The Coconut Diet

by Calbom, Cherie; Calbom, John

• ISBN13: 9780446693455
• ISBN10: 0446693456
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-06
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Summary

A slight variation on the standard low carb theme, The Coconut Diet's biggest strength is the recipes. Author Cherie Calbom (The Ultimate Smoothie Book) includes a wide range of easy, deeply flavorful sauces, soups and condiments that will keep the interest of the pickiest palate while still following the fairly strict limitations of the accompanying diet. While the ostensible goal is weight loss, many of the chapters concern themselves with the varied symptoms of poor health--low energy, general aches and pains and digestive troubles particularly. Suggestions for feeling better center around cleansing juice fasts, supplements, and colonics, along with a recommendation of adding virgin coconut oil (a saturated fat created with medium-chain triglycerides) to each meal, for a total of two to three tablespoons every day. A healthy fat with a bad reputation, it does have the benefit of helping you feel full during a limited-calorie diet--and if you find that it lives up to the somewhat miraculous claims outlined in the book, so much the better. Aimed more at folks trying to achieve a point of basic health rather than already active people working towards optimum fitness, many of the chapters shun allopathic health care, claiming that many standard tests aren't up to scratch and that proper diagnosis can be achieved by attending to your symptoms. For readers who are open to looking at a range of possible solutions to their health issues, the naturopathic ideas offered here may well provide assistance--but whether a single tropical oil can measure up to all the claims is something lab scientists and natural nutritionists will argue about for some time to come. Jill Lightner

Author Biography

Cherie Calbom, M.S. is a registered nutritionist. She is the author of several health and diet books.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
The Basis for The Coconut Diet	p. 1
Weight Loss Secrets of the Tropics	p. 3
The Carbohydrate Conundrum	p. 17
The Big Fat Misconception	p. 41
Thyroid Health: A Weight Loss Advantage	p. 59
Special Help When Diets Don't Work	p. 81
The Coconut Diet	p. 111
The 21-Day Weight Loss Kickoff	p. 113
Cleansing-A Weight Loss Advantage	p. 213
Introducing Healthy Carbs	p. 235
Maintaining Your Healthy Weight	p. 273
Resources	p. 297
Notes	p. 304
Acknowledgments	p. 311
Index	p. 313
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