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Deborah Kesten

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https://integrativeeating.com/

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Deborah Kesten is an award-winning author and nutrition researcher.

As a health journalist, Kesten has authored five books and published more than 400 articles, blogs, and columns.

With a master’s degree in public health, Kesten specializes in preventing, managing, and reversing chronic conditions (such as overeating, obesity, and heart disease) through diet and other lifestyle changes.

Kesten developed the Whole Person Integrative Eating program for overcoming overeating, obesity and being overweight. This evidence-based approach integrates state-of-the-art Western nutritional science with ancient food wisdom from the world’s religious and cultural traditions and eastern healing systems.

Kesten is a VIP Contributor on Arianna Huffington’s Thr ...more

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW on DeliveryRankEat Less, Weigh Less—No Diet Required

What if the key to eating less and weighing less isn’t another diet—but a radical return to food as nourishment for body, mind, heart, and soul? Discover Whole Person Integrative Eating®, the science-backed dietary lifestyle that treats the root causes of overeating.

In a world where 73% of U.S. adults are overweight or obese—and nearly half are dieting right now—it’s clear: diets aren’t workin

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	Pottenger's Prophecy: How Food Resets Genes for Wellness or Illness by Gray Graham, Deborah Kesten (Goodreads Author), Larry Scherwitz 3.83 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2010 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Healing Secrets of Food: A Practical Guide for Nourishing Body, Mind, and Soul by Deborah Kesten (Goodreads Author), Dean Ornish 3.60 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2001 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Feeding the Body Nourishing the Soul: Essentials of Eating for Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Well-Being 3.36 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1997 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Enlightened Diet: Seven Weight-loss Solutions That Nourish Body, Mind, and Soul 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Whole Person Integrative Eating:: A Breakthrough Dietary Lifestyle to Treat the Root Causes of Overeating, Overweight, and Obesity by Deborah Kesten (Goodreads Author), Larry Scherwitz, Dean Ornish (Foreword) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Make Weight Loss Last by Deborah Kesten (Goodreads Author), Larry Scherwitz 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Enlightened Diet: Seven Weight-loss Solutions That Nourish Body, Mind, and Soul by Deborah Kesten (Goodreads Author), Larry Scherwitz 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Deborah Kesten wrote a new blog post What’s Your Overeating Style? Self-Assessment Quiz —By Deborah Kesten Something has changed in our relatively recent past that has tipped overeating and obesity into a relentless—and worsening—epidemi Read more of this blog post »
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“although the mechanism isn’t clear yet, strenuous exercise changes the categories of genes that prevent the development of chronic inflammation, which more and more, is believed to be the underlying cause of many chronic conditions.”
― Deborah Kesten, Pottenger’s Prophecy: How Food Resets Genes for Wellness or Illness

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“If you spend less on cheap food, you’ll spend more on health care.”
― Deborah Kesten, Pottenger’s Prophecy: How Food Resets Genes for Wellness or Illness

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“In the late 1800s, average consumption was 5 pounds a year per person; today, the figure has increased to an average of 135 pounds of sugar annually.(3)”
― Deborah Kesten, Pottenger’s Prophecy: How Food Resets Genes for Wellness or Illness

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