Review of Food and Healing (Paperback)

Although I don't necessarily agree with everything Annemarie Colbin has to say about food & health (for example, I believe that certain immunizations are a critical part of one's health care and not unnecessary or harmful), "Food and Healing" is an excellent and thoughtful treatment of a complex subject. The title may erroneously give the impression that the book is just for those who are ill. In fact, the book has a lot to offer to anyone who is interested in learning more about nutrition, and how what we eat can make us feel better or worse. We know that caffeine can give you energy or make you nervous, and that a high-fat diet can cause heart disease; Colbin theorizes that other kinds of food, food ingredients and even methods of preparation affect the body in different but no less profound ways. Particularly intriguing are Colbin's musings on "food philosphy": e.g., multi-faceted comparisons of different diets; how different thinkers approach food in a different philosophical way; various ways to look at food choices and their effects on the body. I was impressed by the breadth of the sources Colbin cites (although occasionally one finds an outdated reference, like the ones to the now-debunked Tasaday "tribe") and how she weaves everything together into a coherent and readable book. What really won me over, however, was Colbin's insistence on taking a flexible approach to eating. Colbin emphasizes that no diet should remain static, and we need to choose different kinds of diets to reflect and address what is going on in our lives at different times. She is remarkably open-minded and tolerant of all points of view, allowing the reader to take away nuggets of wisdom from unlikely sources. If some of the opinions expressed seemed a bit too airy-fairy for me (e.g., auras, and her apparent rejection of the germ theory of disease transmission), even these sections were interesting and thought-provoking. Required reading for anyone who has "food issues," wants to improve her diet, has a chronic health problem, or works in the nutrition field.

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Ten years ago, Colbin's Food and Healing stood at the forefront of the food revolution, exploring the link between diet and health. In this anniversary edition, she provides updates on recent dietary systems, including low-fat, food combining, and alternative medicine.

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Review of Seven Weeks to Sobriety: The Proven Program to Fight Alcoholism through Nutrition (Paperback)

I have often wondered what we as AA have to offer a detoxing newcomerother than "let go and let God", only to watch them get drunkbefore the night is over. Then we sit back and say "he isn'tready" or "she can't get honest". Larsons book opens manypossibilities for AA and others to explore, and takes James Millam's book"Under The Influence" to a new level. I believe the conventionaltreatment industry and AA is going to be slow to try a new approach, evenwith thier dismal success rates, but Larson may have opened the door alittle wider. This book is definatly worth a read, if at the very least,only to educate yourself as to some of the physical aspects of alcoholism,and at the very most, a working sobriety and knowledge to share withothers. The only criticism I have is some of her dubious statistics,and her failure to offer sources for many of her nutrients other than herfacility. I imagine that a practicing alcoholic could get frustrated goingstore to store trying to collect the numerous supplements, and a simpleguide would go a long way in helping someone find these things. I hope thatfuture authors will take the idea further. Perhaps it is time we began totake the treatment of alcoholism out of the 1930's.

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"Comprehensive, rational and personal. It suppplies much of what is missing in traditional approaches to alcoholic rehabilitation. I believe that this book can save lives."
Leo Galland, M.D.
Open this book and you will embark on a groundbreaking seven-week journey that will change your life. You will learn how to break your addiction to alcohol and end your cravings--and do it under your own power. Here, step-by-step, is a proven, seven-week program developed by Dr. Joan Matthews Larson at the innovative Health Recovery Center in Minneapolis, that subdues your body's addictive chemistry and puts you on the path to full recovery.

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Review of Sugar Busters! for Kids (Hardcover)

This book will be most appealing to adults who have had success with the Sugar Busters! approach to weight control through reducing the amount of high glycemic foods (ones that raiseinsulin levels and thus slow down the metabolism) that they eat.Now, you will know how to integrate this approach for the whole family!
If you have not yet discovered the Sugar Busters! approach, it is well worth your time.As the authors (three M.D.'s and a former Fortune 500 CEO) point out, many diseases are related to overweight and obesity (such as Type 2 diabetes which is caused by insulin resistance, and cardiovascular diseases).Two terrible things are happening now.First, childhood overweight and obesity are growing rapidly as a percentage of the population around the world.Second, what were once adult diseases related to overweight and obesity are showing up in children.The authors point out that these trends are closely associated with the rise in the use of refined sugar.These trends run in families, suggesting both genetic (homone related) and environmental causes.
As to changing, the book is filled with directions for how to shop, menus (along with acceptable substitutes), and recipes (on the spicy side to appeal to the adults too).You can also use the recipes in any of the other Sugar Busters! series books.The recipes are almost all simple to prepare.Most include ingredients available at most food stores.There also seemed to be an attempt to keep the cost reasonable.I do think that households with younger kids will probably use fewer seasonings (but remember that no-sugar ketchup!).
There is a separate section with rhymes for kids at the back, which illustrates some of the key concepts.You can use this like a standard children's book for those in the 3-6 age range.My only criticism about the back is that the letter to kids uses gasoline for a car as the analogy to the need to eat better.Prior to the age of driving, I doubt if that analogy will work
One of the best parts of the book is that it keeps it as simple as possible.The authors also emphasize making better choices rather than treating this like a diet.They also point out that there are few long-term studies of the effects of diet on youngsters, but they have used the few that are available.For example, a low glycemic breakfast reduces what youngsters eat in calories for lunch.They also discuss how to introduce new foods (assume it will take at least 10 efforts before acceptance occurs, so be patient and persistent!).The menus are adjusted separately for the 6-8 and 9-12 year old groups.Over 12, they can use the adult Sugar Busters!




