The Change: Transforming Yourself and Your Body Into the Person You Want to Be

Working at Whole Foods had been good to Milan Ross. It not only allowed him to earn a decent living, but also provided his family with the medical insurance they so desperately needed. But it wasn t until Milan was offered the opportunity to attend Dr. Stoll s Total Health Immersion program, paid for in full by Whole Foods Market, that his life totally changed. This is the story of how Milan Ross lost 225 pounds of excess weight and found the passion that his life had been missing.

Since 2010, Dr. Scott Stoll, a medical doctor and past Olympic athlete, has conducted an intense week-long health education program. The seven-day course provides the most up-to-date information on nutrition, achievable exercise, and culinary re-education, as well as encouragement, coaching, and vision casting. While food is the centerpiece of the program, it is meant to be a transformational experience that forever changes the attitudes, habits, and lives of those who attend the program all in just one week. It was to this program that Whole Foods sent Milan Ross.

"The Change" not only tells the personal story of Milan Ross and what he experienced during that crucial week of his life, but also provides the voice of Dr. Stoll, who takes the reader through the very same program that Milan experienced. Unlike weight-loss books that offer quick-fixes to lose the pounds, "The Change" is designed to look within each individual to see what is driving him or her to eat food that is known to be unhealthy. Yes, this book is meant to have its readers lose weight, not for a month or a year, but for a lifetime based on science and on an inner strength that is the seed of change."