment of the body and soul. In Simply Julia, readers will find 110 foolproof recipes for more nutritious takes on the simple, comforting meals Julia cooks most often. With practical chapters such as weeknight go-tos, make-ahead mains, vegan one-pot meals, chicken recipes, easy baked goods, and more, Simply Julia provides endlessly satisfying options comprised of accessible and affordable ingredients. Think dishes like Stewed Chicken with Sour Cream + Chive Dumplings, Hasselback Carrots with Smoked Paprika, and Lemon Ricotta Cupcakes—the kind of flavorful yet unfussy food everyone wants to make at home. In addition to her tried-and-true recipes, readers will find Julia’s signature elements—her “Seven Lists” (Seven Things I Learned From Being a Private Chef that Make Home Cooking Easier; Seven Ways to Use Leftover Buttermilk; Seven Ways to Use Leftover Egg Whites or Egg Yolks), menu suggestions, and helpful adaptations for dietary needs, along with personal essays and photos and gorgeous food photography. Like Melissa Clark’s Dinner or Ina Garten’s Modern Comfort Food, Simply Julia is sure to become an instant classic, the kind of cookbook that will inspire home cooks to create great meals for years to come.

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Foreword by John Robbins, author of the international bestseller Diet for A New America In this book, Susan Peirce Thompson, Ph.D. shares the groundbreaking weight-loss solution based on her highly acclaimed Bright Line Eating Boot Camps. Rooted in cutting-edge neuroscience, psychology, and biology, Bright Line Eating explains why people who are desperate to lose weight fail again and again: it’s because the brain blocks weight loss. Bright Line Eating (BLE) is a simple approach designed to reverse that process. By working with four "Bright Lines"—clear, unambiguous, boundaries—Susan Peirce Thompson shows us how to heal our brain and shift it into a mode where it is ready to shed pounds, release cravings, and stop sabotaging our weight loss goals.Best of all, it is a program that understands that willpower cannot be relied on, and sets us up to be successful anyway. Through the lens of Susan’s own moving story, and those of her Bright Lifers, you’ll discover firsthand why traditional diet and exercise plans have failed in the past. You’ll also learn about the role addictive susceptibility plays in your personal weight-loss journey, where cravings come from, how to rewire your brain so they disappear, and more. Susan guides you through the phases of Bright Line Eating—from weight loss to maintenance and beyond—and offers a dynamic food plan that will work for anyone, whether you’re vegan, gluten-free, paleo, or none of the above. Bright Line Eating frees us from the obesity cycle and introduces a radical plan for sustainable weight loss. It’s a game changer in a game that desperately needs changing.

Peter Singer, the groundbreaking ethicist whom The New Yorker calls the most influential philosopher alive teams up again with Jim Mason, his coauthor on the acclaimed Animal Factories, to set their critical sights on the food we buy and eat: where it comes from, how it is produced, and whether it was raised humanely. The Ethics of What We Eat explores the impact our food choices have on humans, animals, and the environment. Recognizing that not all of us will become vegetarians, Singer and Mason offer ways to make healthful, humane food choices. As they point out: You can be ethical without being fanatical.

Shawn Baker’s Carnivore Diet is a revolutionary, paradigm-breaking nutritional strategy that takes contemporary dietary theory and dumps it on its head. It breaks just about all the “rules” and delivers outstanding results. At its heart is a focus on simplicity rather than complexity, subtraction rather than addition, making this an incredibly effective diet that is also easy to follow. The Carnivore Diet reviews some of the supporting evolutionary, historical, and nutritional science that gives us clues as to why so many people are having great success with this meat-focused way of eating. It highlights dramatic real-world transformations experienced by people of all types. Common disease conditions that are often thought to be lifelong and progressive are often reversed on this diet, and in this book, Baker discusses some of the theory behind that phenomenon as well. It outlines a comprehensive strategy for incorporating the Carnivore Diet as a tool or a lifelong eating style, and Baker offers a thorough discussion of the most common misconceptions about this diet and the problems people have when transitioning to it.

As a new mom, Jessica Alba wanted to create the safest, healthiest environment for her family. But she was frustrated by the lack of trustworthy information on how to live healthier and cleaner—delivered in a way that a busy mom could act on without going to extremes. In 2012, with serial entrepreneur Brian Lee and environmental advocate Christopher Gavigan, she launched The Honest Company, a brand where parents can find reliable information and products that are safe, stylish, and affordable. The Honest Life shares the insights and strategies she gathered along the way. The Honest Life recounts Alba's personal journey of discovery and reveals her tips for making healthy living fun, real, and stylish, while offering a candid look inside her home and daily life. She shares strategies for maintaining a clean diet (with favorite family-friendly recipes) and embraces nontoxic choices at home and provides eco-friendly decor tips to fit any budget. Alba also discusses cultivating a daily eco beauty routine, finding one's personal style without resorting to yoga pants, and engaging in fun, hands-on activities with kids. Her solutions are easy, chic, and down-to-earth: they're honest. And discovering everyday ways to live naturally and authentically—true to you—could be honestly life-changing.