Book ends: Weight Loss Rx

Better Nutrition, Oct, 2006

The Great Physician's Rx for Weight Loss, late latest book by Jordan Rubin, author of the best-seller The Maker's Diet, lays out a plan designed to help you lose weight and eliminate unhealthy eating habits. Here's an excerpt, featuring nutrient recommendations for weight loss:

The Great Physician's Rx for Weight Loss: Supplement Your Diet

* Take a whole-food multivitamin with each meal.

* Consume 1 to 3 teaspoons or 3 to 9 capsules of high omega-3 cod-liver oil (or fish oil) per day with dinner.

* Each morning and before bedtime, take a serving of a green food/fiber blend.

* To improve digestion, take a probiotic/enzyme formula with each meal.

* Consume 1 capsule of an herbal adaptogen/ antioxidant blend with each meal.

* To ensure optimal protein intake, take digestible protein powder daily.