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How I Gave Up My Low-Fat Diet and Lost 40 Pounds (Revised and Expanded Edition)

I'm Thai. I'm 25,male and i weight 110 kg.

I've tried to lose my weight for many years, but i can't! I'm a food addict!

I bought this book in Kindle version.

after I finish reading it, I decided to follow this method.

And it's work! I lost 5 kg in a month even I ate a lot of food more than you can imagine!!!

... but It's not the best news for me yet!

I also went to hospital to check up my health.

My sugar level back to normal! And I had a really really bad level of SGPT in the last time. Normal people should has it around 0 50. but me, 277 !!

(I don't drink any alcohol by the way, doctor said I had too much fat in my liver and should avoid fat)

After I followed this low-carb diet and then I re-check it again.. AMAZING! My SGPT level decreased from 277 to 70!

And I did eat FAT! A lot of fat (sorry doctor). It's so amazing

I want to say more about a lot of good things of this book and this method. But my english is not very well. -"

So for summary, I can say that ... "This book is one of the best things in my life" ^ ^

"KORB-KUN"

in thai it mean...

Thank you, really thank you.

UPDATE : 2/7/2012

I checked up my health again on 8/2/2012 and wanna share the result.

Sugar : 84 N : 70100

Uric Acid : 7.5 N : 2.6 7.2 ( I think I ate too much chicken -")

Cholesterol : 153 N : 150 200 (I eat 3-4 whole eggs everyday but It's still fine!)

Triglyceride : 48 N : 50 -150

HDL-C : 43 N : 32 68

LDL-C : 89 N : 0 -130

SGPT : 32 N : 0-40 (This is the one I used to have 277, and It's normal now ^^)

Before I tried this method,many people told me that LC is unnatural... how can we cut carb in every meal?! (and yes,in Thailand White rice is our main food)

But after everyone see my result. They all ask me how to do it now. lol

I bought this book after trying a few different diets to get off the weight I gained when I quit smoking. I really only wanted to lose about 30 lbs. and had accepted that after age 30 I would just be fatter than I was at 20. I was wrong. I lost 75 lbs. and have my high school body back at age 40. I could not be more ecstatic. My energy level has increased exponentially. I couldn't believe it. You can take information from the diets explained in this book and customize to your own needs. It is not difficult and I have never been starving on this diet like I have on every other diet. Giving up sugar is the hardest part for me, but I still indulge..just much less often. I started this diet about a year and half ago and have not gained any of the weight back.

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I am a born sceptic. I also have been obsessed with food for my entire adult life. When I am going to eat, what I am going to eat, where I am going to eat, if there will be enough food left by the time I get to the front of the line... Not a very nice way to live. This book HAS CHANGED MY LIFE! So far, everything she has said has been true. Everything that she said would happen, has happened. And it's not hard to do at all! Sure, the initial adjustment to serving a meal with no potatoes or bread is a little odd, but you get over it pretty fast. Somehow, this diet just clicked with me. After reading her book, I have at least 6 more reasons to eat this way than just to lose weight. That's not even my focus any more! She explained all the different approaches of all these other authors and shows you how to pick and choose which aspects of which approaches will work best for you. It's remarkably easy to read, too!

I used this book along with Lauri's Lo-Carb Cookbook and the Greg Smithey "Easy Toning" tape, and I lost 10 pounds the first week and, I don't know if my initial measurement was wrong or what, but I lost and INCH off my waist! I have ordered the rest of Mr. Smithey's "Easy" videos now, and use Lauri's cookbook everyday. I have not yet found a recipe I or my husband didn't like.

I hope you find something that works for you. But for my money, this was the best that was out there for me.

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This is the best low carb diet book I have read. It covers the medical facts in an east to understand way and gives an outling to the major diets, and unlike Dr Atkins book you don't have to plow through hundreds of pages of goop to get to what you want to know, 'how do i do this and what can I eat' This is a read lady telling of real experiance and I hope I'm as successful as Dana at this way of Eating for life.

