Publisher's Synopsis
Are you fed up with being fat and sick? Have you had it with taking pharmaceuticals for high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, indigestion, constipation, back pain, sciatica and other health conditions? In this inspirational book, a dozen middle-aged people from Toronto with a slew of health problems, share their stories about losing weight and overcoming illness without medical intervention, simply by changing over to this healthy lifestyle. Fed Up with Being Fat and Sick discusses the groundbreaking work done by Dr. John McDougall, on how eating a plant-based diet that is centered on starches such as potatoes, rice, oatmeal, corn, legumes and beans, will put the majority of life-threatening diseases into remission. If you have been hearing about the health improvements that manifest with eating plant-based, or if you have seen the film "What the Health," and are searching for a simple and easy way to put a healthy vegan diet into action, you are encouraged to get this book and get started. Read about Amy, who has struggled with food addiction. She has lost over 120 pounds, and now has a normal BMI (Body Mass Index). Meet Judy, who had a heart attack, was put on a number of medications, and reversed her heart disease with this healthy diet. You'll read about Murray, who was obese and had high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, and kidney failure, but with the Starch Solution way of eating has lost 110 pounds at this point, no longer takes 10 of his 13 prescribed drugs, and is feeling great. Diane was in big trouble with advanced inflammatory arthritis that had already resulted in one hip being replaced. Read how amazing her health is now, since embracing Dr. McDougall's starch-based diet. Dan, a retired police officer, was obese, suffering with diabetes, and had a stroke. The medicines his specialist put him on nearly killed him, and since following Dr. McDougall's starch-based plan he has ditched the drugs and lost over 100 pounds. Meet Dr. John McDougall, the brilliant medical doctor who designed this science-based nutritional food plan. Dr. McDougall will share how he's seen MS (Multiple Sclerosis), lupus and many cancers go into remission by following this way of eating, and how the majority of chronic diseases can be reversed and often cured with his starch-based plan. Fed Up with Being Fat and Sick includes practical advice on how to put meals together quickly and easily. The food is delicious, easy to prepare, and best of all you will never go hungry while dropping the pounds. Weight loss is effortless, and the new slim, trim, and gorgeous you will be an example of how healthy and happy you can be, especially if you are an older adult. Being over 50 shouldn't mean that it's all downhill and you'll never feel well again. Follow the recommendations in this book, be inspired by the stories of ordinary people who didn't need a personal trainer or a personal chef to achieve a healthy body and mind. Learn how to lose the weight fast and regain your health. Avoid costly treatments, complicated remedies and pricey drugs. The simple answer to the prevention, improvement, reversal, and even cure for your health condition can be found here. You can regain your optimal health and live a better life, free of pain and pharmaceutical drugs.
