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Summary: Title should be how to become a rabbit
Review: I'm sorry, this book is not for those how still like to get their protien by the source of meat. This book is not geered toward tracking weight loss and fitness. Its a complete book on extravagant veggie meals to make without using meat. I guess if I wanted to eat vegetable soup almost everyday, it would work for me. For those of you who want to eat like a "normal person", do not buy this book for weight loss. If you are not committed to becoming a vegetarian, this book is not for you.
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Summary: Best Diet Book I've Ever Read -- and I've Read 'Em All
Review: I've been dieting for over thirty years and have lost the same thirty pounds time and time again. As a long-time diet veteran, this was the best weight loss book I've ever read. First, it explains in scientific terms why you are overweight. At least for me, it's important to understand this. Second, the book is chock-full of practical and realistic suggestions. Dr. Arnot understands the crazy on-the-run lifestyle that so many of us live -- i.e., we don't have time to spend hours marketing and preparing healthful meals. His book offers practical suggestions for eating healthy on the run.
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Summary: This program changed my life
Review: I've tried lots of diets over the years and succeeded with some of them but after a mild heart attack last summer I really did not want to go on any diet that promised short-term results but obviously was not good for my health long-term. I really only wanted to invest my time and energy in a life-program that would build good health for the rest of my life. I began Dr. Ornish's program (a very low-fat, plant-based diet, moderate exercise, meditation and yoga) and within two weeks I began to feel like a different person -- more energetic, healthy and well. It took some time to get good at cooking this way but now I've got my shopping and cooking system set up so it works -- I cook double batches of things on Sundays and have my little repertoire of things I can fix quickly on weeknights. I also bought Dr. Ornish's book "Everyday Cooking" which has additional recipes, and that's great, too. Even my husband likes the food. I am looking and feeling better every day and am completely satisfied that I am not only losing weight but doing absolutely the best that I can do for my long-term health.
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Summary: this is a cookbook, little more
Review: If you want information backed up by solid facts, etc.. go to "Fit for Life" or "Fast Food Nation", etc. This is a wonderful cookbook, but I bought it thinking it was going to truly expand on the benefits and hazards of eating meat, diary, sugar, etc. This IS vegetarian, which is not made clear on the cover...It is very heart healthy, but alas, not a "scientific" type book..just a general overview and lots of vegan recipes.
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Summary: it's common sense, folks
Review: It may be hard to stomach (no pun intended), but the key to losing weight and being healthy is to EAT LESS and to MOVE MORE. Of what we do eat, we should make sure it is viable, honest-to-god food, not pseudo would-be nourishment that only aids in our progression toward obesity and illness. This simple, intuitive way of life may not initially be easy, especially to we Westerners accustomed to fast food and sedentary hours in front of the television with our handfuls of potato chips...but the fact of the matter is that our way of life is simply WRONG, and we need to CHANGE if we are ever to be true to our inherent genetic potential. Duh.
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Summary: "Eat More, Weigh Less"? Really?
Review: No question about it. Ornish is much better than Atkins. Especially for your heart. But can you really, as Ornish promises, "Eat More, Weigh Less"? The answer is NO. Ornish's "unrestricted calories" promise is irresponsible, deceptive, and most of all unscientific. As the New York Times and some other places have pointed out, Dr. Ornish is not exactly slim. Not surprising. Try the Ornish Regimen on an eat-all-you-can basis as I did. And you will gain weight instead of lose weight. As I did. In fact, you can end up fat. Look at all the fat vegetarians in India. And not to mention in the U.S. If you wish to achieve dramatic weight loss, shed body fat, make it stick for life, and do it in the most healthy way possible, and have a very nice life, then your best bet is The Elixxir Program. I have lost 45 pounds. And have kept it off for over three years. And it doesn't require you to be veggan. As Ornish does. And it does not prohibit alcohol in moderation. And it does not obsess about restricting fat calories to 10% or less. Haven't heard of it? That's because it's not a mass diet scheme. It is known only to certain circles in the know. But you can get a copy of The ImmorTalist Manifesto: Stay Young & Save the World" by Elixxir. (Amazon) Elixxir is known as "the only anti-aging guru who has actually stayed young." (Investor's Business Daily, Marilyn Much, senior reporter) But his program not only retards aging, but also slashes your risk of death from heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. The ImmorTalist Manifesto will tell you about The Elixxir Program on excerpt at the back. And then you can search for and go to Elixxir's website. There you will find info about The Elixxir Program. Get the Executive Memo about The Elixxir Program. If you prefer not to be strict veggan and teetotaler (no alcohol) for the rest of your life.
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Summary: "Eat More, Weigh Less"? Really?
Review: No question about it. Ornish is much better than Atkins. Especially for your heart. But can you really, as Ornish promises, "Eat More, Weigh Less"? The answer is NO. Ornish's "unrestricted calories" promise is irresponsible, deceptive, and most of all unscientific. As the New York Times and some other places have pointed out, Dr. Ornish is not exactly slim. Not surprising. Try the Ornish Regimen on an eat-all-you-can basis as I did. And you will gain weight instead of lose weight. As I did. In fact, you can end up fat. Look at all the fat vegetarians in India. And not to mention in the U.S. If you wish to achieve dramatic weight loss, shed body fat, make it stick for life, and do it in the most healthy way possible, and have a very nice life, then your best bet is The Elixxir Program. I have lost 45 pounds. And have kept it off for over three years. And it doesn't require you to be veggan. As Ornish does. And it does not prohibit alcohol in moderation. And it does not obsess about restricting fat calories to 10% or less. Haven't heard of it? That's because it's not a mass diet scheme. It is known only to certain circles in the know. But you can get a copy of The ImmorTalist Manifesto: Stay Young & Save the World" by Elixxir. (Amazon) Elixxir is known as "the only anti-aging guru who has actually stayed young." (Investor's Business Daily, Marilyn Much, senior reporter) But his program not only retards aging, but also slashes your risk of death from heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. The ImmorTalist Manifesto will tell you about The Elixxir Program on excerpt at the back. And then you can search for and go to Elixxir's website. There you will find info about The Elixxir Program. Get the Executive Memo about The Elixxir Program. If you prefer not to be strict veggan and teetotaler (no alcohol) for the rest of your life.
