Obesity Reversal

 Obesity Reversal Program & Resources

“Reverse Obesity Today” – “Quick Start” – 15 Page Handout

Books to Read

Miracle Metabolism: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Quickly Lose Fat, Gain Muscle, and Heal at Any Age, by Thomas Tadlock, MS

The Longevity Diet: Discover the New Science Behind Stem Cell Activation and Regeneration to Slow Aging, Fight Disease, and Optimize Weight, by Valter Longo, PhD

“21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart: Boost Metabolism, Lower Cholesterol, and Dramatically  Improve Your Health: Paperback by Neal D Barnard, MD

The Healthiest Diet on the Planet: Why the Foods You Love-Pizza, Pancakes, Potatoes, Pasta, and More-Are the Solution to Preventing Disease and Looking and Feeling Your Best by John McDougall, MD

The Starch Solution: Eat the Foods You Love, Regain Your Health, and Lose the Weight for Good! by John McDougall, MD

Proteinaholic: How Our Obsession with Meat Is Killing Us and What We Can Do About It  by Garth Davis M.D.

Videos on Diet and Weight

Eating (Whole) Carbohydrates DOES NOT Make You Fat! Listen to Doctors Tell You Why! (17:54 min)

Podcasts with Physicians and Researchers on Obesity Reversal

Safe, Rapid, Weight Loss and Muscle Building…Why Being Plant-Based Is Best! An Interview With Thomas Tadlock, MS

Reversing Chronic Disease and Successful Weight Loss Joel Fuhrman, MD

Coaching Programs For Reversing Obesity

Mastering Diabetes On-Line Coaching Program (same principles will work for obesity reversal)

Kirk Hamilton’s On-Line Coaching Program for Obesity Reversal & Rapid Weight Loss

How to Start A Plant-Based Diet That Can
Reverse Obesity & Enhance Weight Loss

Whole Food Plant-Based Meals Delivered to Your Door

Whole Food Plant-Based Recipes

Whole Food Plant-Based Cooking Courses Online

App to Find Plant-Based Restaurants Around the World

Whole-Food Plant Based Immersion Programs

Dr. McDougall 3 & 10 Day Intensive Programs
2Forks Events
NEWSTART Lifestyle Programs
Pritikin Program

Websites to Visit

Videos To Watch On
Chronic Disease and Health Aspects
of Eating A More Plant-Based Diet

Quick Start for Obesity Reversal

  • Get FREE plant-based recipes Here and Here
  • Order plant based meals shipped to you! It’s as simple as 1 2, 3, 4 !
  • Click on each starter kit below and see which one resonates with you and follow it to get started today!:  Plant Pure Nation Jump Start Kits Plant-Based Diet – A Healthier Way to Eat (Kaiser Permenante)  Vegetarian Starter Kit  Plant-Base Nutrition Quick Start Guide
  • Eat out at and have a plant-based meal once or twice this week if desired.  HappyCow – Mobile Apps net
  • Get a cook book with recipes you like The China Study Cookbook: Over 120 Whole Food, Plant-Based Recipes by LeAnne Campbell, PhD  or Forks Over Knives Cookbook and Plan
  • Take an online plant-based cooking course: Culinary-Rx.com or Forks Over Knives Online Cooking Course
  • Shop for and eat whole plant food only – vegetables (starchy and non-starchy), fruit, whole “intact” grains, beans/legumes, nuts and seeds (no dairy, eggs, poultry, meat, fish) or add only 1 palm full or less of animal food per day to your whole food plant-based diet for 1 month as you make your transition to a diabetes reversal diet of only whole, unprocessed, no oil added, plant food.
  • Avoid adding oils or consuming processed foods with added oils to them (you may use 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil daily for 1 month as you move towards a total diabetes reversal diet then go on no added oils).
  • Avoid processed foods in general, especially processed grains or carbohydrates (baked goods, crackers, chips, muffins, breads). Eat whole grains in their cooked whole “intact” state and eat them “in a bowl.”
  • Eat 1/2 – 1 cup of cooked beans daily (can get precooked in a can)
  • Nuts/seeds – 1 palm full per day raw.
  • Good fats IN FOODS can be consumed daily – avocados (1/2 avocado), raw nuts (< palm full) and seeds, olives, greens, 2-3 tablespoons of flax seed or chia seeds daily is encouraged. (If you want to reduce insulin resistance quick hold the nuts and avocados until your blood sugar starts to drop).
  • Have a large green salad daily and/or 32-64 oz 75%/25% packed greens/fruit smoothie with ¼-1/2  cup flax seed or chia, and/or steamed or lightly cooked/boiled vegetables (5-6 cups per day at least).
  • 3 or more whole fruits per day – 1 serving or half cup at least is berries daily.
  • You are encouraged to use as many different herbs and spices as you desire. If you have high blood pressure don’t add salt.
  • Or do “Kirk’s 21 Day Healthy Living Program” – 1 month (or less) to transition to a whole food plant-based dietSTART HERE)

For personal coaching sessions with Kirk Hamilton PA-C on applying an Obesity Reversal Program Click Here