…chances are you’re searching for answers and solutions to your possibly being overweight, overwhelmed, unhealthy and confused. Maybe you’re overwhelmed by the social stigma that excessive body weight attracts or because you’re afflicted with one of the linked conditions like diabetes, heart disease or cancer. Maybe you’re confused by all the information being offered, some prudent and some reckless, with so many conflicting theories and recommendations that it is difficult to separate fact from fiction. Solutions offered by a cast of characters from renowned scientists and physicians to movies stars and the trainer at the local gym.
The very first thing that you should understand, however, is that this book is not about weight loss. There are plenty of those around. Rather, this book offers so much more than a “diet” book, it’s a lifestyle. A way of life, that will empower you with the knowledge to make better choices, and provide the tools necessary to improve your overall health and fitness status. And as a consequence, your body will shed the excess body fat that’s stuck on your stomach, buttocks and thighs. You will feel good and look good, with more energy and a renewed sense of enthusiasm and wellbeing.
This book, and its enclosed programs aptly called Do It Right Health & Fitness, is for everyone, even people who are not overweight but are interested in improving their lifestyles through sound nutrition and fitness. But, if you are out-of-control and plagued with the symptoms of poor lifestyle choices, you are not alone, and reading this book can change your life.
Presently, 70% of Americans are overweight including those who are obese, and it is predicted to grow to 87% by 2030. That’s almost 9 out of every 10 people, a staggering estimation. The question that should be asked, however, is how did Americans get this way? This is the question I asked myself 15-years ago when contemplating treating overweight and obese patients, and then again when I decided to write this book. The answer that I arrived at is multifactorial in nature and is not as simple or dismissive as accusing all those people of having “bad” genes.
Genetics plays a major role in a very small percentage of people who are morbidly obese. But for the overwhelming majority, genetic predispositions to weight gain are a less essential part of a much larger cause fueled by environmental and lifestyle factors. A partnership of these three makes you who you are. Lifestyle factors are a “double-edged sword” in that making positive changes will improve your life but implementing them is difficult, and the most cited reason is: It’s too hard to do.
It’s too hard to eat right and exercise is the mantra of many who have either tried and quit or never tried at all. But for those of you who use that as your excuse let me ask you what is harder: changing your eating habits and exercising or early death caused by a sudden heart attack; changing your eating habits and exercising or suffering a stroke and dying or ending up in a wheel chair; changing your eating habits and exercising or developing diabetes with the possibility of loosing your limbs or your eyesight; changing your eating habits and exercising or getting, breast, colon or prostate cancer; changing your eating habits and exercising or living the rest of your life while on medications? I wonder what a child would say when told that the reason their mother or father died young and left them was because it was too hard to eat right and exercise. The sad paradox is that for many, disability or early death is not a deterrent, and providing them with a proven solution is not an incitement. This book is not for them.
This book, and its enclosed lifestyle programs, is for those individuals who are intelligent and willing to make the necessary lifestyle choices that will allow them to finally regain control of their health and fitness status. This book is for those who are sick and tired of the “do over” diets, the ones that always fail. This book is for individuals who are tired of all the scams and shams, the gimmicks and hyped up supplements, and miracle foods promoted by savvy marketing experts. This book is for you, because you are the only one that can control your destiny, not your spouse or your doctor or your friends. You are in charge, and hopefully your success and positive behaviors will influence those close to you, especially your children.
I have spent the last two years of my life actually researching and writing this book and at least half my life living it. My goal for you, the reader, is that you will take the time to educate yourself on the truth behind your dilemma and then take the necessary steps to change your lifestyle, for the better. It’s time that you finally learned The Naked Truth.
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