"Drop addicitive sweets and starches--and stop weight gain--in 24 hours" -- dust jacket. Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-402) and index.
Contents:
Introducing the Craving Cure. Are you a craver? : the craving-type questionnaire -- Part I: How we got here. Your favorite carbohydrates : twice as addictive as cocaine ; The invasion of the Techno-Karbz : 3,000 years of bliss-point technology ; The craving generations : reshaped by three dietary trends of the 1970s ; The weight-gain pandemic : uncovering the true causes and how the craving cure can help ; Part II: Understanding your craving type. Your brain : craving control central ; Are you a type 1 Depressed Craver? ; Are you a type 2 Crashed Craver? ; Are you a type 3 Comfort Craver? ; Are you a type 4 Stressed Craver? ; Are you a type 5 Fatigued Craver? -- Part III: The amino breakthrough. Cracking the craving code : prep steps for all craving types ; Your personal breakthrough : specific directions for each craving type ... -- Part IV: Craving-free eating. Finding your way back to the primal plate : what, when, and how much to eat ; Traditional cuisines : choosing what works best for you ; Personalizing your plate : food-reintroduction testing ; Dodging slips and shooting trouble -- Part V: Vital resources. Tracking and testing tools ; Recipes and menus.
Summary:
The best-selling author of The Mood Cure exposes the particularly addictive qualities of today's combinations of processed carbs, explaining how to quickly reset the body's appetite-regulating neurotransmitters through strategic dietary approaches built on five key amino acid supplements that target food addiction.-- Adapted from dust jacket.
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