A HEALING 30-DAY PROGRAM FOR LASTING WEIGHT LOSS A HEALING 30-DAY PROGRAM FOR LASTING WEIGHT LOSS A HEALING 30-DAY PROGRAM FOR LASTING WEIGHT LOSS The RICERICE DIETDIET RENEWAL THE RICE DIET RENEWALTHE RICE DIET RENEWAL KITTY GURKIN ROSATI, M.S., R.D., L. D. N. KITTY GURKIN ROSATI, M.S., R.D., L.D.N. Praise for , , Author of the New York Times bestselling The Rice Diet Solution $25.95 USA/$30.95 CAN A Practical 30-Day Plan for Lasting Weight Loss and Inner Healing Many diets can help you lose a signifi - cant amount of weight in a short pe- riod, but only the Rice Diet can boast that 43 per cent of its participants have maintained or increased their weight loss over six years. Now, in The Rice Diet Renewal, Kitty Gurkin Rosati, New Y ork Times bestselling author of The Rice Diet Solution, presents the essen- tials of the four-step Rice Diet program. Rosati explains how it helps you heal your underlying food and health issues and replace negative, powerless think- ing with an awakened awareness of your passion and purpose. Then she in- troduces a new generation of powerful exercises and tools based on the latest research including energetic healing methods, music, art, quantum physics, aromatherapy, and more. You’ll discov- er a new world of health and happiness with the help of: • A four -step program for Cleansing Your Body, Healing Your Heart, Em- powering Your Mind, and Connect- ing with Y our Spirit • The framework you need to br eak down psychological and emotional barriers to sustainable weight loss • A sustainable dieta, a way of life that pr omotes optimal weight and health in a mindful, emotional, and spiritual way • Practical, active tools to meet weight- loss and health goals • A four -week menu of seasonal, local foods, low in saturated fat, sodium, and sugar, empowering you with the practice of conscious consumption • Inspiring stories of “Ricers” who have achieved weight-loss success and inner healing br eakthroughs As you become more physically free of excess weight, clear of mind, and liber- ated of encumbering emotional bag- gage, you will connect with and learn to actualize your inner power, fueling the attainment and maintenance of your goal weight, optimal health, and life’s potential. KITTY GURKIN ROSATI, M.S., R.D., L.D.N., author of the New York Times best- selling The Rice Diet Solu- tion, Heal Your Heart, and The Rice Diet Cookbook, has worked in the fi eld of weight-related disease prevention and reversal for two and a half decades. She is the nutrition director of the Rice Diet Program, has been a clinical instructor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and has counseled diverse populations including drug and alco- hol rehabilitation patients and IBM and Glaxo executives. Jacket Design: José Almaguer Jacket Photograph: Rice with curry leaves/© photosindiaww Author Photograph: ©Foto Aminta “The Rice Diet Renewal is fi lled with wisdom and information that can help to heal and renew your life. It guides the reader on the true path to healing of one’s life and becoming your authentic self. I know from my experience as a physician that it speaks the truth, and if you have the inspiration, the information it provides will lead you to the transformation you desire.” — Bernie Siegel, M.D., author of Faith, Hope, and Healing and 365 Pr escriptions for the Soul “The Rice Diet Renewal is an immensely wise guide to weight loss and sensible nutrition. If you think ‘diet’ is only what goes in your mouth, you seriously should consider this book. It touches all the important bases—not only food intake but also the psychological, social, and spiritual factors that are also vital factors in nutrition. Highly recommended.” — Larry Dossey , M.D., author of The Power of Premonitions and Healing Words “Rosati skillfully describes the successful mind-body-spirit approach to weight loss that she pioneered with the Rice Diet. She has made the program into much more than a diet by adding the psychospiritual components that are missing from so many weight-loss plans.” — Larry Burk, M.D., C.E.H.P., president of Healing Imager, Inc. and former dir ector