Weight loss guide

This is a short and straight forward book aimed at the individual interested in losing weight. The book is light on 'theory' so it won't help you understand the 'diet'. The bulk of the book is instructional: what to eat, when to eat and how much to eat. Testimonials are scattered through the book.

I was a little puzzled by the book's early focus on 'the last 20 pounds.' Elsewhere, there was a discussion of losing the 'last few pounds'. If that's what you are looking for, you may have found your book.

The recommended diet is:
What to eat: 1) whole grains, 2) lean meat, 3) a little fat to finish it off.
How much to eat: 1) a open hand sized serving of vegies/fruit, 2) a fist size serving of stach, 3) a palm serving of protein, 4) as to fat, touch your index finger to your thumb: the circle is the serving size.
When to eat: eat a lot of small meals.

That's the diet. There are follow up chapters on reducing stress and the limitations of some competing diets. The chapter on cortisol control recommends the use of magnolia bark (200-800 mg), beta-sitosterol 30-300 mg), theanine (25-250 mg) and phosphatidylserine (50-100 mg). The following chapter on blood-sugar levels recommends the use of chromium (100-400 mcg), vanadium (10-100 mcg) and banaba (10-100 mg). The next chapter covers 'themogenesis' (increasing metabolic activity) and recommends avoiding caffeine, yohimbine and ephedra. Recommended metabolic enhancements are offered by green-tea and bitter orange extract.

The book could be characterized as an abbreviated version of 'The Cortisol Connection'. There isn't much new material. Near the end of the book are some worksheets with daily menus. Nothing in the way of recipes.


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The Cortisol Connection Diet - A "Must Read"!

If you have read any "diet" books from the past 10 years, and then attempted in vain to follow the advice in those books, you will really enjoy and appreciate reading the Cortisol Connection Diet. For starters, it's a very "easy read". It's as though you are listening to a casual conversation from a friend. The information is presented in a logical and easy to follow manner. I read the book cover to cover on a short plane ride. There were two particular aspects of the book that I thought were very unique and extremely helpful. First are the highlights at the end of each chapter. I have found myself on numerous occasions, going back to the book, reviewing the chapter highlights and quickly getting the information I was looking for. Secondly, the sample menu plans and daily logs at the end of the book were great! I would put this on anyone's "must read list"!

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At last! The correct diet for stress symptoms!

I don't do stress well at all! After years as a first grade teacher and a stressful personal life, stress almost hospitalized me. Couldn't eat, couldn't sleep. I was running on a pure histamine. My adrenals were shot-no emergency energy! I was covered with rash, depressed when I could come down enough. My muscles were wasting away. Then my thyroid crashed and I could barely drag my legs around to walk. After the thyroid started up again, the doctors "blood type diet" didn't do much. Then I saw an article on Dr. Talbott in a magazine and followed the advice while I waited for the book to arrive. I've only been on the plan for 10 days and the depression is gone and, oh, yes the brain fog. I can do 30 minutes a day on my crosstrainer. I am sleeping better and feel more positive. All this after I had to quit work five years ago because this syndrome is so debilitating. Great book! Read it! Use it! It's for everyone since we're all living under stress. I'm into The Cortison Connection now. I fell like I'm giving myself a second chance at life and loving it.
If you're tired of starving to loose weight and want to eat to achieve a healthy body and spirit, this is the best. I don't have those awful sugar cravings anymore. Did I mention I was on heavy Prednisone for five years and had drug-induced hypoglycemia? Anyway, this food plan (it's not a diet because you're never hungry) is perfect. I was never able to get the weight to drop off and now it's coming off.
Thanks, Dr. Talbott. People like you come along far too infrequently. Penecillin and the polio vaccines for the 20th century. Obesity for the 21st! If anyone should question this books importance, open your eyes to how few fit people you see. We've been "digging our own graves with a spoon"! Examine the statistics. It makes perfect SENSE. It's soooo simple!

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