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September 12th, 2010
We are recommending the following books.
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 The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
See my review of The Omnivore’s Dilemma |
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Master Your Metabolism: The 3 Diet Secrets to Naturally Balancing Your Hormones for a Hot and Healthy Body! by Jillian Michaels, trainer on The Biggest Loser
See my review of Master Your Metabolism |
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Good Calories, Bad Calories: Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health (Vintage) by Gary Taubes
See my review of Good Calories, Bad Calories |
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 Protein Power LifePlan by Michael Eades, M.D., and Mary Dan Eades, M.D.
See my review of Protein Power LifePlan |
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The 30-Day Low-Carb Diet Solution by Michael Eades, M.D., and Mary Dan Eades, M.D.
See my review of The 30-Day Low-Carb Diet Solution |
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The Inflammation Syndrome: The Complete Nutritional Program to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, Arthritis, Diabetes, Allergies, and Asthma by Jack Challem
See my review of The Inflammation Syndrome |
Kate
Hi Doreen! So glad you’ve found a diet that’s working for you and that you can stick to, which seems to be the most important thing for weight loss. Have you read “Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating”? I remember thinking it was very sensible and particularly good at helping explain how to choose good v. bad carbs, proteins, fats–and it’s based on tons of peer-reviewed research.
Doreen Hulsey
Thanks, Kate. Since I was on vacation and hadn’t gone through my huge stack of emails until now, I’ve been slow to respond. No, I haven’t read the book. I’ll have to look into getting a copy. Thanks!
Doreen Hulsey
I read the editorial reviews of the book and agree with much of what they say the book is recommending. It’s true that the USDA Food Pyramid’s recommendations of 6-11 servings of grains and low fat use is making people obese and ill. There are all kinds of reasons people should limit their grain and legume consumption. Also, people should be eating a lot of healthy fats, which are not what conventional wisdom say they are. There are also good reasons to do so.
While the one review says that the author doubts the overall benefits of soy “(unless you’re willing to eat a pound and a half of tofu a day),” I’m concerned about the suggestion to eat a lot of soy. Unfermented soy products, like tofu, cause thyroid damage and other problems, which is why Asian cultures learned to ferment it. There is new research on soy. http://www.mercola.com/article/soy/avoid_soy.htm
I agree that we should drink water, and soft drinks truly are full of empty calories. It’s not necessarily true, though, that fruit juices contain less sugar than soft drinks. Some juices actually contain more.
Thanks so much for the recommendation! I’ve added the book to my read list. It sounds like the author takes, for the most part, the same views about food that I do. I’ve based my understanding of human nutrition on scientific research, hunter-gatherer populations, and the fossil record. Thus, I’ve come to the conclusion that the best diet is the Paleo Diet, the one we evolved to eat.
Remedios Jeantet
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