BOOK
The Thermo Diet
The Simple Scientific Way To Eat To Lose Fat Easily, Increase Your Metabolism, & Balance Your Hormones.
About the book
Everything you’ve ever been told about dieting and nutrition is wrong.
Both men and women alike assume that healthy eating should be a chore, a constant struggle to lose weight, overcome metabolic issues, and balance their hormones. From birth into adulthood, we’re fed a stream of lies about nutrition: from the mass media, the government, & pharmaceutical industry propaganda. You believe these lies, and they keep you struggling on the hamster wheel of fad diets and medications.
But this doesn’t need to be your fate.
Liberate yourself with the Thermo Diet. A lean physique, endless energy, balanced hormones, a healthy sex drive, and deep sleep can all be your “new normal” now. Within the 2 hours it will take you to read this book, you will understand just how simple losing weight, increasing your metabolism, and balancing your hormones truly is!
This step-by-step guide to nutrition teaches you:
- Which “health foods” you’re eating right now that you should actually completely AVOID
- Why eating more sugar and salt, not less, will quickly improve your health
- The most common vitamin and mineral deficiencies that are killing your progress
- How you’re being duped by Big Pharma to believe that serotonin is “the happy hormone,” when in fact it keeps you stuck in a vicious cycle of depression
- Why eating vegetables is not necessary at all!
- Which simple, delicious foods you should be eating every single day to massively improve your health
- The #1 toxic oil that you should NEVER eat (hint: it’s being used in nearly every restaurant and packaged food on Earth)
- And so much more…
The Thermo Diet by Christopher Walker - the first person to graduate from Duke University’s neuroscience program in just 3 years - cuts through the information overload in the nutrition industry, giving you a deliciously scientific step-by-step plan to achieve all of your health goals with less effort, and more enjoyment than you ever thought possible!
Why I wrote it
I started writing about my story online back in 2012 and never really intended for my blogging to be much more than an outlet for me to share my knowledge with people, and help them avoid a similar fate.
I am obsessed with understanding the truth and my hope is that this will be self-evident as you read this book.
Core ideas
- More energy flow is better than less. Healthy cells are the ones with energy moving through them, and every law in the book starts there.
- How you make energy matters. Cells run on glucose or on fatty acids; the first is the healthy metabolism, the second is the stress metabolism.
- The Survive-Thrive Scale. Your body sits somewhere between surviving and thriving, and what you eat moves it up or down.
- Activators, blockers and balancers. Add what helps your cells make energy, remove what blocks it, and get the amounts right on the things in between.
- Fruits and roots. The ten chapter laws turn all of this into food: eat more salt, eat sugar, avoid PUFAs, and build meals around fruit, roots and quality animal foods.
An excerpt
Things become much clearer when we look at how these Laws apply to individual cells, as long as we remember the bigger picture, and connect the dots between individual cells and the whole organism that is you. By looking at how individual cells work, we can gain a better understanding of their organization on each level, and ultimately allow us to see what practical steps we can take to impact all of our cells, which make up our entire body.
What’s more, these Laws are so simple that you’ll likely find yourself nodding along, thinking “of course that’s true” as we dive into them - the Truth of these Laws is powerful, yet obvious.
With that, there are 5 specific Laws that define the basis of the Thermo Diet and cellular optimization.
Law #1: More Energy Flow Is Better Than Less
Energy is a resource, just like any other resource, and the more resources you have, the better you function and the more you can do.
When resources are scarce - in any situation - you have to prioritize what you will use those resources for, in order to make sure your necessities are covered.
For example, you wouldn’t want to spend your paycheck on a vacation when you need that money to pay rent. Rent is important for your survival, and therefore needs to be paid first before you spend money (aka the “resource”) on “thriving” things like going on a vacation.
The same is true on a cellular level.
Cells produce energy by turning carbs and fats into molecules of “ATP” (or adenosine triphosphate). This is the basic energy storage unit for cells, and more ATP means more energy readily available.
Therefore, you can view the production of ATP like you would view your income, where the amount of ATP your cells produce is equivalent to the size of your paycheck.
Few people would argue that a larger paycheck is a bad thing, since you’ll now have more resources to not only pay for your necessities, but now enjoy higher things like vacations, luxuries, and charity. You no longer stress over whether or not you can pay for things important to your survival, like utility bills and rent/mortgage, since you’re no longer in a state of scarcity, but rather a state of abundance.
Just like you, your cells have survival functions that must be “paid for” before higher functions like growth and maintenance can come into play. ATP is the currency your cells spend on these functions, and the more ATP your cells can create and use, the more energy they have to spend on not only the survival functions, but the thriving functions as well, which is where the essence to radiating health exists.
When cells are in a higher energetic state, they are stronger and more capable of handling stresses. They not only have enough energy to keep you alive, but also to increase the quality of your life.
What readers said
“Thermo is honestly a cheat code.”
Tyler Stephens, Florida “I love the Thermo Diet! I hate to even call it a diet! I started 6 weeks ago and I'm already down 9 pounds. Amazing to me especially since I have Hashimoto's and losing weight for me is near to impossible.”
