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Summary: From a Community Member
Review: A previous reviewer would have you be wary of any positive feedback from a member of the online community that has been established in support of each other doing the program Kathleen DesMaisons outlines in her books, the latest being Your Last Diet! Having been a member of that community for over 2 years, I would take exception to his warning. We are people who have found Dr. DesMaisons' nutritional solution to biochemical healing a positive influence in our lives. In my case just beginning by eating breakfast with protein every day has changed my life entirely. From a woman depressed and resigned to sliding into my golden years fat, I have been among those who now experience the radiance from biochemical changes that result from following her 7-step plan. So we are naturally going to give positive feedback. And why not? I have watched the evolution of Your Last Diet! and the radiant recovery community, have seen it grow because Dr. DesMaisons listened and responded to people in pain, people who found, through her groundbreaking work, a plan that takes them from dark places of pain due to sugar sensitivity into the sunlight of the radiance she promises is our birthright. Yes, explore it for yourself, and then become as excited as we are to be part of a worldwide group of people who have found that indeed her plan is the last diet we need.
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Summary: This is my most valuable book next to my Bible
Review: Fantastic book. I have all of this author's books and they have been life changing. I now know for sure that 99% of my problems that I went to therapy and read two ton of self help books over is actually body/brain chemistry issues. These are all being corrected with the program outlined in this book. I'm a new person. And the bonus is I no longer crave sugar. I urge you GET THIS BOOK TODAY. Edith
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Summary: The last diet book I will ever have to buy.
Review: Four years ago I put on extra weight because of health problems. That is when I started my diet roller coaster. I have a shelf filled with diet cookbooks and diet books. I did the Zone, I ate low-fat, no-fat, high carb, low carb and I swirled into a pit of depression and low self-esteem that I thought I would never get out of. I bought Your Last Diet, when it was still an E-book, and read it voraciously. Dr. DesMaison's style manages to convey information while still being informal enough to understand. She's real. Your Last Diet taught me I was a Sugar Addict, and with Your Last Diet I healed my sugar addiction, and I have begun healing my life. In the process I also lost 20 lbs that had been impossible to lose because of Hypothyroidism. I will never need another diet book. I haven't eaten sugar in 7 months, and if I slip, DesMaisons has provided the help me to recover from it. Her book is about progress, not perfection. Committment not will power. This book will change your life. You will learn to love yourself and your body, and you will find a group of friends who will help you on your way to a radiant you. In sort, this program works. If you know you're a sugar addict. Take the plunge towards healing and buy this book. Buying this book is a great investment.
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Summary: Editorial Review
Review: I have read this awesome book and am working on step 1, adding protein to my breakfast. From day 1, I've been feeling much better and I actually see a light at the end of the tunnel of depression (and it ain't no train either LOL). I really recommend this book to anybody who wants to stop dieting and who wants to start living again!!! I believe that this somewhat negative review would shy away people who love to eat a variety of food. If I didn't know anything about YLD, I probably would look for another book with more positive editorial reviews. However, I read it and I love the concept. And from day 1 I really felt a difference on how I felt in the morning by eating a good, filling breakfast, which carried me well into lunch time. The program focuses on slow and easy steps towards weaning yourself off sugar, unlike the Atkins diet. Therefore it is so much easier to incorporate it into your life. You're doing baby-steps not giant leaps that mess you up and are unsustainable. Also, you are not being told what to eat, you learn how your body reacts as you do the steps. However, as I read the editorial for this book (after I had read my copy), I've noticed that the author of the editorial review said that you cannot eat white foods, which includes potatoes. Actually, if this person would have read the book, he/she would've learned that eating potatoes before going to bed plays a major role in stabilizing your chemistry over night. As a matter of fact, a whole section (step 4) is designated to stress the importance of the spud. Also,what was that remark about the book consisting of more marketing than science (not the exact words, but same meaning). In my opinion, it includes enough science to explain to people outside the scienctific-profession how the chemical levels in your body can make you react a certain way. To be honest, if Dr. DesMaisons would've added much more scientific facts, the book would've been overwhelming for many readers. I'm more interested in the way her program can help me live again. If you are a science-buff, I'm sure she wouldn't mind giving you more details via e-mail. As a matter of fact, you will see how involved she is with her groups on her website at radiantrecovery.com and you can read the forum or join other online support groups where you can communicate 24/7 with other people on the program at different levels. If someone has a question that's tough to answer or someone posts something that's not correct, she is always willing to answer questions or correct readers. Marketing? Marketing is good, if it makes people aware of what they need to know. In this book, Dr. DesMaisons merely points out sources and products that can help us in recovery. Also, she helps sugar-sensitive people to cope with their feelings and teach them how to get well. If this is considered marketing, it's great, isn't it? Again, just go to the website or the online groups and see what veterans or even newbies have to say. Great book and great support! I love it!!!
