As a health practitioner and a patient of Dr. Atkins' since 1974, I've been aware of the controversy surrounding Dr. Atkins for a long time.I was a 12-year-old with a 350 cholesterol, who was well on his way to beinga 14 or 15-year-old dead from a heart attack.Dr. Atkins put me on thatoh-so-maligned diet of his, and in three months of no-sugar/no-carbs,high-fat/high-protein, my cholesterol dropped from 350 to 210.I've yet,in all the years since, to see another diet, or a drug for that matter,that can claim the same results.I've also never seen someone who hashelped so many people go through such a sustained assault from the medicalmainstream and the media.This extraordinary book not only updates thework he's been doing for the past 30 years; it cites extensive researchthat backs up his positions.(One of the ongoing attacks, for years, wasthat he based his conclusions solely on his 35,000 + patients, and nevercited actual clinical studies.)
One of the most compelling parts of thebook is the section on heart health/cholesterol--one of the topics forwhich he has consistently taken the most heat.He shows dramatically howmuch of the mainstream theory is being disproven by more and more studies:fat is not the enemy; sugar and high carbs (especially refined carbs) aremore dangerous by far.
The other major gripe I have with the receptionof this book is the assumption that the extreme low-carb approach is whatDr. Atkins advocates for everybody.Read more carefully, folks: that's theWEIGHT LOSS program.Once your weight is where you want it, you begin toeat more whole grain complex carbs and fruit (brown rice, millet, and thelike, as opposed to refined carbs such as pastas and breads, andconcentrated sugars such as fruit juices, honey, etc.) to halt the weightloss process.The book explains this very clearly.
One of the otherconsistent things I hear is the danger of consuming so much animal productsgiven the horrible amounts of toxic chemicals pumped into commerciallyraised livestock (growth hormones, antibiotics, etc.)Again, read morecarefully: at least 15 years ago, Dr. Atkins was among the first voices inthis country to advocate ORGANIC meat and poultry--back when such a thingwas largely unheard of.Yes, it's a bit more expensive, and in some areasharder to find; but isn't your health worth it?
Will Dr. Atkins everadvise you to eat a pint of Ben and Jerry's once a week?Not likely.Butthe powers that be have put on their blinders, and cite only the parts ofAtkins' philosophy that suit their own intransigent purposes.Meanwhile aweek doesn't go by when several clients come through my door and tell me,unsolicited, how since they've come off the high-carb/low-fat approach andincorporated more protein into their diets, they're feeling like humanbeings again for the first time in years.... more energy, greater mentalclarity, better emotional stability/less depression, and long-term achesand pains beginning to disappear.Think for yourselves; experiment, andlisten to your own bodies!
Read this book with an open heart and learn.
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This outstanding book solved what numerous doctors, clinics, university hospitals could not do in 20 years.Using the clear, concise, easy guidelines in this book, my 20 year problems of obesity and chronic depression started to disappear in days, and 5 weeks later I was a totally new person.This book is just outstanding. It covers a wide variety of illness and ailments.Amino acids and essential fatty acids were critical to my results, yet they are inexpensive, safe to use, and have no adverse side effects. Three doctors who use this type of approach are James Kwako MD, Santa Barbara, CA., and Julian Whitaker MD, Newport Beach, CA., and Priscilla Slagle MD, Los Angeles; they have years of experience and success.The dramatic results I got from this book cannot be over stated.I use iHerb and Jo Mar Laboratories for obtaining the products needed. I am not affiliated or connected with any book, doctor, company listed here. I donated 8 copies of the book to 2 county library systems. The book saved my life.
