The Diet Cure by Julia Ross
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Book Reviews of The Diet Cure
Book Review: diet cure
Summary: 4 Stars
It is not very easy to follow this books format.I would recommend a notebook nearby to help It is not for someone who wants an effortless fix to their problems. You do need to dedicate some time and effort to get started and be willing to make changes in your lifestyle and diet. But you see results of your efforts very quickly, some in 24 hours as the book says some take a little longer. It is a great source that you can reference as new problems creep up as your body begins to change.Book Review: Alot of good information
Summary: 4 Stars
This book has a lot of good information on how to supplement yourself correctly. I am definitely going to add some of these suggestions to my eating and living habits. I would have liked more information on the supplements they suggested but in all I would recommend reading this book.Book Review: The non-diet diet book
Summary: 4 Stars
There's a wealth of nutrition information, recommended supplements and how-tos. I'm
definitely going to try this non-diet diet book! I'm also buying two more copies for friends who are interested.
If you're not into taking pills you can skip this book!
Book Review: Another Diet called by a different name...
Summary: 3 Stars
I was extremely optimistic about this book helping me. Tired of binging on sweets and being 50+ pounds overweight, I thought for sure this would be my solution. I bought [the] supplements and took them religiously for 5 days. On day 3 my cravings were dampened - but mainly because I had a dull sense of being drugged out, with increasing feelings of depression, despair, and anxiety each day. After day 5 I decided I couldn't afford to go down the road it was taking me (I've never before felt so depressed and overwhelmed) and stopped taking them. Today (day 6), after one day off the supplements, I feel great. Although she claims it's the 'diet cure', it's really no less of a diet than any other Diet. The bottom line is: to lose weight you must alter the way you eat. Her approach, like many others, is to forget about focusing on quantities of food, but focus on and limit WHAT you are eating. Her diet is predominantly fruits and vegetables - ultimately what most sensible diets recommend to lose weight. But as a vegetarian, her anti-soy approach left me eating seeds, nuts and peanut butter throughout the day - not a very satisfying diet. Definately not one I could maintain.
She mentions a few times how many calories she eats: over 3,000. She claims overweight people eat too few calories. She makes no mention of the different metabolisms people have, and at 5' 10" I'm not surprised she can eat that many calories. Down here at 5' 4" with what I suspect is a slow metabolism, I don't lose weight on that many calories - no matter what kinds of foods they come from.
Although her promises are great, I question her use of amino acid supplements: what permanent effect do they have, really? The initial loss of cravings may help get through the first couple days, but then what about the rest of your life? Unless you transform your relationship to food and accept a restricted diet, this will not have a permanent weight-loss effect.
I also wondered if she just didn't find a new diet gimmick - a diet packaged in a "non-diet" label - and a great way to sell supplements and her weight-loss clinic's services.
Book Review: Good, but...
Summary: 3 Stars
The Diet Cure is a welcome book on the diet/anti-diet book scene. It explains in easily understood language the imbalances in our bodies as a consequence of past dieting (such as unstable blood sugar, yeast problems and hormonal imbalances) and gives practical advice on how to rebalance together with lots of resources.However, there are a few things which detract from an otherwise excellent book. Rather than being split into separate chapters in two different sections (resulting in a lot of repetition), I would have preferred the symptoms and "cures" for each topic to be in one chapter. Also, in the text there are often vague cross-references, such as "see Chapter 4", when a simple page number would be more helpful.
I was also surprised at the stand on soy. Contrary to many recent articles reporting on the benefits of soy regarding menopausal symptoms, Julia Ross opposes the use of soy. For example, she states that soy is responsible for menstrual disturbances in female athletes. But it is well known that female athletes have a high muscle-to-fat ratio that can cause amenorrhea. Julia Ross also states that soy is probably responsible for the high rate of osteoporosis among Japanese women since the Japanese are known to eat a lot of soy products. However, no mention is made that dairy products (one of the best sources of calcium) were only widely introduced in Japan in the post-war years of the 1950's.
In spite of my criticisms, this is an invaluable book to have on your shelf if you are at all interested in finding a way to regain your health and vitality.