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Title: The Advanced Mediterranean Diet: Lose Weight, Feel Better, Live Longer
ISBN: 0979128471
Author:
Steve Parker MD
Publicate Date: 2007-12-07
Publish: 2007-12-07
List Price: $17.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Perfect Paperback
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1: A Comprehensive Plan to Live Longer!
As someone who has always struggled with weight, I am always looking for books on healthy eating plans that are based on facts and scientific studies. As a physician, I am also looking for books that I can recommend to my patients, no matter how much weight they want to lose or what other health problems they have. "The Advanced Mediterranean Diet" not only gave me a diet plan, it helped me to really understand how diet can help prevent and treat many diseases, even cancer - things I never learned in medical school! It is written in language everyone can understand and contains stories of real people who have been helped by the plan.
It also contains information on diet pills and bariatric surgery pros/cons, the importance of excercise, food choices and recipes that follow the plan (the Santa Fe soup is fantastic!).
I highly recommend this book as a comprehensive plan for everyone, no gimmicks or fad diets. This is a great plan for life!
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2: Good balanced scientific advice
I enjoyed this book a great deal. It has some tangible benefits over other diet books. One thing I liked is that it provides the scientific background for every piece of the plan so you can judge for yourself the basis of the diet. I especially appreciate that the diet does promise results, but does not over-promise. No false promises.
The book advocates physical fitness, which I feel is essential. Most importantly though, the diet plan is customizable and can be followed long-term. Many "fad diets" fail because of the lack of variety. This diet is designed to be lived long term.
The food recommendations are very healthy and will be recognized by readers of Men's Health as powerfoods so I feel very good recommending this book to anyone looking for a healthier way to eat!
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3: Recommended to anyone trying to get themselves into better shape
Obesity is an epidemic plaguing America, the rates outright doubling in the past 25 years. "The Advanced Mediterranean Diet: Lose Weight, Feel Better, Live Longer" presents the reader with proven 'Mediterranean Diet' - said to prolong life and reduce rates of chronic disease. It is not a diet for bland tastes either, trumping a focus on many things - whole grains, nuts, fruits, fish, wine, and much more. Dr. Steve Parker has nearly a quarter of a century of experience in practicing medicine, and has had a focus on effective weight loss strategies. Enhanced with indexes, bibliographies, quick and easy recipes, and more, "The Advanced Mediterranean Diet: Lose Weight, Feel Better, Live Longer" is highly recommended to anyone trying to get themselves into better shape and community library health collections.
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4: Live longer
The catch phrase "Feel better, Live longer" caught my eye. I don't need to lose weight. I do want to be healthy! And the quick recipes with not too much preparation time (or too much food to eat) is just right for me. I eat little but often. I find this system works for me pretty well. Grape Nuts and yogurt; breakfast burrito, and others... just what I like!
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5: Great Book
I found this to be a very straightforward and informational book on nutrition and diet. Dr. Parker does a nice job of providing a technical overview and translating the information to real life stories that he has encountered during his medical practice. The book ends up with quick and easy recipes to get you started on the right path to better health and nutrition.
Joan Johnson
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