The UltraMetabolism Cookbook: 200 Delicious Recipes that Will Turn on Your Fat-Burning DNA (Hardcover) Review

I have to say that this is the best cookbook as far as using whole foods and grains. I started on this eating program 3 weeks ago and have already lost 11 lbs.It can get time consuming cooking all your food from scratch but I have to say that I feel like I am eating like a queen. Fast food joints and quick food can not compare to the receipes in this book. It's like eating at a gourmet restaurant all the time. I feel so much better, less pain from fibromyalgia and much more energy. Truly amazing.

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From the Three-Time New York Times Bestselling Author of Ultraprevention, Ultrametabolism, and The Ultrasimple Diet
In UltraMetabolism, Dr. Mark Hyman brought the new science of weight loss to the general public. By learning to work with the body instead of against it, you can ignite your natural fat-burning furnace and reprogram your body to burn fat and keepit off for good.
Simply put, eat the right foods and send instructions of weight loss and health; eat the wrong foods and send messages of weight gain and disease.
The UltraMetabolism Cookbook puts Ultra-Metabolism into overdrive with 200 convenient, easy-to-prepare, and, of course, delicious recipes for the right foods that will bring on a lifetime of good health and healthy weight.
The first part of the book reacquaints the reader with the UltraMetabolism plan and then offers a wide variety of delicious, easily prepared dishes for both Phase I -- the three-week detoxification of your system -- and Phase II, which rebalances your metabolism in four weeks and offers the way to a healthy metabolism for life!
Look your best, feel your best, perform at your best, and eat such fantastic meals as Roasted Shrimp, Turkey and Red Bean Chili, and Ratatouille. And that's just Phase I!
As you progress through the UltraMetabolism plan and enter Phase II, you'll add satisfying, flavor-packed appetizers -- Curried Deviled Eggs with Cashews, anyone? -- as well as many more new salads, meats, fish, shellfish, soups, poultry, grains, vegetables, breakfast foods, and snacks. And there are lots of plant-based options and bean dishes for vegetarians.
In addition to the clear, cutting-edge science and great recipes in The UltraMetabolism Cookbook, you'll find countless ideas of how to integrate the UltraMetabolism way of eating into your lifestyle, from quick weeknight suppers to entertaining and holiday meals.

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The Eat-Clean Diet for Family and Kids: Simple Strategies for Lasting Health and Fitness [Paperback] Review

I'm a big Tosca Fan! Maybe I had the wrong idea, but I thought this was more of the 'Clean Eating Diet Cookbook'directed toward creating meals with your children and still being healthy. It actually resembles 'The Clean Eating Diet,' with it's Half guidance, Half recipes format. Both have recipes in them not included in her other books. She also has great recipes in 'The Butt Book' (we love to create the soups especially).I own them all and have tried many recipes from each. The Family edition is 327 pages not including the index. pgs 200-327 are recipes and a large picture page (so about 63 recipes). There are of course some recipes my son (8) is ready to try like mac and cheese, chicken 'nuggets,' and the 'fish sticks,' and some I'm ready to try like the 'baked ziti.'
Now she just needs to come out with a recipe group for the series. I'll buy that, too.
Only 4 stars because I wanted more recipes and less chat.

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We have been hearing for years now about the obesity epidemic and other health issues facing children. In fact, the longevity trend is reversing with this generation - children born today are not expected to live as long as their parents. In The Eat-Clean Diet for Family and Kids, author Tosca Reno handles this issue with typical aplomb.

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The Self-hypnosis Diet: Use the Power of Your Mind to Make Any Diet Work for You [Audiobook] [Audio CD] Review

Steven Gurgevich, Ph.D. specializes in mind-body medicine. As your guide, he leads you through a number of hypnosis sessions that are non-threatening and nurturing. Having someone in your life to encourage you is a very powerful force for change. Spending time reprogramming your thinking patterns helps to banish negativity so you can achieve the change you are seeking.

In the first session time is spent explaining how thoughts influence the body and how the body influences thoughts. Steven Gurgevich explores the dynamics of weight loss and explores how you can achieve your perfect weight. He gives insight into the origins of emotional eating and explains why diet beverages can actually cause you to gain weight.

In the second session acceptance and self control are encouraged and positive affirmations encourage new positive lifestyle choices. I love the part where you imagine you are going up stairs into a castle tower. I felt like he was reading my mind because for a long time I've had such a place to escape to and it brings a sense of comfort. In this tower, you sit in a chair and listen to a calming voice leading you to places where you can remove emotional obstacles and understand why you may choose certain foods for various reasons. This hypnosis sessions on this disk include: healthy habits, emotional barriers, self-love and acceptance, and self-control for cravings and temptations.

