The Viva Mayr Diet. Helena Frith Powell

       14 days to a flatter stomach and a younger you

      The VIVA Mayr DIET

      DR HARALD STOSSIER &

      Helena Frith Powell

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       Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

Copyright

Introduction Eating your way to a healthier, thinner you

Day One The first day of the rest of your life

Day Two Viva eating

      Day Three The art of chewing

      Day Four Getting active

      Day Five Breakfast like a king

      Day Six Raw before four

      Day Seven Stop when you’re full

      Day Eight The early bird

      Day Nine Water works

      Day Ten Enhancing digestion

      Day Eleven Eating stress-free

      Day Twelve Hello alkaline, goodbye bloating

      Day Thirteen Looking and feeling younger

      Day Fourteen The Viva Mayr way and you

       Recipes

       Useful contacts

       Acknowledgements

       About the Publisher

       Introduction EATING Your Way to a HEALTHIER, Thinner YOU

      Congratulations. This is the first step to a healthier, thinner, younger-looking and gorgeous you. I know what you’re thinking: All diet books say that. Some of them even tell you that you’ll get healthier and thinner just by picking up the book and paying for it. ‘Buy this book, it will change your life,’ they boast.

      We all know they can’t be telling the truth, but just as when we buy extortionately expensive face creams that claim to take years off our appearance, we want to believe them. We are desperate to believe that our lives can be changed – or, at least, that our hips can be slimmer – by reading a book, smearing on some cream or buying some new knickers.

      The bad news is that most of the time it simply isn’t that simple. There is no magic wand to make most of the changes that we want to see. But the good news is that the Viva Mayr Diet is as close as you can get to a miracle cure-all. It is, quite simply, the best diet there is – and the easiest one to follow. There is no calorie-counting, no weighing your food, and no living off cabbage soup for weeks on end. It is simply an approach to eating that will totally transform you. I guarantee that if you follow the Viva Mayr Diet, you will not only lose weight but you will also feel and look better than you have done in years.

      This is because the Viva Mayr Diet is not only about what