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SuperFoods Rx: Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life (精装)
by Steven G. Pratt , Kathy Matthews
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| MSL Pointer Review:
A Great book covers "exercise, stress management, faith, friendship, laughter, daydreaming, sleep, and other elements necessary for a longstanding, healthy life" by introducing the concept of 14 healthy foods. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-02-08 00:00>
This book is an excellent summary of the latest research from the past few years about the benefits of certain foods like salmon and spinach. The things I like about this book are: 1) no product is being sold - The author doesn't make supplements or creams or anything the way that Perricone (The Wrinkle Cure) does. 2)The book only promotes whole foods, not supplements 3) there are excellent recipes using the 14 superfoods 4)The book doesn't focus on the "dont's" just the "do's" 5)It isn't a difficult program to follow.
This is a great book for learning about the health benefits of certain foods and getting the inspiration to eat them.
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-02-08 00:00>
Superfoods Rx is, quite simply, the best health and nutrition book I have ever read. It has truly revolutionized my relationship to food. What makes it so terrific is how flexible one can be and still follow author Steven Pratt's basic nutrition guidelines. Pratt espouses the benefits of fourteen "Superfoods" - Beans, Blueberries, Broccoli, Oats, Oranges, Pumpkin, Salmon, Soy, Spinach, Tea, Tomatoes, Turkey, Walnuts, and Yogurt--around which one can build a healthy, modern diet. These foods are not the only healthy foods; Pratt includes a large number of "sidekick" foods that have similar properties. The genius of the superfoods model of nutrition is that these foods form a framework around which anyone can build a healthy diet to suit their own personal tastes. The possibilies for healthy improvisation are endless, and all the foods are familiar, readily available, and inexpensive. And since Pratt does not prescribe any particular diet, only advocating certain very healthy foods, there is no calorie counting and no regimen to follow, other than common sense.
I am finally able to impliment a healthy eating plan, in large part because this book has freed me from "high maintainance" diets. Pratt certainly prefers fresh, whole foods, but he points out that "whole" is more important than "fresh". He consistently points to foods that are perfectly healthful in canned or frozen form, which is a godsend to a single, young, lazy male such as myself. I will never spend more than 15 minutes (including prep and cleanup) making any meal, so I could not follow any plan otherwise.
Canned pumpkin has been a real discovery for me. This stuff is so easy to cook with; I just toss a couple of spoonfuls of it into things like canned, ready to heat soup as a fortifier. It is also extremely filling; you will never feel hungry after a meal with pumpkin in it. My daily breakfast is now a mix of yogurt, pumpkin, wheat germ, and blueberries - just toss it all in a bowl and stir. Delicious!
I love this book so much, the only complaint I can make is, More! I want more secondary materials, maybe a small visual aid, like a poster, to stick to my fridge. I want simple, accessible ways to prepare and eat these foods, as well as a simple chart to keep me familiar with the most important nutritional properties of each. Pratt provides substantial nutrional tables at the end of the book, but who can remember the amount of selenium in tuna in the normal flow of daily life? What's needed is not more science, but more access.
Thank you Steven Pratt for this life-changing book! |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-02-08 00:00>
The suggestions in this book have really stuck with me for a couple of years now. I've always noticed that spinach and tomato juice, gave me an extra surge of energy, that I always had a sense of wellbeing after eating oatmeal, got a kick out of brocolli, never had a bad thing to say about beans, felt fortified after having my yogurt. The book made me think that I should be paying attention to those feelings and capitalize on them. Put some of each into my shopping basket each time I go to the store and eat them instead of junk when I'm hungry.
One strange and wonderful thing is that I now can't go without having spinach and yougurt with a glass of tomato juice in the morning for breakfast. I can't even figure how much my spinach consumption has increased - If i don't have it I get withdrawal symptoms. I puree the spinach and yougurt with a squeeze of lemon and I'm ready to go. If you like spinach dip it sort of tastes like that. For soy intake I use Revival Soy products. Google it. Have you ever tried puree of Orange and pumpkin? One orange to a half cup of pumpkin. This will fill you up and I dare you to try to be hungry afterward. If I have the soy, orange and pumpkin for lunch I am not hungry for hours. I don't like pumpkin too much but this is easy and good, which is why my appetite is curbed. Oatmeal with blueberries and walnuts and vanilla soymilk is great. Who could be hungry after that? Just eat these foods and you won't gain weight. You'll feel great, physically and mentally! |
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Christine Danielson (MSL quote), USA
<2007-02-08 00:00>
Dr Steven Pratt has made eating right easy to understand and easy to implement. I normally don't like to read nutrition books but this one I couldn't put down. I now know what I should eat and how big or small the portions should be. Which foods help your heart, eyes, inflamation etc. All the foods he talks about can be found in your local grocery store you don't need to go to a health food store unless you want organic food. If you know nothing about nutrition or know a lot, this is the book for you. He makes it so easy, even adding receipes and daily menus. I hope he will write another book!
