Special Diets Books

For those that have this disorder, this book is a MUST! I have found it very very helpful in helping me lose weight and get my condition under control. I love this book!

i read this book, a couple of times. i didn't follow the diets listed religiously, but i did follow the nutritional guidelines, and changed my lifestyle and eating habits. about a year later, i had lost 40 pounds, and found out that i was pregnant! a miracle i thought i would never experience. i recomend this book to anyone with pcos, who is having trouble losing weight, and/or concieving.

Women with PCOS, this book is for you: Many tasty receipes to choose from.
This book helps us to get rid of the weight much better than a regular diet.

I firmly think that this book's title and what it states on its front is misleading and fradulent.
This book is falsly titled so that the consumer thinks it is a diet book for people who have Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). Note it even mentions weight loss on the cover as well as the word 'Diet'. It is not a weight loss diet book for people with PCOS.

There is a 10 page 'sample menu and recipies' starting on page 97. I wrongly assummed this was a diet plan when I bought the book. But it is not.

Further into the book there is a chapter titled 'Losing Weight - Breaking the PCOS cycle' which begins on page 177. In this chapter there is a one day sample menu.
It appears that there is only one day of a sample diet day in the whole book that is actually directly related to weight loss.
I bought this book as I have PCOS and I wanted a diet book so I could lose weight.

It is wrong to let the title remain as is because this book is not for people who want to lose weight who have PCOS.

I have asked the publishers for my money back.

Also note that the book is quite repetitative and information contained in it quotes 'internet surveys' - these are hardly credible sources and should not be taken seriously by anyone except teenagers who delight in reading daily horoscopes.
Any book about diet should at the very least include studies that have been tested for scientific rigor and should be written by at least a doctor or dietitian.

I find the book is not at all scientific. PCOS is all about hormone levels thus lack of scientific rigor might actually be detrimental to whoever buys it.
The book also states to eat brocolli 'because it burns calories chewing it'. Oh heavens save me please :)
What a total lack of money!!!

I was diagnosed with PCOS this past August and must tell you this is the best book I have found. After being diagnosed I purchased about 10 books and this one is by far the best book. It goes through what foods and combinations of foods you should be eating to keep the PCOS under control. I was able to lose 9 pounds by following the recommendations like eating small meals / healthy snacks every 2 1/2 - 3 hours. It even said that after following the steps in this book your system would operate normally and you could become pregnant. Well, I didn't really believe it but after about 3 months of following their advice I am now 17 weeks pregnant. I had been told that I had a 3% chance of conceiving naturally due to the PCOS, a Unicornuate uterus and one working fallopian tube. I recommend this book to anyone who has PCOS, if it worked for me it can work for anyone.

This book is great! It explains in laymans terms the whys and hows of the diet. The only negative is the food chart in the back is outdated. I would love to see it updated. Beyond that, the diet itself works and the book explains the simple changes to make in your life to adapt to a healthier, fiber filled life style.

Explained how the fiber helps you to lose weight and not being hungry. I read several books, this is the best. It is easy to meet 30 grams of fiber but it is hard to keep under 20 grams of fat because fat is everywhere and you need to learn to prepare the food without the fat. Quite challenge but if you follow this book, you can do it.

This is really a book, if you can afford and have the time to make the items. I'm on the go alot and cannot take time to shop for these items. Nor can I spend alot of time in kitchen. So alas it sits on the book shelf.

I added fat to my high fiber diet and dropped pounds. I had always, however, been physically fit and slim, except for a few months after having twins six years ago. I find that while high fiber is crucial to health and slimness, adding fat helped me drop my post-pregnancy weight and definitely contributes to my size 2 figure today.

As I'm sitting here writing this review I'm sipping a delicious beverage that cannot stop drinking. Absolutely fabulous stuff! Made from roasted soya that you brew like coffee. My doctor said my cholesterol dropped 30 points thanks to this. Look for it online at www.s oycoffee.com. As for the book, it's pure pleasure reading

I've lost 10 pounds since reading this book. That said, the 20-30 plan, while full of superb information is a book that everyone can read but few will follow. The tips are great (19 meals "on the plan" get two meals "free"). The list of phytochemicals is quite comprehensive. Ditto of the Whole Grain Glossary. And the instructions on preparing food is great. Unfortunately, the recipes suck (unless you love curry, curry and more curry), sticking to under 20 grams of fat per day feels impossible (30 is doable -- at least that's been my experience), and planning out all the meals according their master lists and recipes is JUST TOO HARD. I'd need a personal chef working 40 hours a week to stay on this plan. Bottom line, this is a great diet if you have a lot of time on your hands and little else to do besides plan and prepare meals. Worth reading for the first 8 chapters, which is why I've given this book 3 stars.

