- Hardcover: 270 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; 1 edition (13 Dec 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060393793
- ISBN-13: 978-0060393793
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.7 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,029,465 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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What Color is Your Diet? features Dr. David Heber's new DNA Diet Plan, a revolutionary approach incorporating the latest breakthroughs in genetic research and his unique "7 Colors of Health" food group system. He shows you how to make food choices to restore, repair and rejuvenate your immune system, ward off illnesses, and prevent ageing and lose body fat at the same time. As Dr. Heber explains, it is the imbalance between our modern diet and the DNA laid down over 50,000 years ago that accounts for all of our major common diseases. This groundbreaking new work includes - * Self-Assessment questionnaires * A vitamin and supplement guide * Herbal remedies * Scores of easy-to-use recipes * Tips on travelling and dining on the DNA diet * Sample weekly menus * Helpful shopping lists The only book that teaches you how to eat specifically for your genetic makeup, What Color is Your Diet? is an extraordinary breakthrough for living a long life full of strength and vitality.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book describes a sensible fruit and veggie laden diet. I lost weight when following it and the different colour groups make it almost fun! The description of why you should get antioxidants and the science behind the diet is quite dull though. Warning: this is not a quick fix either, more of a healthy lifestyle change. All in all, helpful in analyzing your eating patterns and getting the important vitamins and nutrients. Which is really what you're supposed to be doing when you diet, isn't it?
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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful
The Best Weight-Loss Plan
19 Mar 2004
Format:Paperback
I cannot say enough good things about this book. Almost a year ago, my husband decided he needed to lose weight (his doctor had been telling him to do so for years; he was verging into diabetes despite being on Glucophage, Glucotrol, and Lipitor). My husband's one criterion was he wanted a diet that allowed him to eat frequently during the day because he didn't want to be hungry. Enter Heber's book!
Merely by increasing the number of vegetables and fruits that my husband ate, he crowded out the crap he'd been obliviously living on. He began to count calories because the results from merely eating more healthily a la Heber made him feel very positive. In six months, he lost sixty-five pounds. His cholesterol went from 220 (a number achieved with the help of those meds) to 125. He's kept the weight off five months now, but we are determined that he will be eating this way for life. We have a word in our household: Heberific. My husband's Park Avenue doctor phoned me and said: "I didn't recognize your husband from his numbers [meaning his blood test numbers]. They've never looked like this! You've added at least ten years to your husband's life, and really fifteen quality years. You are a hero!" I accepted the compliment because it's I who do most of the food preparation.
Merely by increasing the number of vegetables and fruits that my husband ate, he crowded out the crap he'd been obliviously living on. He began to count calories because the results from merely eating more healthily a la Heber made him feel very positive. In six months, he lost sixty-five pounds. His cholesterol went from 220 (a number achieved with the help of those meds) to 125. He's kept the weight off five months now, but we are determined that he will be eating this way for life. We have a word in our household: Heberific. My husband's Park Avenue doctor phoned me and said: "I didn't recognize your husband from his numbers [meaning his blood test numbers]. They've never looked like this! You've added at least ten years to your husband's life, and really fifteen quality years. You are a hero!" I accepted the compliment because it's I who do most of the food preparation.
Now I go to the fruits-and-vegetable market almost every day. I too have made a game of tracking what color fruits and vegies my husband is eating (I composed a daily chart; I've noticed another reader said he did the same thing). I keep meaning to write Dr. Heber a thank-you letter but then I thought perhaps I should simply post my praise on Amazon.
I know Dr. Heber formulated this way of eating primarily to safeguard people from the major chronic diseases (heart disease, cancer) that are diet related, but this way of eating is fun and has had extraordinary results in my family. I've given this book to my parents (who are not overweight) and recommend it incessantly. I am not being hyperbolic when I say that five stars for this book isn't enough.
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
No gimmicks, but excellent direction
11 Oct 2002
Format:Paperback
We're often told to "eat a good variety of vegetables and fruit" but that's not very specific. Heber makes it specific with his seven categories, asking you to eat at least one serving from each category each day. I made a little weekly checklist that I carry with me and treat the challenge as a game. As a result, I'm eating a much greater variety of vegetables and fruit and *more* vegetables and fruit--which crowds out other, less healthful foods. A very fine book, highly recommended.
24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Going for the Red (green, yellow and orange)!
19 Jun 2001
Format:Hardcover
At last! Not a "diet" book offering tricky schemes and cagey food manipulations but a nutritional lifestyle program based on scientific research and clinical investigations. Dr. Heber, a physician and researcher, tells us the story about the evolution and chemistry of food. He explains how our genes predict certain health and eating patterns. Why some of us hang onto fat (a survival adaptation). And what ancient man knew instinctively: how the vital colored substances found in fruits and vegetables helped us survive and how by consuming enough of the right quantities and colors today we can fight modern diseases and prolong life. Susan Bowerman's recipes are fabulous-delicious, and most importantly, easy to follow! That means even I-a notoriously uninspired cook-can serve up healthful dishes that look glamorous as well. Additionally, Dr. Heber's crayon box concept is a great way to start children on nutritious yet fun-filled paths to a lifetime of healthier choices and better eating habits. "What Color is Your Diet" is an essential read for anyone concerned about enhancing and protecting their health and the health of their family.
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