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Tania Tingel (MSL quote), USA
<2007-02-08 00:00>
I bought this book with the reluctant intention of going on an anti-cancer diet. I have just been diagnosed with a potential cervical malignancy and my best friend suggested I go on an anti-cancer diet for life as a precaution.
After just 7 days I cannot believe how much better I feel. The most marked change is that I don't get that afternoon slump where I crave chocolate and/or more food and I've stopped continuously craving food. I have heard other nutritionists describing people who don't eat the right food (regardless of how much they eat) as "starving" because they are not getting enough nutrients and I think that was true of me.
In fact I have been having salads for lunch and for the first time in my life I have been feeling satisfied. (In the past I always felt hungry, even just after having a big meal.) My former self would not believe that my future self could possibly say that a salad could satisfy me. I always thought that salads were something that supermodels ate, while starving their way to thinness...
Dr Pratt has excellent little tips that can help you out while shopping... such as not buying bread unless it has more than 3 grams of fibre per serve. With so many different breads competing for your attention in the supermarket isles, flaunting their apparent health giving properties, it's very difficult to know what to purchase. This simple little rule has been of great benefit to me.
Also, what I love the most is that every person who uses the book, applies their new found knowledge in their own way. I am a fussy eater and don't like some of his food suggestions, however I have found that I can very easily incorporate the superfoods into my diet in my own way. He also has supplementary food items he calls "sidekicks" if you don't like the primary superfood he suggests.
Dr Pratt emphasises eating the right foods rather than the minor issues of whether its raw, cooked, combined with the right foods, the right amount, a complete protein, the right balance of carbs vs protein etc. He feels that people get bogged down by the unimportant detail of the latest food research only to become dissolusioned and then throw out the baby with the bath water. He doesn't talk about what not to eat, in fact I tried to find out whether he allows coffee or not, and I couldn't find a reference to it. That impressed me... because his diet makes you feel good about yourself... no food guilt here. So I allow myself to eat whatever I want after I've eaten enough of the superfoods... and strangely, I don't find myself wanting the hot chips or chocolate... because for the first time in my life I feel satisfied.
Dr Pratt references the latest food research... I found the detail of the make-up of the foods too much information for me to process, but it's there if you need it, if you want to know why the food is good for you. I'm happy to just accept the results.
In terms of losing weight (I'm a little over weight) but I'm curious to see where my weight will end up being if I change to this diet for life. Wherever that is will be the right weight for me.
I'm starting to think of food as nature's drug... if healthy food were illegal we'd probably all binge on it on the weekend! |
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Sallie Stephens (MSL quote), USA
<2007-02-08 00:00>
It seems everywhere you turn nowadays you read, see or hear about "superfoods"" - those foods that help bring one to *optimal health*. The difference between Dr. Steven Pratt's book and some of the others out there is that this plan can actually be done by an ordinary person shopping in an ordinary grocery store. Blueberries? Sure. Easy to find, not too expensive, and tasty too. The same goes for most of the other foods - spinach, yogurt, whole grains, nuts, salmon, etc. Common sense information? Sure, but isn't it good to be reminded?
As a person with a chronic illness, I've read countless 'diet' books over the years -not for weight loss, but for improved health. There's the wheat-free diet, the non-dairy diet (and a combination of the two), the raw foods diet, and many, many others. Have I tried them? You bet. Did they work? To a degree. But I found that trying to keep up with all the planning that went into eating, as well as the expense and time, got to be a little ridiculous. It just wasn't worth it. Not so with Dr. Pratt's book. I've generally been a pretty healthy eater to begin with (but am a junk food junkie at heart - just not an actively practicing one) and I've found his book to be extremely easy to read and follow. Since purchasing"SuperFoods" last fall, I can honestly say that this *diet* is not difficult to follow. I feel good, have more energy and most importantly, I feel I am investing in my future health.
