The Foundation Diet: Your Body Was Designed To Eat

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Summary: Excellent, makes eating fun
Review: I was very happy with this book from the start. Though there are some parts that are difficult, in general the book is informative and, at times, funny. There is just enough so you understand the points Dr. Burlay is trying to get across. Negatives: I do wish there were more recipes as I love most of those that are included and would like more. Also, as far as the exercises in the book (and I mean the kind you write not the kind that make you sweat)it would be nice if there were more of them and more space to write your thoughs. Positives: The book is very motivating, and if you like to cook you will love it. If you don't there is a section that helps you choose foods when you eat out. The last chapter addresses many situations that I needed help with, including eating with my kids and eating on vacation. I have gone back and read that part many times. Highly recommended.

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Summary: A scientific-conscious dietary guideline
Review: The Foundation Diet is a diet book that emphasizes tips, tricks, and techniques that promote one to lose weight in a manner that puts the body's and brain's natural mechanisms to use for one. Author and psychiatrist Anthony J. Burlay, M.D. draws upon some of the core philosophy behind the Atkins diet to show the reader the importance of how and when to remove carbohydrates from the diet in order to nudge the body into burning its stores of fat for energy. At the same time, carbohydrates cannot be completely eliminated - vegetable carbs and plenty of fiber are particularly important to healthy nutrition and digestion, although The Foundation Diet does guide the reader toward eating meats and proteins much as the Atkins diet does. Above all, a critical key is not to simply skip meals or deprive oneself too much; such an action merely triggers the body to shift into fasting mode and conserve energy, rather than lose weight. A scientific-conscious dietary guideline and a welcome supplement to non-vegetarian diet and weight loss shelves.