Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution Book

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by: Robert C. Atkins

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Average Rating: Rating: - Depends on the User Like most diet books and programs, this one can be very effective for some, somewhat effective for many, and useless for others. Americans keep looking for THE ANSWER for weight loss because they do not like the real answers that have already been found. Reduced calories, eating healthy, and regular exercise WILL cause weight loss and body-toning. Any system that makes that happen for you is a good system for you. But, it's the changes in behavior that work, not the system. This one is as good as any, if followed, and as useless as any, if not followed. If it helps you change how you eat, in a healthier direction, then it's for you. Rating: - Let's dispel some misconceptions.... As a health practitioner and a patient of Dr. Atkins' since 1974, I've been aware of the controversy surrounding Dr. Atkins for a long time. I was a 12-year-old with a 350 cholesterol, who was well on his way to being a 14 or 15-year-old dead from a heart attack. Dr. Atkins put me on that oh-so-maligned diet of his, and in three months of no-sugar/no-carbs, high-fat/high-protein, my cholesterol dropped from 350 to 210. I've yet, in all the years since, to see another diet, or a drug for that matter, that can claim the same results. I've also never seen someone who has helped so many people go through such a sustained assault from the medical mainstream and the media. This extraordinary book not only updates the work he's been doing for the past 30 years; it cites extensive research that backs up his positions. (One of the ongoing attacks, for years, was that he based his conclusions solely on his 35,000 + patients, and never cited actual clinical studies.) One of the most compelling parts of the book is the section on heart health/cholesterol--one of the topics for which he has consistently taken the most heat. He shows dramatically how much of the mainstream theory is being disproven by more and more studies: fat is not the enemy; sugar and high carbs (especially refined carbs) are more dangerous by far. The other major gripe I have with the reception of this book is the assumption that the extreme low-carb approach is what Dr. Atkins advocates for everybody. Read more carefully, folks: that's the WEIGHT LOSS program. Once your weight is where you want it, you begin to eat more whole grain complex carbs and fruit (brown rice, millet, and the like, as opposed to refined carbs such as pastas and breads, and concentrated sugars such as fruit juices, honey, etc.) to halt the weight loss process. The book explains this very clearly. One of the other consistent things I hear is the danger of consuming so much animal products given the horrible amounts of toxic chemicals pumped into commercially raised livestock (growth hormones, antibiotics, etc.) Again, read more carefully: at least 15 years ago, Dr. Atkins was among the first voices in this country to advocate ORGANIC meat and poultry--back when such a thing was largely unheard of. Yes, it's a bit more expensive, and in some areas harder to find; but isn't your health worth it? Will Dr. Atkins ever advise you to eat a pint of Ben and Jerry's once a week? Not likely. But the powers that be have put on their blinders, and cite only the parts of Atkins' philosophy that suit their own intransigent purposes. Meanwhile a week doesn't go by when several clients come through my door and tell me, unsolicited, how since they've come off the high-carb/low-fat approach and incorporated more protein into their diets, they're feeling like human beings again for the first time in years.... more energy, greater mental clarity, better emotional stability/less depression, and long-term aches and pains beginning to disappear. Think for yourselves; experiment, and listen to your own bodies! Read this book with an open heart and learn. Rating: - Don't Underestimate this sound, Successful Diet! I was a lowcal, lowfat diet failure, ballooning after a lifethreatening illness to 240 pounds for a 5'2", 33yr old woman. In this book, I have not only found a revolutionary, satisfying diet that has allowed me to lose 15 pounds in my first 30 days, but has eradicated several yrs of lingering post-traumatic illness symptoms. I stress to others, like me, who had months or even years of antibiotic therapy to carefully read (and then do more research on) the systemic yeast problem that Dr. A discusses. I was astounded to learn how many of my complaints (which 10 other doctors couldn't treat) could be directly related to this syndrome. Now, I feel fantastic, my skin, eyes, and hair are glowing, my mental well-being is centered and even, and I'm losing weight without hunger at the same time. I feel I have been given my life back again! Dr. Atkins does assauge his wounded ego many times throughout the book, unnecessarily. The times have finally caught up with you! Suggestion: A quick reference manual..and please someone invent soy pasta!!! I have read of some who report feeling horrible, dizzy - but better after a carbohydrate food. Makes me think of my husband recently when he tried to quit smoking -- withdrawals from sugar? Good luck to all - J

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