- Hardcover: 252 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK (23 Feb 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0684849534
- ISBN-13: 978-0684849539
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.7 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (78 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 40,719 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
| ||||||||||||||||||
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Plus, get an extra £5 Gift Certificate when you trade in books worth £10 or more before June 30, 2012. Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
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 the
Paperback
edition.
Product Description
Presenting a seven-step programme for recognizing and overcoming sugar-sensitivity, this book explains how certain food-dependent chemicals in the brain regulate moods. The plan is designed to maintain mental and physical health by keeping seratonin, beta-endorphins and blood sugar in balance.
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Browse and search another edition of this book.
First Sentence
Are you aware of yourself, smart and sensitive to others' feelings? Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Are you aware of yourself, smart and sensitive to others' feelings? Read the first page
Explore More
Concordance
Browse Sample PagesConcordance
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
45 of 46 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
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.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
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
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
39 of 41 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
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.
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
one of the most amazing books ive ever read
even if u dont want to lose weight or ur not depressed its a book i will never forget reading fasinating and very informative
Published 3 months ago by heather
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
Published 15 months ago by Mia
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
Published on 2 April 2010 by Boogieshooz
SAME OLD
Another opportunist. The remarkable thing about Miss DesMaisons is that she also writes about her way as being the last diet yet she is very obese and claims it's because she's... Read more
Published on 21 Oct 2007 by Susan Mark
The only book that worked for me
I bought this book two years ago. At a rough estimate it was the 40th diet/health book I had purchased and proved to be almost the last (I bought her other two as well). Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2007 by Piewacket
This is how I recovered from a dibilitating mood disorder call...
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 called... Read more
Published on 26 July 2007 by James Mason
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
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
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
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
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by category
- Books > Food & Drink > Diets & Healthy Eating > Healthy Eating
- Books > Health, Family & Lifestyle > Diet & Nutrition > Losing Weight
- Books > Health, Family & Lifestyle > Health Issues > Illnesses & Conditions > Depression
- Books > Health, Family & Lifestyle > Health Issues > Popular Medicine
- Books > Health, Family & Lifestyle > Medical & Healthcare Practitioners
- Books > Health, Family & Lifestyle > Psychology & Psychiatry > Applied Psychology > Clinical Psychology
- Books > Science & Nature > Medicine > Diseases & Disorders > Mental Diseases & Disorders
- Books > Science & Nature > Medicine > Medical Sciences A-Z > Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
- Books > Science & Nature > Medicine > Medical Sciences A-Z > Psychotherapy & Clinical Psychology
- Books > Scientific, Technical & Medical
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
