Fit for Life

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"It is not only what you eat that makes the difference, but also of extreme importance is when you eat it and in what combinations," say Harvey and Marilyn Diamond, authors of this classic bestseller. Their program results in eating balanced, nutritious, high-fiber foods, making dieting "unnecessary and as obsolete as sealing wax."

The Diamonds explain that body functions have a daily cycle: noon to 8 p.m.-- appropriation (eating and digestion); 8 p.m. to 4 a.m.--assimilation (absorption and use); 4 a.m. to noon--elimination (of body wastes and food debris). Fit for Life aims to return you to a lifestyle based on your natural body cycles. That means 70 percent of your diet should be "high-water-content foods"--fruits and vegetables--which facilitate all body functions. Consume nothing but fruit or fruit juice until noon, then eat salad and vegetables with every meal for the rest of the day.

Two-thirds of the book is explanation and discussion; one-third is menu plans and recipes. You won't be hungry, your food choices will be healthy, and you'll lose weight without dieting. --Joan Price

Book Description

The #1 New York Times bestseller - over one year on the New York Times bestseller list!It's the program that shatters all the myths: FIT FOR LIFE, the international bestseller that explains how to change both your figure and your life. Nutrition specialists Harvey and Marilyn Diamond explain how you can eat more kinds of food than you ever ate before without counting calories....and still lose weight! The natural body cycle, permanent weight-loss plan that proves it's not only what you eat, but also when and how, FIT FOR LIFE is the perfect solution for those who want to look and feel their best. Join the celebrities and the millions of Americans who are FIT FOR LIFE and begin your transformation today with : THE VITAL PRINCIPLES that bring you permanent weight loss and high energy THE FIT FOR LIFE SECRETS OF TIMING AND FOOD COMBINING that work with your natural body cycles THE FIT FOR LIFE 4-week meal plan, menus, recipes, shopping tips, exercises, and more!"A JEWEL OF A BOOK....THE STATE-OF-THE-ART RECIPE FOR GOOD HEALTH" -Robert S. Mendelsohn, M.D., author of Confessions of a Medical Heretic