BOOKS ON BETTER HEALTH

I personally, would like to recommend the following book. I loved it! However, I was very skeptical. I am just starting the diet and haven't finished the first 14-day Induction, but I am already feeling better. I have some health problems, high bloodpressure, high cholesterol, overweight, and some back problems. And because of a stomach problem, my doctor(a surgeon) put me on this diet. He and his wife are both on the diet.

There are many rave reviews on this book and some who give it a thumbs down. I don't believe those who gae it a bad review tried it long enough for it to help them. When your body is withdrawing from the poisons that you have been ingesting for years, it is expected that you would feel the effects. If you are a heavy coffee drinker or are addicted to chocolate, just remove it from your diet for a few days and see how bad you feel.

Once your body adjusts to the healthier way of eating everything changes. I have reallyenjoyed the meals, have not been hungry, and have not craved bread and sweets. This is a miracle for me.

Dr. Atkins can provide a recipe book and his specially formulated nutrients, however, he give you a choice of being able to get them elsewhere. In the book he lists what are in his nutrients and what is recommended, the rest is up to you. And the book contains enough recipes for you to be able to plan your own meals with a little thrifty shopping.

Yes, the diet sounds radicle and contrary to all you have ever been taught, but medical science is learning new things everyday that benefits our health. I plan to give the diet at least 60 days before I make any harsh judgement because, at the moment, it is working for me. I will keep you updated as the weeks pass.

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• DETAILS on Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution
  by Robert C. Atkins (Preface)
  List Price: $14.00
  Our Price: $11.20
  Paperback - 417 pages
  RATING: * * * *
  
  REVIEW:
  Amazon.com
  Designed to catapult your body into a state of fat meltdown, Dr. Atkins's diet has taken America by storm. It targets insulin, the hormone that regulates blood sugar levels. The bodies of most overeaters are continually in a state of hyperinsulinism; their bodies are so adept at releasing insulin to help convert excess carbohydrates to fat that there's always too much of the hormone circulating through the body. This puts the body into a bind; it always wants to store fat. Even when people with hyperinsulinism try to lose weight--especially when they cut fat but increase carbohydrate consumption--their efforts will fail. This is why Dr. Atkins refers to insulin as "the fat-producing hormone."
  
  Dr. Atkins's diet is extremely low in carbohydrates, which helps to regulate insulin production and decrease circulating insulin; less insulin soon results in less fat storage and fewer food cravings. The diet is far from torturous, though--those who've tried it attest that hunger is not a part of this plan. Ninety percent of Dr. Atkins's patients--more than 25,000 of them--have experienced dramatic weight loss. The book includes recipes for such luscious, low-carb dishes as lobster soup, zabaglione, sea bass, and blueberry ice cream, and even includes acarbohydrate gram counter and menus. --This text refers to the mass market paperback edition of this title.
  
  Synopsis:
  A revolutionary formula for changing metabolism offers weight loss without counting calories or feeling hungry as the body automatically adjusts to a new way of burning fat, as well as a maintenance diet that insures slimness for life. Reprint. IP. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
  
  Dr. Atkin's original bestseller, The Diet Revolution, showed millions how to lose weight easily and without going hungry. This revised edition offers not only weight loss, but total wellness designed for the overweight metabolism, and the original high protein/low carbohydrate plan has been updated for today's lifestyle. Ads in Good Housekeeping. --This text refers to the mass market paperback edition of this title .
  
  Demonstrates how to lose weight in fourteen days, easily and without going hungry, outlining a diet program that is designed for the overweight metabolism and can be maintained for a lifetime. Reprint. --This text refers to the mass market paperback edition of this title.
  
