Dieting Books

If you want the low down on natural diet and its benefits WITHOUT all the pushy hype that many authors feel is necesary, then this is the book for you. It is down to earth, practical, useful and genuine. There is no "you should do this", but only, "here are some ideas, this worked for me, that for her, and the other for him." It tells you how to discover your own path and put together your own ideal diet at a commitment level YOU feel comfortable with and not the authors' level. Even though it has to be shipped from Britain, it is well worth it.=)

As a living foodist who's read practically ever raw foods book over the past 30 years (eat-sprouts.com), I loved "Feel-Good Food" where the authors' passion is human potential and making this diet workable for everyone, no matter where they're starting from.

The book's focus is on Intuitive Eating--What is it? Why is it so powerful? It shows you how to overcome internal blocks which prevent you from moving forward into all-raw. It's the perfect introduction to the raw food diet and will answer most, if not all, of your early questions on how to transition to raw foods.

Karen reports on her web site: "When you're living this way you really do feel as if you can achieve anything you set your mind to, and sometimes the enormity of what I feel bowls me over! Let it be known that I am not privileged or different or anything 'special.' I am just an everyday woman who wanted excellent health and went after it. It's honestly as simple as that, and it can be YOURS just as easily."

Karen Knowler went slowly from an extreme junk food diet through to all-raw vegan. Karen's history is interesting--including healing herself of borderline cervical cancer at age 22.

If you suffer from FMS, you NEED this book in your personal library. In the past 21 years, I've successfully treated thousands of patients who have suffered from this debilitating condition. If you truly want to get well (and what FMS patient doesn't), nutrition must be at the fore-front of your healing arsenal. This book is one of the best that I have read in regards to FMS and nutrition. Buy it so that you can refer back to it time and again.

Dr. Michael L. Johnson author of "What Do You Do When the Medications Don't Work--A Non-Drug Treatment of Dizziness, Migraine Headaches, Fibromyalgia, and Other Chronic Conditions".

As a fellow sufferer of Fibromyalgia Syndrome, I read Christine
Craggs-Hinton's first and xcellent book 'Living with Fibromyalgia' with great admiration, and eagerly awaited the arrival of its sequal / her second book 'The Fibromyalgia Healing Diet'. I was not disappointed. Christine takes the reader simply and fluently through the reasons for good nutrition (especially in terms of Fibromyalgia), and how to go about it, including giving details of a varied - and enjoyable - wholefood diet. She also includes details of an initial detoxification programme, plus hints about a number of nutritional supplements most likely to be eneficial to sufferers of FMS. There is an informative chapter regarding substances to avoid. The second half of the book is devoted to healthy and useful recipes, which can only tempt the reader to 'have a go'!

I felt the book had a positive tone throughout. As a 'holistic health adviser ' and a wholefooder of over 20 years standing, I read this book in a somewhat hypercritical way; as such I spotted a couple of things with which I was not entirely happy - eg I could not condone the use of golden syrup in one of the recipes, or the use of of microwave ovens (convenient though these may be). However, these were very minor disagreements only, and when taken as a whole, I believe this book to be an excellent complement to Christine's first book. Believing as I do, that eating the best possible diet is of paramount importance - indeed, the foundation on which to build - for any sufferer of FMS (in fact, any sufferer of anything), I fully recommend this book to anyone who wishes to take the first steps towards rebuilding their health. It will be an exciting revelation to anyone who normally eats the average 'western diet', and who wishes to help themselves.

I recently gave a 'Health and Wholefoods' talk to my local FMS group - there is now a super book to back this up. I congratulate and thank Christine!

The book is indeed a very detailed way to detox with the Food Combining Method. I found it extremely useful.

I read this book in one evening. For anyone sick of dieting and starving themselves, food combining is the way to go. This book is actually about cleansing your body in a two day regimen, but gives insight to a healhful way of eating.

Everyone that trains needs a food value book. This is the best I've found. This book goes into great detail and is easy to work with. You need this book if you are trying to build muscle or diet. This book has Amino Acids Tables as well. Get this book! NBAF 'very best'.

This comprehensive reference guide is a must have for anyone who must watch their dietary intake of any one or more of a variety of substances. In fact, it is something everyone should have on hand to help them determine what they should or should not eat if they just want to stay healthy.

