Ludwig David - Always Delicious: Over 175 Satisfying Recipes to Conquer Cravings, Retrain Your Fat Cells and Keep the Weight Off Permanently

Knowing what to eat is not so easy in a world of conflicting nutrition science and confusing guidelines. The truth is that not all science is equal. And not all diet recommendations are based on great science. Harder still is to know how to prepare and enjoy food that will bring us joy, pleasure, and health. Always Delicious solves all these problems.

In Always Delicious, David and Dawn Ludwig have done something remarkable. They created a guide and manual that explains both why we are sick and overweight (now 70 percent of Americans are overweight) and how to choose and prepare amazing food that you love and that loves you back.

I have known Dr. Ludwig for twenty years. I have been inspired and enlightened by his groundbreaking research at Harvard. And by his scientific integrity. He once was invited to give a talk to CEOs of major food companies. They wanted to pay his expenses and an honorarium. Dr. Ludwig attended the meeting at his own expense, and has never taken money from the food industry.

Industry-funded studies are many times more likely to show benefit for the company or organization that funded the research. If the National Dairy Council funds a study on milk, guess what? It shows that dairy has benefits. If the soda industry funds studies on obesity, that research almost always acquits soda as a cause of obesity, despite mountains of evidence to the contrary. Dr. Ludwigs research is published in the worlds top medical journals, meticulously designed and executed, and has made major contributions to scientific knowledge.

Applying his findings in my medical practice has led to extraordinary outcomes. One recent patient had type 2 diabetes, which was completely out of control despite multiple medications and insulin. After just a few months, her blood sugars were normal and she got off all insulin and medications. This is not a rare occurrence, but commonplace when I have applied Dr. Ludwigs research and dietary recommendations. Patients reverse chronic disease and lose weight effortlessly and sustainably. All without starving or eating tasteless foods.

The principles of Dr. Ludwigs book Always Hungry? and the companion Always Delicious are based on the most compelling and credible science (much of it done by Dr. Ludwig himself), simple principles that profoundly change our view of how to eat for health and weight loss. First and most important, all calories are not equal. Weight loss isnt about eating less and exercising more. That will just make you cranky and irritable or hangry. You can white-knuckle it for a bit, but then you rebound and gain all the weight and more, messing up your metabolism. Being on a low-calorie diet fails over and over.

There is an entirely new approach to eating and food. Always Delicious lays it out in a simple, beautiful, doable, delicious way. So, if all calories are not equal, which ones should you eat? The ones that make you feel full, speed up your metabolism, help release calories from your fat cells, increase your energy, and taste great. Those calories importantly include good, savory, yummy, satisfying fats. Not all the low-fat processed starches (and sugars) we have been told were good for us.

The failure of conventional low-fat diets is that they focus on calories. Its all about moderation, and if you cant control yourself at the dinner table (or snack cupboard), and if you cant exercise enough, then its your fault. You are just a lazy glutton. Sounds right. Except for one thing: Its not true. Yet it is still the recommendation of most nutritionists, doctors, and public health associations responsible for guiding our eating choices. It only helps perpetuate the pervasive processed-food industry. If soda calories or cereal calories are the same as almond or avocado calories, then as long as you stay in balance it doesnt matter what you eat. Not only is that wrong. It defies common sense.

In Always Delicious you will learn that what we eat is far more important than how much we eat, that choosing the right foods will lead to spontaneous changes in your hormones, immune system, and metabolism that drive health and weight loss without struggle or effort. This way, you replace deprivation and tasteless food with abundance and deliciousness.