This book is a real Eye Opener!
I bought this book to send to a family member,who, for most of her 70+ years never ate a balanced meal and was suffering from severe mental depression. And here's why: My husband had previously bought a copy at a yard sale because it looked interesting and brought it home. Most of my life I have been what is known as a yo-yo dieter; I would lose 20 to 30 pounds only to regain it a few months or years down the road. I always thought I was eating the right foods for a healthy diet; low fat, no fat foods, lots of fruits, veggies and pasta, and very little red meat and eggs. I read The Schwarzbein Principle from cover to cover; actually, I couldn't put it down until I had finished it! Boy, were my eyes opened! According to Dr. Schwarzbein, everything I ever thought I knew to be right about dieting was totally wrong. And not only that, but because I have been eating all the wrong foods for so many years, I was actually at risk to develop a lot of diseases that I was trying to avoid such as cancer, heart disease, mental illness and diabetes just to name a few! Dr. Schwarzbein advocates eating lots of lean healthy meat, whole eggs (everyday), REAL butter, sour cream, cottage cheese, cream cheese, & olive oil just to name a few; She says to totally stay away from anything claiming to be low-fat or no-fat. In fact the reason it is so hard to lose weight and keep it off is because we do eat so many foods that are low fat and no fat. Also, eating too many carbs prevents us from losing the weight we so desperately want to lose and in reality makes us gain weight instead! High cholesterol isn't from eating too many eggs and red meat, but just the opposite; because we don't eat enough eggs and red meat. She says that we should eat no more than 15 - 20 grams of carbs at each meal. But also to keep each meal BALANCED. Eat something from every food group at every meal. Stay totally away from sugar, white flour and fried foods. That eating too many carbs, low fat and no fat foods for too many years is what causes heart disease, sugar diabetes, cancer, high cholesterol, depression and a host of others. And you know what? I started eating just the way she advised; to eat only whole, natural foods and avoid excess carbs, sugar, fried foods and such and I lost over 20 pounds almost overnight without counting a calorie or weighing a thing. It is unbelieveable! This is a book that everyone should read. If you follow this diet faithfully you can actually cure sugar diabetes, mental depression, heart disease and the like. You will drop to your natural healthy weight and will develop lean muscle mass. You will be healthier than you have ever been! Oh, by the way, the family member I was telling you about? She read the book and has since started eating healthy, natural and balanced meals and is on the road to recovery. She is feeling much, much better and is actually laughing again! I highly recommend this book to everyone!Read full review
