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117 of 122 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting to read, August 19, 2000
The apple cider vinegar diet plan claims to have helped thousands of Europeans shed unwanted pounds. My first thought was, why could we not just dilute the vinegar and drink it, or as I have seen lately, swallow apple cider vinegar pills.
After trying to drink diluted vinegar, I found that pills might be better. In fact, you may just want to use the vinegar in salad dressings. Maybe you could mix it with a fruit juice and a little stevia sweetener, either way, I did not find it to be very enjoyable to drink. Now if you can drink pickle juice, you might not mind it at all!
You will find numerous suggestions for using apple cider vinegar. According to how much time you want to spend, there is a three-day, seven-day and four-week diet plan.
There is some helpful information about vinegar. Acetic acid is the enemy of all bacteria and the book claims it will help to detoxify the kidneys and bladder. It is said to help re-balance the metabolism of the body and reduce fateful cravings for fattening foods. You can take the self-test to see if you should use this diet.
One point I noticed to be interesting was that they said you should avoid sugar, yet they allowed the dieters quite a lot of alcohol consumption. I realized why the breakfast menu seems strange to some. In Europe, people do eat bread, cheese and meats for breakfast. An example of a breakfast menu suggested in this book would include: kiwi fruit, sheep cheese, olives, egg, and tofu sausages. Eating whole grain cereals is highly recommended.
There are a few pages of exercise and relaxation techniques. I found the diet would be hard to follow unless you wrote out a diet plan on a sheet of paper and researched it more. I think the main emphasis was on adding more acetic acid to your diet. You could easily do this by making a salad with an apple cider vinegar dressing. If you do choose to buy this book, look for other books containing recipes using apple cider vinegar. I think the author is encouraging a lifestyle change and has not necessarily written a book of recipes.
~The Rebecca Review
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156 of 166 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Who wants to eat cucumbers and roast beef for breakfast?, August 4, 1999
By A Customer
I found the recommended meals to be unrealistic, ie, cucumbers and roast beef for breakfast. Within the first few pages, directions were given to mix water, vinegar, and honey. That was the last mention of honey. Every other direction either eliminated the word "honey" or specifically said do not add honey. Perhaps it would work, as with any diet when you stop eatting carbohydrates and sweets. The book is not "reader friendly". It seems to jump from topic to topic. The grammer and spelling errors tended to make me lose confidence in the content.
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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
It Has Worked for Me!, February 4, 2002
By A Customer
I can only speak for myself, but it did the trick for me. I first thought I would be eatings apples by the bushels, but that was not the case. My uncle, who never left Lisbon swears up and down that vinegar is what has kept him going, even at age 89.
I have not only lost weight, but my blood pressure has dramatically decreased. Somehow apple vinegar help burn up calories - I do not understand how- I just know that it works for me!
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