The Diet Cure · the 8-Step Program to Rebalance Your Body Chemistry and End Food Cravings, Weight Gain, and Mood Swings—Naturally by Ross, Julia -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Dedication Foreword by Richard Shames, M.D. Author’s Cautionary Note Contents Author’s Preface to The Revised Edition Introduction: 8 Steps to The Diet Cure The Quick Symptom Questionnaire Part I: Identifying the Eight Imbalances

One: Depleted Brain Chemistry: The Real Story Behind “Emotional” Eating

What Happened to Your Natural Mood and Appetite Regulators? Eating for All the Wrong Reasons The Top Cause of Emotional Eating Using Amino Acids to End Food Addicition

Two: Malnutrition Due to Low-Calorie Dieting: The Number Two Cause of Overeating, Weight Gain, Bulimia, and Anorexia

The Calorie Controversy A Few of the Health Consequences of Low-Calorie Dieting The Legacy of the 1970s: The Dieting and Junk-Food Generations Grow Up Malnourished Anorexia and Bulimia: The Direct Consequences of Nutrient Restriction Is There an Ideal Weight? How Dieting Causes Weight Gain Hidden Risks of Low-Calorie Dieting The Low-Fat, High-Carb Recipe for Food Addiction and Diabetes Vegetarians’ Special Challenges and Risks

Three: Unstable Blood Sugar: Carb Addiction, Hypoglycemia, Diabetes, and Adrenal Exhaustion

The Blood Sugar Blues Is Your Blood Sugar Rising or Falling? Low Blood Sugar and Carb Addiction Are You Overstressed? Do Your Adrenals Need Help?

Four: Unrecognized Low Thyroid Function: Tired, Cold, and Overweight

The Function of the Thyroid Symptoms and Causes of Low Thyroid Function Testing Your Thyroid Function Are You Allergic to Your Own Thyroid?

Five: Food Addictions and Allergic Reactions:

Have You Ever Been on an Allergy-Free Diet, but Didn’t Know It? Grains, Milk Products, and Sugar Testing for Food Intolerances Are You Afraid of Feeling Restricted or Deprived?

Six: Hormonal Havoc: PMS, Menopause, and the Food-Mood Connection

The Male Box Estrogen and Progesterone in PMS and Menopause What Is Hormonally Hazardous About the USA? Your Hormonal History Hormone Imbalances Menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy New Insights into HRT

Seven: Yeast Overgrowth: A Hidden Cause of Food Cravings

What Is Candida and How Does It Cause Cravings? The Emergence of Yeast as a Major Cause of Food Cravings Testing for Yeast Overgrowth The Problem with Parasites

Eight: Fatty Acid Deficiency: Why You Can’t Stop Eating Chips, Cheese, and Fries

Fat Is Not the Enemy Too Much and Too Little Fat Reeducation The Other Causes of Fat Cravings Do You Digest Fat Well? Microbial Parasites and Fat Cravings

Part II: Correcting Your Imbalances

Nine: Refueling Your Brain with Amino Acids

Using the Amino Acid Therapy Chart Amino Foods Should You Test for Amino Acid or Neurotransmitter Levels? Tapering Off Aminos Action Steps

Ten: Nutritional Rehab for the Chronic Dieter

Defecting from the Diet Cult Your “Ideal” Weight Your New Ideal Meal: How Much Protein, Fat, and Carbs? The Truth About Dr. Atkins’s Low-Carb Crusade Vegetarianism Good-Bye to Diet Sweeteners How to Undiet Help for Bulimia Help for Anorexia Getting Healthy Professional Support Action Steps

Eleven: Balancing Your Blood Sugar and Reviving Your Adrenals

Testing for Blood Sugar Problems Using Nutritional Supplements to Regulate Blood Sugar The Food Solutions Testing and Restoring Your Adrenals Recovering from Overstress: Using Supplements to Restore Your Adrenal Function Action Steps