It first divides various foods into sensible food group catgories making almost any food easy to find. All food items are then listed alphabetically in table format and include content such as various vitamins, minerals, water, fibre, carbohydrate, fats, sodium, caffeine, and more. It also lists certain specialty foods such as special dietary substitute foods etc. for those on very specific diets. It makes an excellent gift for diabetics, heart patients, vegetarians, and anyone with an eye on their health.

Feed your mind to improve your health with a great new book by Registered Dietitian Laurie Deutsch Mozian. Her book, Foods That Fight Disease, conveys a positive message about taking charge of your health through the foods you eat.

Intended for both consumers and health experts, Mozian takes very technical research and makes it understandable. Because of the nature of the information, expect technical discussions and scientific terms. Luckily, most detailed explanations are followed by easy to understand analogies, like where free radicals are described as "...roving gangs of thug molecules, looking to start trouble in the cell...".

Making it easier to read and use, the book is divided into three parts. The sum of the parts yields an understanding of what phytochemicals are, what they do, where to find them and recipes for turning nutrient rich foods into meals.

The first section gives background on phytochemicals, which are naturally occurring food components that my have health-promoting potential. From Ajoene (found in garlic and is thought to be at least as potent as aspirin in preventing blood clots) to Zingerone (which has anti-inflammatory properties), you'll find descriptions of the nutrients that the term "phytochemical" encompasses. How these nutrients work to help the body is covered, as is where to find these nutritive gems.

Part two suggests how nutrient rich foods are used in treatment and hopefully, prevention of specific diseases. Included are discussions of cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and menopause (not an illness, but certainly a condition in which alleviating symptoms is desirable), just to name a few. For each, the illness is presented, followed by foods that may assist in treatment or prevention, dietary and supplement recommendations, and general supporting information.

The third part is dedicated to phytochemical-rich recipes. Each recipe has comments and nutrition information. Practical dishes like apple crisp and tamale pie incorporate one or two nutritional powerhouses, thereby making them more appealing to skeptical eaters.

Mozian's nutrition expertise (she has a Master's degree in nutrition and food science, and is a Registered Dietitian) is evident throughout. In this book you'll find what most health-conscience people want - discussions of basic foods to eat for better health, complete with menus, recipes, serving suggestions and calorie estimates. Of course, if you take prescription drugs or are under the care of a physician for an illness, it is important to let your health professionals know of major changes in your food consumption.

This book falls into the very small category of `excellent diet and nutrition books' available.

Feed your mind to improve your health with a great new book by Registered Dietitian Laurie Deutsch Mozian. Her book, Foods That Fight Disease, conveys a positive message about taking charge of your health through the foods you eat.

Intended for both consumers and health experts, Mozian takes very technical research and makes it understandable. Because of the nature of the information, expect technical discussions and scientific terms. Luckily, most detailed explanations are followed by easy to understand analogies, like where free radicals are described as "...roving gangs of thug molecules, looking to start trouble in the cell...".

Making it easier to read and use, the book is divided into three parts. The sum of the parts yields an understanding of what phytochemicals are, what they do, where to find them and recipes for turning nutrient rich foods into meals.

The first section gives background on phytochemicals, which are naturally occurring food components that my have health-promoting potential.

Part two suggests how nutrient rich foods are used in treatment and hopefully, prevention of specific diseases. Included are discussions of cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and menopause (not an illness, but certainly a condition in which alleviating symptoms is desirable), just to name a few.

The third part is dedicated to phytochemical-rich recipes. Each recipe has comments and nutrition information. Practical dishes like apple crisp and tamale pie incorporate one or two nutritional powerhouses, thereby making them more appealing to skeptical eaters.

Mozian's nutrition expertise (she has a Master's degree in nutrition and food science, and is a Registered Dietitian) is evident throughout. In this book you'll find what most health-conscience people want - discussions of basic foods to eat for better health, complete with menus, recipes, serving suggestions and calorie estimates.

This book falls into the small category of `excellent diet and nutrition books' available.

I've dined at the restaurant many times, and it is consistently good. The cookbook is just as good as the restaurant - especially the Penne Gratin (very rich, very decadent and VERY delicious!)

