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"No wonder it's so hard to lose weight- our bodies are designed to keep weight on at all costs; it's a matter of survival. It's embedded in our DNA." In essence
we are designed to gain weight
expounds Mark Hyman
M.D. in his new bestselling book Ultrametabolism: The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss. This books follows on the heels of his previous bestseller
UltraPrevention: The 6-Week Plan that Will Make You Healthy for Life that he coauthored and proves to be every bit as informative. Dr. Hyman
who has a passion for the cutting-edge science of Western medicine and alternative health for over 20 years
maintains that Ultrametabolism: The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss is not just another of many weight loss books on the market. Rather
the book is your body’s owner's manual for overall health. He distills his knowledge into a healthy lifestyle
which reduces the factors of a number of epidemic health problems and degenerative diseases currently plaguing us
while at the same time we also gain the positive side-effect of weight loss.

Ultrametabolism: The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss dives in by turning much of what we believe as conventional wisdom concerning weight loss on its head. Much of what we think we know about weight loss actually has been making us gain weight. As evidence
the book points to the fact that despite the $50 billion we spend on weight loss every year in America
whether it's diet pills
programs or exercise routines
they all have a dismal success record. In fact
for every diet we go on
we end up gaining five pounds on average in the long run. Obesity is now overtaking smoking as the number one cause of preventable deaths with almost 70 percent of the adult population and one third of our children now overweight. Compounding the problem are the profitable foods the food industry pushes
entrenched pharmaceutical companies and our own government's recommendations
especially when it comes to the "food pyramid" or low fat in our diets.

In part I
Ultrametabolism: The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss exposes seven hoary myths that make us unhealthy
gain weight and keep it on. First there is the Starvation Myth: Eating less and exercising more does not equal weight loss. Next is the Calorie Myth: All calories are created equal. Third is the Fat Myth. Eating fat makes you fat. Fourth is the Carb Myth. Eating a low carb or no carb diet will make you thin. Fifth is the Sumo Wrestler Myth: Skipping meals helps you lose weight. Sixth is the French Paradox Myth: The French are thin because they drink wine and eat butter
and last but not least is the Protector Myth: Government food policies and food industry regulations protect our health. Moreover
the book points out that the introduced man-made substances such as "trans-fats"
which are found in nearly every processed and packaged food because they never spoil
are adding to our overall exploding health and weight problems over the past 30 years. This consumable plastic disrupts our metabolism by actually turning on a gene in your DNA
which slows metabolism causing you to gain weight. The book also discusses another danger to our health: the man-made supersugars
such as high-fructose corn syrup
which is used to sweeten almost everything these days including soft drinks. These supersugars quickly enter your bloodstream and trigger hormonal and chemical changes which induces insulin surges that tell your brain to eat more and your fat cells to store more fat.

If there are substances and foods that we eat that can trigger negative results
then surly there are ways to make us healthy and loose weight. Part II of Ultrametabolism: The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss gives us the keys to turn on our metabolism and fat burning genes
turn off your weight gain genes
and program your body to lose weight automatically. The book takes this even further in part III by providing menus and recipes
along with exercise and lifestyle treatments designed to create healthy metabolism and overall health. This section of the book is designed so it can be customized to meet your unique genetic needs to optimally awaken your fat-burning DNA.

Ultrametabolism: The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss provides a vivid road map to navigate our way back to health and fitness. And in so doing we will be successful in our quest for long-term weight loss without counting calories
fat grams or carbs. We don't have to starve ourselves; we simply need to eat in harmony with our genes.