Experience Health & Well-Being in 2016

The Shred Power Cleanse: Eat Clean. Get Lean. Burn Fat., by Ian K. Smith
Dr. Ian K. Smith has created a cleanse program that will help you to “reset” your body and gain the energy and positivity that will make your lifestyle changes more likely to last. Focusing on clean, nutritious foods, proper hydration, sensible exercise, and the often-overlooked good night’s sleep, Smith offers simple steps that will help anyone snap himself out of the poor-diet-no-exercise trap. With ample information about the foods and techniques involved, you’re not following a routine blindly, but adopting a more informed and engaged role in your own health.

Wheat Belly: 10-Day Grain Detox: Reprogram Your Body for Rapid Weight Loss and Amazing Health, by William Davis
Sometimes, it seems that the more we learn about how food affects us, the more confusing things get. Foods that seem like basic staples can have a terrible impact on our health, and grains are enemy number one. Cardiologist Davis strongly believes that grains are destructive, addictive foods that need to be eliminated from our diets. He offers a plan for eliminating grains from your diet, which he contends will not only lead to weight loss and a healthier lifestyle, but will clear up a long list of other health problems—all backed up by personal testimonials that will offer encouragement and extra guidance.

The Prime: Prepare and Repair Your Body for Spontaneous Weight Loss, by Kulreet Chaudhary
Neurologist Chaudhary bases her program on her experience designing diets and exercise regimens for her patients, noting that a side effect of her carefully-prescribed diets was weight loss. She believes weight gain is a side effect of a sick body, and believes the body has to be “primed” for weight loss in order for a diet to work. She rejects the idea of depriving yourself (and being miserable) to lose weight in the short term, offering instead a complete redesign of your approach to food and life that will result in “spontaneous” weight loss as your body heals and resets.

The Happy Vegan: A Guide to Living a Long, Healthy, and Successful Life, by Russell Simmons and Chris Morrow
Breaking away from a lifetime habit of eating meat is difficult, and most people are confused and a little frightened at the idea of giving up animal products altogether. Simmons, successful businessman and music mogul, has previously shared his experiences embracing meditation and yoga to improve his life, and now offers both clear reasoning behind choosing veganism, and a clear plan for making the transition. A vegan diet is the ultimate clean diet, he believes, removing a host of harmful and dangerous byproducts from your life, but the book offers more than recipes; you’ll also encounter sensible, practical strategies for transforming your eating habits that give you a clear path forward and encouragement every step of the way.

The Doctor’s Diet: Dr. Travis Stork’s STAT Program to Help You Lose Weight & Restore Health, by Travis Stork
Dr. Travis Stork’s book offers a unique experience for anyone intending to go into the new year with a healthier life. On the one hand, he offers the STAT plan, a 14-day crash that will jump-start any weight loss and lifestyle improvement plan with quick, encouraging results. He follows up with comprehensive lifestyle changes that keep that momentum going for weeks, then months, then the rest of your life, resulting in not simply weight loss but a healthier lifestyle. Crucially, the plan emphasizes flexibility, recognizing that most diets fail not because people are unwilling to try, but because the plans can’t adapt to the ever-changing details of modern life. Stork’s “doctor’s diet” rolls with the punches, offering tools that can be adapted to any situation, ensuring this will be the year you get healthy.

The Body Book: The Law of Hunger, the Science of Strength, and Other Ways to Love Your Amazing Body, by Cameron Diaz
It’s easy to raise an eyebrow at celebrity diet books; after all, celebrities essentially get paid to stay in shape, and few of us have their time or resources. Diaz’s book is different. Instead of advocating a crash diet or pushing a magical exercise fad, it’s a personal exploration of her own fitness journey. Diaz admits she wasn’t always particularly healthy, and shares the wisdom she’s learned over the years. The book offers not just gossipy tidbits or Hollywood trends, but a holistic and comprehensive look at food, and a program for satisfying hunger with healthy and “nutritionally dense” foods—essentially, it’s quality over quantity, exactly the sort of simple concept that can truly transform your life.

The Negative Calorie Diet: Lose Up to 10 Pounds in 10 Days with 10 All You Can Eat Foods, by Rocco DiSpirito
Rocco DiSpirito has established himself as the thinking person’s cooking deity, offering a smarter approach to food and lifestyle. Here, he explores recipes made using “negative calorie” superfoods—foods that actually help you lose weight. This isn’t trickery; the science is solid, starting with the simple fact that high-fiber foods make you feel fuller longer (and thus encourage you to eat less). He also discusses foods that utilize the thermogenic effect to boost your metabolism, meaning your body must burn more calories than a food contains in order to process it. These principles are organized into a easy-to-read book that will inspire you to change your lifestyle while feeling like you’re upgrading your culinary experience.