I appreciate Dr. Pratt's easy-to-read format. If one wants to know exactly why blueberries are good for you, he's got it all written down. If one just wants to know what the superfoods are, some recipes and specific brands to look for in the store, he's got that too. As an Exercise Physiologist and Personal Trainer, I am often asked about diets. While I don't give dietary advice, I do recommend this book to my clients. It's clear, concise, and I feel his information is right on the money. Perfect for those wanting to incorporate easy to fix, healthful foods into their diet.
Will it change your life? I don't know... but it certainly can help put you on the path to better health. And there's not a lot better than that! |
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Steve Burns (MSL quote), USA
<2007-02-08 00:00>
This book changed the way I look at food. I had read 40 other diet books, Zone, Adkins, Volumetrics, Origen diet, 40-30-30, low fat, etc. This was the first book that really came from an angle of eating food in a very fulfilling and positive manner. I started to think of spending my calories to get maximum health benefits and not waste them on foods that did not taste great and give me enough nutritional bang for my buck. The Super Foods are beans, blueberries, broccoli, oats, oranges, pumpkin,salmon,soy,spinach,Tea (green or black), tomatoes, turkey, walnuts, and yogurt. There are also side kicks listed as secondary super foods like almonds for walnuts or tuna for salmon etc. This is one of those rare books that actually changed my behavior. I rarely give 5 stars but this book is easy to understand,easy to read, and held my attention. I highly recommend.
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Dave (MSL quote), USA
<2007-02-08 00:00>
Superfoods RX provides a good summary of some of the best foods to eat in a healthy balanced diet. One of the best things about this book is that the foods listed also come with sidekicks. Most of the foods are not only nutritious, but delicious as well. All of a sudden, something like a turkey sandwich with spinach leaves, tomatoes, and made with oat bread is a superfood buffet. Another delectable delight, vanilla yogurt with fresh blueberries, walnuts, and oats is an ideal, filling and tastey breakfast.
The inclusion of pumpkin is a little problematic for me because I have mostly ingested pumpkin in pastries and in pies. Winter squash will probably do in meeting the pumpkin requirement though I'll take the challenge to find more creative uses for pumpkin. (Anyone have a good pumpkin soup recipe to share?) The inclusion of soybeans and beans is a little duplicative though I have to admit that nothing goes with beer as well as edadame. Except in high sodium Chinese soups, I don't do tofu so I might have to find other ways for using edadame if I'm going to follow the book's soy recommendation.
The authors by including tea as a superfood makes my former Mormon self chuckle a bit. Evil tea listed as a health food? Joe I guess you messed up on that one. As for salmon, it's a good news bad news situation. I love salmon, but try finding affordable wild salmon in Utah. The farmed, color added stuff just doesn't cut it health-wise or taste wise. I have made salmon salads from canned Alaskan salmon on a bed of spinach leaves, mixed with tomatoes, broccoli, walnuts, and orange slices. It was actually quite tastey. I might have to take a trip to Alaska every summer to meet the Superfoods recommendation, but I'll give it a go.
All in all, I found this book a pretty good nutritional guide. The only thing better would have been if he added a good cold lager as a superfood. |
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Mark Howard (MSL quote), USA
<2007-02-08 00:00>
This is the type of book I wish I could send to everyone I know. It could be a course on nutrition it is informative but easy to read. It is also a positive book giving suggestions on which foods to incorporate into one's diet, how much and how often. Much of the suggestions are what our Mothers told us and Dr Pratt tells us why. One aspect of the book that impressed me is the 20 pages of scientific references. If you have any doubts about this book read the How Your Diet is Killing You starting on Page 11 see "Search Inside link".
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Susan Doran (MSL quote), USA
<2007-02-08 00:00>
I've been looking for an eating plan that emphasized good foods instead of condemning or limiting others, and this book does just that. The advice in the book is very reasonable and easily applied to an everyday diet. I think my diet has become a great deal more healthful based on the information and suggestions I got from this book. Also, it's a pretty easy read, with lots of good nutritional information that's not hard to get through. I finished reading it in a few days, and go back and reread sections any time I need a little inspiration or reminder to eat better.
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