The Kensington Way: A Revolutionary Lifestyle Guide for Weight Control, Vitality, and Perfect Health [Hardcover]

Stephen Twigg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1999

As a holistic health practitioner whose revolutionary diet and lifestyle program has transformed the lives of clients from Princess Diana and other members of British royalty to celebrities and business and political leaders, Stephen Twigg has changed the way we look at dieting--and ourselves. Now he brings his landmark diet to America in the number one bestselling book that has caused a sensation from Kensington Palace through all of England. A proven system for losing weight and attaining perfect health, based on Twigg's unique concept, The Kensington Way consists of three essential steps: Food Combining--The key to weight management-- you'll learn how the right combinations of foods take the pounds off, and keep them off; Food Rotation--A master strategy for dramatically improving your overall health; Mind/Body Approach--Your secret weapon for attaining your ideal weight, health, and positive self-image. In this breakthrough book, you'll also discover: * 3 ways to correct negative eating habits
* The essential elements of successful dieting
* Secrets to burning fat, reducing fluid, and reshaping muscle and more...
More than a successful diet program, The Kensington Way is a complete plan for healthy living that arms you with the tools you need to lose weight and gain (or regain) control of your health and life. Specifically designed to adapt to your individual lifestyle, it will enable you to achieve and maintain your desired fitness level without giving up the foods you love. Featuring recipes for complete meals; daily menu planners; health progress charts; checklists; questionnaires; a special section for vegetarians; shopping tips; and advice for coping with emergencies like snack attacks, it is your blueprint for fitness, healing, and health.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Every now and then, somebody comes along to make a convincing argument for why every aspect of your diet is contributing to your poor health, physique, and energy level. Now it's Stephen Twigg, a British physical therapist who has worked with numerous royals (including the late Princess Diana), politicians, business leaders, artists, and other celebrities.

Twigg--who, it's important to note, is not a dietitian--propounds the theory that most of the physical and emotional problems we have are a result of combining foods that shouldn't be allowed to fraternize in our stomachs. Thus, proteins should never be combined with starchy carbohydrates. And certain carbohydrates, like sweet fruits, shouldn't be combined with anything besides other sweet fruits. And some sweet fruits, like melons, should only be combined with other melons. Furthermore, Twigg believes that each protein and carbohydrate should only appear in your diet one day out of five.

His menu plans make all this appear extremely savory. For example, one day's dinner includes pumpkin soup, chicken kebabs with herbed ribbon vegetables and purée of celery root, and green salad with dessert vinaigrette. Tell your private chef to whip that one up, pronto.

The beauty of the Kensington Way--labor-intensive meals aside--is that it's completely harmless. The foods are low in fat and rich in nutrients, and there's always an interesting variety of them. You can try it for a week or two, see if you feel better, and if the answer is yes, you've got the ticket to improved health and wellness for the rest of your life. If it doesn't improve your well-being that dramatically, at least you've got some good recipes. --Lou Schuler

From Publishers Weekly

Known as the man who helped Princess Diana get into shape, Twigg, a popular British holistic health practitioner, makes available his innovative diet plan. Long burdened by health problems of his own, Twigg decided that his ailments were diet related?not simply the foods he ate, but the combinations in which he ate them. His plan groups foods into four major categories?fruits, proteins, carbohydrates and vegetables. In Twigg's schema, fruits mix poorly with many other foods; proteins and carbohydrates shouldn't be eaten together, for the system digests them poorly, causing increased toxicity in the body; vegetables mix with almost everything. Twigg's plan calls for a change in not only diet but in how people think about eating and how it affects their self-esteem. Realizing certain foods trigger specific emotions (i.e., starchy and sweet foods raise the brain's serotonin level, producing short-lived feelings of optimism), Twigg suggests simple affirmations ("Each new day I experience more and more peace in my life") to help followers of his plan change their attitudes toward food and break bad habits. A chart to monitor health ailments (allergies, headaches, etc.) and 14 daily menu plans are included. Although he contends that his plan is simple to follow, readers may feel frustrated with the many charts and dietary restrictions (milk and cereal is no longer a viable breakfast option, for example). However, Twigg offers a healthy alternative to the way most people eat. Author tour.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Dutton Adult (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0525944591
• ISBN-13: 978-0525944591
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,122,776 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars excellent combination of Food Combining and Rotation, February 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Kensington Way: A Revolutionary Lifestyle Guide for Weight Control, Vitality, and Perfect Health (Hardcover)

I've been eating this way for many months and I can't begin to tell you all the wonderful changes in my body that I'm experiencing. Weight loss, clear skin, mind clarity, moles falling off, etc.. My husband says we should have been eating this way for the past 30 yrs. He's right. He's dropped weight and inches and his cholesteral and tryglicerides have dropped considerably. This eating style is easy to follow. This book has all the basics for beginners--and excellent strategies for the more advanced combiner/rotater.

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This book needs a diet!, January 18, 1999

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This review is from: The Kensington Way: A Revolutionary Lifestyle Guide for Weight Control, Vitality, and Perfect Health (Hardcover)

Overly wordy, repetitive and lacking in supportive evidence (except that it works for him). I skipped most of the text looking for the "meat" of the book. Whoever edited this missed numerous typographical errors and nobody tested the recipes. I found errors and omissions without even stepping foot in the kitchen. Also the recipes aren't exactly enticing. Just thought I'd mention that.

It may be a good idea. But it's hard to get past what is lacking in this book (writing ability, for example) to see if it's worth a try.