Review of Suzanne Somers' Get Skinny on Fabulous Food (Paperback)

This book had a lot of the same information as Suzanne Somer's other book on Somersizing "Eat Great, Lose Weight", however, this book has some updates to the original book as well as many more wonderful recipes.I originally started the Somersizing program after hearing that it could level out hormones.Having had two diseases that related to an imbalance in hormones, the idea that this program could balance out my hormones was the big draw.I did have some weight to lose, but that was not the major incentive for starting this program.After 10 weeks on the program, I never felt better in my life.I'm menopausal, but my hot flashes and night sweats have diminished to almost non-existent.I'm eating well and plenty and have so much energy. Oh, and I've lost 19 pounds to date.Some of my friends also started the program when I told them how well I was doing.All have had good results so far.One friend, who is diabetic, is amazed that her blood levels are the same all day.There are no more drastic spikes.Food combining can be a little tough to understand in the beginning, but once you master it, it is not that difficult to maintain.The main problem is the way that we have been conditioned here in the United States to eat over the years (pizza, white pasta with meat sauce, hamburgers, meat and potatoes and chemically altered foods that sit on the shelf for years). I highly recommend this way of eating to anyone who wants to feel healthy and slim down.



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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 Power Principle: Mind-Body-Spirit Approach to Ultimate Weight Loss (Paperback)

This is the first weight loss book that I have read cover to cover.
It is a no-nonsense, common sense approach to weight loss.Most of thebook is encouragement- the rest is diet.

Dr. Sorin treats the whole person in a very kind, gentle and understanding approach.It is refreshing to discover a weight loss book that isn't inspired by a fad diet.

If you're serious about weight loss, I would whole heartedly recommend this book.

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Written by a board certified physician who specializes in weight loss, the book offers the "Power Principle" as a tool that goes beyond just the physical (body) aspects to tap into the mind and the spirit, empowering the person to take charge of their life, health and weight. Dr. Sergey Sorin says that the ability to lose weight begins from the inside out, so turn on the power in you before attempting to take on any outside challenge, especially overcoming weight loss. This is not only a diet book that recommends a specific meal plan or exercise routine; it's a book that recommends an overhaul of your lifestyle, which includes the way you think, feel and eat. The book empowers you with ways to engage your spirit, reform your mind, as well as reshape your body. In other words, losing weight is not just about your body, it includes every aspect of your being. This is not a book about will power but a book that encourages the POWER OF YOU.

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Review of Inspired to Feel Good: Making Healthy and Fit Choices So Rewarding and Liberating You Never Want to Stop (Paperback)

If you want the "REAL" information for taking care of yourself in the healthiest way possible for the rest of your life, then purchase & read this book!! Alice is truly amazing!!



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Never have to think about your weight again. Never look at diet or exercise the same way. Learn how to think, eat and exercise in a way that is natural for people who are easily trim and fit. Finally stop yo-yo dieting, exercising and weight loss. Discover how good it feels to enjoy eating satisfying healthy foods and being active and fit.
Inspired to Feel Good replaces the conventional approach to diet and exercise with a more realistic, enjoyable and satisfying way to get and stay fit and healthy. This book shows you how easy it can be to select healthier foods and regular activity out of choice and feeling good, instead of compliance and feeling obligated to measure up. Learn 3 simple steps that will change your emotional and mental mindset about eating, exercise and self-care so you can finally regain your self-confidence and feel in control of your behaviors. Use the step-by-step coaching program to get started, stay motivated and achieve success.

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Review of The Baby Boomers' Guide to Living Forever (Paperback)

At first blush most of the information if acted on in the book will probably result in adding years, if not decades to some peoples lives.My own recommendation is to do your own independent research [separate from this book], first, if you make any life changing adjustments, particularly if it involves consuming vitamins suggested in the book.Some of the recommendations only strengthened what I already knew, such as taking Co-Q10 on a daily basis.Co-Q10 is expensive, but a very good nutrient that can help protect your body from free radical damage, resulting in reduced risks of succumbing to various cancers and heart diseases.Other recommendations in the book did raise some concerns for me such as consuming L-Carnosine on a daily basis.Research i've found dating back to 1984 expressed that L-Carnosine built up in the body can potentially have dangerous neurotoxic side effects.Taking too much of it could induce what is medically referred to as "Carnosinemia", which also can be inherited.Most of the oral vitamin supplements in the market offer L-Carnosine at 500MG doses, recommending you take it once or twice daily.The book recommends 200MG per day in single or "divided doses" and stressed "its low level of toxicity"...... but I don't know how much is too much frankly, so I will avoid this particular molecule until more research data is known.

