The Carbohydrate Addicts Lifespan Program

Millions of maturing Americans face increasing weight levels and failing health, although they eat no more than they did when they were younger. Drawing from their breakthrough research into the carbohydrate-insulin connection to excess weight and poor health, Drs. Richard and Rachael Heller have created a comprehensive, straightforward program for getting trim and staying vigorous through the best years of life.

As the authors of the phenomenally successful Carbohydrate Addict's Diet know, losing weight is hard work. Even harder, however, is keeping the weig ht off--sticking to the new patterns of eating necessary for success. Now Drs. Heller and Heller provide the additional support that every carbohydrate addict needs to succeed.

This guide addresses the source rather than the symptoms of weight problems. Scientifically based, this diet plan has had a proven 80 percent success rate, because it is safe, enjoyable and remarkably easy.

Drs. Rachel and Richard Heller, authors of the revolutionary New York Times bestselling Carbohydrate Addictrs"s books, are renowned for their ability to motivate readers with their own combined 200-pound weight loss success. Drs. Heller understand the physical and emotional reasons why people struggle to stay on their low-carb diets-or fall off them completely. Now comes the right help at the right time-a plan to put the low-carb dieter back in control-without deprivation-in only a week or less!Holidays, vacation, stress, boredom, and daily emotional wear and tear are all factors that can chip away at the most sincere diet commitment. What starts out as a simple "cheat" often leads to bona-fide failure. In the end most low-carb dieters are left to watch helplessly as their eating spirals out of control and the pounds creep (or rush) back on. Drs. Heller know that once someone has fallen off any low-carb diet, they need help to get back on, and stay on.Now therers"s a day-by-day, scientifically-based motivating and empowering program that will immediately reduce cravings, satisfy the bodyrs"s need for carbohydrates, and help low-carb dieters regain control over their eating and their weight.

Millions of Americans are carbohydrate-addicted - caught in a painful cycle of food craving and weight gain. If you are one of them and are over 40, you know that losing weight - and keeping it off - gets harder all the time. You also know that most diet and weight-loss programs are quick fixes that rarely bring success in the long run. But simple and permanent weight loss isn't a lost cause. Drawing from their breakthrough research into the carbohydrate-insulin connection - the discovery that excess amounts of insulin in the bloodstream cause us to store more fat and crave certain foods - Drs. Richard and Rachael Heller offer a comprehensive nutritional plan specifically tailored to the lifestyle and changing needs of the mature adult.

Compatible with the American Heart Association guidelines, The Carbohydrate Addicts Healthy Heart Program is a carb-smart plan designed to correct the cause of your carbohydrate cravings and weight gain while cutting your risk for high blood pressure, high blood fat levels, adult-onset diabetes, and heart disease--without sacrifice and without deprivation! WITNESS THE AMAZING RESULTS FROM THE CARBOHYDRATE ADDICT'S HEALTHY HEART PROGRAM DR. RACHAEL F. HELLER [show before and after photos of Dr. Heller] BEFORE AFTER BLOOD PRESSURE: 220/120 110/70 TOTAL CHOLESTEROL: 250 178 TRIGLYCERIDES: 385 98 BLOOD SUGAR: DIABETIC NORMAL WEIGHT: 300+ lbs. 138 lbs. HEART RISK RATIO: HIGH RISK LOW RISK Are you a carbohydrate addict at risk for heart disease? Take this quiz and find out. 1. After eating breakfast, are you hungry before lunchtime? 2. Do you get tired in the middle of the afternoon and find that a snack makes you feel better? 3. Do you eat or snack when you're really not hungry? 4. Once you start eating snack foods or sweets, is it hard to stop? 5. Does stress, exhaustion, loneliness, or boredom make you want to eat? 6. Have you been told that you're overweight or have high blood pressure or adult-onset diabetes? Or do any of these disorders run in your family? SCORING: COUNT YOUR "YES" ANSWERS: 0-1 PROBABLY NOT CARBOHYDRATE ADDICTED 2-4 MILD OR MODERATE CARBOHYDRATE ADDICTION 5-6 SEVERELY CARBOHYDRATE ADDICTED

If you love to eat starches, snack foods or sweets, and have trouble stopping once you start, you may be a carbohydrate addict. Standard diets don't work for you simply because it's not a matter of willpower, it's a matter of biology. Offering much more than a standard gram counter, this handy reference provides the special information carbohydrate addicts need on: * Calorie, fat and carbohydrate counts of 2,700 foods * Health and diet foods and over-the-counter medications that can trigger carbohydrate cravings and weight gain * Menu items from 14 national fast-food chains * Dining out--ethnic style--for all your favorite foods Hundreds of vegetarian, non-meat and non-dairy alternatives * Low-fat, healthy-heart food choices The Drs. Heller have discovered what causes carbohydrate addiction and, best of all, how to help you correct it--permanently...and struggle-free. If you are a carbohydrate addict, this little book contains information that is essential to your success.

Explains how "The Carbohydrate Addict's Lifespan Program" can cut cravings, hunger, and excess weight, reduce blood sugar swings, reduce stress, and increase energy and optimal health for the mature adult.

The authors revolutionized the diet industry with their breakthrough research into the carbohydrate-insulin connection--the discovery that excess amounts of insulin in the bloodstream cause people to store more fat and crave starches, snack food, and sweets. Their personalized "LifeSpan" plan was designed to meet the needs of the struggling dieter.

Something's Eating Your Child. It Could Be Junk Food. Does your kid grab food on the run? Does it seem as if your youngster could live on pizza and fries while guzzling juice and soda? Your child or teen may be carbohydrate addicted and suffer from a chemical imbalance that can lead to weight gain, mood swings, hyperactivity, even learning and behavior problems. Junk food, sweets, and even healthy high-carbo, low-fat foods can wreak havoc on insulin and blood-sugar levels--imbalances that lie at the heart of these problems. Drawing on more than a decade of research, Drs. Richard and Rachael Heller, authors of the bestselling The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet, have helped more than a million people break free of the addiction to carbohydrates. In Carbohydrate-Addicted Kids, these renowned researchers present parents with two struggle-free alternatives: an easy Step-By-Step Plan as well as a quick, Jump-Start Plan. Each plan corrects the root cause of the carbohydrate cravings and is especially designed with kids and teens in mind. As their insulin and blood-sugar levels become balanced, youngsters are free to enjoy a wide variety of foods, and mood, behavior, and learning problems literally disappear. Help your child break free of carbo cravings, sugar highs, and sugar lows--without deprivation--for life.