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The Origin Diet: How
Eating like Our Stone Age Ancestors will Maximize
Your Health
Henry Holt & Company, 2001
ISBN 0-8050-6335-8 ($23.00, buy
now)
 This
book provides a revolutionary health plan that
combines age-old nutrition basics with modern
science to help you look and feel your best. Drawing
from recent studies on evolutionary nutrition
and in-depth reviews of current scientific literature,
The Origin Diet reveals that obesity and chronic
disease were dramatically lower in prehistoric
times and proves that today’s sedentary
lifestyle and fast-food culture are out of sync
with our evolutionary makeup and hunting and gathering
heritage. By re-discovering our beginnings, we
can be thinner, stronger, and healthier includes:
Small, painless changes you can make in your eating
habits that align your diet with your body’s
evolutionary needs and boost over-all health;
The Origin Workout — a modern exercise plan
that will help you be as fit and active as your
ancient ancestors; a tempting, healthful array
of ‘origin’-al recipes and menus that
make meal planning easy for today’s time-challenged
schedules; hints for grazing and nibbling your
way to weight loss; "cave" foods that
can help keep illnesses such as heart disease
and cancer at bay; and helpful diet and lifestyle
tips to create a plan that sticks.
Giving readers a simple but
specific daily program, The Origin Diet details
an eating and exercise plan that is guaranteed
to improve health and slim waistlines. Somer conducted
two separate studies with many different subjects
adopting the Origin Diet and found that they lost
weight, lowered their cholesterol levels, improved
energy levels, slept better, diminished their
food cravings, and felt more mentally alert. One
subject proclaimed, " My general health improved
and it is easier now to get out of bed in the
morning and up from the table after meals, and
even though I am full, I don’t have that
tired feeling I use to have. I’m also sleeping
better."
Scientifically sound and proven
effective, The Origin Diet is the perfect health
and weight-loss plan that helps us get back to
basics and live longer, leaner, and healthier
lives.
"Brimming with solid research
and sound advice, the Origin Diet will bring you
back to your dietary roots by revealing why you
must eat like your ancestors to maintain health
and how you can easily and successfully do it
in today’s fast-food world. All you have
to do is open this book, and you’ll be opening
up endless possibilities for a healthy, long,
and vital life."
- Debra Waterhouse, M.P.H., R.D.,
author of Outsmarting the Female Fat Cell and
Outsmarting Fatigue
"Elizabeth Somer’s
writing is always a treat. The Origin Diet is
not a gimmick or a quick fix - it gives us many
compelling reasons to seek out fruits, vegetables,
whole grains, and lean meats. After reading Somer’s
well-researched argument for returning to the
habits of our ancestors, you will be eager to
incorporate her many tips, strategies, and recipes
into your daily life."
- Barbara Rolls, Ph.D., professor
and Guthrie chair in nutrition, Penn State University
and author of Volumetrics
"...what [Somer] says
makes sense - and is convincing. Somer’s
program is a diet for people willing to make a
definite commitment, but, as she explains, readers
can make significant improvements in their overall
health and fitness by implementing even some of
her advice."
- Publisher’s Weekly, December
18, 2000
" ...Somer has done an
admirable job of taking what's known about paleonutrition
and adapting it to fit our modern lifestyles....Somer
has the right idea..."
- Christin Gorman, Health Editor,
Time Magazine, February 5, 2001 |