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys cooking.

You can actually grill a delicious pizza while friends hang out around the barbecue drinking red wine! The soups are delicious as well as the salads, meat entrees and their famous seasoning recipes! A must have for family meals as well as friendly get togethers!

Genetic engineering "is probably the largest nutritional experiment the world has ever seen, and we are the guinea pigs" say Laura and Robin Ticciati in their book, Genetically Engineered Foods: Are They Safe? You Decide. They answer with a resounding "No!" to the question of whether genetically engineered foods are safe.

The Ticciatis briefly define genes and DNA, then explain how genetic engineers insert the genes from one organism into another. Genes from flounders, for example, have been inserted in tomato DNA to produce a tomato that has a longer growing season. They maintain that genetic engineering breaks natural crossbreeding rules because species are combined that would never mate in Nature.

Their primary concern lies in the lack of knowlege of the long-term effects from eating genetically engineered foods. They are especially concerned about children. At the least, they want genetically engineered foods to be labeled so that consumers know what they are buying and eating.

The authors say that "Right now, it is estimated that 60-70 percent of the foods in our stores contain genetically engineered components" with 100-150 more expected to be added by the year 2000. "These foods have not been subjected to thorough pre-market safety testing, nor are they labeled."

Genetically Engineered Foods: Are They Safe? You Decide is must reading for consumers who want to know about the ramifications of modifying foods by artificial gene transfer.

Food technology has turned much of what we eat in this country into artificial, processed, chemicalized mishmash. No wonder forty percent of the population is sick! Now comes the latest insult -- genetically engineered food. You won't know that you are eating it because the government doesn't require food manufacturers/producers to specially label GE food nor does it require any independent safety testing. What you are increasingly eating, as this book shockingly reveals, is unnatural food with the potential to create who-knows-what-damage to your health and the environment. This is a small, easy-to-read, and must-read book, about a huge, serious issue that affects all of us. Science is tampering with our food, and we, the consumers, are the unwitting guinea pigs in this mad experiment.

This is a great book, full of advice that is really easy to use. The authors give you the "skinny" on how to lose weight and eat more healthfully--like tips for ordering in a Mexican restaurant, self-evalutations and menus. It's nice to read a diet book that's not trying to sell you on some wierd, complicated fad!

The most sensible and easy-to-follow diet I have read about in a very long time. There are NO gimmicks! This book is full of interesting, commonsense, practical information that makes eating well and losing weight a reality. MOST IMPORTANTLY, it's easy to incorporate into a busy and hectic lifestyle! GREAT quick recipes & vegetarian friendly!

I have several of Lisa's books and they are all excellent and this one is no exception. It is inspiring and as he title says it makes you 'Get Up and Go'

I have several of Lisa's books and they are all excellent and this one is no exception. It is inspiring and as he title says it makes you 'Get Up and Go'

I was given a copy of Get Well with the Hay Diet by a friend who knew that I was already a convert. For over fifteen years I had suffered terribly from dreadful gastric problems and when a colleague suggested that I tried the Hay Diet it was like a miracle cure. Literally overnight I was cured of the dreadful pains that had been a daily part of my life for so long. Two years later I had lost a stone and a half and feel fitter and more energised than ever. The proof of this could be the fact that I am running the London Marathon this year. So when I started to read Jackie Habgood's excellent book I wondered if there was anything more I could learn. It is a really comprehensive look at all aspects of food combining and I learnt a great deal that I didn't know before; helpful tips and advice about all aspects of the diet. I can thoroughly recommend it to anyone who is thinking of starting to food combine and anyone who is a dedicated combiner already. Get reading - get healthy!

When I first read about the Hay diet, I though that it would be difficult to follow it, and that it wasn't practical. But after only about two weeks of combining food in this way, I found that it wasn't that difficult at all, and I felt much better than I had when I was eating meat with potatoes. I believe this book is THE book for healthy living. If you're skeptical, this book will change your mind. It is the best book on food combining out there. It will work for people trying to loose weight, or someone who is just tired of feeling sick. I also recommend looking into the books by Paul Bragg. They also contain great information, but some of it is repeated sometimes.