Julia Ross - The Diet Cure: The 8-Step Program to Rebalance Your Body Chemistry and End Food Cravings, Weight Gain, and Mood Swings--Naturally

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THE DIET CURE

Julia Ross, pioneering author and clinician, has been directing innovative counseling programs in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1980. She is the executive director of Recovery Systems, a clinic that treats people from all over the world for overeating and mood problems, using an integrative program that emphasizes nutrient therapy and biochemical rebalancing. Julia trains health practitioners throughout the United States and abroad. Her work has been featured on many radio and television programs and in Psychology Today, Health, Vogue, and other magazines. The author of a second best seller, The Mood Cure, she lives in Marin County, California. Learn more about Julias work at dietcure.com, moodcure.com, and recoverysystemsclinic.com.

The 8-Step Program to Rebalance Your Body Chemistry and End Food Cravings, Weight Gain, and Mood SwingsNaturally

JULIA ROSS, M.A.

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First published in the United States of America by Viking Penguin,
a member of Penguin Putnam Inc., 1999

Published in Penguin Books 2000

This revised edition published 2012

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Ross, Julia, M.A.

The diet cure : the 8-step program to rebalance your body chemistry and end food cravings,
weight gain, and mood swingsnaturally / Julia Ross. Rev. ed.

p. cm.

Includes index.

ISBN: 978-1-101-60404-5

1. Diet. 2. Diet therapy. 3. Food. 4. Nutritionally induced diseases. 5. Nutrition. I. Title.

RA776.5.R685 2012

615.854dc23

2011045720

Printed in the United States of America

Designed by Jaye Zimet

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ALWAYS LEARNING

PEARSON

To
Frances Lillian Ross

and to the women and men
whose struggles have inspired us to find a better way

F orty years ago, after I had completed my education at Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania and at the outset of my medical career, a foolish optimism gripped my profession. It was generally held that to improve the nations health, all we had to do was make the existing health care more widely available.

It soon became painfully evident that more health care did not always lead to more health. In fact, the rapid advances of medical science seemed to be increasingly overpowered by the well-marketed culture of unhealthy consumption.

By the early 1980s, this alarming trend found many doctors seeking new ways to heal harmful habits. Twenty years ago, through my private practice and my work as a founding member of the American Holistic Medical Association, I was fortunate enough to become involved with the incredibly effective work of Julia Ross. Most of the patients with overeating and weight problems whom I sent to her clinic received major benefit. Eventually, I was so impressed that I signed on as their backup physician.

I am delighted that her unique approach, now in an updated edition, will be even more accessible. May it help guide you in your efforts toward greater health and well-being.

I f you have a known or suspected medical condition, are taking medication of any kind, or have specific health concerns, you should consult a qualified health care provider before following any of the suggestions in this book. Supplement and pharmaceutical dosages are meant to be guidelines only, and dosage and results will vary according to the specific needs of each individual. The dietary guidelines, too, need to be tailored to each individual. Because this book cannot respond to individuals needs and circumstances, as we do in our clinic, you should ask for a qualified health care professional to help you assess and apply The Diet Cure. Although we did our best to provide sound and useful information, we cannot and do not promise results to a reader. Neither the publisher nor the author is engaged in rendering professional advice or services to the individual reader. 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. Neither the author nor the publisher shall be liable or responsible for any loss or damage allegedly arising from any information or suggestion in this book.