Rating:  - protein power lifeplan
This book gave me more information than I ever dreamed it would. Now I have a place to go for things that will help me to u nderstand how the body works and what it needs .
Rich.
Rating:  - Very Good Followup to Protein Power
I got this book at the same time as Protein Power. I read the older one first. PPL expands on PP, updates some of the research information and calculations.
In this book, the Drs. Eades get more into the Paleolithic diet, broken down into 3 styles for modern life. It does seem a little over the top, yet it makes a lot of sense. I love history and anthropology, and this approach does explain a lot regarding our modern diet giving us major problems in the way of diabetes, heart attacks, acid reflux, and a host of other "modern" diseases.
BTW, did you know the Egyptians ate a lot of grains and also had heart problems? Just a little factoid there from the book.
I am already a low carb lifestyler, but I learned a lot from these two books. The price of the books was worth the information on vitamins and minerals and nutrients, notwithstanding any other information.
Rating: - Far more relevant than just-published nutrition books
If you don't already know them, Drs. Mary Dan and Michael Eades are two of the most brilliant nutritionists and doctors on earth. They've written several good books, but their magnum opus remains The Protein Power Lifeplan. Don't dismiss this book as outdated or irrelevant just because it's seven years old.
And don't dismiss it as a diet book. Yes, the Eadeses deal with weight-related problems, and The Protein Power Lifeplan contains a long chapter that tells you about everything about maintaining a healthy weight.
Much of the Eadeses' philosophy stems from the diet our Paleolithic ancestors consumed. They provide a concise and intriguing history. Perhaps the most unsettling argument for many readers will be how for most of humans' existence we did not eat corn flakes, enriched bread, and other so-called "health" foods. Some "experts" dismiss lower-carbohydrate diets as faddish. But how can a diet be a fad if we thrived on it for the vast majority of our time on earth?
The Protein Power Lifeplan also contains a brilliant chapter about "Antioxidant Use and Abuse" that elucidates the hottest topic in mainstream nutrition today. Another chapter deals with excess iron, which exacerbates more problems than many of us are aware. And - just in time for summer! - a chapter called "Sunshine Superman" proves that some sun can be good for you.
To paraphrase Woody Allen in Annie Hall, the Eadeses prove that "everything that our parents told us was bad is good." Sunshine, fat, cholesterol... This book proves they may not be the horrible things we're frequently coerced to believe. The enlightening chapters on fat and cholesterol will give you ammunition the next time someone brings up how "evil" these dietary components are, and you'll appear pretty brilliant in the bargain.
The material here is dense, occasionally challenging, but the Eadeses disseminate it in an informal, entertaining tone. Conveniently, each chapter ends with a "Bottom Line" summary. I've re-read The Protein Power Lifeplan numerous times, and I marvel how so much information packs so few pages. In fact, the book, along with a few others, inspired me to pursue a nutrition degree. Even seven years after its publication, The Protein Power Lifeplan remains far more relevant than many just-published diet and nutrition books.
Rating: - Amazing
I have only read the first 40 pages of this book, but i have to comment already because of how amazing this book is. I expected a diet book, and instead got a book exploring the history of mankind and diagram of the complex workings of the human digestive system. I can tell from the direction this book is taking that instead of presenting one with only general dieting fundamentals, it takes you behind the scenes into an understanding of how our bodies function and the process of storing fat and creating energy. The Eades' uncover the truth behind the long standing low-fat diet plan, that it came about as simply an incorrect hypothesis big business took advantage of to make more money. This book is excellent reading on many levels, and now im going to continue reading. Oh yeah and hey it was only $10!
Ive read this book a few times now, it is great to refrence back to. While I wont say it's the only book you ever need to read, it is a great book and a must-have.
Rating: - Lots of really helpfull info
I read this book from cover to cover. I have to say that I found more useful information in this book than any other I've read so far. It explains in detail what goes on inside your body when you eat foods that apparently our bodies just aren't able to process. The book explains the problems caused by these foods and then what to do to correct the problems and get yourself healthy again. It's a book that's well worth the price.
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