  Customer Comments:
  A reader from New York City , November 23, 1998 * * * * *
  Try this diet. It really works!!
  I was given Dr. Atkins book by an overweight friend, who suddenly had so much energy and was losing weight.I thought she was on some sort of drug. I weighed 167lbs.I read the book, kept it by my side at all times. I now weigh 147Lbs. It took 3mnths. to lose it. I lost 10lbs. in 14 days and then things slowed down. I started walking my dog briskly and the rest of the weight fell right off. My family thought I was going to gain weight from all the high fat I was eating. Soon my husband went on the diet and also my daughter and a few of her friends.
  
  chinnerys@prodigy.net from Seattle WA , November 23, 1998 * * *
  Great Diet - Lousy Book
  Heard about the diet from many friends - some said don't bother with the book but since I was so skeptical I did buy it. The book is poorly written and is hard to read. Atkins spends too much of the book justifying the approach - he has a cute "Welcome" halfway thru the book for those who do skip all the preamble and want to get "into" the diet. Notwithstanding what I think of the book, I am on the diet and in 6 weeks I have lost 25lbs and 4" off my waist. I have never felt hungry and now enjoy snacking on pepperoni (sp?) sticks, hamburger patties and cold cuts. I used to be addicted to chocolate (especially when stressed out) but no longer NEED chocolate. I did find about Day 3 I felt a little light- headed and had some headaches about Day 5, but now I feel fantastic. I have more life in my step (also because I am 25lbs lighter) and I fit into my old clothes - and some new ones too! I am often very thirtsy so drinking water is important. I also took vitamin and mineral supplements to ensure proper balance. Getting potassium was the biggest challenge - I used Nutrilite Sugar Free juice mixes.
  
  I did not buy any foods from Atkins - just did it all from the supermarket and learned to read labels.
  
  I'm sticking with it - the eggs and bacon and cheese omelettes for breakfast are awesome! --This text refers to the mass market paperback edition of this title
  
  
• DETAILS on Estrogen : The Natural Way : Over 250 Easy and Delicious Recipes for Menopause
  by Nina Shandler
  List Price: $14.95
  Our Price: $11.96
  Paperback - 336 pages
  RATING: * * * * *
  
  REVIEW: (MANY REVIEWS at website... check it out!)
  Amazon.com
  Estrogen: The Natural Way is a cookbook with a difference: every recipe is high in plant estrogens, which can relieve menopausal discomforts such as hot flashes, sweats, and sleep disturbance. Plant estrogens may protect against heart disease and osteoporosis--without the increased risk of breast cancer. In fact, they may protect against cancer, say author Nina Shandler and her endorsing team of physicians. Shandler tells her story of menopausal distress ("I felt like a middle-aged bed wetter") and her reactions to hormone replacement therapy (nausea, headache, rage against males). Her quest for other solutions led her to plant estrogens. She offers rich information in a simple, accessible style; she's like an educated friend reporting back after library trips and personal revelations.
  
  The winners among estrogen-rich foods are soy and flaxseed. Shandler uses soy to create creamy foods that taste decadent despite their low calorie count. She adds ground flaxseeds to recipes for a crunchy texture. The 250 recipes in Estrogen: The Natural Way are a tasty array of breakfasts, breads, soups, snack bars, salads, pastas, entrees, and desserts, most of which are quick and easy to prepare. Menopausal women seeking the benefits of estrogen without drugs will find this book a practical and pleasant solution. --Joan Price
  
  Book Description:
  Women need estrogen, but estrogen levels diminish with age. In the short term, estrogen's departure leaves most women in a frequently overheated, uncomfortable state. In the long term, its exodus places their hearts, bones, and brains in harm's way. And conventional hormone replacement therapy, with its potentially distressing side effects and increased risk of breast cancer, doesn't provide a reassuring rescue. Faced with every menopausal woman's frightening estrogen dilemma, Nina Shandler discovered exciting news: Some foods contain estrogen. She headed straight for the kitchen and created this easy-to-swallow alternative. Part eating program, part cookbook, Estrogen: The Nat-ural Way shows women how to make fast, fun food using nature's estrogenic ingredients. From breakfast bars to soups, from main courses to desserts, Estrogen: The Natural Way provides a gentle yet effective version of estrogen replacement therapy.
  
  Synopsis:
  For the 40 million menopausal women in America, here is the breakthrough eating program that enables them to replace estrogen naturally--through the kitchen rather than the drugstore.
  