of education and cofounder of Duke Integrative Medicine “Beautiful and practical. . . . Speaking from deep personal and professional experience, Rosati offers us a banquet of inspiration and an extraordinary variety of useful methods for healing and transforming body, heart, mind, and spirit.” — Jef frey Brantley, M.D., D.F.A.P.A., director, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program, Duke Integrative Medicine continued on back flap continued from front flap ISBN: 978-0-470-52544-9 EAN: 9780470525449 THE RICE DIET RENEWALTHE RICE DIET RENEWAL ffirs.indd iiffirs.indd ii 5/28/10 6:28:42 AM5/28/10 6:28:42 AM The Rice Diet Renewal ffirs.indd iffirs.indd i 5/28/10 6:28:42 AM5/28/10 6:28:42 AM ffirs.indd iiffirs.indd ii 5/28/10 6:28:42 AM5/28/10 6:28:42 AM The Rice Diet Renewal A Healing 30-Day Program for Lasting Weight Loss Kitty Gurkin Rosati, M.S., R.D., L.D.N. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ffirs.indd iiiffirs.indd iii 5/28/10 6:28:43 AM5/28/10 6:28:43 AM Copyright © 2010 by Kitty Gurkin Rosati. 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Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. For more informa- tion about Wiley products, visit our web site at www.wiley.com. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Rosati, Kitty Gurkin, date. The rice diet renewal : a healing 30-day program for lasting weight loss / Kitty Gurkin Rosati. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index, ISBN 978-0-470-52544-9 (cloth); ISBN 978-0-470-61585-0 (ebk.); ISBN 978-0-470-61586-7 (ebk.); ISBN 978-0-470-61588-1 (ebk.) 1. Reducing diets. 2. Cookery (Rice) 3. High-carbohydrate diet. I. Title. RM222.2.R6463 2010 613.2'5—dc22 2010006817 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ffirs.indd ivffirs.indd iv 5/28/10 6:28:43 AM5/28/10 6:28:43 AM A Note to the Reader It is important to check with your physician prior to beginning any diet, especially if you are taking any medications. Due to the rapid weight loss with the Rice Diet, it is important to consult with your physician before reducing your fat, sodium, and calories. You may be on medication that will need to be altered or discontinued before changing your diet, and your doctor is the best person to help you do this. Do not make any changes in your medication regimen without your physician ’ s advice. Since many physicians and health care professionals are unfamiliar with the impact of a truly low-sodium diet, you should point out the low sodium con- tent of the Rice Diet to your doctor. Feel free, as well, to refer your physician to the Rice Diet Clinic, and we will be happy to be of assistance. We can be reached at www.ricediet.com . We also rec- ommend that you keep a record of your weight, any heart disease risk factors, and any other health predictors that you are aware of having. fbetw.indd vfbetw.indd v 5/28/10 6:28:00 AM5/28/10 6:28:00 AM fbetw.indd vifbetw.indd vi 5/28/10 6:28:00 AM5/28/10 6:28:00 AM vii Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 part one Creating True Health 9 1 Are You Ready for True Health? 11 2 Cleansing Your Body 32 3 Healing Your Heart 72 4 Empowering Your Mind 106 5 Connecting with Your Spirit 135 part two A Deeper Sense of True Health 177 6 Conscious Consumption 179 7 Amazing, Miraculous, and Extraordinary Healing 219 Recipes 248 Appendix A: Grocery and Staples Lists 274 Appendix B: Assessing the True Cost of Your Food 277 Resources 278 References 281 Index 285 ftoc.indd viiftoc.indd vii 5/28/10 6:28:27 AM5/28/10 6:28:27 AM ftoc.indd viiiftoc.indd viii 5/28/10 6:28:28 AM5/28/10 6:28:28 AM [...]... us on the Rice Diet forum (www.ricediet.com), INTRO.indd 2 5/28/10 6:26:16 AM introduction 3 she had always thought that the Rice Diet was simply a way to lose a lot of weight, fast Then, A friend told me about the Rice Diet and I got your book I was really impressed with the small emphasis on the diet and the large emphasis on the “changing your life.” I began the Rice Dieta After only a few days,... 