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The McDougall Plan

John A. McDougall, Mary A. McDougall

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Total reviews: 13 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

A valuable book, with one caveat 4 out of 5 stars.
17 of 24 people found this review helpful.

Written in the early 1980s, this book was one of the first to establish the nutritional superiority of a diet free of animal products. Dr. McDougall documents his assertions with extensive references to scientific studies and medical journals.

However, the diet as set forth in the book is not accessible to many people, due to its extremely low fat content. Dr. McDougall maintains that one "won't feel hungry" on his "health-supporting diet"; in fact, its lack of fat makes one ravenous. I myself tried for years to make it work, without success.

An instructive anecdote: the day I bought this book I was so inspired by it, I cooked myself up a batch of its Vegetable Stew, ate heartily, and--an hour later consumed half a gallon of ice cream. If you want to avoid such binges and make a vegan diet work for you, you need to adjust it to your needs. (McDougall Porridge-- oatmeal without salt and milk, with only a few raisins or currants added, equals mutiny.)

So, while I recommend this book for its scientific and nutritional information, I also suggest buying some other vegan cookbooks that contain better recipes. I also share my own adjustments to the McDougall program:

I disregard the book's cautions about high-fat plant foods, and eat them in moderation and as needed for satiety. I eat more protein-rich plant foods than are recommended by the book. I add some extra-virgin olive oil to the recipes. I add a little salt.
The diet should serve the person, not vice-versa. Good luck.

The Carbohydrate Addict's 7-Day Plan: Start Fresh On Your Low-Carb Diet!

Rachael F. Heller, Richard F. Heller

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Total reviews: 6 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Excellent 5 out of 5 stars.
8 of 8 people found this review helpful.

As a fan of the Hellers' work, and just then experiencing a plateau in my weight loss progression, I was delighted to see this title. I found the ideas in it practical and workable, and they worked! My weight plateau is turning into a downslope again.

Although I like their recipes very much, I have one and a half caveats for these recipes as well as for those in their *No Cravings* cookbook: The recipes' prep times do not include time for the necessary dicing onions, mincing garlic, shredding cabbage, marinating, etc. but rather only the time needed once all that is done. Occasionally there are typos in the recipes also, but easy enough to figure out what the authors meant. I want to emphasize again that their recipes are just wonderfully tasty and filling, and that their system works for me.

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Staying on a low-carb diet doesn't have to be hard. If you'd like to reenergize and reinvigorate your Carbohydrate Addict's, Adkins, South Beach, or other low-carb diet, here's your chance to get excited all over again with a plan that's easy to follow-never boring or restrictive-and that will have you loosing weight again in a week. You can use The Carbohydrate Addict's 7-Day Plan to return successfully to the low-carb diet of your choice-and stay on it for a lifetime.

Renew Your Life

Brenda Watson

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Everything you need to know about Digestion 5 out of 5 stars.
13 of 14 people found this review helpful.

This book is the most comprehensive guide to digestive health available today. It covers digestive problems, weight control, detoxification diets, and cleansing programs in great detail, with specific remedies for particular digestive problems. Renew Your Life provides the in-depth solutions that Dr. Brenda Watson outlined in her PBS seminars, including lists of the symptoms each digestive problem commonly creates. Although most people resort to this level of medical education after feeling pain, this resource is a great value for anyone who wants to find out what to eat, what to avoid eating, and how to restore and maintain healthy balance to their digestive tract, and by doing that, restoring good mood, high energy, and robust health.

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Are you ready to have a clear mind and clear body? Are you ready to have more energy and to be more alert than you have ever been? Are you ready to lead the life you were meant to live? Are you ready to "Renew Your Health" and "Renew Your Life?" In this book Brenda Watson, C.T. will help you achieve the vibrant health and energetic life you deserve. We live in a world of toxic air, polluted water and pesticide filled food.

This book will give you the information you need to help you:
• Detoxify your body and your organ systems
• Improve your selection and digestion of foods
• Improve your energy level
• Achieve mental clarity
• Reach and maintain your ideal weight

Start Today! Begin the journey to ReNew Your Life!

