Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #246756 in Books
• Published on: 2003-09-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 284 pages

Customer Reviews

A great book!!!
This is one of the best books I've ever bought. This is just the book I need to work out my issues with food. I've started slowly, and I feel good, but it's hard to trust one self after years of dieting. I recommend this book for everyone.

Good book when supported with additional information

I have seen so many books on dieting! Each month or so a new title pops up claiming to have the ULTIMATE SOLUTION to our nation's overeating problem. That's right folks, in most cases this is just that - OVEREATING. In most cases we do not need any diet; all we need is to stop overeating - the constant snaking, and chewing usually accompanied with drinking pops. How about drinking just clear mineral water instead? Just by making this simple adjustment many of us would shed a considerable amount of pounds. As the authors of Intuitive Eating rightly point out, there is no ultimate diet that fits everyone. Each one of us is unique, we grow up in different environments, we are all differently "wired" and we have different needs. The problem with Intuitive Eating is that most of the foods that we find in our grocery stores is not natural food any more; it often has so many added ingredients that cheat the wisdom of our bodies. Most of us can probably name one or two snack that we are just not able to stop eating. In my case it is potato chips. Whenever I start eating them, I cannot stop until I eat all of them. Why is that? - I don't know. According to Kevin Trudeau, the author of the book Natural Cures They Don't Want You to Know About, the food industry purposely adds some ingredients to "hook us up" with their products, to make us addicted to some foods. Whether this is true or not, it is very likely that our wise bodies will not intuitively know when to stop eating modified, unnatural foods. The way I deal with my problem is simple - I just don't buy any potato chips any more. It is only right to follow the well known advice that can be found in any GOON NUTRITION books (do not confuse that with dieting books):
- eating in small portions, not overindulging
- eating only fresh ingredients, drinking a lot of water
- eating a lot of vegetables and fruits
- eating slowly, well chewing each byte
- eating all kind of foods, not following any fad diets
- changing your diet according to the season
- exercising
The above well known truths can be found in many books ("French Women Don't Get Fat"; "Can We Live 150", "Natural Cures They Don't Want You to Know About", and many others). In addition, in the book "Can We Live 150" you will find the following bad habits that lead people to obesity:
- The habit of eating fast and not chewing the food well
- Frequent snacking or constant chewing
- Incorrect combining of food products
- Lying down after meals
- Sitting lifestyle
- Eating while watching TV
- Eating while irritated
- Eating before bedtime or at night
- Eating mostly refined and cooked food products.
Intuitive eating is a good idea, but in the modified foods environment it needs to be supported by additional knowledge of proper food combination etc. Other books can fill the void. You can also get some free information if you Google "proper food combination", or "start healthy life"

Technical, but lets face it, this is the truth
I gave four stars rather than five as I don't enjoy reading about statistics much and these are scattered throughout the book. But don't let that stop you from buying it. Basically if you are on a diet, stop and do your utmost to do what these people say. It is hard, but ultimately it is the best way to spend the rest of your life. Diets really are a no-no.