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deluciate's review against another edition
4.0
Dr. Fuhrman has an inspiring, uncompromising vision of good health through nutritional excellence for all of us.
I had read some of his other books already. I liked the specificity with which he described the impacts of diet on diabetes as a focus of this book. I think his method offers real hope and a path forward for those suffering from disease.
I had read some of his other books already. I liked the specificity with which he described the impacts of diet on diabetes as a focus of this book. I think his method offers real hope and a path forward for those suffering from disease.
almond's review against another edition
4.0
Evidence seems pretty compelling, but advice is so hard to follow in my suburban lifestyle
caseyjayner's review against another edition
4.0
I'm a fan of Fuhrman so I can read outside the bias toward his own research and focus on his analysis of the research he has conducted and his clinical experience. I liked that this book had fewer client-anecdotes (like Super Immunity rather than The End of Dieting). I always learn something new in his books though his methods are overall the same as he gets into the weeds of whatever disorder it's focused around.
toniapeckover's review against another edition
3.0
A good book with sound, no-excuses advice on using nutrition to reverse diabetes. My main complaint is that the book is not as user-friendly as it could be. A chapter with a clear, point by point outline of both phases of the diet would make this a much better book. As it is, the diet details are hidden within random paragraphs and sometimes seem contradictory.
conn's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
2.5
In general, I don't like restrictive diets and don't subscribe to a diet without animal fats, meat, or animals.
But, what I am taking away from this is:
- continue eating lots of fruit and veg (something I already do)
- continue eating more whole grain foods (bread, brown rice or wild rice, mix of wheat pasta with chickpea pasta)
- incorporate more beans into my meals and snacks (dips and spreads)
- eat more seeds and nuts (~1 handful / day)
- try eating more plant-based
But, what I am taking away from this is:
- continue eating lots of fruit and veg (something I already do)
- continue eating more whole grain foods (bread, brown rice or wild rice, mix of wheat pasta with chickpea pasta)
- incorporate more beans into my meals and snacks (dips and spreads)
- eat more seeds and nuts (~1 handful / day)
- try eating more plant-based
haramis's review against another edition
2.0
I picked this up to see how the other half lives. I am not diabetic or pre-diabetic, but I do have a family history of diabetes. My current health parameters are all within in acceptable limits on both ends, and I started a low-carb diet to lose weight and eliminate blood sugar spikes, both of which worked. I no longer suffer from what I call reactive hypoglycemia and Dr. Fuhrman calls toxic hunger.
I eat a variation of one of those meat diets (which like this one also limits dairy and alcohol, but which for some reason, Dr. Fuhrman seems to think doesn't involve vegetables, nuts, or low-GL fruit), but I've always have some concerns about the ethical/environmental impact of being so carnivorous. My understanding to this point is that the diets agree on the no-refined grains, no added sugar, death to soda of all varieties thing, but split on meat vs. complex carbs. This diet is a whole other breed. It allows minuscule amounts of meat and dairy, and fills in with beans and even more veggies. I love veggies, I do, but no cooking fats? Hold me while I weep. Dr. Fuhrman instead recommends "water-sauteing." It's honestly a new kind of extreme, and he effectively taunts anyone who isn't willing to do it because of their love of the Standard American Diet (SAD), but isn't this really just an even more militant version of a fad diet? He admits that humans have survived successfully on all manner of combinations of macronutrients, and then brushes that statement away immediately by confirming that his way is the best.
Let's be honest, no matter what you want to prove, you can find a study to say it. Point in fact, Dr. Fuhrman claims, on page 69 that carb-restrictive diets cause 'metabolic derangement' and cardiomyopathy. Did anyone else bother to flip back to his reference? It's a pediatric study of 20 patients. Really couldn't find one that applied to adults to back up your claim?
