Marilu Henner's familiar voice draws you into listening to her message of optimum health with a friendly, funny, and very professional delivery. (Henner is best known for her roles in Taxi, Evening Shade, and the Broadway musical Chicago.) She starts out by proclaiming how well she feels after nine solid years on what she calls the B.E.S.T. program--balance, energy, stamina, and toxin-free. There seems to be a twinkle in her voice, which may be attributed to the fact that she feels better and has more energy (or "Hennergy," as her family likes to call it) at 45 than she did in her 20s.

Listeners might want to keep a pad and pencil handy to write down some of the more specific directions, such as the 10 steps to optimum health and the basic rules of food combining. Henner's personal eating crusade--no dairy, no meat, no refined sugar, no caffeine--may be a little extreme for some people, but she has suggestions for beginner, intermediate, and advanced health makeovers, encouraging individuals to go at their own pace. Her enthusiasm for the program and its potential results--sparkling eyes, glowing skin, and bundles of energy--are abundantly clear in this down-to-earth recording. (Running time: 90 minutes, one cassette)

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The Barnes & Noble Review
There's no shortage of celebrity diet books on the market, but few of them do more than offer quick-fix solutions unlikely to have lasting effects. Marilu Henner's Total Health Makeover is different. Within the first pages of the book, Henner tells readers: "I love food.... Over the years, after trying every crazy diet known to man, I realized that I could not and would not allow myself to be controlled by food and live a life of deprivation." Learning how to balance healthy eating habits with a passion for good food is just one aspect of the lifestyle plan Henner presents in her new book. She says that, at 45, she feels and looks better than she did in her 20s, when she was starring in the popular TV series Taxi. Color photo inserts in the book attest to the fact that Henner struggled with her weight and her health for years. But in the past decade, she has changed her lifestyle in ways that not only allow her to maintain a stable, healthy weight, but give her more energy and stamina than ever before, rid her body of harmful toxins, and even promote emotional balance and well-being. She shares her tactics in Marilu Henner's Total Health Makeover, offering a flexible ten-step program that readers can adopt at a beginner, intermediate, or advanced level.

Henner's program not only helps readers adopt new eating habits, but helps them eliminate harmful food additives and chemicals from their diets. She advocates gradually cutting out meat, dairy products, caffeine, sugar, and processed foods, and limiting fat (but not cutting it out entirely). The bad stuffgetsreplaced with a healthy diet full of organic fruits and vegetables. Henner also offers ideas for getting exercise into your daily life, gives tips for improving sleep and reducing stress, and even includes chapters on tapping into the mind-body connection and taking advantage of alternative therapies and preventive medicine. Throughout, she stresses the importance of balance and of embracing life to the fullest. Henner's warmth and humor come through on every page, and she knows how to get you motivated and keep you feeling good through each step of the program. After all, she's been there herself. And looking and feeling as great as Henner does is a goal worth shooting for.

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New York Times Bestseller

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU FELT REALLY HEALTHY?

DO YOU FEEL HEALTHY RIGHT THIS MINUTE?

For Marilu Henner, the answer is a resounding YES!

Marilu knows from nineteen years of research and practice that feeling and looking good are every person's birthright, no matter what their age or physical condition. Now, in this practical, proven guide, she shows how you, too, can achieve optimum well-being and longevity with her unique, flexible 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.

Motivated by her parents' untimely deaths in their early fifties and her own previous struggles with weight and health, Marilu has developed this complete design for living that can be tailored to your individual needs. Down-to-earth, warm, and irrepressibly humorous, Marilu provides a working philosophy of good health.

Your health is the single most important factor in your life. With Marilu Henner's Total Health Makeover, you can free yourself forever from diets and disease-causing toxins, boost your energy, lower and maintain your weight, and change your outlook. Begin with any one step'and start discovering a whole new you!