6:28:12 AM Introduction F or the last nineteen years, I have had the great pleasure and privilege of teaching and learning about healing at the Rice Diet Program in Durham, North Carolina Participants here, fondly nicknamed Ricers, have the opportunity to experience the fastest, safest, and most effective way to lose weight and improve every other modifiable risk factor of heart disease and, in fact, most... recently asked him whether he cared to share any deeper emotional and spiritual paradigm shifts that may have accompanied his physical transformations, he again exceeded all of my expectations As a doctor, my life prior to my experiences at the Rice Diet Program had been pretty mundane and, worse, had CH001.indd 14 5/28/10 8:51:05 AM are you ready for true health? 15 been fairly typical of many of my patients... amazing man was awakening to the desire for wholeness and health He, like many others, survived his early childhood dramas, unconsciously playing out his pain by co-creating a lessthan-fulfilling marriage, and made other mindless choices such as adopting the average American dieta of fast foods and other highsaturated-fat and high-sodium foods, inactivity, workaholism, and alcoholism He, like many people,... fully engage their bodies and their minds so that they could live in a fuller, more satisfying way Ricers, whether they had come to the program here in Durham or had practiced the plan at home, seemed to grasp the radical difference between a restrictive diet, versus a dieta, the original Greek word that means “way of life.” We hear story after story describing people’s transformations As Martine wrote... that these people have restored their health after suffering from a wide variety of diseases are also the result of the integrated mindbody tools and practices that the Rice Diet Program encompasses These practical exercises and experiential tools make up the four steps of The Rice Diet Solution and The Rice Diet Cookbook The first step is the diet itself, which enables you to lose weight safely and... [and woman] great!” These encouraging—some people think near-miraculous— statistics are definitely a consequence of our world-famous Rice Diet, a low-sodium, low-fat eating plan made up of whole grains, beans, fruits, vegetables, and minimal animal protein Yet the incredible number of pounds lost by Ricers from around the globe, the years that their weight loss has been maintained, and the fact that... out was suicide Fortunately, as a doctor I knew the behavior I was exhibiting by its name—suicidal ideation—and knew that it was an ominous sign that I needed help, and fast I thought that the Rice Diet Program was only about food and weight Although these are important elements, they are only part of the puzzle The dieta represents a way of life, not just a way of eating The first few weeks were spent... thousands of participants: 43 percent of Ricers have maintained their weight loss or lost even more after six years back home! Our founder, Dr Walter Kempner, often said, 1 INTRO.indd 1 5/28/10 6:26:15 AM 2 the rice diet renewal as Nietzsche had previously and similarly stated many years earlier, “It’s not the intensity of the great passion, but the duration of the great passion that makes a great man... that their problems—whether these are extra weight, disease, emotional issues, or mental stress—are in fact solvable Indeed, they realize not only that the power to heal is within them, but that they can achieve remarkable health and even newfound joy and passion for life So, how do you heal from your inner core? And what is true health? We toss the word health around as if we all agree on its meaning . A HEALING 30-DAY PROGRAM FOR LASTING WEIGHT LOSS A HEALING 30-DAY PROGRAM FOR LASTING WEIGHT LOSS A HEALING 30-DAY PROGRAM FOR LASTING WEIGHT LOSS The RICERICE DIETDIET RENEWAL THE RICE DIET. USA/$30.95 CAN A Practical 30-Day Plan for Lasting Weight Loss and Inner Healing Many diets can help you lose a signifi - cant amount of weight in a short pe- riod, but only the Rice Diet can. other practitioners who call their energetic approaches to healing axiatonal therapy, breath therapy, emotional freedom technique, and Hakomi therapy. The multisensorial approaches to healing