The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms
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- Author：Mary Claire Haver
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Summary
A comprehensive， medically-tested eating and lifestyle program--including 40 delicious recipes--to balance nutrition and sustain weight loss， tailored to women in perimenopause or menopause。
Women store more fat and have a tougher time converting calories than men do。 In midlife， these differences are amplified by hormonal fluctuation， and most women gain stubborn and harmful weight--especially around the belly--without having altered their routine。 Suddenly the standard advice to eat less and exercise more is no longer the solution！
A practicing OB/GYN and nutritional expert， Dr。 Mary Claire Haver found herself in this exact predicament， so she set out to develop a diet that would meet her needs。 More than 68，000 women have now found success in Dr。 Haver's unique plan for permanent weight loss by following her three recommended strategies:
- Fuel Refocus To get the body to burn fat as fuel， women now need 70% healthy fats， 20% lean protein， and 10% quality carbohydrates。
- Intermittent Fasting 16 hours of fasting （overnight） with a flexible 8-hour eating window coaxes the body to draw energy from stored fat。
- Anti-inflammatory Nutrition Now is the time to limit added sugars and processed carbs and layer in anti-inflammatory foods like leafy greens， olive oil， berries， nuts， and tomatoes。
With these three principles working together synergistically， women will lose stubborn weight as well as enjoy newfound energy， better sleep， less brain fog， and fewer hot flashes。 Featuring forty delicious recipes， easy-to-follow meal plans， week-at-a-glance shopping lists， and success stories of women who have changed their lives on this plan， The Galveston Diet--named for Dr。 Haver's hometown--will revolutionize the conversation around weight loss in perimenopause and menopause， and help women gain health benefits that last a lifetime。
Women store more fat and have a tougher time converting calories than men do。 In midlife， these differences are amplified by hormonal fluctuation， and most women gain stubborn and harmful weight--especially around the belly--without having altered their routine。 Suddenly the standard advice to eat less and exercise more is no longer the solution！
A practicing OB/GYN and nutritional expert， Dr。 Mary Claire Haver found herself in this exact predicament， so she set out to develop a diet that would meet her needs。 More than 68，000 women have now found success in Dr。 Haver's unique plan for permanent weight loss by following her three recommended strategies:
- Fuel Refocus To get the body to burn fat as fuel， women now need 70% healthy fats， 20% lean protein， and 10% quality carbohydrates。
- Intermittent Fasting 16 hours of fasting （overnight） with a flexible 8-hour eating window coaxes the body to draw energy from stored fat。
- Anti-inflammatory Nutrition Now is the time to limit added sugars and processed carbs and layer in anti-inflammatory foods like leafy greens， olive oil， berries， nuts， and tomatoes。
With these three principles working together synergistically， women will lose stubborn weight as well as enjoy newfound energy， better sleep， less brain fog， and fewer hot flashes。 Featuring forty delicious recipes， easy-to-follow meal plans， week-at-a-glance shopping lists， and success stories of women who have changed their lives on this plan， The Galveston Diet--named for Dr。 Haver's hometown--will revolutionize the conversation around weight loss in perimenopause and menopause， and help women gain health benefits that last a lifetime。
Reviews
wellreadtraveler
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First page of this book and I was kicking myself for not reading it sooner。 It was like the author Mary Claire Haver reached into my brain and knew what I needed to hear， the help I've been seeking， and the answers to so many questions I'm having。 I was scribbling notes and thinking of all my friends who need to read this book。 Did you know 7 out of 10 deaths is caused by Inflammation？ As someone who suffers from very high inflammation I was shocked and really concerned for my own wellbeing。 Mar First page of this book and I was kicking myself for not reading it sooner。 It was like the author Mary Claire Haver reached into my brain and knew what I needed to hear， the help I've been seeking， and the answers to so many questions I'm having。 I was scribbling notes and thinking of all my friends who need to read this book。 Did you know 7 out of 10 deaths is caused by Inflammation？ As someone who suffers from very high inflammation I was shocked and really concerned for my own wellbeing。 Mary Is an OBGYN and specializes in perimenopause and menopause education。 I wish I lived in Texas because I would be at her office begging for help。 What I found in my own struggle is that so many doctors don't have the time to help or even make you feel like your health is their concern。 I spent nine months being told my blood test was normal， only to discover it was normal， for someone going through menopause。 I suffered lack of sleep， hot flashes every 15 minutes， gained a ton of weight， and put my body under so much stress that I'm now in adrenal failure。 The worst parts is all of this could've been prevented with the proper care。I loved this book from the first page to the last。 The care and concern Mary has for women exudes off every page。 I somehow felt seen and realized that unfortunately I'm not alone， but in a big sisterhood of women navigating the next chapter in our lives。The book goes over the reasons The Galveston Diet works。 It really isn't a diet it's more of a lifestyle change。 So many amazing ways to help rid your body of inflammation。 Mary lists foods that hurt and those that help， vitamins/minerals， fiber， good carbs vs bad carbs， starchy vegetables vs non-starchy， good fats， and the best food lists you could ask for。 I finished this book feeling like I have a great plan in place to move into 2023。 I want to change everything and watch this inflammation disappear。 I will encourage every women I know to read this book and if I ever have the chance to meet Mary she'd getting a big hug from me。 Cheers to ridding myself of the bad and watching my body change！ 。。。more