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Summary: Nothing New
Review: There has been a spree for fitness these days-health food stores flooded with people wanting to eat healthy and lose pounds, gym packed 24/7, an incredible outburt of fitness book + programs like the "Power 90", "Body for Life", "8-Minute in the Morning to Fitness" and yada yada yada. Now we have "Eat More, Weigh Less". The title is sound and appealing-it's almost like too good to be true. But there's really nothing new here. It's the same-old same old trick that many have failed to keep up-change the diet, emphasize on high-fiber and abstain from fast food. EAT MORE, WEIGH LESS shouldn't even be taken as a fitness program. It provides no plan for you to follow and track the progress. It is more like a vegetarian + vegan cookbook tailored for those who want to eat healthy and read food label at the grocery store. Roughly one-fourth of the book devotes to talking about fitness and losing weights, while the remaining three quarters are all recipes. And there is nothing secret or tricky about how to rid the belly: stick with high-fiber, low-fat diets, while completely abstain from high-fat, high-cholesterol items. The reason behind is simple: high-fiber and low fat food actually clean out our bodies. Oatmeals, 12-grain bread, vegetables, fruits are high in proteins but low in carbohydrates and fats. Oatmeals simmered in skim milk (NOT condensed milk) can help lower cholesterol. I disagree, though, to completely abstain from meat. Red meat and white meat provide unique proteins to our bodies that NO supllements can substitute. Not even soy milk or tofu. Protein, afterall, is a very general term. We need the specific proteins from red meat. Processed food like sugars, white rice should be minimized in portion. EAT MORE, WEIGH LESS lays out the general priciples in formulating a healthy eating habit. The recipes, though, are pretty difficult and time-consuming. I personally would not recommend trying the recipes unless you're like a mother staying at home all day venturing with various recipes and concoction. Stick with the eating habit and you will see result. Again, EAT MORE, WEIGH LESS is NOT a fitness program. It's meant to help people to change their diets via some underlying principles. For those who look for fitness program, search somewhere else.
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Summary: Ornish's weight loss plan really works!
Review: This book is brilliant. Ornish shows how a low-fat vegetarian diet is healthy, delicious, and also just the thing for those wanting to loose weight. The first half of the book explains the plan in detail. The second half of the book is full of tasty recipes. I lost 20 pounds on Ornish's plan - very easily, too. I was never hungry, nor did I feel deprived. I recommend this book to everybody.
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Summary: An interesting look at health & nutrition.
Review: This book is what actually motivated me to become a vegetarian over three years ago. I have recently picked this book up to review it and am finding it just as interesting as I remember. Ornish quotes scores of studies including his own which back up his philosophy about eating and health. In a nutshell, if you don't eat meat, and limit yourself to 10% of your calories as fat, exercise moderately, and "pay attention" you will avoid heart disease and other ailments, lose weight, and generally feel great. To be more specific, you can eat as much grains, beans, fruits, and vegetables as you wants, but aslo warns that you should never stuff yourself. In fact, he concentrates somewhat on "paying attention" in the sense that if you concentrate more on what you eat as you eat it and not simply gulp a meal down while you watch TV, you are much more likely to hear the natural cue's your body puts out that tell you when you should stop eating. He also recommends getting rid of salt from your diet as this hides the flavor of food, and claims that after about two weeks your tastebuds will readjust to the lack of salt, sugar, and fat that is in the normal American diet, and everything will taste much better than before you removed these from your diet. When it comes to exercise, Ornish has an interesting viewpoint that seems to contradict the common wisdom - that moderate exercise such as walking is the best kind. The benefits he lists are that it is less stressful to your body, so you are less prone to injury, walking is a lot easier to do than other more vigorous exercises which may require special equipment, and finally, it aids much more in losing weight. This is because, according to Ornish, when the body detects that it is exerting a lot of energy in strenuous exercise, it slows the metabolism down in order to counteract this - it's trying to maintain the store of energy so that you don't starve. When you walk, your body does not get the same message, and so your metabolism stays the same and you burn calories without having to work as hard. I suspect this may be true for those who haven't exercised in a long time or are very obese, but for most, though walking may be healthy, it is not a very efficient exercise for those trying to lose weight, and so those who are impatient may give up altogether because they are only a hundred calories or so an hour. Half of the book is taken up by low-fat recipies of Ornish which I've never tried as I'm not a cook, but a friend who has this book and who has a bit more culinary skill told me they are way to complicated (to many ingrediants and take too long to prepare). Also, towards the end of the first half, Ornish gets a bit too touchy-feely for me, getting into the psychology of why we eat, and includes meditation exercises and so on. But I'm sure there are many for whom this approach would be attractive...
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