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Summary: Very Helpful!
Review: A friend recommended this book to me, and I must say it is a very good tool for anyone seeking to understand the relationship between food and the body. It serves as a guide to learning how insulin affects fat, and includes balanced eating methods, strategies for eating right, recipes, and even recommended snacks. The book offers unique useful tips and answers questions like How much protein is too much? and What types of fat are good for you? One tip I found interesting was the "two-hour fat window," in which the authors recommend you "eat frequently and think small" because the body will either use carbohydrates as energy or turn them into fat, so you must be careful not to eat more carbohydrates than your body can use for energy in a two-hour time period. The book also includes self-tests so you can better understand your body and its dietary needs. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is searching for a healthy, balanced way to lose weight, and anyone who is searching for a healthy, balanced way of eating.
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Summary: A Must-Have for Anyone With PCOS!
Review: After being diagnosed with PCOS and struggling with weight for 10 years, I have finally found an eating plan that I can stick to. The low carb diets worked for me, but they were impossible to stick to for very long, and the weight usually came back (along with a few extra pounds). This plan is easy to follow, and it feels more like an eating style, rather than a diet. Although I've found the weight loss to be slow, I've decided that slow loss that I'm able to maintain is better than a quick fix where the weight comes right back. I've been on the plan for about three months, and I've lost 11 pounds. (11 pounds in the first two months, nothing this past month, but nothing gained either!). I definitely recommend that anyone who has struggled with weight loss, PCOS-related or not, give it a try.
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Summary: Great rewards of weight loss & increased energy level.
Review: After my mom was diagnosed with insulin-resistance, I reluctantly went in for the blood test. Yep... positive. But at least I had a reason for being only 30, a good 20 lbs. overweight and always tired. I was given information from the doctor but found this book and it explained to me in much simpler terms what I had and how to control it, without starving. The book even helps you determine if you have insulin resistance without the blood test.I'm losing weight and the best benefit is that my energy level is way up. Other slight health problems are fading away with the extra weight and better eating habits. And the book even gives clues as to how to eat fast food & convienence (frozen) foods without blowing it.
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Summary: Finally an answer about my body.
Review: Finally an answer about my body. And so simple too. I've tried a million fads but this book makes complete sense. I couldn't believe I was told to actually eat cake and milk to lose weight by Dr. Hart. But she was right. I didn't have to give up anything. I just had to learn a little bit about my hormones. The Link and Balance way worked. I fooled my insulin. What a great little trick, what a great little book...How come no one said it to me this way before. I think this is the way we are supposed to eat. Get copies for anybody you know.
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Summary: lots of info
Review: Finally some information on the subject that I could understand.
this book make sense and was very help full. I like how they
re-arranged the food pyramid for people with insulin resistance.
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Summary: For women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome - worth looking @
Review: For women with PCOS, this book offers a "palatable" alternative to the more popular low-carb diet books like Atkins. Visit any PCOS community site ie SoulCysters.com, PCOSupport.org, or the PCOS Usenet groups, and you'll find it's quite the 'buzz' and for good reason: It attempts to address the 'core' of the disorder: Insulin Resistance. Online, women with PCOS have reported great success with losing weight on this plan. Note: this book isn't just for women with PCOS, as Insulin Resistance can strike all. I would also suggest that readers check out "Managing Insulin Resistance." It's a fine companion for this book.
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Summary: This is a very good way of life, a very good way to burn fat
Review: I am a 16 year old male. Using the method described in this book I have lost 10 pounds within 2 months. You can eat whatever you want and still lose weight. I found out how to balcance my diet through this book. Thank You Dr. Hart and Mary Kay Grossman. I would gladly put this book on my shelf so my freinds can see it.
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Summary: Unbelievable!
Review: I bought this book as a result of a link Amazon gave me when I ordered another book on insulin resistance. I didn't even look at it right away and once I did, I was blown away. I always had so much trouble losing weight, despite being on innumerable diets. Lately, I had been doing low-carb, but that does become difficult to follow long-term. The link-and-balance system that the authors describe in great detail works great for me and I can already feel good results after two weeks. I wish I had looked at this book first! I've become an evangelist for what I believe could be my last diet. It's amazing that something so simple works so well.
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Summary: Great Book, This Diet Works!
Review: I came across this book by accident, having learned about it while I was reading an article about treating hypoglycemia (a condition I've battled for 10 years now). I decided to give it a shot, and I'm so glad I did! There are certain parts that are technical, and a little too complicated for my non-scientific brain, but I was able to understand the main point, and it's basically this: to keep blood sugar levels balanced, you need to balance the amount of carbs and proteins in each meal. In the end, it's a mathematical equation: no more than 35 grams of carbs ("good" carbs only!) per meal, and for every 14 carb grams, you must eat 7 protein grams. The book goes on to illustrate examples, plus it provides menus and recipes. But what I liked best was that once I understood the concept, I could implement it anywhere, and it's not difficult to do, as long as I make sure that I always eat more protein than anything else (please keep in mind that this is a watered-down description). And also, this is not an extreme diet, it's just basic science and nutrition, and it can be practiced as a lifestyle. Although I don't have weight problems, when I began to eat using these concepts, I lost a good 7 lbs. in the first 2 weeks, and I notice that when I stick to it, I always look and FEEL great.
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Summary: Finally!! An answer to my prayers!
Review: I can not sing the praises of this book enough! I had been diagnosed years ago with PCOS, and had suffered with infertiliy for years, but I was led to believe that my being overweight was causing the PCOS. Through this book, I discovered that insulin resistance was causing the PCOS and the weight gain. I have been following this plan for almost 6 weeks, and as of this morning I have lost 20 pounds. And not only that, I feel better! I have so much more energy! And after a few days on the diet, my cravings for high-carb. foods has gone away! I no longer get desperate and edgy when I get hungry. I don't have a problem with delaying a meal for a couple of hours anymore. Thank you SO much Dr. Hart and Ms. Grossman!!
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