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This book presents the thesis that radical extensions ofhuman life span are only a few decades away. The problem is many babyboomers may not live long enough to avail themselves of thesebreakthrough technologies - but they will be close! This book offers away to live a healthier life now, so that anyone can maximize his orher chances of being alive when this new wave of life extension andrejuvenation really begins to take hold.

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Review of The Last 15: A Weight Loss Breakthrough (Hardcover)

I can't count how many authors and diet companies have empited my wallet over the years. I feel like I'm the person they named the term yo-yo diet after. Since reading the last 15 I feel like I've finally got the answers I've been looking for. In the past 2 weeks I've lost 8 pounds, am loving what I eat and have more energy than I've had in years. For once I feel like someone has told me the truth about food. You should read this.

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If you have tried to lose weight in the past and are now left frustrated and confused about where to go - you are not alone. With a mere 2 percent of dieters keeping their weight off, the dieting world is missing the mark!

It is time to put an end to quick fix diets that are one dimensional and overly restrictive. The Last 15 is easy to follow, delicious and has been successful for thousands of men and women. Whether it is 5, 15 or 50 pounds - Dr. Joey's motto is, "Let's take it off and keep it off for good!"

• Learn how to rev your metabolism and re-set your metabolic code in just 30 days
• Achieve weight loss results (as much as 15 pounds!) in the first month
• Indulge on your food favorite (yes...even bread) without gaining weight
• Find natural methods to control cravings and night time eating
• Hit your goal weight in a healthy and natural fashion and keep in off for good!

Scientifically-accurate and easy-to-use The Last 15 - A Weight-Loss Breakthrough, offers long-term answers while showing you how easy it can be to take the weight off for life.


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Review of Hawaii Diet (Hardcover)

I've experimented with Dr. Ornish's plan, Dr. Atkins' plan, and with vegetarianism; I am NOT running Ornish down, but I gotta admit I DO like tuna fish now and again (by the way, the tuna fish I buy is not only dirt-cheap but is actually totally devoid of fat; and even regular canned-in-water tuna is incredibly low in fat).So Ornish's plan is not something I could strictly adhere to.Dr. Atkins' Diet led me gain body fat and weight; I dropped that like a hot brick.Vegetarianism is cool but it got to be a hassle with my family.Then....I chanced upon THIS book (and in fact got this book from my brother for Christmas).
Dr. Shintani is sort of like Dr. Deepak Chopra:He combines the best of Western medicine with the best of the ancient medicine of his own culture (in Chopra's case, that's Ayurvedic medicine; in Shintani's, of course, it's the wisdom and medicines of ancient Hawaii, before we Westerners screwed things up for them).And he explains -- without bashing, or badmouthing, or distorting facts to make them fit what he wants -- how in fact his diet plan can work.
Simply put, we all know that if you don't eat too many calories you either will not gain weight or in fact you'll LOSE weight.Ah, but how do you do that without feeling deprived?Basically by eating whole, unprocessed, natural foods which not only are low in fat and high in nutrients, but are high in satiety value (you'd have to eat a whole heck of a lot of them to get anywhere NEAR 2000 calories, plus a serving of them would fill you up so you feel satisfied and won't feel like eating more anyway).He suggests things like poi, taro, whole grains, non-dairy and non-meat sources of protein and calcium, and very low-fat foods.BUT he allows for various exceptions:For instance, you can use egg whites or skim milk if you like, or eat tuna and other low-fat meats and fish.He includes a Hawaii/Pacific diet, a Hawaii/mainstream American diet, and a Hawaii/Meditteranean diet so that you DO have choices and variations.
I would have given this book 5 stars, but for one little thing:Some of the recipes call for things that quite frankly we don't see too much of here on the East Coast (my produce store, what with its wonderful choices of apples, pears, cabbage, tomatoes, etc., just refuses to stock breadfruit!phooey!).So, you might not find the recipe section extremely useful, although many of the recipes, such as his low-fat oatmeal, are easy to make and really good too.Other than for that one little qualm I've got, it's a great book.At the very least, check it out:You'll learn a lot from this guy.



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Review of Nutrition Almanac (Paperback)

When I ordered this book, I was anticipating giving away my old 4th edition for a new one with improved information.NOT SO!

The tables, the heart and soul of the book, have fewer foods and not more than the 4th edition.In a display of ignorant cost cutting, Carb counts for grains such as rice are given per cup of RAW not cooked product - same for macaroni whereas the 4th edition gives raw and cooked values.This alone makes it not worth the money but scattered throughout are foods that were there for 4th edition but are now gone.

