From Publishers Weekly
Simple calorie counting often fails-and cutting back on certain foods "can actually make you fatter"-because these strategies ignore the role of hormones, according to this fact-filled but readable weight-loss primer. Ullis, a physician specializing in sports and anti-aging medicine, details the myriad ways in which hormones like testosterone, insulin, and human growth hormone influence (and are influenced by) fat metabolism, exercise nutrition, sex drive, sleep patterns and aging. He argues that diet and exercise plans often end up burning muscle instead of fat because they don't allow for these effects, and outlines meal plans, recipes, work-out regimens and nutritional supplements that take hormones into account. Ullis's advice is ultimately not all that revolutionary: he recommends weight-training along with aerobic exercise, and an Atkins-like diet of limited portions low in starch and high in vegetables, poultry and fish. But he does insist on a rather strict scheduling of meals, workouts and supplement popping to ensure optimal hormone levels (starch and sugar, for example, should be ingested only during a 30-60 minute "Magic Window" after one's daily workout), along with meticulous food and exercise logs; some readers may find all the synchronization and record-keeping inconvenient. His suggested hormone-boosting nutritional supplements are more controversial (he butts heads with the FDA on some of them) so readers should consult a physician before taking them. Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Book Description
A natural, innovative program to help you lose fat, increase muscle, and boost energy.

Sports medicine and anti-aging expert Dr. Karlis Ullis shows how to use the body's natural hormonal responses to food and exercise to lose weight and improve health. This safe and effective plan will help anyone:

* coordinate the timing of meals and exercise throughout the day to promote fat burning instead of fat storage;
* eat their favorite foods such as carbohydrates and sweets during the "Magic Window" hour after exercise to fuel muscle building;
* minimize workout time with customized weight-training and energizing aerobic exercises;
* "hormonally charge" exercise to overcome weight-loss plateaus with safe, natural supplements;
* avoid middle-age weight gain, osteoporosis, and loss of energy and libido by leading a hormonally balanced life.

About the Author
Karlis Ullis, M.D., is an assistant clinical professor at the UCLA School of Medicine and has worked with intercollegiate, professional, and Olympic athletes and served as team physician in five Olympic games. He founded and operates the Sports Medicine and Anti-Aging Medical Group in Santa Monica, California. He is the coauthor of Super "T" and Age Right.

Joshua Shackman, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of Management and Health Sciences at Touro University International. He is the coauthor of Super "T" and has written numerous articles for Muscle Media, Ironman, and other publications.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

A natural, innovative program to help you lose fat, increase muscle, and boost energy.

Sports medicine and anti-aging expert Dr. Karlis Ullis shows how to use the body's natural hormonal responses to food and exercise to lose weight and improve health. This safe and effective plan will help anyone:

* coordinate the timing of meals and exercise throughout the day to promote fat burning instead of fat storage;
* eat their favorite foods such as carbohydrates and sweets during the "Magic Window" hour after exercise to fuel muscle building;
* minimize workout time with customized weight-training and energizing aerobic exercises;
* "hormonally charge" exercise to overcome weight-loss plateaus with safe, natural supplements;
* avoid middle-age weight gain, osteoporosis, and loss of energy and libido by leading a hormonally balanced life.