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Review of 8 Weeks to Optimum Health: A Proven Program for Taking Full Advantage of Your Body's Natural Healing Power (Paperback)

In an age when so many Americans rely upon pharmaceutical drugs to cure their ailments, Dr. Weil has suggested a sensible, proactive approach to healing yourself and maintaining excellent health.
I will admit that I'venot been totally successful in incorporating all his suggestions, buteverything here is at least worth a read.Especially notable to most areDr. Weil's recommendations regarding supplements and his dietaryadmonitions.
Initially, I was drawn to this book after seeing Dr. Weilon TV.At first, my critical mind wanted to cast his ideas as folksymumbo-jumbo, with just enough medical rationality to make it seemlegitimate.But the more I listened, the more I became intrigued.Thenext day, I picked up this book, wondering if it could do more for myrecurring stomach problems than what doctors had done for me.
I had beenin pain daily, and had even (wrongly) thought I was having a heart attack(several times).I was saddled with a bevy of drugs and antacids to giverelief of this gastro-intestinal reflux disorder, which is VERY common, andis OFTEN mistaken for heart attack.
Within 2 weeks of ceasing ibuprofenand caffeine intake, and taking a few recommended herbal supplements, I waspain- (and drug-) free:I was even able to eat a spicy Thai dinner with norepurcussions!
Today, I rarely suffer any stomach discomfort, and feelmuch stronger and healthier in general, thanks in large part to this book. It makes so much sense.
I recommend this book to anyone who wants to takean active role in their overall health, rather than just let healthproblems happen to them.



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Review of Sugars That Heal: The New Healing Science of Glyconutrients (Paperback)

We are increasingly learning that the changes in our diet in the last 100 years towards more processed foods are undermining our health. We get too much of some things (like saturated fats, white flour, and simple sugars) and not enough of other things (like essential fatty acids, vegetables, fruits, and water). Sugars That Heal describes the evidence that is building that some people are having their health undermined by consuming too few of certain essential sugars (such as mannose, xylose, fucose, N-acetylglucosamine, N-acetylgalactosamine, and N-acetylneuraminic acid. These sugars have many important functions in the body, several of which relate to the proper functioning of the immune system and the nervous sytem.
In a healthy body not under stress, all of these sugars can be created using enzymes in the body from simple sugars like glucose. In bodies under stress, it appears that these enzymes become short in supply for converting sugars and the body receives too few of the essential sugars that are missing from the diet. These sugars need only be consumed in small quantities, and do not affect glycemic levels in the blood.<P The book describes how the importance of these sugars was discovered over the last 100 years, beginning with the use of vaccines to attack cancers by Dr. William Coley. The active ingredient in these successful vaccines was found to be a lipopolysaccharide by the National Cancer Institute in 1943. By taking the fat molecule off of the sugar, the resulting compound was easier to absorb without negative body reactions.
Essential sugars are found in many food sources including aloe vera, corn, wheat, leeks, carrots, radishes, red wine, coconut meat, tomatoes, breast milk, apples and grapefruit. There are also various supplements you can buy. The book describes which ones to buy, and how to start taking the supplements. You are encouraged to work with your physician if you take these supplements. They may not be appropriate for pregnant and nursing women, those on blood thinners, and those taking Indocin. If you are allergic to any of these foods or to the ingredients in the supplements, you can have an allergic reaction. Some people will also experience loose bowel movements and other side effects from the supplements.
I thought that the weakest part of the book was in not providing more information about how to create the minimum sugar consumption solely through food.
There are extensive discussions of how these essential sugars may help people with various illnesses including arthritis, diabetes, kidney failure, heart failure, hepatitis, various cancers (including reducing the side effects of cancer treatments), HIV, and high blood pressure. The book also discusses how these sugars may improve the functioning of joints (by rebuilding cartilage), memory, weight loss, and energy levels (for those with chronic fatigue syndrome and Fibromyalgia).
In most cases, these are in vitro and animal studies with the sugars, so how they will work on humans isn't known yet. However, Dr. Mondoa does describe individual case histories based on his clinical practice. In other cases, there are human studies. One of the most impressive was in China with reversing declining kidney functions. Another one with children in the United States showed a reduced rate of colds. Yet another shows that cartilage can be regrown. Another human study shows that aloe vera helps with Type II diabetes, cholesterol and triglycerides. So, there's probably something there, but we really won't know the full scope of what it is until many more human trials occur. Presumably, the next twenty years will fill in many of the gaps. In the meantime, it certainly looks like a wise thing to do to be sure that you are not lacking in these essential sugars.
I plan to share this book with all those I know who are suffering from the diseases mentioned here. I think this information is not well known in the medical community. For example, my father was experiencing loss of kidney function. His nephrologist at a well-known teaching hospital told my father he would be on dialysis within six months, and that diet didn't help. Yet there was already a Chinese study of humans showing that diet was very helpful. Ignorant of the Chinese study, my father changed his diet to include more fruits and vegetables of the sort described in the book and was back to full kidney function within a few months. The nephrologist never did understand what happened, and just told my father to keep doing whatever he was doing. I found the descriptions of the research to be very carefully articulated. So if you take this book along to your physician, she or he should be able to find the information to decide if some dietary or supplement changes would be in order. Since so many people are on blood thinners, these changes will have to be carefully done for those people. Since these sugars may help conditions requiring the blood thinners, perhaps some patients may be able to stop with the blood thinners at some point. Your physician can help you make a good decision.
Although this book doesn't talk about exercise, that is also an important component of any recovery program.
After you finish reading this book and decide what to do next to improve your health, I suggest you also think about how you can fill your day and mind with more healthful experiences and thoughts. Whom have you shown love to today? Whom have you given an essential hug to? Whom have you complimented who needed to be encouraged? Whom have you prayed for?
All of these ways of sharing will make you feel better too! Fill your life with all the essentials!