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Summary: Editorial Review
Review: I have read this awesome book and am working on step 1, adding protein to my breakfast. From day 1, I've been feeling much better and I actually see a light at the end of the tunnel of depression (and it ain't no train either LOL). I really recommend this book to anybody who wants to stop dieting and who wants to start living again!!! I believe that this somewhat negative review would shy away people who love to eat a variety of food. If I didn't know anything about YLD, I probably would look for another book with more positive editorial reviews. However, I read it and I love the concept. And from day 1 I really felt a difference on how I felt in the morning by eating a good, filling breakfast, which carried me well into lunch time. The program focuses on slow and easy steps towards weaning yourself off sugar, unlike the Atkins diet. Therefore it is so much easier to incorporate it into your life. You're doing baby-steps not giant leaps that mess you up and are unsustainable. Also, you are not being told what to eat, you learn how your body reacts as you do the steps. However, as I read the editorial for this book (after I had read my copy), I've noticed that the author of the editorial review said that you cannot eat white foods, which includes potatoes. Actually, if this person would have read the book, he/she would've learned that eating potatoes before going to bed plays a major role in stabilizing your chemistry over night. As a matter of fact, a whole section (step 4) is designated to stress the importance of the spud. Also,what was that remark about the book consisting of more marketing than science (not the exact words, but same meaning). In my opinion, it includes enough science to explain to people outside the scienctific-profession how the chemical levels in your body can make you react a certain way. To be honest, if Dr. DesMaisons would've added much more scientific facts, the book would've been overwhelming for many readers. I'm more interested in the way her program can help me live again. If you are a science-buff, I'm sure she wouldn't mind giving you more details via e-mail. As a matter of fact, you will see how involved she is with her groups on her website at radiantrecovery.com and you can read the forum or join other online support groups where you can communicate 24/7 with other people on the program at different levels. If someone has a question that's tough to answer or someone posts something that's not correct, she is always willing to answer questions or correct readers. Marketing? Marketing is good, if it makes people aware of what they need to know. In this book, Dr. DesMaisons merely points out sources and products that can help us in recovery. Also, she helps sugar-sensitive people to cope with their feelings and teach them how to get well. If this is considered marketing, it's great, isn't it? Again, just go to the website or the online groups and see what veterans or even newbies have to say. Great book and great support! I love it!!!
