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For the more than eighty million Americans who diet regularly--and without success--this amazing new program, based on ten years of proven clinical results, offers a revolutionary approach to nutrition that can safely curb your cravings and make you feel better in less than twenty-four hours. The Diet Cure begins with an 8-Step Quick Symptom Questionnaire that helps readers identify their unique underlying biochemical imbalances, such as depleted brain chemistry caused by too much dieting, hormonal irregularities, blood-sugar swings, food aller... MORE

Foreword	p. vii
Author's Cautionary Note	p. ix
Author's Preface to the Revised Edition	p. xvii
Introduction: 8 Steps to the Diet Cure	p. xxi
The Quick Symptom Questionnaire	p. xxvii
Identifying the Eight Imbalances	p. 1
Depleted Brain Chemistry: The Real Story Behind "Emotional" Eating	p. 3
What Happened to Your Natural Mood and Appetite Regulators?	... MOREp. 4
Eating for All the Wrong Reasons	p. 5
The Top Cause of Emotional Eating	p. 6
Using Amino Acids to End Food Addicition	p. 8
Malnutrition Due to Low-Calorie Dieting: The Number Two Cause of Overeating, Weight Gain, Bulimia, and Anorexia	p. 17
The Calorie Controversy	p. 18
A Few of the Health Consequences of Low-Calorie Dieting	p. 20
The Legacy of the 1970s: The Dieting and Junk-Food Generations Grow Up Malnourished	p. 22
Anorexia and Bulimia: The Direct Consequences of Nutrient Restriction	p. 23
Is There an Ideal Weight?	p. 27
How Dieting Causes Weight Gain	p. 29
Hidden Risks of Low-Calorie Dieting	p. 32
The Low-Fat, High-Carb Recipe for Food Addiction and Diabetes	p. 37
Vegetarians' Special Challenges and Risks	p. 39
Unstable Blood Sugar: Carb Addiction, Hypoglycemia, Diabetes, and Adrenal Exhaustion	p. 41
The Blood Sugar Blues	p. 42
Is Your Blood Sugar Rising or Falling?	p. 45
Low Blood Sugar and Carb Addiction	p. 46
Are You Overstressed? Do Your Adrenals Need Help?	p. 48
Unrecognized Low Thyroid Function: Tired, Cold, and Overweight	p. 54
The Function of the Thyroid	p. 55
Symptoms and Causes of Low Thyroid Function	p. 56
Testing Your Thyroid Function	p. 64
Are You Allergic to Your Own Thyroid?	p. 68
Food Addictions and Allergic Reactions	p. 70
Have You Ever Been on an Allergy-Free Diet, but Didn't Know It?	p. 71
Grains, Milk Products, and Sugar	p. 72
Testing for Food Intolerances	p. 79
Are You Afraid of Feeling Restricted or Deprived?	p. 81
Hormonal Havoc: PMS, Menopause, and the Food-Mood Connection	p. 83
The Male Box	p. 84
Estrogen and Progesterone in PMS and Menopause	p. 85
What Is Hormonally Hazardous About the USA?	p. 89
Your Hormonal History	p. 89
Hormone Imbalances	p. 91
Menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy	p. 94
New Insights into HRT	p. 96
Yeast Overgrowth: A Hidden Cause of Food Cravings	p. 97
What Is Candida and How Does It Cause Cravings?	p. 100
The Emergence of Yeast as a Major Cause of Food Cravings	p. 100
Testing for Yeast Overgrowth	p. 104
The Problem with Parasites	p. 104
Fatty Acid Deficiency: Why You Can't Stop Eating Chips, Cheese, and Fries	p. 107
Fat Is Not the Enemy	p. 108
Too Much and Too Little	p. 108
Fat Reeducation	p. 109
The Other Causes of Fat Cravings	p. 113
Do You Digest Fat Well?	p. 114
Microbial Parasites and Fat Cravings	p. 115
Correcting Your Imbalances	p. 117
Refueling Your Brain with Amino Acids	p. 119
Using the Amino Acid Therapy Chart	p. 120
Amino Foods	p. 131
Should You Test for Amino Acid or Neurotransmitter Levels?	p. 131
Tapering Off Aminos	p. 131
Action Steps	p. 132
Nutritional Rehab for the Chronic Dieter	p. 134
Defecting from the Diet Cult	p. 134
Your "Ideal" Weight	p. 135
Your New Ideal Meal: How Much Protein, Fat, and Carbs?	p. 138
The Truth About Dr. Atkins's Low-Carb Crusade	p. 138
Vegetarianism	p. 140
Good-Bye to Diet Sweeteners	p. 140
How to Undiet	p. 141
Help for Bulimia	p. 142
Help for Anorexia	p. 145
Getting Healthy Professional Support	p. 148
Action Steps	p. 149
