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Summary: solid concept, poor execution
Review: After reading other Sears' Zone books, I was well prepared for this one. You'll need the other books as primers before reading this one!!!Nonethless, the underlying principal is sound. Unfortunately the information is riddled with self serving proclimations. But it used!
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Summary: The Omega Rx Zone
Review: As a physician, I read this book hoping to gain some new insights into current thinking regarding dietary treatments and plans. However, the book contains an inordinate number of self-serving distortions, misstatements and speculation.
Granted, we do not know all that we need to know in order to treat patients in the most effective way. It may well be that some of Dr. Sears's (By the way, Dr. Sears is a chemist, not a nutritionist or a physician) hypotheses will prove to be correct. Time and science will tell. However, his theories of disease are little more than idle speculation at this time.
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Summary: Fish Oil and 30/40/30 Ratio
Review: Dr Sears, author of the popular Zone series of books, has come out with another whole book which can pretty much be summarized in one sentence: Take the Omega 3 fish oil manufactured by his company and modify your food intake based on carb/protein/fat ratios stipulated in his other books.
Whether or not this works or not depends on how you individually feel when you abide by the Zone's rules. The Diet: I have been following the Zone ratios for about four years now and know I gain weight and feel sluggish when I fall back on old habits or new media insistence that eating more grains, fruits and vegetables than what is Zone-advised for my bodyis beneficial. If you actually follow the diet without cheating, you will be eating plenty of vegetables and fruits without wreaking havoc on your insulin glucagon balance. More of the accepted dietary 'experts' are now claiming that this balance is the key to controlling weight gain and loss. The Fish Oil: Sears was touting the use of fish oil--about 9 capsules a day when I started to delve into this diet 4 years ago. He claimed at that time that a beneficial side effect was that it helped with the constipation caused by eating less grains. This was not true for me; I found that eating more soy products and legumes was the only way I combatted this problem. Whether or not his molecular brand of fish oil is better or not, I have no idea. Omega 3 oils in general are good for you, but, I must wonder,however, if he is not just 'selling' his own product. Case in point, in his first book, he mentions that 'drinking' one's meal in the form of shakes etc. is absorbed more quickly by the body resulting in increased hormonal inbalance, yet, months later he came out with a series of powdered and pre-mixed canned shakes all sporting the Zone logo and the 30-40-30 ratio. If this was not beneficial or not as beneficial as a regular meal--why manufacture and promote it? Only one reasonable answer. . . Bottom line: Sears is his own worst enemy. Whether or not his ideas are truely beneficial or not, his commercialism cancels out his good intentions. You already know what you need to do by reading the other books, so why buy this one?
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Summary: Fish Oil and 30/40/30 Ratio
Review: Dr Sears, author of the popular Zone series of books, has come out with another whole book which can pretty much be summarized in one sentence: Take the Omega 3 fish oil manufactured by his company and modify your food intake based on carb/protein/fat ratios stipulated in his other books.
Whether or not this works or not depends on how you individually feel when you abide by the Zone's rules. The Diet: I have been following the Zone ratios for about four years now and know I gain weight and feel sluggish when I fall back on old habits or new media insistence that eating more grains, fruits and vegetables than what is Zone-advised for my bodyis beneficial. If you actually follow the diet without cheating, you will be eating plenty of vegetables and fruits without wreaking havoc on your insulin glucagon balance. More of the accepted dietary 'experts' are now claiming that this balance is the key to controlling weight gain and loss. The Fish Oil: Sears was touting the use of fish oil--about 9 capsules a day when I started to delve into this diet 4 years ago. He claimed at that time that a beneficial side effect was that it helped with the constipation caused by eating less grains. This was not true for me; I found that eating more soy products and legumes was the only way I combatted this problem. Whether or not his molecular brand of fish oil is better or not, I have no idea. Omega 3 oils in general are good for you, but, I must wonder,however, if he is not just 'selling' his own product. Case in point, in his first book, he mentions that 'drinking' one's meal in the form of shakes etc. is absorbed more quickly by the body resulting in increased hormonal inbalance, yet, months later he came out with a series of powdered and pre-mixed canned shakes all sporting the Zone logo and the 30-40-30 ratio. If this was not beneficial or not as beneficial as a regular meal--why manufacture and promote it? Only one reasonable answer. . . Bottom line: Sears is his own worst enemy. Whether or not his ideas are truely beneficial or not, his commercialism cancels out his good intentions. You already know what you need to do by reading the other books, so why buy this one?
