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The Pioppi Diet

The Pioppi Diet

The 21-Day Anti-Diabetes Lifestyle Plan as followed by Tom Watson, author of Downsizing

Summary

Feel great inside and out with the ground-breaking Pioppi Diet, which helped Tom Watson transform his life and inspired his book Downsizing.

'A book which has changed my life and which has the power to change the lives of millions' TOM WATSON

'I am obsessed. . . I feel leaner, energised, less bloated and more healthy. I genuinely feel like this is no longer a diet plan, it's just the way I eat' SARA COX
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In the tiny Italian village of Pioppi, they live simple but long and healthy lives. But there is no gym, no supermarket, the food is delicious and they enjoy a glass of wine every evening.

Cardiologist and world-leading obesity expert Dr Aseem Malhotra & Donal O'Neill have combined the wisdom of this remarkably long-living population with decades of nutrition and medical research to cut through dietary myths and create this easy-to-follow lifestyle plan.

This is NOT a diet or lifestyle which requires saying 'no' to the things you love, or exercising for hours upon end.

In just three weeks, The Pioppi Diet will help you make simple, achievable and long-lasting changes to how you eat, sleep and move.

You'll still be able to indulge in delicious food while enjoying a healthier life . . .
· CREAMY CRAB and RICOTTA OMELETTE with SLICED AVOCADO
· GRILLED HALLOUMI and KALE SALAD with TAHINI YOGHURT DRESSING
· STEAK BURGER with MATURE CHEDDAR, TOMATO and AVOCADO
· CAULIFLOWER STEAKS and CRUMBLED FETA, ZA'ATAR and CHILLI
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'A must have for every household' Professor Dame Sue Bailey, the Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges

'Revolutionary' Richard Thompson, former physician to HRH Queen Elizabeth

'This book has the power to make millions of people healthier and happier' Andy Burnham, former Secretary of State for Health

Reviews

  • I am obsessed with The Pioppi Diet . . . I feel leaner, energised, definitely less bloated and more healthy. I genuinely feel like this is no longer a diet plan, it's just the way I eat
    Sara Cox

About the authors

Dr Aseem Malhotra

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Donal O'Neill

Donal O'Neill is an Irish born, independent documentary filmmaker. A former international track and field athlete, Donal's passion for health and human perfomance resonates throughout his films. After his hugely successful and influential Cereal Killers (2013), which explored the benefits of a high fat diet whilst exposing the dangers of sugar and wheat heavy diets, he joined forces in 2015 with British Cardiologist Dr Aseem Malhotra to make The Big Fat Fix (2016). World renowned Sports Scientist Prof Tim Noakes has hailed it as "the best health movie ever."

The Pioppi Diet, co-written with Dr Aseem Malhotra, is Donal's first book.
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