( 35 reviews )
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Posted: Aug 9 2009
This book has some valuable information, but as one gets into it, the authors fall into the same pattern as most medical personnel. As far as diet is concerned, the "link-and-balance" method is probably beneficial, but they have things included in the diet that NO ONE with insulin resistance should eat (and no one without insulin resistance). To include food items with refined carbohydrates in the diet is ludicrous. It's amazing how little most doctors actually know about a proper diet for people with insulin resistance.
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Posted: Aug 5 2009
I purchased this book because my 14 year old, autistic daughter kept gaining weight no matter what I did. We tried weight watchers, I took her to a nutritionist, but nothing worked. Finally, I took her to an endocrinolgist who diagnosed her with insulin resistance. After doing some research, I found this book. We started following the diet and the first week, she lost 2 pounds - she has never lost 2 pounds in a week - even on weight watchers! She is now down 11 pounds in about 5 weeks. She even lost 2 pounds while we were on a cruise. What I like is that it doesn't really eliminate anything which is very difficult for an autistic child. You just have to be mindful of the carb-protein ratios. We are finding the diet easy to follow and look forward to her finally reaching a healthy weight.
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Posted: Jul 29 2009
In the past two months, I have lost neaarly 15 pounds and do not feel deprived of anything. My energy and endurance levels have soared. This diet feels perfectly natural and normal and I certainly don't consider myself to be on a "diet." The information found in this publication has been extremely useful in facilitating that result.