The publisher probably saved money by eliminating pages but I can no longer recommend this book to friends; I advise them to not buy it but get a copy of the 4th edition instead.

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Take charge of your well-being, improve your health, feel younger, and live longer


The Nutrition Almanac offers you reliable information based on the latest scientific discoveries as well as an expanded section on essential vitamins and minerals and their amazing benefits. All the nutritional information you need is here, so enhancing and maintaining good health is easy!


Eat better. Live longer.

• Learn how what you eat can affect more than 100 common ailments
• Discover rich sources of vitamins and minerals in foods at your supermarket
• Understand the difference between good fats and bad fats
• Get practical information on the benefits of antioxidants and phytonutrients in food
• Find out which food ingredients and additives to avoid

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Review of Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills (Paperback)

It is almost a cliche in this day and age for someone to ask the waiter at a Chinese restaurant 'no MSG, please,' as is the waiter's knowing smirk in response. MonoSodium Glutamate (MSG), or 'The essence of taste' (as coined by the Japanese), is used as a 'taste-enhancer' in nearly every form of processed food on the market today, though 'taste addiction' may be a more correct term. But what exactly does it do? And how is it harmful?
Dr. Russell L. Blaylock answers these questions and poses some startling evidence as to the eventual consequences of a heavy MSG-diet in his book _Excitotoxins: The Taste that Kills_. In basic terms, MSG (and other, similar agents) pierces the blood-brain barrier and over-stimulates the neurons of a brain to a deadly degree. Habitual intake among animal experiments has shown the development of tumors, memory loss, and a whole host of neurodegenerative diseases as the end result of excess excitotoxin intake, including Alzhiemer's, Parkenson's, Lou Gerhig's etc.
Walk into any gas station in the United States (or grocery store, for that matter) and, upon close investigation, you will find that 75%-90% of the available food has been 'enhanced' to some degree by excitotoxins. The chemical agents are often disguised by such ambiguous terms as 'spice' and 'natural flavors' or, my personal favorite, 'hydrolyzed vegetable protein.' A consumer society must have consumer slaves to keep it functioning; MSG is the crack cocaine of the food industry...and it is legally perpetuated by slush-fund advocates and a pork-glutted FDA. As proven again and again, money talks, ... [you can finish the maxim for me].
Blaylock's thesis is written in a technical style, but the use of repetition throughout each chapter hammer in his myriad points into the reader with precision and power. An important book for anyone concerned with the health of self and family. You are what you eat---but do you know _what_ it is you are eating, below the surface of taste/fulfillment?



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Review of Skinny Chicks Don't Eat Salads: Stop Starving, Start Eating and Losing (Hardcover)

The nutritional advice in this book is very sound.Maintaining blood sugar throughout the day is key to curbing cravings and mood swings.Being able to "indulge" in good carbs is a blessing in itself!However, beware that those 4-5 recommeded "meals" per day can be no more than 400 calories each, and always a near exact PC combo.While the eating plan in this book claims not to be a "diet," but a way of life instead, I find eating fat-free dairy products, egg whites, and plain yogurt pretty much "diet" fare.Also be prepared to exercise 45-60 minutes per day, too, on Christine's plan.I do appreciate the PC combo ideas and recipes in this book though - so far they've been tasty and satiating.Still, after a week of sticking with this plan, I've not lost an ounce of weight.

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Packed with real-world advice for a real-life transformation, Skinny Chicks Don't Eat Salads shows that it's not only possible to shed weight while eating carbs, fats, and all your favorite foods-it's the ONLY way.On the Skinny Chicks plan you will: -Drop up to 7 pounds within the first 7 days -Eat every 4 hours to keep your fat-burning metabolism humming -Never feel deprived, with over 100 fabulous recipes designed to provide the perfect balance of protein, carbs, and fat Follow the Skinny Chicks program for 30 days and you'll find you're no longer a slave to the overpowering cravings that lead to endless cycles of starving, bingeing, and guilt. So toss the boring salads and start enjoying food again to achieve lasting, healthy weight loss!

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Review of Good Food for Bad Stomachs (Paperback)

While Janowitz covers many digestive problems in this book, I was specifically interested in Chapter 12: What Should We Feed the Inflamed Intestine? Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease.He spends a great dealof time outlining a "low-residue" diet as well as a low-oxalatediet, both of which are purported to assist persons suffering from IBD. Since both diets are quite nutritionally sound, they are certainly worthtrying and his discussion on lactose sensitivity is one of the mostbalanced I've read.With only one chapter pertaining to IBD, it might bemore practical to request this book interlibrary loan rather than purchaseit, but if you have other family members with other digestive problems, theother chapters may have increased relevance and applicability!



