Marilu Henner's Total Health Makeover,9780061098284

Marilu Henner's Total Health Makeover

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Edition: Revised
ISBN13: 9780061098284
ISBN10: 0061098280
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-01-01
Publisher(s): HarperCollins Publications
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Summary

Marilu Henner shows how you can achieve optimum well-being and longevity with her unique ten-step B.E.S.T (Balance, Energy, Stamina, Toxin-free) life plan that will change the way you feel about your health and your body. Down-to-earth and funny, Marilu provides essential information on every aspect of well-being, including:Detoxing your body Charting your family's health history Preventing or alleviating numerous health conditions from obesity to cancer Creative exercise The secrets of stress reduction Real food and the organic way to fuel your body

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xxii
Introduction: Boys and My Weight xxvi
One Step at a Time
1(26)
The Ten Steps---One at a Time
5(8)
What is Freedom?
13(2)
A Workable Program
15(2)
Excuses, Excuses, Excuses!
17(2)
Marilu's Questions to Think About
19(3)
Health
19(1)
Food
19(1)
Dieting
20(1)
Body Image
21(1)
What is B.E.S.T.?
22(1)
``Somewhere over the Rainbow ...''---My Rainbow Theory
22(5)
Balance
27(23)
Understanding Extreme Foods
31(3)
Balance in Your Diet
34(2)
Food and Behavior
36(2)
Changing Your Palate
38(2)
The Art of Chewing
40(3)
Food for Thought
43(4)
Protein
43(1)
Carbohydrates
44(1)
Fat
45(2)
Balancing/Centering Your Body
47(3)
Taking the Plunge
50(13)
Making the Commitment
51(4)
Detoxification and Healing Crises
55(8)
Step 1: The Dangers of Chemicals, Additives, and Preservatives
63(16)
Dangers of Food Additives and Preservatives
67(9)
Acesulfame K
67(1)
Artificial Colorings
67(1)
Aspartame
68(1)
Butylated Hydroxyanisole and Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHA and BHT)
69(1)
Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)
70(1)
Nitrites and Nitrates
71(1)
Olestra
72(2)
rBGH (Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone)
74(1)
Saccharin
74(1)
Sulfites
74(2)
Organic Food
76(3)
Step 2: Caffeine and Nicotine---Breaking the Habit
79(12)
A Stimulating Brew
79(2)
Caffeine Overload
81(2)
Are You a Java Junkie?
83(2)
Caffeine Health Risks
85(3)
Smoking
88(3)
Step 3: The Not-So-Sweet Bad News About Sugar and Aspartame
91(15)
Get off the Sugar Treadmill
94(2)
Sugar Substitutes
96(7)
Brown Sugar
97(1)
Saccharin
97(1)
Aspartame
97(1)
Acesulfame K
98(1)
Honey
99(1)
Sucrose and Fructose
99(1)
Maltose
100(1)
Cane Juice
100(1)
Lactose and Fruit Juice Sweeteners
101(2)
The Scoop on Sugar
103(3)
Step 4: The Health Risks of Meat
106(8)
Seeing Red---How Animals Are Slaughtered
109(2)
Good Nonmeat Sources of Protein
111(3)
Step 5: The Miracle of Dairy---Free
114(28)
What's the Matter with Milk?
119(8)
Bovine Slime
127(2)
Dairy and the Cancer Connection
129(1)
Dairy and Nutrient Deficiencies
130(1)
Breast Feeding and Dairy
130(2)
Fat and Dairy Products
132(5)
Dairy Alternatives
137(5)
Milk
138(1)
Cheese
138(1)
Eggs
138(2)
Butter
140(1)
Mayonnaise
140(1)
Ice Cream
140(2)
Step 6: Food Combining---The Winning Combination
142(19)
Why Food Combining?
143(2)
How Food Combining Works
145(16)
Step 7: Fat---The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
161(11)
The Skinny on Fat
163(1)
Lexicon of Fats
164(2)
Cholesterol
166(2)
Limiting---Not Eliminating---Fat
168(4)
Step 8: The Beauty of Exercise and Stress Reduction
172(27)
Stress---What the Hell is it and Why is it Bugging Me?
181(1)
The Effects of Stress on Your Body
182(2)
Reducing Stress in Your Life
184(11)
Exercise
188(1)
Just Say No!
189(1)
Laughter is the Best Medicine
