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Authors: Alex Jamieson
ISBN-13: 9781594864841, ISBN-10: 1594864845
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Rodale Press, Inc.
Date Published: June 2006
Edition: Reprint

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Author Biography: Alex Jamieson

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.

Book Synopsis

Here, for all those eagerly awaiting the paperback edition, is the detox plan featured in the hit movie Super Size Me—the 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 chef—presents 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.

Table of Contents

Foreword 1vii
Foreword 2x
Part 1Don't Diet-Detox!
Introduction: My Own Detox Experience3
Chapter 1The All-American Guinea Pig: Morgan's Story13
Chapter 2The Sad, Sad American Diet24
Chapter 3Why Americans Need to Detox-Not Diet33
Part 2The 8-Week Detox Plan
Chapter 4Everyone into the Pool!47
Chapter 5How Sweet It Isn't64
Chapter 6The Caffeine Crutch84
Chapter 7The Skinny on Fat97
Chapter 8A Carb Is Not a Carb Is Not a Carb113
Chapter 9Too Much of a Good Thing?128
Chapter 10Beyond Your Diet145
Chapter 11Detoxing Your Life for Life159
Part 3Recipes and Resources
Recipes173
Products for Transitioning269
A Week's Worth of Sample Detox Menus273
Diet Diversity: Why Different Cultures Eat Different Things276
Pantry Staples: The Essential Foods and Spices to Have in Your Kitchen279
Web Sites You'll Like281
Additional Reading282
Organizations That Support the Detox Lifestyle283
Index284
Acknowledgments292

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