The No-Grain Diet
by Joseph Mercola
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Author: Joseph MercolaEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-03-30
ISBN: 0452285089
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Plume
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Book Review: This book needs to be read!
Summary: 5 Stars
There is a huge amount of resistance to the idea of eliminating grain from the diet, because one visit to the grocery store reveals that most of its contents are comfort foods based on grain. Who wants to give up all those goodies? I sure didn't. I was addicted to all sorts of things which I had on a daily basis in small amounts. But a lot of health things were increasingly bothering me, some of them digestive, and I had gotten to the point where I thought nothing agreed with me. I have had about 15-20 excess pounds I simply could not get rid of, even though I'd eliminated most sugar, ate very little bread and cereal, minimal dairy, exercised 5-6 days a week. The excess weight just would not go. I think I've tried every diet known to man, and oddly, the only one where I lost weight was Atkins, which I only stayed on for about 6 weeks. But I never put 2 and 2 together when I did that diet.
After a scary dizzy incident a few weeks ago on a day where I had eaten a LOT of wheat things, I started researching gluten sensitivity (celiac disease) because my mother has it....and I found two very valuable books "Dangerous Grains" and "Going Against the Grain." Everyone should read those two books, by the way! I had this "No Grain Diet" book in my vast library of health/diet books, but had initially rejected it as too extreme for me to consider, and well, I was resistant to his ideas.
Now I'm reconsidering. Two weeks ago I implemented a diet very similar to what Dr. Mercola suggests: strictly no gluten/grain, no dairy, no sugar, increased veggies and low-glycemic fruit in limited amounts, lots of water, and somewhat increased lean protein intake. After just this 2 week period here are the results: bloating & gas gone, weight coming off, asthma symptoms and chronic cough GONE for the first time in 20 years, all digestive problems gone, headaches gone, joint aches and pains gone, and tons of energy. I feel better than I've ever felt, with virtually NO cravings for any of the junk food that I used to love. Did I say the bloating went away and the weight is dropping off at a very good clip!!
Now there have been some naysayers reviewing this book as junk science, but the fact is, there are many of us out there who cannot digest grains. PERIOD. One negative reviewer said most people don't get whole grains, so that's not the issue. WRONG! I actually reacted WORSE to refined grains....cakes and white flour things would make me sick and nauseated. I don't know why that is, but I always knew such things would give me great digestive upset for a day or two. Another naysayer mentioned the Egyptians eating grains....in "Dangerous Grains" the author discusses who the Egyptians started having obesity and all sorts of health issues which coincided with the grain consumption in their societies. The connections are too strong all over the world to dismiss them.
I'd actually suggest reading the two books I mentioned above and then read this one. You'll find your resistance to these ideas melting away very fast. Just because so many bad foods exist on the supermarket shelves certainly doesn't mean they are good for you. And the parallels are too strong to ignore when you look at the rates of increased grain consumption in the U.S. compared to the increase in obesity, heart disease, diabetes and many other disorders. You can put your head in the sand or you can read to educate yourself. Finally, the "proof is in the pudding" so to speak. If you have the courage and willpower to go on a restricted diet for a couple of weeks, you'll see--you'll FEEL for yourself what the results are.
As for Dr. Mercola's "sales" of items, a whole boatload of nutritionist writers do this, virtually all of the big names. I find this a bit irritating too, but you don't have to buy any of the products, and you can always find similar enough items for less $$. I wouldn't hold it again them necessarily or deny the information they provide. Everyone has to make a living.
Summary of The No-Grain Diet
In The No-Grain Diet, Dr. Joseph Mercola, the director of the Optimal Wellness Center in Illinois, teaches readers how to lose weight-and keep it off-and end carb cravings once and for all.
With a revolutionary new approach, Dr. Mercola will have readers on the road to good health in just three days with an easy-to-follow plan that rids the body of grains, sweets, and starches. Readers also learn how to normalize cholesterol levels and learn Dr. Mercola's Emotional Freedom Technique, a craving-busting tool that will permanently eliminate carbohydrate cravings and addictions.
Watch the pounds come off and achieve the next level of health, fitness, and well-being with The No-Grain Diet.
Impressively modern in design, The No-Grain Diet brings a realistic viewpoint to the problems of weight loss in a genuine effort to improve the health of an ever-growing number of obese Americans. Offering a variety of "food plans," along with a set of techniques aimed at controlling emotional eating and cravings for "bad" foods, Dr. Joseph Mercola clearly understands how to motivate us--in one section, he suggests that rather than "living by the scale," we measure our success in relation to the fit of our favorite pair of slightly-too-snug jeans. Many recipes are included, most of which are free of the boring flavor substitutes so common in diet books. The diet itself combines several familiar concepts. The "no grain" model emphasizes organic vegetables and quality protein, with limited fruits and absolutely no simple carbs. Mercola's idea of "quality protein" is somewhat startling--he is deeply concerned about toxins, and urges grass-fed beef over potentially mercury-filled fish. His main point is frequently reinforced: refined grains of any type are basically deadly and eating them should be viewed as an unhealthy addiction. Here, the book veers off in a new direction: rather than gently nudging our habits in a new direction, he suggests we break what he insists is an addictive cycle with a method called "EFT," or "Emotional Freedom Technique." As a way to avoid surrendering to desires, his system of tapping acupressure points and repeating affirmations is used to overcome them. While repeat dieters will understand the necessity of examining emotional ties to food, Mercola's voice becomes a tad strident, and possibly downright offensive to those with a different opinion on what constitutes an addiction. --Jill Lightner
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