Marilu Henner's Total Health Makeover: Ten Steps to Your BEST Body

I have to keep buying this book because I continuously give it out to people. I read this book after my third child was born and as I read it I became more and more bewildered regarding how the author keeps her sanity with such restriction. I am a true lover of food. I can eat an entire pizza by myself and I am no stranger to Peter Luger‘s menu. I’m not a vegetarian but I love vegetarian cuisine because vegetables created as a main dish tend to be more creative than when they are simply accoutrement to a protein main event. As the author started restricting I kept reading but with less heart. How would I ever be able to benefit from such a program when I am not willing to restrict my diet even a little? At the end of the book. ( I think it’s at the end…it’s been along time since I read it though mere weeks since I last ordered it) The author says to pick one change. I found one that I could live with. I stopped eating processed food. My life is forever changed by this absolute one change. I do not have to deny myself anything, in fact, food is so much more enjoyable now that I eat everything fresh. If I want baked goods I go to a bakery if I want soda I drink seltzer and I add my own fresh fruit juice. If I want pasta it has to be fresh pasta. Not only am I more satisfied with my food intake and the enjoyability of my meals, but my body has responded in a way that I would never have imagined. It’s happy. It feels good. I’ve always been healthy and I’ve never been overweight except for the doubling of my weight that occurred when I was pregnant (no exaggeration… I put on 110 pounds with my twins) but now my body feels like it did when I was a child. It feels new. 14 years after my first reading of this book and it still feels that way.

I think this book has a lot of information and she shares it all with you in a way that you can connect. Based on reading this book I have stopped eating dairy. Something I never thought I could or would do but she has convinced me that diary is not my friend. I already avoid cow's milk so it was easy to give up the yogurt and cheese. I now buy rice cheese which is good enough. I intend on making additional changes to my eating based on her recommendations. Great Book, happy I bought it and will most likely buy another one of her books.

An interesting way to rethink what you eat to feel and look better. It was actually a change in eating habits that I was able to stick with. Thought I would miss eating dairy products like eggs and cheese, but I really don't. Since switching to eating this way my seasonal allergies didn't bother me at all. My skin cleared up. My digestive system felt more balanced. I didn't feel hungry or feel like I was missing anything. The harder part was reducing and eliminating sugar. Some of the safer and healthier sugar substitutes she suggests using are rather expensive for my budget. This way of eating doesn't really require anything unusual or expensive to have to eat. Read through the whole book. It really is worth the information that she gives. I can't afford organic products, but by combining the foods I can afford to her method, I am still able to enjoy the benefits.

Love her, love her books and workout DVDs. The info she gives makes all the sense in the world and she makes many suggestions on how to your improve diet and lifestyle. Her plan is very doable and in the book she shares her own struggles with weight and past diet experiences. It's like talking to a good friend, she even gives you a few beauty tips. I am really happy with these purchases and will try my best to follow her advice to improve my health and my family's.

Amazing. This book explains so many things wrong with oou food sources and way of eating. It makes so much sense. So happy I bought it. I am already tweaking many things in my life slowly and one step at a time. Its a whole lot of info. One great thing is the lessons have stayed with me...like "Chew your food...your stomach doesnt have teeth!" I can hear her remind me when I find myself rushing my dinner and I slow down and enjoy my food. Thanks Marilu!

Valuable info, not a fad diet and as you can see after all these years the info clearly works for her

I purchased this book to learn more about food combining. I did not get all the information that I needed from it. There was a lot of other stuff that I did not have interest in. She seems to be a vegetarian, which I am not. I am sorry I wasted the money on the book.

I lost 11 pounds the first week. But then the weight loss stopped

I owned a paperback copy of this book for many years and lost it in a move. This is one of the best health books I've ever read.

An over rated book with absolute nothing helpful in it.

Good information

Good book with a lot of information. Some things were a little out there, but there is a lot of fantastic usual information. I would recommend it to someone who is wanted to live healthier, turn vegetarian or even vegan.

This is an amazing book with great resources, recipes and research. I just bought it again because I couldn't find my old copy.