Author: Evelyn Tribole, M.S., R.D.
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 1429909692
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
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.
Intuitive Eating, 2nd Edition
Author: Evelyn Tribole, M.S., R.D.
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 1429909692
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
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.
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 1429909692
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
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.
10 Simple Principles of a Healthy Diet
Author: Sergey Young
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
This book will show you how to adopt a longevity mindset that can help you easily take control of your diet and your health--without calorie counting or complicated rules--and live a happy and healthy for 100 years. Longevity breakthroughs and new research are helping people live longer and healthier than ever before. We have access to quality food, technology, and knowledge but nobody to guide us through the diverse field of health and longevity. This book will change it! The key principles described in this book have already helped to change many lives. They are universal and work for everyone. Now it's your turn to know them and change your life for the better! In 10 Simple Principles of a Healthy Diet,' Sergey Young will give you the rundown on longevity and how it relates to the foods you put on your plate. Sergey will outline 10 longevity diet principles, with short explanations for each. Sergey will get more detailed, and will dive into specific foods and their health benefits. In the following chapters, Sergey will tell you five foods to avoid and will take your health to the next level with supplements. Finally, he will show you how this information is all put into practice with some examples from his lifestyle. About The Author: Like for many of you, Sergey's life was defined by working long hours and eating whatever unhealthy delivery he could find late into the night. With each meal, his waist expanded, his sleep worsened, and he felt a growing sense of dread about his health. Eventually, this scenario became something he would not accept. Extreme stress and lack of self-care brought him to the doctor. He drew a very pessimistic picture of Sergey's future: premature death or medicine every day for the rest of his life. This bleak future was not something Sergey would accept, so instead, he set out on a quest to learn everything he could about health, beginning with the very food we eat, and carrying through to exercise, mental health, and much, much moreWhat happened? He managed to find a way to gain back control of his health without pricey pills, surgeries, or treatments. Sergey's life changed dramatically: his health was back, he lost weight, and, as a side effect, he became more productive than ever before. Now he plans to live happily and healthily until he is 120 years old...and you can too! Sergey Young is a longevity visionary on a quest to extend healthy and happy life spans of 1 billion people (and then maybe the whole human race). He is a longevity investor, founder of Longevity Vision Fund, XPRIZE Innovation Board member, Age Reversal XPRIZE Development Sponsor, one of Top-100 Longevity Leaders, and a Forbes Tech Council contributor. Now, he is sharing his longevity diet secrets with all of you. '10 Simple Principles of a Healthy Diet' offers all the tips he has learned, and the supporting science, in an actionable package that you can use to change your life, and reach your health goals today!
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
This book will show you how to adopt a longevity mindset that can help you easily take control of your diet and your health--without calorie counting or complicated rules--and live a happy and healthy for 100 years. Longevity breakthroughs and new research are helping people live longer and healthier than ever before. We have access to quality food, technology, and knowledge but nobody to guide us through the diverse field of health and longevity. This book will change it! The key principles described in this book have already helped to change many lives. They are universal and work for everyone. Now it's your turn to know them and change your life for the better! In 10 Simple Principles of a Healthy Diet,' Sergey Young will give you the rundown on longevity and how it relates to the foods you put on your plate. Sergey will outline 10 longevity diet principles, with short explanations for each. Sergey will get more detailed, and will dive into specific foods and their health benefits. In the following chapters, Sergey will tell you five foods to avoid and will take your health to the next level with supplements. Finally, he will show you how this information is all put into practice with some examples from his lifestyle. About The Author: Like for many of you, Sergey's life was defined by working long hours and eating whatever unhealthy delivery he could find late into the night. With each meal, his waist expanded, his sleep worsened, and he felt a growing sense of dread about his health. Eventually, this scenario became something he would not accept. Extreme stress and lack of self-care brought him to the doctor. He drew a very pessimistic picture of Sergey's future: premature death or medicine every day for the rest of his life. This bleak future was not something Sergey would accept, so instead, he set out on a quest to learn everything he could about health, beginning with the very food we eat, and carrying through to exercise, mental health, and much, much moreWhat happened? He managed to find a way to gain back control of his health without pricey pills, surgeries, or treatments. Sergey's life changed dramatically: his health was back, he lost weight, and, as a side effect, he became more productive than ever before. Now he plans to live happily and healthily until he is 120 years old...and you can too! Sergey Young is a longevity visionary on a quest to extend healthy and happy life spans of 1 billion people (and then maybe the whole human race). He is a longevity investor, founder of Longevity Vision Fund, XPRIZE Innovation Board member, Age Reversal XPRIZE Development Sponsor, one of Top-100 Longevity Leaders, and a Forbes Tech Council contributor. Now, he is sharing his longevity diet secrets with all of you. '10 Simple Principles of a Healthy Diet' offers all the tips he has learned, and the supporting science, in an actionable package that you can use to change your life, and reach your health goals today!