In sessions three there are various ideas that bring healing to your life. You may choose to spend more time enjoying the preparation of food or choose to step away from food and introduce other emotionally fulfilling activities in place of unconscious eating. I did think that the idea about throwing away food was not a good idea after dinner - instead freeze the leftovers and reheat the next day. This will allow you more time to exercise because you won't be spending so much time cooking. There is a morning motivation, before dinner hypnosis and a bedtime hypnosis.

Through listening to the three CDs, you can convince yourself that weight loss is a worthwhile achievement and you can start to reprogram your mind so your metabolism increases and your self-confidence is renewed.

If you prefer not to put yourself in a trance (it feels more like relaxing into words), you can just listen to the CDs while fully present and gain a sense of what it will take to make an ally of your subconscious. You can use positive affirmations and many of the ideas to establish healthier habits over time. A booklet is included with additional tips and techniques for lifestyle changes.

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Transform Any Diet from Impossible to Achievable with the Power of Your Mind-Body Connection
What's missing from the hundreds of diets on the market to help us achieve healthier bodies? "The most important element," teaches Dr. Steven Gurgevich, "is not in the body-but in your mind." As a key member of Dr. Andrew Weil's physician's training program, Dr. Gurgevich has brought hypnosis to the forefront of modern medicine. With The Self-Hypnosis Diet, he shows that anyone can use medical hypnosis to achieve long-term success in shifting our appetites to healthier foods and reaching our desired weight. With 3 CDs of instruction for using hypnosisto reduce your appetite, increase your metabolism, remove emotional barriers, and more-plus an "emergency" session to instantly deal with cravings.

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Ultrametabolism: The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss (Paperback) Review

I respectfully disagree with those reviewers who claim there is nothing new in this book.They must have skipped to the last chapters and simply read the dietary recommendation at the end - and even those are different in both form and function.I have read, and been on, about every diet out there -- atkins, south beach, california, grapefruit - you name it.I have been on the Ultra Metabolism Phase 1 plan for 3 weeks, have lost 7 lbs - never feel hungry at all - but more importantly - I HAVE NEVER FELT BETTER!I didn't even know I felt that bad!

You must read this book from the beginning and then all the way through - taking each of the tests and determining the areas where your body is not functioning properly. I had no idea so many of my symptoms were tied to stress and cortisol release.I have a friend who had no idea she had hormone imballances but identified them and sought a functional medicine physician to correct them - and is ecstatic - and she was a vegetarian before she even read the book.I have another friend whose breast cancer physician had her read this book and go on the diet as part of her treatment!All three of us feel transformed.

I can't recommend this book enough.I was exercising 4 days a week ,hardly eating ANYTHING, and still gaining weight, and now I know WHY and what do to about it.If you will strictly adhere to the phase 1 guidelines ( which will require shopping at your local Whole Foods or natural foods market ), I bet you will lose weight and feel great doing it too.

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Water With Lemon: An Inspiring Story of Diet-free, Guilt-free Weight Loss! [Paperback] Review

This book was sent to me by my sister, who saw Zonya Foco, one of the authors, give a presentation in NY. I love Zonya's show on PBS, but I didn't even know she'd written a book. Though my sister and her husband couldn't stop raving about Water with Lemon, and have changed the way they eat because of it, between kids and work it still took me a month before I found the time to read it. All I knew of it then was that it was a different kind of diet book, though truthfully, at the time, I really didn't think that was possible. I mean, aren't all diet books really the same? Boy, was I ever wrong!

Once I began reading, I finished the book, cover to cover, in two days! For me that's a miracle in itself. This is the first time I couldn't put down a diet book, and that's because this diet book is written in the form of a page-turning story! Since then I've read it a second time, and now I keep it on my bedside table so I can pick it up every once in a while just to flip through and soak up the motivation it gives me.

What the authors did is put you into the mind and heart of a woman who has to lose 60 pounds, and just like the rest of us, not only can't she do it, but she can hardly even think about doing it, because just the thought of going on a diet is so painful. Then by coincidence she meets her neighbors, two of the most endearing characters you'll ever meet, who take her by the hand and show her how they lost their weight.

Unlike every other diet book I've read, and I've read plenty, these authors don't tell you what to do. Instead, they show you how it's done, so that you sit back and watch the story. The concept is unique and they do it very very well, and it completely changes how you look at what they're saying.

What they do is move you from one step or habit, to another, all while keeping you in the mind of the main character. While doing this they very cleverly do two things. First, they show you how simple the eight habits are. And second, they describe how just because these habits are simple, they can also be emotionally difficult to incorporate into your life. About a quarter of the way through the book it hit me that this was all part of a well designed plan, because this is how the authors ultimately motivate and inspire you.

