Biochemistry (Biochemistry (Berg))

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Biochemistry anyone?.......2007-06-20

Most people are probably buying this book because they are a college student and they have to, but compared to some other books, this one is clear and easy to read, so don't be too afraid of Biochemistry if you have this in you bag.

Question.......2007-03-13

What is the difference between this edition and the 6th revised edition, and why is the latter so much cheaper?

Great reference.......2006-12-21

Disclaimer: I've only used the 4th edition, even after the newest edition came out, because that's what I happen to own. From what I understand, the later edition includes most, if not all, of the 4th edition, and a couple of new chapters. My graduate class called for the latest edition, but I got through the class using my good ol' 4th.

I used the 4th edition of this book both in college and grad school, and it's served me very well. It succinctly covers the basics of biochemistry, including enzyme kinetics, protein structure, metabolism, and biosynthesis. It also includes helpful chapters on common techniques and assays. Diagrams and illustrations help understand the material (and there are diagrams for everything), and the text includes practice questions to solidify knowledge. Clear organization makes the book easy to use, and the text is sometimes surprising with unexpected humor. There are also charts for quick reference on the inside back cover. Oh, and handy side notes that define new terms and provide quick facts.

The book also links each topic to human disease, which makes it great for comprehending biochemistry as a whole.

All of this is done in simple, straightforward language that is nonetheless pleasant to read. (Really, this text is not as boring as one might think from a textbook!)

This book has served me very well, and I still refer to it to refresh myself on pathways. While, like most textbooks, it's not THE most detailed text you could get, it provides an excellent overview and jumping-off point.

It's good........2006-10-30

I am currently enrolled in an undergraduate biochemistry course and have been for about two months. So far (the first 15 chapters), I am very pleased with the textbook. Most explanations are clear, and the illustrations are usually helpful. Also, there are asides that link concepts to real world applications that are interesting. But, I wish the protein chapters included a more comprehensive coverage of motifs.

Great Biochem book.......2006-08-18

I had this textbook for Biochem 1 and 2 and I thought it was excellent. It went in-depth when it was needed. The authors choose to leave out some reactions (using multiple arrows) and I thought that was great because it wasn't really needed in most cases. Sometimes there were questions though on how to get to one structure from the last. Pictures were great and really helped to picture what was going on.

Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery: Over 140 Delicious Low-Fat High-Protein Recipes to Enjoy in the Weeks, Months and Years After Surgery

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A staple for the future after WLS
Excellent for wt loss surgery pts
Good if youre a chef
Eating Well
Eating well after wls

Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery: Over 140 Delicious Low-Fat High-Protein Recipes to Enjoy in the Weeks, Months and Years After Surgery
Patt Levine , Michele Bontmpo-Saray , and Meredith Urban-Skuros
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ASIN: 1569244537

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In April 2003 Patt Levine underwent “Lap-Band” gastric surgery, one of the primary bariatric surgeries being widely practiced today. As a lifelong foodie, she was expecting the worst when her surgeon’s nutritionist handed her dietary guidelines to follow post-surgery, and she was right. With her decades of cooking skills, she immediately set out to devise low-fat dishes that would be just as delicious pureed and chopped as they would be served whole. As an added problem, she wanted to cook for her husband at the same time. This first-ever cookbook for the hundreds of thousands who are lining up for bariatric bypass surgery is proof that it can be done. With collaborator Michele Bontempo-Saray, the author has created 125 recipes that contain no added sugar, are very low in fat, and get their carbohydrates almost exclusively from fruits and vegetables. Each recipe includes specific guidelines for preparation of the dish for every stage of the eating programs for Lap-Band, gastric bypass, and Biliopancreatric Diversion Duodenal Switch (BPD-DS) patients, as well as suggestions for sharing meals with those who have not gone through gastric surgery. Creative recipes cover every meal and food—breakfast and brunch, soups, vegetables, main courses, and sweet indulgences.

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A staple for the future after WLS.......2007-09-25

This is a great book with suggestions on how to prepare food as well as recipes that can be pureed and still taste good. Each recipe has a serving amount listed based on how far out of surgery you are and which procedure you have had (lists several) You need this book if you have had WLS or are going to

Excellent for wt loss surgery pts.......2007-09-23

I bought this book awhile ago. It's excellent. It helps get you out of the rut of eating the same old things over and over again. Although, I found the recipes a little bland and added extra as far as the spices go. My family liked the recipes; so there's no fixing a separate dinner. Definitely a must for weight loss pts.

Good if youre a chef.......2007-09-10

I got this cookbook, thinking that I would be able to whip some quick things up. I am not a cook, nor do I enjoy it. So, the book is a little over my head.IF you like to cook, then this book is for you.

I do like how at the bottom of each recipe, there are instructions about what stage of surgery you are on.

