From a renowned nutritionist and author of the bestselling Fat Flush Plan comes a revised and updated edition of the popular alternative guide for taking charge of your perimenopause, filled with up-to-date research, including the latest information on Hormone Replacement Therapy, mood swings, weight gain, and nutrition for women thirty-five and older.

Before the Change offers a gentle, proven, incremental program for understanding your body’s changes and controlling your symptoms during perimenopause—the period of about ten years leading up to menopause—to help you feel great through this vital phase of life. Inside you’ll find:

• A clear explanation of the symptoms of perimenopause and a self-diagnosis quiz;
• Safe and natural alternatives to hormone therapy, including healing vitamins, minerals, herbs, and natural hormones;
• A guide to nutrition and healthy diet, with tips for foods that prevent and alleviate symptoms.

In addition, this revised and updated edition includes:

• An expanded section on the pros and cons of soy as a natural phytoestrogen;
• An expanded discussion of hypothyroidism, its connection to hormonal imbalances, and the best natural treatments;
• A full analysis of HRT, including advice for safely weaning yourself off of synthetic hormones, and an overview of herbal, lifestyle, and diet options and modifications available for women who have had a hysterectomy, have risk factors or a history of breast cancer, osteoporosis, or heart disease.

With this essential do-it-yourself program, say good-bye to hormone havoc simply, safely, and naturally!

• a 4-day Radical Intensive Cleanse designed to rest your digestive tract and detoxify your body
• a 21-Day Radical Reboot where you'll learn exactly what combinations of foods to eat for results you can feel and see
• a Maintenance Plan for a radically healthy life

• Uncover how bile—the body’s ignored but primary method to breakdown fats and eliminate toxins—can be linked to the most urgent health concerns. Fortunately, all of the degenerative and mysterious illnesses connected to inadequate bile can be easily remedied, and Gittleman will show you how—whether you still have your gallbladder...or not! One unexpected solution may be as easy as avoiding the top three food allergens.


• Discover how metabolism can be derailed by sneaky saboteurs you never dreamed of—like hidden dental and sinus infections and the Epstein-Barr Virus; how your adrenals can inhibit your thyroid; how fruit can make you fat; why grain is such a drain; and how copper overload can wreak havoc on sex hormones by contributing to estrogen dominance.


• Become intimately familiar with ALL the Smart Fats that deserve a prominent place at breakfast, lunch & dinner. Most importantly, you will learn how to fully utilize them for effortless "waist control" and the prevention or management of depression, diabetes, heart disease, chronic fatigue, allergies, arthritis, psoriasis, eczema and low thyroid.

A New York Times bestselling author and cutting-edge health expert shares her nutrition-based plan for healthy, vibrant longevity.

• The most essential vitamins, minerals and hormones to reclaim youthful immunity 
• The transformative Radical Longevity Power Plan and 5 Day Radical Reset to soothe the gut and revitalize the liver
• How to manipulate your metabolism
• The Cinderella mineral to help prevent memory loss and reverse Alzheimer’s
• How to make your body produce up to fifty percent more “Youth Defying Stem Cells” 
• The #1 brain-aging hazard hiding in your home, and how to activate your best self-defense
• The unexpected “forbidden” food that makes your skin, joints, eyes, arteries, and brain feel years younger and much more…

WHAT’S NEW ABOUT THE NEW FAT FLUSH PLAN?

For over 25 years, Fat Flush has helped millions of people lose weight, harness the healing powers of foods, reignite metabolism, fight cellulite, and restore the liver and gallbladder while improving their lives. Now, for the first time since its original publication, the acclaimed New York Times bestseller has been revised and updated with groundbreaking research, food options, and lifestyle choices to help you achieve lasting weight loss and wellness.

