Dr. Atkins' Revised Diet Package: The Any Diet Diary and Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution 2002 [Hardcover] Review

After 30 years and hundreds of millions of dollars of research, the medical establishment has failed to show any link between dietary fat and weight gain, or for that matter, heart disease. Furthermore, no one can explain where the "low-fat" belief came from: apparently it has never had any foundation in science. Thirty years of pain and frustration, not to mention an incipient diabesity epidemic, have led many of the American public to become sceptical and despondent at ever gaining control of their health. Meanwhile, for thirty years Dr. Atkins has been prescribing what used to be accepted belief for diabetes and other endocrinary problems: the source of weight gain is carbohydrate, not fat, and his results have been undeniably successful.
His books first gained attention during the early eighties, and were lumped among the other "high-protien" diet schemes which were quickly discredited. But Dr. Atkin's quiet conviction, many pages of scholarly research references, and consistently mounting anecdotal evidence have now built to a small mountain of persuasion which cannot be simply refuted. His theory is based on a commonsense understanding of the insulin cycle which has somehow escaped the researchers. He convincingly debunks the supposed risks of his program as far safer than the low-fat, high-carb recommendations currently in fashion.
Earlier editions include more scientific background, particularly the fascinating fifteenth chapter on the heart, which expertly critiques the famous Harvard Nurses Study, among others. A bedrock of current dietary belief, this study completely ignored the effect of sugar on diet because the researchers "presumed" sugar had nothing to do with it, contradicting their own results. This chapter alone should open many scaled-over scientific eyes, and rightly cause much rethinking. I challenge you to read it with an open mind, and judge for yourself the evidence, based on strict science and observable results.
Drawbacks: He has not made a clear enough distinction between a high-protien diet, which he nowhere directly advocates, and a low-carb diet, which he does. It is not necessary to follow his 4-step program or take expensive supplements, though these are helpful and recommendable. He is a practicing cardiologist, not a researcher, so he must rely on others to do the necessary research to develop credibility. He should drop the hyperbolic "revolution" title, which sounds like shallow promotionalism. His biggest setback has been to accuse the American Medical Association and American Heart Association directly of bad practice, which has turned a scientific debate into a blood feud, and slowed down acceptance of his theory. We have a long while to wait for the marketing system to provide affordable low-carb products.
Ultimate take-away: low-carb is good science, and low-fat has been a 30-year old-wives tale. The medical establishment should drop their defensive posture, which only sets back the credibility of the scientific community and keeps us all in bondage to out-of-date beliefs. If you want a balanced controlled-carb diet with little explanation, go with Barry Sears' "The Zone". If you want to really understand and thereby control the mechanism behind weight loss, hypertension, heart disease and diabetes, Atkins' book is a medical watershed.

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21 Life Lessons From Livin' La Vida Low-Carb: How The Healthy Low-Carb Lifestyle Changed Everything I Thought I Knew (Paperback) Review

For most of my adulthood, I struggled with sugar addiction, eating disorders (bulimia and then compulsive overeating), and body image issues. In my 20s, I hit rock bottom. In addition to hating my body and having a compulsive relationship with food, I suffered from depression and low self-esteem. I hated myself for my out of control bingeing.

To find healing, I read just about every health, diet and nutrition book on the market. (Exercise was never my problem, as I enjoy moving my body. The problem was what I was putting in my mouth.) I also tried just about every eating plan on the market.

Here's what I learned:I'm sugar sensitive - someone whose body reacts to sugar like a toxic drug. Sugar and other simple carbs - flour products, dried fruit, processed snacks (tortilla chips and potato chips) and grains - yes, even whole grains - trigger a reaction in my body that makes me crave more and more and more.

By contrast, when I stopped eating sugar (and foods that act like sugar in my body - those grains, processed snack foods, and flour products), it was like a switch was turned off in my brain. My cravings disappeared. My hunger vanished. I was no longer insatiably hungry for food, but could take it or leave it. My weight normalized. My moods improved. My depression lifted. I felt like a completely different person.

Eating this way - a high fat, moderate protein, low sugar (hunter-gatherer type) diet - makes me feel on top of the world. (Here's what that looks like in a typical meal: a large serving of low glycemic veggies with butter or olive oil, nuts or some other fat, and a serving of protein.) I am no longer obsessed with food or my body, but am able to turn my energy to what is most important to me. What freedom.

And yet...