What happened with me, was I began, in my mind, to yell at the character, saying, come on, what your neighbors are saying to you is so simple, how can you still not be able to do it! And then I fell into the trap the authors set for me. Because at that point I began to say to myself, wait a minute! If I'm yelling at her to do it, telling her it's so easy, then why can't I do it? And that's when this book began to change my life.

Is there anything new here? Yes! Not the eight habits, as important as they are, we already all know them, but the way these authors show you how to incorporate those habits into your life is completely different. That, for me, was an absolute eye-opener! It completely took the "dieting" out of losing weight, which was exactly what I needed, because I'm a person who just can't follow diet rules.

The best part is that it's all done in a fun way, through fascinating characters. While reading the book there were times when I had to laugh out loud at the situations, and other times when I got all teary, because the story is so emotionally strong and realistic.

Bottom line, it's been nine weeks since I read the book the first time, and I've already lost 14 pounds, and I can truly say that not once have I ever felt as though I was dieting. All I'm doing is following the simple, and I mean, really simple habits, in the way they showed. Like an earlier reviewer said, we already all know the "what," now we have Water with Lemon to also teach us the "how." And that's exactly what I needed.

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The Perricone Weight-Loss Diet: A Simple 3-Part Plan to Lose the Fat, the Wrinkles, and the Years [Paperback] Review

INTRODUCTION:

Over the last 2 months, I have lost over 40 pounds in fat.I have gone from 220 lbs to 180 lbs.In addition, I am walking 90 minutes a day or jogging 4 miles a day along with a variety of other activities.Essentially, I've changed my lifestyle, both in terms of diet, supplementation, and exercise.A large part of this weight loss and lifestyle change I attribute to many of the strategies I adopted by watching Dr. Perricone's PBS special, followed up with, of course, completely absorbing the information contained in Dr. Perricone's book, "The Perricone Weight-Loss Diet".

BOOK SUMMARY:

Dr. Perricone starts in PART i by making his case to you the reader, for the "Inflammation-Fat Connection", laying down basic principles that establish micro-inflammation as the root cause of the problem, and obesity simply a side-effect to this problem, along with various other aging ailments.He establishes that his strategy to deal with weight loss, is by dealing with micro-inflammation, the root cause, through diet, exercise (and other lifestyle changes), and supplementation.By attacking micro-inflammation, you not only achieve success with the battle of obesity, you also achieve success on a variety of other aging fronts.Essentially, Dr. Perricone presents this argument as an anti-aging program, focusing on weight loss as the emphasis for this book.

In PART II, the core of Dr. Perricone's book, he presents his 3 step program:Food, Supplements, and Lifestyle.In Step One, 10 specific food groups are presented to focus on, and these groups will surprise you.This is not a rehashing of the government food triangle by any stretch.The foods range from wild Alaskan Salmon, to Avocado and Acai, to Spices, Red Chile Peppers, and Yogurt.Each section provides a description of the food "supergroup", the factors that contribute to weight loss, the top choices, and the runner-up choices.In Step Two, Dr. Perricone provides his top 12 nutritional supplements that contribute to the reduction of micro-inflammation, the reduction of insulin resistance, the balancing of blood glucose, etc.Each section lists and describes each supplement, along with tips, and dosage recommendations.Step Three, describes the lifestyle changes to be implemented, including the benefits of exercise, fact sheets, safety tips, etc.

Part iii is called "THE PLAN", and this is where Dr. Perricone provides his 14 day weight loss diet.This section attempts to bring together the information from Part 1 and Part 2 with a sample program for weight loss.Various tips, suggestions, and reminders introduce the plan, followed with a rigid 14 day regimin, an ecclectic recipe section, a thorough Appendix that covers dieting questions, a complete Resource Guide, References, and Index.

PROS:

1.EXPERTISE
This is not an ordinary dieting book.Dr. Perricone is a leading researcher on the subject of anti-aging, and his theories, approaches, and research represents the cutting edge of modern thought on the subject.Every claim he makes, is backed by thoroughly researched scientific data.His reference section speaks volumes.Not one claim is made in this book, without completely documented case studies from reputable resources and noted scientific peer journals.If you are interested or curious on the subject of aging, when Dr. Perricone speaks, you should listen.

2.APPROACHABLE
This book is completely approachable.Dr. Perricone gives you 10 food groups, and 12 supplements to learn.That's basically it.The solution is elegant in design.You read the section on the food or supplement you're interested in, and learn not only what it is, but WHY it is important to your weight loss goals, what it does to your body physiologically, and what studies prove its positive properties.

