Blue Zones Power 9: 80% Rule

This is the fourth post in a nine-part series in which we are sharing resources available at the library to help you get on track with the Blue Zones Project.

The truth is hard to hear: with the convenience of fast food restaurants and ever-increasing portions, many Americans tend to overeat. The Blue Zones Project website explains that the "80% Rule is a strategy that focuses on taking things out of everyday diets, instead of putting more things in."

Simple things like using smaller plates and eating a smaller meal in the late afternoon and nothing afterward can help you achieve the 80% Rule. Here are some titles available in our collection that may offer some insight too:

The End of Overeating
by David A. Kessler

Drawn from the latest brain science as well as interviews with top physicians and food industry insiders, The End of Overeating uncovers the food industry's aggressive marketing tactics and reveals shocking facts about how we lost control over food - and what we can do to get it back.

The Best Life Diet
by Bob Greene

Divided into three phases, The Best Life Diet gives you the tools you need to change your life. In each phase, you'll be asked to reexamine the decisions you make on a daily basis and gradually alter your habits to achieve lasting results. The book also includes easy-to-follow meal plans that make it simple to meet your daily energy and nutrient requirements (Amazon.com).

The Volumetrics Eating Plan
by Barbara Rolls, PH.D.

From Dr. Barbara Rolls, one of America's leading authorities on weight management, comes a much-anticipated lifestyle guide and cookbook that empowers and encourages her readers to quit "dieting" for good, to feel full on fewer calories, and to lose weight and keep it off while eating satisfying portions of delicious, nutritious foods (Amazon.com).

Taming of the Chew
by Denise Lamothe

Psychologist and doctor of holistic health Denise Lamothe presents a complete program to combat overeating, showing compulsive eaters how to take control of the dependence on and obsession with food. Lamothe targets the enemy as "the Chew," which she describes as the "hurtful, persistent, out-of-control part of each of us."

Why Can't I Stop Eating?
by Debbie Danowski and Pedro Lazaro, M.D.

This straight talking book puts the widespread problem of food addiction into clear perspective and points the way to a life free of an obsession with food. Danowski and Lazaro combine forces to give readers a full understanding of this debilitating condition.






If you'd like to check out any of these resources, click on the title to be taken to our online catalog. You can place a hold on the item using your library card number and your PIN.

All book descriptions taken from the back covers or Amazon.com.