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Since reading this book, I have more energy now than I have had in 12 years. I've lost 30 pounds and 8 SIZES in my clothes so far. It is very easy to follow the guidelines in the book and you never feel hungry.I have tons of energy at night (after working full-time) and I have seen improvements in my hair, nails, eyes and emotional state.My friends and family have all asked what I have done in these 4 months and I have referred them to this book. You deserve to feel great so get the book and learn how!

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Sex Smart: 501 Reasons to Hold Off on Sex: A Sexuality Resource for Teenagers

I give "True Love Waits" presentations around the country and SexSmart, by Susan Browning Pogany is the sole book I recommend to all teenagers and parents. It is the most accurate and readable abstinence resource I have ever encountered. IF I WERE MADE OF MONEY, THIS BOOK WOULD BE IN THE HANDS OF EVERY TEENAGER IN AMERICA!! Please get it for those you love.

Thank you, Susan!

I LOVE this book. My husband and I are the parents of two teen-aged girls, and we need all the help we can get. We are fighting an uphill battle (in this day of glorification of sex everywhere you look) to protect our daughters from taking unhealthy risks, before they are old enough and mature enough to make good decisions for themselves. It is hard to find resources to support our point of view (that waiting is important) which are readable and interesting for teenagers without being too religious. I'm not against a religious point of view that opposes premarital sex, but there are a lot of books out there that also take a strong stand against homosexuality and masturbation. Well, those books are going to lose most of their teenaged readers right there, and many of their parents as well! I bought and skimmed through three of those, but did not let my children see them, although we are Protestant.

I don't think that this book is going to bother most parents who do believe strongly in a religious point of view. The only people who are likely to be bothered by this book are people who don't think it matters if kids become sexually active at 14, 15, 16, and have multiple partners, or whatever!

Another book I like is "Hooked; New Science on How Casual Sex is Affecting Our Children," by two obstetricians/gynecologists (Dr. McIlhaney and Dr. Bush), available through The Medical Institute for Sexual Health (can find their site easily online), about the effects of sexual behavior on the brain. It also strongly recommends abstinence until a lifetime commitment is made, and is based on scientific research. This book is more for parents, I think, but still very readable, and with quotes from teens.

I would like the school nurses' offices, school counsellors' offices, pediatricians, and churches to keep copies of SexSmart for teenagers to read. We need to create a culture that is healthier for our children!

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I've been looking for resources for my teen-aged daughters on this subject. I ordered four books from Amazon, all with a message of promoting sexual abstinence during the teen years, and this one is great. The other three will get thrown in the trash, now that I have skimmed through them. The others have some good points, but a lot of stuff I can't agree with. This one, in my opinion, even though it is from 1998, is full of facts and good sense.

It is listed currently through an outside seller on Amazon at over $50.00 in paperback, but I just bought it in new condition from Amazon and paid $10.17 for it. The cover lists the price as $14.95. I'm not sure why; maybe it is out of print. Maybe it is available from the library. It is worth getting and reading!

If you are looking for resources for your kids that are not "preachy" or guilt-laden, but that adequately discourage sexual activity in high school, this is a great resource. I wish I had found it sooner, and think it should be available or recommended in school counsellors' offices, school health offices, pediatrics offices, public health clinics, etc. Some churches and religious organizations might have the view that this book doesn't go quite far enough, but those more fundamentalist organizations have their own books and materials, which do not appeal to me, and would likely not appeal to my kids or most kids. This is actually a interesting book that is very readable and practical.

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This book is EXCELLENT! I bought it for my 15 year old son. I wish I had this book as a teen.

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Poorly written, very poorly structured. Conflicting statements on or near the same pages. The whole book can be summed up by "don't have sex" (which is what the book's about)but it is of little realistic value to helping to build any relationship. Lots of references to scientific studies giving various percentages of bad opinons/ memories about sex. Plenty of boy-bashing...I think there was actually blood on one of the pages! Most of the problems she presented could be helped or solved with communication which she has dedicated little of her book to and not surprisingly, it is only on "how to say no". I doubt I will finish this book.

