Table of Contents
Introduction xi
Part 1 The Science
Chapter 1 From Junk Food Junkie to Natural Food Expert: Twenty Years of Sustained Weight Loss 3
Chapter 2 Smart Scientists and Our Not-So-Distant Ancestors 21
Chapter 3 The Laws of Skinny Science and Nature's Perfect Foods 37
Chapter 4 A Scientist's View of Sugar and Flour 47
Chapter 5 The Scientific Skinny on Fats and Oils 95
Chapter 6 The Worst Nutritional Disaster in History 123
Chapter 7 Food Chemistry Gone Mad 131
Chapter 8 Living Processed Free in an Overprocessed-Food World 149
Chapter 9 Alkalize and Liver-ize: The Secrets to a Clean and Balanced Body Chemistry 171
Part 2 The Skinny
Chapter 10 Putting It All Together: The Processed-Free Plan for Balanced Eating and Living 195
Chapter 11 Skinny Superfoods 221
Chapter 12 Skinny Beginnings: The Initial Two-Week Cleansing and Alkalizing Phase 269
Chapter 13 Skinny for Life: Ongoing Phase for Optimal Health 295
Chapter 14 A Lifetime of Gentle, Balanced Living 321
Chapter 15 Cooking Tips and Recipes 331
Chapter 16 Skinny on the Go 391
Chapter 17 What Now? Nutritional Responsibility and Staying Informed 397
Metric Conversion Chart 401
Acknowledgments 403
Appendix: Processed-Free Recommended Products List 405
Notes 411
Index 421
