The PlantPlus Diet Solution: Personalized Nutrition for Life

by Joan Z. Borysenko Ph.D.

Overview

Harvard-trained cell biologist, health psychologist, and New York Times best-selling author Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., cuts through the thicket of confusing—and often downright wrong—advice on nutrition. She gives you easy-to-digest, bite-sized servings of real scientific information to help you discover which foods your body needs to heal and thrive. In this book, you will discover: •How to personalize your diet based on your genes •How your diet can actually change your genes through epigenetics •The importance of your gut bacteria, and the best plants that feed them •How to optimize your metabolism and lose weight •What tests to ask your doctor for and why for vibrant health Joan also dives into the psychology behind why it’s so hard to make changes, offering practical tips to rewire your brain to reduce cravings and enhance your eating pleasure. Finally, she offers quick recipes and easy-to-follow meal plans that you and your family will love whether you’re omnivores, vegans, or vegetarians.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781401954253
Publisher:	Hay House Inc.
Publication date:	06/27/2017
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	360
Sales rank:	898,151
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., is an internationally known speaker in integrative medicine and the mind/body connection. She has a doctorate in cell biology from Harvard Medical School and is a licensed clinical psychologist. The New York Times best-selling author of numerous books, she is also a journalist and radio personality. Website: www.joanborysenko.com

Table of Contents

Foreword: Empowering Health David Perlmutter, M.D xiii

Prologue: Dietary Genesis and Re-Genesis xvi

Introduction: Confused About What to Eat? xix

Part I Science Bites 1

Chapter 1 What's Up, Doc? 3

Chapter 2 The Five Pillars of Dietary Doom 9

Chapter 3 The Three Macronutrients: Proteins, Fats, and Carbs 23

Chapter 4 The Fat and Cholesterol War 27

Chapter 5 Banish Bad Fats 35

Chapter 6 Cherish Good Fats 43

Chapter 7 Grain Brain, Wheat Belly, and Paleo Pigs 53

Chapter 8 Sugar, Insulin, and Hunger 65

Chapter 9 Help! I'm Fat and I'm Famished: Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Syndrome 77

Chapter 10 How Scientific Is Science? 85

Chapter 11 Personalized Metabolism: The A to Z Study 97

Chapter 12 The Fat and Calorie War 103

Chapter 13 Nutrigenomics: Matching Your Genes to Your Diet 107

Chapter 14 Gut Microbes: The Metabolic Surprise of the Millennium 117

Chapter 15 Epigenetics: How the Environment Controls Our Genes 129

Chapter 16 Going Carb-Reasonable 139

Chapter 17 The SAD Truth and the PlantPlus Solution 147

Chapter 18 Checking Your Insulin Resistance: What Tests to Ask For and Why 155

Part II Lifestyle Bites 161

Chapter 19 Self-Knowledge: Your New Life as a Lab Rat 163

Chapter 20 PlantPlus Diet Heaven 171

Chapter 21 Rewiring Your Brain to Reduce Cravings and Enhance Pleasure 177

Chapter 22 Your Sleek, New PlantPlus Kitchen: Out with the Old and "Inn" with the New 193

Part III Getting Down to Business 203

Chapter 23 Reboot: What's On and Off the Menu 205

Chapter 24 Personalization: Your Own PlantPlus Lifestyle 215

Part IV Let's Eat! 229

Chapter 25 Dr. Joan's 20 Superfoods 231

Chapter 26 Eat Well for Less 249

Chapter 27 Joan and Gordon's Favorite PlantPlus Recipes 255

Chapter 28 PlantPlus Lite: A Few Changes Go a Long Way 305

Epilogue: The Cheshire Cat 309

Appendix: Medical Symptom Checklist (MSCL) 313

Conversion Charts 316

Endnotes 318

Acknowledgments 327

About the Author 331

Interviews

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Editorial Reviews

"Eat these words! Dr. Borysenko’s personalized PlantPlus approach is a major step forward in cutting through dietary confusion, increasing nutritional literacy, and enjoying true food and good cooking. Joan gets us back on track in a way that’s fun, economical, and easy to stick with for the long run."
— Andrew Weil, M.D.,New York Times best-selling author of Healthy Aging and co-author of True Food

"The PlantPlus Diet Solution: Personalized Nutrition for Life is the best book in years on nourishing not just your body but your mind and spirit as well. This is a superb example of the integration of cutting-edge science, psychology, and common sense. If the endless stream of diet books makes you want to run in the other direction, The PlantPlus Diet Solution is for you. I never thought I’d see a book on nutrition that is fun to read, but here it is. Bravo, Dr. Borysenko, for reminding us that the kitchen can be a sacred site."
— Larry Dossey, M.D., author of One Mind: How Our Individual Mind Is Part of a Greater Consciousness and Why It Matters

"Practical wisdom, crystal-clear science, and step-by-step guidance in using food as medicine from one of the great pioneers of mind-body medicine. This is a terrific book, one to read and savor."
— James S. Gordon, M.D., author of Unstuck: Your Guide to the Seven-Stage Journey Out of Depression and founder and director of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine

"Blending mind and science, Dr. Joan Borysenko establishes the brain-green connection as she creates a New Nutritional Normal in The PlantPlus Diet Solution. Her recipe for success combines a simple, flexible, and tasty cuisine, as well as a host of mental tools to stay on track with healthy eating and self-care. She should know, as she lives her message!"
— Pam Peeke, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P., New York Times best-selling author of The Hunger Fix, Body for Life for Women, and Fight Fat After Forty

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