Authors: David Heber, Susan Bowerman, Susan Bowerman
ISBN-13: 9781615592654, ISBN-10: 1615592652
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date Published: March 2004
Edition: Bargain
David Heber, M.D., PH.D., is at the cutting edge of medical research, investigating how nutrition and genes
Change your shape for life -- with a new breakthrough personalized protein prescription that has worked for thousands of people!
Dr. David Heber's groundbreaking book What Color Is Your Diet? introduced us to the Color Code -- building a healthy diet based on colorful fruits and vegetables. Now, his life-changing book The L.A. Shape Diet combines the sound nutritional basis of the Color Code with his newest research from the UCLA Center for Nutrition, which shows you how to analyze your body shape, personal protein needs, and metabolism not only to lose weight -- but also to change your body shape.
Dr. Heber maintains that everyone is born with a particular shape -- and this shape makes a huge difference in how you should approach weight loss. He teaches the difference between the shape you can change and the shape you cannot, and how to do this with the right amount of dietary protein (and most Americans, women especially, eat too little protein). Then Dr. Heber helps you build your own ideal diet, starting with protein, then 7 colorful servings of fruits and vegetables (providing 25 grams of filling fiber), and finally whole grains.
In a world of dietary fads and "one size fits all" pseudo-miracle diets, The L.A. Shape Diet is the most effective, easy-to-follow, scientifically sound dietary plan you'll find.
Introduction | xi | |
Changing Your Shape | 1 | |
Step 1 | Power Through the First Week | 11 |
Step 2 | Personalizing Your Program | 29 |
Step 3 | Activating Your Personal Plan | 71 |
Step 4 | Reinforce Your Habits: The Art of Relapse Prevention | 131 |
Step 5 | Inspiration: Finding Your Inner Voice and Vision | 145 |
Step 6 | Exercise for Life | 163 |
Step 7 | L.A. Shape Enhancers: Supplements and Herbal Approaches | 195 |
Principles of Dieting and Your Body Shape | 215 | |
Appendix | ||
The Science of Meal Replacement | 228 | |
The Science of Protein | 237 | |
The Science of Shape and Body Fat | 246 | |
The Science of Bioimpedance Analysis | 255 | |
The Science of Good Fats and Bad Fats | 266 | |
The Science of Cereals and Shakes | 275 | |
The Science of Exercise and Building Muscle | 281 | |
The Science of Vitamins and Minerals | 298 | |
Worksheet and Daily Diary | 312 | |
Suggested Reading | 316 | |
Acknowledgments | 318 | |
Index | 321 |