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The Hot Latin Diet: The Fast Track Plan to a Bombshell Body

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Dr. Manny has done it again! I lost 24 lbs. in just 8 weeks. In discovering the seven power foods, this book injects energy and flavor into your everyday life. The foods you can dream up are so delicious that you don't feel like you're dieting at all. I've become quite the chemist in my kitchen having fun by mixing the power foods that are a vital part of this fast-track diet. If you're not that much of a chef, the book also has some delicious recipes. If you've struggled to lose weight, I urge everyone to try The Hot Latin Diet, it works, it's fun and it's full of flavor!

Trying to stay healthy and in shape can be a true battle - process is everything in staying the course! Dr. Manny brings his considerable expertise and unique perspective to this important healthcare initiative by invigorating the concept of staying in shape with enticing food and common sense advice! Having lived in Mexico for several years, I constantly crave the flavors - and colors - of a diet that offers some variety and spice while based on sound nutrition. This book is IT! Replace your dull regimen with this book's proposals and bring the fun and flavor back into your healthcare regime. THANKS DR. MANNY!!

Through the years i have tried many diets and this is by far the easiest one to follow. The foods are delicious and at the end of the day, i dont feel deprived. If you have failed on other diets in the past, this is definately the book to buy!

This book and diet plan is terrific! The seven power foods are worth the price of entry to a feel great, look great read! A bombshell body, that is the natural result of this exceptional diet plan, has prime benefits for your health along with some truly savory delights. My wife and I enjoyed exploring the delicious and spicy hot food plans
I highly recommend this book. Your body and tastebuds will thank you!

I love this diet book! In fact, it doesn't read or feel like a diet book at all. Dr. Manny breaks down what we all need to know about nutrition and food and teaches you how to sustain a healthy lifestyle through practical, nonobsessive calorie-counting methods. With this diet, I can eat delicious foods and mix and match every meal. It gives you diversity of foods to eat, which is what will get anyone to stick to healthy eating and living. And the recipies sound amazing. I'm really excited to start this plan.

First of all I have to admit that we cheated a little. I borrowed this book from an acquaintance a couple of months ago. My wife and I were looking to shed some of the unwelcome weight you tend to put on when you are content with life, but your clothes don't fit so well. Once we saw the pounds start to come off, we had to buy our own copy. THIS DIET REALLY WORKS! In just nine weeks, we have lost a combined total of 42.75 lbs; and all this without having to give up on flavor. The seven power foods do in fact give you energy and the desire to go outside and move, whether we walk, jog, play basketball, tennis, or just go rollerblading, we've reconnected with one another and are truly enjoying life again. With the price of gas, who can afford new clothes? All we know for sure is that after trying this diet we no longer wanted to just sit around and watch TV!!! Thank you Dr. Manny, if you keep writing 'em, we'll keep buying 'em.

I Love latin food, so why not eat what you love and crave and lose weight doing it!?! And who doesn't love the 7 Power Foods. There are so many ways to incorporate these into your everyday. And you don't have to feel like you are on a diet when you are out to dinner with your friends! This book is well organized and very helpful!!! Thanks Dr. Manny!

Anyone who doesn't want to diet but just eat healthy and lose weight, this is the book! I love Dr. Manny from watching Fox News and I wish we had more doctors like him in my city! Reading this book gave me the feel of compassion with food just as he does when he speaks! Thanks Dr. Manny!

Designed for women, Dr. Manny Alvarez shapes a solid holistic blueprint to re-shaping the body through a positive lifestyle approach.

The plan sets a practical foundation and spices up the concept of weight loss through nutrition that has cultural and historical backgrounds; this is not some fad diet based on new products. In the vast field of diet books, this is one that will have a shelf life measured in years, not weeks or days.

Book Review: The Hot Latin Diet: The Fast-Track Plan to a Bombshell Body (Celebra, 2008) by Dr. Manny Alvarez

From: www.BasilAndSpice.com

A FirstLook Feature

Dr. Manny Alvarez, a Fox News senior medical correspondent and author of The Checklist has also released--The Hot Latin Diet: The Fast-Track Plan To a Bombshell Body. In the hot looking book he cites the Top Reasons Why Diets Don't Work.

1. The search for a quick fix instead of long-term changes

2. Eating mindlessly

3. I'm stressed: Let's eat

4. Heading for fries instead of an apple

5. Caving in to others' needs instead of your own

6. The ol' "I'll start my diet tomorrow"

7. Hitting the bottle

8. Taking a drastic all-or-nothing approach

9. Thinking "I can't"

"Fad diets," Dr. Manny writes, "are fleeting." Pointing out the pros and cons of The Atkins Diet, The South Beach Diet, The Zone, The Sugar Busters Diet, Weight Watchers, The 3-Hour Diet, The Cabbage Soup Diet and the Lemonade Master Cleanse, his major points are: restrictive diets (1-2 foods) are nutritionally unsound; supplementation diets means spending big bucks; fad dieting is short-lived because weight gain returns; you must exercise daily, not just follow an eating program.

Dr. Manny recommends we all follow the Latin diet because it contains 7 superfoods, the backbone of Latin nutrition, which promote a healthier lifestyle and weight loss, incorporated with exercise.

Tomatillos: Glycemic Index - 30; has more nutrients than its relative the tomato; rich in antioxidants, vitamins C, A, folic acid and potassium

Garbanzo Beans: Glycemic Index - 36; full of fiber; low in natural sugar; a complex carb and protein source

Avocado: Glycemic Index - 12; a fruit with good for your monounsaturated fat; will help lower bad cholesterol and increase good cholesterol; oils the intestines for better elimination

Garlic: Boosts the immune system; contains antimicrobial elements; lowers bad cholesterol; improves libido and blood circulation; eat it every day

Cinnamon: 1/2 teaspoon daily lowers sugar levels as an aid in diabetes prevention; high in antioxidants and flavor

Chiles: Glycemic Index - 10; high in minerals and antioxidants; cools the body

Cilantro: Improves excretion of toxic metals from the body

Other beneficial foods Dr. Manny recognizes:

Beans: garbanzos (chickpeas), lentils, black beans, red kidney beans, pinto beans

Fruits: mangoes, papayas, pineapples, cherimoyas, passion fruit, guava, limes, and the acai

Vegetables and Chiles: tomatoes, plantains, avocados, jicama, nopales, calabaza, jalapeno, chipotle, etc..

Grains, Tubers, and Nuts: quinoa, amaranth, yuca, yautia, corn, rice, pine nuts, peanuts, and pecans

Seafoods: shrimp, clams, snapper, congrio, trout, sea bass

Poultry: free-range organic chicken, turkey, quail, eggs

Meat: principally organic beef, lamb, and pork

Overall, a very nice ethnic type of wellness living. Especially great if you want to lose weight and eat Latin food.

4 Stars