"Atkins Diabetes Revolution", the book, is an absolute must read for anyone who has been diagnosed as type 2 diabetic, prediabetic or who has sudden high blood pressure, high blood sugar, poor blood lipid figures or who is just overweight. The Atkins approach is almost miraculous, I lost 17 lbs in about 8 weeks, threw away my blood pressure pills and saw my blood sugar come down to the high normal level in about 12 weeks. A couple of friends with similar problems are now seeing the same results.

I found this book in a reduced price bin at a dept store and bought it. It has been the best $5 investment ever made and is worth its weight in gold.

The diabetic information is easily understood and make sense to the lay person. I love the mealplans that are laid out and the recipes for the most part are excellent. Had to make a couple of adjustments on seasonings for personal taste, but have throughly enjoyed them. I make the full recipes that are for 4, measure the servings out, and freeze the other portions. That way I don't have to make the recipes every month. The meal plan allows you to choose between a 20, 40 or 60 carb day all at a glance. They have provided food lists so you can make your own plans when you want.

Thank you for this book, it has made my life as a diabetic soooo much better and easier.

You've just been diagnosed with type II diabetes. You're scared, confused, etc. This is the book to buy to help you through it. It goes through all the technical, medical jargon and makes it understandable to you, then gives you clear cut ways to improve your situation. Is changing your lifestyle easy? Nope, but then again, nothing worth having/doing is easy. I can tell you, though, that if you follow the directions in this book, not only will you not be hungry, but you will feel healthier than you ever have in your life. At least I do...and so do many of my co-workers, friends, etc, who follow Atkins. You really have nothing to lose.

My friend and I have been on this diet for about five weeks, and in that time I have lost 13 pounds and she has lost nine pounds. Be prepared to spend at least $400.00 the first month, then after the first month, it does not cost as much, as some things will be deleted from the menu, items that you may not care that much for and you can still stay in range of the amount of carb intake. The only problem we found is that the portion size for the meat is not mentioned, but we just used four ounces when meat was involved. We are on the 20 carb a day diet and at first you think that that is not enough, but after a few days, we found that we do not get hungry when we were not on this diet, and mostly the craving for food has disappeared. I would highly recommend this diet, and I am planning to follow it until I lose at least 40 pounds, then just eat sensibly from then on. I have already stopped taking Glucotrol, which one of the side effects is weight gain, and every week my sugars are dropping, and within the next four months I plan on not even being a diabetic any more, that is my goal.

I have found that the Atkins low carb diet is able to control my blood sugars and has allowed me to decrease my medications. I Think Dr. Atkins ideas are perfect for anyone with pre-diabetes or diabetes type 1 or type 2. Along with this, I also recommend Dr. Bernsteins books, The Diabetes Diet, and The Diabetes Solution. All are geared to us learning to monitor our sugars and eat accordingly. I have felt healthier, and my blood sugars are within a normal range since following the recommendations in the book. I highly recommend it, and wish the medical community would open their eyes to the results of following a low carb diet! After putting up with an awful cycle of being told to eat complex carbs, and watching my blood sugar increase from even oatmeal, and having my medications increased so I could eat the carbs the medical profession was telling me I needed, I finally found these books and learned. My blood sugars are almost normal now and my energy is great! Again, I cannot recommend these books enough to anyone who has pre-diabetes or diabetes.

Very good book, it is the type of book I have been wanting on Juicing.

A good book on juicing. This books gives a very general overview of the health benefits derived from juicing raw fruits and vegtables, and has many tasty recipes.

This book is great. The Juicing Bible contained all of the information I have been looking for. It contains more than just juicing recipes, but also breaks down what to stay away from as well as uses for herbs, fruits, and vegetables in relation to a specific ailment for example diabetes or female infertility. The recipes are so simple to follow that my children even make thier own smoothies, and they are both delicious and healthy recipes. If you are not in the mood for juicing or a smoothy, The Juicing Bible also has simple recipes for tea as well.

IN AS MUCH AS THE WORD JUICE APPEARS MANY TIMES IN THIS BOOK IT IS STILL A BOOK
ABOUT HERBAL MEDICINE. MOST OF THE INFORMATION IS ABOUT HERBS. WHILE ALL OF THIS MAY
BE GOOD OR BAD, I WAS NOT EXPECTING HERBAL MEDICINE. HERBS MAY NOT HURT YOU AND THEN THEY MIGHT. I WAS JUST WANTING TO EAT BETTER. I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO TRY AGAIN.

