PRAISE FOR
THE VIRGIN DIET
You must read this book if you think youre doing everything right and still struggling to lose weight!
Suzanne Somers, bestselling author of 23 books, including Bombshell
Eliminates the healthy foods that are actually holding your health hostage, so you can lose weight quickly and permanently.
Mark Hyman, MD,
author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, The Blood Sugar Solution
A foolproof, science-based plan to lose weight, boost your metabolism and reclaim your health, for life.
Daniel G. Amen, MD,
author of Change Your Brain, Change Your Body
In this book, JJ reveals one of the primary reasons why people are doing everything right but still not losing weight. Her tell-it-like-it-is attitude is refreshing, clear and informative. I highly recommend The Virgin Diet for anyone who has ever struggled with their weight and knows there has to be a better way. That way is illuminated in this book!
Cynthia Pasquella, CCN,
creator of SoCal Cleanse and bestselling author of PINK Method
Food sensitivity is a hidden epidemicthis eye-opening book will change the way you think of food so you can lose weight for good.
Frank Lipman, MD,
author of Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Start Living Again
The Virgin Diet demystifies food sensitivities while offering the reader a fantastic plan that will help them to lose weight and feel great.
Mike Dow, PhD,
author of Diet Rehab
JJs Virgin Diet offers the ultimate plan to slim down, boost energy and feel your very best, whether youre vegan, vegetarian or omnivore!
Alex Jamieson,
author of The Great American Detox Diet
JJ Virgin is the real deal! She debunks the diet myths and gives you a program that really works!
Jonny Bowden, PhD, CNS,
aka The Rogue Nutritionist, bestselling author of The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth and The Great Cholesterol Myth
Having personally and professionally known JJ Virgin, I can promise you that this book is just like she isa no-nonsense, get-down-to-it, take-no-prisoners kind of book. The Virgin Diet provides the exact game plan you need to finally beat the exhausting game of weight-loss resistance. This book is sure to shake up the diet world and put soy, wheat and dairy (and a few others) on notice! Well-researched and filled with case studies of people who have lived this diet, my prediction is The Virgin Diet will become a classic.
Leanne Ely, ONC
New York Times bestselling author from SavingDinner.com
This book is dedicated to frustrated dieters everywhere who have been diligently eating those healthy foods and figuring that they were just doomed to be overweight. May this book set you free.

THE VIRGIN DIET
ISBN: 978-1-4592-4912-7
2012 by JJ Virgin
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The ideas, procedures and suggestions contained in this book are not intended as a substitute for consulting with your physician. All matters regarding your health require medical supervision.
The Virgin Diet is a trademark of JJ Virgin.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Virgin, JJ
The virgin diet: drop 7 foods, lose 7 pounds, just 7 days / JJ Virgin.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Reducing dietsPopular works. 2. Reducing dietsRecipesPopular works. 3. Self-care, HealthPopular works. I. Title.
RM222.2.V528 2013
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
So much synchronicity went into the development of this book!
First, I want to thank the amazing science team at Metametrix Clinical Laboratory who helped me realize the impact of low-grade food reactions. I was so fortunate to be able to educate doctors throughout the country on how food sensitivities could be causing a myriad of health issues and then see the side effect that pulling these foods out had on their patients health: rapid weight loss! I kept seeing the same food reactions coming up over and over again, along with the same benefits, which helped me realize that this was a powerful weight-loss tool!
I want to shout out to Chef Leanne Ely, who tracked me down on Twitter. When I told her about how I pulled people off these foods but couldnt find good recipes for them, she jumped right in and developed them, proving deliciously that cooking and eating this way could be done!
To my pals at Discovery, TLC and Shed Media, it was a blast working with you on Freaky Eaters, and I am thrilled to be a part of Transformation Diaries. Dr. Mike Dow, I hope we get to be the dream team again sometime soon, and thanks for the amazing hookup to Celeste Fine! Andrew Strauser, you are my casting angelI so appreciate your continuing to find these amazing opportunities for me. And to my manager, Greg Horangic, thank you for making the deals happen!
To my brilliant literary agent, Celeste Fine, you convinced me that this was the book and made it all happen, from hooking me up with my incredible writing partner, Rachel Kranz, to bringing me to the team at Harlequin, who I fell in love with from the moment I walked in the door. I felt like I had come home! I feel so fortunate to be working with my amazing editor, Sarah Pelz, and the whole team at Harlequin has been incredible. I am so honored that you chose me.
Big kudos to my publicist extraordinaire, Barbara Teszler, for helping me get the message out to millions. You are the pitch genius. Mike Danielson at Media Relations, you are brilliant with your connections and ideas. And Jason Boehm, thanks for stalking mewhat did I do before you? You are not only my social media genius but also my second set of eyes into all that is going on in our world. To my attorney, Darryl Sheetz, thanks for always having my back and keeping me safe out there in the business world!
I am supported everyday by an incredible team at www.jjvirgin.com. Susan Tafralis, you are my rock and my number-one support system; I couldnt do it without you. Thanks to Mary Ann Guillory, who keeps me in line with my shoe habit and makes sure the money is flowing in the right direction; to Traci Knoppe, who handles all things technical; Patsy Wallace and Jason Boehm, my rock star health coaches; and Julia Zaslow, who is an absolute genius in marketing and strategy.
Another big shout-out to all of those who help me continue to nurture my business, including my current business coach, the amazing Brendon Burchard. I feel so blessed to be working with you. Dr. Daniel Amen, you are my role model and so genuine and generous I adore you. And thanks to Ali Brown for opening my eyes to the power of the online world as my first real business coach and one of my dearest friends. Thanks also to Lisa Sasevich for teaching me how to package and position my work so people will take action. To my sweet friend Marcelle Pick of Women to Women, your work on stress and food sensitivities was so helpful in putting this book together. Kaayla Daniel, thanks for jumping in at the 11 th hour with brilliant information. Suzanne Somers, of course I have to include you here, as your courageous work continues to pave the way for all of us. To all of my amazing and courageous pals in the integrative health field who are getting the word out there and taking the bullets for going against the grain, you are all such inspiration and support for me.