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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Just what's needed after the best-selling Protein Power, the brand-name protein powder, and the infomercial. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

FROM OUR EDITORS

In this audio, Michael and Mary Dan Eades expand and improve upon the theories they first explained in Protein Power, their previous bestseller. In The Protein Power Lifeplan, the authors show how their nutritional program, which is rich in protein and the "good" fats and low in carbohydrates, not only improves health but also helps fight health problems such as diabetes and high blood pressure.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

A New York Times bestseller for over a year, PROTEIN POWER sparked provocative debate with its assertion that our mainly carbohydrate-based diet -- and not one rich in protein -- is responsible for rampant obesity and heart disease among Americans. Now the authors of this exciting guide expand both their theory and their nutritional program, and show how The Protein Power LifePlan can combat diabetes, high blood pressure, auto-immune disorder, and more.

Good health is our birthright. Contrary to popular belief, our bodies were designed by nature to metabolize and thrive on protein and fat, and simply weren't built to handle today's typical diet of carbohydrates and processed foods. The authors have linked the rise in disease to our increasing reliance on the low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet that first appeared at the dinner table relatively late in human history. The keys to good health can be found by understanding how we evolved and by eating a diet typical of our ancestors', rich in protein and good fats and full of fruits and vegetables for their antioxidant and cancer-fighting abilities. THE PROTEIN POWER LIFEPLAN gives you a blueprint for not only losing weight and feeling fit, but one designed to restore your body's innate systematic approach to good health. Written for results, this book will help you look and feel better than you ever have in your life.

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