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Beautiful Black Hair: Real Solutions to Real Problems--A Step by Step Instructional Guide

I was surfing the net for a hair care book that would help me with my hair problems. I read the reviews for Beautiful Black Hair and ordered it. My hair was dry, brittle, and thinning in spots. I read Shamboosie's book and was so impressed with the information that it provided, it was hard to put it down. I finished it in one day. I ran out and purchased the products he recommended that same night and he is absolutely correct, the right products make a world of difference. I followed the formula's he recommended and saw results after the second treatment. My hair looks and feels so much better. He knocks no-lye relaxers and that's okay because I don't use it anyway. However, I do know people with very beautiful healthy hair that does. As he points out, the key to a great head of hair is conditioner, conditioner, conditioner. Definitely one of the best hair care books on the market especially for women or men with flat cell (kinky) hair.

I read this book completely in one night. (which is very different for me.) The book jumps all over the place with the advise. Kind of repetitive at times, but I guess he just wants us to remember key points. I agree with some of the points, but some of his advise, I find a little questionable. He stresses use of lye relaxers which I agree with, but he only recommends one. He recommends a few expensive brand products and poos other brands. Outside of the model on the cover, the other pictures of his clients hair is not all that great. They look very average and they have thin whispy looking hair. I tried his method against my better judgement. [After spending a bit of money,] my hair doesn't look any better than it did before. I hope by the time I have used all this expensive stuff I will have noticed some difference. I had to buy the Dudley creme' online through the company. I couldn't find it locally. I gave it 3 stars because he does give some great info on how hair is broken down, relaxers and heat protection.

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Shamboosie is the ONLY hairdresser on the planet that I allow to touch my hair. This is not an exaggeration. The man knows what he's talking about and what he's doing.

I loved this book. Before I read it, no matter how hard I tried, my hair would break off when it reached 4 inches in length. I asked myself if it could be true that most of the blame was in the "no-lye" relaxers and the wrong products.

You can take it from me...everything he says in this book is true. (And I wasn't totally convinced until my hair grew so long that it reached the middle of my back)

My hair looked GORGEOUS in the Mrs. America Pageant. (I was Mrs. New Jersey)

Do yourself a favor and buy this book for yourself and anyone you know and love who's tired of wasting money on weaves, curling irons, grease and the other tools of the trade. It'll be the best investment you've ever made in your appearance.

See my hair for yourself: Look at the back of the cover of my new book PRAYERS FOR THE WORKING MOM: 7 SECRETS TO PHENOMENAL SUCCESS.

That's really my hair!

No weaves.

Absolutely no "no-lye".

No inferior products in my house, let alone my hair.

And the hair grows and grows.

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I ordered the Beautiful Black Hair book, as part of an free offer for enrolling in a book club. I was very doubtful about the promises of having longer, stronger, healthier hair with following Shamboosie's program. I purchased the suggested products and followed the conditioning program every four days. Within three weeks, I noticed a great difference in my hair. The first thing a I noticed, was my hair not shedding or falling out every time I combed it. My hair appeared softer and had a shine to it. I was so surprised!! I actually bought a product that does what it promises to do. I am sold. I have been following this program for three months. My hair is stronger, looks very healthy and is easier to manage. I receive positive comments from peers and family about the condition of my hair. Shamboosie's book is easy to read and follow. He gives real solutions, and a step by step guide towards achieving your goal. This book was very helpful and informative to me. It enlightened me on all the damage I had been doing to my hair all these years. I want to thank Shamboosie for this book, and making it available to all black women. GREAT BOOK!!