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Review of Get a Real Food Life: Janine Whiteson's Revolutionary 8-Week Food Makeover (Paperback)

Whiteson writes this book in a detailed way, very easy to follow.It is clear by her writing that she has consulted on weight loss for sometime.She understands all of the pitfalls that we run into.For me, snacking after dinner.In the book she was able to nail the causes and solutions right on the head.Since purchasing the book my weight loss although not tremendous has been steady.
By following her guidlines there is no reason why you can not lose the weight you want to.

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Have you ever looked for energy inside a candy bar wrapper?
Hoped for confidence in a coffee cup?
Sought solace in a pint of ice cream?

If these old eating strategies just aren't cutting it, you need to Get a Real Food Life.

Whether you're a stress-snacker, you're addicted to junk food, or you're always on a diet, food coach Janine Whiteson will teach you the skills you need to regain control over your relationship with food. In your Real Food Life, you'll eat when you're hungry, choose foods that make you feel great, and strategically eliminate any that drag you down.

Drawing on her years of client experience, Janine guides and encourages you through the 8-week plan that's changed the lives of many formerly frustrated dieters. You'll give yourself a complete Kitchen Makeover that will automatically help you eat better. You'll diagnose your current diet, eating patterns, and food choices. You'll learn how to replace self-defeating eating habits with energy-enhancing, delicious food choices. With her hundreds of quick tips, handy checklists, and fun quizzes and more than 70 mouthwatering recipes, Janine helps you cut cravings and achieve your best weight-- without sacrificing great taste or satisfaction.

When you create a Real Food Life, you're able to enjoy all the food you eat, secure in the knowledge that it's nourishing you-- mind, body, and soul.


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Review of Natural Relief from Aches & Pains (Paperback)

This book should be a manual given to anyone who is facing a chronic illness. Even if you are like me and an experienced veteran of researching their illness, how to be healthier, and how the body system works, I guarantee you'll find many useful bits of info in this book. Such as soaking grains and legumes to remove phytates. I appreciate that the author also supports their writing with studies and a reference section. The information is so well-rounded that it gives the reader an opportunity to try different approaches or consider things they mave have never thought of that are making or contributing to them getting sick. I borrowed from the library but will definitely be buying a copy for my own reference.

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Ever-increasing numbers of consumers are turning to herbs and other natural treatments to enhance health and relieve pain effectively, economically, and naturally. Natural Relief from Aches and Pains gives readers all the information they'll need to soothe their most common and troublesome discomforts without expensive drugs or their side effects. Includes treatments for common respiratory complaints, digestive ailments, and arthritis.

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Review of The Active Woman's Health and Fitness Handbook (Paperback)

As a psychologist specializing in professional athletics, I am continually astonished by the rampant number of misconceptions regarding women's health issues - especially those relating to fitness and exercise (both recreational and professional).With this book, clearly written for both the consumer while detailed enough for the practitioner, Dr. Nadya Swedan, MD has definitively established herself as a leader in the field of woman's health and fitness. BRAVO!

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This comprehensive guide addresses women's concerns about the physical and psychological aspects of fitness-no matter what age or activity level. Written by a female athlete and doctor, it answers questions in many areas-from what health risks are associated with each sport or exercise, to what to do when your knee hurts after a jog, to what you can do to prevent osteoporosis.

Also included...
€Deciding which sport or type of workout is most effective for you
€Assessing the best diet plan for health and performance
€The mind-body connection and stress
€Nutrition and supplements
€Body image and weight issues
€Exercising before, during, and after pregnancy
€Performance changes throughout life-from menstruation through menopause
€What kind of exercise-and how much-is right for each woman
€The best exercises to prevent and recover from injury
€Achieving personal best fitness and athletic performance
€Determining the best exercise and sports equipment

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Review of Surviving Type II Diabetes (In Spite of the Experts' Advice) (Paperback)

I have had occasion to read "Surviving Type II Diabetes" several times and have tested its "suggestions" on myself. It has worked for me. It has also opened the eyes of my primary care physician who now sees that more understanding is required before drugs are employed. I highly recommend the book.