Eating Well.......2007-09-04

The recipes in this book are wonderful, and my wife enjoys them as much as I do.

Eating well after wls.......2007-09-01

This is just what I needed as I plan for my surgery. The cookbook provides recipes for a wide variety of healthy nutrisious and appetizing options. Let's face it wls is a big decision and means giving up a lot of the "things" that make us happy. That doesn't mean we can't enjoy the food we eat it just means making healthier choises and not making the same mistakes over again.

Protein Crystallography (Molecular Biology Series)

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Protein Crystallography (Molecular Biology Series)
T. L. Blundell , and Lewis Johnson
Manufacturer: Academic Press
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The Paleo Diet for Athletes: A Nutritional Formula for Peak Athletic Performance

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Cordain sold out his diet to Joe Friel
"A great diet and exercise book not just for paleolithic
Wow! Opened my eyes.
Great athlete guide to nutrition
A Key Nutrition Resource

The Paleo Diet for Athletes: A Nutritional Formula for Peak Athletic Performance
Loren Cordain , and Joe Friel
Manufacturer: Rodale Books
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Release Date: 2005-10-13

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Loren Cordain, Ph.D., follows his success of The Paleo Diet with the first book ever to detail the exercise-enhancing effects of a diet similar to that of our Stone Age ancestors When The Paleo Diet was published, advocating a return to the diet of our ancestors (high protein, plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables), the book received brilliant reviews from the medical and nutritional communities. Jennie Brand-Miller, coauthor of the bestselling Glucose Revolution, called it 'without a doubt the most nutritious diet on the planet.' Doctors Michael and Mary Dan Eades, authors of Protein Power, said, 'We can't recommend The Paleo Diet highly enough.'

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Cordain sold out his diet to Joe Friel.......2007-08-27

Two stars for the Paleo Diet but Zero stars for the "modifications."

I was severely disappointed with this book. I hoped that an athlete would adopt the diet and adapt his training to the demands of the sound science that Dr. Cordain authored with his Paleo Diet. Instead, we have an athlete who has basically adapted the Paleo Diet to the high carbohydrate nonsense that permeates the "endurance world", which leads to good results, but bad health. How many of our great athletes have to continue sacrificing their long-term health for short term goals?

Recovery is not a good enough reason to "adapt" and modify the diet. The goal of training is to race, not more training. I don't think enough athletes understand that. There is a large section in this book about overtraining, but the authors "overcome" this seeming limitation ironically with the very thing that the Paleo Diet attempts to cure us from - - a misplaced reliance on excessive glucose which is responsible for the majority of the maladies that currently afflict us.

"Periodization" is also a problem. I'll leave you this quote by Olympian Gordon Pirie which accurately details the issue:

"Another popular aspect of training which I think is very dangerous is that known as "periodization" - that is, breaking down the training year into various "phases", each of which is divorced from the others. Thus, the beginning of the year may be devoted to a slow distance "build-up", the second portion of the year devoted to hill training, a third part devoted to interval work and then speed training, and finally (though most of these runners never get this far) a racing season undertaken. The difficulty with training in this manner is that you go along quite well with one aspect of training (e.g. long distance running), and then suddenly, on a certain day, "Bang!". You start hill-bounding, or speed-training, or something new, and the body simply is not ready for the change, and invariably, year in and year out, you are more often than not injured. The body should be trained in all aspects of running, all of the time. Only the emphasis should change as you progress through the year; no aspect of training should be entirely given up for any significant length of time. The balance between different types of training (distance running, intervals, hill running and speed training) should be adjusted as the year progresses" Pirie, "Running Fast and Injury Free", Page 86.

This balance can be achieved with adequate rest. When an athlete gives up his dependance on sugar, he will find that he has much more strength and steady energy reserves. Sure, you don't recover as quickly, but this is an indication that training is too hard, and one needs to adjust this training in order to successfully make it to the starting line. The science by Phinney and others clearly demonstrates that athletes, when given sufficient time to adapt to fat burning, were able to repeat their athletic performance. Frequency was a problem, but again, the goal of training is to race, not more training.

I'm disappointed that Dr. Cordain could not find an athlete willing to test his theories with sound and intelligent training, rather than the usual carb-load glucose-laden mess we've been stuck with. There are many low carb runners and cyclists out there who address the issues covered in this book far more intelligently and in a way that does not compromise their long term health as this approach potentially does.

"A great diet and exercise book not just for paleolithic.......2007-08-06

Highly informative for all athletes and people wanting to exercise on a regular basis.

Basically it teaches you what, when and how to eat your food so that you get the maximun performance. It also has specific advice on fluids. If you are planning to do regular execise, this is a highly recommended book, even if you are not planning to follow the paleo diet strictly.

