The Schwarzbein Principle Vegetarian Cookbook

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Summary: This is the cookbook to use to lose weight.
Review: Dr. Schwarzbein is in the vanguard of the new medicine. Her Five Step approach to balancing the hormones of the body and staving off the accelerated aging process works! Anyone who has battled weight problems, addictions, heart disease, osteoporosis, diabetes or high cholesterol levels should read this incredible book and benefit. Suzanne Somers Actress/Entertainer/Author

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Summary: Too Many Carbs!!!
Review: Generally, Dr. Schwarzbein is on the right track. However, as someone who was diagnosed with Insulin Resistance Syndrome two and a half years ago and who has tried every possible way of eating, I can confidently state that there is no way to recover from the symptoms of this illness--diabetes, high blood pressure, high insulin, high cholesterol, high triglycerides and obesity--and eat as many starchy vegetables and grain products as Schwarzbein includes in this cookbook. I'm not surprised that another reviewer and his wife experienced a surge in cholesterol level from eating this way. In her orignal book, The Schwarzbein Princple, Dr. Schwarzbein shows several levels of recommended carbohydrate consumption based on the physical health of the individual. If you have any or all of the above-listed symptoms, I can tell you from experience that you must use the lowest carb level she recommends, which means you will have to be very selective with the recipes in this book. I can tell you from personal experience that if you have I-R Syndrome or any of it's symptoms, you can't continue to eat starchy vegetables and grain products and hope to get better. I've watched family members continue to go downhill on the standard diets offered by their endocrinologists. I strongly recommend you try Protein Power, Atkins or Neaderthin and keep your carb intake between 30-55 grams per day max. It's hard to do, but it beats ending up blind or on dialysis.

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Summary: We love these dishes!
Review: I have dozens of cookbooks but this is the one cookbook I have found that has consistently excellent, tasty recipes. As a busy mother of three boys I don't have time for complicated recipes with long lists of ingredients which take hours to make and then somehow... just don't work. These recipes are a snap to put together, so flavorful and a hit every time. Most important, they're healthy and nutritious for both adults and growing children. My family and friends are amazed at my new confidence and skill in the kitchen. I owe it all to this book. I asked my six year old son Skylar, what he thought of Mom's new cooking and here is his unedited reply: "I love the food that my Mom makes now. She makes the best food of all time." I think that says it all. This book is a winner!

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Summary: Too Many Carbs!!!
Review: I just loved this book. It expanded our diet at home to includes lots of foods so that this sometime non-vegetarian doesn't miss meat nearly as much (all the women in the family are basically vegetarians). thanks for helping a father eat more healthfully with his family.

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Summary: A wonderful guide to healthful eating
Review: I just loved this book. It expanded our diet at home to includes lots of foods so that this sometime non-vegetarian doesn't miss meat nearly as much (all the women in the family are basically vegetarians). thanks for helping a father eat more healthfully with his family.

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Summary: Elegant meals, simple to prepare!
Review: I'm not even a vegetarian, and I love these recipes! You know that edge of anxiety about trying a new recipe on guests? All 50 or so that I've tried in this book have been perfect for company, and I don't hesitate to try a new one, regardless of who is at table. Delicious, nourishing, eye-pleasing, and nearly everything can be made from ingredients I always have on hand. I love this cookbook!

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Summary: I GAINED 10 lbs following this program
Review: May your luck be better than mine

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Summary: Great book for some, but CHECK YOUR CHOLESTEROL !
Review: My wife and I are very health conscious people and embraced Dr. Schwarzbein's program with great enthusiasm. We lost significant weight, felt good, had a lot of energy, and lost all cravings. However, our total cholesteral levels sky-rocketed! My wife's normal cholesterol level of less than 180 jumped up to 257 within three months. My cholesterol level which fluctuates from 180 to 205 went up to 249 within one month and shot up to 300 by the end of the third month. Consequently, we stopped eating whole eggs and nitrate and nitrite-free sausage for breakfast and cut back on our consumption of cheese. Within three weeks, my wife's cholesterol level had dropped back down to 216 and my cholesterol had plumetted back down to 206. I am discouraged that Dr. Schwarzbein has not addressed this possibility in her otherwise wonderfully written book. I have tried with no success to contact her to discuss this problem with her. Since I also am a health care provider with a doctorate from her alma mater, USC, and have also written several texts for my colleagues, I would very much liked to established dialogue with her. I believe her book is outstanding, but evidently some of us have a cholesterol sensitivity that is not discussed in her fine text.

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Summary: I GAINED 10 lbs following this program
Review: The Schwarzebein Principle Vegetarian Cookbook is a dream come true. I am a some-time vegetarian and my meals have tended to be brown rice, steamed vegetables, baked potatoes and salads. This great book has broadened my horizons and totally changed my mind about tofu. The recipes are incredibly tasty and easy to prepare, even for a cook-by-the numbers guy such as myself. I again commend the authors for their tofu recipes (I've usually found tofu to taste like an eraser), their fabulous soups, salad dressings and variety of breakfast treats. The Schwarzbein Principle has opened a new world of dieting for me, being able to eat great tasting meals that I can prepare myself. I've been on the diet for over one month and have lost 10 pounds. And all without starving myself or eating the kind of bizarre food combinations that often appear in other diet books. Hooray for this fabulous book and the freedom its gives vegetarians!

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Summary: Divine, Healthy and Easy To Prepare
Review: The Schwarzebein Principle Vegetarian Cookbook is a dream come true. I am a some-time vegetarian and my meals have tended to be brown rice, steamed vegetables, baked potatoes and salads. This great book has broadened my horizons and totally changed my mind about tofu. The recipes are incredibly tasty and easy to prepare, even for a cook-by-the numbers guy such as myself. I again commend the authors for their tofu recipes (I've usually found tofu to taste like an eraser), their fabulous soups, salad dressings and variety of breakfast treats. The Schwarzbein Principle has opened a new world of dieting for me, being able to eat great tasting meals that I can prepare myself. I've been on the diet for over one month and have lost 10 pounds. And all without starving myself or eating the kind of bizarre food combinations that often appear in other diet books. Hooray for this fabulous book and the freedom its gives vegetarians!