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The Pritikin Edge: 10 Essential Ingredients for a Long and Delicious Life |  | Authors: Dr. Robert A. Vogel, Paul Tager Lehr
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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ISBN: 1416580883
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Publication Date: September 23, 2008
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We Americans may reside in the greatest nation on earth, but our lifestyle is killing us. Onequarter of us still smoke, two-thirds of us are fat, three-quarters of us don't exercise, and stress and depression are ubiquitous. We wolf down oversize portions of fast food in minutes and boast of not having taken a vacation in years. We get misinformation like "olive oil is healthy" but then get fatter because drizzling three tablespoons of oil on a salad adds as many calories as two scoops of premium ice cream. Despite all our advances in drugs and surgery, obesity and the diseases it causes have shortened life expectancy; this is the first time in history that children can expect to die younger than their parents.The Pritikin Program was the first comprehensive lifestyle program in America, and after fifty years on the cutting edge of lifestyle science, it is still the longest-running, most successful program for reversing many of modern society's diseases, including obesity, heart disease, and diabetes. What sets Pritikin apart from the myriad of other diets is that its program is based on real science. Pritikin doesn't make random claims or base advice on half-truths or fads; Pritikin's effectiveness has been proven and documented in more than 110 scientific studies. You've picked up this book because you want to change your lifestyle, improve your health, and live longer, and with the program in these pages, you can start reversing the effects of years of unhealthy living today. Here you'll find the ten simple lifestyle ingredients that will change your life. Stick with them and you'll lose weight without feeling hungry, your energy will surge, and you will look and feel healthier and stronger than you have in years. Included are more than 75 recipes for flavorful and healthful dishes, detailed meal plans, and tips for dining out healthfully and happily. You'll learn what kinds of physical activities are most effective and how to make the most of your time on the road or in the gym. You'll get sets of simple exercises you can do anywhere that will make you strong, help you shed fat, and keep you toned. The real science of lifestyle and heart health, from fat molecules to heart attacks, is described in accessible terms, and popular diet myths are debunked. You'll find out why lowcarbohydrate or other fad diets won't help you lose weight in the long run and why they won't improve your overall health. The Pritikin Edge gives you the real facts so you can take control of your health and add years to your life and quality to your years. Once you begin living with these principles, you'll wonder how you ever lived any other way.
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 Mostly good, but probably not aimed at those who need it most July 13, 2009
cxlxmx
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
It's hard to believe all the reviews here are honest ones. As one commenter pointed out, how can you get results a week after the book has been released?
Anyhow, I purchased this book after seeing the author, Dr. Vogel, give two presentations at a conference. I was excited because his PowerPoints were full discussions of the research. Charts, graphs, citations. Plus, the things he was talking about seemed like a change from the old "super-low-fat and long bouts of low-impact aerobic exercise" Pritikin advice. He discussed the value of eating the right fats and exercising with HIIT (long-distance running can actually be bad for you). From what I could tell, he was basically saying that the new Pritikin recommendations were converging with other diets that weren't quite so... severe. During the Q&A session, someone asked him to discuss the differences in fish--were there healthy and unhealthy fishes to eat? He ran out of time, so he just said, "well, just buy the book, it's all in there."
Well, it's sort of all in there. The charts and graphs are gone and the book doesn't have any citations. (I suppose most people will think that's a good thing, though.) I don't mean to imply that this stuff is made up, but what if you want to go deeper? The recommendations themselves are the same as at the conference, but the emphasis given to them is quite different. It's as though this book is struggling to put new data and recommendations into the old-timey Pritikin mold so as not to have to admit that the old Pritikin diet had any problems.
For example, the book describes a jogging routine using fast and slow rhythms, but doesn't actually say "HIIT," and this comes at the end of a section on doing more walking. If you didn't already know better, you'd come away from this book with the idea that the exercise recommendations are for lots of... long bouts of low-impact aerobics, like the old Pritikin recommendations. Although resistance exercise is recommended, the specifics are weak. A much better recommendation would be the three-to-five-exercise routine found in Body by Science. Also, I'm far from convinced of the usefulness of stretching for fitness. Here's a place where the lack of citations really hurt. How can I be convinced?
My main problem with the Pritikin program is that it doesn't seem to acknowledge any sort of perspective. For example, it attacks olive oil because olive oil is only better than butter but not the best oil you could use (canola). Well, honestly, if you could get someone to switch from butter-basis to olive oil, isn't that pretty good? In his forward, Dr. Vogel talks about adding 7 years to your life. Well, how much of that is the difference between olive oil and canola oil and how much is the difference between butter/lard/transfat and olive oil? What's the cost-benefit analysis if you like olive oil but not canola?
The book makes reference to the CEO of Barnes & Noble, Bill Clinton, and other Pritikin devotees who are apparently professionals. Any recommendations are easy if you have a lot of resources. Looking at usability in the lives of normal people, does it make sense to recommend only what's going to extend life-span the most in the best case scenario or to balance that with what's going to have the biggest bang for the buck and is most likely to work in most people?
Anyhow, for my complaining, I think this is a good book. I'm sure the diet recommendations will go far toward helping your heart if you can follow them. The exercise recommendations will do okay, too, although I actually don't think they're all best practice recommendations. The book's production is good, (the lay-out probably could have been improved).
Healthy weightloss Plan May 22, 2009
D. E. Dombroski (PA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is just another step up to Pritikin program -diet & exercise.
If followed, this helps you get eating healthy and even walking to lose weight.
Great Resource April 3, 2009
Red (Florida)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed this book. It's filled with good common sense advice to a healthy diet and lifestyle. I also have some earlier Pritikin diet books and recommend those also. I found that I got something out of all them. Each has a few different tips that make them a good read. They are also a good companion to the DVD 'Live Long, Live Well with Robert Pritikin'. If you have friends or family members who need dietary advice but don't read, get the DVD. If they do read, get both, it's money well spent.
Great book!!!!! March 19, 2009
scooter (Oklahoma)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Very good book, full of information that for once makes since. Highly recommend it to anyone wanting a healthy eating guide.
Helpful information, even for healthy young people, Terrible recipes December 18, 2008
HMarten
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I found a lot of helpful information in this book. Heart disease is explained in a clear manner, and this book is an easy read because the author is so darn funny. I have so many favorite lines from this book. I was seriously cracking up while I read the book (and read it in a day off work, btw--very fast read). I do not follow everything to a T--I still salt my food, but I use less salt and I use almost no prepackaged food at all. I do look at sodium content now. I also buy reduced fat cheese, too. Pritikin suggests nonfat cheese, though. I would feel deprived if I followed all of the diet ideas perfectly. Instead, I look at my healthy vegetarian diet through new eyes and see where I can make it healthier, but still satisfying and delicious. My husband appreciated that Pritikin is scientifically based and has so many studies done on it. One caveat--I am not a fan of the recipes. I'd rather not eat than eat awful food! I am very picky, though. And I'm not a fan of fat and sugar substitutes--I say just use less of the real thing!
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