Wow! Opened my eyes........2007-07-12

This book is packed with some very useful information. I would have given it five stars, but I don't have the knowledge to thoroughly evaluate all the statements made in this book and I feel like there are probably some important points that are being left out. Nonetheless, it has made me aware of some very important and little understood issues relating to performance and diet. As a result of reading this book, I am much better informed and I will definitely be better able to understand additional material relating to nutrition and health.

I have read other books by Joe Friel, and I find that the incorporation of performance related principles from his other books is consistent and very helpful.

Great athlete guide to nutrition.......2007-05-24

This book has really helped me in my quest for iron distance triathlons. The times to eat and the types of foods are very helpful for recovery from exercise. Joe Friel's scientific approach to nutrition is extremely well informed. I have used his techniques and had great results. I highly suggest this book to anyone who wants to increase their fitness level.

A Key Nutrition Resource.......2007-04-09

These nutritional strategies will help you fuel your body to keep it going longer as you work to build up your endurance.

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Great for undergrads and graduate students
Excellent introductory text on Proteins
Basics of Protein Structure - Great for revision!
Indispensible for those interested to learn the essentials of protein structure
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Introduction To Protein Structure
Carl Branden
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ASIN: 0815323050

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Introduction to Protein Structure gives an up-to-date account of the principles of protein structure, with examples of key proteins in their biological context generously illustrated in full color to illuminate the structural principles described in the text. The first few chapters introduces the general principles of protein structure both for novices and for non-specialists needing a primer. Subsequent chapters use specific examples of proteins to show how they fulfil a wide variety of biological functions. The book ends with chapters on the experimental approach to determining and predicting protein structure, as well as engineering new proteins to modify their functions.

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Great for undergrads and graduate students.......2007-03-08

This book is very good at explaining the basics of proteins and their structure. Any student who plans on doing any sort of protein research should consider this a must have for their library.

The pictures are colorful and contain valuable easy to understand information. But the information shown is not over-crowded as some texts tend to do. The authors did not try to put too much information into one picture, but split the information between a number of illistrations.

The sections on protein folds, and motifs are a must for any one dealing with any kind of protein-protein, or protein-dna binding interaction. This will help scientists who will be using proteomic information to determine the structure and probable function of their protein when a crystal or NMR structure is not avaiable.

Great book for any biologist, biochemist, or physical chemist.

Excellent introductory text on Proteins.......2006-02-03

This is a great introductory text on protein science. It starts off with the basic chemistry of amino acids and polypeptides and goes from there into higher order structural organization of many proteins of many families. Reading this book allows one to think about protein function being a direct result of what the structure imposes. Although this is not a protein chemistry book, it's a great place to start appreciating how proteins do what they do following some elegant design principles.
The book gives interesting structural examples on how transcription factors use their DNA binding sites to recognize specific genomic sequences. Also, the story of how the voltage gated potassium channel can be orders of magnitude more selective for potassium over sodium is presented clearly. Overall, this book is necessary for any biologist doing protein related work, or anyone who wishes to gain more insight into how these tiny "machines of life" operate.

Basics of Protein Structure - Great for revision!.......2005-11-24

I used this book a lot for one of my undergraduate courses three years back. It's excellent at explaining the fundamentals of protein structure, it's written very clearly and the diagrams are easy to understand and appropriate. I found it particularly useful when studying immunology, the explanation of immunoglobulin structure, splicing, and mechanism of action was better than some of the other textbooks I used from the library. I finally bought a copy as reference and to aid revision of some basics while applying for research associate positions within the biochemistry field.

Indispensible for those interested to learn the essentials of protein structure.......2005-11-24

This book is one of the best books that addresses the topic of protein structure. The book answers nearly all the questions that anybody interested to know about protein structure. Meanwhile, the authers provided clear examples about how elucidating a protein structure can hint for its function(example, B-lactoglobulin structure similarity to retinol binding proteins hints for its function as retinol binding protein in the mammals intestine). Besides, the organization of the book chapters made it so easy to read. Above all, the versatile illustrative examples and figures that the authers used make reading this book is really enjoyable for people have the basic background in biochemistry or those who are interested to building skills in biochemistry as well. The chapeters describing prediction of protein structure and methods to determine the protein structrue are really so valuable as a basic introduction about these broad topics. With basic biochemistry skills, this book will be so enjoyable.

Nice experience with Amazon shopping.......2005-08-02

I tried to find some books in our university libraries and bookstores but failed, unexpectedly I found several in Amazon! Really amazing!

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Protein Folding Handbook 5-volume set
Johannes Buchner
Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons
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This unique handbook contains the expertise from more than 60 research groups, covering the entire range of topics in protein folding - from biophysics to molecular medicine.
The first part explains the principles and factors governing protein stability, and how this knowledge may be used to predict folding pathways. It also surveys important techniques used to study the protein folding process, including spectroscopic, chemical and biological techniques.
The second part is devoted to protein folding, unfolding, and misfolding in the cellular context, introducing chaperones and other enzymes involved in protein folding, as well as a study of the pathophysiology of misfolded proteins in amyloid and other disease states. The whole is rounded off by a discussion of the possibility of interfering with the protein folding process by genetic engineering.
The comprehensiveness and outstanding quality of the carefully selected contents make this the ultimate reference for every scientist with an interest in protein folding.

