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The 3-Season Diet: Solving the Mysteries of Food Cravings, Weight-Loss, and Exercise [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

John Douillard (Author)
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May 30, 2000
For 50 years the debate over high-protein, low-fat, and high-carbohydrate diets has confused the American people. Each diet is backed by convincing scientific research indicating that it is the best and only way to lose weight. But how can they all be right?

The answer is astonishingly simple. Each one is right, but for only four months of the year! The secret to making these diets work together for a lifetime is to use each one in the appropriate season as designed by nature: low fat in the spring, high carbohydrates in the summer, and high protein (and fat) in the winter.

The beauty of fitness and diet expert John Douillard's system is that now, for the first time, the body's cravings actually support both a weight-loss diet and a way-of-life diet. Given the opportunity provided by The 3-Season Diet, our desires readily align with foods that nature has provided for thousands of years at the time when they are naturally harvested. In winter we crave soups, nuts, warm grains, and other high-fat and protein foods such as fish and meat. In spring we want salads, berries, and leafy greens, a naturally low-fat diet. And in summer, when long days and outdoor activities require high energy, we desire fruits, vegetables, starches, and other high-carbohydrate foods.

John Douillard has derived his revolutionary 3-season diet from a 5,000-year-old traditional medical system, adjusting it to fit our modern lifestyles. Information on body types, fat-burning exercises, stress-reduction and weight-balancing techniques, recipes, and food alternatives all support the reader in making The 3-Season Diet an easily sustainable way of life that lets you look and feel better than you've ever imagined.


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Diet books can be a dime a dozen, but John Douillard, director of player development for the New Jersey Nets, has a refreshingly different approach to weight loss in The 3-Season Diet. He says to forget Dr. Atkins and the Protein Power folks and their pro-steak platforms; ignore Dean Ornish and the ultra-low-fat-diet bandwagon; and never mind Nathan Pritikin, the Diamonds' Fit for Life program, and Potatoes Not Prozac, with their diets high in complex carbohydrates. That is, unless the seasonal foods that are available naturally follow these plans. Douillard focuses on a brilliantly simple premise: we should eat with respect to nature's wisdom and fill our plates with whatever is fresh and abundant. Therefore, each of these three diet philosophies will work, but only for four months of the year. "Nature's blueprint for our nutrition is an annual cycle, not a daily one," he writes. "As the seasons blend into one another, we change the clothing we wear, the outdoor activities in which we engage, even the way we set our clocks. But how much thought do we ever give to changing the kinds of foods we eat?" Douillard says there's good reason for us to crave nuts, meat, and high-protein, high-fat foods in the winter, salads and berries in the spring, and fruits, veggies, and starches for summertime energy.

This way of eating mirrors that of India's 5,000-year-old Ayurvedic system of medicine, although liberty has been taken to simplify this system for American readers (the vata, pitta, and kapha body types, for example, are changed to "winter," "summer," and "spring"). Once you determine your particular body type using the detailed questionnaire, you're led to targeted fat-burning exercises, an easy stress-reducing, energy-boosting breathing program designed to curb overeating, and seasonal recipes and grocery shopping lists. Douillard points out that in one study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, 99 percent of dieters gained back every pound they had lost within 3 to 5 years. Fortunately, unlike most other weight-loss plans, The Three Season Diet features a variety of foods, is simple to follow, is easy to stick with, and is much more likely to inspire long-term success. --Erica Jorgensen

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It seems as if every time we turn around, someone is trying to give us the "magical cure" for weight loss. Douillard's book seems to be just another example of diet hype, but owing to his practical advice, case studies, and easy-to-follow food plans and shopping lists, it is a step up from most on the market. The main idea behind The 3-Season Diet is that no one food should be banned. Douillard's research is based on history, when people ate what they harvested. His plan consists of eating different foods during different seasons. Spring calls for a low-fat diet, summer for fruits, veggies, and crabs, and winter mainly proteins and fats. Douillard's mantra is "Think in terms of increasing good foods in season rather than avoiding food. Remember, there are no bad foods." Given the 3-Season Grocery List, menus, and recipes, this seems to be an easy and realistic plan to follow. Douillard is the author of Body, Mind and Sport and cohosts Denver's Healthtime radio show. Recommended for all libraries.
-Marianne Fitzgerald, P.L. of Charlotte & Mecklenburg Cty., NC
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Harmony; 1st edition (May 30, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0609605895
  • ISBN-13: 978-0609605899
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #807,013 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A way to eat for life., June 29, 2000
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I have read both of Douillard's books and this is just as excellent as his first one. By focusing what you eat on what is naturally available in a season (he divides the year into thirds starting with spring on March 1), your body does what it was intended to do in each season. Spring is lower fat and higher in the greens and sprouts that are available. Summer is high in carbohydrates with the fruits and vegetables that are readily available. Winter is high protein and slightly higher fat. Lunch is your main meal of the day (and he acknowledges the difficulty of that in our fast paced society), but you should spend at least one hour, preferable one and a half enjoying a sumptious lunch. It does not promote vegetarianism though meat is down played except in winter. He provides shopping list for each of the three seasons to help and sample menus though no recipes. I have tried this for a week and have lost 3 pounds without effort and feel more energized. I have been looking for a diet for life not just a fad diet that works until you get off of it. He does go over the fad diets that we all have heard of and says they have there place in the right season. Low fat in spring, high carb in summer and high protein in winter. I am very excited that I have finally found a way to eat that works. He also gives wonderful breathing, stretching and exercise advice to further help you in improving the quality of your life. Read this book!
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Eating in Season, December 12, 2000
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For generations people ate what was available to them by the Earths seasonal turn. Perhaps there was some canning to get you through a long winter, but for the most part nature's schedule determined your diet. Only since the introduction of convenience and fast food in the last 50 or so years have our wastebands expanded beyond our genetics. More and more, we are plagued by depression, obesity, and fatigue. All of the preservatives and genetic altering of our foods to keep them on the shelf longer have only added to our "heaviness". This book guides you back to the to the idealogy that with most things in life, nature is the best guide to survival.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Changed our lives!, January 18, 2012
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Purchased this book upon recommendation from our daughter. It has changed the way we purchase our food and the way we eat. Highly recommend!
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