Sustainable healthy diets
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9251318751
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Considering the detrimental environmental impact of current food systems, and the concerns raised about their sustainability, there is an urgent need to promote diets that are healthy and have low environmental impacts. These diets also need to be socio-culturally acceptable and economically accessible for all. Acknowledging the existence of diverging views on the concepts of sustainable diets and healthy diets, countries have requested guidance from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) on what constitutes sustainable healthy diets. These guiding principles take a holistic approach to diets; they consider international nutrition recommendations; the environmental cost of food production and consumption; and the adaptability to local social, cultural and economic contexts. This publication aims to support the efforts of countries as they work to transform food systems to deliver on sustainable healthy diets, contributing to the achievement of the SDGs at country level, especially Goals 1 (No Poverty), 2 (Zero Hunger), 3 (Good Health and Well-Being), 4 (Quality Education), 5 (Gender Equality) and 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production) and 13 (Climate Action).
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9251318751
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Considering the detrimental environmental impact of current food systems, and the concerns raised about their sustainability, there is an urgent need to promote diets that are healthy and have low environmental impacts. These diets also need to be socio-culturally acceptable and economically accessible for all. Acknowledging the existence of diverging views on the concepts of sustainable diets and healthy diets, countries have requested guidance from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) on what constitutes sustainable healthy diets. These guiding principles take a holistic approach to diets; they consider international nutrition recommendations; the environmental cost of food production and consumption; and the adaptability to local social, cultural and economic contexts. This publication aims to support the efforts of countries as they work to transform food systems to deliver on sustainable healthy diets, contributing to the achievement of the SDGs at country level, especially Goals 1 (No Poverty), 2 (Zero Hunger), 3 (Good Health and Well-Being), 4 (Quality Education), 5 (Gender Equality) and 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production) and 13 (Climate Action).
The Core 3 Healthy Eating Plan
Author: Lisa Moskovitz
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1507216114
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Stop the unhealthy cycle of fad dieting and obsessing over what to eat once and for all with this dietitian-created, science-supported program that will help you achieve healthy, sustainable weight loss results without feeling deprived or eliminating the foods you love. Weight loss and weight management doesn’t need to be restrictive, complicated, or damaging to your relationship with food or your body. Now, you can stop the cycle of fad, yoyo dieting, weight loss followed by weight gain, and obsessing over your calorie intake and embrace a new way of eating that lets you lose weight—and keep it off—long term. Created by Lisa Moskovitz, a registered dietitian, and backed by science, The Core 3 Weight Loss Plan is a comprehensive approach that helps you achieve sustainable results without constantly feeling deprived or eliminating foods your body actually needs. With this book, you will not only lose weight but also gain confidence and have an overall healthier lifestyle. You’ll find a complete explanation of the plan, plus all the tools you’ll need for sustained success including simple, flexible guidelines and detailed meal plans with 50 delicious recipes you’re sure to love. Stop trying diet after diet and transform the way you eat, look, and feel for years to come.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1507216114
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Stop the unhealthy cycle of fad dieting and obsessing over what to eat once and for all with this dietitian-created, science-supported program that will help you achieve healthy, sustainable weight loss results without feeling deprived or eliminating the foods you love. Weight loss and weight management doesn’t need to be restrictive, complicated, or damaging to your relationship with food or your body. Now, you can stop the cycle of fad, yoyo dieting, weight loss followed by weight gain, and obsessing over your calorie intake and embrace a new way of eating that lets you lose weight—and keep it off—long term. Created by Lisa Moskovitz, a registered dietitian, and backed by science, The Core 3 Weight Loss Plan is a comprehensive approach that helps you achieve sustainable results without constantly feeling deprived or eliminating foods your body actually needs. With this book, you will not only lose weight but also gain confidence and have an overall healthier lifestyle. You’ll find a complete explanation of the plan, plus all the tools you’ll need for sustained success including simple, flexible guidelines and detailed meal plans with 50 delicious recipes you’re sure to love. Stop trying diet after diet and transform the way you eat, look, and feel for years to come.