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Molecular biology can be easy to learn
One of the best
A great book on biology

Genes VIII
Benjamin Lewin
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ASIN: 0131439812

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The unique feature of this book's first edition was the presentation of a unified approach to the molecular biology of prokaryotes and eukaryotes. The success of this approach, and its continuation, is the result of a long string of discoveries showing similarities in solutions to biological problems that often extend across many or even all species. A six-part organization covers genes, proteins, gene expression, DNA, the nucleus, and cells. For individuals in the science community interested in genetics.

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Molecular biology can be easy to learn.......2007-02-13

I have been using Genes VIII for a year already in my Molecular Biology studies and I should state that this is one of the best books written in this field.
First of all, the material is structured in a clear manner. Moreover all terms are introduced starting from simple things, which become harder and harder as you proceed. That gives the student the opportunity to form the overall picture of molecular biological processes.
Besides, each chapter starts with the introduction that is very useful when you want to review the things (i.e. before the exam).
In my opinion this book contains a lot of visual material that definitely helps students to understand the material more thoroughly.

To sum up, I would recommend everybody who wants to explore the world of Molecular Biology to buy this book.

One of the best.......2006-04-29

This text is a vast improvement on the previous editions. Its improved vastly on both clarity and content. The figures themselves are excellent learning tools. Combined with uptodate material, it is in my opinion peerless. Its rivals would be lodish and alberts but in some areas complements them and often outshines them. The textbook exists online at ergito.com and you could subcribe for the duration of your course. The website gives you access to the complete material in the print text and you also save a ton of money by subscribing for a shorter period, that is if you find cash an issue. However, I wholeheartedly recommend the print edition as a trusted companion for those embarking on graduate studies.

A great book on biology.......2004-12-03

Dr. Lewin's work has helped me understand biology and improve my understanding of the sciences. The design and figures in Genes are wonderfully clear, as is the general body of the text.

Furthermore, his website at ergito.com has some great supplemental material on the important procedures of science and past experiments that have changed sciences.

Between the Genes book and the subscription to Ergito, Dr. Lewin's work is a great opportunity to learn and expand your knowledge. I thought Genes VIII was great, and a good step forward from Genes VII.

Structure and Mechanism in Protein Science: A Guide to Enzyme Catalysis and Protein Folding

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A lot of information, but not-so-well explained...
Highly recommend it
essential
Biochemists Can't Miss
The Mother of All Enzyme Books

Structure and Mechanism in Protein Science: A Guide to Enzyme Catalysis and Protein Folding
Alan Fersht
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A lot of information, but not-so-well explained..........2005-04-13

With an undergrad degree in chemistry and a year of graduate school (granted, without a focus solely in biochemistry), this text was often difficult for me to follow and gain much from. Though the text contained an impressive breadth of topics, this breadth came at the cost of depth. In my opinion, a textbook should more-or-less stand on its own in providing a clear understanding of a topic. All too often I didn't find this to be the case with the Fersht book. Instead, I often had to consult many of the references listed in the text to obtain sufficient understanding of topics. (Fortunately, the book includes extensive reference lists.) If looking up endless references (many old and sometimes difficult to obtain) is something you enjoy, this book is for you.--If not, forget it!

Highly recommend it.......2003-08-31

Hands down the bible of enzyme kinetics!

Anyone looking to learn more about enzyme kinetics, thermodynamics, structure, and function will find this book clear, thoughtfully written, and at the forefront in the field.

essential.......2002-05-01

If you are studying protein structure, you probably should read this book for reference.

This is solely my opinion, but I have learned new things and reinforced some old knowledge, as well. The book is well-written, and understandable, without being simplistic.

Some texts are difficult to understand, or dry, or facile. This is not one of those texts.

Biochemists Can't Miss.......2001-08-23

The book focuses on enzyme catalysis, stereochemistry of enzyme reactions, determination of rate constant, enzyme kinetics, and protein structure and folding. It would be an ideal reference for the study of protein chemistry. It can serve as the primary text for an advanced course in protein chemistry or a supplement for undergraduate biochemistry text.

Protein folding has remained one of the most intricate yet less understood process in modern biochemistry. Feersht's treatise of the subject in this book is splendid. The author overviews protein structure and diversity in the opening chapter. What I find really precious about this book is the discussion on protein engineering, forces on folding, and recombinant DNA technology in the context of protein folding.

Aside from protein chemistry, the chapter on chemical catalysis is excellent in learning more about transition state theory, general acid/base catalysis, covalent catalysis, structure-reactivity relationships, and kinetic isotope effects.

