The Body Effect

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Diets don't work! How can you sustain your weight loss when you crave food? When no matter what you do that belly fat doesn't budge? If you don't just want, but feel you need that pastry - if all you can think of is sinking your teeth into a donut - what do you do? Why, when you try to lose weight, does your body develop a mind of it's own and decide it wants the foods you are trying to cut back on? It's frustrating. You feel like you are fighting against your body. Why is it so hard to lose those pounds? Or keep them off? Inside you will discover How hormone imbalances, low nutrients, everyday chemicals and even your gut bacteria drive weight gain. Quizzesto reveal what's triggering your cravings, overeating and belly fat. A customisable step-by-step process that targets the root causes. Strategies to reduce or eliminate sugar cravings. How to find a sustainable way of eating that keeps the weight off long term. Losing weight doesn't have to be such a struggle. When you crush the cravings and the desire to overeat; when you change the internal messages in your body so it no longer hangs onto fat, you lose weight for good. Dawn Cuckow is a nutritional therapist, specialising in weight loss. She believes that food is meant to be enjoyed; that eating healthily does not mean depriving yourself. Her approach helps clients reclaim their vitality and discover their unique path to lasting weight loss. Contents Author's Note INTRODUCTION PART 1: Your Body Profile 1. Blood Sugar Balance and Your Fat Storage Hormone 2. Is Stress Piling on the Pounds? 3. Female Hormones, Appetite and Belly Fat 4. Has Your Appetite Regulation Been Disrupted? 5. Nutrients That Regulate Fat Storage—Calcium, Magnesium and Vitamin D 6. Omega 3 Fats (And How Obesity Is an Inflammatory Disease) 7. Sugar and Artificial Sweeteners—The Truth Is Not So Sweet! 8. Bacterial Balance—Have You Got the Guts To Lose Weight? 9. Food intolerances, ‘Leaky’ Gut and Weight Gain 10. Metabolism—Are You Burning Less Calories? 11. Obesogens—Everyday Chemicals That Make You Gain Weight PART 2: Bring Your Body into Balance to Stop It from Blocking Your Weight Loss 12. Start the Day Right 13. Fruit And Vegetables Are Your Friends! 14. When to Eat and How Proteins Fit In 15. Carbs That Help and Carbs That Hinder Weight Loss 16. Fats—The Good, the Bad and The Ugly 17. How to Reduce Sugar Cravings and Choose Healthy Alternatives 18. When You Want Unhealthy Foods 19. Why You Crave Carbs When You Diet or Your Mood Is Low 20. It’s Not Just about What You Eat 21. Lunch and Dinner—making meals work 22. Portion Sizes and How to Eat Less at Meals 23. What You Drink Is Important 24. What to Do If You Have a Food Intolerance 25. Therapeutic Foods Appendix 1—Diagram of How to Address Each Imbalance Appendix 2—Known and Suspected Obesogens Acknowledgments References Sources for the List of Known and Suspected Obesogens About the Author