Lisa
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Great information on women’s hormones， intermittent fasting， and nutrition。 The book also provides meal plans with shopping lists， and approachable recipes。 Thanks to #NetGalley and the publisher for early access to this book in exchange for an honest review。
Angela
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A good book with a lot of good information on healthy lifestyle changes to balance women's hormones， especially during perimenopause and menopause。 It includes a meal plan， grocery list， and recipes to make it easy， which I really liked。 Very informative。 A good book with a lot of good information on healthy lifestyle changes to balance women's hormones， especially during perimenopause and menopause。 It includes a meal plan， grocery list， and recipes to make it easy， which I really liked。 Very informative。 。。。more
Mary
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Excellent！ So much helpful information here for the distressing time of perimenopause and menopause。 This is a nutrition and lifestyle program to help during midlife。
Kimberly Barnes
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The Galveston diet is designed for women in perimenopause and menopause。 Many other diets do not take factors related to aging women such as menopause into consideration。 This is not true with the Galveston diet。 Dr。 Mary Claire Haver is a practicing OB/GYN and she discovered that the typical advice given to women regarding dieting， was not working。 The typical advice that was eat less and exercise more， was not working because it didn’t address the hormonal imbalance affecting aging women today The Galveston diet is designed for women in perimenopause and menopause。 Many other diets do not take factors related to aging women such as menopause into consideration。 This is not true with the Galveston diet。 Dr。 Mary Claire Haver is a practicing OB/GYN and she discovered that the typical advice given to women regarding dieting， was not working。 The typical advice that was eat less and exercise more， was not working because it didn’t address the hormonal imbalance affecting aging women today。 The Galveston Diet focuses on intermittent fasting， eating a specific ratio of fats， proteins， and carbohydrates， and limiting processed food and additives in an attempt to reduce inflammation。 This book provides 6 weeks of meal plans with easy to follow recipes， tips， and tricks。 I highly recommend this book to any middle aged women looking to lose weight。 Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the advance review copy in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Ceylan （CeyGo）
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What I love about this book。 - it’s geared towards middle aged women going through menopause / peri or post 。 When I read through the first few pages ， I was like she’s taking about me ！ The book is easy to read - lots of recipes and meal hides for both their 1 month kick start and the “ life long “ eating habits 。I will try this “Diet” which really is more if a change in eating habits - first stop - intermittent fasting ！ I can manage that during the holidays ！
Michelle Charles
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A helpful working guide to managing health and nutrition at a complex time of life for most women。 A clearly laid out plan for both understanding and managing how hormones change and impact the body as we age。
Jennifer Hazen
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I was so glad when I received this advanced copy。 I've followed Dr。 Haver on TikTok for a while and was interested in the Galveston Diet。 The book is full of good， scientific information and the three facets of the plan are easy to understand。 I'd recommend this book for any woman approaching menopause。 I was so glad when I received this advanced copy。 I've followed Dr。 Haver on TikTok for a while and was interested in the Galveston Diet。 The book is full of good， scientific information and the three facets of the plan are easy to understand。 I'd recommend this book for any woman approaching menopause。 。。。more
Tamar。。。playing hooky for a few hours today
