Listen Up: Listen Your Way To a Better Diet

The battle against the bulge isnt an easy one. Mostconsider). A few recommended Weil titles on audio
people these days are trying to eat healthier but itsare Eating Well for Optimum Health, The Healthy
tough to keep up with the onslaught of diet-relatedKitchen (with Rosie Daley) and Taking Care of
information and to stay motivated to choose nutritiousYourself.
foods. So heres a tip. Listen your way to a better diet.If youre ready to step it up to a notch, you might want
There are some excellent audio books available on theto give a listen to Tony Robbins Living Health course.
subject of nutrition. Try popping one of these into yourWhile Tonys dietary recommendations arent the
car stereo or listening to them while youre in theeasiest to follow, the alkalinity theory of nutrition that he
kitchen making dinner. Its a great way to learn moreespouses might well be a breakthrough in the nutrition
about the impact of food on your body. It can also helpworld. And you certainly cant argue with Tonys
you to discover new foods and recipes that you mightenergy. The guy is a live wire!
not have been familiar with. And its a great way toA few other audio books that you might to pick up
stay accountable to a healthier diet. Just try preparinginclude Diet for a New America by John Robbins (no
a greasy hamburger while listening to an audio bookrelation to Tony), Eat to Beat Cancer by J. Robert
discussing the health risks of saturated fats!Hatherill and Ultraprevention by Mark Hyman and Mark
A great audio book to start with is The South BeachLiponis (the co-directors of medicine at the Canyon
Diet by Arthur Agatson. The South Beach Diet isnt asRanch spa). There are also some interesting
extreme as some other diets so its a great way tonutrition-related podcasts out there such as Tracy
transition into a healthier way of eating. Youll still beJorgs Vegan Cooking School podcast. And dont
able to eat a lot of the foods you enjoy but if youreforget about about Eric Schlossers best-selling audio
like many others youll find that the foods that you limitbook Fast Food Nation. If youre looking for some
(e.g., refined carbs) will help you to shed pounds quickly.reasons to never eat fast food again youll find them
Another great source of information is the audio booksthere.
from Dr. Andrew Weil. Weil has written dozens ofImmerse yourself in a few of these titles and see how
books on health and many of them are available onyour diet changes. Once you discover an enjoyable
audio. I find his dietary recommendations very sensibleway to eat better dont be surprised if you never go
and enjoy that he views food a source of pleasureback to your old ways.
(something many diet book writers surprisingly fail to