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Potatoes Not Prozac [Paperback]

Kathleen Desmaisons (Author)

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Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Pocket Books; New edition edition (5 Mar 2001)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0671773771
ISBN-13: 978-0671773779
Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 2 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (77 customer reviews)

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Sugar sensitivity is not a syndrome that many of us would commonly consider having, but in fact it could be the cause of our everyday feelings. For example, one day we may feel confident while other times we may feel this confidence has slipped away--but for no apparent reason. The answer to these unexplained feelings could be that you are sugar sensitive. The author defines sugar sensitivity as "the body chemistry responding to sugars and certain carbohydrates differently than the next person." She continues: "This biochemical difference can have a huge effect on our moods and behaviour--how you feel is linked to what you eat and when you eat it." Potatoes not Prozac: a Natural Seven-Day Plan to Control Depression, Food Cravings and Weight Gain will help you discover whether you are sugar sensitive and if you are it provides a step-by-step dietary plan to maintain your blood sugar levels. Being sugar sensitive can also be another reason why you cannot lose weight or fight depression, according to DesMaisons. This book is fascinating as the author brings in her own experiences. It is an easy guide, providing background on the ups and downs of your blood sugar, and includes a user-friendly and detailed questionnaire for readers to discover whether they suffer from this treatable syndrome. The book then takes the reader through the first steps on the road to maintaining a suitable blood-sugar level and shows ways to keep on the right track and live a healthy and balanced lifestyle. This book shows that healthy living is all about simple changes which can make big differences in the way we feel about ourselves. Those wishing to read further around the effects of food on the body could also consider Dr John Briffa's Food for Health. --Louise Coyle --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Christiane Northrup, M.D."author of "Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing"I very much look forward to recommending the book to all those who I know without a doubt are suffering from sugar addiction and all its myriad consequences. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The answers you never knew existed, 13 Aug 2001

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After reading Potatoes not Prozac I feel as if I have gained answers to questions I dared not ask. If, like me you are constantly tempted by sweet or starchy foods or are prone to binging you too could be sugar sensitive. Don't be put off by the title - this book is extremely informative while not trying to force certain diet regimes onto you. It simply gives you the facts and a guide of how to change your eating habits accordingly.

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5.0 out of 5 stars potatoes not prozac, 8 Jan 2005

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this book is absolutely fantastic
full of eyeopening useful information and explains so much
this info should be available on a much wider scale
i suffered for years with these symptoms beating my self up and feeling a failure
i just wish my doctor knew about this, then i would have made my recovery so much sooner

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5.0 out of 5 stars Tools Not Formulas, 21 April 2001

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In a very simple way this book shows the relationship beetwen what we eat and our behaviour. The way we think, the way we act and the way we crave for certain foods. And the most important, it shows how to regulate the way we eat, giving the reader the tools for it - not just a bunch of 'easy' formulas. It is one of the best pictures to that ancient chinese expression that states: "if a man comes to your door asking for food don't give him the food, teach him the art of fishing". If you are looking for abracadabra formulas don't buy it! But if you like inner travels in the search of knowledge and undersatnding of your own person by your own hands, it's a five star's choice.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Lost almost 20 kilos and managed to stay that way.
I lost almost 20 kilos as a result of reading this book and applying the principles of eating into my everyday's diet. Read more

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not Holistic Enough
I started the diet in this book but ended up having to give it up because it just didn't chime with my intuition. Read more

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Published on 18 Oct 2007 by Piewacket

5.0 out of 5 stars This is how I recovered from a dibilitating mood disorder call depression
Thanks to Kathleen Des maisons for her excellant work on addicitve nutrition, this combined with EPA omega 3 is how I recovered from an impossible recurring health condition... Read more

Published on 26 July 2007 by James Mason

4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of sensible ideas
Kathleen DesMaisons' theory is that, in some people, sugar acts like an addictive drug on certain parts of the brain, interfering with serotonin and beta-endorphin regulation. Read more

Published on 27 Feb 2005 by Graham Phillips

5.0 out of 5 stars Fab introduction to the influence on the brain
I study brain chemsitry as a hobby and I have recommended this too so many friends. The language is so understandable my friends 13 year old son has read this. Read more

Published on 10 Mar 2003

1.0 out of 5 stars Nothing new under the sun
Like most books touting a *new* food discovery this one is no different. Same old material that's been circulating for years, only in a different format. Read more

Published on 27 Jan 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Up front experiance of this programmeI find it second to non
The author of this book is a genuine caring one to one friend of all who follow this food plan My experiance in six months has been absolutly first class and no longer despair of... Read more

Published on 1 Dec 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Helped me beat candida too!
I had tried to do anti-candida diets in the past, and failed. I understood why when I read this book. I had been trying to give up sugar 'cold turkey'. Read more

Published on 23 July 2000 by Michelle Scott

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