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Diet！ Yuck！ Unless a diet book is going to tell me to eat all the carbs， fat， and salt that my heart desires （if that isn’t an oxymoron， I don’t know what is）， I’m going to hate it！ But my brain tells me that I cannot ignore the medical evidence， that even moderate and certainly excessive consumption of my three true loves will almost certainly do me in。 So， it was not with a great deal of enthusiasm that I accepted a widget， held my nose， and dove in。Dr。 Haver’s book， The Galveston Diet， is ful Diet！ Yuck！ Unless a diet book is going to tell me to eat all the carbs， fat， and salt that my heart desires （if that isn’t an oxymoron， I don’t know what is）， I’m going to hate it！ But my brain tells me that I cannot ignore the medical evidence， that even moderate and certainly excessive consumption of my three true loves will almost certainly do me in。 So， it was not with a great deal of enthusiasm that I accepted a widget， held my nose， and dove in。Dr。 Haver’s book， The Galveston Diet， is full of very long and detailed explanations of perimenopausal， menopausal， and post-menopausal medical and physiological ailments that plague women， why， and how to improve the quality of life through the appropriate nutritional diet。 She also advocates 16-hour intermittent fasting on the diet regimen she proposes。 That definitely won’t fly with me。 I barely make it once a year on a religious holiday。 On the other hand， I rarely eat past 5PM and I usually wake between 5-6AM so I have a 12-13 hour intermittent fast nearly every day， except on weekends。 …and there you have it。 I’m already giving myself a “dispensation”， so you can imagine that with that first “cheat”， I will pretty much give myself a pass on other aspects of the diet that do not suit me。Never-the-less， all that terminology， got me thinking: Probiotic， antioxidants， protein， anti-inflammatory， vitamin D and more， with a focus on the beneficial properties of certain foods v。 the detrimental properties of others。 So， as the words erased from my memory as fast as they went in， I began focusing on what I could do， now that I had some explanation， a list of foods， and （a little） motivation。 This book is perfect for those dieters who are eager and willing to follow a regiment， tick all the boxes， and keep their eyes on the prize。After a thorough introduction on the why’s and the what’s， the devoted reader is exposed to the diet itself including: •tA list of foods by categories•tSuggested daily and weekly menus•tPantry supply•tWeekly shopping list （very useful if you are going to try and religiously follow the diet）•tRecipes – also for maintenance•tHow to eat out and stay on the regimenOver the past 25 years， I have watched my body grow from diminutive to squat （well， maybe small to squat）。 My small waistline has expanded to such proportions compelling me to hide it under stretchy waistlines and tunic tops。 While my heart and my brain have been duking it out， I decided to delve into the subject and see what I could do， what I could cut out， and what I could acquire a taste for to improve my nutritional behavior - based on Dr。 Haver’s book。 It turns out that I buy almost no processed foods and I cook and dress almost exclusively with olive oil （and now I will try to add avocado oil to my pantry essentials）。 I rarely eat meat， so I can handle getting my protein elsewhere。 I will have to cut out the fatty meats like burgers and take the skin off my chicken。 I usually serve only skinless chicken， but generally because I have already stripped off and devoured the crispy skin （definitely going to be a hard habit to break！） I’m fine with the salmon several times a week， and tossing the leftover fish into my salad greens together with some lentils， nuts or seeds。 It literally takes seconds to rub some seasonings and lemon on the fish and place under the Ninja Foodi grill for less than 10 minutes。 I regularly steam broccoli， cauliflower， and brussel sprouts in the Ninja and， inspired by this book， I cooked up some barley seasoned with olive oil， salt， turmeric， and a handful of dried cranberries – it was a delicious side dish。 The Ninja （pressure cooker） makes perfect beluga lentils， beans， Quinoa， etc。， to save in the fridge for sides or for tossing in salad。 There are plenty of seasonings that work for this， and tumeric is both healthy and adds color to the white/light grains。 My Ninja is not only the perfect appliance for steaming vegies or pressure-cooking legumes and rice， it also makes AMAZING soups （try pink lentils， split peas， peeled tomatoes， carrots， red pepper roasted or plain， celery， and/or any other soup greens or vegies lying around in the crisper， water to pressure cooker maximum level and salt – 30 minutes， rest 15 minutes and then release steam， cool slightly and then puree with blender stick）。 The air fryer roasts to perfection， parsnips， beets， brussel sprouts， sweet potatoes， and leftover vegies like cauliflower （it also makes amazing dressed and cubed regular potatoes， but that doesn’t fit into the diet）。 Currently （but always subject to change） we have a vegan in the family， also some garden variety vegetarians， a pescatarian， several carnivores， and at least one family member suffers from celiac and a couple with lactose intolerance – I don’t remember any of this even existing when I grew up！ Cooking for the average family today is not only challenging but also formidable– I have to check every label for gluten and make sure that gluten-free dishes have their own serving pieces and that no one double dips。 My vegan won’t let me put any meat on the table near where she is sitting。 My son won’t let me put olives in the salad…The least common denominator changes every week according to which family members will be coming for Friday Night Dinner and which will be away。 And would you believe it （？）， today even guests who are not related， send a list of do’s and don’ts before they arrive。 Okay， okay maybe I’m exaggerating just a little （actually not at all）， but I’m willing to bet that those of you who are still reading at this point are nodding their heads in agreement！I recommend this book and would like to thank NetGalley and Jonathan Sung of Harmony Books and Rodale Books for the widget – it was enlightening！ 。。。more
