Your Holistically Hot Transformation: Embrace a Healthy Lifestyle Free of Dieting, Confusion, and Self-Judgment

Written for fans of glossy magazines, Vicario’s book rolls out a well-integrated, holistic lifestyle plan based on what she touts as her successful personal transformation. She left a successful but stressful PR job and abandoned her unhealthy eating and drinking habits, and is now a health and nutrition coach. It’s easy to jump on Vicario’s bandwagon; she uses strong salesmanship techniques (asking questions that can only have one answer), serves up plenty of encouraging words, and shares personal details about her transformation to great advantage. (Once she found her “purpose” in health coaching, the rest of her life fell into place, she explains.) In addition to self-help narration, the book includes healthy food choices and a sprinkling of recipes. “Client Story” sidebars illustrate successful practices and brief “Put It in Action” summaries at chapter ends are useful reminders of small and manageable changes to incorporate into one’s life. In addition to nutrition, Vicario covers the well-stocked pantry, “stress-free” cooking, exercise, relationship tips, and a few out-of-the-ordinary subjects (tongue scraping, mask treatments). Lifestyle change “doesn’t have to be complicated,” Vicario insists, and for determined readers, this book may well be the impetus for transformation. [em](BookLife) [/em]