The NEW Fat Flush Plan includes:

* NEW Three-Day Ultra Fat Flush Tune-Up for quicker cleansing
* NEW Paleo, Ketogenic and Vegan-friendly recipes reflecting the latest diet trends
* NEW gluten research
* NEW Fat Flush bone broth recipe for cooking, snacks and side dishes
* NEW health revelations linking the gallbladder and liver to thyroid health
* NEW hidden weight gain factors that explain why it’s not your fault you’re fat
* NEW meals, menus, and shopping lists
* NEW tips for managing insulin, hormone, and stress levels
* NEW slimming, smart fats and sweeteners

Like its pioneering predecessor, The NEW Fat Flush Plan offers evidence-based detox and diet strategies that are simple, safe and effective, with a heightened emphasis on the role of liver health and the metabolic impact of foods. The best detox plan just got better. Best of all, you will see and feel the difference in just three days!

A groundbreaking exposé of the hidden truths of electropollution, Zapped is the first comprehensive, step-by-step guide to counteracting the invisible hazards of everyday electromagnetic exposure. Award-winning author, nutritionist, and First for Women magazine columnist Ann Louise Gittleman combines the best of energy medicine with the latest scientific research in a user-friendly powerhouse designed to safeguard you and your family. Following her New York Times bestselling books on weight loss (The Fat Flush Plan; Fat Flush for Life) and perimenopause (Before the Change), Gittleman offers another vital, pioneering work of health science for the new century.

-- From the foreword by Michael Rosenbaum, M.D.

Answering the question on the minds of 75 percent of Americans, Why Am I Always So Tired?, leading nutritionist Ann Louise Gittleman shows us how we canbe more alert and active by eliminating excess copper in our diets and increasing our zinc intake. The time-tested formula points out which culprits steal energyfrom us--namely trendy, low-fat diets--that make otherwise healthy people feel drained.

This revolutionary book offers Gittleman's insights into how we can modify our diets and lifestyles to increase our energy and prevail over the chronic fatigue thatplagues us with symptoms such as: anxiety, insomnia, skin problems, frequentcolds, and roller-coaster emotions. Using her research and breakthroughfindings, Gittleman helps us eliminate these problems and access the energywe didn't know we had.

Fat Flush returns with over 70 of the world’s best fat blasting foods, seasonings, and supplements!

The famous Fat Flush Plan has empowered millions of people to take control of their health and well-being.  Now, the New Fat Flush Foods contains the very latest cutting-edge diet and detox revelations about the most highly revered superfoods—from your favorite comfort foods from childhood to new foods you will be anxious to try. In addition, you will discover expanded eating and storage tips and fresh Paleo, Ketogenic, vegan, and gluten-free options.

The research based guidance and timeless wisdom will help you improve your health and that of your loved ones year round.

The NEW Fat Flush Foods also includes how to:

• Lose weight and eliminate stubborn fat
• Increase your energy levels
• Banish bloating and food cravings
• Boost your cardiovascular system
• Diminish digestive issues
• Strengthen your immunity, and much more

Here is everything you need to renew, restore, and reveal your best self EVER! Looking and feeling great has never tasted so good the Fat Flush way!

The cookbook that changed dieting as we know it—updated with hundreds of great recipes based on the newly-revised Fat Flush protocols

For the first time in 15 years, the New York Times bestseller The Fat Flush Plan has been completely updated to reflect the latest research and cutting-edge nutritional science. The New Fat Flush Cookbook perfectly complements the newly-revised program protocols. This valuable resource is packed with more than 200 brand new Fat Flush recipes and snacks, many of which can be prepared in less than 20 minutes. You’ll discover great ideas for delicious, simple meals with wholesome ingredients and flavored with unique fat-burning and cleansing herbs and spices.

Author Ann Gittleman covers all the latest dietary trends and science concerning higher fat diets (Paleo and Ketogenic), fasting/ cleansing (green drinks), the microbiome, bile, hormonal fluctuations, gluten and grain avoidance, nutrient deficiencies, thyroid and adrenal burnout, and liver support.

In addition to the bonus of internal cleansing, liver detoxification, and body purification, the principles and ingredients incorporated in these recipes provide you with unexpected mental and emotional benefits such as mental alertness, increased energy, appetite control, a decrease in depression, irritability, and anxiety, and more. The New Fat Flush Cookbook is your go-to source for meals that help you achieve peak health and wellness.