Recently, while home recovering from surgery and an infection, I decided to really "live" what I've been getting paid for to help my clients do. I've been a nurse over 27 years and a nutritional/fitness consultant for the last 2 years. I knew the infection itself was wreaking havoc on my body and organs. But the antibiotics I had to take, were far worse in making me feel "sick", than the infection or the surgery. I needed and very much wanted to re-boot, clear my cache, in other words, "detox", so when the infection was gone, I could begin again with a clean slate.

So I decided to detox by juicing. It would be the first time for me. Total juicing newby. Enter one Hamilton Beach 67650 Big Mouth Pro Juice Extractor.

At the same time, I found the Juicing Bible. I was quite impressed with the way this book is written. The authors give you information on so much more than "just juicing". The recipes are fabulous and the tips to the side of the page help to make things very easy to do and understand.

My favorite "tool" within the book is the chapter, To Your Health, where she specifies many different conditions/illnesses/diseases and gives you nicely detailed descriptions/how to's for each one. But the icing on the cake is the listing of juices, smoothies, teas and other recipes recommended for that particular condition/illness/disease.

I've made several different recipes so far and although I wasn't crazy about one of them, if you're a creative type, (or even a newby like me), you can modify the recipes by adding something similar, or by simply omitting the item. The combinations are endless.

As a total novice in juicing I found the Juicing Bible to be well written, user friendly and an awesome resource.

This book has many delicious recipes.
Cooking Light in the past has always met my expectations.

I thoroughly enjoyed this cookbook and have repeatedly used its recipes. It is a great starting point to create wonderful recipes of your own.

I got this cookbook because I was looking for healthy recipes for my slow cooker. While the recipes are no doubt healthy, few-to-none of them are for what I would consider "common" dishes. I ended up getting the Betty Crocker Slow Cooker cookbook (which gives you a nutritional breakdown for every recipe at the bottom of each page) and like that one a lot better.

If you love healthy delicious food - this book is for you!! "Saucy Italian Chicken Thighs" is my Husband's favorite dish & he is a very picky eater.

The flavors of the recipes are decent and there are some interesting new ideas, but why use canned beans in a slow cooker? Upon thumbing through my copy (which I am going to sell) I saw recipe after recipe that intrigued me, only to find that the ingredient list contained canned beans. Maybe I'm odd, but I enjoy the nice consistency you get from cooking your own beans in the slow cooker from dry beans.

This book is very informative and is still helpful in viewing the issue of Yeast related to health problems. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants insight into the issue of Candidasis Albican.

My biggest problem with this book is that the treatment contained therein claims to help a host of broad problems. It seemed like another gimmick and there is no point to finishing the book if you already know about the food pyramid and proper common sense in taking care of yourself.

The suggestions in eating right, etc, are wonderful suggestions. Eat natural foods, (not the bread from the store that can contain up to 500% of the amount of yeast found in home made breads), etc. Too much yeast is not good for you but you don't need a book to tell you so.

I walked around with a bloated painful stomach for a year. The fatigue was debilitating, and and I was always in a fog. I did the phase one diet for five days and it was as if the fatigue and fog just washed out of my body. The greatest feeling was the clarity of thinking returning. Even if you don't read anything in the book, the diet is more than helpful; I think that understanding of this diet is essential if you have this problem. It will make a difference; for me the difference felt life-saving.

Exclent book on the subject. Very thorough, very objective with a lot if hints.
I recomend it.

It is very convenient to come up with a vague diagnosis for vague symptoms. There is very little hard evidence to support this diagnsosis. I am sure that there are people who are sensitive or allergic to yeast who feel much better when they avoid it. I think the problem is that anyone who doesn't feel good has symptoms that fit into those attributed to this problem. Testimonial benefits are worthless. Watch late night TV for diet products, hair growth products, etc... if you doubt that. I do agree that if we all ate a natural preservative free diet, exercised, etc.. that we'd all feel better. I am just not ready to attribute that all to yeast hypersensitivity and the authors have very little real evidence that this condition exists or is the cause of problems for so many.

