Diamond Diet: A Multifaceted Path to Weight Loss, Health, and Wellness Book

	Preface	x
	Acknowledgments	xv
	Introduction	xx
I	Beginning
Week 1	Opening Our Eyes
1	Living Week One	3
2	We Are What We Eat	28
3	Our Diets Past and Present	42
4	Looking Around Us Today	46
5	Our Current Dilemma	55
6	Principle 1--Cultivate Awareness	59
Week 2	Seeing the Big Picture
7	Living Week Two	61
8	Principle 2--Diamonds Are Forever	70
9	Principle 3--Create a Lifestyle for Wellness	75
10	Principle 4--Upgrade Along the Continuum	80
11	Principle 5--Live in Harmony with Nature	87
12	The Ins and Outs of Breathing	95
13	Principle 6--Breathe for Life	101
14	Principle 7--Eat Whole Natural Foods	103
15	Principle 8--Use Supplements to Bolster, Not Replace, Foods	109
II	The Controversy
Week 3	Carbohydrates
16	Living Week Three	123
17	Carbohydrates--Real and Refined	128
18	How Carbohydrates Affect Our Body and Health	132
19	Principle 9--Eat Whole Natural Carbohydrates	146
20	Upgrade Carbohydrates Along the Continuum	156
Week 4	Protein
21	Living Week Four	187
22	Protein--Extra! Extra! Read All About It!	195
23	Principle 10--Eat Enough, and Only Enough, Protein	209
24	Upgrade Protein Along the Continuum	211
25	Principle 11--Drink Primarily Water	228
26	Upgrade Drinks Along the Continuum	235
Week 5	Fats
27	Living Week Five	245
28	Lions and Tigers and Fats, Oh My!	249
29	Principle 12--Eat the Correct Kinds and Amounts of Fat	269
30	Upgrade Fats Along the Continuum	272
31	Principle 13--Daily Physical Activity	284
III	Putting It All Together
Week 6	Eating on the Diamond Diet
32	Living Week Six	299
33	Principle 14--Eat Enough, and Only Enough, Calories	302
34	Losing Weight Appropriately on The Diamond Diet	309
35	The MAXI PLAN Calculator	322
36	Principle 15--Ensure Intestinal Health	324
37	The Whole Meal	328
38	The Diamond Diet Sample Menus	333
	About the Sample Menus	333
	Cold Weather Menu	338
	Moderate Weather Menu	352
	Hot Weather Menu	366
Week 7	And Every Week Thereafter
39	Living Week Seven	379
40	Why Magic Pills Often Aren't	384
41	Principle 16--Don't Smoke!	390
42	For Our Children's Sake	398
43	Thriving in Our Culture of Crap	410
	Epilogue	413
	Recipe Table of Contents	415
	Recipes	420
Appendix A	The Carbohydrate Glycemic Index	513
Appendix B	Protein Needs	524
Appendix C	Cholesterol and Lipoproteins	528
Appendix D	The MAXI PLAN Calculator & Food Group Lists	531
	Notes	556
	Index	579