The Great American Detox Diet or Extraordinary Healing

The Great American Detox Diet: 8 Weeks to Weight Loss and Well-Being

Author: Alex Jamieson

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 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

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Extraordinary Healing: The Amazing Power of Your Body's Secret Healing System

Author: Arthur H Brownstein

This book reveals the miraculous workings of the human body's least-understood system: the healing system. Dr Brownstein shows how you can rev up your healing system.