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Summary: Its a keeper
Review: First I am a big follower of Barry Sears. In the beginning though, I was thinking of all his books, this is my least favorite. His style of writing is somewhat self serving-- in other words, he sounds a bit full of himself. And in many pages he goes over again what, if you've read any other of his books, you know. But he won me over and this one is a keeper. Read this with Jean Carper's Your Miracle Brain -- they compliment each other well. Sears reminds his way of eating is not a diet and he's right, its a way of life. A very livable way of eating for life. Get your carbs from fruits and veggies, your protein from low fat sources and fats from the "good fats", watch the high glycemic foods and supplement with omega oil. Oh, and get a deal on the omega on vitacost.com-- yes its his "ZonePerfect" brand.
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Summary: This book is brilliant
Review: His writing style is very clear and easy to follow. Or at least it was for me, since I am trained as a Chemist. It was nice that he explained some very basic details that are missed when people get stuck in their fad diets. 1. Rebuffs the Atkins diet (high protein, high fat, low carbohydrates) as being metabolically unbalanced. And explains WHY. 2. Makes a clear distinction between "good" and "bad" carbohydrates. Fruit and vegetables ARE carbs, but they are generally "good." But even among them, some fit into the category of "bad." (Corn, potatoes, mangos). 3. Points out the regulating what you eat consistently (i.e., at each meal) is a better way to go than going on six week diets. There is no way to lose weight but by eating right. 4. Shows the *detailed references* upon which his reasoning is based. And demonstrates how his diet was tested and survived the authentication process in other studies. 5. Explains some things that are often overlooked: A. The obstructive bureaucracy involved in the FDAs assignment of categories to foods and the resulting slowness of change of conventional diets (The FDA is the reason that drugs cost so much in the US, in spite of what some of these babbling neo-hippie protestors would have us believe about "corporate greed.") ; B. The fact that humans are eating higher levels of foods that were actually not available to use 100,000 years ago when people were essentially the same as now, but with different diets. We were actually not evolved to eat such things as we are now; C. Debunks some of the common myths about exercising and then eating *whatever* after that will undo all that you've just done. 6. Gives the Reader's Digest version of the behavior of the body under abnormal circumstances (excess insulin production, etc.) His writing style is also fabulously easy to read, and the book is set up in such a way that you can find the papers to get more detailed discussions of some facts of which he gives the Reader's Digest version in the passages. Some aspects may be too technical for people who don't have any background in science. And in that case, then you can get "Entering The Zone" and it will tell you essentially the same things as this book does, without the emphasis on high dose fish oil. I'm sure that Dr. Sears has made a lot of money on this book. It's Stephen Covey revisited-- Packaging old wine in new bottles and making a mint off of it.
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Summary: Sears Has Done It Again!
Review: I am a firm believer in the "The Zone" diet as devised by Barry Sears. With diabetes being prevalent in my family history, I have good reasons to want to limit carbohydrates simply because of its ties to increasing the body's insulin and implications of higher risk for diabetes. Now Barry eloquently points to another very important factor in controlling ones weight and Omega 3 is a key component. He logically proves his theory throughout the book without pulling any punches. The only advice outside the book that I would give is that I found another source for high grade fish oil that is less expensive ...
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Summary: A Healthy Life Style
Review: I found this book to be well organized and clearly written. The information is based on scientific research, (see 80 pages of references.) It also contains anecdotal case histories. The best part is the plan worked for me.
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Summary: Omega 3 Quality
Review: I was doubtful about the claims I've heard regarding Omega-3, then after trying everything from meds to therapy for depression and losing hope anything would ever help I decided to learn more about Omega3. I am finally feeling better and am a believer! If you've read Sears book, I found The Omega-3 Connection offered even more mind blowing/informative facts on the effects of eating our now Omega3 depleted food because of all the chemical alterations and genetic enhancements it undergoes and the effects it has on the brain. The grade, source, manufacturing, and ratio of EPA to DHA make all the difference in quality. I don't believe Dr Sears is simply promoting his product as much as this is a newly pioneered area and like all first productions ... production & quality improve as we learn more about benefits and Sears is trying to convey this important fact and has produced a supplement that is of a purer resource (fish from less poluted areas) & follows a higher standard of production (removes more than required environmental pollutants) to ensure its quality and its effectiveness. Helpful Hint: Don't be fooled by claims of 250mg - 1200mg per capsule (can simply mean its a bigger pill). To compare the amounts of Omega3 per capsule, you need to find the highest concentrate per capsule (less pills to swallow) by dividing the mg amount of EPA/DHA by the number of capsules per serving. A good source is www.omegabright.com, 90% concentration, virtually tasteless, pharmaceutical grade, and inexpensive.
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Summary: The whole book can be summarized in 4 lines!
Review: I was searching for "Omega Rx Zone" on Google and found a software of the same name for the book. Interestingly, the software description summarized the book succinctly in a few lines: the old zone + omega 3. Is there anything new in this book? Research on Omega 3 has been around for a long time but Sears seems to be taking credit for the discovery.
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