Your Body Knows Best

Now you can custom-tailor a diet that meets your body's special needs. Top nutritionist Ann Louise Gittleman, author of Supernutrition for Menopause and Beyond Pritikin, shows you how in this ground-breaking, individualized approach to weight loss. Yes, you can reach and sustain your optimal weight and energy level by eating the foods your body needs and metabolizes efficiently. Your customized diet is determined by your ancestry and genetic heritage, your blood type, and your metabolism.Get ready to learn some fundamental but little-known facts about protein, fat and carbohydrates that can transform your life; investigate your origins and find out why your ancestors' indigenous diet may best meet your nutritional needs; fine-tune your diet and prevent or ameliorate physical and emotional problems that may be linked to your metabolism; and discover how your blood type influences your health and why it may be the secret key to your optimal diet.In just a single decade, there has been a thirty percent increase in the number of overweight Americans. Here is the first whole-life eating plan that takes into account individual biological and genetic factors that really determine what we should eat, and offers and scientifically based, truly original remedy for excess weight. In addition to chapters offering a complete grounding in the nutritional function of carbohydrates, protein and fat, Your Body Knows Best contains vital information about how current dietary wisdom may be damaging your health; which specific exercises are best for you; your personal prescription for vitamin and mineral supplements; and a comprehensive, critical evaluation of the seven most popular diet plans.You'll also find: eating plans with a week's worth of sample menus, tailor-made to suit your needs; simple dietary control for common problems such as candidiasis; surprising causes and natural remedies for high serum cholesterol; optimal eating for exercise; and nutrition against stress; and the fats you must eat to grow thin, boost your immune system, and protect yourself against disease.