I have often gone *off* this way of eating for several reasons:

* As a spiritual seeker, I want to eat vegan because it's non-harming.
* I feel insecure about eating this way. It's unconventional, and in many "experts'" eyes, unhealthy. It takes a lot of courage to live outside the box.
* I feel embarrassed about my struggles with food and I want to eat like a "normal" person - to eat whatever I want and never gain weight.

When I go off my eating plan, I go right back into the compulsive overeating - and the pain.

Enter Jimmy's book. What Jimmy's book, website and informative podcast have done is given me the courage to stick with a low sugar/carb way of living. His passion for low carb living is evident in every page of this book. Like me, and probably you, if you're reading this review, Jimmy wants to help you find freedom from weight and food issues. For good. Let his story and knowledge guide you into a space of trust where you can eat in a way that isn't necessarily conventional or "normal" but that makes your body *sing* with health and vitality.

It has taken me a lot of soul searching (and courage!) to honor my body's make-up (there's that sugar sensitivity piece) and recognize that I need to eat in a way that honors my body, how *my* body was made - and not some general one size fits all prescription from the medical or nutritional community. Non-violence begins with myself.

Eating vegan made me feel crazy. Just awful. Eating my unconventional high fat/low carb way makes me feel amazing - it enables me to serve the world with love.

I will never be one of those people who can eat just one bite of cake or eat anything I want without any consequences. Some people can. I am not one of them.

What is *your* truth? What makes your body thrive? If you suspect that a low carb diet will help you, read Jimmy's words. Listen to his podcasts. Use his website. When you're trying something new, it's normal to feel terrified, to be unsure or scared. That's why it's so helpful to have someone like Jimmy to help you - he's traveled the path before you. He will lead, inspire and guide you.

Use his story as an anchor to root you on this new path, to ground you into freedom.

Wishing you health and wholeness, Karly Randolph Pitman

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The New Low Carb Way of Life: A Lifetime Program to Lose Weight and Radically Lower Cholesterol While Still Eating the Foods You Love, Including Chocolate (Hardcover) Review

It isn't a diet, it is a way of life that makes sense and works! My Italian pasta/bagle loving husband and I, a chocoholic,and mother of five, were worried about midlife pounds, lack of energy and family genetics of diabetes.Dr. Thompson's book made so much sense that we tried it.We have each lost 30 pounds(he looks yummy again!), have more energy, have gotten back to our walking regiment and are still enjoying eating. We have fun discovering better ways to order from menus, are amazed the "punch" a few cherries or pistachio nuts can have and I can still eat chocolate! This book gave us back control of our bodies and our lives!

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New Atkins for a New You: The Ultimate Diet for Shedding Weight and Feeling Great. [Paperback] Review

I have hesitated to write a review because I am one of the success stories in this book.However, in light of T. Colin Campbell's unprofessional attack on this book, I believe I must speak up to share my story and the good health that has resulted in my following the Atkins plan.I am nearly 65 years old and have struggled with weight all my life.I've been on many diets including a vegetarian one with little results in either weight loss or improved health.In fact, my health markers were getting worse, and I suffered from arthritis, dry skin and elevated tryglyceride levels.My blood pressure was borderline. Since following the plan outlined in this book, I have lost weight, my arthritis has improved substantially (particularly in my neck and shoulders) and my dry skin (which 2 dermatologists had diagnosed as rosacea) has disappeared.My tryglyceride level dropped remarkably, but more importantly my HDL (the good cholesterol) has gone up and my latest BP was 117/76. I used to wear a size 18 -- now I wear a 6 or 8.All of these results came from following the plan outlined in this book.

What disturbs me further about T. Colin Campbell is that he has clearly put out a call to his vegan followers to come to the Amazon site and give bad reviews of this book, as he posted this nonsense on his webpage.I don't have a problem with their chosen lifestyle, but I do have a problem with the many deragatory posts that make it clear that they could not have read this book as they have no comprehension of its contents.Shame on them.Using the Amazon review system to grind their vegan axes should not be allowed.

Contrary to their ravings, the Atkins diet recommends lots of vegetables, a conservative amount of dietary protein and good fats.All recommendations that are supported by recent science. Read Gary Taubes "Good Calories, Bad Calories" or the distinquished works of Dr. Mary Enig. T. Colin Campbell has used this review process to further his own agenda and has encouraged his minions to post here.They disparage the book as well as mouth urban legend lies about Dr. Robert Atkins (a cardiologist, BTW).Anyway, read the book and make your own conclusions.Don't be led astray by these agenda-led and untrue attacks.This 65 year old feels 20-30 years younger!!

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