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First, I have to point out Shamboosie's belief of no-lye relaxers. I know many of us can join the No-Lye Relaxer Club: "Hi my name is ____ and I have used a No-Lye Relaxer." I have used lye relaxers in the past, and before receiving this book I made the mistake of using the No-Lye Touch Up kit on the market. After reading Shamboosie's book, I now understand why I was experiencing dryness and itching that I wasn't prior to using the no-lye touch up., Like other reveiwers I was debating between Shamboosie's book or Ms. Howse's book. I think this book was a MUCH better buy. I read Ms. Howse's review of Shamboosie's book @ http://www.ubhpublications.com/PDFs/BBH.pdf and just quickly let me point out her negative flaws of this book and my opinion:

She mentioned that she didn't agree with Shamboosie reccommending Nexxus products because they are not for black hair. Maybe she sees Nexxus as a "non-ethnic" product However, as Shamboosie mentioned in his book. It's not whether the product is ethnic or not, it's the highquality ingredients that matters. I agree.

She focused intensely on the fact that we should use no-lye relaxers and it won't hurt us. However, on her site she says she uses Affirm Relaxers, I thought Affirm was a professional slaon relaxer containing lye??

I'm not saying that Ms. Howse is not correct in her findings and I'm not saying that Shamboosie is completely correct in everything he suggests. But his book is on point and has chapters on everything concerning our hair. He includes step by step instructions, product reccomendations, and a breakdown of each item that we put on our hair. I truly believe that with this book, you can grow the hair that you are losing or have lost due to improper care. I'm taking his suggestions to heart, and I'm sure that I will benefit from it.

The Chinese Medicinal Herb Farm: A Cultivator's Guide to Small-Scale Organic Herb Production--Includ

As a student of Chinese Medicine with interest in growing medicinal herbs, this book is a coveted companion and guide. Neatly organized and expertly explained. Peg cares to get reliable source information and has years of experience in a field where few have been brave enough to venture. Her farm and passion are sources of inspiration and I am so grateful for the guidance.

This book is well thought out with the care and craft of a seasoned gardener. For casual readers, determined growers, students and savants, needs are met with a practical and informative approach, easily understood and absorbed for growing at any skill level. Photos clearly convey the important details and imagery that other texts have yet to provide. Helpful charts are included with information that would take years (if not lifetimes) to otherwise compile. Peg has done the extensive footwork for us and passes on informational seeds for us to grow beautiful, effective, healthy, healing botanicals.

For students, this is a priceless resource to deepen our studies and understanding of how the medicine grows and thrives. Understanding the process and background of cultivation is essential to a well-rounded education in herbal medicine.

THANK YOU PEG SCHAFER!!!

Peg Schafer has created a beautifully layed out book for anyone interested in growing Chinese medicinal plants. After many years of growing Western herbal botanicals, I was not quite sure the best way to start going about growing Chinese herbs. Having a book available written and created by someone with years of experience growing Chinese medicinals, is a real treat and a real gem and it has installed the confidence in me that I too can grow these plants over here in the Western world. The pictures are fabulous and the layout is easy to follow. This book has also been a wonderful addition for me as a student of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) as it is SO nice and invaluable to be able to see the picture of the whole plant I am studying besides just reviewing a dried portion of the plant and a sketch. I am so excited to begin growing these plants and to see them in person! I highly recommend this book to anyone passionate about plants and who wants to learn more about growing Chinese Medicinal herbs.

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I am not a grower of Chinese herbs. I grow Western herbs for my own use, and make tinctures and such from them. I am interested in Chinese herbalism and was looking for a guide to the plants that would be helpful both in understanding their herbal uses and in making decisions about whether to grow them. This book is written for the audience implied in the title, and goes far beyond what I can use, but it is also excellent in satisfying my needs.

It is clearly written, beautifully and helpfully illustrated, and well laid out. The descriptions of the plants include Chinese names as well as Western ones, their uses in Chinese herbal preparations, recipes if the herbs have culinary uses, and extensive instruction on cultivation and processing. The many tables add to the book's usefulness, and include a table listing plants by invasive potential, which is a concern of mine, as it is a global problem as the immune system of local ecosystems becomes increasingly weakened by pollution and soil depletion. This table alone is witness to the author's thoroughness and care. An outstanding contribution to the field.

