Press Release May 20,2003

NEW BOOK HARNESSES POWER OF FOOD TO CHANGE LIVES

Anyone who enjoys eating and wants to regain or maintain health can have it all, with the guidance of an outstanding new book Take Two Apples and Call Me in the Morning. Part nutrition science, part personal coaching manual, part cookbook, and all fun, TAKE TWO APPLES... helps readers improve their overall health – mind and mood, as well as body – through the power of healthy food.


Author Judy Stone is a psychotherapist, nutritionist, and gifted teacher whose programs have helped hundreds of people overcome disease, pain, depression and excess weight through eating well. "Great health is not a destination, it's a journey," she says, and in Take Two Apples... she accompanies readers on every step of their path to their own health goals.


Written with warmth and wit, Take Two Apples… is based on the way real people eat and live their daily lives. Readers learn how protein, carbohydrates, and fat affect the brain and body. (Did you know it takes fat to burn fat?) But they also learn how to change their diets while pampering themselves and keeping their routines. (Yes, it IS possible to work, cook, eat healthfully and still enjoy life – you think you're the only one who considers chocolate an essential amino acid?). TAKE TWO APPLES... is as fun to read as it is ambitious, for there’ s a lot going on between the covers: stories of her clients' problems and successes; personal anecdotes; menu plans and shopping lists; useful charts and sidebars; and a cookbook section with over 100 recipes for delicious, health-enhancing meals.


Asked what makes her book different than other nutrition books, Stone cited a number of significant features. “Most nutrition books give advice – eat this, not that – and then leave the reader to go it alone. Take Two Apples... helps people break down change into small steps and go at a pace they can maintain. It delves beneath the practical to help people assess their hidden feelings about food and eating and to overcome their personal barriers to change." Moreover, Stone adds, most books focus on losing weight. "I show people how to eat for better health all around. My clients see dramatic improvements in their cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar, energy levels, and mood. Weight loss comes as a welcome side benefit."


Readers tell Stone they use her book to learn more about hormones, blood chemistry, and diet, and many take their books with them to the doctor's office to help them discuss health and nutrition together. (Some even end up leaving their copy with the doctor!) This is a book friends give friends. Stone's approach works for the long haul but readers have been thrilled how change and inspiration begin the moment they open the book.