  
• DETAILS on The Yeast Connection Cookbook : A Guide to Good Nutrition and Better Health
  by William G. Crook, Marjorie Hurt, R.N. Jones, Marge H. Jones, Cynthia Crook (Illustrator)
  List Price: $14.95
  Our Price: $11.96
  Paperback
  
  REVIEW:
  Synopsis
  This book offers authoritative information on foods that promote good health for everyone, including those who do not have a yeast problem. In addition to 225 family and kitchen-tested recipes, this book discusses food contaminants and provides suggestions for obtaining safe foods. It also gives detailed instructions for detecting and overcoming food allergies. This book offers authoritative information on foods that promote good health for everyone, including those who do not have a yeast problem. In addition to 225 family and kitchen-tested recipes, this book discusses food contaminants and provides suggestions for obtaining safe foods. It also gives detailed instructions for detecting and overcoming food allergies.
  
  The author, Marjorie Hurt Jones, R.N. , January 14, 1998
  Crucial to people with yeast overgrowth/tells what to eat. Healthy approach to re-balancing the gut flora with the food you eat. Not all protein. Recipes and menus feature careful BALANCE of protein, fats and COMPLEX carbohydrates. Help for both strict and maintenence phases of recovery.
  
  100 page "introduction" by Dr. Crook explains how and why yeast overgrowth in the gut can make you sick all over. And how a sugar-free diet, perhaps with restricted fruit, can be part of the solution. Updated late in 1997!
  
  Recipes include innovative breakfast and lunch ideas, no-yeast breads, wonderful soups, creative salads that sparkle with no-vinegar dressings. Fruit-sweetened desserts for when you're better. Section of special information helps you "get it together" with many days of sample menus.
  
  
• DETAILS on Allergy Cooking With Ease : The No Wheat, Milk, Eggs, Corn, Soy, Yeast, Sugar, Grain, and Gluten Cookbook
  by Nicolette M. Dumke, William Crook
  Our Price: $14.95
  Paperback - 316 pages
  RATING: * * * * *
  
  REVIEW:
  Midwest Book Review
  Allergy Cooking With Ease contains over 250 original, family-tested, delicious recipes using a wide variety of flours and includes both vegetarian recipes and those made with a variety of unusual sources of protein. Recipes can be found for those special foods that most food allergy patients think they will never eat again, such as pizza, ice cream, and hamburger buns. Also timesaving tricks, Allergen Avoidance Index, and Index to the Recipes by Major Grains or Grain Alternatives are included. Allergy Cooking With Ease is an essential addition to any food allergy sensitive's culinary bookshelf.
  
  Customer Comments:
  A reader from Las Vegas Nevada, USA , September 9, 1997
  Great book with super recipes This book was a godsend for me. It has recipes with many alternative grain/grain substitute choices. I cannot eat wheat, rice, or potato - and this was a revelation - after a trip to the health food store to stock up on alternative flours - I had turkey gravy, and pancakes the following morning (made with barley flour, yum!) So far everything I've tried has been delicious. Great book - I used a library copy & now I'm ordering it.
  
  
• DETAILS on The Low Blood Sugar Cookbook : Sugarless Cooking for Everyone
  by Patricia Krimmel, Edward A. Krimmel
  List Price: $12.95
  Our Price: $10.36
  Paperback
  
  Comment:
  Suffering from low bloodsugar? Need to change your eating habits? Check this one out for some great recipes.
  
  
• DETAILS on 1,001 Low-Fat Recipes : Quick, Easy, Great-Tasting Recipes for the Whole Family
  by Sue Spitler (Editor), Linda R. Yoakam (Editor)
  List Price: $19.95
  Our Price: $15.96
  Paperback - 660 pages
  RATING: * * * *
  
  REVIEWS:
  Synopsis
  A collection of quick, easy, low-fat dishes for the entire family--including California Crab Salad, Chicken Risotto, and Chocolate Fillo Cheesecake--features nutritional analysis of each recipe and an easy-to-use format that shows preparation time and ingredients needed at a glance. Original. IP. This enormous cookbook has a user friendly design that allows the cook to see at a glance how much time each dish requires and all the ingredients--many call for fewer than ten--the cook will need to prepare the meal. Includes recipes for everything--appetizers, snacks, sauces, pasta, side dishes, salads, soups, entrees, seafood, pizza and desserts--from many types of cuisine. It has a user friendly design that allows the cook to see at a glance how much time each dish requires and all the ingredients--many call for fewer than ten--the cook will need to prepare the meal. Includes recipes for everything--appetizers, snacks, sauces, pasta, side dishes, salads, soups, entrees, seafood, pizza and desserts--from many types of cuisine.
  
