Authors: Alex Jamieson
ISBN-13: 9781594864841, ISBN-10: 1594864845
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Rodale Press, Inc.
Date Published: June 2006
Edition: Reprint
ALEX JAMIESON is a holistic health counselor and gourmet natural foods chef. She lives in Los Angeles and New York City with her fiancé, filmmaker Morgan Spurlock.
Here, for all those eagerly awaiting the paperback edition, is the detox plan featured in the hit movie Super Size Methe program that reversed the damage filmmaker Morgan Spurlock did to his body in a month of gorging on nothing but fast food
Alex Jamieson, a certified holistic health counselor and vegan chefpresents the everyman's version of the detox plan that helped Spurlock lose 14 pounds in 8 weeks. Flexible and easy to follow, this 8-week strategy lays out a step-by-step plan for not only ridding the body of harmful toxins but also ending addictions to sugar, fats, and carbohydrates that damage both mental and physical well-being. Filled with 100 unique, delicious, and healthy recipes, The Great American Detox Diet can help anyone begin a lifetime of wellness and good health - and regain control of their body and lose weight.
Foreword 1 | vii | |
Foreword 2 | x | |
Part 1 | Don't Diet-Detox! | |
Introduction: My Own Detox Experience | 3 | |
Chapter 1 | The All-American Guinea Pig: Morgan's Story | 13 |
Chapter 2 | The Sad, Sad American Diet | 24 |
Chapter 3 | Why Americans Need to Detox-Not Diet | 33 |
Part 2 | The 8-Week Detox Plan | |
Chapter 4 | Everyone into the Pool! | 47 |
Chapter 5 | How Sweet It Isn't | 64 |
Chapter 6 | The Caffeine Crutch | 84 |
Chapter 7 | The Skinny on Fat | 97 |
Chapter 8 | A Carb Is Not a Carb Is Not a Carb | 113 |
Chapter 9 | Too Much of a Good Thing? | 128 |
Chapter 10 | Beyond Your Diet | 145 |
Chapter 11 | Detoxing Your Life for Life | 159 |
Part 3 | Recipes and Resources | |
Recipes | 173 | |
Products for Transitioning | 269 | |
A Week's Worth of Sample Detox Menus | 273 | |
Diet Diversity: Why Different Cultures Eat Different Things | 276 | |
Pantry Staples: The Essential Foods and Spices to Have in Your Kitchen | 279 | |
Web Sites You'll Like | 281 | |
Additional Reading | 282 | |
Organizations That Support the Detox Lifestyle | 283 | |
Index | 284 | |
Acknowledgments | 292 |