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Copyright 2016 by David Zinczenko
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Published in the United States by Galvanized Books, a division of Galvanized Brands, LLC, New York
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Table of Contents
by David Zinczenko, Creator and Founder, Eat This, Not That!
Discover the easiest, least expensive, most effective way to drop pounds and get fit fast.
PLUS: Your Tea Cleanse Cheat Sheet.
PLUS: Everything you need to know to become master of the tea ceremony.
Foreword
IT SEEMS INCREDIBLE.
IMPOSSIBLE.
And yet its true: Fast, permanent weight loss is just a sip away. And all you need is a cup of hot water and a humble bag of tea.
As the creator of Eat This, Not That!, the Editorial Director of Mens Fitness magazine, and the author of nearly two dozen best-selling books on nutrition, Ive spent more than 20 years poring over every bit of body science that hits the journals. When it comes to weight-loss claims, you could call me the ultimate skepticbut of course Id ask for proof.
And as a skeptic, I can tell you this: Never before have I seen such a mountain of evidence that proves the effectiveness of a weight-loss plan. And never before have I found something so fast-acting and downright healthy for you. The 7-Day Flat-Belly Tea Cleanse will not only strip away fatup to 10 pounds, from your belly first!but put you on the path to a longer, healthier, richer life.
The secret is the unique combination of micronutrients in teain particular, a class of nutrient called catechinsthat are difficult to find in any other food source. In this exclusive edition of The 7-Day Flat-Belly Tea Cleanse, you will follow your weeklong cleanse with a 14-Day Green Tea Diet that unlocks those powerful nutrients in tea by combining them with five very special superfoods. As a result, the plan in this book ushers you into an exclusive cluba club where everyone gets to lose weight and feel healthier, without restrictive dieting and without intensive exercise. And as they say, membership has its privileges:
> YOU LIVE LONGER. Those who drink the most green tea are less likely to die of any cause than those who do not, according to an 11-year study.
> YOU LIVE LEANER. Tea drinkers have, on average, 20 percent less body fat than non-drinkers.
> YOU LIVE HAPPIER. Tea, especially the green variety, quashes hunger, lowers blood pressure, reduces stress and improves sleep, all while helping to cut your risk of the major disease of our time.
But as surprising as all the research supporting the health benefits of drinking tea is, nothing is more compelling to me than the stories of those whose lives have been transformed by something so simple and soothing as a cup of tea. Please read Kelly Chois story on the next page. May it inspire you to embark on a similar path to a longer, healthier, richer life.
Now if youll excuse me, I hear a teapot whistling.
DAVID ZINCZENKO
Creator and Founder, Eat This, Not That!
Introduction
TEA SAVED MY MOTHERS LIFE. IT CHANGED MY LIFE. AND I BELIEVE IT WILL CHANGE YOURS.
Shortly after I was born, my mother developed diabetes. It runs in our family; I lost an uncle to the disease, and I have other relatives who struggle with it.
My parents met in South Korea when they worked together at a hospitalmy mother as a nurse, my father as a pharmacist. When I turned 3 we immigrated to America, but language barriers prevented them from pursuing their former careers, so they did what so many educated Koreans have done: They opened a grocery store.