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Review of Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Paperback)

Dr. Bock has done a FANTASTIC job of explaining why the rates of these 4 diseases have gone up and how we can help to heal our kids who have them.Since we're all focused on helping our kids, here are the 4 parts of his healing program:1) Nutritional Therapy, 2) Supplementation Therapy, 3) Detoxification, 4) Medication, and Putting these 4 therapies together.The 4 changes that he feels strongly have caused these diseases to now effect 1 in every 3 kids are: 1) Toxins Proliferated (in the air, oceans, foods, etc.), 2) Nutrition Deteriorated (fast foods and processed foods), 3) Vaccinations Increased (doubled since 1991), 4) Ability to Detoxify dwindled (methylation and sulfation damage or not working properly).

This is a great book for those who are just starting down the road of Autism, ADHD, Asthma or Allergies.It is NOT however, the book that old timers who have been doing Biomedical for years will get much from.It is similar to Jacqueline McCandless' book "Children with Starving Brains" but with much more explanation and details behind it and a great approach that goes beyond just one of the four epidemics.

If you have to choose just one book for a new parent to read to get them off the ground and jumping towards Biomedical approaches for their child's A-disease, this is it.




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Review of The Nantucket Diet: A Safe and Effective 3-Phase Program for Permanent Weight Loss and a Healthy Lifestyle (Hardcover)

This book was so informative concerning my questions about insulin resistance diabetes. I loved the recipes and they are sooo easy to do. Usually I never make anything from diet books, but these were extremely delious & appealing for me & guests. I found Jane's diet tips &visualizaion technique a great way to stop me from over eating .I especially liked being able to eat Kedem tea bisquits with tea a real treat & something to look forward to.If you stick to this diet plan you will never feel deprived & wanting that little something to give you a boost to get you through the tough parts of the day ( or night time horrors of no good food ) If you have a sweet tooth this is perfect!!! I highly recomment this book for a life style change that won't upset your way of life & do what they say WALK .
Ann

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What is it about Nantucket that keeps people who live there so fit, healthy, and happy? Is it the nutritious food and the active lifestyle? Imagine a diet that allows you to eat your fill of classic New England cuisine with recipes from Nantucket's top restaurants: Pesto Crusted Rack of Lamb, My Lobster Rolls, Pineapple-Raspberry Napoleon, and other mouthwatering fare. A diet has never been so delicious. Welcome to Nantucket!

Sensible, and effective, The Nantucket Diet presents a way of eating and living that best benefits your body and state of mind. For maximum results, you calculate your calorie needs using a weight-loss formula based on your individual metabolism. With the goal of maintainable weight loss, this program is a sound scientific alternative to fad diets and the drastic dietary changes they require, which result only in weight regain and frustration. At the diet's core is a three-phase eating plan-termination of weight gain, weight loss, and weight maintenance-that puts you back in control of your weight.

The Nantucket Diet shows you how to

- eat right and live well without strict limitations
- lose weight-and keep it off-permanently
- incorporate basic exercise into your day-without breaking a sweat
- cheat (yes, cheat!) with a weekly "make love to life" meal that curbs the urge to binge (recipes included!)
- create your own meals and snacks, or take advantage of the sample menus and full range of meal plans-with recipes from top Nantucket restaurants
- benefit from a new understanding of essential weight loss and lifestyle issues-from insulin and carbohydrates to vitamins and supplements

The Nantucket Diet's premise is that there is no legitimate quick fix to your weight problem. This comprehensive weight-management program will pay off in the long term with its goal of sustainable weight loss and a healthier lifestyle. Best of all, the food is delicious, and you'll finish every meal feeling satisfied and feeling great!

