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  • Get Back to Your Roots, Burn Fat, and Drop Up to 20 Pounds in 40 Days
  • By: Abel James
  • Narrated by: Abel James
  • Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (23 ratings)

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The Wild Diet

By: Abel James
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Publisher's Summary

The creator of The Fat-Burning Man Show shares his revolutionary Paleo-inspired weight-loss program 

Every month, half a million visitors download The Fat-Burning Man Show, eager to learn the secret of Abel James’s incredible weight-loss success. Growing up on a defunct farm in the backwoods of New Hampshire, James had easy access to a host of natural foods that a backyard garden could provide: eggs, fresh produce, and real butter. But as he got older, he started eating a "modern diet" of processed foods, and by his early twenties, James found himself with high blood pressure, insomnia, acne, digestive problems, and love handles. Following the typical dieting advice of “eat less, exercise more,” and despite running thirty miles a week and nibbling tasteless, low-fat, low-calorie food, his health only worsened as his waistline expanded. 

In an effort to gain control of his health, James dug deep into nutrition research and discovered that everything he’d been told about low-calorie eating was wrong. He realized that our bodies are wired to eat luxuriously—and burn fat—as long as we’re eating real, natural foods that are grown on a farm and not in a factory. Incredibly, after just a few days of eating the most delicious "wild" foods that were rich in fat and fiber, James’s health problems began to disappear. And after forty days—and radically cutting back his exercise routine—he had lost twenty pounds.

The Wild Diet is the book James’s hundreds of thousands of fans have been clamoring for. At a time when our collective health is failing, James sounds a clarion call to announce that good health doesn’t live in a pill, exercise program, or soul-crushing diet. The secret is simply getting back to our wild roots and eating the way we have for centuries. 

Includes a bonus PDF of meals and recipes from the book.

A leading voice in new media, Abel James is a bestselling author, musician, and talk show host. As the #1 most popular health podcast in 8+ countries, Abel's award-winning show, Fat-Burning Man, has helped millions reclaim their health with real food, cutting-edge science, and primal workouts. When his cooking app, Caveman Feast, bested The Food Network, Nickelodeon, and even Angry Birds with more than 1,000 5-star reviews in the 24 hours, Abel became the first independent publisher ever to hold Apple's #1 food app and #1 podcast at the same time.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2015 Abel James (P)2015 Penguin Audio

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"A word of caution: Everything you think you know about diet and exercise is probably wrong. It’s time to change your relationship to fat, whole grains, sugar, the pizza delivery guy, and even your treadmill. The Wild Diet flies in the face of the outdated advice touted by health and wellness 'experts', and gives you real-life strategies to lose fat and get fit as quickly as possible. In a sea of marketing hype, Abel James is a powerful and authentic voice that speaks the truth." (Jonathan Bailor, New York Times best-selling author of The Calorie Myth)

"If you’ve been yo-yo dieting and surviving on prepackaged 'health foods' with little or no results, you owe it to yourself to read The Wild Diet. Abel James shows you how to optimize your workout, diet, and habits to take your health back into your own hands. Abel rocks a chiseled 6 pack and makes it look easy. As the owner of a 1-pack, I marvel at his lean body mass!" (Sara Gottfried, MD, New York Times best-selling author of The Hormone Cure)

"In The Wild Diet, Abel shatters conventional wisdom and gives us the truth about what it takes to be lean and healthy without obsessing about what we eat. There's a reason Abel’s Fat Burning Man show has become #1 in 8 countries and I have no doubt that The Wild Diet will be just as well received. Abel’s message is simple, pragmatic, and can get you lasting results in less time and with less effort than you’d probably expect." (Yuri Elkaim, New York Times best-selling author of The All-Day Energy Diet

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A game changer!

Amazing book if you are serious about breaking carb addiction and starting to eat proper food. 7 hours long but little waffle, just packed with facts and actionable advice.
Recommended for anyone serious about improving their health, losing weight and living better.

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Essential reading for current and future health nuts

I've been reviewing my life, and all the influences I've seen over my 43 years. I grew up quite active but always struggled being a bit porky, even when training every day. I was lied to that Low Fat was the way to live. I wasn't told by anyone how critical protein was as well, and we all thought sugar was safer than fat. Wow. This book is a no nonsense truth bomb, that is easy to follow and understand, and based on science! Oh, and it also covers your pet. That's kinda cool to me. Now I just need to work on my psychology of addiction, gain discipline and control to be consistent, then I'll be the one skiing down the mountain at 110. That's my goal. Thanks Abel. I heard of you via Dave Asprey, who is the other guy for me to thank.

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Nothing I haven't heard before

Would you try another book written by Abel James or narrated by Abel James?

Possibly

Would you recommend The Wild Diet to your friends? Why or why not?

Yes if they weren't aware of this way of eating.

What about Abel James’s performance did you like?

It was performed well.

If this book were a film would you go see it?

Probably not

Any additional comments?

Just a different slant on the same thing.

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