Introducing the Craving Cure. Are you a craver? : the craving-type questionnaire -- Part I: How we got here. Your favorite carbohydrates : twice as addictive as cocaine ; The invasion of the Techno-Karbz : 3,000 years of bliss-point technology ; The craving generations : reshaped by three dietary trends of the 1970s ; The weight-gain pandemic : uncovering the true causes and how the craving cure can help ; Part II: Understanding your craving type. Your brain : craving control central ; Are you a type 1 Depressed Craver? ; Are you a type 2 Crashed Craver? ; Are you a type 3 Comfort Craver? ; Are you a type 4 Stressed Craver? ; Are you a type 5 Fatigued Craver? -- Part III: The amino breakthrough. Cracking the craving code : prep steps for all craving types ; Your personal breakthrough : specific directions for each craving type ... -- Part IV: Craving-free eating. Finding your way back to the primal plate : what, when, and how much to eat ; Traditional cuisines : choosing what works best for you ; Personalizing your plate : food-reintroduction testing ; Dodging slips and shooting trouble -- Part V: Vital resources. Tracking and testing tools ; Recipes and menus

The best-selling author of The Mood Cure exposes the particularly addictive qualities of today's combinations of processed carbs, explaining how to quickly reset the body's appetite-regulating neurotransmitters through strategic dietary approaches built on five key amino acid supplements that target food addiction

"In The Craving Cure, bestselling author and nutritional therapy expert Julia Ross shares the strategy that has successfully helped thousands of overeaters at her clinics: the use of nutrients called amino acids to quickly restore natural appetite control and eradicate cravings for sugar, chips, and pasta. With more than thirty years' experience in the eating disorders and addiction field, Ross understands why most of us can't stick to a healthy diet. Our favorite treats are engineered to be addictive. The Craving Cure presents the enlightening truth of how we've been hooked and delivers the good news that we can eliminate our compulsions where they start--in the brain. Addiction research originally demonstrated amino acids' ability to cut cocaine cravings, but Ross has found these inexpensive brain-targeted concentrates to be even more effective at combating food addiction. Clients at Ross's clinic report losing all interest in formerly irresistible confections after taking the aminos, which the brain uses to increase its stores of natural pleasure-promoting neurotransmitters. These superchemicals broadcast powerful sensations of satisfaction that even chocolate cannot override. The Craving Cure opens with a 5-Part Craving-Type Questionnaire, which identifies each person's unique craving profile and the specific amino acids that will eliminate their individual cravings. Ross then offers step-by-step instructions for how to use the aminos. Finally, she serves up her anticraving eating suggestions, rejecting most current diet trends in favor of more traditional fare, including red meat and saturated fat, which have historically promoted optimal weight and health. Complete with Customized plans for adults and children, helpful tracking tools, at new perspective on calories, and more than fifty recipes, The Craving Cure offers a well-researched, clinically proven path back to the body and brain we were born to enjoy."--Dust jacket flap