  Midwest Book Review:
  Eleven master chefs contribute their favorite recipes to a title which presents a wide range of low-fat main course dishes as well as desserts. These aren't complicated dishes, but quick, easy recipes which lend to family appreciation. No color photos, but the easy instructions don't need embellishment and the low-fat contents aren't based on proportion but on genuinely low-fat ingredients.
  
  Customer Comments:
  heather@ksu.edu from Manhattan KS , October 16, 1998 * * * * *
  Unique, great tasting recipes!
  This cookbook is excellent for new and seasoned vegetarians. The authors have done an excellent job of presenting both simple and challenging recipes. The recipes I have tried were quite flavorful and tasted excellent. Moreover, the dishes are easy to prepare.
  
  A reader from Chicago, Illinois , June 25, 1998 * * * * *
  It's so easy to use this book; I use it about 3 times a week .
  I'm new to cooking but I love to eat, so this huge cookbook is a godsend. The recipes are quick and easy to make, without a lot of hard-to-find ingredients, and best of all, they are really delicious.
  
  You can find a recipe for anything here. Let's say you have some chicken breasts in the freezer; there are scores of interesting recipes to rescue you from broiled chicken again. From appetizers and soups, salads and pastas, beef, poultry, and fish to cookies, pies, cakes and other fabulous low-fat desserts, this cookbook has them all. And they are so tasty, you'll think they are fattening.
  
  I am telling my friends, both novices and experienced cooks, to buy this cookbook. This book makes a great gift, and is a great way to move into a healthy lifestyle.
  
  
• DETAILS on Cooking Healthy With the Kids in Mind : A Healthy Exchanges Cookbook
  by Joanna M. Lund, Barbara Alpert
  List Price: $19.95
  Our Price: $13.97
  Hardcover - 288 pages
  RATING: * * * * *
  
  REVIEW:
  Book Description:
  In all of her phenomenally successful cookbooks, JoAnna Lund has proved that you can eat healthy and still have the kinds of foods you love to eat: hearty, delicious, and satisfying. Now, JoAnna offers enticing, easy-to-prepare, and good-for-you recipes that will keep every "kid" in the family coming back for more. This is family-style eating that even the busiest families can enjoy. And because no one outgrows the need for great-tasting food, Cooking Healthy with the Kids in Mind features more than two hundred recipes, from Get-Out-of-Bed Breakfasts to Fill-'Em-Up Main Dishes to Scrumptious Snacktimes. In addition to these great recipes, JoAnna offers practical advice on nutrition for kids, family fitness, helping your kids make healthy choices when they're not eating at home, and handling fussy eaters-no matter what their age.
  
  Synopsis:
  In all of her phenomenally successful cookbooks, JoAnna Lund has proven that you can eat healthy and still have the kinds of foods you love to eat. In addition to 200 great recipes, JoAnna offers practical advice on nutrition for kids, family fitness, helping kids make healthy eating choices, and much more .
  
  The author, JoAnna M. Lund (HealthyJo@aol.com) , June 20, 1998
  Kid-pleasing healthy recipes the entire family will enjoy! Created for kids from 2 to 92, here are more than 200 delicious and easy-to-make recipes, including Get-Out-Of-Bed Breakfasts, Super-Duper Soups (and Sandwiches, too), Fill-Em-Up Main Dishes, and Delicious Desserts for Good Girls and Boys.
  
  Customer Comments:
  lawdkjk@netins.net from Iowa , April 18, 1998 * * * * *
  Great cookbook for anyone with kids (or without). My 14-year-old son loves the recipes. They don't taste low-fat or low-calorie. Fun food for the whole family.
  
  

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