Cassia Sturgeon, Arizona “I wanted to say a big thank you to Christopher Walker and his team. I’m not 100% sure what my weight was when I started (between 195 and 200), but I hit 180 this week, which is a weight I’ve not seen in 11 or 12 years. I’ve also lost 4 inches off my waist. And, I struggled with acid reflux for years and years, and I’ve been taking a prescription drug for that every other day for about a year. Since starting Thermo, acid reflux has disappeared, and I don’t remember the last time I took a pharmaceutical.”
Chris Huddleston, West Virginia “I lost 50 pounds and gained muscle while following the philosophies in The Thermo Diet. I was surprised at how steady fat loss was during the whole process because usually, I plateau at some point. Making sure my hormones were balanced and removing all micronutrient deficiencies definitely played a role in keeping my metabolism high.”
Zach Siegel, Colorado “The biggest results for me have been less bloating and an overall healthier relationship with food! I used to really limit my sugar and carb intake, rarely even eating fruit - so this "diet" has been liberating! I joined this for health, not necessarily to lose weight so I've just been maintaining, but it has helped me lose inches already from just bloat. Love it!”
Emily Saviano, California “I've dealt with stomach issues and indigestion problems for years and Thermo has completely changed my life. Love [Chris'] products, love this lifestyle, love Christopher Walker.”
Hayley Jacques, California “Honestly I've felt amazing in the morning again when I break the fast with organic fruit and coffee. The first few days were hard but now I can't wait to get up and slice some organic pears, apples, oranges, and berries!”
Candace Bogue “I used to believe that low carb was necessary to have steady energy throughout the day. But since going Thermo and increasing my carbs dramatically, specifically from white rice, potatoes, and fruit I have a lot better energy. It really shines in the gym where I could literally feel the difference. My strength improved and my muscles are a lot fuller. After a couple weeks of eating Thermo I have incredible sustained energy with no spikes or drops.”
Matt Hayes, Michigan “I feel great on Thermo! More energy and less cravings.”
Athena Mayorga Blude, Connecticut “My sex drive is absolutely through the roof. I can easily pack on muscle at the gym; it seems like every other week I can hit new PRs. And my energy levels are super high - being a 34 year old father of 2, working 2 jobs, coaching both my kids year round, I actually find it super easy to have enough energy to do this.”
Jake Miner, Wisconsin “Thermo is basically my dream diet. I remember feeling so bloated all the time, I had no energy, I was always exhausted, and I just couldn't understand why I was having all those feelings because I was working out 4-5 times per week, and I had just run my second marathon. Even after all that training I had only ever lost like 3-5 pounds... I was eating what I thought at the time was very "healthy" but I couldn't ever drop the weight. So my husband told me about Chris and the Thermo Lifestyle, and I thought "well, what's the worst that could possibly happen?””
Rachel Siebold, California “Thermo seems like a better all around balanced diet. I've done keto and bulletproof diets in the past. They did work to some degree but also had drawbacks. I was strict keto for a year and never got down low enough body fat to have clear abs. First time in my life now I have a killer six pack and that's with getting 200g+ carbs a day with Thermo.”
Josh Webb, Michigan “My energy is back. I actually feel motivated to work out every day now! That hasn't happened to me in over 2 years.”
Jonathan Schrager, Florida “I tried the ketogenic diet and it messed up my metabolic rate, constantly tired, no energy, low libido and moodiness. When I went Thermo and started incorporating strategic carbs from fruit, rice, and potatoes everything improved. I can't explain how much more energy I have throughout the day.”
Alex Fidurski, Ireland “Following the guidelines that I have discovered through the Thermo Diet, I experienced increased energy, and overall my health has dramatically increased. I utilized these principles to lose fat while preparing for my competition and simultaneously taking care of my health. If it wasn't for Thermo I would be in shambles right now from contest dieting.”
Tim Berlow, Arizona “Eating for hormones has been the best choice I have made, period. Thanks to all you Thermo Warriors. Beneath the body has legitimately been a mind transformation, one that occurs with natural hormonal balances. Friends and family have noticed and honestly, good real food is the way to go!”
Adam Little, Kuwait “My hair was going south fast... and it wasn't just for the winter. I was only in my mid-20's. I was confused because I thought hair loss was only for older guys. At the time, I was on a vegan diet, with high soy consumption, and for a couple years before that I'd been on the Keto Diet. What I didn't realize was that those diets were completely destroying my health.
My hair was falling out by the handful! When I discovered the Thermo Diet way of eating I finally stopped losing my hair... and not only that, but I regrew ALL of my hair back, thicker than ever.
Now that I'm doing Thermo, it's growing like crazy, I have to cut it every 2-3 weeks. Follow these tips that I used and you'll be loving life again when your hair starts growing back. Lemme tell you, it's the best feeling ever.”
Aron Georgia-Keys, Australia
Reader testimonials as printed in the book. Individual results vary.
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Health disclaimer
This content is provided for educational purposes and is not medical advice. It is not a substitute for diagnosis, treatment, or advice from a qualified healthcare professional. Consult your healthcare professional before making changes to medication, supplements, diet, or exercise, especially if you have a medical condition, are pregnant or breastfeeding, or take prescription medication. Individual results vary.