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Review of Serotonin Solution (Paperback)

This book has completely turned my life around.I thought my bingeing on carbs was simply a matter of willpower. After reading this book, I now understand the biological reason for it. My body was screaming for Seritonin.This book explains how to enable your body to create more seritonin without bingeing.With more seritonin, i no longer have the desire to binge. The author Judith Wurtman does an excellent job of explaining why we get uncontrollable cravings and how to qual them.She also does a great job in explaining why the 'Low Carb Diets' only make you crave carbs more.Thank God for this book.It's helped me understand how your body works and why it craves certain things at different times.Buy it, you won't regret it.

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Based on Dr. Judith Wurtman's fifteen years of groundbreaking research at M.I.T., The Serotonin Solution is the first book to promote weight loss and eating control through serotonin, the neurotransmitter responsible for calmness and emotional well-being. Through Wurtman's patented Serotonin Seeker's Diet, we can boost the brain's natural appetite suppressant simply by eating carbohydrates in the right amounts in combination with other foods to put an end to stress-driven emotional overeating as we lose weight.

Along with her basic diet program, Wurtman provides the optimal diet plan to use with the new FDA-approved weight-loss drug Redux -- the first new diet drug in twenty-two years!

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Review of The 5-Factor Diet (Paperback)

I will preface my review by noting that I have a full time job in a "professional" (management) atmosphere.I'm also a full time student at university, as well as member of the armed forces.I'm married, and I participate in extracurricular activities such as the performing arts and volunteer work.In a nutshell...I am a BUSY person.Also, I'm certainly no movie star or any other kind of star.I have found a way to MAKE this lifestyle work for me.It was a tremendous adjustment, and there are days that I'm very frustrated.However, the improvement in my overall well-being, as well as that of my husband, is worth every moment spent in the kitchen.

The most important thing to realize about this plan is that YOU are in control.No one counts for you...no one cooks for you...you are responsible for the menu choices you make, etc.I've been living this lifestyle for almost a year, and I will address two of the chief complaints I've heard about the eating plan.

1)"I don't have time to do the cooking...I need a professional chef!"First off, I am not a professional chef, and neither is my husband.We don't pay for anyone to come in and prepare our meals for us.Every Sunday, which is the "free" day we've chosen for ourselves, we go out and do the grocery shopping.We purchase all the ingredients we will need for the week.Then we go home and TOGETHER we prepare four of the meals for the next day.We select menu options that will be easy to reheat or require no reheating.(Quesadillas, pears with peanut butter, and the pita sandwiches are all favorite choices.)The next day, I use the microwave in the office breakroom to prepare my specialized meals.I don't take a break; I'm fortunate enough to have my own office and I simply eat my "snacks" at my desk.That evening when I get home, my husband and I share the time together to prepare dinner.After dinner, we take about an hour or so and prepare the next day's meals.This routine repeats itself Monday through Friday.Saturdays are nice because I have my own kitchen.However, if I know I'm going to have a busy Saturday, I prepare easy "on-the-go" meals the night before.I have read both of Harley's books, and I know the foods that are "five-factor" friendly, so if I happen to have a lunch meeting or dinner date, I order the appropriate meal from the restaurant I'm at.I usually also ask for a lunch portion so I'm not tempted to eat everything placed before me.(*Note:Most of the meals take five minutes to "prepare."This does NOT include cooking time.Read the recipes.If you don't have time to prepare a certain one in a certain amount of time, DON'T prepare it.)

2)"The ingredients are too expensive (or too hard to find)!"No they're not.I figure that with thirty meals a week, and spending approximately $120 on groceries per week, I'm spending four dollars a meal.That is cheaper than a fast food salad.Yes, some products are pricier than others.Sometimes I can't find a particular ingredient for a meal I really want to prepare.Well...YOU'RE in charge here.Select something different that is more within your price range.How much is your personal health worth, anyway?

Harley does not promote unhealthy habits such as diet pills, fasts, or diet shakes.He encourages lots of water intake.He promotes cardiovascular fitness coupled with strength training, which promotes general fitness and can help with bone density.(My husband and I choose to do a little more than he recommends, but we started out at the prescibed amount of exercise.)He explains the dangers of some artificial sweeteners and makes recommendations.However, he doesn't DEMAND you use a certain brand; he empowers you through the information provided to make an educated personal choice.He teaches about the science of certain foods and how they can help you feel fuller longer.I truly enjoyed READING this book.He's funny, and want's YOU to be in charge.There's a lot of good information, and I felt smarter about my health after reading it.It basically takes the US Dietary Guidelines (the food pyramid) and puts it into recipes FOR YOU, so you're getting what you need.

If you're not willing to make a significant change in your lifestyle, this plan is definitely not for you.If you're looking for a fad diet that will force you to lose weight fast, this plan is not for you.

He's laid the plan out so it's virtually fail-proof, and teaches you it's okay to "fall off the wagon."I can't tell you how much this book has changed my life...between my husband and I, we have lost over 60 pounds.But it didn't happen in a month, and it certainly didn't happen in a week.We followed the plan, exactly as written, for five entire weeks.This plan improved the way I FELT, because I was smarter about my eating choices; losing weight was a bonus!I felt so good that I MADE it work for my crazy busy life, and I'm delighted!