The Mother of All Enzyme Books.......2001-01-10

Man, this book rocked! I took one look at the ribbon structure of ATPase on the cover and said to myself, "Whoa dude! This is, like, phat!" Then I turned the pages and BAM! I was knee deep in protein structure! Like, any first-year biochemist knows its all about the acids, as in amino, and Fersht, he knows his peptides! Oh man, I was on cloud nine! And I've been off my meds for two months now! But you wanna know the real dope? You can't say diddly about function unless you know structure, and that Alan, as in Fersht, dude! Like, he starts you off simple, like, you know, with the "building blocks," like we're a bunch of two-year-olds, and you string 'em together and get all that higher-order structure and stuff, and slowly, ever so slowly, like a mental itch that invades your consciousness and becomes screaming voices telling you to AHHHHHHHHH! So many domains! Too many functional units! No, no, nooooooo! Schiff base? Shift Bass! Ah HA HA HA HA! What do all those K's mean!?! Take me home! Please...

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Very Good Followup to Protein Power
Far more relevant than just-published nutrition books
Amazing
Lots of really helpfull info
The Protein Power Lifeplan

The Protein Power Lifeplan
Michael R. Eades , and Mary Dan Eades
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The Protein Power Lifeplan is not easy reading--most of the book is made up of scientific explanations, research summaries and interpretations, and nutritional warnings--but no recipes. Besides recommending eating protein and fat, the authors recommend sunbathing without sunblock (but "never, never let your skin burn!") and exercises such as "bringing home the buffalo" and "defending the camp." The authors admit that if you're trying to lose weight, you have to limit calories, but if you're not, you can "munch on nuts, seeds, nut butters, cheeses, jerky, guacamole, and olives all day long." Carbohydrates, say the authors, "are totally nonessential to your health and well-being"--words to make dieticians and cardiologists shudder.

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The authors of Protein Power are back to advocate the "protein-rich, moderate-fat, carbohydrate-restricted diet" that opposes the high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet that every professional medical and dietetic organization (including those who have no diet books to sell) believes to be your best bet for avoiding heart disease, the number one killer. The authors insist, in the face of all this medical opposition, that "the whole idea that fat and cholesterol cause heart disease is just that: an idea." We're meant to be hunters, say the authors: bring on the meat. Let's go back to the Paleolithic diet (no mention of the brief life span of Paleolithic men and women).The Protein Power Lifeplan is not easy reading--most of the book is made up of scientific explanations, research summaries and interpretations, and nutritional warnings--but no recipes. Besides recommending eating protein and fat, the authors recommend sunbathing without sunblock (but "never, never let your skin burn!") and exercises such as "bringing home the buffalo" and "defending the camp." The authors admit that if you're trying to lose weight, you have to limit calories, but if you're not, you can "munch on nuts, seeds, nut butters, cheeses, jerky, guacamole, and olives all day long."Carbohydrates, say the authors, "are totally nonessential to your health and well-being"--words to make dieticians and cardiologists shudder.

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Very Good Followup to Protein Power.......2007-07-07

I got this book at the same time as Protein Power. I read the older one first. PPL expands on PP, updates some of the research information and calculations.

In this book, the Drs. Eades get more into the Paleolithic diet, broken down into 3 styles for modern life. It does seem a little over the top, yet it makes a lot of sense. I love history and anthropology, and this approach does explain a lot regarding our modern diet giving us major problems in the way of diabetes, heart attacks, acid reflux, and a host of other "modern" diseases.

BTW, did you know the Egyptians ate a lot of grains and also had heart problems? Just a little factoid there from the book.

I am already a low carb lifestyler, but I learned a lot from these two books. The price of the books was worth the information on vitamins and minerals and nutrients, notwithstanding any other information.

Far more relevant than just-published nutrition books.......2007-06-13

If you don't already know them, Drs. Mary Dan and Michael Eades are two of the most brilliant nutritionists and doctors on earth. They've written several good books, but their magnum opus remains The Protein Power Lifeplan. Don't dismiss this book as outdated or irrelevant just because it's seven years old.

And don't dismiss it as a diet book. Yes, the Eadeses deal with weight-related problems, and The Protein Power Lifeplan contains a long chapter that tells you about everything about maintaining a healthy weight.

Much of the Eadeses' philosophy stems from the diet our Paleolithic ancestors consumed. They provide a concise and intriguing history. Perhaps the most unsettling argument for many readers will be how for most of humans' existence we did not eat corn flakes, enriched bread, and other so-called "health" foods. Some "experts" dismiss lower-carbohydrate diets as faddish. But how can a diet be a fad if we thrived on it for the vast majority of our time on earth?

