The Living Beauty Detox Program: The Revolutionary Diet for Each and Every Season of a Woman's Life

by Ann Louise Gittleman

SPRING -- time to rejuvenate. Leafy green vegetables, dandelion root tea, dill, mint, and chlorophyll-rich parsley cleanse the system, balance energy, and aid digestion. SUMMER -- an active season. Rose hips tea, garlic, cayenne pepper, and oregano, along with the Living Beauty Elixir, promote vitality, make the heart strong, and increase nutrient absorption. AUTUMN -- time for inward reflection and preparation for the darkness of winter. Fenugreek tea and warming foods and spices like cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg protect the lungs, aid in elimination, and boost the immune system, leaving you with vibrant skin. WINTER -- a season of stillness and rest. Getting enough sleep and eating cooked or warm foods spiced with ginger sustains body heat and immunity.

Genres: Health, Nonfiction

256 pages, Paperback

First published December 22, 1999

About the author

Dr. Ann Louise was recognized as one of the top ten nutritionists in the country by Self magazine and was the recipient of the American Medical Writers Association award for excellence.

She was the first to warn of the environmental hazards of parasites in her classic Guess What Came To Dinner? Parasites and Your Health. In Your Body Knows Best, Dr. Ann Louise was the first to discuss the blood type/weight theory and proclaim that one diet may not be right for every body - an idea that is only now becoming mainstream. She was the first to offer natural remedies for menopausal symptoms in Super Nutrition for Menopause (now in print as Hot Times) and is widely credited as the first to popularize the term “perimenopause” in her New York Times bestseller, Before The Change.

Dr. Ann Louise forged new ways of thinking about obesity early on in her career. She was the first to proclaim that obesity was caused by the lack of dietary fats and the wrong kind of carbohydrates in her book Beyond Pritikin, published in 1988. In Beyond Pritikin, she predicted that the fat-free, carb-rich diet was creating weight gain, sugar cravings, fatigue and diabetes.

Today, she continues to dedicate herself to carving out new landmarks in holistic health and healing based on science and ancient healing arts. Through her many books, website, and blog (Dr. Ann Louise’s Edge on Health), Dr. Ann Louise offers a “virtual” health support system for men and women that provides educational and self-health assessment services to empower people everywhere to achieve total health. Her latest book, a companion to the bestselling Fat Flush Plan, was released in December 2009. Fat Flush for Life, takes a seasonal approach to burn stubborn body fat all year long, integrating groundbreaking new Fat Flush diets with corresponding fitness and wellness programs.

Reviews

[Pamela · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it, but she emphasizes lean protein and I'm not that into meat anymore after listening to my own body and how it digests each meal. I felt it was a bit outdated and upon checking it was written in 2000. So many health reports are different in 2014 than 2000. Her info on vitamins and what they do was very beneficial to me and my favorite part of the book. Also enjoyed the beauty routines sections with homemade beauty products -- will try some of the masks she recommends. Well written, well laid out.

[Rachael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Informative accurate information regarding the human body and how to innternally cleanse in a 'real people' friendly approach. If you are interested in maintaining the health of your kidneys, heart, liver, and lymphatic functions then this is a must read . . . and commit to memory book.

[Adrianne · Rating 5 out of 5]

a good look at detoxification that involves eating food and not starving yourself.