I've recommended this book to all my friends, and will recommend it to you as well.




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Review of The New Sugar Busters (Hardcover)

About a month ago, in an effort at preventitive medicine to lower my cholestorol and resulting high blood sugars, my GP sent me to a cardiovascular surgeon. Well as a person that rarely has gone to doctors I wasn't exactly excited what this guy told me, but, when I asked him to explain what kind of a diet or program I should follow he just said buy the book Sugar Busters and follow what it says .....
I have been on all kinds of diets before (who hasn't) and every time some Doctor tried to explain to concepts to me they generally lasted only short periods since the darn diets just didn't make any sense, and it just felt like pieces were missing in the overall puzzle of chemistry in they body related to proteins, carbohydrates, sugars, chloesterol, good bad etc etc.....
What a great surprise this book was to me. Not only does it tie all the pieces together and explain its' diet as the'Sugarbusters way of eating is roughly 40 percent carbohydrates 30 percent protein and 30 percent fat, it is a balanced diet'thatmakes overall sense.....
The authors go to great detail to explain the functions of the pancreas, the purposes of insulin, glucanol and exactly what happens when you eat a high protein meal vs a high cargohydrate meal....
For example, the book explains that "The glycemic index (GI) is a measure of how much of a specific amount of ingested carbohydrate (usually 50 grams) will cause a persons blood sugar to rise and remain elevated over time relative to the effect on blood sugar of the same amount of pure glucose (which is assigned a GI of 100)... NOW HERE's THE SHOCKER FOR ME the book continues that to "compare the potatoes blood stimulating effect realtive to table sugar is that it would take 118 grams of sugar to have the same impact as one potato. That is 29 1/2 teaspoons of sugar ... WOW all that from one miserable white potato ....
From a historical perspective the book explains that sugar is not even mentioned in the bible and is a modern phenomena dating back only to 500 AD .... obviously the authors have the hots against processed sugars, flour, white potatoes, even white rice (surprising to me cause I thought that rice was a salvation for me .... WRONG) .... The authors also do something that I would have thought was ABSOLUTE BLASPHEMY and even HERECY in that they talk about the famous US goverment food pyramid, that even my dog knows by heart, and advise the reader the this pyramid was formed after many battles with the sugar lobby, the flour lobby, the potato lobby, meat people, egg people, milk people etc etc etc ... needless to say the resulting pyramid is more than suspect, for lack of using stronger words .......
Ok .. so you get the picture ... and as an added bonus this book contains som 100 pages of recepies from restaurants around the US that are in line with the Sugar Busters diet ....
This is one FABULOUS book that is well written, easy to understand, clear cut (don't really need a PhD in chemistry to understand it)and I feel is a definive answer to all those bits and pieces of diet information and stupid, misleading and politically correct food pyramids that I have been exposed to over my 'sugar eating' lifetime.....



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Review of Sugar Busters! Quick & Easy Cookbook (Hardcover)

I am a firm believer in high-protein diets, in spite of the fact that on the Zone, which I have been on 4 years, though I originally lost 25 pounds, over the past 2 years I had gained back 15 pounds of that loss. I decidedto do some more reading about other high-protein diets to see what waswrong. I was very impressed with what Sugar Busters has to say. It isalmost identical to what Dr. Atkins and The Schwarzbein Principle have tosay, but I like this cookbook much better than Dr. Atkins' and Dr.Schwarzbein doesn't have a cookbook.
I have had hypoglycemia for manyyears and have extensive diabetes in my lineage, so originally I went onthe Zone to deal with blood sugar problems. The weight loss was a niceextra treat, and once I had it, I wanted to keep it. The Zone doesn't haveyou give up sugar, and I've been finding that even though just balancingcarbs of any kind with protein and fiber helps the blood sugar, if you aresugar sensitive, over time, you begin to lose the insulin-balancingbenefits and weight losses if you merely do high-protein and don't give upsugar as Sugar Busters recommends.
I have been on the Sugar Bustersno-sugar, no-white-flour, no-starchy vegetables diet for 3 weeks now. I amnot craving sugar; I feel great, and I've lost 6 of the 15 regained poundsfrom the Zone. This diet seems to cause you, like the Zone (if it works) tolose about 1-2 pounds a week if you have less than 30 pounds to lose. Forpeople with a huge amount of weight to lose, you can lose as much as 4-6pounds a week in the beginning, according to information in the SugarBusters and Atkins' books.

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Which other diet allows you to drink a glass of red wine in the evening? The SUGAR BUSTERS! lifestyle is revolutionizing the way America eats, offering a safe, scientifically sound program for improving health and losing weight.

Now the #1 New York Times bestselling team who forever changed the face of dieting has created the SUGAR BUSTERS! Quick & Easy Cookbook, a delicious new collection of more than 150 simple-to-make recipes and menu ideas. With this wonderful cookbook, the SUGAR BUSTERS! eating program can easily become part of your daily routine. Forget counting calories, weighing your food, and trying to figure out those confusing charts and graphs. The SUGAR BUSTERS! Quick & Easy Cookbook makes preparing tasty, low-sugar or sugar-free fare a snap.

