Review of The Power of the Bite: Impressive Weight Loss, One Bite at a Time (Paperback)

Dr. Nierenberg's book is short, sweet and very effective. Losing weight has been a real struggle.I found myself eating "by the clock" whether I was hungry or not.

The most useful parts of Dr. Nierenberg's book, for me, were "Hunger is your friend" and "Eating more to eat less."The idea of eating "by the clock" is ingrained in me, but based on the book's "keys," I now make every effort to eat only when I actually feel hungry. And I find that smaller portions satisfy me, too.When I go out to eat, I order from the kid's menu when I can, or my husband and I share meals or I just take it home without feeling I have to finish in the restaurant.Per the book's recommendations, I keep up my exercise routine and I've lost weight!The book's straightforward, clear style makes it easy to understand and easier to implement.

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Did you know that by cutting out just 120 calories a day you will lose approximately twenty-five pounds in less than two years? The Power of the Bite: Impressive Weight Loss, One Bite at a Time, provides a simple, guilt-free way for you to easily lose unwanted pounds.

If you are one of the 1.2 billion people in the world who struggle with weight issues, physician and author Michael Nierenberg is ready to help you by sharing his thirty years of experience working with patients. Deeply committed to solving the obesity crisis, Dr. Nierenberg offers practical suggestions that will lead you to successful weight loss. He will teach you why:

• Diets don't work
• Every bite counts, since big weight loss occurs an ounce at a time
• There's an important difference between heart-healthy food and weight control
• You need to realize hunger is your friend
• Exercising can be easy
  
  

If you are prepared to manage your weight subliminally without weighing food, buying special meals or supplements, attending meetings, or following rigid dietary rules, then you are ready to believe in the power of the bite-eliminating just 120 calories a day will change your life!

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Review of The Smart Carb Guide to Eating Out (Mass Market Paperback)

In this type of society where men as well as women work, there is not enough time to prepare a healthy meal.
Thanks to Tracy Jones I can eat the right food outside the home.I can work and know that I always can go to a fast food or family restaurant and get the right amount of food without worrying about counting my calories or carbs.
Another important benefit of following the menus she describes in this book is the level of energy that you have after eating. I can go back to work and I have such a high level of energy that you might think that I took a nap.I am now alert all the time and I am not hungry for four hours since I feel satisfied with what I ate.Finally, the snacks in between keeps me going the rest of the day.
I also really enjoy the recipies of the salads that I can prepare at home.
Furthermore, my insulin level is going to be controlled because I am eating a balance diet (40-30-30).I will be a healthy person.
This book explains the diet in a very simple and easy way to follow.
Thank you for making one part of my life easier.

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A fast-food diet? It may seem like an oxymoron, but for the millions of Americans living a low-carb lifestyle-many of whom still end up eating on the run at fast-food joints and sitting down with their families at chain restaurants-The Smart-Carb Guide to Eating Out shows how to stick to a low-carb diet when eating on the go.

Rather than simply listing the nutritional content and requiring us to do the math ourselves to figure out what to eat, Tracy Jones, M.S., provides a shortcut by listing which menu items (or combination of menu items) compose a smart-carb meal that is compatible with The Zone, South Beach, or any 40-30-30 diet. The book also provides calorie and carb content so that readers can easily customize meals to meet their own nutritional needs. And with the help of the 7-Day Quick Start Program, readers can quickly implement their favorite fast-food meals-like the Classic Single hamburger and Junior Frosty at Wendy's-to jump-start their weight loss.

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Review of Nutritional Strategies for the Diabetic/Prediabetic Patient (Nutrition and Disease Prevention) (Hardcover)

I just picked up this book at ASPEN Nutrition Week after reading it at the booth for more than 30 minutes. I was choosing between Opara's "Nutrition and Diabetes" and this one, and I felt that Mechanick's book suited my needs more:
It was very easy to look up clinically useful info quickly, but then one could read on about the pathophysiology. Very well-researched and understandable, even for a clinical person like me. I also liked that it did not focus entirely on Diabetes, but also on pre-diabetes and lipid metabolism. Most of the book was written by MDs who practice clinically, which probably explains why it really hits the mark.