Intuitive Eating for Every Day
Author: Evelyn Tribole
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1797203991
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Award-winning dietitian, bestselling author, and co-founder of the intuitive eating movement, Evelyn Tribole, offers an inviting and practical introduction to intuitive eating—which Parade calls the "anti-diet to end all diets." Intuitive Eating is a life-changing path to cultivating a healthy relationship with food, mind, and body. Intuitive Eating for Every Day breaks it down for you with daily guidance. This book will be your ally and solace against a world steeped in diet culture. It will illuminate and encourage your Intuitive Eating journey, with 365 practices and inspirations to help you: • Nurture the ten Principles of Intuitive Eating with 52 Weekly Intentions • Connect with your body in the here and now with Grounding practices • Cultivate gratitude for different aspects of nourishment with Meal Meditations • Identify self-trust disruptors and awaken inner knowingness • Strengthen your mental, emotional, and physical health by setting boundaries • Reflect on emotions and cravings • Practice self-compassion, body appreciation, and self-care These daily readings—read on their own or as a companion to the author's bestselling Intuitive Eating—make it easy to integrate this revolutionary program into your life. Intuitive Eating for Every Day offers constant support to help you make peace with food and reclaim and reconnect with the pleasure of eating. The perfect book for: • Anti-dieters • Fans of Intuitive Eating and The Intuitive Eating Workbook • Anyone looking for daily guidance on a happier and healthier way to eat • Wellness enthusiasts looking for healthy habits • Nutritionists and other health professionals • Mindfulness and meditation practitioners • Certified eating disorder specialists and anyone in eating disorder (ED) recovery
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1797203991
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Award-winning dietitian, bestselling author, and co-founder of the intuitive eating movement, Evelyn Tribole, offers an inviting and practical introduction to intuitive eating—which Parade calls the "anti-diet to end all diets." Intuitive Eating is a life-changing path to cultivating a healthy relationship with food, mind, and body. Intuitive Eating for Every Day breaks it down for you with daily guidance. This book will be your ally and solace against a world steeped in diet culture. It will illuminate and encourage your Intuitive Eating journey, with 365 practices and inspirations to help you: • Nurture the ten Principles of Intuitive Eating with 52 Weekly Intentions • Connect with your body in the here and now with Grounding practices • Cultivate gratitude for different aspects of nourishment with Meal Meditations • Identify self-trust disruptors and awaken inner knowingness • Strengthen your mental, emotional, and physical health by setting boundaries • Reflect on emotions and cravings • Practice self-compassion, body appreciation, and self-care These daily readings—read on their own or as a companion to the author's bestselling Intuitive Eating—make it easy to integrate this revolutionary program into your life. Intuitive Eating for Every Day offers constant support to help you make peace with food and reclaim and reconnect with the pleasure of eating. The perfect book for: • Anti-dieters • Fans of Intuitive Eating and The Intuitive Eating Workbook • Anyone looking for daily guidance on a happier and healthier way to eat • Wellness enthusiasts looking for healthy habits • Nutritionists and other health professionals • Mindfulness and meditation practitioners • Certified eating disorder specialists and anyone in eating disorder (ED) recovery
The Pegan Diet
Author: Dr. Mark Hyman
Publisher: Little, Brown Spark
ISBN: 0316537101
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Twelve-time New York Times bestselling author Mark Hyman, MD, presents his unique Pegan diet—including meal plans, recipes, and shopping lists. For decades, the diet wars have pitted advocates for the low-carb, high-fat paleo diet against advocates of the exclusively plant-based vegan diet and dozens of other diets leaving most of us bewildered and confused. For those of us on the sidelines, trying to figure out which approach is best has been nearly impossible—both extreme diets have unique benefits and drawbacks. But how can it be, we've asked desperately, that our only options are bacon and butter three times a day or endless kale salads? How do we eat to reverse disease, optimal health, longevity and performance. How do we eat to reverse climate change? There must be a better way! Fortunately, there is. With The Pegan Diet's food-is-medicine approach, Mark Hyman explains how to take the best aspects of the paleo diet (good fats, limited refined carbs, limited sugar) and combine them with the vegan diet (lots and lots of fresh, healthy veggies) to create a delicious diet that is not only good for your brain and your body, but also good for the planet. Featuring thirty recipes and plenty of infographics illustrating the concepts, The Pegan Diet offers a balanced and easy-to-follow approach to eating that will help you get, and stay, fit, healthy, focused, and happy—for life.
