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Title: The Protein Power Lifeplan by Michael R. Eades, Mary Dan Eades ISBN: 0446678678 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: May, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.14
Rating: 5
Summary: This book could change your life!
Comment: Studying nutrition is my passion, and I especially appreciate a diet book that isn't afraid to go against modern nutrition dogma when the research warrants it--even if it means selling fewer books.
"Protein Power Life Plan" is the best of the best. The copy I bought is actually in the form of 3 hours worth of audio cassettes (very convenient for listening in the car traveling to and from work). The thing I like the best about this book is the fact that it offers 3 levels of commitment, any of which is sure to drastically improve one's health. For optimal well-being the authors introduce us to the "purist" level of "the life plan" which just happens to be very similar to NeanderThin, the diet I have been following for the past several years. The health rewards I have experienced following NeanderThin are almost too numerous to list. However, the authors of "Protein Power Life Plan" realize that most people do not have the commitment required to eliminate all grains, potatoes, rice, processed food, dairy products and sugar from their diet. The other two "levels" covered in the book allow one to consume most of these foods, but explain how to do it so that one will still reap noticeable health benefits and lose weight.
I believe that people will be more apt to stick to a new way of eating if they understand the rationale for doing so. This book goes to great lengths to explain how the various nutrients we eat get incorporated into our bodies in both beneficial and harmful ways. The doctors do quite well at explaining in plain English complicated biological processes. The book also covers several exciting new supplements and the justification for using them. I highly recommend this book for anyone wishing to improve their health. I intend to have all of my family and loved ones listen to these tapes.
Rating: 5
Summary: Not just a diet book
Comment: This book might well be called "Paleolithic lifestyle for the modern man". The basic idea of the book is that our bodies have been developed to live in the Stone Age. Then came agriculture and we've been downhill ever since.
The authors try to adapt that Paleolithic lifestyle to today without being radical. They don't suggest you have to go eat snails, tough there are some intriguing suggestions. One of them is to give regular blood transfusions to "balance" our current lack of parasites and help regulate iron contents in the body!
Diet is a very important part of the book but not all. In this new book they discuss supplements, cholesterol, how the gut works, sunbathing, exercise AND diet.
If you buy the "Paleolithic Hypothesis", which they make a fine case defending, then this book is for you. If you just want to diet, their own "Protein Power" would be an easier reading, though there are a few revisions in the new book.
The book is very well written and even funny sometimes. It's not a "reheated" version of "Protein Power" but a completely new book where the authors had a lot of latitude, even to defend some polemic ideas that would certainly not help sales. They claim, for instance, that cultivating grain is a form of drug trade.
I would also recommend "The Ketogenic Diet" for people that want to know the physiology of this kind of diet.
By the way, I've been on the diet for almost a year now. I lost 60 pounds and feel great
Rating: 4
Summary: Eat better, don't feel hungry and still lose weight!!
Comment: I hadn't tried a diet in many years and have steadily put on pounds. Most diets don't work as we all know. You may lose a few pounds at first, but then you can't seem to lose any more. They mess up your metabolism and cause your body to go into starvation mode. Which means it hangs onto the fat as if your life depended on it. After seeing the great results many I know have had with the protein diet craze I decided to try it myself. Even though I have only lost a few pounds so far I know this should work. The biggest flaw with most diets is that you have to limit your calorie intake so much you are hungry all the time. Also, your body is used to taking in so many more calories that it goes into starvation mode. Then it takes forever to lose the weight. I know that if I stick with it (and I think I will)this should work because you don't have to feel hungry on it. I am a little leary of Atkins plan though. A friend told me about his plan of starting at only 20 carbs a day before I had read this book. Me and my husband both felt sick within the first couple days. It is extreme. I like the Eades approach of 7-10 effective carbs per meal. I think it is a much healthier way to go. We switched to this method and now we feel fine after having done it for a week. As for protein diets being unhealthy, I think it is completely in how you do it. I have heard people say you can eat all this bacon, hamburger (without the bun, of course) and so on. I think that is asking for trouble if that is all you eat on this diet. We all know there are healthier choices of protein: skinless chicken breast, turkey, lean pork, and of course fish and other seafood. That doesn't mean you can't indulge occassionally. Since we have been on this diet we have actually been eating more vegetables than ever, no ice cream, and no fast food. How could that be unhealthy? If you read it you will discover which vegetables you can have more of without going in excess of the carb allotment. Spinach, leaf lettuce, cucumbers, broccoli, and cauliflower are some of the best ones. You can also have more mushrooms (which is great for me.) As far as berries go there are many that are low in carbs that you can have some of when you have a sweet tooth. You get to subtract the grams of fiber from the total carbs per serving so you can have more of those that are lower in carbs.
I have also seen the new food pyramid, which someone else mentioned. While it doesn't completely agree with this plan it does show some of the high carb foods that should be eaten very sparingly: white rices, pasta, potatoes, white bread, and sweets. That part is in complete agreement with this plan. Although I know that many are criticizing these protein diets as unhealthy. I felt that way too before I started on it. Being very overweight is unhealthy and it perpetuates itself. You are tired so you don't do as much as you could, which leads to gaining more weight. Or, you are depressed because you are overweight so you figure, why not eat what I want anyway? If you follow this plan I feel certain you can lose weight, lower your blood pressure, and have more energy. If that is a problem, which it is for many that are overweight. Atkins diet I'm sure you could also lose weight on and maybe faster at first since it is so strict. I don't think I could have stuck with that. This way I feel that I will be more likely to stick with, lose weight, and be healthier. Since you can eat more vegetables on it. The middle part of the plan and the maintenace even allow for more carbs, so when you lose your weight you will be rewarded in being able to allow even more fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Looking forward to it!!
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Title: The Protein Power Lifeplan Gram Counter by Michael R. Eades, Mary Dan Eades ISBN: 0446608246 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: January, 2000 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: Protein Power: The High-Protein/Low Carbohydrate Way to Lose Weight, Feel Fit, and Boost Your Health-in Just Weeks! by Michael R. Eades, Mary Dan Eades ISBN: 0553574752 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: December, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Low-Carb Comfort Food Cookbook by Michael R. Eades, Mary Dan Eades, Ursula Solom ISBN: 0471267570 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The 30-Day Low-Carb Diet Solution by Michael R. Eades, Mary Dan Eades ISBN: 0471430501 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 21 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Slow Burn Fitness Revolution: The Slow Motion Exercise That Will Change Your Body in 30 Minutes a Week by Fredrick Hahn, Michael R. Eades, Mary Dan Eades ISBN: 0767913868 Publisher: Broadway Books Pub. Date: 24 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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