The Core Balance Diet: 4 Weeks to Boost Your Metabolism and Lose Weight for Good » (Bargain)

Marcelle Pick, MSN, OB/GYN NP, co-founded Women to Women with a vision to change women’s health care. The clinic pioneered the combination of alternative and conventional medicine, using a holistic approach that not only treats illness but also helps women make life choices to prevent disease. Women to Women continues seeing thousands of women from around the world each year. Pick earned a B.S. in nursing and a B.A. in psychology from the University of New Hampshire and an M.S. in nursing from Boston College–Harvard Medical School.

Is your weight gain making you miserable? Have you noticed that you're packing on pounds in unpleasant places? Or is the scale—and the way you feel about yourself—just stuck, no matter how much you diet or exercise? If you've struggled without success to lose weight and keep it off, there's always a reason, and—surprise!—it probably has little to do with how hard you try or how many calories you count.

The Core Balance Diet is a breakthrough plan designed to restore your body's equilibrium and return you to a healthy, sustainable weight. Marcelle Pick draws upon decades of experience, both her patients' and her own, to help you:

Leam simple lifestyle changes and smart nutrition choices that will show you how to tune in to your body and identify your fundamental obstacles to weight loss

Adopt a customized two-week program geared at restoring your Core Balance and shedding those toxic pounds once and for all

Enjoy delicious recipes made from whole foods that give your body the support it needs to heal

Explore underlying issues and emotional patterns that may be getting in your way

The Core Balance Diet heralds a whole new chapter in weight loss, proving how easy it is to work with your body and the right foods—not against them—to rid yourself of weight and unhealthy habits for good. Within a month, you'll be on your way to a lean, fit, and balanced body that is ready to support you—and look great—for the rest of your life.

Preface ix

Introduction 1

Stage I Tuning In 13

Chapter 1 Your Balancing Act 15

Chapter 2 Your Core Physiology 27

Chapter 3 You Are What You Eat 39

Stage II The First 14 Days: The Core Balance Essential Plan 47

Chapter 4 Getting Started 49

Chapter 5 The Core Balance Essential Eating Plan 59

Chapter 6 The Core Balance Essential Action Plan 81

Stage III The Next 14 Days: The Core Balance Custom Plan 91

Chapter 7 The Core Balance Quiz 93

Chapter 8 The Digestive Imbalance Custom Plan 103

Chapter 9 The Hormonal Imbalance Custom Plan 123

Chapter 10 The Adrenal Imbalance Custom Plan 143

Chapter 11 The Neurotransmitter Imbalance Custom Plan 163

Chapter 12 The Inflammatory Imbalance Custom Plan 181

Chapter 13 The Detoxification Imbalance Custom Plan 199

Now What? 217

Stage IV Core Balance for Life: Transformation Inside and Out 225

Chapter 14 Your Issues Are in Your Tissues 227

Chapter 15 Revising Your Negativity Script 237

Chapter 16 Wrapping It Up 251

The Recipes 259

Referrals and Resources 323

Appendices 347

References & Further Reading 381

Acknowledgments 399

Index 401

About the Authors 417