Feed Your Brain, Lose Your Belly by McCleary, Larry -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Preface Introduction Part 1- The Brain-Belly Connection

Chapter 1 - “Built-In Pantries”

Warm-Blooded and Smart! The Brain and the Mouth The Importance of Bellies The Third Link in the Brain–Belly Connection Fat Storage Food Addicts!

Chapter 2 - Insulin—The Master Hormone

“Sticky” Fat Cells The Operator of Your Fat Cells’ On-Off Switch A Multitasking Hormone “Good” Carbs, “Bad” Carbs The Fat-Storing Trigger That Farmers Depend On Modern Fat Storage Signals—Better Than Anything Mother Nature Ever Devised Jay Cutler’s Secret

Chapter 3 - The Clamor of Hunger—Lessons from Five Diets

1. Calorie-Restricted Low-Fat Diet 2. Calorie-Restricted Higher-Fat Diet 3. Total Starvation Diet 4. Cruise Ship Diet 5. Typical American Diet Let’s Compare Some Important Concepts Making Sense of the Diet Paradoxes

Chapter 4 - Controlling Your Appetite by Feeding Your Brain

What Happens When You Eat? An Ideal Scenario: John’s Morning A Not-so-Ideal Scenario: Jane’s Morning What’s the Difference Between These Two Scenarios? Foods That Fool Your Body She Eats Like a Bird and Still Gains Weight! What About Adult-Onset (Type 2) Diabetes? It All Adds Up!

Chapter 5 - Feed Your Brain … Or Suffer the Consequences

Sophie’s Story Too Much of a Good Thing Effect of Elevated Insulin on the Brain How to Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease

Part 2 - The Feed Your Brain Lose Your Belly Diet and Activity Program

Chapter 6 - Demonized Fat: Essential for Brain and Body Wellness

Eat Fat to Lose Fat? Is There Such a Thing as Healthy Fat? Why Limit Fat? Different Types of Fat The Importance of “Balance” MUFAs Coconut—The Miracle Oil! Ketones and the Brain–Belly Connection Other Sources of Ketones

Chapter 7 - Making the Best Food Choices

Benefits of Herbs and Spices

Chapter 8 - Seven-Day Meal Plan and Recipes

My Favorite Snack How Many Calories Do You Need?

Chapter 9 - Move It to Lose It

A Big Waste of Time? Keep It Simple—Walk Keep It Simple—Train with Weights Keep It Simple—Improve Balance and Coordination Positive Feedback

Part 3 - You Can Train Your Brain to Lose Your Belly

Chapter 10 - Dealing with the Mind-Body Challenges of Losing Weight

Chapter 11 - Practical Tips to Get You Going

Weight-Loss Gems

Chapter 12 - Clinical Trials 101: How to Arrive at Your Weight-loss Goal Faster

Description of the Human Clinical Trial

Appendix 1: Scientific Research Applied to Dietary Supplements

Introduction Epidemiology Defined Scientific Research How Scientific Research Applies to Dietary Supplement Trials Scientific Research Components Placebo Types of Studies or Trials

Appendix 2: Fetal Programming: The Developmental Origins of Adult Disease Appendix 3: Suggested Reading Index About the Author