The New Glucose Revolution Low GI Gluten-Free Eating Made Easy: The Essential Guide to the Glycemic Index and Gluten-Free Living

Dr. Jennie Brand-Miller, Kate Marsh, Philippa Sandall

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More than two million North Americans have celiac disease and must follow a gluten-free diet-but the absence of grains and the higher fat and sugar content of many gluten-free products can cause health problems and nutrient deficiencies. Now, The New Glucose Revolution Low GI Gluten-Free Eating Made Easy simplifies the challenges of a gluten-free diet-and emphasizes the lifelong health benefits of low-GI, gluten-free eating. Widely recognized as the most significant dietary finding of the last 25 years, the glycemic index (GI) is an easy-to-understand measure of how foods affect blood glucose levels. Low-GI diets improve health and weight control, lower “bad” cholesterol, and help prevent or reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and other chronic diseases.This clear, accessible guide has everything you need to know for healthful gluten-free eating, including Seven simple dietary guidelines for eating gluten-free and low GI A guide to finding and buying gluten-free products Low-GI substitutes for common high-GI (albeit gluten-free) foods Cutting-edge scientific findings on the benefits of eating low-GI foods 70 delicious, easy-to-prepare recipes include dishes for each meal of the day GI values of hundreds of popular gluten-free foods The New Glucose Revolution Low GI Gluten-Free Eating Made Easy is the definitive resource to healthy living for everyone with celiac disease, gluten intolerance, or other wheat sensitivities.

Thrive: A Guide to Optimal Health & Performance Through Plant-Based Whole Foods

Brendan Brazier

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Thrive: A guide to optimal health and performance through plant-based whole foods, second edition (112 pages, Oceanside Publishing) is a concise and practical guide to reducing nutritional stress by incorporation more plant-based whole foods. The reduction of nutritional stress provides the body a platform for improved overall health which includes; a reduction in biological age, improved athletic performance, better sleep quality and reduced sugar cravings. Thrive also provides the athlete a sound strategy for transitioning to a high performance plant-based diet. It includes a sample meal plan and 15 unique, nutritionally balanced, delicious whole food recipes, all gluten free.

Dr. Zoltan Rona, medical editor of the Encyclopaedia of Natural Healing and author of the foreword of Thrive, highly recommends the book, and writes in the foreword, "I think that after reading this book, you will no doubt be convinced that a plant-based whole foods diet is the true future of optimal health."

Juice Alive: The Ultimate Guide to Juicing Remedies

Steven Bailey, Larry, Jr. Trivieri

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Juicing Makes You Alive 4 out of 5 stars.
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Those who buy books on juicing tend to do so mostly for the exotic combinations listed. In JUICE ALIVE, Steven Bailey and Larry Trivieri provide that and far more. Their text is a primer on the art of juicing, one that is written for the layman. For those who wish to first read about juicing recipes, they can turn to the second half of the book for the many recipes indicated. What is on interest is that Bailey and Trivieri examine juicing as if it were a mixture of art and science. They begin with an erudite chapter on the basic need for juicing, and how juicing fits in with the larger scope of a healthy diet and lifstyle. They follow with a history of juicing beginning with the ancient Greeks and continuing up to the present day. This historical overview was a little detail heavy yet it serves to remind the reader that juicing is not simply a modern health fad reserved for the Hollywood elite. Their chapter on the nutritional benefits of juicing is of concern to readers who wish to know how enzymes and amino acids interact with digested food to produce energy, which is an area not generally well understood by the layman. I found the digression on the acid-alkaline balance to be of particular use since the choice of fruits and vegetables juiced will dictate whether the juice absorbed will be acidic (unhealthy) or alkaline (healthy). The authors follow with a lengthy list of juicing machines and price ranges, and for those who watch infomercials, the LaLane Power Juicer heads the list.

Since juicing is more than just inserting fruits and vegetables down a chute, it is incumbent that any juicing author explain what to juice and how to juice. This is the authors' strong point. They insist on the need to buy only organic products, and to mix them in combinations that will produce a desired result, most often an optimal acid-alkaline balance that is a requisite for vibrant health. Along the way, they include a staggering variety of herbs that one may add for flavor and health. They also suggest that juicing ought to be part of a periodical fasting in which the user can purge his system of accumulated toxins by eschewing solid food for a week in favor of selected juices. This part of the book was detailed but still the average user can design his own juice fast based on the paradign given. Bailey and Trivieri conclude with a listing of common health problems from acne to allergies to whooping cough and yeast infections. In this section, they include relevant juicing ingredients tailored to that medical issue. Part of the problem I had here was that their juicing ingredients excluded nutritional supplements that ought to round out any self-employed health regimen. Still, in JUICE ALIVE, Bailey and Trivieri present a text that is clearly written and authoritative such that the neophyte juicer can literally drink himself to good health.

Wellness Against All Odds

Sherry Rogers

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Sherry was my doctor! 5 out of 5 stars.
31 of 34 people found this review helpful.