The wound-healing chapter by Breit is pretty neat, and it has good pictures showing the different stages and what happens when, and an evidence-based approach to what's out there.
There is a chapter on mitochondria that is surprisingly readable and clarifies a lot of underlying pathophysiology. The chapter on nutrition and hyperglycemia is very much to the point. I'm not going to go through all the chapters here, but there's something for every disease state related to hyperglycemia or insulin resistance and nutrition.

What I liked best was the lipid case study in the back. It really guides you through the decision-making process for the treatment of dyslipidemias.
The book is also very current, so there's all the new data and new concepts about DM and metabolic syndrome in there. I am not sure if it is going to be the "bible" on the topic (that's what the guy in the foreword said), but I found it very useful and quite addictive reading.

If you want a book that has all the current info on metabolic syndrome, diabetes and nutrition, this is probably the best-researched, most readable and most current option.

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While nutrition is central to the management of diabetes, there is no one “diabetic diet”. Nutritional prescriptions depend on the type of diabetes, food preferences, lifestyle, treatment regimen, comorbidities, state of health, and the route of caloric administration. Nutritional Strategies for the Diabetic/Prediabetic Patient is a comprehensive reference aimed at advancing physicians' knowledge of nutrition in relation to diabetes, allowing them to provide evidence-based recommendations for their diabetic patients. It also provides dietitians and diabetic educators with an in-depth understanding of the pathophysiology and medical treatment of diabetes.

Written by scientists, clinicians, registered dietitians, and certified diabetes educators, this book reviews the molecular mechanisms of disease and drug therapy. It also provides recommendations for management with the level of evidence indicated where appropriate. In areas where little research data is available, the editors present recommendations based on extensive clinical experience. The book places particular focus on the synchronization of nutrient intake with medications, and provides unique clinical management tools, along with details of their ability to be replicated for patient use. To facilitate accessibility, it features evidence-based technical reviews of clinical literature and includes numerous tables and figures, with color photos of wound healing stages.

Addressing all aspects of nutrition in adult diabetic and prediabetic patients, Nutritional Strategies for the Diabetic/Prediabetic Patient is an important referencefor those concerned with the dietary management of this disease.



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Review of Optimal Digestive Health: A Complete Guide (Paperback)

As a person living with Crohn's disease, I found Optimal Digestive Health insightful in helping me understand some reasons why my body works the way it does. The book is complete yet very easy to read.

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A comprehensive and integrative approach to achieving digestive health using mainstream, complementary, and alternative therapies.
- Offers complete information on herbal and homeopathic remedies, supplements, diets, medical tests, and environmental toxin reduction.
- Includes a step-by-step diet to help readers moderate their carbohydrate intake and balance blood sugar levels.
- Contains effective therapies for 30 digestive disorders, from candida to ulcers.
According to the National Institutes of Health, more than 90 million Americans suffer from digestive disorders. Drawing on the expertise of 25 practitioners, Optimal Digestive Health explores the symptoms, possible causes, medical testing, and effective treatments for 30 digestive disorders, from candida and colitis to ulcers. In addition, the authors explain the role digestion plays in many other health conditions, such as arthritis, fibromyalgia, headaches, mood swings, immune function, and skin problems. They provide clear information on detoxification, food allergies, and environmental factors, as well as meditation, qigong, and yoga. A step-by-step diet is offered to help readers moderate their carbohydrate intake and balance their blood sugar--keys to health and weight loss. Optimal Digestive Health demystifies the use of herbal therapies, acupuncture, biofeedback, and Ayurveda in the treatment of digestive disorders, pairing the best of mainstream medicine and complementary therapies with intelligent self-care for an integrated patient-centered approach to healing.

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Review of Feeding The Brain: How Foods Affect Children (Paperback)

If you have a child who is sensitive to different foods that may be affecting behavior, this is the book for you.Was very helpful in addressing behavior that can be caused by foods.I used it for my child and found good results.It is not the easiest thing to change your child's diet, but if the behavior difference becomes apparent even to the child, then you have won half the battle.A must try before you put your child on meds!!

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An informative look at how the foods we feed our children can shape the course of their growth, development and behavior.

