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Refuel: A 24-Day Eating Plan to Shed Fat, Boost Testosterone, and Pump Up Strength and Stamina
THIS IS NOT A DIET. IT’S A REBOOT.
Throughout much of their lives, men have a weight advantage over women, whose bodies are naturally designed to hold more fat. Fair or not, men’s hormonal make-up, muscle mass, and unique metabolic profile make it easier for them to stay lean. But certain conditions can overturn that gift—the passage of time, the pressure of work and others, the wrong ‘fuel’—and lead men to a hormonal state that more closely resembles, well, women.
If you have a beer gut, fatty pecs and are ‘softer’ then you used to be, especially where it counts the most, keep reading. Help is in your hands. Designed to restore optimal testosterone levels, eliminate dangerous visceral fat and improve sexual performance, REFUEL™ gives you the rules, skills, and step-by-step plan needed to optimize the male biochemical blueprint, including:
-- How to boost T-levels and supercharge sex naturally, without hormones or drugs
--Gender-specific nutritional engineering—or why a generic weight-loss approach just doesn’t work
--No sweat tactics to jumpstart your metabolism, build strength and maximize energy, naturally
--The 5 commandments for getting it up and dropping the gut
--How to man a kitchen—with 15 great tasting dishes anyone can and should make
--How to engage and include the women in your life as partners in your program
With this book, New York Times bestselling author Dr. John La Puma reveals the breakthrough 24 day fat-loss plan specifically engineered for the male brain and body that is dramatically changing lives. Reboot, rebuild: REFUEL™.
From the Hardcover edition.
Throughout much of their lives, men have a weight advantage over women, whose bodies are naturally designed to hold more fat. Fair or not, men’s hormonal make-up, muscle mass, and unique metabolic profile make it easier for them to stay lean. But certain conditions can overturn that gift—the passage of time, the pressure of work and others, the wrong ‘fuel’—and lead men to a hormonal state that more closely resembles, well, women.
If you have a beer gut, fatty pecs and are ‘softer’ then you used to be, especially where it counts the most, keep reading. Help is in your hands. Designed to restore optimal testosterone levels, eliminate dangerous visceral fat and improve sexual performance, REFUEL™ gives you the rules, skills, and step-by-step plan needed to optimize the male biochemical blueprint, including:
-- How to boost T-levels and supercharge sex naturally, without hormones or drugs
--Gender-specific nutritional engineering—or why a generic weight-loss approach just doesn’t work
--No sweat tactics to jumpstart your metabolism, build strength and maximize energy, naturally
--The 5 commandments for getting it up and dropping the gut
--How to man a kitchen—with 15 great tasting dishes anyone can and should make
--How to engage and include the women in your life as partners in your program
With this book, New York Times bestselling author Dr. John La Puma reveals the breakthrough 24 day fat-loss plan specifically engineered for the male brain and body that is dramatically changing lives. Reboot, rebuild: REFUEL™.
From the Hardcover edition.
306 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2013
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About the author
John La Puma
12 books14 followersDr. La Puma is a practicing physician, a professionally trained chef, and a New York Times best-selling author twice.
Founder of Chef Clinic and co-founder of ChefMD, his mission is to help you get measurably healthier with what you eat and how you live, including the use of nature as medicine.
Dr. La Puma taught the first Nutrition and Cooking course for medical students in the US, at SUNY-Upstate with Dr. Michael Roizen of the Cleveland Clinic, and delivered the first lectures at Harvard and at TEDMED on Culinary Medicine.
He hosts the national PBS series “Dr John La Puma’s ChefMD Shorts” and co-hosted 100+ episodes of the national cable network Lifetime TV’s “Health Corner”, most recently with Joan Lunden and Leeza Gibbons, over nearly 5 years.
A cook at James Beard-award winning Chef Rick Bayless’ Topolobampo in Chicago for nearly 4 years, Dr. La Puma sees patients, keeps bees and leads tours of his certified organic urban farm in Santa Barbara by appointment.
Visit him at http://drjohnlapuma.com
Founder of Chef Clinic and co-founder of ChefMD, his mission is to help you get measurably healthier with what you eat and how you live, including the use of nature as medicine.
Dr. La Puma taught the first Nutrition and Cooking course for medical students in the US, at SUNY-Upstate with Dr. Michael Roizen of the Cleveland Clinic, and delivered the first lectures at Harvard and at TEDMED on Culinary Medicine.
