Dr. Judith Wurtman and Dr. Nina Frusztajer Marquis have teamed up to explain the brain’s natural chemistry, how we react to food and how to curb emotional eating in The Serotonin Power Diet.
The Serotonin Power Diet will help you stop relying on willpower. Willpower is a myth, and it doesn’t set dieters up for success. But most people get moody when they are on a diet. We get irritable and feel deprived of the foods we love to eat. It doesn’t have to be that way, according to Wurtman and Marquis. Their book helps you to control your mood swings by controlling your brain chemicals. The right balance will turn off your appetite, allowing you to lose weight without the irritability and without giving up carbs.
What is Serotonin?
Serotonin is a chemical that tells your brain you are full so you stop eating. It restores good feelings and removes feelings of stress that often cause us to overeat.
3 Phases of the Serotonin Power Diet:
- 2 weeks: Eat 3 serotonin boosting, high carb, low protein, and low-fat snacks along with 3 meals per day. Eat a mostly carbohydrate dinner and a mid-evening snack.
- 6 weeks: Reduce snacks to 2 per day. Switch some protein from lunch to dinner.
- 4 weeks: (or as long as you wish) Eat 1 snack in the afternoon. The snack is smaller, but you also have a wider range of choices.
What Are Serotonin Boosting, High Carb, Low Fat Snacks?
The idea is to eat fairly boring carbs that you won’t be tempted to eat too many of. These snacks are not your usual celery and cucumbers.
- Cereal
- Fat free hot chocolate
- Graham crackers
- Biscotti
- Pita bread
- Pretzels
- Crackers
The Serotonin Power Diet offers dining-out tips, sample menus, recipes, snack lists, a road map to the program and details about working out and getting fit.
