UltraMetabolism

The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss

By: Dr. Mark Hyman

Narrated by: Dr. Mark Hyman

Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

No wonder it's so hard to lose weight, our bodies are designed to keep weight on at all costs; it's a matter of survival. It's embedded in our DNA. Our diet has changed dramatically over the past 10,000 years, but our genetic blueprint has not; our bodies are not designed to process the types of food we are fed today. It's like putting diesel fuel into a regular car: it just won't work. And making matters worse is the fact that diets don't work either: less than six percent of weight-loss attempts succeed. The average person who goes on a diet actually gains five pounds.

But a medical revolution is under way, finally showing us precisely how the powerful forces that keep weight on can actually be reprogrammed to automatically burn fat and keep weight off for good. The concept is simple. By learning how to work with our bodies instead of against them, we can ignite the natural fat-burning furnaces that lie dormant within us. For the first time ever, Dr. Mark Hyman makes this new science of weight loss available to the general public.

This medical revolution is based on a groundbreaking concept called nutrigenomics, the science of how food talks to our genes. This science is actually startlingly simple. Food contains information and instructions for our bodies: eat the right foods and send instructions of weight loss and health; eat the wrong foods and send messages of weight gain and disease. After spending the last 10 years conducting pioneering, hands-on research with over 2,000 patients at Canyon Ranch, one of the world's leading health resorts, Dr. Hyman has discovered the seven fundamental causes of obesity. While fad diets have identified one or two of these causes, never before have they all been integrated into a single, simple plan for automatic weight loss. This is the promise of UltraMetabolism.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.

©2006 Mark Hyman, M.D. All rights reserved. (P)2006 Simon & Schuster Inc. All rights reserved.

Critic reviews

"Physician Hyman...delivers plenty of scientifically grounded information about weight loss myths." (Publishers Weekly)
"Dr. Hyman, an expert's expert on healing, shares his secrets to harvesting your body's potential for weight loss. Reading this compelling book is the next best thing to entering a cutting-edge health program." (Mehmet Oz, MD, coauthor of You: The Owner's Manual)

Loved this recording

This audio was very helpful in understanding the workings of the human body and how it metabolizes all of the toxins and poisons that are fed to it on a daily basis. A lot of great food for thought and actionable suggestions.

Nice read

I am glad I listened to this book. Although there are no ground breaking findings in it - it would be difficult to say anything new about food - the connections the author makes are very interesting. There are many examples of how certain food influences our health and weight, that are so obvious when you hear it, yet they never occurrent to me before. Credits worth spend on this one.

Très intéressant!

Ce livre est très intéressant. Il est facile à écouter et donne de bons conseils pour booster notre métabolisme. Il n'y a pas trop de termes techniques qui rendraient l'écoute de ce titre anglophone difficile pour une francophone. Si vous avez une bonne base en anglais, vous pourrez vous y retrouver assez aisément. Les documents disponibles (1 fourni, 1 sur internet) sont vraiment aidants et appréciés.

Sound advice. A doctor at cutting edge of research

no nonsense factual approach to loosing weight the sound way. Good for someone who has done a bit of reading on the subject of nutrition. Good voice to listen to.

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keeps refering to text files on cd 4 which there os no cd. very disappointing i must say but information was great

Good pre-view in audio format

Where does UltraMetabolism rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

On its own, audio not optimal for a weightloss/lifestyle book

What was one of the most memorable moments of UltraMetabolism?

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Did the narration match the pace of the story?

Narration was fine.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

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Any additional comments?

I like the theory of the book, not really unusual--but the author did use science to substantiate his claims.

Great book except for the missing references

I gave this book a 4/5-star rating because it constantly refers to quizzes etc. that are only available in the audio version on CD or the hard copy. For that reason, and in order not to feel cheated, I ended up buying the paperback as well.

Otherwise, the audiobook is chock full of great information and advice that is clearly presented and easy to understand. A definite thumbs up!

Great tips

Incredibly helpful weight loss guide as well as informative and easily digestible information on the science of a healthy body

A must have for the health diet conscious.

This is my second audio book on the subject of diet & exercise (the first being the "Abs Diet") and I did enjoyed listening to the "UltraMetabolism" .
It is loaded with new and updated information on this fascinating and sometimes overlooked subject of the human metabolism.

Ultra Metabolism

This is the first review I have written since my 2 yr membership with Audible. I want to encourage you to take a look at this book!

The book provides the most up to date research in Weight Loss Science and is in line with other credible sources. As an Exercise Physiologist I found the book very useful in helping clients to understand weight loss essentials. The only draw back is that the author often refers to 'CD 4' for text files and quizzes. At first this was a problem but I found I could go to the website and get the guide to accompany the book (which I recommend you do).

The author is enjoyable to listen to and gets to the point. I highly recommend this book if you are having trouble losing weight and want to get good current scientific advice.