The Perfect 10 Diet – Win a Copy
I received a copy of this book by Dr. Aziz to review, and based on the press release was very intrigued by what it had to offer.
Let me preface this by saying since the birth of my son in December 2009 I have been dedicated to losing 75 lbs, which I have done through exercise and counting calories (via measuring my food, etc) and I have been a strict vegan for 22 years. As a fitness professional, lifestyle and weight management coach I make it my personal goal to spread healthy information to all I can and love to find new ways to support my efforts.
This book is full of great information, in depth research about hormones and their effect on weight loss, even recipes. A great deal of what Dr. Aziz purports in his book is right in line with what I tell my clients – eat less processed foods, cut back on sugars, up the whole grains, whole fruits and vegetables, etc. and Dr. Aziz takes it to a higher level with research.
Some of Dr.Aziz’s revelations on nutrition include:
- How low-fat diets wreak havoc on insulin levels and increase hunger
- Natural food is always best
- Balancing the 10 key hormones is essential for lasting weight loss
- Staying youthful longer with saturated fats
Shopping Tips:
- Don’t buy low-fat, fat-free, especially fat-free dairy
- Gravitate towards fruits like berries, cherries and cantaloupe
- Love saturated fats!
- Avoid low-carb products with soy protein isolate
- Integrate healthy fats
- Don’t buy products with artificial sweeteners
- If you can’t pronounce it, don’t buy it
- Read ingredients
- Buy organic
- Eat before you go grocery shopping
Almost 10 years ago I went on a raid of our pantry, cabinets and fridge – getting rid of anything with High Fructose Corn Syrup, and Hydrogenated Oils. I simply do not let items with these in our house. We aren’t drinkers of soda, we never use artificial sweeteners, and always buy whole grains. I agree with much of Dr.Aziz’s points but won’t go as far as to give up being a vegan, or buying organic – I know that last one is a shock –but I have never found organic to be truly better when I research it. At the grocery store an item is considered not to be organic if it goes on a food belt that inorganic items have been on, not to mention different standards in labeling products. I keep my extra cash and make sure to wash my produce thoroughly, and look for non-GMO products.
Dr.Aziz definitely has written an educational and interesting diet book, which is given credence by his board certification in internal medicine, far better than reading and listening to advice given by some TV personality. Although I found this book to offer a sound perspective on weight loss and hormones that could help many struggling with weight loss, I am not sure that this Perfect 10 Diet is the only way – but it is definitely a positive step in the right direction for many.
This book touts again and again that low-fat and low-carb are not the way, that calorie counting is not necessary. I found after reading though that stage one does not allow any grains, and the typical day meal plan seems to be low calorie by design. The book also suggest you rid the kitchen of BBQ sauce and ketchup because they are full of HFCS, and sugars – this just isn’t so if you go to health food stores, even conventional grocers now have natural alternatives.
Of course my largest beef with this book is the small section on: Is it healthy to be a strict vegetarian? His answer no, because vegetarian diets are often high in carbohydrates and low in fat and protein. As a vegan for 2 decades who loves to eat, I can tell you this just is not true. The circular logic then given to support this – do you really think you can sculpt a body and tone muscle by eating bread and rice? Is just foolish. I don’t eat bread and rice and I have the best body of my life after having two children. Then again I wasn’t reading this because I am struggling with weight loss, I found a way to lose weight – and that is just my point. This book provides a different perspective on weight loss, it will help many people shed those unwanted pounds and live healthier – but that doesn’t make it the only way.
Do you want a copy
I am giving away my review copy of The Perfect 10 Diet to one lucky reader. So how can you win? Post a comment after each step, each comment is an entry to win! I will announce the winner April 1, 2010 via our Fan Page and Blog. Winner chosen at random from all comments.
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