The Supercharged Hormone Diet: A 30-Day Accelerated Plan to Lose Weight, Restore Metabolism & Feel Younger Longer Paperback – January 20, 2015

I don't know what I like best about this diet -- that I've lost some weight or that it makes me feel fantastic, both physically and mentally! Although it takes a bit of effort to get the hang of it as at first it seems so complicated, once you do, it's really quite easy to follow as long as you are willing to make some drastic changes in your eating habits. The good news is, once you do, you will find you do not crave the foods you've given up. In all honesty, I have not completely followed all the recommendations in the book. I do not follow the sleep schedule, nor do I take all the supplements, which might be why may weigh loss is slow (about 1.5 pounds a week). but with that said, the results are nonetheless amazing. Within the first week my mood and motivation skyrocketed. fatigue and general aches and pains were gone. It has been four weeks now and it just gets better and better in the energy department. The greatest drawback is that some of the food is hard to find and, when found, rather expensive. This book is good for those who are wiling to make major dietary changes in order to lose weight and feel great. However, for those who are not willing to give up their coffee, artificial sweeteners, diet sodas and processed foods, it might not be for you.

I have only been on this diet for three weeks. It's a four week entry into a new way of eating, so I have one week to go.The book does what it promises to do: I lost 13 pounds so far; I feel better and sleep well. My only weakness is that I cannot get to sleep when the books recommends - strongly recommends. I thought it would be difficult to stay on a diet that precludes wine, but there is so much food each day the sugar craving isn't there, and I felt so good For wine drinkers, it's allowed in the fifth week, I believe, another reason I like this diet; it doesn't demand one abandon all one's little weaknesses.I've tried other diets, and one, South Beach, was successful, but I couldn't stay on it. Something was missing after the first two weeks. Other diets emphasize losing weight and that generally didn't happen. I lost 13 pounds in three weeks on this diet.

The idea behind this book is not just intriguing, but probably true. Ordinary unguided diet and exercise may not help most people lose weight and regain a proper quality of health simply because their road to health is being blocked by hormonal imbalances. The author suggests that the process of healing should begin with a liver cleansing/detox, followed by entry into quite a restrictive diet, gradually adding back foods into the diet that are well tolerated by the individual patient. She provides extensive checklists intended to help the patient identify particular hormonal difficulties, and she provides suggestions that are plausible for dealing with each one. The greater span of the idea seems very good and probably effective for many people. As I see it, the whole thing is grossly impractical for most people. It is possible for anyone at all to start, if they are willing to buy her particular line of cleansing/detox products. Beyond that, the diet suggested is quite restrictive and may not be possible for everyone to implement, at least quickly. Part of the problem for many people is less time available to shop and prepare their food. So, knowing they should have a diet that requires more attention is not necessarily a practical help. Finally, although I should point out that I'm not the right sort of doctor to make medical pronouncements, I really think that the chemistry of the endocrine system is more intricate and trickier than her check lists foresee. The results are too easily confused, and the family of tissues which actually contribute to the hormone mix is larger---much larger---than our high school textbooks may have suggested. It seems to me much better to measure biochemically for imbalances than to infer it from the checklists (not very detailed check lists). That part seems a little off to me. If this program were to be undertaken in a retreat setting where someone else were doing the logistics of food preparation, and if actual hormonal testing were available, then I think this would probably work great---just wonderful results. It's a good idea. Not many people will be able to make it work from the book as written. Separately, I think the book could have been written a good deal better, but, then, I didn't write it---so I ought not complain about that.

Like many women over 50 I have had a hard time losing weight especially around the belly. I workout out at least 4 times a week and don't eat gluten but it was not coming off. I saw her on Dr Oz show and decided to give it a try. It helps if your partner does it with you. The recipes are easy to follow and can make adjustments with the weekly menu. I didn't like some of the recipes and wish for some more variety coming into week 4. I have looked at her website for more but some of them are not to my liking. Overall I have lost 15 lbs in 3 weeks going into week 4 now. My husband has lost 20 lbs. I still crave sweets but not missing caffeine or wheat but the wheat was easy part since it makes me sick anyway.

I love this book it is very easy to follow and it is nicely laid out. I think it has a nice combination of the science behind the plan and how to actually do the plan itself. I found the plan not to be very restrictive like other plans and I was able to lose 10 lb in the first month. The plan is mostly focused on what you eat and how you eat it with moderate exercising. I would recommend this to someone who has had a lot of trouble losing weight and have tried every other diet before. This book might give you the answers to common illness and symptoms you may or may not be noticing.