The Younger (Thinner) You Diet How Understanding Your Brain Chemistry Can Help You Lose Weight, Reverse Aging, and Fight Disease

by BRAVERMAN, ERIC R.

• ISBN13: 9781605294773
• ISBN10: 1605294772
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-12-22
• Publisher: Rodale Books

Summary

New research in nutrition and weight loss has revealed an amazing discovery: the brain'”virtually neglected in all other diet plans'”is the most important organ in dieting. Dieters can actually lose weight by eating foods, nutrients, teas, and spices that change the chemical balance of the brain for permanent weight loss'”a major factor contributing to how quickly the body ages. In fact, everyone can take years off their age by changing their brain chemistry. In Younger (Thinner) You Diet , Dr. Eric Braverman expands upon concepts introduced in Younger You to present a totally new approach to lifelong weight management, where the key is not found in counting carbs, fat grams, or calories. Obesity is a brain chemical imbalance, an addictive disorder, treated successfully only through the combined approach of diet, nutrients, and hormones. One of the foremost experts in integrative medicine, known for his work on the brain-body connection, Dr. Braverman teaches readers:-which foods naturally boost the body's production of dopamine, the chemical in the brain that tells the body to start its fat-burning engine-how to choose foods, supplements, teas, and spices'”even hormones and medicine'”to avoid the effects of other aging organs that can destroy one's metabolism-how to personalize the diet for specific health concerns, such as heart problems, aging skin, weak muscles, and achy joints Eliminating the frustration and deprivation of conventional dieting, Younger (Thinner) You Diet will help anyone turn back the clock to a slimmer, healthier, younger you.

Author Biography

ERIC R. BRAVERMAN, MD, is the best-selling author of Younger You and director of the PATH Medical Center and PATH Foundation.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. xi
How the Diet Works to Reverse Weight Gain and Aging	p. 1
You Need a Younger Brain for a Younger (Thinner) You	p. 3
The Younger (Thinner) You Diet Quiz	p. 18
Get Thin Faster with Dopamine	p. 34
Increase Your Weight Loss with Acetylcholine	p. 58
Break the Cycle of Emotional Eating with GABA	p. 75
Control Cravings and Find Happiness with Serotonin	p. 91
How to Make the Diet Work for You	p. 105
The Basics of the Younger (Thinner) You Diet	p. 107
Younger (Thinner) You Exercise Strategies	p. 131
The Younger (Thinner) You Daily Meal Plans	p. 137
The Younger (Thinner) You Recipes	p. 148
Keep Track of Your Success	p. 210
How to Personalize the Diet to Meet Your Health Needs	p. 219
Becoming Younger, Thinner, and Healthier	p. 221
Your Health Controls Your Metabolic Fire	p. 242
Protect Your Bones and Maintain Muscle Mass	p. 258
Stay Sexy and Flatten Your Stomach	p. 267
Becoming Younger (and Thinner) Every Year	p. 280
Spices and Brain Chemistry	p. 283
The Nutrients from Color Foods	p. 288
Index of Recipes	p. 294
Core Age Markers of Each of the Body Systems	p. 299
Important Blood Work to Discuss with Your Doctor	p. 301
Endnotes	p. 305
Index	p. 317
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