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Browse Ian K. Smith's books in order, with summaries of his crime novels, diet programmes, cookbooks, and self-help guides to help you choose where to start.

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This directory collects Ian Smith's selections of general medical websites and resources devoted to individual specialties. Short descriptions and ratings assess each site's content sources, navigation, interactivity, and update frequency, offering a snapshot of online health information at publication.

The Take-Control Diet

by Ian K Smith

2001

Smith explains energy balance, metabolism, and common dieting misconceptions while outlining a personalised approach to eating and exercise. The book encourages readers to build a plan around their preferences and routines, combining food choices with aerobic and anaerobic activity.

The Blackbird Papers

by Ian K Smith

2004

FBI agent Sterling Bledsoe doubts the apparent hate-crime explanation for his scientist brother's murder. Investigating the Dartmouth professor's laboratory leads him toward an unfinished paper on unexplained blackbird deaths and the possibility that the killing conceals another crime.

The Fat Smash Diet

by Ian K Smith

2006

This ninety-day eating and exercise programme is organised into four phases, beginning with a restrictive introductory stage and gradually reintroducing foods. More than fifty recipes accompany Smith's approach to changing everyday food habits without relying on calorie counting.

Extreme Fat Smash Diet

by Ian K Smith

2007

Smith presents three structured dieting cycles matched to different goals and personal profiles. Recipes, scheduled meals and snacks, exercise suggestions, and maintenance strategies accompany a more intensive version of the approach introduced in The Fat Smash Diet.

The 4 Day Diet

by Ian K Smith

2008

Seven four-day modules provide a flexible framework for changing eating habits, with later stages arranged to suit individual routines. Smith combines meal guidance and recipes with motivation, realistic goal-setting, temptation management, tracking habits, and recognising progress.

4 Day Detox

by Ian K Smith

2010

This short guide presents the introductory four-day module from Smith's larger diet programme. Specific food instructions accompany its focus on breaking established eating patterns and preparing mentally for further changes, providing an entry point to the seven-module plan.

Happy

by Ian K Smith

2010

Smith examines habits and attitudes associated with lasting contentment, moving beyond happiness based solely on achievement or acquisition. His programme explores optimism, realistic expectations, family and community connections, simple pleasures, and ways to remain engaged with the present.

EAT

by Ian K Smith

2011

Ten principles organise Smith's flexible approach to everyday eating, including food variety, portions, beverages, and retaining different nutrient groups. The book considers situations such as travel, restaurant meals, late work, and holidays, aiming to make routines easier to maintain.

Shred

by Ian K Smith

2012

Smith lays out a six-week programme combining scheduled meals and snacks, meal replacements, and planned exercise. Variations across the programme are intended to address dieting plateaus, with thirty meal-replacement recipes and options for adapting the plan to different routines.

The Truth About Men

by Ian K Smith

2012

Smith offers his perspective on men's expectations and behaviour in romantic relationships, addressing attraction, commitment, labels, and communication. The guide examines recurring misunderstandings and presents advice intended to help readers interpret a partner's actions and discuss their needs.

Super Shred

by Ian K Smith

2013

This condensed version of the Shred approach uses four week-long stages to organise meals, snacks, replacements, and changing routines. More than fifty smoothie and soup recipes support the programme, which is designed for use at home, work, or while travelling.

The Shred Diet Cookbook

by Ian K Smith

2014

More than two hundred recipes and snack suggestions accompany the meal-spacing and replacement principles of Smith's Shred programmes. Smoothies, soups, stews, protein-focused dinners, side dishes, breakfast foods, potatoes, and pasta provide options for building meals within that framework.

Blast the Sugar Out!

by Ian K Smith

2017

A five-week programme structures meals, snacks, exercise, and substitutions intended to reduce sugar consumption. Smith supplies more than fifty sugar swaps and over forty-five recipes, presenting a daily framework centred on food choices and carbohydrate awareness.

The Ancient Nine

by Ian K Smith

2018

Harvard student Spencer Collins's possible admission to an exclusive final club draws him and friend Dalton Winthrop into a century-old mystery. Investigating a vanished student and a hidden group of powerful alumni puts their own safety at risk.

The Clean 20

by Ian K Smith

2018

Smith builds a twenty-day eating programme around twenty readily available foods rather than removing entire food groups. Daily meal plans, sixty recipes and substitutions, and short workouts accompany his emphasis on reducing heavily processed foods and making deliberate choices.

Clean and Lean

by Ian K Smith

2019

A thirty-day programme combines an emphasis on less processed food with intermittent fasting and exercise options for different fitness levels. Smith uses thirty core foods as the basis for varied meals and snacks, supplying daily guidance with room for choices.

