At Home With Gladys Knight : Her Personal Recipe for Living Well, Eating Right, and Loving Life [Paperback]

Gladys Knight (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 4, 2001

More than a cookbook...an inspirational guide for readers with diabetes!

Gladys Knight doesn't have diabetes, but the disease is never far from her mind. Her mother, Elizabeth Knight, died of complications in 1998 after living successfully with diabetes for 40 years.

Following her mother's death, Gladys started the Elizabeth Knight Fund with the American Diabetes Association to help people living with diabetes. The singing legend has also been eating healthfully and exercising regularly for many years.

At Home With Gladys Knight's is more than a collection of recipes. It's an inspirational guide that people with diabetes can use to lead a full and healthy life with the disease.

• More than 100 recipes, including appetizers, desserts, breads, soups, salads and salad dressings, fish, meat, poultry and pasta
• Features a healthy living section that outlines a successful exercise plan, self-care tips, and nutrition recommendations
• Includes personal anecdotes from Gladys and captures her mother's heartbreaking yet inspiring fight against diabetes

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

While fans of Gladys Knight know of her wonderful voice, they probably don't know that Knight has fought to prevent her family's hereditary disease, diabetes. As a child growing up in the South, food and family celebrations around a dinner table were important, and from the time Knight reached her teens, she battled a weight problem. She spent many years trying out various diets with little long-term success. A few years ago, she embarked on an exercise and diet regimen with a trainer, Al Claiborne. This program really a combination of sensible eating and regular exercise transformed Knight's life. The book divided between personal details about her life and her exercise/diet regimen and recipes is easy to read. The statistics about diabetes are clear; boxes are used to present the most important information. The advice, while not unique, is sensible. "The easiest way to engage in any activity program is to make it fun. Do something that you enjoy.... You may not realize it, but almost any activity you do can be a way to burn calories and lose weight." Knight doesn't offer a specific step-by-step diet; instead, she talks about eating natural foods rather than processed ones and trying to exercise regularly. This book is an inspirational start for readers who need motivation, but they will probably also want to consult more complete diabetes diet/recipe books that offer daily recipe plans.

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About the Author

Gladys Knight has been singing professionally for more than 50 years, and her successful career has led to 10 top ten albums. The Elizabeth Knight Fund she created with the American Diabetes Association has raised millions for the association's research and advocacy programs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 204 pages
• Publisher: American Diabetes Association; 1 edition (September 4, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580400752
• ISBN-13: 978-1580400756
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #646,690 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for Healthy Living!!!, April 7, 2006

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This review is from: At Home With Gladys Knight : Her Personal Recipe for Living Well, Eating Right, and Loving Life (Paperback)

I am an author and a poet and during a leisure trip to Las Vegas, Nevada with my family, we were able to obtain a front row seat at the Gladys Knight Show. It was awesome. What a display of great talent! Reading her book is fascinating. The historical perspective of her story is amazing. She states how she believes diabetes eventually crept upon her, and why. However, she has it under control. The ways in which she blends her songs into her treatment plan is humbling. For example, she uses the heading in one section of the book, "Neither One Of Us Wants to Say Goodbye to the Cheeseburger," where she discusses fatty foods and how to avoid fast foods. The pictures of her family are wonderful. Her philosophy of dealing with positive people, exercising daily, and burning calories is a formula for success. The final section of the book deals with a variety of mouth-watering dishes and recipes. They are all healthy with her special blend of spices, herbs, and juices, with a low fat touch. This is an easy and relaxing book to read. It's a great treat to and for lowering one's blood sugar and staying healthy. I highly recommend it!!!

26 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you Mrs. Knight, December 24, 2001

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Ben Murphy (Tulsa, Oklahoma United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: At Home With Gladys Knight : Her Personal Recipe for Living Well, Eating Right, and Loving Life (Paperback)

At Home With Gladys Knight is a wonderful, inspiring book. I bought this book for my parents who both have diabetes. After years of trying to get them to follow doctor recommended diets it is a relief to have a book that inspires my parents to not only care about their diet, but their physical fitness as well.
Mrs. Knight has created a quick and easy read that is full of motivation. This book gets 5 stars in the Murphy household.