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See, this was the quandary. My wife loved gardening and I loved herbs--for their medicinal and tonic uses, but not growing them. It seemed that we were worlds apart in our interests.

But, along came this new book that tied together gardening (or farming) and Chinese medicinal herbs! I bought a few copies, one for us and one as a present, and, lo and behold! My wife and I were more or less on the same page concerning growing things for the first time in years.

This book is wonderful for several reasons:

1. The herbs are listed by their Latin names, their English names (if they have one), and several varieties of their Chinese names.

2. Ms. Schafer lists the common medicinal uses of each herb.

3. She gives the climate they like and which other plants they like to be near.

4. Clear color photos of each herb accompany the write up of each herb.

5. Sources of herbs, books, and affiliated organizations can be found in the back of the book.

6. Last but not least, Ms. Schafer is available for phone consultations at a reasonable price.

I consider this book a breakthrough for gardeners and farmers in North America and also an important reference guide for all who love herbs, especially Asian herbs.

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This is a beautiful book! It is a dream to own such a thorough and comprehensive guide to growing Chinese Herbs. Peg Schafer has surpassed anything I have ever seen or expected to see on the subject. What an amazing life's project filled with dedication. The pictures of the herbs in various stages and settings are delightful. The advice based on her experience of growing Chinese herbs is so appreciated. The tables and inserts have been immensely helpful, as has all the information on botanical names, description, propagation, culture, harvest, medicinal uses, special notes and so much more.

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Handbook of Recreational Games

My interest in the book is primarily in the fact that Boyd was the mentor to Viola Spolin, the inventor of theatre games. Boyd's approach to play had a strong effect on Spolin's approach to directing, and it is from her experiences as a director that Spolin evolved her own classic book, IMPROVISATION FOR THE THEATRE. A comparison between the books reveals the theoretical links between these to remarkable teachers.

I purchased this book when I first started teaching theatre to children. It was listed in the bibliography of Viola Spolin's book, Theatre Games for the Classroom.

It is great! I never run out of sources of games for my classes. I now have 3 teachers who work with my program and I give every one of them a copy of this book when they start.

The games are simple, imaginative and teach socialization and collaborative skills, while being so fun that the kids request the games over and over again.

I highly recommend it.

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I found this book in a Viola Spolin class. The games are fun and funny for all ages.

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Caring for Somebody with Dementia

My husband has vascular dementia and every time I need encouragement I go to this book. It is a beautifully written and 'real' book with many tips for dealing with problems that may come and honest advice on avoiding pitfalls that carers inevitably face. I would say that we need this book. Most importantly to me, there is a lot on keeping momentum in the relationship with the person you care for. And that is one of the reasons it has been so invaluable to me. I have already recommended this book to other carers and will do so again.

This is an excellent book and one no dementia caregiver should be without ...You do not know what you don't know when you step into the Alice in wonderland of dementia caregiving. Psychologists call it unconcious incompetence. Until you have walked the walk you cannot believe how it will impact on your life. This book is warm thoughful and full of information gained first hand through experience. Friends fall by the wayside, trusted family members change. You need all the help you can get and this book although it does not have all the answers helps provide tools to help the caregiver deal with the emotional rollercoaster of dementia. As caregiver of two parents both of whom have dementia I congratulate Meredith on this book and thank her for her warm and caring insights.

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An Introduction to Community Health, Seventh Edition

Everything I expected it to be. The rating said it was "like new" and when I received it the packaging was still on, and it saved me $100 from buying it new from my school book store!

This book is pretty good. I needed this edition for my Community Health class. Everything is really clear and understandable. I like it.

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It doesn't match up because the graphs and grids are out of place. It looks good, but I'm a little behind in class because I have to flip so far ahead to find a certain page then go back.