Kim
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Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the advance readers copy of this publication。I have much respect for Dr Haver and have enjoyed many of her books/blogs and webinars。I would highly recommend her take on eating to become healthy。 Not so much a book about diets as it should be about healthy lifestyles。
Courtney McGrale
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I was already a huge fan of Mary Claire Haver， MD， so when NetGalley invited me to review her new book， I knew I was in for a solid read。 Dr。 Haver has a seriously good bedside manner， especially as concerns female aging and menopause。 This book is written in that manner， with great explanations of the “how” and “why” of menopause， and she adheres to solid， common sense recommendations like using journaling， intermittent fasting， exercise， and a Whole Foods diet to manage menopausal symptoms and I was already a huge fan of Mary Claire Haver， MD， so when NetGalley invited me to review her new book， I knew I was in for a solid read。 Dr。 Haver has a seriously good bedside manner， especially as concerns female aging and menopause。 This book is written in that manner， with great explanations of the “how” and “why” of menopause， and she adheres to solid， common sense recommendations like using journaling， intermittent fasting， exercise， and a Whole Foods diet to manage menopausal symptoms and weight gain。 This book gives you all the answers， and lays out an exact plan。 I’ll be giving this book out to my friends with a high recommendation。 。。。more
Louise Foerster
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THE GALVESTON DIET by Mary Claire Haver was a huge -- and wonderful surprise。 Informative， motivating， and authoritative， Haver guides women of a certain age through ways to live fit， healthy， and active lives with several powerful modifications to their daily habits: intermittent fasting， non-inflammatory food choices，， and balancing proportions of fat， protein， and carbohydrates。 Once I started reading， I didn't want to stop learning the answers to longstanding issues and concerns and a way to THE GALVESTON DIET by Mary Claire Haver was a huge -- and wonderful surprise。 Informative， motivating， and authoritative， Haver guides women of a certain age through ways to live fit， healthy， and active lives with several powerful modifications to their daily habits: intermittent fasting， non-inflammatory food choices，， and balancing proportions of fat， protein， and carbohydrates。 Once I started reading， I didn't want to stop learning the answers to longstanding issues and concerns and a way to live vibrant， happy， and well。 I received a copy of this book and these opinions are my own， unbiased thoughts。 。。。more
Katie
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I have been following Mary Claire Haver on social media for a couple years now。 I always love what she has to say about menopause and health。 I love intermittent fasting and the benefits from that。 This is a great book to learn more about her Galveston Diet if you've seen snippets of her on Facebook or Instagram。 I always prefer having a physical book for this type of reading and making notes in。Thank You Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review。 All opinions are my own。Publishes 10 Janu I have been following Mary Claire Haver on social media for a couple years now。 I always love what she has to say about menopause and health。 I love intermittent fasting and the benefits from that。 This is a great book to learn more about her Galveston Diet if you've seen snippets of her on Facebook or Instagram。 I always prefer having a physical book for this type of reading and making notes in。Thank You Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review。 All opinions are my own。Publishes 10 January 2023。 。。。more
Sheila
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I received a free copy of， The Galveston Diet， by Mary Claire Haver， MD， from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 This book has everything you want to know about the Galveston Diet， including recipes。 This diet is too restrictive for me， This is not just a diet plan but a lifestyle plan。
Aimee
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This is a great resource for women 40 and over who are dealing with weight gain that is difficult to lose。 Mary Claire Haver is not only a doctor， but a women who has also struggled with these same issues。 She talks about how she began the Galveston Diet and why it can be so important for your health。 She gives lots of information about what is going on with our bodies during this time and how we can use diet and exercise to stay healthy and strong。 Meal plans are included along with lots of gre This is a great resource for women 40 and over who are dealing with weight gain that is difficult to lose。 Mary Claire Haver is not only a doctor， but a women who has also struggled with these same issues。 She talks about how she began the Galveston Diet and why it can be so important for your health。 She gives lots of information about what is going on with our bodies during this time and how we can use diet and exercise to stay healthy and strong。 Meal plans are included along with lots of great recipes。 Mary Claire Haver has helped me a lot and a highly recommend this book。 。。。more
Kelly Paradis
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