The Protein Power Lifeplan also contains a brilliant chapter about "Antioxidant Use and Abuse" that elucidates the hottest topic in mainstream nutrition today. Another chapter deals with excess iron, which exacerbates more problems than many of us are aware. And - just in time for summer! - a chapter called "Sunshine Superman" proves that some sun can be good for you.

To paraphrase Woody Allen in Annie Hall, the Eadeses prove that "everything that our parents told us was bad is good." Sunshine, fat, cholesterol... This book proves they may not be the horrible things we're frequently coerced to believe. The enlightening chapters on fat and cholesterol will give you ammunition the next time someone brings up how "evil" these dietary components are, and you'll appear pretty brilliant in the bargain.

The material here is dense, occasionally challenging, but the Eadeses disseminate it in an informal, entertaining tone. Conveniently, each chapter ends with a "Bottom Line" summary. I've re-read The Protein Power Lifeplan numerous times, and I marvel how so much information packs so few pages. In fact, the book, along with a few others, inspired me to pursue a nutrition degree. Even seven years after its publication, The Protein Power Lifeplan remains far more relevant than many just-published diet and nutrition books.

Amazing.......2007-06-07

I have only read the first 40 pages of this book, but i have to comment already because of how amazing this book is. I expected a diet book, and instead got a book exploring the history of mankind and diagram of the complex workings of the human digestive system. I can tell from the direction this book is taking that instead of presenting one with only general dieting fundamentals, it takes you behind the scenes into an understanding of how our bodies function and the process of storing fat and creating energy. The Eades' uncover the truth behind the long standing low-fat diet plan, that it came about as simply an incorrect hypothesis big business took advantage of to make more money. This book is excellent reading on many levels, and now im going to continue reading. Oh yeah and hey it was only $10!

Lots of really helpfull info.......2007-05-18

I read this book from cover to cover. I have to say that I found more useful information in this book than any other I've read so far. It explains in detail what goes on inside your body when you eat foods that apparently our bodies just aren't able to process. The book explains the problems caused by these foods and then what to do to correct the problems and get yourself healthy again. It's a book that's well worth the price.

The Protein Power Lifeplan.......2007-05-18

The book (and the series of books) is excellent. The information is easy to understand and is very helpful. The price(s) of the publication(s) was very reasonable, and the speed of receipt was surprisingly fast. Thank you.

Protein Power: The High-Protein/Low Carbohydrate Way to Lose Weight, Feel Fit, and Boost Your Health-in Just Weeks!

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A WONDERFUL BOOK WITH LOTS OF INFO ON PROTIEN DIETING, AND MUCH MORE!
The Protein and Dieting Revolution in the USA and the world
Lot Of Information Packed In a Little Book!
Great information on eating right.
The authors leave no doubt: this is the healthiest way to eat!

Protein Power: The High-Protein/Low Carbohydrate Way to Lose Weight, Feel Fit, and Boost Your Health-in Just Weeks!
Michael R. Eades
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If smoked salmon and cream cheese omelets, sautéed jumbo shrimp, and double-patty burgers suit your palate, belly up to the Protein Power diet: "Not a high protein diet" but "an adequate protein diet." Doctors Michael R. and Mary Dan Eades make a persuasive case in favor of "the diet we were meant to eat."

Similar to Dr. Robert Atkins's New Diet Revolution, the authors cite insulin as the main culprit in weight gain and expound the benefits of a diet extremely low in carbohydrates. Carbohydrates, which are changed into sugar during digestion, stimulate the body to store fat, making weight loss virtually impossible. The most revolutionary idea put forth in Protein Power is that the fat you eat has very little bearing on the fat you gain: in other words, we aren't what we eat after all. Researchers have found that eating larger portions of protein in conjunction with severely reduced portions of carbohydrates causes people to burn the excess fat stored in their bodies.

Protein Power is packed with helpful charts and formulas, so you can estimate your body-fat percentage and your ideal weight for your particular body composition. There are worksheets to calculate your protein need and carbohydrate and protein equivalency charts, as well as charts that allow you to track your fat and weight loss. But this book is not all grams and percentages: it also shows you what a day of eating on this diet would look like and includes sample menus and 70 pages of recipes. If you've been starving yourself for years and just can't seem to lose weight, this may be the diet for you. --Jhana Bach

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Lose weight, feel fitter, lower your cholesterol, and enjoy the foods you never thought you'd eat again! A rasher of bacon, a juicy steak, a wedge of cheese, a buttery omelet...Now, a team of pioneering doctors shows you how their groundbreaking, protein-rich eating plan succeeds where low-fat diets fail-- to help you take off the weight and achieve optimal health naturally, without counting fat grams, without worrying about fat percentages, and without going up the foods you love! Finally, a diet you can live with that works.