190(1)
Stress and Eating
191(2)
Baths and More
193(2)
Skin Brushing---Giving Your Body the Big Brush-off
195(1)
How to Skin Brush
196(3)
Step 9: Sleep---The Cure-all
199(15)
What is Sleep?
201(1)
The Body's Need to Sleep
202(1)
Sleep and the Immune System
203(1)
Sleep and the Brain
204(2)
Insomnia
206(5)
Natural Remedies
209(1)
To Nap or Not to Nap---That is the Question
210(1)
Keeping a Sleep Journal
211(2)
Sleep on This
213(1)
Step 10: Gusto---The Missing Ingredient in the Mind/Body Connection
214(14)
Are You Ready for Gusto?
216(7)
My ``Toy Box'' Theory
218(2)
Looking Good, Feeling Good
220(3)
Confidence and Self-Esteem
223(1)
Gusto and Food
224(1)
Setting Goals---A Road Map to Gusto
225(1)
Imagery and Visualization
226(2)
Why Certain Diets Work and Others Don't
228(24)
Die-it
228(4)
Live-it
232(1)
Diet Roulette
233(3)
Men Versus Women
236(6)
Childhood Eating Habits
237(3)
Overweight Men and Women
240(2)
The No-Fat Explosion
242(3)
Is There a Magic Pill?
245(2)
What is Obese?
247(2)
Finding Your Ideal Weight
249(1)
Readjusting Your Weight Set Point
250(2)
Is Heredity Destiny? To See Your Future, You Must Know Your Past
252(21)
Is Heredity Destiny?
253(6)
Understanding Your Genes
259(14)
Obesity
260(1)
High Blood Pressure
261(1)
Heart Disease
262(1)
Depression
263(3)
Cancer
266(1)
Osteoporosis
267(4)
Diabetes
271(2)
Reading Your Face
273(12)
How to Read Your Face
275(3)
Getting Under Your Skin
278(5)
Vitamins and Minerals That Help Your Complexion
283(2)
What's the Poop?
285(32)
Your Digestive System and How it Works
286(4)
The Poop on Poop
290(6)
Frequency of Elimination
290(1)
Stool Weight
291(2)
Transit Time
293(1)
Stool Consistency
293(1)
Effort
294(2)
Digestive Disorders
296(15)
Gas
297(3)
Constipation
300(2)
Diarrhea
302(3)
Irritable Bowel Syndrome/Inflammatory Bowel Disease
305(4)
Heartburn
309(2)
Fix it with Fiber
311(6)
Listening to Your Body
317(17)
How to Set Up and Keep a Lifestyle Journal
321(1)
Tracking Your Weight
322(1)
What to Put in Your Journal
323(1)
Tracking Your Food
323(2)
Food Allergies and Food Intolerances
325(5)
What to Put in Your Journal
329(1)
Tracking Your Exercise
330(1)
What to Put in Your Journal
330(1)
Tracking Your Bathroom Activity
330(1)
What to Put in Your Journal
330(1)
Tracking Your Sleep
331(1)
What to Put in Your Journal
331(1)
Tracking Your Menstrual Cycle
332(2)
What to Put in Your Journal
332(2)
Alternative/Preventive Medicine
334(15)
East Versus West
336(2)
Alternative Medicines and Treatments: Do They Work?
338(7)
Acupuncture
338(1)
Shiatsu and Acupressure
339(1)
Homeopathic Medicine
340(2)
Herbs/Supplements
342(3)
Marilu's Secret Cure-alls
345(4)
Cold Sores
345(1)
Colds
346(1)
Headaches
346(1)
Jet Lag
347(1)
Morning Sickness
347(1)
Motion Sickness
347(1)
PMS
348(1)
Sprains
348(1)
Practical Living in Your New Total Health Makeover World
349(24)
How to Order in a Restaurant
350(9)
T.G.I.Friday's
355(1)
Chinese Restaurant
355(2)
Josie's
357(1)
Deli
357(1)
Italian Restaurant
357(2)
Stocking Your Pantry
359(5)
Breakfast Items
359(1)
Lunch and Dinner Items
360(1)
Snacks
360(1)
Cheese Substitutes
361(1)
Condiments
362(1)
Drinks
362(2)
Eating at a Friend's Home
364(2)
Flying
366(1)
Marilu Henner 101
367(6)
Things I Have Learned About Health
367(1)
Things I Have Learned About Food
367(1)
Beauty Tips
368(1)
Things I Have Learned from Macrobiotics
369(1)
Things I Have Learned from My Parents
369(1)
Things My Therapist Says
370(1)
Things My Life Has Taught Me
370(2)
Things I Say to My Kids
372(1)
Things My Kids Say
372(1)
B.E.S.T. Advice
372(1)
Some Final Thoughts
373(2)
Appendix A: Rich Sources of Nutrients 375(6)
Appendix B: Josie's Recipes 381(30)
Bibliography 411(5)
Index 416

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