Balancing Your Blood Sugar and Reviving Your Adrenals	p. 153
Testing for Blood Sugar Problems	p. 154
Using Nutritional Supplements to Regulate Blood Sugar	p. 154
The Food Solutions	p. 58
Testing and Restoring Your Adrenals	p. 163
Recovering from Overstress: Using Supplements to Restore Your Adrenal Function	p. 166
Action Steps	p. 173
Thyroid Solutions	p. 175
Finding a Physician	p. 175
The Adrenal Link	p. 176
Nutritional Strategies	p. 177
When the Test Results Come Back	p. 179
Supplements for Thyroid Problems	p. 181
Thyroid Medicine	p. 183
Treatment for Thyroiditis	p. 185
Adverse Effects of Thyroid Medicine, Iodine, and Other Concerns	p. 186
Action Steps	p. 188
Overcoming Addictions to Allergy Foods	p. 191
Testing for Allergies	p. 191
Avoiding Allergy-Addictors	p. 195
Supplementing for Recovery from Allergy-Addiction	p. 201
Allergies Are Stressful: Repairing Deeper Damage	p. 202
Action Steps	p. 203
Hormone Help	p. 207
Hormonal Food Cravings	p. 207
Take Your Basic Supplements	p. 209
Eat Well and Stop Dieting	p. 210
Other Supportive Supplements	p. 212
More Alternatives: Acupuncture, Stress Reduction, Homeopathy	p. 213
The Adrenal Collection	p. 215
Test Your Hormones	p. 216
Bioidentical Hormones: The Most Potent Hormonal Therapies	p. 220
Action Steps	p. 223
Yeast Elimination	p. 225
The Anti-Yeast Eating Plan	p. 226
Supplements for Pruning Yeast Overgrowth	p. 231
Drugs That Eradicate Yeast	p. 233
Action Steps	p. 234
The Fatty Acid Fix	p. 236
Testing	p. 236
Who Needs Those Creamy, Crunchy Comfort Foods?	p. 237
From Fish to Nuts: Foods That Restore Omega Fat Balance	p. 237
Fatty Foods to Flush	p. 238
Supplements That Can Stop Your Fat Cravings	p. 239
Liver and Gallbladder Problems	p. 240
Action Steps	p. 241
Your Master Plan for the Diet Cure	p. 243
Your Master Nutritional Supplement Plan	p. 245
What Is a Good Multi?	p. 248
Supplement Plans by Chapter	p. 251
Important Supplement Precautions	p. 256
Taking Your Supplements	p. 258
Eliminating Your Supplements	p. 260
Your Master Eating Plan: A Nutritional Survival Guide	p. 262
What Is the Ideal Meal?	p. 263
Nutritional Survival Training	p. 265
Your Daily Food Guide	p. 266
Protein, Fat, and Carbohydrate-The Only Foods There Are	p. 268
Protein: number one	p. 268
Fat: more friend than foe	p. 272
Carbohydrate: friend and foe	p. 278
The Other Three Essential Nutrients We're Underconsuming: Water, Minerals, and Vitamins	p. 284
Healthy Eating Tips	p. 287
Foods and Food Additives to Avoid	p. 290
Soy Caution	p. 292
Vegetarianism-Caution	p. 293
Shopping for Supplies for Your Master Plan and Planning Your Meals	p. 296
Master Plan Costs	p. 296
Emphasize Eating More Veggies	p. 297
Which Foods Should You Buy?	p. 297
So Where Do I Find These Fantastic Foods and My Master Plan Supplements?	p. 298
Staples of the Diet Cure Plan	p. 302
Pantry Items	p. 302
Gluten-Free Baking and Bread-Making Essentials	p. 303
What to Eat	p. 303
Be Prepared for Eating on the Go	p. 309
Eating at Restaurants	p. 309
Eating at the Homes of Family or Friends	p. 316
Menus, Meal Ideas, and Recipes	p. 320
Meal Ideas	p. 320
Recipes	p. 323
Sample Menus	p. 341
Essential Support: Exercise, Relaxation, Counseling, Testing, and Health Care Resources	p. 348
Finding Sustenance in Exercise	p. 348
Finding Sustenenance in Rest and Relaxation	p. 352
Finding a Counselor	p. 354
Finding the Right Health Professionals	p. 356
Resources	p. 360
Practitioner Referrals, Lab Testing, Compounding Pharmacists, Allergy Support, Contacting the Author
Readings	p. 363
Your Master Plan in Action: The Diet Cure from Day One to Week Twelve	p. 365
Appendix A Follow-Up of Six Recovery Systems Clients	p. 381
Acknowledgments	p. 387
Board of Advisers	p. 389
Notes	p. 391
Index	p. 403
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Julia Ross, M.A., is executive director of Recovery Systems, a clinic that treats mood, eating, and addiction problems with counseling, nutrient therapy, and biochemical rebalancing.

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