PROTEIN POWER

Based on cutting-edge research, this revolutionary, medically sound, deliciously satisfying plan has already helped thousands of patients lose weight and achieve other lifesaving health benefits, including lower cholesterol and blood pressure readings and an improvement or reversal of common disorders such as heart disease, adult-onset diabetes, and gout. Developed by Doctors Michael and Mary Dan Eades, the simple regimen calls for a new way of eating: a protein-rich, moderate-fat, low-carbohydrate diet that will have you feeling better and more energetic within a week, and correct blood sugar levels, high blood pressure, and elevated cholesterol within three weeks.

Here, the Eades show you why their plan is so potent: how it works with your body's metabolic biochemistry; how it brings powerful metabolic hormones, including insulin, into balance; and why this balance is necessary to achieve permanent weight loss and free you from reliance on costly and dangerous medications to control blood pressure and cholesterol.

Divided into two phases, one for those who need to lose 20 percent of their body weight or more, and the other for those closer to their ideal weight who simply wish to recompose their muscle-fat ratio and embark on a healthier lifestyle, the Eades' regimen relies on a tasty, filling, nutritionally complete diet that even allows for the consumption of alcohol-- in moderation. Their breakthrough system of counting carbohydrates gives you many more food options than other low-carbohydrate programs. And they accompany their diet with an invaluable program of strength-building exercises and tips for maintaining motivation. To help you put their plan into action, the Eades provide:

* complete, satisfying meal plans, suitable for family dinners or formalentertaining

* a Daily Meal Outline to keep track of your food selections

* tips on making the best selections at fine restaurants or fast food chains

* a minicookbook filled with nearly 100 easy-to-prepare and tasty recipes, from TexMex Cheese Flan with Chunky Salsa and Coconut Salmon to Irish Lace Cookie and Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

* ways to modify the foods you love the most to make them fit your diet plan

* recipes for snack foods that can actually improve your health

* supplements that will jump-start your metabolism to burn fat

* a rapid recovery program for planned celebrations or holiday overindulgence

If you've been living the low-fat, no-fat way and still haven't lost weight (or been able to maintain weight loss), still have elevated blood pressure and cholesterol still feel fatigued and bloated--stop blaming yourself! Instead, turn to the Eades' breakthrough eating plan and let them help you regain your health and vitality--and show you how to maintain these benefits for a lifetime.

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A WONDERFUL BOOK WITH LOTS OF INFO ON PROTIEN DIETING, AND MUCH MORE!.......2007-09-13

This is an excellent book that has lots of information for the person that wants to cut carbs and go a high protien diet. It has a lot of information inside and I am still refering to it. I will say this, after reading this and the Dr. Atkins books, I realized that for me, I need at least 30 carbs a day or I feel like someone ran over me with a truck. However, that said, I will say that in my opinion, the High Protien diets work as I have lost 12 pounds in 3 weeks and I am just 10 pounds of being at my previously "skinny weight". The best thing I have found in addition to this book is after I reach my goal soon, I will continue this life-style change of eating high protien foods and also adding more green vegetables to my daily foods. So more eating for health as well as watching my weight! And, I do not intend to ever eat any white breads, white flour or white sugar. This book has opened up my eyes to proper eating!

The Protein and Dieting Revolution in the USA and the world.......2007-09-08

Hello all: The world needs a total revolution, not just political, economical, mental and sociological but in health too, we are heading toward total changes, in every aspects of our lives. Having said that, i've always been dieting, since i was 14 yrs old. And in the last 2 years I've been decreasing my starches, specially in the last year. I've been decreasing my starchy-carbs so much. But ever since i bought this book, i've experienced a new way of eating.

Here is my diet plan, it's cheap, real easy to follow and u can do it too:

(most of my carbs come from green veggies and fruits, my only starchy-carb source will be around 1/2 cup of boiled rice with the lunch)

NOTE: I have slow metabolism so i can't eat a lot like other guys :-p

BREAKFAST

1 vanilla whey protein shake
Ingredients:
1 scoop of Optimum Nutrition Vanilla whey protein shake
8 oz. of 1% milk
4 oz. of water
a lot of ice
6 packets of equal or splenda diet sugar
1/4 teaspoon of salt
Put it in the blender for 3 minutes until smoothy, add more ice if needed

LUNCH:

A plate of green vegetables made with green cabbage, brussel sprouts, brocoli
about 1/2 or 1/3 cup of boiled white-rice
8 1/2 oz. (230 grs) of baked chicken

DINNER:

1 vanilla whey protein shake
Ingredients:
1 1/2 scoop of Optimum Nutrition Vanilla whey protein shake
8 oz. of 1% milk
4 oz. of water
a lot of ice
6 packets of equal or splenda diet sugar
1/4 teaspoon of salt
Put it in the blender for 3 minutes until smoothy, add more ice if needed

AFTER DINNER A PLATE OF FRUIT-SALAD made with: apples, peaches, pineapples

Lot Of Information Packed In a Little Book!.......2007-07-07

I was already a low carber for life before I bought this book. I started Atkins in 2001. I lost 86 pounds on it. I was looking for a new exercise regime. I found Slow Burn, which led me to Protein Power.

