How to fix the Modern American Diet and reclaim our minds and
waistlines
"An insightful, eye opening adventure into diet and nutrition. Concise
and witty, this book kept me engaged from cover to cover. A must-have
for anyone serious about getting happy and healthy naturally."--Andrew
Morton, MD, Board-certified Family Physician; Former Medical Corps, US
Navy and Army Infantry Medic, Desert Storm
For the first time in history, too much food is making us sick. The
Modern American Diet (MAD) is expanding our waistlines while starving
and shrinking our brains. Rates of obesity and depression have recently
doubled, and though these epidemics are closely linked, few experts are
connecting the dots for the average American.
Using data from the rapidly changing fields of neuroscience and
nutrition, The Happiness Diet shows that over the past several
generations, small, seemingly insignificant changes to our diet have
stripped it of nutrients--like magnesium, vitamin B12, iron, and vitamin
D, as well as some very special fats--that are essential for happy,
well-balanced brains. These shifts also explain the overabundance of
mood-destroying foods in the average American's diet and why they
predispose most of us to excessive weight gain.
After a clear explanation of how we've all been led so far astray, The
Happiness Diet empowers the reader to steer clear of this MAD way of
life with simple, straightforward solutions, including:
- A list of foods to swear off
- Shopping tips and kitchen organization tricks
- A compact healthy cookbook full of brain-building recipes
- Practical advice, meal plans, and more!
Graham and Ramsey guide you through these steps and then remake your
diet by doubling down on feel-good foods--even the all-American burger.
Praise for The Happiness Diet
"Finally, a rock-solid, reliable, informative, and entertaining book on
how to eat your way to health and happiness. Run--don't walk--to read
and adopt The Happiness Diet. This is the only diet book I've
encountered that I can actually recommend to patients without
reservation."**--Bonnie Maslin, PhD, Psychologist and author of *Picking
Your Battles
"A lively, thorough, and iron-clad case for real food. You will never
eat an egg-white omelet or soy protein shake again."--Nina Planck,
author of Real Food and Real Food for Mother and Baby
"The book includes food lists, shopping tips, brain-building recipes,
smart slimming strategies, and other useful tools to lose weight and
keep the blues at bay."--AM New York
