Based on research showing that refined sugar, flour, wheat and fats trigger a chemical addiction to food, the authors present a "food plan for life" based on the Twelve Stops of Overeaters Anonymous. Danowski and other recovering food addicts share their inspiring stories of success in reducing food cravings.

Debbie Danowski, whose food addiction nearly ruined her life, and Peter Lazaro combine forces to give readers a full understanding of this debilitating condition: its sources, patterns, consequences, and physiological underpinnings. Unlike fad diets and drugs with their side effects, hidden costs, and infamous failure rates, the program outlined in this book goes to the root cause of chronic overeating and puts the tools for a lifelong cure into the hands of anyone willing to accept responsibility for a healthy, happy future.