When Nathan Pritikin found out that he had heart disease, back in the 1950’s, most dietary concepts were pretty basic. He was one of the first to try out a low fat, high fiber diet to improve heart health and his results were pretty amazing. Fast forward to today and we now have the Pritikin Longevity Foundation and this book. For those looking not only to lose weight but also to get healthy, this is a great book to start with.Before we get started, our absolute favorite part of this book was that it stressed exercise. So many diet books claim that you can lose tons of weight without ever lifting a finger, and that is just not a realistic view. This diet plan will require a good commitment to follow, since you will be required to walk at least 45 minutes every day. However, this type of exercise is relatively simple for most and easy enough to do.

The main tenent of the plan is that you need to limit processed wheat, rice, and the majority of meat in your diet. Nothing really new here, but we’ll concede that back when the diet first came out it was pretty extraordinary. It’s easy to see where today’s diets got a lot of their ideals and obviously, this kind of eating plan does get results.

The main problem with the diet plan, at least for many, is that it is nearly vegetarian. If you’ve spent a lifetime eating meat, this is not going to be an easy diet to go on. That doesn’t make it bad, that just means that you will have to put forth a concerted effort if you want it to work. Quitting meat cold turkey is not easy for a lot of people, and if you have health issues, you will definitely want to discuss this diet plan with your doctor before getting started.

Despite the difficulty level, this is still a good diet. It promotes everything we know that is important for heart health. Many have found that they were able to improve their overall health with the diet, and the foundation does state that you can help ward off many illnesses by following this plan.

Overall, we enjoyed the book, even though we were familiar with most of the concepts. We recommend it based on the fact that the diet includes plenty of exercise and relies on proven techniques that do result in weight loss. It’s obviously not for everyone, but those that give it a solid try should see results.

Our main issue with the diet is that it does not include enough dietary fat. You do need some fat in order to keep your body running properly and to keep losing weight. If you do decide to try this diet we highly recommend adding a little more dietary fat, from good sources, such as salmon, olive oil and avocado, for the best results and overall health.

Originally posted 2008-09-12 05:27:02. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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