A cardiologist's real program for losing weight permanently, staying healthy and living longer.
Dr. Ross Walker, one of Australia's best known cardiologists, well respected speaker on the international circuit and best selling author of author of two previous books - The Life Factor and The Cell Factor, has distilled his 25 years of experience practising cardiology into this vital program for eating and living naturally. The results will see you lose weight, feel healthier, be more energetic and live longer.
In his new book Diets Don't Work, Dr. Walker reminds us that our bodies are designed to exist in a natural environment, not in this modern synthetic world we've created, and the way we can live and enjoy life is by eating and living as naturally as we can.
Despite being bombarded with the dieting message for the past 20-30 years, people are getting fatter and more tired.
In his new book, Dr. Walker revisits the origins of humans in relation to our natural physiology and the basic daily routine of survival. This information is then contrasted with our current environment - a fast paced world loaded with stress and the convenience of packaged foods. Although there has seen incredible advances in medical technology allowing us to live longer, he does not think we are living better.
The book offers advice on preventing and overcoming attacks from free radicals by eating and living as naturally as possible in the modern world. By avoiding synthetic ingredients in what we eat, by exercising more and understanding our individual body shape and its nutritional requirements, we can put ourselves back on the path of natural weight, health and fitness.
There is a specific chapter on why diets don't work with brief outlines on four of the most popular diets:
- Atkins diet - high fat, low carbohydrate.
- Ornish diet - ultra low fat (similar to Pritikin).
- Zone diet - low glycaemic load.
- Weight Watchers diet - calorie restricted.
Most people don't realise that, although the first month or so of starting a diet can see dramatic weight loss, it is usually in the form of muscle and water. It takes up to 6 months of persistent dieting to mobilize the stores of fat and so after the initial 3-5kg loss of weight, a plateau is reached where there is seemingly little success. This is where we tend to slip back into our old patterns and end up replacing all that lost water and muscle with fat!
Tried and tested for better living, Diets Don't Work will work toward setting us up for a life of health and wellbeing which, despite our hectic lives, is easily achievable and completely deserved. To help you kick start a more healthier life, the last chapter of the book offers recipes recommended for the different body types.
