Here’s my review of Dr. Bernstein’s Diabetes Solution: The Complete Guide to Achieving Normal Blood Sugars, published in 2007. Per Amazon.com’s rating scale, I give it five stars (I love it). ♦ ♦ ♦ Dr. Richard K. Bernstein gives away thousands of dollars’ worth of medical advice in this masterpiece, Diabetes Solution. It’s a summation [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Book Reviews’
March 7, 2010
Book Review: The New Atkins for a New You
Here’s my review of The New Atkins for a New You, a weight-loss book by Dr. Eric Westman, Dr. Stephen Phinney, and Dr. Jeff Volek released a week ago. The copyright holder is Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. Under Amazon.com’s five-star rating system, I give it four stars (“I like it”). ♦ ♦ ♦ The most exciting nutritional medicine [...]
January 7, 2010
Book Review: Cheating Destiny – Living With Diabetes, America’s Biggest Epidemic
I read James Hirsch’s book in 2006 but never got around to reviewing it. Better late than never? I give it four stars per Amazon.com’s rating system: “I like it.” ♦ ♦ ♦ If you have diabetes or love someone who is afflicted by diabetes, you’ll benefit from this book. It’s an insider’s view into the world of [...]
January 1, 2010
Book Review: The Blue Zones
Here’s my review of The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who’ve Lived the Longest, a 2008 book by Dan Buettner. I give the book four stars on Amazon.com’s five-star system (“I like it”). ♦ ♦ ♦ The lifestyle principles advocated in The Blue Zones would indeed help the average person in the [...]
December 21, 2009
Mediterranean Cookbooks for Health and Longevity
Here are some Christmas gift book suggestions for someone trying to eat healthier via the Mediterranean diet. The Mediterranean Heart Diet: How It Works and How to Reap the Health Benefits, with Recipes to Get You Started by Helen V. Fisher. [More than 140 delicious and healthy recipes from an experienced cookbook author and a doctorate-level [...]
December 9, 2009
Book Review: Good Calories, Bad Calories
Here’s my review of good Calories, Bad Calories: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Control, and Disease, by Gary Taubes, 2007. I give it five stars on Amazon.com’s five-star system (“I love it”). ♦ ♦ ♦ This brilliant book deserves much wider currency among physicians, dietitians, nutritionists, and obesity researchers. The epidemic of overweight and [...]
December 1, 2009
Book Review: Atkins Diabetes Revolution
I must give credit to Dr. Robert C. Atkins for popularizing an approach – carbohydrate restriction – that helps people with diabetes control their disease, and likely helps prevent type 2 diabetes in others. Mary C. Vernon and Jacqueline Eberstein do a great job explaining his program in their 2004 book, Atkins Diabetes Revolution: The [...]
November 19, 2009
Book Review: 21 Life Lessons From Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb
Here’s my review of Jimmy Moore’s new book, 21 Life Lessons From Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb: How the Healthy Low-Carb Lifestyle Changed Everything I Thought I Knew. I rate it five stars, Amazon.com’s highest rating. ♦ ♦ ♦ Thinking about quitting your low-carb lifestyle? Read this book first. Jimmy Moore is a leading advocate for low-carb eating. [...]