The Drs. Eades took the low carbohydrate lifestyle a step or two farther than Dr. Atkins, and came up with Protein Power. There is an unbelievable amount of science in this book. I brushed up on my low carb lifestyle, relearned some things, learned some new things (many new things).

If you have wondered about low carb, or maybe you heard Atkin's was bad (it's not), or you are just curious, this is a great book.

Ever wondered what all that sugar you are eating really does to you? So much, I couldn't even begin to paraphrase. That was just an example. This book will tell you EVERYTHING that sugar can do to you and why!

What vitamins and minerals are you probably deficient in? This book will tell you.

So much information in such a small package.

Great information on eating right........2007-05-15

Follow the advice on eating right in this book and you'll feel great all the time.

The authors leave no doubt: this is the healthiest way to eat!.......2007-04-06

And very fortunately, the best way to loose weight! As Voltaire said: "Every man is the creature of the age in which he lives; very few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of the time." One need only read the negative reviews of this book to see an illustration of this phenomenon. Most physicians, laymen, government groups and medical groups following the well worn path of least resistance, have parroted the accepted collective wisdom of the "establishment" mouthpieces: our diets should be based on a low fat paradigm. The only problem is they are wrong, dead wrong as it turns out. And in their bovine refusal to acknowledge the evidence demonstrating conclusively the failure of their approach they have done a grave disservice to the public. That's us folks!

I am a physician. All my professional life I was steeped in the disinformation regarding low fat diets. And I kept getting fatter and fatter and fatter. Then a friend told me about the low carbohydrate approach to loosing weight. At first I scoffed and rejected out of hand such an outlandish diet. But finally, desperation forced me to at least take a look at this "counterintuitive" approach.

And I was delighted that I did! I managed to loose a whopping 16 pounds the first two weeks of the diet. Needless to say I was and am flabbergasted! But my weight loss has slowed substantially since those first two weeks and I am reading the Eades book more carefully in an attempt to get back on track. In particular I've just started limiting my portion size and making sure I don't eat too much protein. This seems to have kick started my weight loss and I am merrily on my way. Remember, restricting portion sizes and protein levels is NOT difficult since fats have the effect of producing satiety and since you are no longer ingesting carbs your insulin levels are no longer whipsawing your glucose levels. In other words, your food is not longer sabotaging your diet! Your food is actually working FOR you instead of against you.

And how does the diet accomplish this miraculous feat? By harnessing the body's own physiology to work in concert with your objectives. Sort of like letting the body have YOUR own way! The objective of the Eades approach (and all low carb approaches) is to reign in the out of control insulin levels which can wreak havoc with your body and health causing hypertension, heart disease, hyperlipidemia (high blood cholesterol), and excessive fat storage (obesity!).

Many have stated that when they go off the diet they gain the weight back. Well DUH! This is a practical and lifelong approach to keeping the weight off. But you must restrict the amount of carbs in your diet for this approach to work. Otherwise you'll be back to your old addictive habits in no time with all the attendant health risks.

I ingest fewer carbs than are allowed by the Eades and find I am able to more easily stay on this dietary plan. By increasing my carb levels I am simply "playing with fire." I am VERY susceptible to the siren's song of carbohydrates. By reducing my portion size and amount of protein I seem to have accelerated the weight loss.

Now there are those naysayers who whine and bellyache that they can't stay on the diet or that they feel too deprived or that they are nauseous, or that they are weak or blah, blah, blah blah blah. THESE symptoms are due to WITHDRAWAL from carbohydrates and it is your body trying to sabotage your dietary changes. Hang in there! And then there are some (VERY few) on whom the diet does not work. Honestly we shouldn't be surprised since quite obviously not all physiologies are alike! But for the overwhelming majority, this diet works great. If you love to eat, hate to count calories, want to improve your overall health and want an approach that WILL work and more importantly that you CAN LIVE with - then this is the diet for you.

I've willingly accepted the benefits of this dietary approach and understand that in order to maintain my health and weight I must eat like this for the remainder of my life. The first step for you will be to accept the fact that you are a carboholic! But by going cold turkey, you will gain control of your cravings within 2 to 21 (only in rare cases) days.

Oh, I almost forgot to mention. I feel great. No more post meal energy crashes. And I feel 20 years younger. I honestly had forgotten how easily I used to move around. You owe it to yourself and your loved ones to at least read this book. And if you don't find the Eades approach to your liking there are plenty of other low carb approaches: Atkins, Neanderthin, South Beach, Carbohydrate Addict's Diet, and Sugar Busters. In my opinion, the best are Atkins and Protein Power.

Good luck, and keep an open mind. It may just set you free.

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