Publisher: Little, Brown Spark
ISBN: 0316537101
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Twelve-time New York Times bestselling author Mark Hyman, MD, presents his unique Pegan diet—including meal plans, recipes, and shopping lists. For decades, the diet wars have pitted advocates for the low-carb, high-fat paleo diet against advocates of the exclusively plant-based vegan diet and dozens of other diets leaving most of us bewildered and confused. For those of us on the sidelines, trying to figure out which approach is best has been nearly impossible—both extreme diets have unique benefits and drawbacks. But how can it be, we've asked desperately, that our only options are bacon and butter three times a day or endless kale salads? How do we eat to reverse disease, optimal health, longevity and performance. How do we eat to reverse climate change? There must be a better way! Fortunately, there is. With The Pegan Diet's food-is-medicine approach, Mark Hyman explains how to take the best aspects of the paleo diet (good fats, limited refined carbs, limited sugar) and combine them with the vegan diet (lots and lots of fresh, healthy veggies) to create a delicious diet that is not only good for your brain and your body, but also good for the planet. Featuring thirty recipes and plenty of infographics illustrating the concepts, The Pegan Diet offers a balanced and easy-to-follow approach to eating that will help you get, and stay, fit, healthy, focused, and happy—for life.
Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy
Author: Walter Willett
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501164775
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
In this national bestseller based on Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health research, Dr. Willett explains why the USDA guidelines--the famous food pyramid--are not only wrong but also dangerous.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501164775
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
In this national bestseller based on Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health research, Dr. Willett explains why the USDA guidelines--the famous food pyramid--are not only wrong but also dangerous.
The Intuitive Eating Workbook
Author: Evelyn Tribole
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
ISBN: 1626256241
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Do you use food to comfort yourself during stressful times? The Intuitive Eating Workbook offers a comprehensive, evidence-based program to help you develop a healthy relationship with food, pay attention to cues of hunger and satisfaction, and cultivate a profound connection with your mind and body. Have you tried fad diet after fad diet, only to gain weight back? Maybe you’ve tried the protein diet only to move on to vegetables only? Raw almonds and coconut water every forty-five minutes instead of big meals? Or perhaps you’ve tried counting calories, but the numbers on the scale still don’t add up. If you are ready to throw in your hat and give up on dieting for good, take heart. You can enjoy food again—you just need to pay attention to your body’s natural hunger cues. Based on the authors’ best-selling book, Intuitive Eating, this workbook can show you how. The Intuitive Eating Workbook offers a new way of looking at food and mealtime by showing you how to recognize your body’s natural hunger signals. Structured around the ten principles of intuitive eating, the mindful approach in this workbook encourages you to abandon unhealthy weight control behaviors, develop positive body image, and—most importantly—stop feeling distressed around food! You were born with all the wisdom you need for eating intuitively. This book will help you reconnect with that wisdom and ultimately change your life—one meal at a time.
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
ISBN: 1626256241
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Do you use food to comfort yourself during stressful times? The Intuitive Eating Workbook offers a comprehensive, evidence-based program to help you develop a healthy relationship with food, pay attention to cues of hunger and satisfaction, and cultivate a profound connection with your mind and body. Have you tried fad diet after fad diet, only to gain weight back? Maybe you’ve tried the protein diet only to move on to vegetables only? Raw almonds and coconut water every forty-five minutes instead of big meals? Or perhaps you’ve tried counting calories, but the numbers on the scale still don’t add up. If you are ready to throw in your hat and give up on dieting for good, take heart. You can enjoy food again—you just need to pay attention to your body’s natural hunger cues. Based on the authors’ best-selling book, Intuitive Eating, this workbook can show you how. The Intuitive Eating Workbook offers a new way of looking at food and mealtime by showing you how to recognize your body’s natural hunger signals. Structured around the ten principles of intuitive eating, the mindful approach in this workbook encourages you to abandon unhealthy weight control behaviors, develop positive body image, and—most importantly—stop feeling distressed around food! You were born with all the wisdom you need for eating intuitively. This book will help you reconnect with that wisdom and ultimately change your life—one meal at a time.
