Marilu Henner, known as Elaine on TV's Taxi and star of the musical Chicago, was once very overweight, with sallow skin and a weak immune system. She waffled between starving herself and gorging herself. Since cutting dairy products and caffeine out of her diet, adopting a food-combining plan, and following a program that's code-named "BEST"--for balance, energy, stamina, and toxin-free--she's shaved nearly 100 points off her cholesterol count and 50 pounds off her frame, and she looks younger at 45 than she did at 19. If you don't count her pregnancies, her weight hasn't changed by more than 5 pounds over the past 11 years.
Henner's 10-step health program outlined here is strict, but she offers tips for getting your feet wet. Start by cutting out caffeine one day a week, she advises, instead of going cold turkey, and make just one meal each day dairy-free, so the change doesn't come as a shock to your system. Her "anti-milk manifesto," which reveals exactly how milk is produced and how it negatively affects the human body, is quite a stunner. Her plan offers sound advice for becoming more mindful of how you treat your body, how and what you eat and why, and how you react to stress, along with how to make improvements in all these areas. Henner's especially trustworthy because she's been through the wringer: "After nineteen years of experimenting, a thousand mistakes, over 400 books (read, not written), at least 200 bad diets over my lifetime, five doctors, two physical therapists, three nutritionists, two personal trainers, one therapist, and a partridge in a pear tree, I have found what I believe are the best answers this planet has to offer about living a healthy, happy, and balanced life." And she holds nothing back as she passes on her hard-earned knowledge about nutrition, digestion, exercise, preventive medicine, detoxification, and stress reduction.
Fran Drescher
"Marilu is my mentor. Her philosophies about health changed my life as well as my figure."
John Travolta
"Nobody does health better."
Rosie O'Donnell
"Marilu--you have done the world a tremendous service."
Tony Danza
"If changing your body and looking great are qualifiers, then Marilu is definitely qualified to write this book."
Carol Burnett
"Marilu is the healthiest person I know ... she makes me sick!"
Peter Bogdanovich
"The best-organized and best-written book of its kind,"
Beth Silverman, Augora Hills, CA
"Marilu, your program is fantastic. Five weeks ago my choles-terol was way too high, but since starting the program my cho-lesterol level has dropped 70 points. My doctor called to say my numbers look great now, and now my husband and mother--in-law are on the plan too. Thanks for your great ideas."
Ali Bouvier, Clark, NJ
"My family has a history of autoimmune diseases--lupus, arthritis, as well as heart disease. I too was headed in the same direction with my doctors prescribing some heavy-duty drugs with scary side effects. The Total Health Makeover has given me control over my own body and that feels great. (I never thought I'd be eating things like kale and soybeans and actually enjoying them!) Your program has also helped me with my breast pain (I have fibrocystic breasts and had extreme burning and pain with my periods), but the very first month on your program the pain vanished and hasn't returned. It is such a noticeable improvement."
William Balles, Carpinteria, CA
"My mother and I would like to thank you for opening our eyes to healthy eating. My mom has lost 35 lbs. in two months and feels great. I'm a quadriplegic and losing weight is difficult, but by eating right I've lost 25 lbs. and am feeling healthy again. Thank you for changing my life."
Andrea Bouvier-Thieneman, Louisville, KY
"I am 27 years old and 5 months pregnant with my second child. I bought your first book about a month ago and am well on my way to making the 10 steps a part of my life. I am espe-cially interested in becoming dairy-free. My sister was very sick with chronic diarrhea for two years, undergoing numerous medical tests with no results. Then she went dairy-free and within three days the diarrhea stopped. She soon became preg-nant and as a dairy-free mom she gave birth to a 9 lb. 6 oz. baby boy. I can't wait to be a dairy-free mom too."
Book Description
Marilu Henner shows how you can achieve optimum well-being and longevity with her unique ten-step B.E.S.T (Balance, Energy, Stamina, Toxin-free) life plan that will change the way you feel about your health and your body. Down-to-earth and funny, Marilu provides essential information on every aspect of well-being, including:Detoxing your bodyCharting your family's health historyPreventing or alleviating numerous health conditions from obesity to cancerCreative exerciseThe secrets of stress reductionReal food and the organic way to fuel your body
About the Author
Marilu Henner is an actress who is best known for her roles on the hit TV series Taxi and Evening Shade.She is also the bestselling author of Marilu Henner's Total Health Makeover and The 30-Day Total Health Makeover.She lives in Los Angeles, California, with her husband, Robert Lieberman, and their two sons.
Marilu Henner's Total Health Makeover FROM OUR EDITORS
Actress Marilu Henner offers a ten-step program for adopting healthy eating and lifestyle habits in this warm and approachable book. Eating less meat, dairy, and processed foods and more grains, fruits, and vegetables is one important aspect of her plan; others include reducing stress, incorporating exercise into daily life, and even tapping into the mind-body connection and taking advantage of alternative therapies and preventive medicine. Henner writes that she looks and feels better today at 45 than she did in her 20s, when she tried "every crazy diet known to man" and her weight yo-yoed constantly -- she offers readers great advice on balancing a passion for good food with good eating habits to maintain a stable, healthy weight.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Now's the time to create the healthy, balanced life you want—and become the truly vibrant, happy person you were meant to be. Combining good humor with solid science, Marilu Henner provides essential information on every aspect of health and fitness, including:
Detoxing your body
Preventing or alleviating health conditions from obesity to cancer
The secrets of stress reduction
Real food and the organic way to fuel your body
Free yourself forever from diets and disease-causing toxins, boost your energy, lower and maintain your weight—and change your life.
About the Author:Marilu Henner is an actress who is best known for her roles on the hit TV series Taxi and Evening Shade. She is also the bestselling author of Marilu Henner's Total Health Makeover and The 30-Day Total Health Makeover. She lives in Los Angeles, California, with her husband, Robert Lieberman, and their two sons.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
Marilu is my mentor. Her philosophies about health changed my life as well as my figure. — Fran Drescher
If changing your body and looking great are qualifiers, then Marilu is definitely qualified to write this book. — Tony Danza
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