Are you on the diet and exercise treadmill, running hard but going nowhere? Have you tried every diet out there only to regain weight? Have you lost weight, but ended up feeling deprived and hungry all the time? Healthy with Hanifa: A Woman's Guide to Holistic Health & Fitness is a book that will help you get off the diet and exercise treadmill, and take a close look as to why it's hard for you to lose weight and put on lean muscle. You may be doing too much exercise, eating the wrong diet for you, and ignoring underlying issues which are causing you to crave certain foods and feel constantly sluggish. Gleaning from 20 years of fitness experience and the newest in holistic health knowledge, Healthy with Hanifa explores • why endless ab planks and crunches won't get the flat mid-section you want • why less is more when it comes to exercise • workout ideas if you suffer from arthritis or osteoporosis • how to customize your diet to suit you • how stress, digestion, thyroid, adrenals, and food allergies affect your fitness results • other issues such as depression and food addiction that may impede you from feeling motivated