Simple Principles to Eat Smart and Lose Weight
Author: Alex A. Lluch
Publisher: WS Publishing Group
ISBN: 1934386103
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Over 60 percent of all Americans are either obese or overweight. Many of them could lose unwanted pounds by making a few simple changes in their lifestyle and eating habits. Simple Principles to Eat Smart and Lose Weight gives readers practical tips they can apply immediately to help them lose weight and keep it off. In a direct, easy-to-read style, this book provides the basics on topics such as counting calories, increasing physical activity, planning balanced meals, and making healthy lifestyle choices. No matter their age or physical condition, readers will find ideas they can apply immediately to begin losing weight. No special foods are needed. The wisdom contained in Simple Principles to Eat Smart and Lose Weight will benefit readers no matter what diet they are currently following. In addition to the 200 powerful principles for losing weight and their supporting text, this book contains detailed information on everything the reader must know for a successful weight-loss program.
Publisher: WS Publishing Group
ISBN: 1934386103
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Over 60 percent of all Americans are either obese or overweight. Many of them could lose unwanted pounds by making a few simple changes in their lifestyle and eating habits. Simple Principles to Eat Smart and Lose Weight gives readers practical tips they can apply immediately to help them lose weight and keep it off. In a direct, easy-to-read style, this book provides the basics on topics such as counting calories, increasing physical activity, planning balanced meals, and making healthy lifestyle choices. No matter their age or physical condition, readers will find ideas they can apply immediately to begin losing weight. No special foods are needed. The wisdom contained in Simple Principles to Eat Smart and Lose Weight will benefit readers no matter what diet they are currently following. In addition to the 200 powerful principles for losing weight and their supporting text, this book contains detailed information on everything the reader must know for a successful weight-loss program.
Anti-Diet
Author: Christy Harrison
Publisher: Little, Brown Spark
ISBN: 0316420360
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Reclaim your time, money, health, and happiness from our toxic diet culture with groundbreaking strategies from a registered dietitian, journalist, and host of the Food Psych podcast. 68 percent of Americans have dieted at some point in their lives. But upwards of 90% of people who intentionally lose weight gain it back within five years. And as many as 66% of people who embark on weight-loss efforts end up gaining more weight than they lost. If dieting is so clearly ineffective, why are we so obsessed with it? The culprit is diet culture, a system of beliefs that equates thinness to health and moral virtue, promotes weight loss as a means of attaining higher status, and demonizes certain ways of eating while elevating others. It's sexist, racist, and classist, yet this way of thinking about food and bodies is so embedded in the fabric of our society that it can be hard to recognize. It masquerades as health, wellness, and fitness, and for some, it is all-consuming. In Anti-Diet, Christy Harrison takes on diet culture and the multi-billion-dollar industries that profit from it, exposing all the ways it robs people of their time, money, health, and happiness. It will turn what you think you know about health and wellness upside down, as Harrison explores the history of diet culture, how it's infiltrated the health and wellness world, how to recognize it in all its sneaky forms, and how letting go of efforts to lose weight or eat "perfectly" actually helps to improve people's health—no matter their size. Drawing on scientific research, personal experience, and stories from patients and colleagues, Anti-Diet provides a radical alternative to diet culture, and helps readers reclaim their bodies, minds, and lives so they can focus on the things that truly matter.
Publisher: Little, Brown Spark
ISBN: 0316420360
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Reclaim your time, money, health, and happiness from our toxic diet culture with groundbreaking strategies from a registered dietitian, journalist, and host of the Food Psych podcast. 68 percent of Americans have dieted at some point in their lives. But upwards of 90% of people who intentionally lose weight gain it back within five years. And as many as 66% of people who embark on weight-loss efforts end up gaining more weight than they lost. If dieting is so clearly ineffective, why are we so obsessed with it? The culprit is diet culture, a system of beliefs that equates thinness to health and moral virtue, promotes weight loss as a means of attaining higher status, and demonizes certain ways of eating while elevating others. It's sexist, racist, and classist, yet this way of thinking about food and bodies is so embedded in the fabric of our society that it can be hard to recognize. It masquerades as health, wellness, and fitness, and for some, it is all-consuming. In Anti-Diet, Christy Harrison takes on diet culture and the multi-billion-dollar industries that profit from it, exposing all the ways it robs people of their time, money, health, and happiness. It will turn what you think you know about health and wellness upside down, as Harrison explores the history of diet culture, how it's infiltrated the health and wellness world, how to recognize it in all its sneaky forms, and how letting go of efforts to lose weight or eat "perfectly" actually helps to improve people's health—no matter their size. Drawing on scientific research, personal experience, and stories from patients and colleagues, Anti-Diet provides a radical alternative to diet culture, and helps readers reclaim their bodies, minds, and lives so they can focus on the things that truly matter.