The Carb Reset - by Harley Pasternak (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

"An easy-to-follow plan that delivers results."--Gwyneth Paltrow
"You don't have to suffer or starve yourself anymore in the name of healthy eating!"--Rob Lowe
"Genius . . . takes all the confusion out of your nutritional choices."--Jeff Goldblum

Rethink healthy eating, weight loss, and weight management with this revolutionary, science-based guide to resetting your relationship with carbs and fat, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Body Reset Diet and trainer to the stars.

Harley Pasternak has worked with the biggest stars in Hollywood, whipping celebrities into shape for roles and the red carpet. His secret to helping these A-listers may seem counterintuitive, but the proof is in the results: fasting, detoxes, and carb-avoidance don't work. Losing weight and looking sculpted require a specific proportion of all macronutrients, including the much-maligned and vilified carbohydrate. Yes, you read that right: Lean and healthy people really do eat pasta!

The Carb Reset expertly cuts through the noise of toxic diet culture to help reset your relationship to the foods you love but have perhaps been avoiding. Pasternak details why bread, pasta, rice, and fruit should be a part of every healthy meal. He lays out the right combination and quantity of nutrients that speed fat loss, reduce fat storage, and improve your hormonal balance. The secret is quite literally in your hands, thanks to Pasternak's ingenious and easy-to-remember PATH acronym: a Palm of carbohydrates, All the vegetables, a Thumb of fat, and a Hand of protein.

The Carb Reset also includes
- clear explanations of the proven science around how and why your body stores and burns fat
- 50 quick-cook recipes, most of which require as little as five minutes of preparation
- two weeks of meal plans with vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free swaps and an "add a treat a week" strategy to work in your favorite dessert or snack

With The Carb Reset you'll have all the tools you need to take control of your health and reshape your approach to eating well for life.

Review Quotes

"An eminently rational, doable, science-backed way of optimizing your health. Harley Pasternak offers an easy-to-follow plan that delivers results."--Gwyneth Paltrow

"The Carb Reset brings the great news that you don't have to suffer or starve yourself anymore in the name of heathy eating! Just reset your understanding of what makes up a healthy plate, and enjoy the benefits for life."--Rob Lowe

"I've worked out with Harley Pasternak for fifteen years so I know his belief in shorter, smarter workouts is the key to better fitness. The Carb Reset applies the same genius to eating, breaking down the facts into short, smart hacks and taking all the confusion out of your nutritional choices."--Jeff Goldblum

"I've been working with Pasternak for almost twenty years. He's always a voice of reason, so grounded in science, never letting me get caught up in quick fixes or fad diets. This book is so on point."--Ashley Tisdale

"I love Pasternak's logical approach to nutrition. No extreme dieting, forbidden foods, or food shaming. Science and sustainability."--Adam Levine

"Harley Pasternak has done two good deeds with The Carb Reset. He has given us a simple easy-to-follow guide for better nutrition and weight loss and an easy-to-follow prescription to reduce the stress about what we eat."--Adalsteinn Brown, dean of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at University of Toronto

About the Author

Harley Pasternak is the author of six popular diet and fitness books, including the New York Times bestsellers The Body Reset Diet and The 5-Factor Diet. He holds a master of science degree in exercise physiology and nutritional sciences from the University of Toronto and an honors degree in kinesiology from the University of Western Ontario. He is an adjunct professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. Harley Pasternak lives with his wife and two children in Los Angeles.