Table of Contents
Preface ix
Introduction xiii
Part 1 What Makes Us Overweight and Unhealthy 1
1 Why Diets Fail You 5
2 Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin 15
3 Why a Sugar Addiction Is Worse Than a Drug Addiction 23
4 How Toxins Make You Fat, Sick, and Tired 31
Part 2 The Five Keys to Permanent Weight Loss 45
5 Get Rid of Toxic Overload in the Body 49
6 Correct Hormonal Imbalances 81
7 Speed Up Your Metabolism 103
8 Eat Foods That Make You Thin 117
9 Avoid Foods That Make You Fat 147
Part 3 The DHEMM System: A Permanent Weight-Loss System 157
10 Detox (D)-Get Rid of Toxins for Fast Weight Loss 165
11 Eat (E)-Eat Clean and Balanced Foods for Permanent Weight Loss 175
12 Move (M)-Get Moving Without Going to the Gym or "Working Out" 197
13 DHEMM System Success Stories 213
Part 4 Issues for Women Only 231
14 Health, Beauty, and Vibrance for Women Over Forty 235
15 Stop Weight Gain During Perimenopause and Menopause 247
16 Don't Like to Exercise? Try SEXercise! 269
17 Why Black Women Gain More Weight Than Other Women 273
18 Motivation for a New Body and a New You 279
Part 5 Bonus Materials 291
19 Jump-Start Your Weight Loss With the 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse 293
20 Success Stories 299
Conclusion 327
Appendix: Seven-Day Meal Plan and Recipes 331
Glossary 349
Bibliography 353
Acknowledgments 359