3.COMPLIMENTARY
This book compliments all approaches to weight loss.It is not really just a diet.Moreso, it is a strategy.Dr. Perricone takes weight loss from a different point of view.Tackle the inflammation problem, and the weight will come off.Various foods, supplements, and lifestyle changes approach this objective in a synergistic fashion.This means that each positive thing you do, compliments all of the other positive things you are doing with your body.Each anti-inflammatory, each antioxidant, each metabolic or thermogenic enhancement in your diet or lifestyle, works with all the other changes you are making to yourself.So, Dr. Perricone is not reinventing the wheel.He is simply presenting some basic food and lifestyle change recommendations, with modern science to back up his reasons why these changes are good for you.You can implement this strategy on its own, or, use it in conjunction with other diets or programs that appeal to you.Dr. Perricone is simply teaching you, the reader, 10 foods, 12 supplements, and an anti-inflammatory lifestyle that you can focus on in order to make your body the youngest and healthiest it can be.

CONS:

1.RIGID DIET
To be honest, I actually think the first two parts of this book are amazing, but the diet is seriously lacking in approachability, usability, and flexibility.I was surprised that Dr. Perricone, who clearly spent a tremendous amount of time organizing his data for the first two parts, sort of dropped the ball on the last part.The diet is really nothing more than a 14 day sample menu.

2.NOT USER FRIENDLY:
The recipes are fabulous, and the food suggestions are useful in seeing how one person might incorporate the Food and Supplement suggestions, but the diet isn't really very user-friendly.You can choose to follow the rigid 14 day plan if you wish, however, most of us don't work like that in terms of going to the store, making choices, cooking food, eating it, and in some way, continuing on with our lives.Most of us don't have the time or energy to spend making plans to follow a rigid 14 day menu.I would have preferred more in Part 3, of what we got from Part 1 and 2 of this book.

3.MISSING DIETING BASICS IN PART 3:
in PART 3, I would have liked to have seen Dr. Perricone focus on more dieting strategy in this section, perhaps going back to dieting basics such as portion control, food balance, calorie controls, etc.The 14 day diet works great as a SAMPLE, but not as a template.In this, the book leaves me wanting more.

MY TIPS:

Here is a list of some things that I think you'll find useful, that I can provide as someone who has actually used and implemented many of the resources from "The Perricone Weight-Loss Diet":

1.It's true that Dr. Perricone sells his own supplements, but he never suggests in this book that you are required, or need, to go through him for your needs. Every supplement is available from your local health food or vitamin store.

2.Don't "dive in" tommorow and make massive changes to your diet and lifestyle.Take it one step at a time, changing perhaps one or two things a day.Overdoing it is a mistake.Start with a basic vitamin, adopt and emphasize one or two food groups in your daily diet.When I started, for example, I began to use vitamins, and 2 or 3 antioxidants, along with creating a dinner menu that focused on barley, beans, veggies, and salad.After a few days, I introduced more foods, and more supplements, so as not to overwhelm my body or my psyche.Taking a "one change a day" approach seemed to work very well for me.

3.Learn the reasons "WHY" modern anti-aging scientific research points to the benefits of each food or supplementDon't just learn what each one is.Dr. Perricone gives you substantive reasons for changing your diet with 10 specific food groups, and supplementing with 12 specific products.

4.This is not a magic bullet.This is a book that you add to your library of knowledge.Detractors will tell you that Dr. Perricone is simply re-hashing the glycemic index, or overstating that you should "eat naturally".For those that say Dr. Perricone's information is "nothing new", I'd just simply point out that of course it isn't.This is not a fad diet.Dr. Perricone is providing meaningful backbone to an anti-aging growing body of science.He is providing us with an approachable guide to some specific, easily accessible items in the grocery store and at the health food store, that can make a deep impact on our lives.It is backed by countless research studies, peer journals, and good, hard science, with a thorough, well documented reference section that points any researcher to the already established body of knowledge out there in the scientific community.No, this is not a new, innovative way to lose weight.Instead, Dr. Perricone is organizing this information in an approachable format.Use this information with your other resources.Don't think of it as a dieters bible.Think of it as a textbook in your ongoing studies of your own body.

SUMMARY:
Like I said in the beginning, I've lost over 40 pounds in 2 months.I've made many changes, of course, to my lifestyle, that accounts for this weight loss.But every night, while eating dinner, I am perusing through "The Perricone Weight-Loss Diet", learning something new about the things I'm doing to my body, that are positive, and why I am becoming leaner and younger each day.Every clove of raw garlic I eat, every ALA and Astaxanthin supplement I take, is making a difference, 60 days later.There is a glow to my skin, an improvement in my daily living, a decrease in my waist line.Dr. Perricone is not the only reason why I've lost this weight, but what I give him is Kudus for providing me with strategy, reasons, and backbone to making life-long anti-aging changes which have clearly made a direct impact on my life.

I highly recommend that you pick up a copy of this book, and make it an integral part of your home library.

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