Eat for Life

ISBN: 0062249312

Author: Fuhrman M.D., Joel

Condition: Used

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAs Featured on PBSHow to stay healthy and boost immunity with #1 New York Times bestselling author Dr. Joel Fuhrman's no-nonsense, results-driven nutrition plan.As a familyphysician for over 30 years and #1 New York Times bestselling author JoelFuhrman, M.D. will tell you that doctors and medications cannot grant youexcellent health or protection from disease and suffering. The most effectivehealth-care is proper self-care and that starts with changing the way we eat.Eat forLife delivers a science-backed nutrition-based program that prevents andeven reverses most medical problems within three to six months. This is a boldclaim but the science and the tens of thousands who have tried this approachback it up.The truthis: you simply do not have to be sick.MostAmericans are deficient in the vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients found inplants (micronutrients), and consume too many fats, proteins, carbohydrates(macronutrients). The results of this standard diet is that we are not only shorteningour lives but damaging our energy, vitality, and daily health by eatingpackaged and processed foods, excessive meat and dairy, and unsustainableamounts of salt and sugar. What we need is to consume foods rich inphytonutrients such as greens, beans, onions, mushrooms, berries, and seeds.These delicious and abundant foods contain the largest assortment ofmicronutrients and when consumed in adequate quantities they prevent and reversediabetes and heart-disease, lower cholesterol and blood pressure, and reducehunger and food cravings.Rooted inthe latest nutritional science and complete with recipes, menu plans, andtestimonials, Eat for Life offers everything you need to change thecourse of your health and put this life-changing program to work for you.