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Very definitive, clearly differentiating "community health" from "public health" , the former being more practically applied and the latter being a discipline with global implications. The text is thoughtfully comprehensive, giving more relevance to the health needs of local communities and providing instructive ways of engaging citizens to proactively find practical solutions to a myriad of community health problems. Harrison Y. Smith, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus

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It was as expected. Really interesting and well illustrated book. It came on time. Very satisfied with my purchase. I would recommend this book to public health majors.

The First Year: Multiple Sclerosis: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed

I was actually diagnosed a year and a half ago so this book was less useful for me but boy, I sure would have loved to have had it those first few weeks and months when I was going through the stages of grief and trying to deal with so many emotions and thoughts all at once. This is better than the "newly diagnosed" book I had when I was hit with this reality. I can really see myself in these pages. It walks through all sorts of things you face emotionally but also gets to aswering questions that you have when first diagnosed. The book is broken down into chapters called Day 1, Day 2, etc. Really it's more like Week 1, week 2 etc. But within each chapter it has "living" which talks about what you may be feeling emotionally and it gives good perspective on that emotion; and then it has a section on 'learning" and that's where certain questions about MS or about living with MS are addressed. Each chapter is broken out that way. So it addresses not only the emotional side but also the thinking side. I think its a great book. Even though I'm past many of these questions I keep the book around and refer to it once in awhile to give myself a kick in the pants to exercise or eat better, etc. As my doctor told me, MS is like running a marathon you're in it for the long haul. It took me a year to really understand what was meant by "chronic" illness -ie.e., yea this really isn't going to go away. This book is great though in helping to be proactive about the disease, not feeling gloom and doom. Highly recommended.

This book is simplistic and annoyingly cheerful. Perhaps I know too much about multiple sclerosis after being part of my brother's struggle for 15 years and then recently being diagnosed myself. I found Blackstone's attitude like that of a kindly old aunt. Don't worry, dearie, you can overcome this nasty little problem and live a full and happy life like anyone else.

Puleese! Tell it like it is. Tell it the way Montel Williams did in his personal experience, "Climbing Higher", which was painfully honest, realistic, enlightening and inspiring.

I am stuck with this disease and must learn to accept it, but I don't need anyone to give me false hope. The author talks about the great medications they have, but doesn't spend much time on the miserable side effects. She stresses that a cure is within the near future. I hope that is true, but the doctors told us that 15 years ago and nothing helped my brother who is recently deceased.

It's nice to have a positive attitude like my amazing brother had, but it's not nice to represent MS as if it were a condition that, if you follow the author chapter by chapter, will lead you to a wonderfully fulfilling life. Living with MS requires courage, faith, endurance and hard work as you move forward into the unknown. Maybe cheerleading works for Blackstone, but I would rather have respect, compassion and an understanding of what each of us endures on a daily basis with this cruel disease.

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I am in the process of being diagnosed possibly with multiple sclerosis and have had some rather scary problems of at times of not being able to move my legs and other problems. I read another book on MS and it scared me to death. This book is honest but yet hopeful and is written to give the on the way to diagnosis or newly diagnosed patient specific information they are looking for at the time. It also introduces the reader by babysteps to the trials and ,yes, victories, that await them in living with multiple sclerosis. Very clear, honest, and precise, yet sympathetic and understanding. A definite for someone facing or given the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis and their loved ones. It has greatly helped me.

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As another reviewer has said below, I was not impressed with the standard of research and referencing in this book. The drug section is indeed heavily biased towards the drug the author is taking and she even goes so far as to claim that other drugs are ineffective for most people-contrary to what the science says. I also found much of the emotional stuff moved too quickly for meshe really only deals with it in the first week, and as someone who has been diagnosed 6 weeks, I am still working towards the positive attitude that I should apparently have already. I also found the month 5 chapter on "life choices" difficultthe majority of stories are about how leaving your (bad) relationship will improve your life and I feel like the author doesn't acknowledge the immense comfort that a supportive partner can provide. I wouldn't recommend you purchase this to get you through the first yearI have found the information and counselling provided by my healthcare team and local MS society to be infinitely more helpful. If you are science-minded however, I found Multiple Sclerosis: The Guide to Treatment and Management to be an excellent evidence-based guide to the treatments out there.

