The Perfect Metabolism Plan: Restore Your Energy and Reach Your Ideal Weight (For Readers of How Not to Diet and Wired to Eat)

by Sara Vance

Overview

Heal Your Metabolism to Improve Your Health and Reach Your Ideal Weight

"The answer to many of our health issues is right at the end of our forks." The real secret to reaching vibrant health and our optimal weight is to reset our metabolism. In The Perfect Metabolism Plan, nutritionist and foodie Sara Vance breaks it all down into the 10 keys you need in order to unlock your optimal metabolism. Sara started out as a picky eating kid who didn’t like veggies very much and ate way too much sugar. She paid the price with a long list of chronic symptoms─mood swings, insatiable hunger, digestion issues, allergies, and weight gain. It wasn’t until years later that she realized that the answer was staring her in the face the whole time. The answer was right at the end of her fork!

Reboot your metabolism and take control. Millions of us have counted calories until we're blue in the face. We've cut fat, eaten less, and exercised more─and we're still heavier than we want to be. Or we lose the weight, only to see it creep back. It's frustrating, discouraging, and unhealthy. In Sara Vance's The Perfect Metabolism Plan, you'll learn that this inability to stay at a healthy weight is not about willpower and it's not your fault! When your metabolism is out of whack, your willpower, hunger hormones, insulin, and cravings all work against you. And you not only can't lose weight, you tend to feel foggy, sluggish, or generally unwell. It’s time to take control. You need a plan to achieve metabolic renewal.

The Perfect Metabolism Plan will show you how to reset and reboot your metabolism through 10 keys, and you will also find:

• A bonus chapter of metabolic hacks
• Over 50 healthy recipes
• And, a workable plan for putting it all into action

If you are a fan of books such as Happy Gut, Brain Maker, The Metabolism Plan, The Case Against Sugar, or Wired to Eat; you’ll love Sara Vance’s The Perfect Metabolism Plan.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781573246439
Publisher:	TURNER PUB CO
Publication date:	03/01/2015
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Sara Vance is a certified nutritionist, the founder of the company Rebalance Life LLC, and a passionate advocate for nutrition and health. Sara was overweight as a child and suffered a long list of health complaints. When she found the answer to many of her chronic health issues right at the end of her fork–she knew she had found her calling.

Sara published her first book The Perfect Metabolism Plan, in March of 2015, which was the culmination of intense research and experience. Sara has contributed articles and healthy recipes to MindBodyGreen, Beaming and Livestrong; and has appeared on eHow, Fox 5 and San Diego Living for several years. Sara is a powerful motivational speaker and has spoken at corporations, elementary schools and various events. She has worked in collaboration with doctors, taught at schools and community centers, created videos for Gaiam TV (yoga for kids), in addition to seeing individual clients. Website: www.rebalancelife.com.

 

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xi

An Important Note xiii

Introduction: Why Diets Don't Work xv

Part 1 The Ten Keys to Unlocking Your Perfect Metabolism

1 Break Up with Sugar: Stop Burning Sugar, Start Burning Fat 3

2 Fix Your Fats! Healthy Fats Are Critical to a Perfect Metabolism 23

3 Heal the Gut: Balance Digestion and the Inner Ecosystem 41

4 Identify Food Intolerances: Are Some Foods Making You Foggy, Fatigued, and Fat? 55

5 Lose the Toxic Weight: Toxins Tell Our Bodies to Store Fat and Promote Disease 77

6 Put Out the Fire of Inflammation: "The Silent Killer" 93

7 Stop the Madness: Lower Stress, the "Switch that Slows the Metabolism and Turns on Disease." 101

8 Ditch the Convenience Foods: Your Bodies Need Nutrients! 117

9 Hydrate, Hydrate, Hydrate: Dehydration May Be Slowing Your Metabolism and Making You Sick 133

10 Exercise Smarter (Not Harder) 141

11 Metabolism Hacks: Timing Might Be Everything 145

Part 2 Take Action! The Perfect Metabolism Cleanse

12 Phase One: ReSet 153

13 Phase Two: Immersion/Cleanse ReBoot 171

14 Phase Three: Reintroduce 185

15 Phase Four: ReNew-Merge/Move On 193

16 The Perfect Metabolism Recipes 199

Appendix 241

Resources 243

References 245

Editorial Reviews

The Perfect Metabolism Plan brings simplicity to complexity and applied science to your life to master your health. Sara has the background, training, and credentials to teach us how to make your metabolism and wellbeing the perfect 10. This book stands out among similar books for its readability, accuracy, and practicality. --Mark Houston MD, MS, MSc, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, author of What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Heart Disease-- "Reviews"

The Perfect Metabolism Plan busts powerful, longstanding myths that have stood in the way of achieving good health and balanced weight for decades. This book gives the reader a true understanding of how food affects them and why not all calories are created equal. An approachable, fun, and empowering action plan that teaches you how to eat real food and regain your health and metabolism for the longterm! --Christa Orecchio, CHN, and author of 180 Ways to Use Food as Medicine and How to Conceive Naturally-- "Reviews"

Important, accessible, smart. This book offers a realistic plan that gently coaches the reader while exposing the underlying causes of weight problems and virtually every disease. This is the book every doctor should give their patient, and anyone interested in health should have on the shelf. Brava! Peter Bongiorno, ND, LAc, author of How Come They're Happy and I'm Not-- "Reviews"

Sara Vance has written an intriguing book that creatively examines modern ideas about health and wellness and the various facets influencing metabolism. Her stance on choosing whole foods over processed foods, developing a noninflammatory diet, and learning to exercise smarter should be embraced by anyone looking to make lasting lifestyle changes. --Julia B. Greer, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, codirector of the medical school course Digestion and Nutrition, author of The AntiCancer Cookbook and The AntiBreast Cancer Cookbook-- "Reviews"

From the Publisher

"Important, accessible, smart. This book offers a realistic plan that gently coaches the reader while exposing the underlying causes of weight problems and virtually every disease. This is the book every doctor should give their patient, and anyone interested in health should have on the shelf. Brava!" Peter Bongiorno, ND, LAc, author of How Come They're Happy and I'm Not

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