Sherry Rogers was my doctor for a number of years. She was always ahead of her time and now it shows! All of her books are wonderful, informative, easy to read and life saving. I hope everyone gets as much from this and all her books as I have. You'll be amazed at how much you DON'T know about your body, the environment and how we are killing ourselves until you read these books. Trust me, I am only a consumer here, but I pass these books on to everyone I care about and have for years! I'm going to post this to all the books I have read by Sherry. I just can't say enough about this woman. She literally saved my life (allergies, life and health threatening mineral and vitamin deficiencies) and my husband's too (bladder cancer). Love, Susan Manchester

a must read for all in industrialized countries 5 out of 5 stars.
19 of 19 people found this review helpful.

This book, which I dearly wish was not back ordered, is an excellent look at our polluted environment and how that pollution is effecting our health. It also helps the reader find ways to overcome the toxic pollutants in our environment, to lessen their effect on our bodies.

The Sunfood Diet Success System: 36 Lessons in Health Transformation

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Total reviews: 25 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Raw foods only 4 out of 5 stars.
28 of 28 people found this review helpful.

This is a very good raw food book. It's a book for the person who is determined to make raw food their diet choice. It's full of raw food information, which makes it a great reference book. If you're a busy person, maybe a more recreational reader, and need/want something concise and easy to read, this might not be the book for you (yet). If your goal is to be as informed as you can be about what you're eating and what it does to your body, energy, well being, and just about everything else, then this is a book you must buy, read, and keep on your bookshelf as a reference.

Dispels the "must have dehydrator and juicer" myth.... 3 out of 5 stars.
23 of 26 people found this review helpful.

I like this book because it has a lot of good arguments for getting back to nature. I see far too many raw food books that are all about dehydrating food to make it look "cooked", thus turning off potential raw-foodists who think that they need to plan their meals several days in advance, and very few that are about just eating the foods. This book is just about eating natural food, IN it's natural state, and talks about why it's a good idea.

I didn't care much for the writing style, or the several pages of poetry, but that's just me. I am hard to please when it comes to poetry.

Diabetes - No More!

Andreas Moritz

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According to this bestselling author, diabetes is not a disease; in the vast majority of cases, it is a complex mechanism of protection or survival that the body chooses to avoid the possibly fatal consequences of an unhealthful diet and lifestyle. Despite the body's ceaseless self-preservation efforts (which we call diseases), millions of people suffer or die unnecessarily from such consequences. The imbalanced blood sugar level in diabetes is but a symptom of illness, not the illness itself. By developing diabetes, the body is neither doing something wrong nor is it trying to commit suicide. The current diabetes epidemic is man-made, or rather, factory-made, and, therefore, can be halted and reversed through simple but effective changes in diet and lifestyle. Diabetes - No More provides you with essential information on the various causes of diabetes and how anyone can avoid them. To stop the diabetes epidemic we need to create the right circumstances that allows the body to heal. Just as there is a mechanism to become diabetic, there is also a mechanism to reverse it. Find out how!

The Sugar Solution: Your Symptoms Are Real--and Your Solution Is Here

the Editors of Prevention (TM) magazine, Ann Fittante

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Very Informative 4 out of 5 stars.
9 of 9 people found this review helpful.

Lots of information, very thought provoking regarding the dangers of too much sugar hitting your system at one time, spiking your insulin production, which can do a lot of damage. Diabetes runs in my family, so the topic of the book is of major interest to me. Some of the recommendations are contradictory, though, as if the book was written by several authors who didn't quite agree on the best course of action. In spite of this, in general, the book has had a significant impact on my own lifestyle - primarily in diet, since I had been following a healthy exercise routine prior to buying the book. Well worth reading!

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The link between high blood sugar and type II diabeters is well known, but many people don't realize that blood sugar imbalances can set the stage for a host of health problems--from unexplained weight gain, fatigue, and poor concentration to heart disease and stroke. Prevention's THE SUGAR SOLUTION provides the necessary tools to identify and correct high blood sugar--and drop excess pounds, replenish energy stores, and reduce disease risk in the process.

The Sugar Solution draws on a bombination of scientific research and expert opinion to shape a comprehensive, practical lifestyle strategy for balancing blood sugar. By following an eating plan that emphasizes smart carbs, good fats, and plenty of fiber; incorporating more movement into your daily routine; and taking steps to defuse stress, you can rein in out-of-control blood sugar and transform your health--in as little as 28 days.