The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet: Activate Your Body's Natural Ability to Burn Fat and Lose Weight Fast

by Mark Hyman MD

Overview

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Dr. Hyman's revolutionary weight-loss program, based on the The Blood Sugar Solution, supercharged for immediate results!

The key to losing weight and keeping it off is maintaining low insulin levels. Based on Dr. Hyman's groundbreaking Blood Sugar Solution program, The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet presents strategies for reducing insulin levels and producing fast and sustained weight loss.

Dr. Hyman explains how to:

• Activate your natural ability to burn fat — especially belly fat
• Reduce inflammation
• Reprogram your metabolism
• Shut off your fat-storing genes
• De-bug your digestive system
• Create effortless appetite control
• and soothe the stress to shed the pounds

With practical tools designed to achieve optimum wellness, including meal plans, recipes, and shopping lists, as well as step-by-step, easy-to-follow advice on green living, supplements, medication, exercise, and more, The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet is the fastest way to lose weight, prevent disease, and feel your best.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316230025
Publisher:	Little, Brown and Company
Publication date:	02/25/2014
Series:	The Dr. Mark Hyman Library , #3
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	43,674
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

Mark Hyman, MD, is the founder and senior advisor for the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, founder and director of The UltraWellness Center, and host of the leading health podcast The Doctor’s Farmacy. He is the bestselling author of numerous books, including Young Forever; The Pegan Diet; Food Fix; Food; and Eat Fat, Get Thin.

Table of Contents

An Invitation ix

Introduction 3

How to Use This Book 10

Part I Our Big Fat Problem

1 Why Are We Losing the Weight Loss Battle? 15

2 Finding Food Freedom 38

3 The Solution: The 10-Day Detox Diet 56

Part II About the Program

4 How the Program Works 63

5 The Two Steps to Detox Success 75

Part III The Prep Phase

6 Getting Started 97

Part IV The 10-Day Detox

7 Your Daily Practices 115

8 Day 1: Satisfy 128

9 Day 2: Detox 135

10 Day 3: Empty 141

11 Day 4: Move 147

12 Day 5: Listen 156

13 Day 6: Think 165

14 Day 7: Nurture 172

15 Day 8: Design 180

16 Day 9: Notice 194

17 Day 10: Connect 200

Part V The Transition Phase

18 After the Detox 211

Part VI It's Bigger Than Us

19 Getting Healthy Is a Team Sport 235

Part VII The 10-Day Detox Meal Plan and Recipes

20 The Meal Plan 253

21 The Recipes 267

Resources 321

Acknowledgments 323

General Index 327

Recipe Index 334

Editorial Reviews

02/17/2014
Canyon Ranch co-medical director Hyman (The Blood Sugar Solution) returns with a program to eradicate the food addictions he says inevitably lead to major health problems. Hyman offers a clear-cut if restrictive plan that addresses food addiction and how it's been promoted by the food industry, with detailed explanations of what you can and cannot eat, as well as recipes. In addition, the author discusses how to prepare your mind, body, and kitchen to embark on the plan, and ways to transition into a long-term program of wellness. Hyman's condemnation of the food industry may be on target, and his advice backed by research, but the plan's required banishment of so many foodstuffs, such as sugars (natural and artificial), dairy, and all grains (including gluten-free products), may be difficult for many readers to follow. However, the short-term nature of the program and its promise of quickly realized benefits—dramatic weight loss, improved sleep, mood, and energy levels, and the minimization of chronic health problems like diabetes, joint pain, autoimmune diseases, and sinus and allergy issues—mean Hyman won't be short of willing takers. (Feb.)

Publishers Weekly

"The 10-Day Detox Diet is informative and downright inspirational! Pretty much everyone will benefit from this dietary plan."

Christiane Northrup

"Fast fat loss and optimal health in just 10 days: Dr. Mark Hyman's Blood Sugar Solution 10 Day Detox Diet teaches you how to turn on your body's fat-burning switch. With a different effective, easy-to-implement strategy every day, Dr. Hyman helps you reduce inflammation, lower stress levels, reprogram your mind, shut off fat-storing genes, de-bug your digestive system, and effortlessly control your appetite. The Blood Sugar Solution 10 Day Detox Diet is a life-changing book that empowers you to become your leanest, most vibrant self."

JJ Virgin

"Another genius book by Dr. Mark Hyman! In 10 short days you get real, practical, life-changing solutions to drop weight fast and reclaim your health."

Haylie Pomroy

"Dr. Hyman is a pioneer and one of my mentors in helping people who are sick turn their lives around quickly through food and sound medicine, without any suffering. The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet is simple, easy to follow, and will produce amazing results. Just 10 days is all that is needed to change your body, and your brain!"

Daniel G. Amen

"Dr. Hyman has done it again. He has made the complex connection among toxicity, food addiction, and obesity solvable by providing an innovative program for people who have had problems controlling their weight."

Jeffrey Bland

"In his book The Blood Sugar Solution: 10-Day Detox Diet, Dr. Hyman distills decades of clinical experience into an accessible (and tasty) prescription for health. Anyone suffering from SAD -- the Standard American Diet -- will want to read this book."

