In this groundbreaking program, nutrition and fitness expert JJ Virgin reveals the real secret behind weight gain--"food intolerance"-- and advocates eating plenty of anti-inflammatory, healing foods to reclaim your health and reset your metabolism, while avoiding the 7 foods that are most likely to cause food intolerance.

How the Virgin diet can change your life -- How "diet" foods are making you fat. Food intolerance : the hidden cause of weight gain ; How the Virgin diet can work for you -- Foods to avoid. Gluten gone ; No joy in soy ; Dump the dairy ; Pluck the eggs, corn, and peanuts ; The sweetness trap -- Three cycles to lose weight for good. Cycle 1 : elimination ; Cycle 2 : reintroduction ; Cycle 3 : the Virgin diet for life ; The Virgin diet meal assemblies and restaurant guide ; The Virgin diet recipes -- Appendix A. The Virgin diet shopping list -- Appendix B. Converting to metrics.