Diet Failure... The Naked Truth: The Brain Chemistry Key to Losing Weight and Achieving Extraordinary Health at Any Age

By Phoenix Gilman

This book contains a message of health that is truly unique to all other diet/health books in the marketplace, yet one that is desperately needed by millions. The authors extensive research is based... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 007595043X
• ISBN13: 9780075950431
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: G&G Pub
• Length: 289 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

A Missing Link To Dieting

As someone who was in the search for information on how to change my life and eating habits toward one of a healthy nature, this book brought insight where others came up short. This book is not for the health nut looking for the next best breakthrough in healthy living, but for someone who has struggled with obesity and weight loss and is looking for possible answers. Although portions of this book are written in conversation format, woman to woman, as a man I found the information given to be extremely valuable. Phoenix gives explanations backed by years of research surrounding brain chemistry and it's relation to eating habits and healthy living and delivers it in a manner that is easy to understand. Brain chemistry is not the only topic covered in the book. She discusses how to eat, when to eat, what to eat, and how to exercise in relation to the challenge of serotonin levels in the body. She discusses a supplement called 5HTP which can assist in maintaining healthy levels of serotonin in the body. I myself learned that not only is serotonin important, but also that how what I ate, how I worked, and how I lived had an impact on maintaining a healthy serotonin level as well. Phoenix explains in detail what to avoid in your life and diet that will contribute to depleting the serotonin levels in your body. She does explain that her own blend of 5HTP she only sells to her direct clients. However, one can readily find 5HTP supplements at most any pharmacy where vitamin C can be found. I personally bought mine at CVS Pharmacy. As she is an author, it's refreshing to see she is not pushing supplements sales along with her book. To me, this fact alone shows her great interest in helping others selflessly. A point in the right direction instead of closing a sale is rare these days. The knowledge I've gained from her book and many others have given me a collective know-how that has assisted me in continual weight loss and better living/eating habits. Her book alone made me aware of facts about the body and it's brain chemistry I was unaware of before purchasing. Should one's journey for healthy living stop with her book? Of course not, as my own journey continues today after reading many books and other resources. However, Phoenix's thoughts I carry daily with me in my quest for a healthier self. This book is definitely worth the read.

"The only weight loss book you'll ever need."

Phoenix deserves to be heralded as a researcher and author who could reverse our obesity epidemic (childhood and adult), one previously failed dieter at a time. Strong words, perhaps, but her book, "diet failure...the Naked Truth", in a thoroughly readable Q & A format, details the reasons why almost all diets fail, and how you and I can lose weight and keep it off PERMANENTLY. Phoenix has decades of experience in the health and wellness field and with her years of research for this book, as detailed in the extensive reference section, she has provided scientific evidence for her findings. In her book, Gilman unveils the link between brain chemistry and the cravings that ultimately derail almost all diet attempts. By revealing the foods and additives (such as high fructose corn syrup) that create the cravings, the reader (myself included) can see how eliminating such foods, one can eliminate the cravings - and never have to battle the weight loss/weight gain roller-coaster again. Better yet, Phoenix's research shows how following her approach can assist those with other health problems from diabetes to depression. In "diet failure...the Naked Truth" Gilman bravely takes on the food, pharmaceutical, and diet industries in such a way that will recall how America was manipulated by the tobacco companies for so many years. Personally, I credit Phoenix Gilman for providing the research that has enabled me to maintain my 90lb weight loss and get off caffeine! More than that, she has been one of my most requested interview guests having helped listeners and callers from coast to coast. "diet failure...the Naked Truth" is, and will remain, one of the most important books on the subject of cravings, food addiction, and permanent weight loss you will ever read and re-read, and you, too, will thank Phoenix Gilman for her invaluable work.

Look Good Naked On The Outside And Feel Fabulous On The Inside

Phoenix Gilman is one of the most amazing people I have ever come across in the world of diet and health. Her passionate cry for sanity in such an insane world chock full of so-called experts and pundits stands out above the rest and I thoroughly enjoyed speaking with her about this book on my podcast show. Her enthusiasm for seeing lives changed through some rather basic, common sense alterations in diet is more than refreshing in this day and age when everybody thinks they have THE answer to obesity and disease. What will you get from reading DIET FAILURE...THE NAKED TRUTH? Just that--a no-holds-barred, easy-to-read guidebook for implementing a health strategy that will have you well on your way to looking and feeling better than you ever thought possible. Phoenix is one of the rare few today who understands the negative role of insulin and elevated blood sugar levels as the source of weight gain and prominent health calamities such as Type 2 diabetes. And what stimulates the rise in insulin--carbohydrates! Applying three decades of knowledge and experience working directly with people as well as voraciously researching all the latest studies, Phoenix is on top of her game and stands prepared to provide real education to people who are seriously concerned about their weight and health. What's most amazing is that none of this information is new, but she packages in such a way that you instantly become a believer in the concepts despite the fact that many of them go directly against everything you've ever heard about a healthy lifestyle. Prepare to be challenged and then changed forever after reading this book. You'll look good naked on the outside and feel fabulous on the inside, too. THANK YOU Phoenix for staying true to the cause you believe in so strongly and I encourage you to keep doing what you are doing for many more years to come!

Outstanding!

Phoenix has given all of us a tremendous gift in this well researched and comprehensive book about diet failure. She has been a guest on my program several times. She will continue to come back to share her moving personal story and her vital information and research regarding brain chemistry and its connection to obesity and diet failure. Our struggle for effective and healthy weight loss is universal. In all my years of radio and numerous interviews, this book shares crucial information and an understanding for weight loss success that I have never heard from anyone else. What a gift!" Brad Walton / The Brad Walton Show - WCCO - CBS Radio, MN

Learn the truth

This is truly an amazing book! It's written in a format that makes it easy to understand the science behind losing weight and how to never diet again. It also shows us how to alleviate depression and insomnia, while reducing our risks for numerous other diseases. No hype, no bull, just the TRUTH!