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the evolution diet
other books have tried to get the most out of what we were designed to eat, but none have quite been as successful as the evolution diet. cordain and audette both have gotten close to what people in the stone age ate (though not completely), and both have created healthy diets. however, with our wea
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you: on a diet
generally, the info is good- their message about inflammation is interesting and i have been hearing a lot about this (specifically on npr's "science friday"). inflammation is a great tool your body uses to heal, but it can also be detrimental if we allergically respond to things like tra
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paleo diet
i picked up this book after being thoroughly intrigued by the concept of eating like a cavegirl, and i really liked the ideas espoused throughout, most notably the encouragement to eat foods that aren't processed. unnatural foods like margarin, doughnuts, and energy drinks aren't helpful to our he
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reality diet
the major idea that schnur gets right is that carbs aren't necessarily bad for you and in fact, they're vital to one's health. nutritious carbs and non-nutritive fiber are a must when you want to keep your metabolism up and quite possibly lose weight. but why is the book so long??? i can tell you
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the best life diet
as a diet plan, "the best life" is good and sensible like some of the others out there ("you: on a diet" and my favorite "the evolution diet" come to mind), and the physiology he describes (gradual loss) makes a lot of sense and fits with everything i know. i haven't f
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the south beach diet
i haven't lost any weight because i didn't really need to after e.d., but dr. agstston has a smart plan- get rid of the artificially extreme foods (i don't completely agree with getting rid of bread), and, after one month, start working in natural fruits and things you can't live without.
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the fiber 35 diet
i've read a lot of diet books (i help people with acheiving healthier lifestyles) and this is by far one of the simplest- which is good. a lot of times, diets can get overcomplicated and burden the dieter with a lot of useless information.
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the volumetrics eating plan
"consumer reports ranked this book #1" the back cover claims, and it's no wonder- this is a very easy-to-follow, simple concept and it works! dr. rolls hits on a well-established principle of eating things that make you feel fuller, while also costing less in the calorie department.
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the abs diet for women
i too was a little thrown off when i saw a men's health guru writing a diet book (probably just to make it clear that the techniques in his first book-the abs diet were just as good for women as it is for men)
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eat this not that
the possitives are the easy-to-follow magazine-style statistics and the intriguing numbers mr. z comes up with (you'd have to walk up the eiffle tower 2.5 times to burn off the calories in half of a bloomin onion!) . the negatives are that it seems there aren't any rules of thumb--each item is so
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