Twelve: Thyroid Solutions

Finding a Physician The Adrenal Link Nutritional Strategies When the Test Results Come Back Supplements for Thyroid Problems Thyroid Medicine Treatment for Thyroiditis Adverse Effects of Thyroid Medicine, Iodine, and Other Concerns Action Steps

Thirteen: Overcoming Addictions to Allergy Foods

Testing for Allergies Avoiding Allergy-Addictors Supplementing for Recovery from Allergy-Addiction Allergies Are Stressful: Repairing Deeper Damage Action Steps

Fourteen: Hormone Help

Hormonal Food Cravings Take Your Basic Supplements Eat Well and Stop Dieting Other Supportive Supplements More Alternatives: Acupuncture, Stress Reduction, Homeopathy The Adrenal Collection Test Your Hormones Bioidentical Hormones: The Most Potent Hormonal Therapies Action Steps

Fifteen: Yeast Elimination

The Anti-Yeast Eating Plan Supplements for Pruning Yeast Overgrowth Drugs That Eradicate Yeast Action Steps

Sixteen: The Fatty Acid Fix

Testing Who Needs Those Creamy, Crunchy Comfort Foods? From Fish to Nuts: Foods That Restore Omega Fat Balance Fatty Foods to Flush Supplements That Can Stop Your Fat Cravings Liver and Gallbladder Problems Action Steps

Part III: Your Master Plan for The Diet Cure

Seventeen: Your Master Nutritional Supplement Plan

What Is a Good Multi? Supplement Plans by Chapter Important Supplement Precautions Taking Your Supplements Eliminating Your Supplements

Eighteen: Your Master Eating Plan: A Nutritional Survival Guide

What Is the Ideal Meal? Nutritional Survival Training Your Daily Food Guide Protein, Fat, and Carbohydrate—The Only Foods There Are

Protein: number one Fat: more friend than foe Carbohydrate: friend and foe

The Other Three Essential Nutrients We’re Underconsuming: Water, Minerals, and Vitamins Healthy Eating Tips Foods and Food Additives to Avoid Soy Caution Vegetarianism—Caution

Nineteen: Shopping for Supplies for Your Master Plan and Planning Your Meals

Master Plan Costs Emphasize Eating More Veggies Which Foods Should You Buy? So Where Do I Find These Fantastic Foods and My Master Plan Supplements? Staples of the Diet Cure Plan Pantry Items Gluten-Free Baking and Bread-Making Essentials What to Eat Be Prepared for Eating on the Go Eating at Restaurants Eating at the Homes of Family or Friends

Twenty: Menus, Meal Ideas, and Recipes

Meal Ideas Recipes

Protein Smoothie Seed Or Nut Milk Nut Milk Shake Quick Hot Cereal Fruit Bowl Egg and Vegetable Frittata Protein Salad Vegetarian Caesar Salad Dressing Sesame Tahini Sauce or Dressing Avocado Dressing Perfect Blender Mayonnaise Red Quinoa Tabouli Cajun-Rubbed Chicken Roasted in a Slow Cooker Easy Turkey or Chicken Soup Corn Chowder with Vegetables and Shrimp or Fish Classic Pot Roast Easy Baked Protein (Fish, Poultry, or Meat) Falafel Patties Steamed Salmon Joe’s Special Zucchini with Cherry Tomatoes Pan-Seared Greens Oven-Roasted or Grilled Vegetables Creamy Polenta Roasted Red Bell Pepper Butter High-Protein Yeast Bread

Sample Menus

Twenty-One: Essential Support: Exercise, Relaxation, Counseling, Testing, and Health Care Resources

Finding Sustenance in Exercise Finding Sustenenance in Rest and Relaxation Finding a Counselor Finding the Right Health Professionals

Resources

Practitioner Referrals, Lab Testing, Compounding Pharmacists, Allergy Support, Contacting the Author

Readings Twenty-two: Your Master Plan in Action: The Diet Cure from Day One to Week Twelve

Appendix: A Follow-up of Six Recovery Systems Clients Acknowledgments Board of Advisers Notes Index

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