Reviews

Potatoes Not Prozac: A Seven-Step Dietary Plan to Stabilize the Level of Sugar in Your Blood, Normalize the Chemicals in Your Brain, and Recognize How Foods Affect the Way You Feel by Candace B. Pert, Kathleen DesMaisons

talkingscribe's review against another edition

4.0

Overall, I find that this book has a LOT of worthwhile information in it to mull over, if not also apply to one's diet ("diet" as in simply what one eats, not a fad type). And for me personally, several parts of it also make sense; I'll be trying even harder to listen to/notice my mood's and body's reactions to various food.

carolann331's review against another edition

4.0

An excellent book that explains how foods chemically affect our mood, behavior, and overall health. I took my time reading this one and am slowly implementing the concepts and plan to improve my health. I liked the explanations of blood sugar, beta-endorphins, serotonin and tryptophan, how our brain is affected by them and desires more when they are unbalanced, thereby creating addictions and dependancies. I was enlightened to the many forms of sugar, how they affect us, and how to recognize them in ingredient lists. I now understand why I crave diet soda everyday and was surprised to learn that it isn't just for the caffeine. The language is easy to understand and the research-based plan is sensible and flexible with directions to make gradual changes toward awareness and developing a healthy lifestyle. Highly recommended.