Are you fed up with being fat and sick? Have you had it with taking pharmaceuticals for high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, indigestion, constipation, back pain, sciatica and other health conditions? In this inspirational book, a dozen middle-aged people from Toronto with a slew of health problems, share their stories about losing weight and overcoming illness without medical intervention, simply by changing over to this healthy lifestyle. Fed Up with Being Fat and Sick discusses the groundbreaking work done by Dr. John McDougall, on how eating a plant-based diet that is centered on starches such as potatoes, rice, oatmeal, corn, legumes and beans, will put the majority of life-threatening diseases into remission. If you have been hearing about the health improvements that manifest with eating plant-based, or if you have seen the film "What the Health", and are searching for a simple and easy way to put a healthy vegan diet into action, you are encouraged to get this book and get started. Read about Amy, who has struggled with food addiction. She has lost over 120 pounds, and now has a normal BMI (Body Mass Index). Meet Judy, who had a heart attack, was put on a number of medications, and reversed her heart disease with this healthy diet. You'll read about Murray, who was obese and had high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, and kidney failure, but with the Starch Solution way of eating has lost 110 pounds at this point, no longer takes 10 of his 13 prescribed drugs, and is feeling great. Diane was in big trouble with advanced inflammatory arthritis that had already resulted in one hip being replaced. Read how amazing her health is now, since embracing Dr. McDougall's starch-based diet. Dan, a retired police officer, was obese, suffering with diabetes, and had a stroke. The medicines his specialist put him on nearly killed him, and since following Dr. McDougall's starch-based plan he has ditched the drugs and lost over 100 pounds. Meet Dr. John McDougall, the brilliant medical doctor who designed this science-based nutritional food plan. Dr. McDougall will share how he's seen MS (Multiple Sclerosis), lupus and many cancers go into remission by following this way of eating, and how the majority of chronic diseases can be reversed and often cured with his starch-based plan. Fed Up with Being Fat and Sick includes practical advice on how to put meals together quickly and easily. The food is delicious, easy to prepare, and best of all you will never go hungry while dropping the pounds. Weight loss is effortless, and the new slim, trim, and gorgeous you will be an example of how healthy and happy you can be, especially if you are an older adult. Being over 50 shouldn't mean that it's all downhill and you'll never feel well again. Follow the recommendations in this book, be inspired by the stories of ordinary people who didn't need a personal trainer or a personal chef to achieve a healthy body and mind. Learn how to lose the weight fast and regain your health. Avoid costly treatments, complicated remedies and pricey drugs. The simple answer to the prevention, improvement, reversal, and even cure for your health condition can be found here. You can regain your optimal health and live a better life, free of pain and pharmaceutical drugs.

Analyzes the American food system, discusses the adverse effect technology has had on American agriculture, and looks at world hunger, eating disorders, and food advertising

Is obsessing about food making you miserable and anxious? Are you an emotional eater? A binge eater? Do you have a mental list of 'bad' foods? Have you been on a diet for as long as you can remember? When you lose weight, do you always put it back on? Do you go to bed feeling guilty, promising 'tomorrow will be different'? Are you in control of every part of your life, except food? In just seven chapters of straight-talking, friendly advice, Lyndi Cohen shares the tools to heal your relationship with food and release you from fixating on your size, even if you've been dieting for years. Learn how to listen to your hunger and calm your mind. Lyndi is one of Australia's most popular dietitians, known as The Nude Nutritionist of Channel 9's TODAY show. She started dieting as a young teenager, unhappy with her growing body, and gave up in misery, having steadily gained weight for more than a decade. Almost by accident she become a mindful and intuitive eater, and along the way she gently lost 20kg. With over 50 deliciously realistic recipes (no 'superfoods' required) you'll also be inspired to eat well to boost your mood and balance your hormones. Change starts today.