Inside you'll discover

- APPETIZERS and HORS D'OEUVRES
- SOUPS and SALADS
- MAIN COURSES
- VEGETABLES
- SAUCES and DRESSINGS
- DESSERTS
- COMPREHENSIVE PANTRY SECTION

Whether you're hosting an elaborate holiday bash or a spur-of-the-moment intimate evening for two, or you just need a quick dinner for you and your family, the SUGAR BUSTERS! Quick & Easy Cookbook will help you create the perfect meal.

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Review of The Formula: A Personalized 40-30-30 Fat-Burning Nutrition Program (Paperback)

"The Formula" is an easy to understand, easy to follow 40:30:30 cookbook. I like it better now than when we began. I want to personally thank the Daousts for their work.
I wrote an anonymous review from Redondo Beach after my first week. It's now been eight weeks. I'm 6 feet tall and was 221 pounds. I have lost 22 pounds. My goal is to reach 180. I broke 200 this past weekend. By the way, I have not exercised at all. Perhaps pounds do come off easier when starting out 40 lbs over, but they are coming off.
My doctor told me three years ago, "Lose 30 lbs and lower your blood pressure. Goodbye." No suggestions, no help. Almost by accident my wife saw The Formula mentioned on TV. It looked "balanced." We tried it.
The 40:30:30 system works and is painless weight loss. Yes, protein sources such as 2% cottage cheese, lowfat cheese, chicken, beef and whey are somewhat expensive. We have had to re-learn shopping. We shop the perimeter of the market, not the inside aisles. We have re-learned cooking and eating, too. Yes, 40:30:30 is low calorie. That's the point: low calorie without hunger. How else are you going to lose weight? The difference is that I don't want to go off this diet. It's simply a better way to eat.
It's more than weight loss, though. With more study, I find this diet is really about controlling hormones, not calories (see "Entering The Zone," by Dr. Barry Sears, to understand the theory behind the practice in this book).At age 49 and 40 lbs overweight, I had around 164,000 calories stored. (9 cal/gram of fat.) How to get that fat to burn off? 40:30:30 controls glucose/blood sugar levels, which in turn controls insulin levels. With insulin under control, another hormone, glucagon, can come into play. This hormone tells the body to burn fat. It releases the stored fat energy. As long as I am burning that fat, I don't feel hungry and I am losing weight, even at night, even without exercise.
The gentleman who only had a few pounds to lose and complained he didn't lose anything in a week might have overlooked what was actually going on in his body: reduction of body fat and the build up of lean muscle mass. This can happen when one is exercising, which he was. When put on this diet, professional football players actually gained as much as eleven pounds, but reduced the percentage of body fat. They became leaner, stronger, faster and more agile. One man started the diet at 190 and never lost a pound. He had to buy a new wardrobe, though, because he leaned out. He looked great.
For me, my mood is better, I handle stress better, I sleep better, I have less intestinal gas (better digestion) and my blood pressure is normal. I have increased energy, need less sleep, and rise early on weekends ready to go instead of taking most of the weekend to recover from the week's stresses. I feel as if I've been given many additional years of active life.
Does it require cooking and prep? Yes. Good food doesn't just happen. It takes some work. Is it a burden? No. My wife felt she was going to lose me unless we did something. She views this as a ministry to me, which I deeply appreciate. I have gotten into the kitchen, too. We are eating fruits, vegetables, lean meats, dairy-all good stuff. We don't miss the pizza and white bread. It's fun baking good food. It's better than staring at some lamebrain TV sitcom, which is what I was doing because I had no energy. What's more, I know the food we prepare is exactly right for us and tastes great. Consider another angle: we in America have every food we need, in high quality, available at good prices all year long. It's right there in the store. That is an amazing blessing. Take advantage of it.
Look--you can find dozens of reasons to stay fat. "I don't have time." "If we had a personal chef, I'd do it." "I refuse to give up some foods." "I don't like to shop and want the food to jump into my mouth by itself and still want to look like a movie star." If you like it that way, fine. All I know is that I have to buy new clothes because everything I have is too large. I also have people (especially women) asking me what is going on and how I lost so much weight so fast. I print out a copy of this ... page and give it to them.
The method is in The Formula and several other 40:30:30 cookbooks. The theory is in Dr. Sears' works on The Zone. The information you need is there. You don't need magic potions. You don't need exercise equipment. You don't need appetite suppressants. You don't need a cabinet full of supplements. You don't need liposuction.
What you need is recipes for each meal and each snack that give your body the right portions of carbohydrates, fat and protein it needs for peak performance--not too much food, not too little.
This book is a great start. The rest is up to you.

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Are you frustrated by low-fat/high-carbohydrate or all-protein diets that don't work? Tired of white-knuckle restrictions or doing math at every meal? Fed up with a constant craving for sugars and carbohydrates? Do you wish you had a magic formula for losing weight and keeping it off? Well, now you do. . . .

