The Schwarzbein Principle Cookbook (Paperback)

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Product Description

Renowned physician Schwarzbein teams up with professional chef Evelyn Jacob Jaffe to whip up 300 delicious, healing recipes, proving that eating the Schwarzbein way doesn't have to be difficult, boring, or fat-free. Includes easy-to-follow directions and nutritional breakdowns.

About the Author

Dr. Diana Schwarzbein has achieved the reputation as the cutting-edge expert on hormone replacement therapy and reversing type II diabetes through her groundbreaking nutritional and lifestyle program. Her practice specializes in endocrinology, metabolism, diabetes, osteoporosis, menopause and thyroid. She lives in Santa Barbara, California with her husband where she conducts workshops and private sessions.

For more information about Dr. Schwarzbein and the Endocrinology Institute, please visit her website at, www.SchwarzbeinPrinciple.com.

Evelyn Jacob is a chef, artist and former co-owner of the New York Bagel Factory in Santa Barbara, California. She founded and directs Project Food Chain, a volunteer-based program that provides meals for people with AIDS and other life-challenging diseases.

Nancy Deville is a fiction and nonfiction writer whose first novel Precious Cargo is being adapted into a screenplay.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 380 pages
• Publisher: HCI; 1 edition (May 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558746811
• ISBN-13: 978-1558746817
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #27,008 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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158 of 158 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you could only own one cookbook, this would be it!, October 6, 1999

By A Customer

The chef who created these recipes, Evelyn Jacob Jaffe has a superb grasp of the concept of eating balanced meals. These recipes take us back to pre-fake food days, when people ate three square meals a day of delicious real foods. The best thing about both this cookbook and her Schwarzbein Vegetarian cookbook, is that the recipes are so easy to make. All of the recipes have carbohydrate and protein breakdowns so there is no guessing. If you could only own one cookbook it would be either this or her Vegetarian cookbook. Using these recipes for one year will give you a completely new, beautiful body. I have been using these recipes since the book came out and I am excited with the results. Thanks to Evelyn Jacob Jaffe and The Schwarzbein Principle.

128 of 130 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars finally, a cookbook for busy lifestyles, March 24, 2000

By	Nancy Deville (Santa Barbara) - See all my reviews

To reply to the review below--you are correct, this cookbook is not for gourmet cooks. The majority of Americans eat fast foods and convenience foods. To make the leap to cooking regular balanced meals of real food can be discouraging if you feel you don't have time to cook or don't like to cook. The Schwarzbein cookbooks were carefully designed so that they would not be intimidating to the average person who is not interested in preparing complicated meals--the recipes are easy, quick, delicious and balanced.

74 of 74 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Lifesaver!, July 16, 2001

By	Tracie "tracieknits" (Saratoga Springs, NY United States) - See all my reviews

Dr. Schwarzbein has created a fabulous EASY program, and her recipes are da bomb! I have lost 15 lbs in 6 weeks, and it's been effortless - I could easily do this forever. Her food is delicious, easy to make, and REAL. There's no bizarre ingredients that you can't pronounce.

And about desserts, well they technicaly aren't legal. But I've had dessert almost every day while on her program *and* losing weight. And I'm not talking about sugar free Jello! I mean real cheesecake, real chocolate truffles, real whipped cream on berries. If you get her other book, "The Schwarzbein Principle", you learn about what foods affect you in what ways, and how to eat carbs so that your system responds the way you want it to.

You *must* get this program!