For me its a matter of how I feel. If I eat half a cup of oatmeal at 7 AM (I should add that I eat rolled oats barely cooked, microwaved 20 seconds in warm water), I'm hungry by 10AM, and it tasted like glue. If I eat meat or eggs, I can make it until noon without hunger and snacking. I don't know, maybe I'd be willing to try it if it weren't such an extreme about face. More than than, for a diet that is ostensibly about whole foods, he recommends a lot of juicing.
Shrug. Not for me. Maybe it'll convince me to double-down on the kale, which I genuinely enjoying eating, but I'm probably not going to quit meat. I think I'll look for another pro-vegetarian book that isn't trying so hard to sell me something.
P.S. I thought the Atkins Diet book was stupid too.
I eat a variation of one of those meat diets (which like this one also limits dairy and alcohol, but which for some reason, Dr. Fuhrman seems to think doesn't involve vegetables, nuts, or low-GL fruit), but I've always have some concerns about the ethical/environmental impact of being so carnivorous. My understanding to this point is that the diets agree on the no-refined grains, no added sugar, death to soda of all varieties thing, but split on meat vs. complex carbs. This diet is a whole other breed. It allows minuscule amounts of meat and dairy, and fills in with beans and even more veggies. I love veggies, I do, but no cooking fats? Hold me while I weep. Dr. Fuhrman instead recommends "water-sauteing." It's honestly a new kind of extreme, and he effectively taunts anyone who isn't willing to do it because of their love of the Standard American Diet (SAD), but isn't this really just an even more militant version of a fad diet? He admits that humans have survived successfully on all manner of combinations of macronutrients, and then brushes that statement away immediately by confirming that his way is the best.
Let's be honest, no matter what you want to prove, you can find a study to say it. Point in fact, Dr. Fuhrman claims, on page 69 that carb-restrictive diets cause 'metabolic derangement' and cardiomyopathy. Did anyone else bother to flip back to his reference? It's a pediatric study of 20 patients. Really couldn't find one that applied to adults to back up your claim?
For me its a matter of how I feel. If I eat half a cup of oatmeal at 7 AM (I should add that I eat rolled oats barely cooked, microwaved 20 seconds in warm water), I'm hungry by 10AM, and it tasted like glue. If I eat meat or eggs, I can make it until noon without hunger and snacking. I don't know, maybe I'd be willing to try it if it weren't such an extreme about face. More than than, for a diet that is ostensibly about whole foods, he recommends a lot of juicing.
Shrug. Not for me. Maybe it'll convince me to double-down on the kale, which I genuinely enjoying eating, but I'm probably not going to quit meat. I think I'll look for another pro-vegetarian book that isn't trying so hard to sell me something.
P.S. I thought the Atkins Diet book was stupid too.
elephant's review against another edition
5.0
This book has been quite eye-opening for me. Dr. Fuhrman explains how diabetes works and how insulin and other diabetes medications make it worse rather than better. The best solution to type two diabetes is to follow the nutritarian diet that he recommends. This diet is mainly vegan, but includes a healthy variety of foods so that you get the full amount of nutrition needed. It is not only about what you don't eat, but about what you do eat. I recommend that all people with diabetes or at risk for developing diabetes read this book and follow its advice!
honeybee13's review against another edition
5.0
What I love about Dr. Fuhrman is that he backs up his plan with real medical research. In my opinion his principles are indisputable. In this book, he explains what diabetes is and how it affects the body. It may be too technical or dry for some readers but for the doubtful reader that needs proof of his claims, it's worth reading. Otherwise you can skip through the book to learn the methods of his plan. This book focuses on how diabetics should modify his Eat to Live plan to accommodate the disease. The amazing thing is that type 2 diabetes can be reversed and type 1 can have a lower dependence on insulin. I don't have diabetes but it runs in my family and I'm at risk. Personally, if I had diabetes, I'd do whatever I can to get rid of it. This book really made me realize how serious a disease it is. I'm transitioning to Dr. Fuhrman's Eat to Live plan to prevent getting diabetes. I hope more people learn about his plan and join me. It's challenging but worth it!