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I ordered this because a close family member was recently diagnosed with MS. I wanted a better understanding of his experience so that I could be supportive. I read it first, then sent it to him. He said it's good. Lots of good advice. Well written. Author has MS herself. Reads like a memmoir but is embedded with medical and emotional insights along with practical advice.

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The Herbal Home Remedy Book: Simple Recipes for Tinctures, Teas, Salves, Tonics, and Syrups (Herbal

I purchased this book hoping that it would guide me in the creation of herbal remedies -I'd always had a culinary herb garden and wanted to expland my horizons. I wasn't disappointed -there were many simple recipes for decoctions, poultices, and other non-culinary herb uses. However, some -okay, many! -of the descriptions and instructions were beyond what the simple practicioner or budding herbalist could understand. In the end, I just use the recipes I've marked and ignore the rest of the book.

Simpling refers to a method of learning herbalism. Choose an herb and explore every facet of it leaves, petals roots, uses, dangers inside and out. When you finally "know" that, then and only then, choose a second herb to get to know. This book is an amazing primer for beginners to herbalism. I chafed its simplicity at first, "More herbs! Its too basic!", until I really began to learn my first herb, catnip. Then I realized how silly I'd been and how very much there was to learn. This book is a bible for beginners!

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I have to say that I was rather shocked to read another review's comment that many of the recipes in this book were beyond the beginner's grasp.... This has not been my experience at all. I use this book for most all of my students and have had great success with it. It's simple, totally down to earth and gives a very firm grasp of old fashioned downhome herbalism (the best kind in my not so humble opinion). I love her focus on 25 very common (and often overlooked herbs) that almost any of us can access no matter where we are. I also love her rather unfashionable uses of homemade herbal wines and vinegars, that are a fabulous and gentle choice for the home herbalist (not to mention cheap and practical). She also focuses on using food as medicine and lifestyle as medicine, which are of course, really the only medicine that work in the long run. Joyce does a really lovely job of making the best of herbal medicine accessable and joyous. Of the probably hundreds of herb books I've read, this remains a classic for me, easily in my top ten best herb books.

I would also recommend books by Susun Weed, Juliette Levy, Gail Faith Edwards, Judith Berger, Stephen Buhner, Michael Moore and Matthew Wood for more great writing in a similair earth loving vein.

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Does not cover alot of different herbs but the ones that she does cover are usually easy to find and prove very multi-faceted. The book has a nice section on preparing herbs ,tinctures etc..that is easy even for beginning herbal enthusiasts as well as a handy "symptom guide" to find what will work in different situations quickly. The cover art is not all glossy or artsy like some but instead much like the content within... natural,workable & easy to get into. I use this book often and will continue to until we are both old and worn.(-_-)

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This book is not the only book you will own but it is the first one I bought to learn some of the basics. If you want an overview of some of the most useful and available herbs this is what you want.

I like it for it's down-to-earth advice and easy to understand (and do) instructions.

I also purchased Readers Digest "Herbs" which is great for the photography of herbs so I can identify them in the wild.

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The Gleason's Gym Total Body Boxing Workout for Women: A 4-Week Head-to-Toe Makeover

Being a Personal Trainer, I enjoy reading all the fitness books that hit the market. Most of them have gimmicky workouts and strict eating regimens that are almost impossible to maintain long enough to see good results. Admittedly, I thought this book would be the same. Boxing for women? Surely some marketing genius was riding the coattails of a blockbuster movie, but what the heck... I am a trainer... it is what I do.

