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| I sought out the book
Diet Cure, following the recommendation
of an individual interested in health improvement. Once I saw the book
I knew it would be valuable and useful. This review will briefly
introduce you to the key topics. I highly recommend you get this book
for yourself.
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I like how Ms Ross has organized her book. The first
several chapters provide a foundation and introduction to the concepts
presented.
| Part I helps the reader Identify the
Eight Imbalances.
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| Part II provides practical suggestions for correcting imbalances correlating
with the imbalances identified in Part I. |
| Part III integrates part I and part II with practical hints about a master
plan, cooking and shopping. |
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| The Appendix provides several case studies and
remarkable recoveries. |
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| "It isn't the calories, it is the
kind of calories that they
(eating plans) eliminate that make certain weight loss diets more "successful"
than others...None (of the popular eating plans) exclude all three allergy-addictors
entirely (Ross, P 68). |
| The author presents good support for Amino Foods. As protein is the
only source of aminio acids, she recommends at least 20 g of protein at
each meal. She also suggests amino acid supplements, and provides common
sense ways to test for amino acid deficiency. |
| The author spends a section on Refueling your Brain Chemistry with Amino
Acids. Chapter 9 provides an excellent foundation for Amnio Acid Therapy.
The author discuses the value of amino acid supplements if an individual's
system is out of balance. I especially like the prevention and common sense
approach, providing many solutions and ideas for common problems, and provides
an extensive explanation of amino acid supplements. |
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Eight Major Imbalances
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1. Depleted Brain Chemistry
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2. Malnutrition due to Low Calorie Dieting
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3. Unstable Blood Sugar: problems it causes, and
in Part II what to do about it.
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4. Unrecognized Low Thyroid Function: how to test
for it, and in part II what to do about it.
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5. Food Addictions and Allergic Reactions: Major
Allergens: wheat and glutens, dairy and sugar
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6. Hormone Havoc
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7. Yeast Overgrowth: how it happens, and in Part
II what to do about it.
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8. Fatty Acid Deficiency, and what to do about it.
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Dr. Ross cites sugar, glutens/wheat, and dairy as major contributors to
current health problems. She provides simple ways to screen for these allergies,
and then common sense approaches to improving health related to specific
foods. I found her recommends very sound and based on common sense. |
How to Undiet: (p 137)
| Do not skip meals. |
| Eat at least 25% of your day's calories at breakfast. |
| Do not undereat. |
| Start your meals with plenty of protein. |
| Eat unlimited amounts of green, red and yellow vegetables with your
protein. |
| For snacks, eat fruit and vegetables with protein. |
| Include good fats with each meal. Examples: nuts, seeds, salad oil,
avocados. |
| Stop counting calories and fat grams |
| Use common sense to recover from previous eating experiences. |
This book has many resources, both books and web sites. The author includes
guidelines for finding a supportive health professional to help with nutrition
choices, and an excellent
food-mood log. If you go to Ms. Ross' web site, you can download a questionnaire
and then provides some suggestions about what your answers mean. |
