Customer Reviews

Your Body Knows Best

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I loved this book which I thought was well organized, timely, and tailor-made in its approach. I have lost 15 pounds in one month following the Fast Burner plan - I am a type B and am very full on the menus provided. Besides, this author covers all the possible ways to personalize a diet - not just blood type which has been proven to be THE LEAST SCIENTIFIC one of them all.... I like her style and I like her common sense approach.. When will there be More of Your Body Knows Best. Thanks.

I took the metabolic type test in this book which determined that I am a fast burner. Since I am also blood type B and of northern European descent, my eating plan should include red meat and full-fat dairy products to keep me satiated for a longer period of time (than eating pure carbs would). However, I found that eating this way didn't really make me feel any fuller. I think the author's ideas are refreshing (that one type of diet isn't right for everyone, and that you need to experiment to find out what's right for you), but I thought the book could be better organized, especially in the section where the three eating profiles are listed.

Not the easiest book to begin reading but well worth getting through the first two chapters. By far one of the BEST books I have ever read on nutrition and common food myths (and I am an AVID reader). This book really helps you learn to explore the problems inherent in the modern American diet. Has a back to basics approach that really makes you think about what you are putting into your mouth and what it does for your body. Even without the personalized eating plans the information on Carbs, fats and proteins is something everyone (but especially perpetual dieters) needs to read and understand. Buy this book for your health and just to learn about food in general. You will change the way you think about food.

With all of the stuff we are getting hit with about what's right and the best way to lose weight, this is finally a book that explains exactly how and why our bodies are all different and therefore we need different strategies for weight loss. I have read and tried dozens and dozens of books about diet and nutrition in a search to discover why I have carried an extra 25 pounds of fat my entire life. Ann Louise finally explains why my body reacts the way it does to what I eat, and now I know what I must do to get rid of the fat based on finally learning what my metabolism is (there's a test in the book) and combining that with my blood type requirements. The only reason why I don't give it a 10 is because it's quite technical and I think many people may get scared away when they start reading. But if you can get past that, it's a fabulous breakthrough in diet and nutrition information. And there's a paperback for under $6!

My wife has bought every single diet book on the market and this is the one that worked for her. She was so excited after the first day when she read it, that I started reading it too. She started taking the recommended supplements and followed the menu plans for her fast oxidizer type. She lost 8 pounds the first week and is now down 25 pounds..with another ten to go. Great Book. Great Results. Every Body should read Your Body Knows Best.

I have read them all but I must say that Your Body Knows Best makes the most common sense out of all the diet books out there. Gittleman, et.al use ancestry, metabolism and blood type as modifying factors in individualizing diets. When I finally realized I was a fast oxidizer and couldn't burn up all those fat free carbos, the pounds just started coming off real quickly. Bravo. I am sending this book out as my Christmas present this year to all my friends I really care about.

This book helped me a great deal in explaining how my body functions. For two and half years, I was a vegetarian and for some reason I continually gained weight. I did not understand how my low-fat to no-fat diet could cause me to gain weight and why my digestive system never seemed healthy. I knew something was intrinsically wrong, I just didn't know what. Fortunately, I happened upon Ann Louise's book where she explains that as a Northern European descendent, I simply need animal protein. I am now committed to a diet that is free of wheat and refined sugar products and full of animal protein. My weight gain and digestive problems have subsided. This book helps you understand that there is a definite language of the body, we just have to know how to listen. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is struggling with understanding their body, not necessarily out to lose weight, but to come back in balance to what your body's needs are. There are basic and simple, we just need to learn the language.

I also recommend Ann Louises' other book "Super Nutrition for Women."

As a Type A blood, I was following the D'Adamo program but still felt lousey and had no energy. I then took the Quiz in Your Body Knows Best and found that I was a fast oxidizer or fast burner. Within two days of switiching to more protein and healthy fats, I lost two inches and my bloating went down...for the first time in years. I'm a believer. I hope Ann Louise writes a sequel called Your Body Knows Best Cookbook.

After years of being a vegetarian, then a low-fat carbo addict, I now, at age 45, have more energy, my allergies are dormant, and my female hormones are doing much better. I feel balanced! This book and also her book for women 35 and older, "Before the Change: Taking Charge of Your Perimenopause",have changed my life entirely. Highly recommended. Her writing style is not as "marketable" as some best-sellers, but just ignore that and take the information that fits for you. I did have to experiment quite a bit to find the right combinations of suggestions for me-but worth it.

I guess common sense in nutrition is not so common. But this author puts science into a framework that any body can understand. I lost 12 pounds over the past 15 days by doing the Slow Burner or Slow Oxidizer Plan. The Metabolic Section makes so much more sense than the blood type material. I plan to read all of Gittleman's books now.