The Plan: Eliminate the Surprising "Healthy" Foods That Are Making You Fat--and Lose Weight Fast
Forget fresh tomatoes and cauliflower? Both occasional and career dieters may blanch at the thought, but holistic practitioner Recitas promotes her 20-day weight-loss program by dispensing with much “conventional wisdom” about food intake and weight and introducing a structured program for testing which foods may be triggering not only weight gain (rather than loss) in particular body chemistries but also constipation, inflammation, headaches, depression, and eczema. Cookies may not be villains, packing on the pounds, readers may discover as they explore “friendly foods” versus “highly reactive foods” that can no longer be seen as universally “diet-healthy” nutrition. Preparation, a three-day cleanse, and then a testing phase to determine which foods and food combinations to avoid can yield not just another diet but, instead, a plan for life, according to Recitas. To support her case, she includes photographs and testimonials of before-and-after successes, various recipes, the procedure for a five-day self-test, an index, and perhaps the most useful diet aid—enthusiastic encouragement. --Whitney Scott