This cookbook was ordered as a birthday gift for our granddaughter who is 9. It was full of recipes and cool ideas of things for kids to do. She was excited when she opened her cooking gift and was looking forward to using it. She has been wanting me to teach her to cook so I decided for her birthday to do a gift basket which turned out to be a bowl full of baking goodies and cookbooks.

this book is user friendly, and helps families cook and eat together, even when there is a gluten-free guest present! it is great to know that we can meet the needs of those around us. we often use the recipes for 'home cooking.' i especially appreciate the kid friendly recipes that i can create with my son who has down syndrome! the directions are clearly written out, and he understands what needs to be done. this is a great addition to my cook book shelf.

Great Book! Lots of good information. Fun kid recipes. Easy to read!

Waste of money. Every day food is fairly easily modified. But the cookies, bread and other treats. . . The only recipes I tried (2) were both duds. There are many superior alternative recipes online to be found from blogs and even the likes of recipezaar.

Book came quickly and I was delighted with the contents. Cooking for a family with a gluten free toddler presented me with challenges. I wanted to be able to cook a meal that ALL would eat. I was not disappointed by the content.

The author has this chatty style of writing, a bit disorganzied, if you ask me, but the information is very useful, and I read and re read many parts of the book. I have had frequent flarups of my psoratic arthritis lately, and the advise in the book has lead me to treatments that have helped me onto the road to recovery.

I think this is a great book as it has a lot of good information regarding food intolerances that results in Arthritis and Pain, which I suspected certain foods as a contributing factor and then found this book which confirmed it for me. I liked it so much, I bought three copies to give to my ailing Arthritic Brothers.

My wife started right away to eliminate some of the triggers that were mentioned in the book. She thought it was a quick read and gave good information.

This book is amazing. I followed the plan and my Gout, the constant pain in my legs and tendonitus all went away within a month. I highly recommend this book no matter what form of Arthritus you have. JUST DO IT! It will not only change your life but give you your life back.

The book has excellent information on how to eat, how to fast your way to health, etc.

It's just a pity that the author didn't get assistance with the layout of the book. I really struggled my way through it and also struggle to find information that I want to refer back to. The layout needs to be a whole lot more systematic and logical.

Easy to follow, but very plain recipes...but if you are on the IC diet already then you will be used to it and enjoy this book.

A must read for people diagnosed with Interstitial Cystitis. A comprehensive explanation of the disease and other related diseases. Great explanations of foods that are safe and troublesome. Although I have not made any of the recipes yet, they do look good with easy to get ingredients.

bad recipes. basically the main idea is to cook things with no spice. main idea-everything is off limits. not sure why youd need recipes for that.

The book itself has some interesting reading but the information is really only beneficial to America. THe support groups are not acessible from elsewhere and I did not find the recipes to be hugely inspirational. I did appreciate the stories and tales from people who have IC.

I was diagnosed with IC 3 years ago. I joined the IC Association and buy books they suggest and other items. I could not put this book down. It answered alot of my questions. It is not just a cookbook. She has IC and has friends with IC. They experiment with products they hear could help with symptoms of IC and she puts the results in her book. The recipes are great and she discusses each food in detail why IC sufferers may have flare ups from them. She gives alot of websites for information about IC and other illnesses related to IC sufferers. There is alot of reading and if you skip over you may miss something you could use. For example, this is the first I have heard of this but she tells of using alittle baking soda in a glass of water for burning pain. The other night I had a flare up and felt like I was on fire. The burning was so bad. I remembered that she said baking soda worked for her. Even though it tastes yuk, when you are in so much pain you don't care. I used it and within a few minutes the burning was gone. I used it three times so far and had the same great results. She also has in the back an index for vegetarian recipes, and Low Oxalate recipes. Would recommend to all IC patience. She describes how to test food also to find out what flares IC symptoms. Thanks to the author. Lora

Cookbook was for my Vegan daughter, She uses it all the time and loves the variety and recipes.

The recipes in this book were really horrible. It's very old-fashioned, has no nice pictures in it (which I think is always important)and I honestly couldn't find a single dish I would like to cook.

I'm a busy mom and this recipe book has been very time-saving. I like it's easy to read format and the great advice she gives about slow cookers. Best of all the recipes are healthy and easy to prepare.

Some ingredients may be new to those less familiar to vegetarian cooking but they weren't hard to find at a local health food store.

Thank you for helping me to save time!

My husband and I remodeling and we have no kitchen at the moment. I hardly ever used my slow cooker but was so happy to find this cookbook! I am now using it all the time. The recipes are delicious and easy to prepare. Even when we do have a kitchen, I will still be using my slow cooker a lot because of this cookbook.

This book got a lot of good reviews (could be her friends?). I tried a couple of recipes and they all sucked. This book is dusty now and I am definetly sorry I spent the money. Moosewood is so much better for veggieheads.