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The Schwarzbein Principle Vegetarian Cookbook

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My wife and I are very health conscious people and embraced Dr. Schwarzbein's program with great enthusiasm. We lost significant weight, felt good, had a lot of energy, and lost all cravings. However, our total cholesteral levels sky-rocketed! My wife's normal cholesterol level of less than 180 jumped up to 257 within three months. My cholesterol level which fluctuates from 180 to 205 went up to 249 within one month and shot up to 300 by the end of the third month. Consequently, we stopped eating whole eggs and nitrate and nitrite-free sausage for breakfast and cut back on our consumption of cheese. Within three weeks, my wife's cholesterol level had dropped back down to 216 and my cholesterol had plumetted back down to 206. I am discouraged that Dr. Schwarzbein has not addressed this possibility in her otherwise wonderfully written book. I have tried with no success to contact her to discuss this problem with her. Since I also am a health care provider with a doctorate from her alma mater, USC, and have also written several texts for my colleagues, I would very much liked to established dialogue with her. I believe her book is outstanding, but evidently some of us have a cholesterol sensitivity that is not discussed in her fine text.

The Schwarzebein Principle Vegetarian Cookbook is a dream come true. I am a some-time vegetarian and my meals have tended to be brown rice, steamed vegetables, baked potatoes and salads. This great book has broadened my horizons and totally changed my mind about tofu. The recipes are incredibly tasty and easy to prepare, even for a cook-by-the numbers guy such as myself. I again commend the authors for their tofu recipes (I've usually found tofu to taste like an eraser), their fabulous soups, salad dressings and variety of breakfast treats. The Schwarzbein Principle has opened a new world of dieting for me, being able to eat great tasting meals that I can prepare myself. I've been on the diet for over one month and have lost 10 pounds. And all without starving myself or eating the kind of bizarre food combinations that often appear in other diet books. Hooray for this fabulous book and the freedom its gives vegetarians!

I'm not even a vegetarian, and I love these recipes! You know that edge of anxiety about trying a new recipe on guests? All 50 or so that I've tried in this book have been perfect for company, and I don't hesitate to try a new one, regardless of who is at table. Delicious, nourishing, eye-pleasing, and nearly everything can be made from ingredients I always have on hand. I love this cookbook!

I have dozens of cookbooks but this is the one cookbook I have found that has consistently excellent, tasty recipes. As a busy mother of three boys I don't have time for complicated recipes with long lists of ingredients which take hours to make and then somehow... just don't work. These recipes are a snap to put together, so flavorful and a hit every time. Most important, they're healthy and nutritious for both adults and growing children. My family and friends are amazed at my new confidence and skill in the kitchen. I owe it all to this book. I asked my six year old son Skylar, what he thought of Mom's new cooking and here is his unedited reply: "I love the food that my Mom makes now. She makes the best food of all time." I think that says it all. This book is a winner!

I just loved this book. It expanded our diet at home to includes lots of foods so that this sometime non-vegetarian doesn't miss meat nearly as much (all the women in the family are basically vegetarians). thanks for helping a father eat more healthfully with his family.

When I had my liver transplant four years ago, I was diagnosed as diabetic and knew I had to make some serious eating and lifestyle changes. To my relief, after reading The Schwarzbein Principle I found that those changes were going to be pretty easy. I could eat all the eggs, butter and cream I wanted. I lost 25 pounds in five months and I look and feel better. My cholesterol level is the best it's ever been and I am healthier than I have been in years. I no longer have to inject insulin because my diabetes is under control.

Larry Hagman, Actor, Director, Producer

This has been a wonderful book for my family. We are eating better and feeling great. The recipies are easy to follow, fun to prepare and delicious to eat. This is a fabulous cookbook which I highly recommend to all families.

Dr. Schwarzbein is in the vanguard of the new medicine. Her Five Step approach to balancing the hormones of the body and staving off the accelerated aging process works! Anyone who has battled weight problems, addictions, heart disease, osteoporosis, diabetes or high cholesterol levels should read this incredible book and benefit. Suzanne Somers Actress/Entertainer/Author

This book contains absolutely delicious, creative vegetarian entrees that are easy to make and don't take a lot of time to prepare. Many of the condiment and vegetable side dish recipes are in her other cookbook, which was disappointing because I also own the other book. I had hoped that there wouldn't be any overlap. However, if you don't own the other book, you'll be happy to find those recipes in this one! This book has far more vegetarian entrees than her other cookbook. I was surprised that the carb counts are so high in the entrees (about 2X the carbs as protein) but, then again, it is difficult to get high enough complete proteins without getting such high carb counts on a strict vegetarian diet. All-in-all, it contains delicious ideas with clear directions. I will use it every week to create even more variety with a few meatless meals.

I now own four of the Schwarzbein books. Being a vegetarian makes it particularly hard to get the right nutrition. Dr. Schwarzbein's information and wonderful recipes make it easy. If you want to be healthy by using logic and eating well, these are the books to read!