<p>We all know the stats: more of us are obese than ever before. We have a diet and weight loss industry that rakes in billions per year, and yet almost everyone who loses weight puts it back on and then some. This yo-yo dieting is not just frustrating to the dieter, it's extremely detrimental to the heart, joints, and bones--worse, some research suggests, than remaining fat. This book's message is that an inability to lose weight or keep it off has never been about a failure of will, it's about a broken metabolism. No diet will stick until the underlying metabolic issues are resolved.</p><p>Vance offers 10 proven keys for fixing or resetting your metabolism:<br><ol><li>Break Up with Sugar</li><li>Fix Your Fats (eat healthy fats)</li><li>Heal Your Gut (probiotics)</li><li>Identify Food Intolerances (foods that make you foggy,fatigued, sick, and fat)</li><li>Lose the Toxins (in household products, body care products,etc.)</li><li>Put Out the Fire (beware acidic foods and other foods thatcause inflammation)</li><li>Stop the Madness (stress)</li><li>Ditch the Convenience Foods (even the so-called healthy ones)</li><li>Hydrate!</li><li>Exercise Smarter (not harder)</ol><li></p><p><i>The Perfect Metabolism Plan</i> is smartly organized with a very approachable tone, and includes a 3-phase cleanse and about 50 recipes. Readers will also discover that a well-functioning metabolism controls much more than their weight. They'll find themselves more clear headed, more energetic, less frequently under the weather and better able to rebound, less achy, and more!</p>