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Review of The OC Diet Revolution: Revealing the Mystery of Weight Loss (Paperback)

This book is excellent. Not only does chazz dispel all the myths of diet fads and old wives tales, he brings weight loss back to the basics. The book explains clearly how losing weight consists of three components: Aerobic exercise, anaerobic exercise, and caloric intake.
I use to fall for all those fad diets and never see any results, after reading this book it was as though a light bulb went off. I highly recommend it.


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Do you want to lose weight and keep it off? Are you fed up with the outright lies of the diet industry and fitness gurus? Galvanized by their deceptions, author Chazz Weaver not only tells you the truth in his new book The OC Diet Revolution, he lives it. Chazz has been conducting extensive research in the areas of health and fitness for over 25 years, and at the age of 50 he has a health and fitness level that surpasses many 20- and 30-year-olds today. The OC Diet Revolution explains how to develop a framework for your individual needs so you can achieve the results you want without giving up the foods you love.

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Review of Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes: The Scientifically Proven System for Reversing Diabetes Without Drugs (Hardcover)

OK, so the diet is very much like the Dean Ornish program for reversing heart disease. A decade ago, I couldn't follow the diet, but it's funny what diabetes-related eye surgery, plus the wider availability of soy foods, can accomplish.

The basic message is simple: No animal fat or protein, eat all the low glycemic-index carbs you want, and reduce all fats as much as possible. The fat reduction has been the hard part for me, though my fat intake has been greatly reduced.

Results? In one month: Blood glucose average is now what my fasting glucose used to be. I have cut one of my meds in half. My medicated blood pressure is now within a very acceptable range. I have lost more than 10 pounds. I am happier, feel healthier, and I am not hungry all the time!

To make this program work, you need to commit to it. But, I have found this much easier than my Weight Watchers experience five years ago and don't really feel the urge to cheat on this diet.

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Offering new hope to millions, this new nutritional approach to diabetes will dramatically alter the way we think about treating the disease

Until now, most health professionals have considered diabetes a one-way street. Once you developed it, you were stuck with it-and you could anticipate one complication after another, from worsening eyesight and nerve symptoms to heart and kidney problems.

Enter Dr. Neal Barnard, who through a series of groundbreaking studies, the latest funded by the National Institutes for Health, has shown it doesn't have to be that way. By following the diet outlined in this book, readers can control blood sugar three times more effectively than with the American Diabetes Association's diet and, beyond that, improve their bodies' ability to respond to insulin-in effect reversing the defining symptom of the disease. And there's more. Study participants lost weight, were able to cut back on and sometimes even discontinue medications, and left behind tedious exchange plans in favor of delicious foods in generous portions.

It's a new way to treat diabetes. It's about time.

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Review of The Sugar Fix: The High-Fructose Fallout That Is Making You Fat and Sick (Paperback)

This book is a well written and quite readable fount of useful information about sugar and especially about the relatively new sweetener called high fructose corn syrup. High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) was developed a little more than 35 tears ago. It has one big advantage, it's the most inexpensive sugar available. But it has the disadvantage of being very unhealthy when consumed in large quantities, in which it currently is consumed because of its low cost. High fructose corn syrup can cause obesity, high blood pressure, and diabetes among other ailments and all of these ailments have increased dramatically since HFCS has come to be the most popular sweetener currently in use. HFCS is used in a large number of foods not normally thought of as containing sugar -- including bread, ketchup, and baby food -- but a major source of this unhealthy sweetener in modern American diets is soft drinks and sweetened fruit drinks, which are frequently dispensed these days in super-size quantities.

Yes, fruits -- which are good for us -- contain the sugar fructose but in very small amounts, because fructose is very sweet. And humans have safely been eating fruits for a hundred thousand years or more. But high fructose corn syrup in food and soft drinks has increased the amount of fructose which Americans now consume by a much as ten times the amount our ancestors got from fruit and this unnatural increase, as this book points out, has resulted in dangerous increases in obesity, high blood pressure, and diabetes. Please read this book and learn about the risks of this dangerous food product and how to minimize them.

