This short, practical, healthcare-driven guide-offered by an expert insider-is nearly everyone's exercise and nutrition blueprint to optimize the length and quality of life, yet focuses on middle aged women who are twenty-five to sixty pounds overweight and are not consumed by fitness. They merely desire a healthy life with maximum vitality-and to look better naturally. Surprisingly comprehensive and fast reading-with a dab of spicy humor-essential details of lasting weight control and emotional pitfalls are clearly delineated, along with vital facts to assist the reader in coping with the maze of modern healthcare. A plan to help dodge common but potentially lethal diseases related to obesity is offered. The endangered orangutan is our model, whose wholesome lifestyle deserves our protection.