- Paperback: 351 pages
- Publisher: Vermilion (3 Jan 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0091857457
- ISBN-13: 978-0091857455
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.2 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 38,431 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The mass market edition of the life-changing book that reveals how to beat the body's predisposition towards heart disease, diabetes, early ageing and weight gain
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This title is designed to transform diet habits, detoxify and re-energize the body and mind. It contains energizing recipes and easy-to-follow daily menu plans which are low in carbohydrates, high in proteins and good fats, and are also rich in phytochemicals and anti-ageing antioxidants.
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102 of 104 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am a Kenton fan, my bookshelf proves it. I read the book in one go and hated it. It appeared to contradict everything I thought Leslie Kenton believes in with regards to health and food.
And then I tried it, basically only because of my high regard for the author. The result is outstanding. I sleep 2 hours less than before (honest), I have a huge amount of energy, my skin has cleared up, I started excercising for the first time in 15 years (weightlifting!), I have lost all my cravings for sweets and junk food. My friends admire my willpower but I don't need willpower at all. I just don't want the stuff. I found that I don't spend more money on food either. And yes, I just put my old trouser away. I cannot wear them anymore, they are too big. If you try this diet, please do read through it carefully. The only time I got into trouble was when I thought I know better. For example, I did not use the Ketosticks first of all. Not a good idea as I was burning too much fat and it made me feel ill. And this is not another Atkins diet, I tried that one and failed miserably. This is about regulating your blood sugar level and getting your insulin production back to normal. So, I continue to say bye-bye to my excess pounds and bye-bye to cravings and hunger!
And then I tried it, basically only because of my high regard for the author. The result is outstanding. I sleep 2 hours less than before (honest), I have a huge amount of energy, my skin has cleared up, I started excercising for the first time in 15 years (weightlifting!), I have lost all my cravings for sweets and junk food. My friends admire my willpower but I don't need willpower at all. I just don't want the stuff. I found that I don't spend more money on food either. And yes, I just put my old trouser away. I cannot wear them anymore, they are too big. If you try this diet, please do read through it carefully. The only time I got into trouble was when I thought I know better. For example, I did not use the Ketosticks first of all. Not a good idea as I was burning too much fat and it made me feel ill. And this is not another Atkins diet, I tried that one and failed miserably. This is about regulating your blood sugar level and getting your insulin production back to normal. So, I continue to say bye-bye to my excess pounds and bye-bye to cravings and hunger!
23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This diet is working well for me. Leslie Kenton's book takes a lot of reading and it would benefit from an 'idiots' guide' section on exactly what to do, rather than the somewhat unclear section in the middle of the book that is surrounded by all sorts of other things. However, if you are willing to give the book time and thought to absorb it properly it is packed with information that is very enlightening. Following this method is allowing me to shed 3 stone and I feel marvellous on it. It does work. I have more energy, a clear head, a happy spirit and feel 100% better than I did before I was eating this way. I no longer have the dips in energy or the craving for bread, cake, crisps etc that I could get before. It has freed me from those intermittent but ever-recurring enslavements to eating for the sake of eating. It's not hard either. Once I had understood the principles and worked it through it was easy to integrate this way of eating into my life. A little bit of planning the night before for packed lunches is the most it takes really.
I love the fact that I am shedding stones, feeling good, and I don't have to suffer to get these benefits. This way of eating feels right to me.
I love the fact that I am shedding stones, feeling good, and I don't have to suffer to get these benefits. This way of eating feels right to me.
52 of 54 people found the following review helpful
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Having seen a review of this book in a Sunday newspaper and recognising myself in the description of who it was suitable for, I sent off for it immediately. I began Ketogenics just after Christmas and have lost 14lb in seven weeks. But even better than that, I feel full of energy and vitality. I eat good quality organic meat, fish and chicken, organic veg and a small amount of dairy and drink 3l water a day - I only eat when I'm hungry and no longer have cravings for chocolate and biscuits as I used to do. This isn't a diet, it is a way of eating for life. It may not be suitable for everyone but anyone who feels sluggish after eating a meal high in carbohydrates and is constantly craving food should give it a go.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
great diet, well researched and supported
Having tried and had success with Atkins several years ago I was very interested to see how and why Leslie Kenton would recommend a low carb diet. Read more
Published on 1 May 2009 by SH
So good I lost my copy and am buying another
I lost stones on this diet and never felt better. Even the recipes created by Leslie Kenon in the back of the book are excellent and have become not just my favourites but family... Read more
Published on 12 May 2008 by Emerald
Leslie's solution to weight loss?
Like a number of the other reviewers, I have also read Leslie Kenton's books and was curious about this one, especially as I have read other books advocating a low-carb diet. Read more
Published on 13 Jan 2004 by Mrs. Md Findlay
X = eat less
The horrible truth is that if you want to lose weight you just have to eat less. Although this book isn't explicitly saying this, the very interesting theories on which the book... Read more
Published on 17 Nov 2003
What a wonderful book
The Atkins diet never seemed healthy to me as it banned fruit and encouaged high fat foods - how sensible if that?? Read more
Published on 9 Oct 2003
Excellent book
I tried this diet with the usual sinking feeling of, 'here we go again'. Not the most enthusiastic or positive way to start a new way of eating. Read more
Published on 30 May 2002
Neither new nor revolutionary
This IS the Atkins diet, the main difference being that Robert Atkins allows cream and cheese (delicious, natural, inexpensive and easily obtainable foods), Kenton advises... Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2002
Eloquent, persuasive, but 6 days on the diet is painful
It's a high protein, good fats and very low carb diet for the fatties who have to do Ketogenics, more carbs for the Insulin Balance people. Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2002 by jude.theobscure@virgin.net
Very Disappointing
Leslie Kenton's books have always been a source of inspiration. I eagerly awaited her latest book The X-factor Diet and was very disappointed. Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2002
Very disappointing.
As a devotee of Leslie Kenton as a health and fitness guru and having read every tome she has ever written I find this book very disappointing. Read more
Published on 10 Jan 2002
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