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WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT FRUCTOSE AND HFCS COULD KILL YOU
Cutting back on the fructose in your diet could save your life -- and shrink your waistline. Table sugar and high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) -- the primary sources of fructose -- are staples of our food supply, and are even found in foods that aren't necessarily sweet, like breads, soups, ketchup, and salad dressing. These sweeteners are linked to health problems such as obesity, diabetes, and joint and abdominal pain. They may also increase your risk for liver and kidney diseases, premature aging, and certain types of cancer.

THE SUGAR FIX OFFERS A REAL SOLUTION FOR LOSING WEIGHT AND TRANSFORMING YOUR HEALTH -- TODAY
The Low-Fructose Diet: Reduce your consumption of fructose by up to one-half the amount in the typical American diet -- and still satisfy your sweet tooth
The 12 Rules for Healthy Eating: Sustain a low-fructose diet for life
The Low-Fructose Lifestyle: Counteract sugar's harmful effects through physical activity, sun exposure, supplements, and more
More Than 30 Low-Fructose Recipes: Prepare easy, delicious meals
At-a-Glance Fructose Finder: Compare the content in dozens of your favorite foods

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Review of The pH Miracle for Weight Loss: Balance Your Body Chemistry, Achieve Your Ideal Weight (Hardcover)

May 13th 2005. THis is the only diet book I have read that promotes true health and a sustainable life-long diet.I lost my entire goal of 30 pounds in 6 weeks!!I feel great.I did not increase my exercise beyond my usual 30 minute daily walk.

Update: It has now been 16 weeks and I have effortlessly lost an additional 10 lbs. for a total of 40 (227 to 187) .Most significant learning is the paradigm shift I have had from weight loss to a sustainable healthy diet (finally at age 55).This diet seems daunting at first but you will find it easy to follow once you retrain your eating tastes.I say retrain because I had a life-long aversion to vegetables and the more I have eaten the more I like them.The way you feel after "pigging out" on vegetables is a far cry from the sugar hanovers and bloated feeling I have experienced in the past with other foods.I have found my pallate has made a permanent change and Ihave aquired a taste for alkaline foods. (You can still eat bread and pasta with spelt flour).It is now effortless and sustainable.What a permanent gift.Do yourself a favor and test it yourself for 90 days.Loose your goal and enjoy a lifelong new weight and size. Dr. Young's science is easily tested.Judge from your own direct experience not from others or your own skepticism.

As Jane Clayson of CBS Early Show said " The crew at The Early Show jokingly refers to it as my "swamp water": the concoction of GREENS I drink every morning, first thing, at 4:30 A.M.I know it sounds funny to say I drink my greens, but it's a quick, natural, oxygenating boost--healthier than any jolt of caffeine." (from the foreword to pH Miracle)

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Weight loss is not about fat; it's all about acid. So forget about fat grams, cholesterol, carbs, and calories: reaching your ideal weight is simply a matter of maintaining the delicate pH balance of the blood. And in his new book, Dr. Young offers a simple 7-step diet and exercise plan to help you change your shape and shed those pounds once and for all. How ever many pounds you need to lose before you reach your ideal, healthy weight--10, 30, 100--multiply it by two. That's the maximum number of days it will take to reach your goal with the plan. This revolutionary program explains which foods will help you obtain the best results and how the right type of water can make a big difference. Also including a specific exercise plan and menus with delicious recipes, THE pH MIRACLE FOR WEIGHT LOSS will help readers balance their body chemisty and lose those extra pounds for good.

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Review of Outwit Your Weight: Everything You Need to Make Any Diet Work-And Get Results That Last (Paperback)