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Summary: Its about healing, not just losing weight
Review: I started Dr. DesMaison's program over 9 months ago, with the on-line version of Your Last Diet. This program has brought such amazing positive changes to my life and my family, that I wish I could hug Dr. DesMaisons daily. This book and program are about a combined spiritual, mental and physical healing that I have searched for most of my adult life and have been unable to find anywhere else. After following the steps outlined in this book and going on-line to connect with thousands of other people who react to food as I do, I now know that my moods, my physical symptoms, my lack of patience, even my poor memory are all connected to food. It isn't because I am weak, or mean or stupid or crazy or have poor self-control. It is because my body reacts poorly to certain foods. By doing the steps slowly, I have taken away the cravings and I have learned to like healthy food. This isn't about white-knuckling self-control. This is about slow, gentle healing. The people who are doing this program and belong to the on-line community are very loyal. That is simply because it works. It is because she has taught us to listen to our bodies so that we can tweak the program to individualize it. It is because our lives are improved through following the steps. It is because she has helped us to find our natural radiance. And we stick around to hear her new research and to help the new people who are in pain when they find us. For you science buffs - the Library Journal is wrong. This book is filled with science and research, which the Dr. is constantly updating. Check out this book, then check us out on line. You will be amazed.
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Summary: Follow the steps! Don't jump ahead!!!!!
Review: I've read *all* the books and tried so many "diets," but never found one single program that was able to make a lasting difference in my life and weight. This book builds on the science explained in Dr. Des Maisons's first book, Potatoes Not Prozac, which helped me to understand that weight gain (and depression) WAS NOT MY FAULT, but rather a function of my sugar-sensitive biochemistry. That realization was key to 80 pounds of weightloss (and counting) and the kind of centeredness, confidence and happiness I haven't known since childhood.
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Summary: HAVE YOU SEARCHED HIGH AND LOW FOR "THE ANSWER"?
Review: Over the last several years as I have had my babies and gotten older, the weight crept up on me until I found myself carrying around an additional 40 pounds that I NEVER thought I would have to battle! I have searched high and low for "The Answer" ... Weight Watchers, The Zone, Richard Simmons, low carb, low fat, low calorie, personal trainers, videos, machines, thermogenic pills and drinks ... my book shelves hold a selection of books that rival any book store and my cabinets are full of specialty bars, drinks and pills. To be honest, I DID loose some of the weight with these programs. However, even though I was lighter than before, I STILL was preoccupied with food, still battling chocolate urges, still on the merry-go-round of eating too much one day and starving the next. This is the only program that actually explains what is going on and WHY and actually outlines a way to heal this craziness from the inside out. If you are tired of searching and throwing away your money and your self esteem with each new diet plan tried and discarded, then I strongly urge you to read this book and get set for some fantastic REALITY!
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Summary: Finally! Answers that Make Sense
Review: The insights in the book are awesome! I wondered for years about why my mother and I didn't get along better - what I did to make her hate me so, why she was always so mad at me. Then I beat myself up with guilt for not trying to get closer to her and fix things before she died. I've struggled for years with my own self esteem issues, and I've tried more diet programs than I can count. Now I see that my mother was sugar sensitive, and it explains so much about her behavior while I was growing up. What wonderful freedom to have an explanation that makes sense! I've started to see some of her behavior patterns in myself. I understand now that I've inherited the same body chemistry from her, but I don't have to be a prisoner of it. There's hope for me, and for a better relationship with my daughter. I truly expect this to be my last diet, and I believe it's going to change my life for the better!
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Summary: Your Last Diet! - or your last diet book?
Review: This time last year I bought Potatoes Not Prozac (PnP)after I stumbled onto the radiant recovery website. Having suffered from mild depression for over 20 years this book gave me hope to overcome the depression and also lose the weight I gained from overeating. I found PnP to be an excellent read because Dr D was able to clearly express the science involved in sugar sensitivity. I have followed the plan fairly closely for the past year, and while the depression is still there, it's not as bad and I've lost 30+ pounds. Initially I resisted purchasing YLD because I thought there wouldn't be anything new. I should have followed my instincts. The book is a definite disappointment - nothing much new, little or no "science" compared to PnP, and largely just 200+ pages of rambling. She spends far more time telling the reader how they will feel (too many testimonials that remind me of TV advertising) than what they need to do to get there. Too much time is spent on nonsensical topics like "finding your personal style". It seems Dr D was intent on capitalizing on the success of PnP and squeeze a few more bucks out of her readers.
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