The Carb Sensitivity Program

by Turner, Natasha

• ISBN13: 9781609613297
• ISBN10: 1609613295
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-08-07
• Publisher: Rodale Books

Summary

The author of the revolutionary Hormone Dietintroduces a six-week nutrition plan and recipes to help readers identify and even overcome the specific carbohydrate sensitivities that can impede their weight lossAfter facing frustrating, unsuccessful attempts to manage cravings and lose weight, dieters are about to experience a revelation: The key to shedding pounds, as well as banishing bloating, water retention, and headaches, may lie in the types of carbohydrates they are, or are not, eating.Based on an in-depth exploration of a nutritional breakthrough that other diet doctrines have overlooked, The Carb Sensitivity Programintroduces the concept of "carbohydrate sensitivity," which causes a person to respond abnormally to glucose intake, overproduce insulin, and consequently store excess fat. Dr. Turner discusses and clarifies the interaction of carbohydrates and hormones in the body and presents a six-week program that allows readers to test their own responses to several categories of carbohydrates. Unlike diet books that abolish allcarbohydrates, Turner's has readers isolate one group for each segment of the plan and then rule out only the problem-causing foods, so that each person emerges with a program suited specifically to their physical needs.Packed with inspiring case studies, flavorful, wholesome recipes, and meal plans designed to boost energy while also testing for carbohydrate tolerance, The Carb Sensitivity Programwill give readers the tools they require to lose weight, gain valuable insight into their bodies, and achieve vibrant, long-lasting health.

Author Biography

Dr. Natasha Turner is a leading naturopathic doctor, the founder of the integrative wellness clinic Clear Medicine, and the author of the international bestseller The Hormone Diet. She lives in Toronto with her husband.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Carbs and Your Appetite, Cravings and Metabolism
Confessions of a Carboholic Culture	p. 7
The Essentials: Understanding Carbs, Insulin and Your Body	p. 24
Insulin Spikes and Carb Sensitivity: Why We're Fat, Diseased and Aging Quickly	p. 38
This Is Your Brain on Carbs	p. 58
A Five-Step Prescription for the Carb-Addicted Brain	p. 73
The 6-Week Prescription for Determining Your Carb Sensitivities
Rules to live By: The Dietary Rules Common to All Six Phases of the CSP	p. 107
The Carb Sensitivity Program-Weekly Meal Plans and Permitted Food lists	p. 134
Supportive Supplements for the Six CSP Phases	p. 218
The Metabolic Repair Program: A Definitive System to Improve Carbohydrate Sensitivity
So You Have a Damaged Metabolism…	p. 233
Your Metabolic Repair Diet and Metabolic Repair Supplements	p. 260
The Metabolic Repair Workout	p. 286
Time-Saving Tips for the Kitchen and CSP Recipes
Top Time-Saving Tips for the Kitchen	p. 347
Recipes Permitted in All Phases of the Program	p. 350
Breakfast Recipes	p. 350
Lunch and Dinner Recipes	p. 365
Phase Two Recipes	p. 385
Phase Three Recipes	p. 392
Phase Four Recipes	p. 400
Phase Five Recipes	p. 409
Snack Recipes-Permitted in All Phases	p. 419
Appendices
Blood Tests to Assess Metabolic Health and Insulin Sensitivity	p. 425
Vegetarian and Vegan Sources of Protein	p. 440
Acknowledgments	p. 443
Resources	p. 446
General Index	p. 450
Recipes Index	p. 463
About the Author	p. 472
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