Cathy Nonas RD author of "Outwit Your Weight" recognizes that everyone is different. In her book she gives a number of tips, tricks and tools to help you lose weight and get fit.
The key according to Cathy is to incorporate weightloss strategies that are simple to do and will work best for you.
The book opens with a section on determining your individual fat traps. Are you a chronic snacker, nightime eater, weekend binger?
Do you skip meals, eat from stress, have all or nothing thinking? Once you have identified your weaknesses (and there may be more than one!) Cathy gives you over 200 tools to pick and chose from.
Tools are simple techniques you can incorporate into your daily life that will help you manage your eating weaknesses and achieve your weight loss goals. Tools aren't one size fit all!
She describes a variety of tools to help with your diet danger zones. If you don't like one tool - pick another!
Cathy includes fitness tools, mood tools, behavior and food tools. Many of these tools are fun to try and can add up in pounds lost. For example to teach yourself to slow down when eating, Cathy suggests you use chopsticks for a week. Or you can take a ten minute break in the middle of your meal.
The book also includes tons of recipes like Peanut Noodles with Chicken and Watercress, Garlicky shrimp in mustard sauce, Black Bean Burritos and Potato Chips! Cathy also addresses diet danger zones like holidays, fatigue, and lack of willpower.
The book is chock full of great ideas to incorporate in your life to help you get slim and trim!

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So many weight-loss programs focus primarily, if not exclusively, on diet. But according to Cathy Nonas, R.D., the real issue is not what you eat but how, when, and why you eat. Depending on your personality, certain situations can propel you to make poor food choices or to nibble when you -really aren't hungry. So you end up gaining weight instead of losing it. In Outwit Your Weight, Nonas helps recognize and reinforce potential weak spots in your individual eating style with a collection of tools that target diet, exercise, mood, and behavior. Take the exclusive Eating Assessment Test (EAT) to zero in on your personal Diet Danger Zones. Then create your own toolkit of skills and strategies to outsmart your most likely saboteurs and increase your chances of weight-loss success. The same tools have helped thousands of Nonas's clients slim down to an ideal weight. The real beauty is, they work with virtually any weight-loss program-from high-carb to high-protein, and all the options in between. In no time, you'll be saying goodbye to those unwanted pounds for good.

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Review of How to Stop Heartburn: Simple Ways to Heal Heartburn and Acid Reflux (Paperback)

For decades I suffered from severe bouts of acid reflux and heartburn several times each week. A few years ago I began taking a daily supplement of 1,000 mg of chelated magnesium for another seemingly-unrelated ailment. To my pleasant surprise the supplemental magnesium not only cured the ailment for which I was taking it, it also completely stopped my episodes of acid reflux and heartburn. I have since learned that acid reflux is caused by stomach spasms which cause acid (which healthy stomachs are designed by nature to tolerate and utilize) to be ejected into the esophagus which is not designed to be exposed to stomach acid and burns when it is so exposed. Magnesium is a natural relaxant -- as well as a natural antacid -- and, therefore, it helps prevent the stomach spasms which are the root cause of acid reflux and accompanying heartburn. I am a research chemist, not a physician, so I cannot tell you to take chelated magnesium as I did. I can, however, report to you the beneficial effects which I experienced from daily supplementation with chelated magnesium. Those interested in learning of the many other benefits of magnesium -- including prevention and mitigation of heart arrhythmia, high blood pressure, asthma, osteoporosis, and diabetes -- should acquire and read Dr. Carolyn Dean's excellent book The Miracle of Magnesium.

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Relief at Last for the Millions of Chronic Heartburn Sufferers
Written by an internationally recognized expert on digestive diseases, this much-needed book brings relief to the tens of millions who suffer from the pain of severe heartburn almost daily. If you find yourself dependent on antacids, losing sleep, missing work, or canceling plans because of heartburn discomfort, you may be among those who struggle with gastroesophageal reflux disorder, or GERD. The good news is that your condition is treatable--especially in its early stages. Drawing from his extensive experience diagnosing and treating patients, as well as the latest research from around the globe, Dr. Anil Minocha explains the causes of heartburn--and the potentially serious consequences of leaving it untreated. In addition to providing an overview of the problem, Dr. Minocha offers invaluable information on:

• The latest treatment options-from nutrition and simple lifestyle changes to drugs, surgery, and alternative remedies
• How your diet and weight may be affecting your GERD
• The relationship between stress and heartburn
• Dealing with GERD during pregnancy, and in infants, children, and the elderly

