The Body Code: A Personal Wellness And Weight Loss Plan At The World Famous Green Valley Spa [Hardcover]

Kathryn Lance (Author), Jay Cooper (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1999

If you've ever tried a trendy new diet and found it impossible to stick to -- or if you've wondered why the steak-and-salad regimen that worked miracles for your friend actually put three pounds on you -- you're about to find out what will work. Now, you can lose weight and achieve optimal health by unlocking The Body Code.

At the world-renowned Green Valley Spa, nutritionist Jay Cooper has developed an unprecedented quartet of customized wellness plans that cater to individual metabolic types and body shapes. Without the expense of a ritzy spa vacation, you can reap the benefits of Cooper's breakthrough. Now in paperback, The Body Code details exactly how to develop a nutrition and fitness program to match four genetic types:
-- The Warrior-Adrenal Type: rectangular build; extroverted, energetic, and practical
-- The Nurture-Ovarian Type: curvy, pear-shaped build; compassionate, selfless, and magnetic
-- The Communicator-Thyroidal Type: lanky build; lively, creative, and unpredictable
-- The Visionary-Pituitary Type: naturally thin build; calm, reserved, and intellectual

With easy-to-use quizzes to determine your type and step-by-step guidance on how to eat and exercise accordingly, readers can reap the benefits and enjoy the rejuvenating powers of a lifetime of optimal health.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

One-size-fits-all diets and exercise programs don't work because each of us has unique genetic programming, or a Body Code, that determines our body build and dictates the best food and exercise plans for us, explains Jay Cooper, wellness director of the Green Valley Spa in St. George, Utah. Cooper is a marathon runner, triathlete, and cancer survivor who was given only months to live in 1990--and has been cancer-free for nine years as of the book's publication date. According to Cooper, your Body Code includes your anatomical type (mesomorphic, ectomorphic, endomorphic), which determines how much and what type of movement is best for you; your glandular-metabolic type (thyroidal, adrenal, pituitary, gonadal), which determines what kind of diet is best for you; and energy type (vata, pitta, kapha), which is the "meeting between mind and body." He puts all this together into genetic types he calls Warrior, Nurturer, Communicator, and Visionary. Each type has its own best diet and exercise plan, and he describes each in detail, complete with a progressive movement program and suggested menus for each type. If you've tried diets and exercise regimes that felt wrong or didn't get you to your goals, this book may give you a new perspective and a solution. --Joan Price

From Library Journal

Cooper, director of the Body Code Wellness program at the Green Valley Spa (UT), details a fitness program based on metabolic type. There will be a 15-city author tour.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Atria (March 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671026194
• ISBN-13: 978-0671026196
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 5.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #292,662 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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54 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm losing weight and I feel great!!, April 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Body Code: A Personal Wellness And Weight Loss Plan At The World Famous Green Valley Spa (Hardcover)

I never heard of Jay Cooper before I got this book - and I am not in the income bracket that allows for spa visits. I also can't weigh in on the Abravamel (sp) controversy, except to say that all diets seem to build on previous information. In general I am very leery of trying diet books - I feel that they are usually a waste of money. But a friend highly recommended this one, and after seeing how well she was doing I bought the book. I have found it to be a terrificly well organized and very livable plan that addresses all the issues of dieting, from exercise and energy level to body shape, food cravings and metabolism. I highly recommend it for those who, like me, have struggled with weight over the long haul and are burned out on fad diets. This is a well written and information packed blend of western and eastern research into what makes a body work, and how to fine tune it. More than just a diet - it is an easily followed road map to a healthier, and more energetic away of life - where weight loss is a natural event. Thank you Mr. Cooper and Ms. Lance!!

45 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars simplifies a complex subject but is basically result-oriente, October 24, 1999

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This review is from: The Body Code: A Personal Wellness And Weight Loss Plan At The World Famous Green Valley Spa (Hardcover)

I am a doctor practising bioth western and eastern medicine,with a good knowledge of acupuncture and ayuvedha. This book tackles well the subject of proper eating/dieting with regards to individual variation. However from my practical experience there is one advice which should be handled with care: vitamin C 1000 mg taken twice a day- be sure not to take this after 6pm or else the extra boost to the system may give rise to insomnia specially in communicators and visionaries.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It works! I lost 11 pounds in two weeks!, March 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Body Code: A Personal Wellness And Weight Loss Plan At The World Famous Green Valley Spa (Hardcover)

I went to the Green Valley Spa after spending two years with a personal trainer who had me working out with weights exclusively. I didn't like the way my body looked; I had bulked up in my shoulders and gone from a size 10/12 to a 14...I looked like a professional football player! When Jay body-typed me as a Warrior/Adrenal, he told me I should not be using weights but rather should be burning off the fat with cardio and doing stretch, yoga, Pilates, and flexibility exercises instead. I had misdiagnosed myself as a Thyroid, after reading Dr. Abravanel's Body Type Diet years ago, so when I corrected my food and exercise choices to the Warrior/Adrenal plan, I lost 5 pounds the first week and 6 pounds the second! Jay's program is the best; a step up from all the rest. I recommend it totally!