Pioneering weight loss and certified sports nutritionists Gene and Joyce Daoust have personally helped thousands of people lose weight, tone up, and enjoy a healthier, more fit lifestyle. Their advice? Drop the rice cakes and calorie-counting, and stop trying to figure out those complicated "food blocks." The Formula teaches an easy way to balanced nutrition that will have you burning fat 24-hours a day while eating foods you enjoy! Featuring menu plans, shopping lists, and progress charts, The Formula provides a personalized program for each person's specific needs and body type. So whether you're a couch potato, a professional athlete, or somewhere in between, you'll discover:

*Five different versions of the Formula--and how to find the right one for your weight and activity level
*The 21-Day Fat Flush Formula for accelerated weight loss
*More than 200 delicious recipes, including perfectly balanced 40-30-30 fajitas, chili, pork tenderloin, and New York cheesecake
*Special Kids' Favorites and Family Style meals
*Healthy advice on prepared foods, fast foods, and vegetarian meals

A plan for life, The Formula is a dieter's dream--the lifetime secret to losing weight, staying slim, and feeling great!


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Review of The False Fat Diet: The Revolutionary 21-Day Program for Losing the Weight You Think Is Fat (Mass Market Paperback)

I am using this book, in conjunction with "Eat Right For Your Type" by Dr. Peter D'Adamo, and seeing wonderful results! The premise is simple: certain foods make certain people's bodies react in ways whichcause them to gain and retain weight. Some of these reactions are foodallergies, some are food sensitivities. If you determine which foods causereactions for your particular body, and stop eating them, you'll be amazedat what happens!
I am following these two programs (they go together verywell) under the supervision of my doctor. I have stopped eatingwheat/gluten products and dairy, and having done so am quite pleased withthe results. In only two weeks I have lost six pounds and 2% of my body fat(I have a scale which measures both). My clothes are much looser (I shouldhave measured myself before starting), a long term health issue is clearingup and going away, and I feel terrific!
I will note that I did not dothe juice fast part of the elimination diet suggested in this book as oneof the ways to determine food sensitivites. As someone with hypoglycemia,and having tried juice fasts before and had problems, I knew that was notthe right route for me. But I did use the "Sensitive Seven EliminationDiet", and have had great results!
If you're willing to make somereal changes in your eating habits, in exchange for real and measurablechanges in your life, don't hesitate, buy this book. It's full of greatinformation which can help you lose the weight you're hoping to.



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Review of The Take-Control Diet (Paperback)

I bought this book on the street date and began Dr. Smith's plan a week later.It works!It's reasonable and sensible.I talked to my doctor about it, and he gave it an enthusiastic thumbs-up.I've been on the plan for four and a half weeks, and I've lost 14 pounds.
Dr. Smith's plan has changed my life.I finally have control.I will update this review every once in a while with my new total.I know I can stick with this plan, because I've done it for a month, and I don't feel hungry or deprived.It works!!



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Review of Diabetes Survival Guide: Understanding the Facts About Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention (Mass Market Paperback)

Five Stars are not enough!! I would like to give it Six Stars!!! An AWESOME Diabetes guide written by Stanley Mirsky, a medical doctor who is a well-known expert in the field, and co-author Joan Rattner Heilman, an experienced medical writer who makes the information so accessible. This is the best all-in-one source of information about this disease that I have read. This book belongs in many homes as a reference guide, for use as a "Diabetes Survival Guide" in homes where the disease is already present, and/or as a hedge against future possibilities.

No doubt about it, Diabetes (my caps for emphasis) is a scourge that is rapidly spreading across the USA and the world, killing and maiming in it's worst stages, and now reaching EPIDEMIC levels of more than 1 Million new cases each year. This disease, according to the author can be silent and insidious in it's early stages, catching many unaware of it's early presence. It has been tied to heart disease and stroke, along with the more well-known worst-case effects such as blindness and amputation. Striking children, teenagers, as well as older people, it has been tied to the rising tide of OBESITY and the SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE that is so prevalent in this age of excessive TV watching and hours of web surfing. If you fit in those categories, take note. Even if you think you don't, educate yourself just to be certain; If not through this book, search the web or other sources.

Finally in plain, very understandable words in 327 pages, the authors give us the most current information on this disease: what it is, how to detect it, the "Types" of diabetes, how to treat it, and very importantly, diet. Finally, 'hard', definitive numbers on the meaning of the results of the home blood glucose test meter results! The information of diet alone is invaluable and the surprising information in the "Diet for Dummies" area may surprise you as much as it did me. There is a list of what CAN and CANNOT ever be eaten. Gensing, marajuana, alcohol following exercise are not recommended for diabetics. This book cites definite life-style and habitual changes for some that will require discipline, more for some than others. Other important topics include the very important topic of exercise, insulin usage, and the other medications to keep it within controllable circumstances. ONE SIMPLE FASTING TEST can alert one to the possibility of diabetes or Pre-diabetes. The book cites the importance of detecting at the EARLY stage of "Pre-diabetes", where the disease can be aggressively attacked and managed or eradicated, and it cannot be over-emphasized!

