Table of contents : Contents Author's Note INTRODUCTION PART 1: Your Body Profile 1. Blood Sugar Balance and Your Fat Storage Hormone 2. Is Stress Piling on the Pounds? 3. Female Hormones, Appetite and Belly Fat 4. Has Your Appetite Regulation Been Disrupted? 5. Nutrients That Regulate Fat Storage—Calcium, Magnesium and Vitamin D 6. Omega 3 Fats (And How Obesity Is an Inflammatory Disease) 7. Sugar and Artificial Sweeteners—The Truth Is Not So Sweet! 8. Bacterial Balance—Have You Got the Guts To Lose Weight? 9. Food intolerances, ‘Leaky’ Gut and Weight Gain 10. Metabolism—Are You Burning Less Calories? 11. Obesogens—Everyday Chemicals That Make You Gain Weight PART 2: Bring Your Body into Balance to Stop It from Blocking Your Weight Loss 12. Start the Day Right 13. Fruit And Vegetables Are Your Friends! 14. When to Eat and How Proteins Fit In 15. Carbs That Help and Carbs That Hinder Weight Loss 16. Fats—The Good, the Bad and The Ugly 17. How to Reduce Sugar Cravings and Choose Healthy Alternatives 18. When You Want Unhealthy Foods 19. Why You Crave Carbs When You Diet or Your Mood Is Low 20. It’s Not Just about What You Eat 21. Lunch and Dinner—making meals work 22. Portion Sizes and How to Eat Less at Meals 23. What You Drink Is Important 24. What to Do If You Have a Food Intolerance 25. Therapeutic Foods Appendix 1—Diagram of How to Address Each Imbalance Appendix 2—Known and Suspected Obesogens Acknowledgments References Sources for the List of Known and Suspected Obesogens About the Author