Lose Weight, Gain Energy, Get Health

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Have you tried hundreds of diets and failed? Lose Weight, Gain Energy, Get Healthy is not a diet, but an achievable approach to eating which maximizes the use of superfoods to not only lose weight but really gain in energy and wellbeing. With info on how to detox, and how to sustain your weight loss, this is your ultimate guide to optimum nutrition and a new, slimmer body.

Lose Weight, Gain Energy, Get Healthy: Teach Yourself includes:

Chapter 1: Food for health and life
What is a healthy diet?
Your food diary
Healthy eating recommendations
Optimum nutrition
Nutrition Quiz
Understanding the basics
Proof that a healthy diet works

Chapter 2: Eat to lose weight
Reasons for weight gain
The energy balance equation
Calculating your Body Mass Index
Basal Metabolic Rate
How much weight should you lose?
1: Reducing your calorie intake
2: Using up more calories through activity and exercise
3: Eating less and exercising more
Seven-day eating plan for healthy weight loss

Chapter 3: Superfoods
What are superfoods?
Phytonutrients
The essential fatty acids
Meet the superfoods
Simple tips for increasing your superfood intake
Superfoods seven-day eating plan
Superfood recipes
Getting the most from superfoods

Chapter 4: How to detox!
Why detox?
Do YOU need to detox?
What are toxins?
How we detoxify
Detox options
Planning your detox
Top ten foods for detox
Basic detox guidelines
Supplements to help
What to expect during your detox
Possible side effects
Fourteen-day detox eating plan

Chapter 5: Functional foods
What are functional foods?
Are functional foods useful?
Benefits and drawbacks of functional foods
Omega 3 fatty acids
Plant sterols
Do functional foods cost more?
The probiotic and prebiotic revolution
Will functional foods work for you?

Chapter 6: How to look (and be!) younger
What is ageing?
Top ten anti-ageing diet tips
Anti-ageing nutrients
Nutrition for super