He hosts the national PBS series “Dr John La Puma’s ChefMD Shorts” and co-hosted 100+ episodes of the national cable network Lifetime TV’s “Health Corner”, most recently with Joan Lunden and Leeza Gibbons, over nearly 5 years.
A cook at James Beard-award winning Chef Rick Bayless’ Topolobampo in Chicago for nearly 4 years, Dr. La Puma sees patients, keeps bees and leads tours of his certified organic urban farm in Santa Barbara by appointment.
Visit him at http://drjohnlapuma.com
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July 7, 2018
Helpful and interesting to a point. Repetitive. Took too long to get to the point(s). Not especially well written or well organized.
March 17, 2019
Meh
Googlable info. All of it.
That’s all I have to say about this book. Book was Waste of money and time
Googlable info. All of it.
That’s all I have to say about this book. Book was Waste of money and time
May 15, 2014
One of many books that were gifted to the Library, I have been taking "first dibs" and poking through them, Refuel is the kind of book I likely would not have sought out, but since it landed on my desk it was worth a read.
The author clearly has investigated, and is invested in the topic of male-focused weight management, and as this is a topic of interest for me recently, worth the time to read.
It is prescriptive, it explicitly lays out how to live leaner, how to make better choices, and does address topics tailored more towards the masculine than most health and diet books. Moderation and science of environmental toxins round out the text making it both informative and engaging.
Title is pure nonsense, while testosterone does come up with regard to how men can exploit their body's natural mechanisms for ramping up metabolism, the nonsense about "supercharged sex" had to come from some crafty publisher....just terrible.
If you are looking for a fresh male perspective on health I would recommend the book.
The author clearly has investigated, and is invested in the topic of male-focused weight management, and as this is a topic of interest for me recently, worth the time to read.
It is prescriptive, it explicitly lays out how to live leaner, how to make better choices, and does address topics tailored more towards the masculine than most health and diet books. Moderation and science of environmental toxins round out the text making it both informative and engaging.
Title is pure nonsense, while testosterone does come up with regard to how men can exploit their body's natural mechanisms for ramping up metabolism, the nonsense about "supercharged sex" had to come from some crafty publisher....just terrible.
If you are looking for a fresh male perspective on health I would recommend the book.
March 30, 2015
I bought this book to read of new ideas to improve my own health. I found the content to be undistinguised in terms of fresh and new ideas. I do feel this book may benefit those who have little to no exposure to exercise and healthy eating. The chapter on everyday toxins and how it impacts the endocrine system was interesting.
January 24, 2018
This book was practical, educational, motivational and yet very readable.
For me (with 16 years of consistent exercise but very limited cooking experience/skills) the best part of the book were the recipes in the back. They were easy, fast, healthy and most importantly tasty (my family loved them). I will be reading his other books and will cook up all of his recipes!
For me (with 16 years of consistent exercise but very limited cooking experience/skills) the best part of the book were the recipes in the back. They were easy, fast, healthy and most importantly tasty (my family loved them). I will be reading his other books and will cook up all of his recipes!
November 16, 2023
It has some interesting information! The beginning feels long for me. Like it takes a long time convincing you about toxins and why you should do this.
There are some food tips I like, but that seemed hard to follow for me. So my challenge would be to make this simple enough for my routine.
But seems like it could be an effective diet plan. I don't like to diet as much as a healthy lifestyle.
I found it hard to get read over all, but it seems like it could be helpful.
There are some food tips I like, but that seemed hard to follow for me. So my challenge would be to make this simple enough for my routine.
But seems like it could be an effective diet plan. I don't like to diet as much as a healthy lifestyle.
I found it hard to get read over all, but it seems like it could be helpful.
August 31, 2017
Nothing new
January 16, 2014
This book was a surprise find but no surprise given Dr. John LaPuma’s track record of publishing great recipes and practical, useable nutrition information. I will be ordering several copies to give to some men in my life (four brothers and several brother-in-laws) who know that as a chef and nutritionist myself, I’m always presenting options for them to be as healthy as possible. Even if your man already knows his way around a chef’s knife, this book is a great addition, especially the Man Memos and Hot Tips, new recipes and a 24 Day Plan to help him REFUEL!
March 10, 2014
Robert and I both skimmed it. Nothing too new...basically meant for a cross-fit junkie. It did get Robert to cut-down on nitrates and sugar, though!
February 21, 2014
Lots of good information about cooking and choosing foods
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