Body for Life for Women: A Woman's Plan for Physical and Mental Transformation

Pam Peeke

Rating: 4.0/5 Stars
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It's not all about the jeans; flattening the tummy helps fight "Toxic Fat"--the disease-inducing weight Dr. Pamela Peeke teaches women how to conquer in Body-for-LIFE for Women. Her firm belief is, most women already know what they're supposed to do: eat a balanced diet, ditch junk food, exercise, think positively.

Peeke strives to show her "girlfriends" how to accomplish these tasks, customizing plans for young and old. Clients' stories (including a 95-year-old who worked herself out of a wheelchair and into a martial arts class, and a 14-year old who replaced 90 lbs. of fat with a healthy load of self-confidence) lend credence to Peeke's 12-week weight reduction plan; so do the wowsie before-and-after pictures.

Gender-specific scientific evidence supports Peeke's premise that women's bodies require different care than men's. But she doesn't stop there.

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Peeke digs deeper for her audience, defining four hormonal milestones of a woman's life (menarche to beyond menopause) and customizing a physical and mental transformation plan to suit each.

Easing off on strict calorie and weight guidelines, she focuses instead on serious fat reduction, muscle improvement, and practical suggestions for self-care.

A handful of charts and formulae help readers assess their progress; sample exercises and fitness logs help, too. But for Peeke, weight reduction pales to bolstering a woman's self-worth through nurturing healthier habits. The only rough pill to swallow is Peeke's two-page list of smart foods: it lacks suggestions for turning acceptable proteins, carbohydrates and fats into palatable daily meals.--Liane Thomas

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About the Author

PAMELA PEEKE, M.D., M.P.H. clinical assistant professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and adjunct senior research fellow at the National Institutes of Health, is a regular contributor to Good Housekeeping and is frequently quoted in magazines such as Self, Allure, Elle, Glamour, and Redbook.

She is the medical advisor and spokesperson for Discovery Health's National Body Challenge, and the medical director for the National Women's Resource Center.

She lives in Bethesda, Maryland.

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Body for Life for Women: A Woman's Plan for Physical and Mental Transformation
Pam Peeke


	From Publishers Weekly
	According to Peeke, the unique hormonal and life challenges that all women go through over the course of their lives dramatically affect their ability to "remove" or maintain weight. In this adaptation of... read full editorial

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	This book is a really delightful kick in the pants. It’s got everything you need to get the body that will get you through life in great shape.”-Christiane Northrup, MD, author of Women’s Bodies,... read full editorial

	Book Description
	The bestselling Body-for-Life™ program is now tailored just for women-to help them achieve dramatic weight loss and body-changing fitness in just 12 weeks!The #1 New York Times bestseller Body-for-Life helped millions... read full editorial

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Body for Life for Women: A Woman's Plan for Physical and Mental Transformation
Pam Peeke


	You gotta get them in the tent!
	(Minnesota) April 7, 2005 - 4.0/5 stars
	Dr. Pamela Peeke's much anticipated book Body For Life For Women has finally arrived in the bookstores. It's been less than a week since its official release and already the book is sparking a lot of discussion in the close... read full review

	Body For Life For Women
	(Minnesota) April 19, 2005 - 1.0/5 stars
	I am a 35 year old woman who has read Body For Life by Bill Philips and as soon as I heard about Body For Life for Women by Pam Peeke I had to read it due to curiosity and let me tell you that it was the most depressing book... read full review

	Very confusing and disappointing!
	(Boston, USA) April 30, 2005 - 1.0/5 stars
	Dr. Peeke has taken a simple, straightforward book as Body for Life and has turned it into something full of instructions and rules. At the same time they are very difficult to follow and many of them are not practical... read full review

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