Breaking the Food Seduction: The Hidden Reasons Behind Food Cravings---And 7 Steps to End Them Naturally

Was very informative and it awoke me as to why I ate the way I ate. Now I do not have too. I am now free at last to eat what I was meant to eat without meats, dairy, cheeses, and all the rest of that stuff agonizing my desires.

This book really surprised me. There are many good tips for eating right and a lot of valuable information here, but the author ends up telling the reader that he/she is too weak to ever go back to eating any of the foods that he/she was addicted to (meat, cheese, sugar). Therefore, the reader must go on a strict vegan diet for life. Although I understand the value of such a diet, I am amazed at how this book goes in such a severe direction. Why can't someone possess enough willpower to keep meat and dairy products in their diet? I will keep this book for its valuable information but ignore the vegan fanaticism.

This book confirms all those things you suspected, but thought were myths. Dr. Barnard lays out the (shocking) facts. Though hard to believe, everything is footnoted to the pages and pages of references in the back. The practical part is the second section, which tells how to put the information into practice. He gives a three-week plan to kick those cravings. The recipes in the back are easy and fresh-a whole cookbook! A bombshell of a book.

Barnard's book is an enjoyable read and clearly explains the grasp food holds on many of us. While my individual struggle is cheese, I've learned the chemical reaction it causes within my body is almost like a drug addiction. And this makes perfect since! Every so often I have an urge to eat something cheesy, and afterwards my body is very relaxed/satisfied. Such as one might feel after they got their "fix." Now, I am fighting my cravings for better and more natural health. Did you know humans are the only mammals who drink milk(aka use dairy) throughout their Life? We aren't supposed too!!!

It works, it's easy, he tells you why and how.

Some foods are addicting. Don't eat them and you'll loose weight. It takes about three weeks (ex-smokers will note the similar time period) for one's body to catch on. A small price to pay for the gain (loss!).

I read this book last Summer, followed the advice. Lost about 20 pounds in a month. Only exercise was walking two or three miles per week which I was doing anyway. My cholesterol's down from around 240 to 180, Liptor bottles are in the trash, stomach, back and joint pains fading away. This winter, next year, the weight's still gone.

His explanations are clear, simple and scientific. There are detail lists of foods (Bad: milk products, especially cheese, meat, fish, coffee, chocolate, and Good: beans, long grained rice, vegetables, fruits, some nuts), recopies, and some very solid advice about dieting psychology which would work for any diet.

Oh, and it's very readable.

Thank you Dr. Branard.