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The False Fat Diet: The Revolutionary 21-Day Program for Losing the Weight You Think Is Fat [Hardcover]

Elson Haas M.D. (Author), Elson M. Haas M.D. (Author), Cameron Stauth (Author)
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April 4, 2000
It's a medical fact: not all weight is really fat. Much of being overweight is caused by allergy-like food reactions. This "false fat" is easy to put on, but it can be hard to take off. Now you can do it--this week--with The False Fat Diet.

All foods have chemical reactions within your body, and some foods just "don't agree with you." These foods cause body swelling and facial puffiness that look like fat. They can also make you feel listless and ill. With the revolutionary False Fat Diet, you cut out these foods and substitute others, following a no-hunger eating strategy. As your false fat melts away, you can lose 5-10 pounds in just a few days--and 10-20 pounds within two or three weeks. Then your metabolism will finally be able to burn true fat--efficiently and steadily--and keep it off.

Acclaimed author of the popular classic Staying Healthy with the Seasons, which has helped people become healthier year-round, Dr. Haas is an international expert on diet and integrative medicine. He has seen his 21-day False Fat Diet work wonders in his own life, and in thousands of his patients' lives, for more than a decade. Now, in this reader-friendly, authoritative book, he makes this breakthrough available to everyone. The False Fat Diet takes you step-by-step through an easy, healthy, practical nutritional program that includes

- Identifying which foods you react to--and replacing them with the right foods for your body chemistry
- The "detox" phase, when you cleanse your system of reactive food substances
- "False Fat Week"--the amazing 7-day period when your swelling and puffiness subside, as you lose ten pounds
- The Balance Program--a personally customized diet that returns your metabolism to normal, taking pounds off steadily as you reach your ideal weight
- Detailed menu plans that give you smart food choices to make over a 21-day interval
- Delicious, easy-to-prepare, reaction-free recipes, created with famous French chef Philippe Boulot, that don't drastically cut calories the way other diets do
- Expert guidance on reducing stress, finding the right exercise program, and learning how to keep feeling better--and looking slimmer--for life

With The False Fat Diet, you will almost immediately look and feel much better, finally free from the common symptoms of food reactions: cravings, irritability, headaches, depression, sinus congestion, heartburn, fatigue, and impaired immunity. You'll have the energy, mental clarity, and good mood you'll need to stay healthy and slim forever. The False Fat Diet is more than a weight-loss program. It's a scientific, healthy, effective, total health regimen that is exciting in its fast results. And because it's individualized, it's the only diet that can work for everyone.


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If you know you swell up after bee stings, you avoid bees. If you know a close encounter with poison ivy will leave you itching and scratching for a week, you keep your eyes open for three-leafed plants. But, according to The False Fat Diet, many of us spend our entire lives eating foods that "don't agree with us," and as a result carry around extra pounds, put up with allergies, and go through life looking older and feeling less energetic than we should. Of course, the hook here is weight loss. If you eliminate the foods that make you gassy and bloated, you can probably drop pounds instantly--up to 10 pounds of "false fat" in a week, Elson Haas says--and then keep dropping weight in subsequent weeks and months, the real fat, all without feeling hungry or deprived.

Haas offers two ways to figure out if you've got food sensitivities: a medical blood test or an elimination diet, in which you cut out certain foods for a while, then gradually reintroduce them to see if they're the ones causing the problems. (The usual suspects: dairy, wheat, corn, sugar, eggs, soy, peanuts.) The False Fat Diet offers detailed instructions on how to eliminate each of these foods, and also offers ideas about supplements to take and other strategies to deal with the strangeness of not eating what are probably your favorite foods.

Although the basic idea behind The False Fat Diet is counterintuitive--that the foods you like and crave the most are causing you the most severe physical problems--the potential benefits are enormous. Haas and Cameron Stauth tell numerous stories of patients (including Stauth and his sister) who lost weight instantly, looked younger, and felt better by following the diet that makes the most sense for them. --Lou Schuler

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"An awesome contribution to the puzzle of losing weight. I will recommend this to everyone I know. Clear, reflective, and easy to use. A real gem!"
--KATHLEEN DESMAISONS, Ph.D.
Author of Potatoes Not Prozac

"The False Fat Diet works. It is a must read for anyone who wants to lose weight fast and keep it off."
--DHARMA SINGH KHALSA, M.D.
Pain Cure specialist and author of Brain Longevity

"Elson Haas is the doctor you turn to when you need a professional and sensible perspective on integrated health care. My audiences love him and he is a frequent guest."
--GARY NULL
Author, radio and TV personality

"Elson Haas shares a profound insight in The False Fat Diet. If you have a hard time losing weight and if a 'healthy' diet leaves you feeling just as tired and bloated as no diet, this book can change your life forever!"
--LEO GALLAND M.D.
Author of Power Healing

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books; 1 edition (April 4, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 034543711X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345437112
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #110,890 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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108 of 109 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent resource for changing your life..., May 28, 2000
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I am using this book, in conjunction with "Eat Right For Your Type" by Dr. Peter D'Adamo, and seeing wonderful results! The premise is simple: certain foods make certain people's bodies react in ways which cause them to gain and retain weight. Some of these reactions are food allergies, some are food sensitivities. If you determine which foods cause reactions for your particular body, and stop eating them, you'll be amazed at what happens!

I am following these two programs (they go together very well) under the supervision of my doctor. I have stopped eating wheat/gluten products and dairy, and having done so am quite pleased with the results. In only two weeks I have lost six pounds and 2% of my body fat (I have a scale which measures both). My clothes are much looser (I should have measured myself before starting), a long term health issue is clearing up and going away, and I feel terrific!

I will note that I did not do the juice fast part of the elimination diet suggested in this book as one of the ways to determine food sensitivites. As someone with hypoglycemia, and having tried juice fasts before and had problems, I knew that was not the right route for me. But I did use the "Sensitive Seven Elimination Diet", and have had great results!

If you're willing to make some real changes in your eating habits, in exchange for real and measurable changes in your life, don't hesitate, buy this book. It's full of great information which can help you lose the weight you're hoping to.

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59 of 59 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Blessing!, April 23, 2000
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I'm at the other end of the continuum: early 50s, overweight, raging eczema, chronic sleeping problems, &c. Eternally questing for some "fix," I happened upon Dr. Haas' book, ordered it & the rest is incredible. In ONE WEEK on the Elimination Diet I lost 10 lbs (NO food cravings), eczema healed, have boundless energy & am sleeping! Eliminate the reactive foods (clearly presented) and heal. "Don't think of eliminating foods as deprivation, but as POWER!" Finally, a lifestyle change I can DO--and live with. I recommend this book unreservedly. Try it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars What a Relief !, April 12, 2000
This review is from: The False Fat Diet: The Revolutionary 21-Day Program for Losing the Weight You Think Is Fat (Hardcover)
Thanks to Mr. Haas, I have been enlightened to a new, moreproductive lifestyle. I no longer feel sluggish, bloated orfrustrated due to my body image. Having a B.S. in Exercise Science along with being a certified personal trainer and aerobic instructor, I am daily in an industry where I have to look,feel, and perform at my best. Until reading "The False Fat Diet", I felt that I was stuck in a physical dilemma that could not be corrected. Although my body fat only measured 7% and I was extremely active, my abdominal region always looked as if I was 8 - 9 months pregnant. After trying the elimination diet process he suggests, I now look and feel like I am a fitness leader again. I no longer look like someone who has swallowed a hot air balloon, just waiting for it to pop! My deepest gratitude goes out to Dr. Haas for the knowledge and information he has incorporated into his new book. He is my "Angel of Mercy" ! END
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