The Goddess Diet

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Summary: Fine tailored to a woman's body.
Review: A wonderful weight loss book for women. It was fascinating and showed in detail how to work with our bodies to safely and effectively lose weight.

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Summary: Climbing out of the abyss!
Review: As a women trying to overcome not only weight issues, but thyroid disease and surgical menopause as well, the climb out of the abyss is incredibly difficult! This is truly the first book to offer solutions and support for all of these conditions. Dr. Larrian Gillespie offers a unique and inspiring perspective to women in regards to health unlike anything that I have previously read. Her program for normalizing weight is simple and kind to the body! We no longer have to starve or waste endless hours exercising. In fact, Dr. Gillespie's mantra is to release our former obsession with stringent programs designed for mens bodies and to rediscover a passion for health and an enjoyment of food, we as women, have long lost. But make no mistake, for those of us needing easy to follow guidelines, they are there. At the heart of Dr. Gillespie's message, is that hidden in all women is a healthy, slim, energetic Goddess, just waiting to be released! She provides the path, and is willing to take the walk with us!

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Summary: Not for whiners
Review: I have hypothyroidism and found this book the most informative and useful for my condition. I lost 25 pounds following the guidelines AND I learned why the things my doctor told me about my metabolism were all wrong. I find the recipes easy to follow and like the freedom of this type of plan, which is more concerned about variety than regimentation. You have to PLAN to lose weight because it doesn't just happen. If you are whiner, you can find a LOT of excuses not to follow this diet style. I am a busy, working mother of two and I find time to prepare great meals for all my family AND get in some exercise. This book will help you understand why your hormones DO dictate your weight and how to eat so as to stimulate your metabolism. I found the chapter on hormone metabolism especially useful, since it shows why carbohydrates in excess of 40% shift our metabolism of estrogen into the cancer stimulating path. I now look and feel like a goddess and my husband agrees. Don't listen to those who want a magic pill to change their life. Take control for yourself and follow this plan.

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Summary: Low GI diets do NOT have to be this confusing!
Review: I suffered for years with yo-yo dieting, not knowing how to factor my thyroid problems and metabolism into my food choices. It wasn't until I read this well-researched and easy to understand book by a wonderful physician that I realized how to get a handle on my problems. I recommend this for any woman who hasn't reached menopause yet, but is still finding it harder to keep her figure--medical problems or not! It offers a nonsensical approach to getting your life back!

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Summary: No kidding, this is old news...
Review: This book was a waste of money for me. No kidding women need to exercise to keep the fat off and your matabolism up! Everything she said I knew 5 years ago. If you don't know anything at all about nutrition, this book may be informative, but there are better ones out there. Try Atkins, he knew what he was talking about. After 4.5 months after pregnancy I have lost 45lbs already. Good luck.

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Summary: No kidding, this is old news...
Review: This book was a waste of money for me. No kidding women need to exercise to keep the fat off and your matabolism up! Everything she said I knew 5 years ago. If you don't know anything at all about nutrition, this book may be informative, but there are better ones out there. Try Atkins, he knew what he was talking about. After 4.5 months after pregnancy I have lost 45lbs already. Good luck.