Fight Fat at Its True Source . . . Your Cells. An M.I.T.-Trained Scientist Explains the ONE Secret You Need to Know to Lose Weight and Keep It Off. Raymond Francis is the scientist people turn to when diets don't work. His groundbreaking approach treats excess weight for what it reall y is--a disease caused by malfunctioning cells. As Francis explains, many of the foods we eat every day, especially the “health” and “diet” ones we dutifully buy to lose weight, have the opposite effect . Full of hidden toxins and lacking nutrients, they actually poison your cells and alter your weight-control genes, causing your body to put on the pounds. Like he's done for thousands of other people, Raymond Francis can help you turn this fat cycle around and reclaim your waistline--and your health. His simple yet scientifically supported plan will have you looking and feeling better than you have in years-- in just six weeks. You'll discover: Which low-fat and no-fat products actually make you fatter How one missing nutrient can signal your body to store fat Which food additives are most toxic--and how to spot them on a label The “Big 4” worst foods to eat--with delicious and nutritious alternatives How to sneak more fiber- and nutrient-rich foods into your day Plus, delicious recipes for meals and snacks and week-by-week to-do lists to keep you on track Your body already knows how to regulate its weight--you just need to give it a fighting chance. Now you can--for life.

“An in-depth, well-researched, and thoughtful exploration of the ‘fat boom’ in America.” —TheBoston Globe Low carb, high protein, raw foods . . . despite our seemingly endless obsession with fad diets, the startling truth is that six out of ten Americans are overweight or obese. In Fat Land, award-winning nutrition and health journalist Greg Critser examines the facts and societal factors behind the sensational headlines, taking on everything from supersize to Super Mario, high-fructose corn syrup to the high costs of physical education. With a sharp eye and even sharper tongue, Critser examines why pediatricians are now treating conditions rarely seen in children before; why type 2 diabetes is on the rise; the personal struggles of those with weight problems—especially among the poor—and how agribusiness has altered our waistlines. Praised by the New York Times as “absorbing” and by Newsday as “riveting,” this disarmingly funny, yet truly alarming, exposé stands as an important examination of one of the most pressing medical and social issues in the United States. “One scary book and a good companion to Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation.” —Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Understanding the relationship between energy balance and obesity is essential to develop effective prevention programs and policies. The International Agency for Research on Cancer convened a Working Group of world-leading experts in December 2015 to review the evidence regarding energy balance and obesity, with a focus on low- and middle-income countries, and to consider the following scientific questions: (i) Are the drivers of the obesity epidemic related only to energy excess and/or do specific foods or nutrients play a major role in this epidemic? (ii) What are the factors that modulate these associations? (iii) Which types of data and/or studies will further improve our understanding? This book provides summaries of the evidence from the literature as well as the Working Group's conclusions and recommendations to tackle the global epidemic of obesity.

Fat, fifty & finished where are you now?! is a social commentary regarding all aspects of health and how each component works in unison to create wellbeing and prosperity. It encompasses the idea that you are the one that is truly responsible for your own health and wellbeing. Despite where you may be on the disease continuum, and regardless of age, you have the ability to intervene, to reverse and to regenerate to produce a sense of vitality. Life experiences has taught me, one major lesson. Our choices conscious or otherwise has certainly dictated the circumstances in our lives. It is how we deal with the circumstances that matter. Although the Authors intention is honorable and for the good of all beings, it is somewhat (or at least she has been told), as subtle as a sledge hammer to remind ourselves that there is personal accountability regarding health and your own perception of health. Health begins in the library of the mind and is affected by our internal physiology and our external environment. Perhaps a rehash of old news but it is much easier to check-up with yourself now and again and create better choices before you get to the stage where you are fat, fifty and nearly finished.

In her new book diet failure?the Naked Truth Nutritional/Medical Researcher Phoenix Gilman reveals why obesity is so alarmingly prevalent, as well as depression, ADD, even type 2 diabetes and heart disease. More importantly, she discloses a safe, highly effective solution to help overcome these health conditions without the use of deadly drugs! In her progressive book, Phoenix exposes the crucial Serotonin-Insulin Connection to long-term weight loss. Clinical studies substantiate that serotonin, a major neurotransmitter, plays a critical role in our ability to lose weight?and keep it off. However, serotonin also plays a critical role (directly or indirectly) in alleviating depression, insomnia, ADD, type 2 diabetes, even high blood pressure, heart disease, and suicidal behavior. But the key to all of this is understanding how to safely maintain this neurotransmitter. Phoenix says, ?Never before have I come across such compelling information that could so dramatically help millions of people. This research is absolutely vital to overcoming obesity?and many other serious health conditions.?