Hormone Revolution Weight-Loss Plan [Hardcover]

Karlis Ullis (Author), Joshua Shackman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 13, 2003

Karlis Ullis, M.D., is an international authority on sports medicine and anti-aging medicine. In The Hormone Revolution Weight-Loss Plan, he brings his expertise on aging to weight loss. In fact, Ullis's clinical experience reveals that weight gain is a leading cause of premature and accelerated aging.

This effective, sensible plan is designed for both men and women and shows how to turn hormones into powerful alleys in the battle against weight gain, especially when it occurs around middle age. Because hormones regulate everything from metabolism and appetite to libido and energy levels, no weight-loss program can work long-term unless it factors in the crucial role of our natural hormones.

Traditional calorie-restricted regimens wreak havoc on the body's delicate hormone balance, often lowering testosterone, thyroid hormone, growth hormone, and other hormones that play a key role in fat loss, muscle gain, and increased energy. The Hormone Revolution Plan teaches precisely what to eat as well as when to eat in relation to the timing of exercise, physical activities, and sleep. Dr. Ullis views carbs as essential for sustaining energy, and he explains when they can be eaten for optimal fat-burning hormonal effects.

Dr. Ullis has developed an all-natural, drug-free program to help world-class athletes harness the power of their body's own hormones. Now this same plan has been adapted so anyone can "hormonally charge" their weight-loss plan.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Simple calorie counting often fails-and cutting back on certain foods "can actually make you fatter"-because these strategies ignore the role of hormones, according to this fact-filled but readable weight-loss primer. Ullis, a physician specializing in sports and anti-aging medicine, details the myriad ways in which hormones like testosterone, insulin, and human growth hormone influence (and are influenced by) fat metabolism, exercise nutrition, sex drive, sleep patterns and aging. He argues that diet and exercise plans often end up burning muscle instead of fat because they don't allow for these effects, and outlines meal plans, recipes, work-out regimens and nutritional supplements that take hormones into account. Ullis's advice is ultimately not all that revolutionary: he recommends weight-training along with aerobic exercise, and an Atkins-like diet of limited portions low in starch and high in vegetables, poultry and fish. But he does insist on a rather strict scheduling of meals, workouts and supplement popping to ensure optimal hormone levels (starch and sugar, for example, should be ingested only during a 30-60 minute "Magic Window" after one's daily workout), along with meticulous food and exercise logs; some readers may find all the synchronization and record-keeping inconvenient. His suggested hormone-boosting nutritional supplements are more controversial (he butts heads with the FDA on some of them) so readers should consult a physician before taking them.
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About the Author

Karlis Ullis, M.D., is a board-certified physician and an assistant clinical professor at the UCLA School of Medicine. He has worked with intercollegiate, professional, and Olympic athletes and served as team physician in five Olympic games. He practices in Santa Monica, California, and is the author of Age Right and Super "T".

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Avery (January 13, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1583331352
• ISBN-13: 978-1583331354
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,048,866 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for the clueless, August 15, 2003

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James G. Vernon (Marina del Rey, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hormone Revolution Weight-Loss Plan (Hardcover)

Karlis Ullis, M.D. is one of a few number of doctors who really understand this subject. I can say this as a patient who has had problems with other doctors who were not up on hormone replacement. This new book is ideal for someone who wants to know how to get started and wants factual information, not BS. The book is written in simple, understandable language, doesn't make a bunch of ridiculous promises and puts the onus of progress on to the individual where it belongs. However it also provides the information on how to do it. Highly recommended!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars title doesn't do the book justice, April 25, 2008

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A Reader (St. Peters, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hormone Revolution Weight-Loss Plan (Paperback)

The title makes it sound like a clone of Atkins, but it's not. I think this is unfortunate, because the book gets lost in a sea of diet books. As a diet book, this isn't the best, but this is much more than just a diet book. There is some overlap in information, but Dr. Ullis puts much more emphasis on exercise with even a section of illustrated strength training exercises. Atkins and other low carb diets are about keeping insulin levels down to burn fat. Ullis talks about that, but also about balancing all your hormones for improved health, longer life, and to reverse the affects of aging. Unfortunately, he doesn't go into the technical details as much as I would like (which accounts for the deduction of one star), but there are definitely some good things to learn about this book. Ullis emphasizes not only what to eat and how to exercise, but also timing. So, I think this is a worthwhile read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Total waste of paper, June 5, 2008

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Merry L. Schell "book stacker" (Hawaii) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hormone Revolution Weight-Loss Plan (Paperback)

As a consumer of many books on Hormones this book was one of the worst I have read. It is a come on for nothing. It is just a rehash of the insulin connection to obesity. It is strange that most books seem to be repeating the same information. But there is nothing on the horizon to really help us get and keep our weight down. This is my rant about food. The foods that are natural and good for you are contaminatied with toxins, hormones, and antibiotics. The food that you can buy that are not contaiminated with the aforementioned is so expensive the normal person can not afford them. Most of our food supply is contamined with High Frutose Corn Syrup or Trans Fats, or Pestisides, or all of the above. This book is no different than the other books I have read on Insulin Connection. The formate is boring as well. Shop on the outer peremiter of the store, exercise, stay away from junk food, read the labels,and a lecture about insulin. There you have it in a nut shell. Save your money for a personal trainer. Thank goodness it was cheap. But I feel taken again.