The Fat Flush Foods : The World's Best Foods, Seasonings, and Supplements to Flush the Fat From Every Body

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Summary: Health Diet
Review: I read the whole Fat Flush Diet books including the cookbooks. They have alot of very interesting imformation in them. I consider myself pretty healthwise and read up on new exercises, vitamins and diets plans. This one seems very healthy, but you really have to take it seriously, Plans must be made to change your bad eating habits. You have to start thinking health from the start. No more of those run in and get a quick bite at the drive thru's. I thought the "no coffee" would do me in, but surprisingly it wasn't that bad. I did try the all natural coffee they talk about. It wasn't bad, but a little expensive and again hard to keep in stock in my kitchen. I lost weight and felt very good, but I live alone and have no others to worry about when it comes to dinner time.

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Summary: Lots of fun and good information for Fat Flushers and others
Review: I'd give this five stars, except that it's just not that "big" of a book. But if you are a fan of Fat Flush, or just want to learn more about some foods that can make your life healthier and happier, this is well worth reading.

Good reference, too. And very easy to read. Plus lots of ideas of how to add, use, choose and keep the 50 foods described.

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Summary: The Fat Flush Foods
Review: This book is excellent and a must for everyone who wants to zero in on the benefits of the top 50 Fat Flushing foods. I have been following the Fat Flush program for over 6 months now,and have lost over 67 pounds. I have all the Fat Flush books and still found this book to be a "keeper". I recommend this book to everyone, whether they are on the Fat Flush program or just want to live and eat healthy. This book is easy to read and understand. In addition, it helps me incorporate healthy food choices when preparing foods for my family.

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Summary: Really Good Book--With One Small Exception
Review: This is an extremely helpful book whether you are using it with Gittleman's Fat Flush Program or if you use it alone for information on healthy eating. It is easy to use in that it lists foods by categories--like Fruits or Vegetables--and then alphabetizes within each category. A very good index is included so you can search for foods and topics, as well as a good section on references to articles and medical studies that support what Gittleman is saying. And of great value, too, is a section called "Fat Flush Support and Resources" that directs you to additional books and Internet sources for support groups, for products you can order, and for discussion groups.
Gittleman is a very thorough and clear writer, and so this book is easy to follow and to use. Her emphasis is upon "50 Super Foods" that burn fat and boost your metabolism and also control cholesterol and blood sugar levels. She provides a detailed discussion that includes information on what chemical components of each food do in the body and what specific positive effects each food provides. Gittelman's emphasis in all her books is upon detoxifying the liver, so nearly all of these discussions explain how a particular food affects that process.
A very nice aspect of each section on a food is that Gittleman has marked each food in terms of whether it functions as (1) a Blood Sugar Stabilizer, or (2)a Cholesterol Zapper, or (3) a Detoxifier, or (4) a Diuretic, or (5) and Energizer, or (6) a Thermogenic--or some combination of these. These designations are very helpful in that they are printed in a box under the food's name, and so if you are looking for foods that lower cholesterol, for example, you can search through and find just the foods that do that. The only small breakdown in this sytem is that occasionally a food will not have a particular designation listed in the box, but yet, if you read the description of the food and its effects that Gittleman provides, you will sometimes find that information in the description. For example, Coriander, Garlic, and Ginger do not have Cholesterol Lowering listed in their boxes, yet they are described in the text as great at lowering cholesterol. I think this is one small problem with this book, and a small disappointment, but certainly not enough of a problem for me not to recommend the book highly. However, it is especially odd with Garlic, which is one of the major cholesterol lowering foods. And one other oddity that I noticed. On the front cover along the bottom is a row of pictures of foods, including one of an avocado half. Yet there is no mention of avocados anywhere in the text or in the index. Go figure--especially since Gittleman opens her discussion of "Good Fats" in her cookbook and in several other books by talking about the great health benefits of avocados. Odd indeed. However, this is still a great book for learning about the best foods, seasonings, and supplements for flushing fat from the body, so I recommend it to you highly.