Mind over Weight

by Ian K Smith

2020

This guide focuses on the psychological work involved in changing food habits and pursuing weight goals. Smith addresses motivation, cravings, confidence, realistic planning, and environmental influences, with practical steps intended to help readers choose and maintain an approach that suits them.

The Unspoken

by Ian K Smith

2020

Former Chicago detective Ashe Cayne becomes a private investigator after refusing to join a police cover-up. Hired to locate a wealthy woman's missing adult daughter, he discovers concealed family secrets and dangerous connections among the city's influential people.

Fast Burn!

by Ian K Smith

2021

Smith presents a nine-week eating and exercise programme combining intermittent fasting with structured meals and occasional plant-focused weeks. Recipes, daily guidance, and gym or home workouts provide a practical framework for pursuing weight loss through an energy deficit.

Wolf Point

by Ian K Smith

2021

A prominent Chicago official's death is ruled a suicide, but his children hire Ashe Cayne because they believe he was murdered. The reluctant investigator follows the case into political corruption, racial tensions, and concealed dealings across the city.

Plant Power

by Ian K Smith

2022

Smith presents a four-week programme for increasing plant foods while retaining some meat, fish, dairy, and fats. Explanations of nutrition, a point system, meal plans, recipes, and snack ideas support a gradual shift toward a predominantly plant-based plate.

The Overnights

by Ian K Smith

2023

Private investigator Ashe Cayne agrees to protect Chicago news anchor Morgan Shaw after threats escalate. Her investigation of a police shooting draws him into competitive television news, powerful enemies, and the search for a young man’s killer.

Eat Your Age

by Ian K Smith

2025

Smith organizes diet, movement, sleep, and health monitoring advice by decade, from the thirties onward. Age-specific food suggestions and fitness assessments offer readers a framework for adjusting daily habits as their bodies and health risks change.

Standalone Ian K Smith books

  1. Book cover for "Dr. Ian Smith's Guide to Medical Websites"
  2. Book cover for "The Take-Control Diet"

    The Take-Control Diet

    by Ian K Smith

    2001
  3. Book cover for "The Blackbird Papers"

    The Blackbird Papers

    by Ian K Smith

    2004
  4. Book cover for "The Fat Smash Diet"

    The Fat Smash Diet

    by Ian K Smith

    2006
  5. Book cover for "Extreme Fat Smash Diet"

    Extreme Fat Smash Diet

    by Ian K Smith

    2007
  6. Book cover for "The 4 Day Diet"

    The 4 Day Diet

    by Ian K Smith

    2008
  7. Book cover for "4 Day Detox"

    4 Day Detox

    by Ian K Smith

    2010
  8. Book cover for "Happy"

    Happy

    by Ian K Smith

    2010Simple Steps to Get the Most Out of Life
  9. Book cover for "EAT"

    EAT

    by Ian K Smith

    2011The Effortless Weight Loss Solution
  10. Book cover for "Shred"

    Shred

    by Ian K Smith

    2012The Revolutionary Diet
  11. Book cover for "The Truth About Men"

    The Truth About Men

    by Ian K Smith

    2012The Secret Side of the Opposite Sex
  12. Book cover for "Super Shred"

    Super Shred

    by Ian K Smith

    2013The Big Results Diet
  13. Book cover for "The Shred Diet Cookbook"

    The Shred Diet Cookbook

    by Ian K Smith

    2014
  14. Book cover for "Blast the Sugar Out!"

    Blast the Sugar Out!

    by Ian K Smith

    2017
  15. Book cover for "The Ancient Nine"

    The Ancient Nine

    by Ian K Smith

    2018
  16. Book cover for "The Clean 20"

    The Clean 20

    by Ian K Smith

    2018
  17. Book cover for "Clean and Lean"

    Clean and Lean

    by Ian K Smith

    2019
  18. Book cover for "Mind over Weight"

    Mind over Weight

    by Ian K Smith

    2020
  19. Book cover for "The Unspoken"

    The Unspoken

    by Ian K Smith

    2020Ashe Cayne, Book 1
  20. Book cover for "Fast Burn!"

    Fast Burn!

    by Ian K Smith

    2021The Power of Negative Energy Balance
  21. Book cover for "Wolf Point"

    Wolf Point

    by Ian K Smith

    2021Ashe Cayne, Book 2
  22. Book cover for "Plant Power"

    Plant Power

    by Ian K Smith

    2022
  23. Book cover for "The Overnights"

    The Overnights

    by Ian K Smith

    2023
  24. Book cover for "Eat Your Age"

    Eat Your Age

    by Ian K Smith

    2025Feel Younger, Be Happier, Live Longer

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