"An in-depth analysis of how to heal heartburn and acid reflux, a problem that afflicts humans across the lifespan, from infancy to old age. . . . A valuable home reference."-Elizabeth D. Tate, F.N.P., M.N., coauthor of Unforgettable Faces: Through the Eyes of a Nurse Practitioner
"Priceless and practical. . . . Easy to read. . . . A must-buy book for all heartburn sufferers."-Joel E. Richter, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.G., Chairman, Department of Gastroenterology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

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Review of The Ayurvedic Guide to Diet & Weight Loss: The Sattva Program (Paperback)

I bought this book awhile back and I have tried to follow it.But, it is poorly organized and quite confusing.Think of the old weight watchers where you had to pick 1 servingfrom group A, 2 servings from group B. etc.Who has that kind of patience and time????If you are interested in Ayurvedic weight loss, then I suggest that you see an ayurvedic specialist in your area.Skip this book.Mine is in storage.

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This extraordinary book presents a time-tested, simple, and medically sensibleapproach to weight loss and maintenance. Viewing the body as a pattern ofintelligence that is unique for each person, Ayurveda provides the key toestablishing the body's natural state of balance. Besides being an extremelypowerful and efficient path to weight loss, this tenet has applications forstrengthening immunity, preventing disease, and achieving higher levels ofwell-being than we ever thought possible. Dr. Gerson has given us a verypractical, deeply insightful resource that will serve as a guide for all readers interested in optimal health and weight control.

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Review of The Hershberg Diet: Discover How the Fourth Macro Can Help You Shed Pounds and Beat the Metabolic Syndrome (Hardcover)

I read about this diet in a Woman's World issue and finally purchased the book.It is a wonderful way of eating and makes much more sense than other diets which eliminate things such as carbs and fats.Highly recommend and easy to follow.I lost 9 pounds on the first two weeks and I hadn't even started exercising yet.

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The Hershberg Diet is not another fad diet, it's a weight loss system based on hard science. Dr. Melissa Hershberg reveals that the key to lasting weight loss is the "fourth macronutrient." Because most people - including physicians, nutritionists, and dieticians - recognize only three - protein, carbohydrates, and fat - the discovery of a fourth macronutrient forever changes the way readers view food, eating, and nutritional labels. In addition, readers learn about "hotty" foods - foods that don't spike blood sugar and insulin levels but which do elevate the body's metabolism and create the proper hormonal environment for weight loss. The book features an easy-to-follow four-phase plan complete with recipes and menus, as well as tips to help readers design their own customized strategy for shedding pounds. Best of all, there is no hunger or deprivation required. By eating foods high in the fourth macronutrient, readers can eat as much as they like and still lose weight.

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Review of Runner's World Performance Nutrition for Runners: How to Fuel Your Body for Stronger Workouts, Faster Recovery, and Your Best Race Times Ever (Runners World) (Paperback)

I found this book a great asset to my running training.Matt Fitzgerald does a great job of explaining the reasons for the different enegy sources.He also tells how to get the proper amounts of protien from more that just meat sources. I'm only an "hobby" runner for fitness & health (to maintain a 100# wt loss) but this book made me feel like I could do more than I thought I could.I was hoping to cut 30-45 mins off my time. After reading and applying the info in this book I was able to fule myself for my 2nd marathon good enough to cut 58 minutes of my 1st marathon's time.I was able to run harder during the marathon (I had a faster 2nd half) & recovered better after it.It's easy to read & understand.I'm glad it's part of my fittness library.


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This newest addition to the heralded Runner's World series offers runners up-to-date nutrition advice based on the latest science

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Review of The Food-Mood Solution: All-Natural Ways to Banish Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Stress, Overeating, and Alcohol and Drug Problems--and Feel Good Again (Paperback)

Jack Challem seems to have written this book just for me. I was so tired of seeing doctors who merely prescribed multi-bad-effects medications and who each told me a different cause of my problems. I had to became very proactive to save my own health.

I was always exhausted, in body and spirit. I felt like I was in a constant brain fog, getting early Alzheimer's! I awakened more tired than when I went to bed, longing to take naps, no needing them. I have had fibromyalgia for 15 years and am taking medications for this, taking two medications which help tremendously but cause side effects. I have hypertension, am an adult with ADD.Like most people I am stressed, anxious, impatient, lack focus, taking care of an elderly parent......sound familiar? But I am an early retired teacher who loved her job and should be more relaxed and healthy. I want and need my active life-style back. I'm not "that old"!!

