The No-Grain Diet: Conquer Carbohydrate Addiction and Stay Slim for Life - Softcover

Mercola, Dr Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0452285089 ISBN 13: 9780452285088

Publisher: Plume Books, 2004

Synopsis

The revolutionary diet and nutrition book and New York Times bestseller

With his revolutionary no-grain diet, online health pioneer, natural medicine advocate, and bestselling author Dr. Mercola will show you how to conquer food cravings and stay slim for life.

The debate is raging from the FDA to the nightly news: Why are 65 percent of all Americans overweight or obese? The USDA says it's fat.

Dr. Mercola says it's grains and carbohydrates.

It is finally time for the nutritional truth to come out. The No-Grain Diet explodes the myths of the low-fat diet and reveals the unhealthy aspects of other protein diets, instead providing you with a diet that really works, that is healthy, and that anyone can stay on for life.

No more cravings, no more yo-yo dieting, no more confusion. The No-Grain Diet is the last diet book you will ever need. Be on your way to good health in three days!

"An easy-to-read guide that provides important new information about the health problems and nutritional shortcomings of grain-based diets. Moreover, Dr. Mercola lays out a nutritional plan for weight loss and good health that closely resembles humanity's original culinary fare: lean meats, fresh fruits, and vegetables."
--LOREN CORDAIN, PhD, author of The Paleo Diet

"If you are seeking a dietary plan that will truly help you lose weight and be healthy--permanently--read this essential book!"
--JOHN GRAY, author of The Mars & Venus Diet & Exercise Solution

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Review:

Impressively modern in design, The No-Grain Diet brings a realistic viewpoint to the problems of weight loss in a genuine effort to improve the health of an ever-growing number of obese people. Offering a variety of "food plans," along with a set of techniques aimed at controlling emotional eating and cravings for "bad" foods, Dr Joseph Mercola clearly understands how to motivate--in one section, he suggests that rather than "living by the scale," we measure our success in relation to the fit of our favourite pair of slightly-too-snug jeans. Many recipes are included, most of which are free of the boring flavour substitutes so common in diet books.

The diet itself combines several familiar concepts. The "no grain" model emphasises organic vegetables and quality protein, with limited fruits and absolutely no simple carbs. Mercola's idea of "quality protein" is somewhat startling--he is deeply concerned about toxins, and urges grass-fed beef over potentially mercury-filled fish. His main point is frequently reinforced: refined grains of any type are basically deadly and eating them should be viewed as an unhealthy addiction.

Here, the book veers off in a new direction: rather than gently nudging our habits in a new direction, he suggests we break what he insists is an addictive cycle with a method called "EFT," or "Emotional Freedom Technique." As a way to avoid surrendering to desires, his system of tapping acupressure points and repeating affirmations is used to overcome them. While repeat dieters will understand the necessity of examining emotional ties to food, Mercola's voice becomes a tad strident, and possibly downright offensive to those with a different opinion on what constitutes an addiction. --Jill Lightner, Amazon.com

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Praise for The No-Grain Diet

"For those willing to dedicate themselves to such a program, Mercola's guide may offer real results, and the case studies he includes should certainly help with motivation."--Publishers Weekly

Praise for Dr. Joseph Mercola

"The father of modern nutrition."
-JJ Virgin, New York Times bestselling author of The Virgin Diet and The Sugar Impact Diet

"One of the leading teachers of health for a quarter century."
-Ron Rosedale, MD, founder of Dr.Rosedale.com

"Consistently ahead of the rest of the medical community, and his approach is solid and based on state-of-the-art scientific evidence."
-Richard Johnson, MD, Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado, author of The Fat Switch

"A national, and indeed international, leader in the natural health and organic movements."
-Ronnie Cummins, Founder and Director, Organic Consumers Association

About this edition

• Publisher: Plume Books
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0452285089
• ISBN 13: 9780452285088
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320