{"product_id":"the-french-twist-twelve-secrets-of-decadent-dining-and-natural-weight-management","title":"The French Twist: Twelve Secrets of Decadent Dining and Natural Weight Management","description":"Americans diet while the French dine. But is it true that French women don't get fat? Is there a French Paradox--the counterintuitive notion that a diet that includes cheese, chocolate, and wine is associated with improved cardiovascular health and weight management?\nThe ancient wisdom and long-held traditions of the French have, in fact, been validated. Recent and groundbreaking nutritional science confirms what the French have known for centuries--there is no paradox at all. Enjoying high-quality, real, even so-called \"decadent\" foods--prepared with awareness and savored with pleasure and relaxation, and in moderation--ensures a lifetime of relatively effortless weight management. In The French Twist, nutritional consultant Carol Cottrill lets American women in on twelve secrets for organizing their personal rhythms and rituals around this concept, which can have a profound effect on their metabolism and weight.\nTalk to a French woman and you may learn that, rather than a French Paradox, there exists a French Dilemma. The French love good food and wine, and certainly the idea of a pleasurable life of large meals with family and friends, but these preferences must be reconciled with their desire to be attractive and healthy. The French woman will allow herself to enjoy an excellent meal, but she will naturally eat less and walk more to compensate. She is quietly self-disciplined in her efforts, and she automatically observes portion savoir-faire. This typical and widely practiced solution to the French Dilemma results in what we perceive as the French Paradox.\nThe truth is that Americans are not different from people in other countries. We just have different eating habits. Americans are hungry for an alternative to the restrictions of dieting. The French Twist offers a realistic, commonsense, tried and true approach--core values that include the concept of a person's natural weight, nourishment, pleasure, healing, and the welfare of future generations.\n\nTable of Contents:\n\nIntro: Learning to Eat in French\n\nUne: Le Poids Naturel - Your Natural Weight\n\nDeux: Pas de Résistance - No Resistance\n\nTrois: La Qualité - Quality\n\nQuatre: Le Plaisir - Pleasure\n\nCinq: L'Equilibre - Balance\n\nSix: La Nourriture Authentique - Real Food\n\nSept: Les Parties - Portions\n\nHuit: Le Métabolisme - Metabolism\n\nNeuf: L'Exercice - Exercise\n\nDix: Les Rythmes et les Rituels - Rhythms and Rituals\n\nOnze: Les Valeurs - Values\n\nDouze: Manger à la Française - Eating the French Way\n\nEpilogue: Wishing You Freedom, Passion, and Life in Body and Soul\n\nAppendix: Health and Beauty Foods\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1614481628\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1614481628.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Cottrill, Carol\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Pages are clean with no markings. May show minor signs of wear or cosmetic defects  marks, cuts, bends, or scuffs  on the cover, spine, pages, or dust jacket. May have remainder marks on edges.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41547184930874,"sku":"DBV.1614481628.VG","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1614481628-0.jpg?v=1784687283","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-french-twist-twelve-secrets-of-decadent-dining-and-natural-weight-management","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}