Review of The Equation: The 5-Step Formula for Weight-Loss and Lifelong Fitness (Mass Market Paperback)

Anyone who expends more than a brain cell planning a "smart" meal is labelled a dieter in our society. It's a poor use of the term, and this is one of the first books I have ever read that puts that simple knowledge to practical use. For this is not about "dieting", but rather an easy to learn method for making smart choices in the nutrition category.
Dan Isaacson smartly emphasizes the importance of CHANGE, as opposed to elimination in "The Equation". Eating, he recognizes, is as much a habit as a necessity, and working through the habit mentality to develop more healthy practices is the goal of his program. Stressing the appropriateness of burning off the calories consumed through exercise is also part of Isaacson's "equation" (as is consumption of large amounts of water), so this plan is more program than simply a diet plan.
There are a few factors that take this book a level above most eating plans. One is Isaacson's style of writing, which I found very uplifting and empowering. You feel he genuinely wants you to succeed.Second, Isaacson's methods and lessons on the "change" topic are applicable to any area of life, not simply eating. There are some very intelligent tips for making positive change sprinkled throughout this book.
This is NOT a lose 10-in-10 program, so if you are looking for a fast fix, it's best to avoid this book (it's also best to avoid lose 10-in-10 programs, but you allready know that). If you are looking for a smart method to improve eating patterns, and coonsequently improve esteem and lifestyle, this book is a wise first step.



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Review of Outsmart Diabetes (Mass Market Paperback)

Know someone with diabetes?Have it yourself?

This is a book that fills in some blanks.Some of this information is not told by your doctor, some is from Europe.All is relevant to you.

Will it save your life?I honestly don't know.But some of the information, such as taking 300mg of AlphaLipoic Acid, twice a day, to reduce the pain of neuropathy -- works.Tried it, amazed at the results.

Passed it onto several doctors and other diabetics.It's that good.

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What's the best medicine for treating diabetes? Taking charge of your life! Few health problems are more responsive to diet, exercise, and other lifestyle factors than this widespread disease. For many people, the combination of healthy food choices, a safe and easy fitness plan, and sensible weight loss can significantly lower blood sugar levels and prevent diabetes' hidden risks.

This guide, from the editors of Prevention Health Books, can help shape your diabetes management program. It's filled with cutting-edge information from the frontline of diabetes research, as well as sound advice from leading diabetes experts. Inside you'll discover:

- How your attitude and outlook can influence the course of diabetes-for better or for worse
- How the right kind of exercise can play an important role in diabetes management
- Which pantry staple can slow carbohydrate release and prevent post-meal blood sugar spikes

Plus, you'll get the very latest on the newest diabetes medications and monitoring technology, so you can make informed decisions about your care.


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Review of Intuitive Eating: A Recovery Book For The Chronic Dieter; Rediscover The Pleasures Of Eating And Rebuild Your Body Image (Mass Market Paperback)

This book has a lot of great information and advice to help dieters cross back over the fence to adopt a more healthy attitude to food, eating and weight.Unfortunately, it also has a lot of contradictions which a sensible editor should have sorted out.The book sets out 10 principles of why dieters will forever be losing the weight loss battle and explains how to relearn to listen, feel and feed our body's natural hunger.This aspect of the book is great, and there are lots of scientific references to back them up.However, while on the one hand telling you to trust your body to select the healthy food it needs, the authors spoil it all in the last chapter (principle 10) by then prescribing a healthy low-fat diet plan.This seems totally out of place on a book purporting to teach you to eat intuitively.As some other reviewers have said, dieters don't need another "plan" to follow.Instead they need to learn how to survive without the prop of plans that forever fail them.It seems the authors are themselves stuck in their category of "careful eaters" and can't let go.But this is just criticism of a small part of the book.I would recommend "The Seven Secrets of Slim People" by Vikki Hansen and Shawn Goodman in addition to this book to reinforce the good parts.



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Review of De-Stress, Weigh Less: A Six-Step No-Diet Plan For Relaxing Your Way To Permanent Weight Loss (Mass Market Paperback)

De-stress, weigh less is a well organized compacted book with all the data one needs to know for staying fit and noting which foods cause stress and weight gain.

I liked having the checklists handy, which foods reduce the stress of boredom, weekly goals, the recipes and the tomato sauce for a week and the exercise data showing the symptoms of too much exercise.

For me the best aspect of De-stress, Weigh less is having the exact listing for which foods are vitamin rich along with the deficiency symptoms.

Usually when reading a book that states you need more protein or Vitamin B, for example, you will not get examples of what this is.I liked having this data listed so I could make adjustments in my diet.

The book covers MSG, eggs, sweeteners, binge eating, time management, allergies, food sensitivities and much more in six steps to follow.

I already eliminated Aspartame from my diet and liked seeing the list of what types of items this can be found in.The book also touched on the confusion between assertive and aggressive - an issue I have faced many times in deciphering the two meanings.

There is a food seduction test in step two.The index is extensive and covers every aspect for this no-diet plan to permanent weight loss.

