Breaking the Food Seduction
Subtitle: The Hidden Reasons Behind Food Cravings--and 7 Steps to End Them Naturally
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 334
Description: Cure Your Food Cravings Once and For All | |
If sweets and high-fat foods are sabotaging your efforts to lose weight and get healthy, Dr. Neal Barnard has the solution to conquering your food addictions. Backed up by scientific research, Breaking the Food Seduction explains that your biochemistry, not your lack of willpower, is the problem. Dr. Barnard reveals the simple dietary and lifestyle changes that can break the stubborn cycle of cravings, and make you free to choose healthy and tasty foods that can help you to lose weight, lower cholesterol, and improve your overall health.
Table of contents: label: Contents; label: A Note to the Reader
title: vii; label: Acknowledgments
title: ix; label: Introduction
title: 1; label: Part I. The Seductions; label: 1. The Seduction Begins: How Foods Addict You
title: 15; label: 2. Sweet Nothings: The Sugar Seduction
title: 29; label: 3. Give Me Chocolate or Give Me Death: The Chocolate Seduction
title: 40; label: 4. Opiates on a Cracker: The Cheese Seduction
title: 49; label: 5. The Sizzle: The Meat Seduction
title: 61; label: Part II. Seven Steps to Physical Resilience: The Keys to a Craving-Free Body; label: 6. Step 1: Start with a Healthy Breakfast
title: 77; label: 7. Step 2: Choose Foods That Hold Your Blood Sugar Steady
title: 84; label: 8. Step 3: Boost Appetite-Taming Leptin
title: 99; label: 9. Step 4: Break Craving Cycles
title: 106; label: 10. Step 5: Exercise and Rest
title: 120; label: 11. Step 6: Call in the Reinforcements
title: 130; label: 12. Step 7: Use Extra Motivators
title: 139; label: Part III. Breaking Free: Falling in Love with Food--the Healthy Way; label: 13. Foods That Love You Back
title: 149; label: 14. The Three-Week Kickstart Plan: Clean Your Slate for a New Beginning
title: 162; label: 15. On the Go: Restaurants, Fast Foods, and Snacks
title: 177; label: Part IV. Menus and Recipes; label: Healthy Substitutions
title: 185; label: Ingredients That May Be New to You
title: 200; label: A Week of Menus for Breaking the Food Seduction
title: 203; label: Breakfasts
title: 207; label: Soups and Stews
title: 223; label: Salads, Spreads, and Sandwiches
title: 232; label: Vegetables, Sides, and Sauces
title: 251; label: Main Dishes
title: 266; label: Satisfying Desserts
title: 288; label: Notes
title: 305; label: Recommended Reading
title: 315; label: Index
title: 317