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Type II diabetes is one of the fastest growing epidemics in America! Once called "adult onset diabetes" it's now showing up in school-aged children. As a type II diabetic, if you don't know the huge differences between type I and type II diabetes, you could be using strategies that can make your problem worse instead of better! Unfortunately, many healthcare professionals aren't yet aware of the importance of these differences and, consequently, give harmful, if well intentioned advice. In this timely text, learn: - what those differences are, - how to control cholesterol without drugs, - the roles of carbohydrates, fats, protein and fiber, - a secret weapon to create more energy and lower blood sugar, - how to avoid harmful aspects of the food pyramid, - how to test your own body and interpret the numbers, - how to sleep better, - how to stay in control while you're traveling, - what to buy at the health food store - and how to make fantastic, diabetic-friendly desserts. Learn how to master your life with type II diabetes, minimize or eliminate the need for diabetic drugs, and reduce your dependence on the advice of "experts." After reading this book, you should understand more about managing it than many healthcare professionals.

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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 Boomer's Guide to Getting the Weight Off...for Good (Paperback)

I have struggled with my weight since having my children in my 30's.I've tried many different plans.If there was a new piece of exercise equipment, I used it.I would lose some weight, only to hit a plateau and stay there.Then I heard about this book and bought it.It was probably the best investment I've made in myself in a long time.Roberta Wennik really put her finger on the problem: one plan is not always right for everyone.So she offers at least four ways for successfully losing weight that never make you feel like you've gone on a diet.Not only that, when you've finished reading this book, you'll have all the tools to live a healthier life.Look at buying this book as an investment in yourself.

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No more middle-age spread!

A nutrition consultant and best-selling health and fitness author shares time-tested advice on how to shed those extra pounds-for good. She acknowledges cultural influences of the baby boomer generation, recognizes how metabolism changes later in life, and enables readers to achieve a healthy weight for midlife and beyond.

€ Takes into account the biological and psychological realities of midlife...and shows how to work around them to achieve fitness
€ 70% of Americans in their 40s and 50s are either overweight or obese

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Review of Fuel Up : Using the Principles of Sports Nutrition to Train Like a Pro (Paperback)

This is an excellent book for anyone looking to improve their quality of life.Whether it's just to feel better through the day or improve your athletic performance at any level, you will win with this book.
The principles discussed are based on scientific research and fact.There is no quick fix, 24 hour solutions,or one "diet fits all" as so many others want us to beleive. This book steps you through the right way to lose weight, keep it off, improve performance and improve your health.Best of all it educates you on how to customize your diet to fit your life-style.

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Through scientific research and his experience as a nutritional counselor, Eric Sternlicht discovered that anyone who is physically active-from marathoners to manual aborers-can benefit from the nutritional strategies used by professional athletes. This comprehensive, up-to-date guide to sports nutrition shows readers how to incorporate these strategies into their own customized, energy-boosting eating programs-and provides valuable information on:

* eating the right foods, in the right amounts, at the right times
* facts and fallacies about carbs, protein, fats, and more
* sports drinks, supplements, and nutrition bars
* sports nutrition for illness and injury
* how to maximize weight loss
* special concerns for women and mature athletes


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Review of Rage Against Age (Paperback)

Frank Covino at 70 + years can out-run, out-ski and out-lift most men a third his age. Dr. Anderson probably could also, although I have not met him as I have Mr. Covino (I'm one of his art students). While I would, as he also does in this book, recommend ALL people see a physician before beginning any excercise/nutrition/supplement program, there is much food for thought here. He details many vitamins, minerals etc. and their effects on health and longevity and also provides an excellent weight loss and fitness program. However, the most important part of the book is in the last chapters where he writes of "Your Self and Its Role in Society" and the importance of psychological balance in both health and what he calls "active longevity". Many health-longevity books overlook this important factor.
My only concern is that some of the supplement dosages are higher than I would personally risk.
By following his diet program I lost nearly twenty pounds in two months and in four months had developed much more upper body strength with his excercises than I had previously from years using weight machines.

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Rage Against Age tells you what your mainstream physician hasn't told you about growth hormone, melatonin, testosterone, viagra, pregnenalone DHEA, norandrostenediol, thyroid, estrogen, and the right way to diet and exercise.Page after page gives you age-reversing tips and techniques to achieve your goal.

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Review of Doctor's Orders: 101 Medically-Proven Tips for Losing Weight (Sasse Guides) (Paperback)

I've read many weight loss books and I honestly enjoyed this one. I thought the author was insightful and his tips are genuinely helpful. I've used many of the author's tips and I already see my own health improve. Pass this book along! It's worth reading and sharing with others. Tip 102 - just buy the book.

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This simple yet powerful tips resource provides meaningful evidence-based practical and effective tips for initial weight loss and long-term weight maintenance. It touches on key topics that help remind us to initiate and ingrain long-term healthy behaviors. It points out small meaningful steps that we can all take on the road to a healthier weight. Take advantage of Dr. Sasse's insight and reading of the scientific literature to make your own weight loss journey a success.

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