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SOOTHE THE STRESS, LOSE THE WEIGHTIt's an endless cycle of frustration and failure. You try diet after diet, but you just can't drop the weight, or keep it off. No wonder you're stressed! Well, now DE-STRESS, WEIGH LESS by Dr. Paul Rosch and Dr. Carolyn Chambers Clark, two of America's leading experts on the connection between stress and diet, can help you lose the weight and that dangerous stress at the same time with a simple, easy-to-follow program that goes right to the source of the problem. This is not another diet but instead a program designed to reduce the stressful events in your life that trigger unhealthy eating habits. You'll learn how to: D - Discover how stress is keeping you overweight E - Eliminate foods that cause stress and weight gain S - Start filling your diet with stress-less foods to help you lose weight TR- TRain how you respond to stress-and stop bingeing E - Exercise more effectively S - Subdue other life stressors that keep you from losing weight S - Success! Keeping the weight off for goodWith cutting-edge science, Drs. Rosch and Clarke offer a healthier, smarter, and safer way to reduce stress and shed those extra pounds. So get off the weight-loss, weight-gain roller coaster and de-stress for life! AUTHORBIO: Paul J. Rosch, MD, F.A.C.P. is one of the world's foremost authorities on stress, and has been involved in stress research for 50 years. He received his postgraduate training at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Walter Reed, and is President of The American Institute of Stress, Honorary Vice President of The International Stress Management Association, Editor of Stress Medicine andClinical Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry at New York Medical College. Carolyn Chambers Clark, EdD, RN, ARNP, is an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner with a Masters Degree in Mental Health Nursing and a Doctorate in Education from Columbia University and is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. A member of the Doctoral Faculty for the Health Sciences Program at Walden University, she has maintained a private wellness education practice for more than thirty years.

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Review of NeanderThin: Eat Like a Caveman to Achieve a Lean, Strong, Healthy Body (Mass Market Paperback)

I became interested in the Paleolithic Diet after starting Atkins.I lost weight quickly and easily by cutting carbohydrates.There really was something to this low-carb stuff!
I began reading other diet books likeProtein Power and scoured the Internet.There were a lot of onlinereferences to something called the Paleolithic Diet.One book wasmentioned time and time again, Neanderthin, by Ray Audette.
I got aholdof the new edition and became a convert.The book tells that while ourdiet has changed since the advent of agriculture, our genes have not hadtime to adapt.We still have the old hunter-gatherer DNA.The grains,refined sugars and carbohydrates in our diet today are making us sick.Ourbodies can't handle this new stuff.
The book tells you what foods to eatand what to avoid.Well written with an extensive bibliography.
Veryhighly recommended.The book has changed my life.
Bob Hodgen



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Review of Atkins for Life: The Complete Controlled Carb Program for Permanent Weight Loss (Mass Market Paperback)

As many people know, losing weight is often times easier than keeping it off. Atkins addresses this issue in his latest book, "Atkins For Life".
The book "Atkins for Life" is an excellent resource book. It is filled with practical advice and tips on how to make your low carbohydrate weight loss a permanent success.
Over the years Atkins name has been maligned and sneered at as he pioneered the idea that its not the fat in our diet that makes us fat its the excessive amounts of carbohydrates we have been consuming. The low fat diet was presented to Americans as the best way and the healthiest way to lose weight. However, recent researchhas revealed the low fat diet to be a miserable failure. As the fat has been taken out of the diet carbohydrates have been added in their place and many Americans have become obese and unhealthy. Dr. Atkin's proposal that eating less carbs can lead to weight loss and better health has been vindicated.
The Atkins weight loss method is a 4 step approach. Phase 1 INDUCTION is where you limit your carbs to 20 grams per day to jump start your weight loss program. Phase 2 OWL or ONGOING WEIGHT LOSS allows you to slowly add back carbs until you discover the amount of carbs you can eat and still lose weight.
Phase 3 PRE-MAINTENANCE has you slow your weight loss by adding in more carbs so good eating habits become ingrained. And in Phase 4 LIFETIME MAINTENANCE you learn to enjoy a wider variety of foods and maintain your weight loss. This book "Atkins for Life" discusses each of the phases but is mainly concerned with Phase 4 LIFETIME MAINTENANCE.
You can learn what to do to lose weight with this book, but for in depth information, you would be better off selecting "Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution".
This book covers in great detail how to maintain the weight you have lost. Part One: A Lifetime Plan recaps the Atkins program. It includes information on the diet, the effect on your body, putting it into practice and how to benefit from exercise. Part Two: Eating for Life teaches you how to get your kitchen in order, and gives thirty meal plans with carb counts. It includes twenty meal plans for special occasions. 125 recipes for success are also given.
YES you can eat carbohydrates. You can have bread, cake and pizza or even wine. The key of course is knowing how many carbohydrates your body can handle each day without gaining weight. And using techniques to get the most bang from your carbohydrate buck. These techniques are taught in the book. For example if you crave bread Atkins has several pages of information to help you make the best selection. Breads are ranked on their ability to effect your insulin levels. There are also tips on how to enjoy bread without overdoing it such as eating the crust only. Atkins shares techniques like this for a variety of foods.
Comfort foods are a big issue for many. Atkins tells you what to choose or what to substitute. Eating out is another area covered. Best choices at different restaurants is given in detail. Atkins also includes mental tips to help you avoid backsliding.
Key to the book is the detailed menu plans given for 4 ranges of carb levels at 45g, 60g, 80g and 100g . Just adjust up or down so you are at your level (which you learn from his diet).Meal plans are simple and include snacks.A sample day for a 60 g plan would include 1 slice lemon zucchini bread, with an egg and ricotta cheese for breakfast. Meat loaf with whole-grain bread and salad for lunch.
Jerk shrimp with pasta or collard greens for dinner and 1/2 cup of cantaloupe for a snack. Carb counts are given so you can substitute as desired.
Crab Deviled Eggs, Cherry Muffins, Mixed Berry Shortcakes, Pinwheel Cookies, Roasted Chicken and Feta Cheese Wrap, Chocolate Souffle and Southwestern Style Pork Fajitas are among the 125 recipes. Recipes include nutritional information, but are not pictured.
The 370 page book also includes self tests and quizzes to help you stay on task. My favorite part of "Atkins For Life" has to be the success stories. There are a number of remarkable stories in the book with black and white photos included! Very inspiring!
The book "Atkins For Life" makes living a low carb life in our high carb worldeasier and enjoyable! I highly recommend it!



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