Well, I was literally sick from taking meds, so I picked up Mr. Challem's book just by chance and found I COULD help myself, was doing so many wrong nutritional things, made some of his easy, suggested changes and, to my disbelief, found great relief within two weeks! I have always taken supplements and watched my health - so I thought - but still felt bad most of the time. And only the suggestions made in this book have helped me feel so much better.This author makes sense.

In the easiest reading and well organized presentation, Mr. Challem specifically presents HOW food affects mood and four steps to change.He discusses real, every day problems: how to realistically reduce our levels of stress and anxiety, how to handle our irritability, how to have more energy.And his suggestions, fully explained so even I would understand them, worked!

He goes on to take us step by step through a "recovery" process in which we can "fix" ourselves - armed with nutritional understanding and easy to do changes in our diet and life style. And best of all Mr. Challem clearly points out the specific connections between foods and moods and gives the reader things to DO and things to avoid....along with some of the best recipes I have ever tried.

While all his information is data based, I could easily understand the author and put his connections and suggestions to use immediately.And they have made a wonderfully positive change in my health, my entire life.
And he sells no supplements!

This book is a perfect gift for any friend or family member (underlining and notes will have you hold on to your own copy!) who has hypertension, fibromyalgia, ADD, exhaustion, depression, who is overweight or those irritating characteristics of impatience, irritsbility, stress, obsessive-compulsive tendencies, forgetfulness ---- characteristics we certainly notice in THEM but seldom admit about ourselves!

Buy this book for your own health and sanity --- and some to give as gifts to those you care about. These ideas make sense and work.



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Review of American Dietetic Association Guide to Eating Right When You Have Diabetes (Paperback)

This book stands out from others because goes beyond just telling you WHAT to do to manage your diabetes, it also tells you the WHY.By helping you understand the reasoning behind dietary and exercise guidelines, the author gives you the knowledge you need to make intelligent decisions when presented with situations not covered by guidelines alone.She seems to understand that everything isn't always black and white in life, and you have to make choices based on many factors.

I'm newly diagnosed.Since I'm not on any medications (and hope to keep it that way for as long as possible), the two tools I have to manage my diabetes are exercise and diet.This book addresses the diet aspect very well, while touching on the importance of exercise.It's not a scientific text, so it doesn't go into excruciating detail.It's an easy read.She helps you understand how the body works without diabetes, and then explains what happens differently when you have diabetes.You'll come to understand how different foods affect your blood glucose level - and WHY.Which allows you to understand and develop your own meal plan if you don't have access to a nutritionist.If you do, you'll better understand why your nutritionist makes the recommendations she does, and you will have the knowledge to discuss various options with her.

This may not be the first thing you want to read if you've just discovered you need to live in a way that manages your blood glucose levels.There are higher level overview books; educational websites run by the Joslin Center or American Diabetes Association; or better yet, diabetes management programs taught by diabetes educators and nutritionists at most local hospital that will give you a solid foundation.Ask your doctor about local programs if he hasn't recommended it to you already.

With that knowledge under your belt, this is an excellent book to take you down to the next level of detail.



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The definitive guide to eating well and staying healthy with diabetes
"Nutrition is pivotal to diabetes care.This book is a terrific tool for managing diabetes through good nutrition. It's a guide you can use every day-a treasure chest of advice on how to eat healthfully."
-Richard M. Bergenstal, MD, Executive Director
International Diabetes Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
From the American Dietetic Association comes this authoritative guide to choosing foods to control your blood sugar and maintain an active, healthy lifestyle. It provides the must-know basics of daily diabetes care-from designing a food plan and preventing low blood glucose levels to losing weight and carbohydrate counting-so you can personalize diabetes and food decisions to fit your needs.You'll see how to manage blood fat levels and blood pressure-an important part of diabetes care-and gain invaluable insight into making healthy food choices and planning tasty meals.You'll also find tips on reducing sugar and fat in foods; quick and easy meal ideas; and a special section on prevention of type 2 diabetes.