World-renowned trainer Hector Roca and owner of Gleason's Gym (an icon in the world of boxing), Bruce Silverglade, have published boxing secrets for women in The Gleason's Gym Total Body Boxing Workout for Women. This book outlines a step-by-step program that promises to get any woman into knockout shape in just four weeks.

Four weeks? Okay, so everyone knows that boxing is a dynamic exercise program in and of itself, but four weeks? I had to put it to the test. I read the book, looked over the drawings that I found particularly appealing to the female eye, learned the moves and got started, but I was mystified. Where was the strict eating plan? I searched the book cover to cover to find that the eating plan for a boxer was just using common sense, and that the best food for boxers was beans and rice! My vegetarian self was overjoyed! I can eat my carbs and get lean too? I was eager to put this program to the test!

Using unique combinations of muscle groups and both aerobic and weight training movements, this program works out the entire body at one time! Very effective and time saving, this program won't send you to the poor house either; all you are going to need is a jump rope and the motivation to get started (look at Hillary Swank's arms in Million Dollar Baby). Hector Roca takes you from how to make a fist all the way to awesome combinations. The most difficult part for me was getting reaquainted with my jump rope. Boxers jump rope because it helps with balance, speed, agility and it burns fat like nothing else!

So here I sit 4 weeks after starting the program. Does it work? Well, it worked for me. I am down 8 lbs. and 6 inches. If you need to switch up to a more exciting workout program that won't leave you starving but give you results, I highly recommend $2.00 jump rope, a bean burrito and this book.

I've been punching a heavy bag off and on for couple of years now and I knew just really basics on how to hit the bag and other things of that nature. Well I haven't been doing much at all lately and getting a little out of shape....So the wife and I decided that we would like to get back into our excercise routine. I went back to boxing, and she was jealous because my workout looked fun and hers was repetitive. She asked to be shown how to hit the bag, and I showed her basics, but other than that I didn;t even know. So the next day I went online and looked up reviews on boxing excercise regiments and this book kept coming up...I became intrigued and ordered the book. Well let me tell you just the basics I thought I knew I needed to make adjustments, and this book should be called boxing for dummy's. It teaches you everything from stance, to punching to movements, to lifting to you name it...if it's in boxing this book covers it. So I bought this book for my wife, but I got just as much use out of it as she has been getting.

Highly recommended!

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I found this book to be well done. It has a 4-week workout schedule with three workouts per week. I am on the third week and not only are my arm muscles developing, but they glow when I finish a workout and I feel great. This is a full-body workout you don't stand still and push your arms around. In addition to 3-minute round-style combo punches and defense, you jump rope and do strength exercises (push ups, crunches, flutter kicks). The instruction is well-illustrated and the book does a great job of motivating you. This can be an intense workout, but you'll feel stronger after each one. You really need to put your all into the workout no half-hearted punches, and no cheating!

I purchased this book to start boxing for fitness, and I love it. These are actual punches and combos you could take to the ring someday, if you wanted. I also purchased a DVD boxing video and I find myself drifting off and going back to this book because it encourages you to practice numerous combos and come up with your own unique workout, not a boring jab, jab, right, hook, repeat 10 times.

Get a pair of gloves (mine are pink), pick up this book, and really work off the pounds.

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This book in an absolute need for any woman looking into boxing as a sport or just for fitness. It explains everything simple and clear. No diets!!! Good advice and good workouts any one can do. Now you just have to do it and want to do it.

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I bought this book to supplement the boxing workouts I recently started with my trainer to 'shake up' my exercise routine. The book provided a great explanation for the sport and how I, as a woman, could benefit without getting all bulked up or even having to step in a ring, although I hope to do that at some point. As an almost-62-year-old woman, it feels good to be able to apply the books routines to my workouts and know I'm joining the ranks of so many younger female boxers with ease...well, 'ease' may not be the best word choice since it really kicks my #@%! The quotes and tips throughout are also helpful. I showed my trainer and he loved it, too. I may have to visit Gleason's Gym the next time I'm in NY!

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