David S. Ludwig

"Dr Hyman offers a 10-day energy-boosting weight loss program that will transform your health and vitality."

Mehmet Oz

"A roadmap to a healthier body, mind and spirit. And all it takes is ten days."

Arianna Huffington

"In The Blood Sugar Solution, Mark Hyman maps a road to health that will benefit anyone. Read it for yourself, your family, your friends. Give this book to the people you love."

Daniel Goleman

"Why can't every diet book be this thoughtfully researched and conceived? Because this is no ordinary diet. In fact, it's so much more than a diet-it's a plan for creating health for the rest of your life. But don't let that fool you into thinking it's difficult. Dr. Hyman has mapped out every step. If you can follow directions, you can lose weight and change your life for good."

Jack Canfield

"Dr Hyman offers a 10-day energy-boosting weight loss program that will transform your health and vitality."—Mehmet Oz, MD

"A roadmap to a healthier body, mind and spirit. And all it takes is ten days."—Arianna Huffington

"Dr. Hyman is a pioneer and one of my mentors in helping people who are sick turn their lives around quickly through food and sound medicine, without any suffering. The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet is simple, easy to follow, and will produce amazing results. Just 10 days is all that is needed to change your body, and your brain!"—Daniel G. Amen, MD, author of Change Your Brain, Change Your Body

"Fast fat loss and optimal health in just 10 days: Dr. Mark Hyman's Blood Sugar Solution 10 Day Detox Diet teaches you how to turn on your body's fat-burning switch. With a different effective, easy-to-implement strategy every day, Dr. Hyman helps you reduce inflammation, lower stress levels, reprogram your mind, shut off fat-storing genes, de-bug your digestive system, and effortlessly control your appetite. The Blood Sugar Solution 10 Day Detox Diet is a life-changing book that empowers you to become your leanest, most vibrant self."—JJ Virgin, author of The Virgin Diet

"Dr. Hyman nails it—losing weight isn't about willpower, it's about breaking your food addictions. In a thoroughly researched, thoughtful, and comprehensive program, he explains step by step how to lose weight more easily than ever before—and keep it off."—Rick Warren, author of The Purpose Driven Life

"The 10-Day Detox Diet is informative and downright inspirational! Pretty much everyone will benefit from this dietary plan."—Christiane Northrup, M.D., author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause

"Another genius book by Dr. Mark Hyman! In 10 short days you get real, practical, life-changing solutions to drop weight fast and reclaim your health."—Haylie Pomroy, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Fast Metabolism Diet

"Mark Hyman's revolutionary approach to health fills the gap between being well and needing a doctor: he heals the symptoms before they start. The Ten-Day Detox Diet kickstarts us on the road to healing, giving us an active role in staying well. Plus, the recipes are delicious!"—Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence and Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence

"Why can't every diet book be this thoughtfully researched and conceived? Because this is no ordinary diet. In fact, it's so much more than a diet-it's a plan for creating health for the rest of your life. But don't let that fool you into thinking it's difficult. Dr. Hyman has mapped out every step. If you can follow directions, you can lose weight and change your life for good."—Jack Canfield, co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series

"In his book The Blood Sugar Solution: 10-Day Detox Diet, Dr. Hyman distills decades of clinical experience into an accessible (and tasty) prescription for health. Anyone suffering from SAD — the Standard American Diet — will want to read this book."—David S. Ludwig, MD, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School and author of Ending the Food Fight

"Dr. Hyman has done it again. He has made the complex connection among toxicity, food addiction, and obesity solvable by providing an innovative program for people who have had problems controlling their weight."—Jeffrey Bland, Ph.D., FACN, FACB, President and Founder, Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute

PRAISE FOR THE BLOOD SUGAR SOLUTION:

"I hope Dr. Hyman's new book will inspire you as he has inspired me"—President Bill Clinton

"The fastest acting diet ever! Reach your dream weight with the diabesity cure."—Woman's World

"Dr. Mark Hyman makes managing your health simpler than you ever thought possible. There's no time like the present to get started. Start today!"—Rick Warren

"In The Blood Sugar Solution, Mark Hyman maps a road to health that will benefit anyone. Read it for yourself, your family, your friends. Give this book to the people you love."—Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence and Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence

From the Publisher

"The 10-Day Detox Diet is informative and downright inspirational! Pretty much everyone will benefit from this dietary plan."

--Christiane Northrup

"Fast fat loss and optimal health in just 10 days: Dr. Mark Hyman's Blood Sugar Solution 10 Day Detox Diet teaches you how to turn on your body's fat-burning switch. With a different effective, easy-to-implement strategy every day, Dr. Hyman helps you reduce inflammation, lower stress levels, reprogram your mind, shut off fat-storing genes, de-bug your digestive system, and effortlessly control your appetite. The Blood Sugar Solution 10 Day Detox Diet is a life-changing book that empowers you to become your leanest, most vibrant self."

--JJ Virgin