• Detailed menu plans for daily caloric levels of 1,200, 1,500, 1,800, 2,000, and 2,500 calories
• Includes fast-food restaurant and ethnic food guides
• Ratings for high, low, and moderate glycemic indexfoods

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Review of The Diet Cure (Paperback)

I work in molecular biology, and that has given me an understanding of cellular metabolism.In gaining this understanding, I have come to realize how horrific our American diets are.Unfortuneately, a few well meaning and misguided nutritionists and scientists earlier in teh twentieth century tried to reform our eating habits.These habits stuck, and now we have a country of fat unhealthy citizens.The more I read about nutrition, the more I understand what is wrong with our eating habits.The author has doen her research and has a very firm grasp on the concept of cellular metabolism.She references actual scientific studies that have been published.More and more literature is coming out debunking the food pyramid and extolling the health benefits of a high protein, low SIMPLE carb diet.This is not to be confused with diets such as Atkins, where all carbs are evil.Or diets such as weight watchers which encourage the consumption of processed foods.Or diets such as the Zone, whose recommended caloric intake is not enough to sustain basic cellular function.Diets such as South Beach are actually good models of a healthy eating plan.And amino acids, as Ms. Ross explains in her book, are the building blocks of proteins, whish are essential for our body to function.While her book does skip around, and can be a little hard to follow, it offers sound advice.Advice that sadly the rest of the world is slow to follow, out of ignorance.



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Review of New American Diet (Paperback)

We bought the hard cover version of this wonderful book in 1989.We have worn it to a frazzle, with pages of our favorite recipes now falling out of the book.First, it scientifically lures you into a mind set of bettereating habits, and then it gives you excellent recipes by which to getthere.We highly recommend it!!!



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Review of What to Eat When You Get Diabetes: Easy and Appetizing Ways to Make Healthful Changes in Your Diet (Paperback)

Whether you've just been told you have diabetes or have lived with it for years, there is something for you here. The writing style is easy to understand, and the ideas are reasonable and practical. There is a lot of good information here, and it is presented in a style that felt like I was connecting with a person, a friendly dietician who understood my confusion and frustration. The author recognizes the fact that people will need time to make changes and helps diabetics find a food plan that they can use with the whole family without agonized screams about serving cottage cheese and carrot sticks for dinner. :) I've bought other books that are either too academic or have meal suggestions that I'd never use. After using some of the ideas in this book, I was able to get my glucose levels into the normal range without too much trouble or eating food I don't like. I also lost 15 pounds to boot without really trying. :)

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"Practical and on-target advice."-Marion J. Franz, M.S.,R.D.,C.D.E."Practical nutrition information with powerful health implications. . . . Carolyn Leontos takes readers by the hand and leads them step by step toward the goal of good blood glucose control."-Patti Geil, M.S., R.D., F.A.D.A., C.D.E. From the moment you or a loved one is diagnosed with diabetes, immediate changes must be incorporated into your diet because what you eat-and how you prepare what you eat-has a great impact on the progression of the disease. What to Eat When You Get Diabetes begins from that very first moment of diagnosis, acquainting you with the types of foods and meal plans ideal for people with diabetes. But as Carolyn Leontos explains, you don't have to give up your favorite foods to control-or prevent-diabetes. In this practical and reassuring resource, Leontos shows you that a diet for people with diabetes can be filled with satisfying, delicious dishes. Drawing on her extensive experience as a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator, she combines satisfying menu suggestions, sample meal plans and recipes, and ideas on how to modify your favorite recipes with the personal stories of people living healthily with diabetes. She also addresses such confusing issues as weight loss, meal plans, calories, portion sizes, eating in restaurants, vitamins, and effectively balancing food and medication.You will discover:

• Why you don't have to give up your favorite foods
• The truth about saturated, polyunsaturated, and monounsaturated fats-and trans fatty acids
• What constitutes a balanced meal
• What to order in restaurants
• Why fat is important-and why you shouldn't eliminate it from your diet

What to Eat When You Get Diabetes takes the mystery out of good nutrition-and shows you how healthy eating can help you achieve lifelong wellness.

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