The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet: Activate Your Body's Natural Ability to Burn Fat and Lose Weight Fast (110 page)

Makes: 1½ cups Prep time: 10 minutes

Blend all the ingredients in a food processor until smooth, about 2 minutes. Store in an airtight jar in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

Nutritional analysis per serving (¼ cup):
calories 99, fat 10 g, saturated fat 1 g, cholesterol 0 mg, fiber 0 g, protein 0 g, carbohydrate 2 g, sodium 233 mg

Mark Hyman, MD, believes that we all deserve a life of vitality—and that we have the potential to create it for ourselves. That’s why he is dedicated to tackling the root causes of chronic disease by harnessing the power of functional medicine to transform health care. Dr. Hyman and his team work every day to empower people, organizations, and communities to heal their bodies and minds, and improve our social and economic resilience.

Dr. Hyman is a practicing family physician, a six-time #1
New York Times
bestselling author, and an internationally recognized leader, speaker, educator, and advocate in his field. He is also the founder and medical director of the UltraWellness Center, chairman of the board of the Institute for Functional Medicine, a medical editor of the
Huffington Post,
and a regular medical contributor on Katie Couric’s TV show,
Katie.

Dr. Hyman works with individuals and organizations, as well as policy makers and influencers. He has testified before both the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine and the Senate Working Group on Health Care Reform on Functional Medicine. He has consulted with the Surgeon General on diabetes prevention and participated in the 2009 White House Forum on Prevention and Wellness. Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa nominated Dr. Hyman for the President’s Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health. In addition, Dr. Hyman has worked
with President Clinton, presenting at the Clinton Foundation’s Health Matters, Achieving Wellness in Every Generation conference, and the Clinton Global Initiative, as well as with the World Economic Forum on global health issues.

Dr. Hyman also works with fellow leaders in his field to help people and communities thrive—with Rick Warren, Dr. Mehmet Oz, and Dr. Daniel Amen, he created the Daniel Plan, a faith-based initiative that helped the Saddleback Church collectively lose 250,000 pounds. He has appeared as an advisor on
The Dr. Oz Show
and is on the board of Dr. Oz’s HealthCorps, which tackles the obesity epidemic by educating American students about nutrition. With Dr. Dean Ornish and Dr. Michael Roizen, Dr. Hyman crafted and helped introduce the Take Back Your Health Act of 2009 to the United States Senate to provide for reimbursement of lifestyle treatment of chronic disease.

Join Dr. Hyman on his path to revolutionize the way we think about and take care of our health and our societies at
www.drhyman.com
, on Twitter and Instagram @markhymanmd, and on Facebook at facebook.com/drmarkhyman.

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(CD)

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The UltraSimple Diet

The UltraSimple Challenge
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The UltraMind Solution

Six Weeks to an UltraMind
(CD/DVD)

UltraCalm
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I hope you are having a great day, because I am! My energy level is up and I feel like I can accomplish anything I set my mind to. I have lost ten pounds in the past ten days!

—Helen Allen

When I started the detox, I felt hopeless, at my all-time high weight of 270 pounds. This morning, Day 10, I weigh under 253 pounds!! I feel so great. I’m sleeping soundly, have less anxiety, feel hopeful, and my knee is hurting so much less. I’m very excited to keep going. Getting such quick results, learning how to cook real food, and feeling alert have given me the confidence I’ve needed to move forward and stay with this style of eating and living.

—Patricia Swanson

This has completely changed my life! I can’t believe how much weight I have lost in such a short amount of time. But more importantly, I feel so much better. I have suffered for years from insomnia… to finally be able to hit the pillow and go to sleep… priceless!

—Lauren Creekmur

It really did work. I lost eleven pounds, and my blood sugar is down over forty points. I never even knew it was high. My blood pressure—which I also never knew was elevated—has returned to normal. I think this was a gift that came at a time I really needed it, and didn’t quite know how much.

—Martha Broyles

Possibly the best part for me as a former sugar addict: no sugar for twelve days! I’m now convinced that this and even greater health changes are possible for anyone when we make the powerful choices that support our body, mind, and spirit in being well.

—Jodi Briden

I have been struggling with acne for the past year, and amazingly over the last ten days my skin has almost completely cleared up. I couldn’t be happier with the way I look and feel.

—Sara Fleischhauer

Although I knew prior to the start of the program that I had hypertension, I didn’t get the results of my blood test until Day 4, when I found out I have type 2 diabetes. My fasting glucose level was 152. Since this diet, my fasting glucose levels have been between 98 and 110. I’m totally convinced this diet is going to help me regain my health, energy, and passion for life that I had felt slipping away.

—David Swan

I am calmer and thinner. I have another thirty-five pounds to lose and now have the confidence that it can be done. I used to be an above-average fit person… I was very much in self-loathing about that. Not today. I can’t thank you enough.

—Jim Portz

I am more clear-headed than I have been in a long time. I did lose weight, but I am more excited about how great I feel.

—Jennifer Lawrence

A coworker commented on Day 6 that I looked different. I asked what he meant by “different” and he replied, “You’re glowing.” That’s just what I needed to hear to know the diet was truly making a difference.

—Fay Switsky

I have been struggling for years with depression. I used to be the one with boundless energy and a smile on my face, but as time went by, I saw that person less and less. When I was given the chance to try the 10-Day Detox, I knew this was my chance. The end result was ten pounds lost, but more importantly, I began to find the old me. The person with the winning outlook began to reappear and the fog began to lift. Dr. Hyman used the word “vitality” … that is a great word to explain what I have been given back through this opportunity.

—Charlene Wynant