This is a must-have reference guide that deserves the title "Survival Guide" and should be read by everyone. BUT this is just a guide. If you suspect Diabetes, the importance of seeing a MEDICAL DOCTOR and getting "hands on" treatment and remaining under their individualized care cannot be stressed enough. This book is an educational tool that can alert you to the early warning signs of Diabetes, assist in asking the right questions of a medical specialist if you have it, and guide you along the arc of treatment as a reference. My HIGHEST recommendation. Thank you Dr Mirsky and Ms Heilman! Five HEALTHIER Stars.
(Paperback, 327 pages with many tables)

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"This is a must-read book or all diabetics."
-Derek LeRoith, M.D., chief of endocrinology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

The number of diabetics in the United States has increased 61 percent in the last decade. Now this classic, accessible guide has been completely revised with new information on pre-diabetes and prevention, as well as

- the Metabolic Syndrome: risk factors that, along with genetic predisposition, sow the seeds of diabetes
- diet: sensible, easy-to-follow suggestions about what, when, and how much to eat (and the choices are delicious!)
- new drugs: inhaled insulin powder, combination pills, insulin that lasts twenty-four hours, fast-acting "designer" insulin, and other milestones
- cutting-edge equipment: state-of-the-art insulin pumps, glucose monitors, and pen injectors
- complications: innovations for preventing heart disease, kidney failure, neuropathy of the feet and legs, and loss of vision
- stem cell research: the imminent possibility of using stem cells as a source of insulin-producing beta cells
- surgical options: transplantation techniques

If you're a diabetic or care about someone who is, this comprehensive guide and daily companion belongs front and center on your bookshelf and in your life.

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Review of The Mediterranean Prescription: Meal Plans and Recipes to Help You Stay Slim and Healthy for the Rest of Your Life (Hardcover)

My husband and I have done them all -- Atkins, South Beach, etc. but this one by far is the best diet.What's not to like - you're eating very very healthy!!!! The recipes in this book are great!There was not one recipe that we did not like.My husband, who hates to each fish, now eats it at least 3 to 4 times a week.He's lost 10 pounds and feels great.There is a two week beginner diet plan and then the maintenance plan which a lot of the other books did not have.I recommend this diet and most specifically this book to EVERYONE who wants a good healthy diet.



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Review of Saving Dinner the Low-Carb Way: Healthy Menus, Recipes, and the Shopping Lists That Will Keep the Whole Family at the Dinner Table (Paperback)

Making the adjustment to low carb has meant learning a whole new way to cook. Before I discovered this book, other recipes I've tried have been bland or required too much prep time.
Not this one. From the very first page, I was able to hit the ground running, since the book comes compete with WEEKLY shopping lists and recipes that take a short time to throw together but taste like they've taken all day to cook. We enjoyed Cube steaks with onion gravy, Thai Shrimp, Skillet Chicken Mediterranean and more.
Don't be scared by the "exotic" sounds of some of the recipes. This is family cooking, NOT something that you could only eat if you had the most refined of palates. If your kids aren't fish lovers, you might want to keep some simple alternatives on hand but on most nights, they should be able to eat the same menu as the "Low carbers".
ONE caveat - Some of the recipes are designed for a crockpot. I don't have one and I found it simple to adjust the cooking times. It was no big deal. But do keep in mind that at least one recipe a week is designed for a crockpot. Again, this wasn't a big deal to me, even without one.
In every other way, the book is perfect for our needs and we've branched out into newer, better recipes than before. Thanks, Leanne!

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Leanne Ely doesn't actually cook dinner for your family. It just feels that way.

Certified nutritionist Leanne Ely loves delicious food and is dedicated to enticing today's busy families back to the dinner table with home cooking that cannot be beat. In Saving Dinner the Low-Carb Way, she integrates low-carb requirements into her mélange of dining pleasures for every season-providing easy-to-follow menus and highlighting per-serving measurements of calories, fat, protein, carbohydrates, cholesterol, and sodium for each dish.

Itemizing ingredients by product in convenient lists, Ely makes your grocery shopping quick and effortless. She also gives you a helping hand in the kitchen with shortcuts that take the stress out of cooking, and suggests menu variations for children and family members who choose not to go the low-carb route.

The result? These dinners are not only balanced and healthy but truly varied and delectably good to eat. Main dishes like Low-Carb Beef Stroganoff, Crustless Quiche Lorraine, Crock-Pot Pork Jambalaya, Skillet Salmon with Horseradish Cream, and nearly 150 other entrees (plus recommendations for great side dishes) make dinnertime special in more ways than one.

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Review of The Carbohydrate Addict's Healthy Heart Program: Break Your Carbo-Insulin Connection to Heart Disease (Mass Market Paperback)

This book was an answer to prayer for me.I think it is just excellent and very understandable for the average person.However, I suggest you read it and reread it several times before trying the program. There aremany ideas in the book that are hard to remember the first time through. Ifyou don't fully understand it, you might make some mistakes and then tendto think it doesn't work.For instance, I missed the part about not usingtuna in broth and it really set off cravings. I was tempted to blame thediet. When I discontinued the tuna, it was the difference of day and night. It is a book where you find some new tidbit every time you reread it. Itis working well for me and I have lost 12 pounds in two weeks. I am lookingto find or form a support group here in town for more ideas and recipies.



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