Healthy for Life: Developing Healthy Lifestyles That Have a Side Effect of Permanent Fat Loss [Paperback]

Ray D. Strand (Author), Donna Wallace (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2005

Dr. Strand reviews the medical literature and shows the reader how a carbohydrate induced roller coaster ride will harm the body.

Product Details

• Paperback: 321 pages
• Publisher: Real Life Press (January 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 097473084X
• ISBN-13: 978-0974730844
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,911 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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51 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Books are virtually the same, February 15, 2007

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RobinP (Raleigh, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Healthy for Life: Developing Healthy Lifestyles That Have a Side Effect of Permanent Fat Loss (Paperback)

I read a borrowed copy of Releasing Fat: Developing Healthy lifestyles that Have the Side-Effect of Permanent Weight Loss. It wasn't until after I ordered a copy for myself AND and copy of Healthy for Life... that I read the blurbs about them on Dr. Strand's website. You can't tell on the Amazon site that the books are virtually identical. The only difference is that Releasing Fat includes Usana products (meal replacements, snack bars, and vitamins and minerals) in its meal plans. Healthy for Life just has low-glycemic foods in its meal plans. If you want only one copy, you just need to get one or the other, not both. HOWEVER, I wasn't bothered by having two copies of what amounted to the same book because I've learned so much about insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, killer (abdominal) fat, carb cravings, cellular nutrition, and the benefits of a low-glycemic diet that I wanted to recommend it to all my friends and relatives.
There are a lot of low-gycemic diet books out there now, but this is the only one I've seen that goes into such detail about the specific negative health effects that result from the way most Americans eat and how a change to a low-glycemic diet will counteract those health problems.

43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely required reading--May save your life, July 26, 2005

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Thinker "Thinker" (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Healthy for Life: Developing Healthy Lifestyles That Have a Side Effect of Permanent Fat Loss (Paperback)

I've been studying health and nutrition for the better part of a year, reading countless books, experimenting with different foods and vitamins.

I evaluate the efficacy of a given health protocol by comparing it to Maimonides' Rules for Perfect Health, elucidated in his writings.

Dr. Strand's advice fits the Maimonides Protocol quite nicely.

1. Although he is an M.D., Dr. Strand recommends drugs only as a last resort, because every drug is a brute-force device that upsets the natural balance of the body and may trigger harmful side effects.

2. Dr. Strand always tries gentle lifestyle changes first--coupled with nutritional supplements--if the patient is willing to cooperate and apply the necesary discipline. This approach actually cures the problem at its source by restoring homeostasis. The body is encouraged to heal and re-balance itself permanently.

3. Dr. Strand uses good common sense, combining natural methods with the latest medical technology. He is very practical.

4. His book is very readable and suitable for the average layperson. It's fun to read, with many illustrative anecdotes.

Buy this book now. In fact, you should buy 10 of them, and hand them out to people you care about.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dr. Strand tells it like it is..., September 1, 2005

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Diane "[e-mail]" (CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Healthy for Life: Developing Healthy Lifestyles That Have a Side Effect of Permanent Fat Loss (Paperback)

Excellent book! I have bought several and shared with friends and family. A real eye opener on insulin resistance and why diets don't work. Dr. Stand's book includes a Healthy for Life resource page of desirable proteins and desirable carbohydrates and a Phase I & Phase II meal plan. He also holds a one hour teleconference the 4th Saturday of each month to speak on diabetes, obesity, and exercise, which is excellent.