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Here is an overview of Dr. Schwarzbein's diet:

> " The *Schwarzbein* Principle " is more or less a modified low-carb diet

> and -- like other carb-lowering plans -- it's seen its share of

> controversy. The diet consists of plenty of protein and a lot of what

> the plan calls " good " fats (Which you will note is quite similar to

> The Atkins Diet.) It deletes processed foods, sugar (including

> artificial sweeteners), and refined foods from your diet. You'll also

> be saying goodbye to salt, alcohol, and caffeine. *What is the Food Like?*

> Butter, eggs and a lot of meat will be the staples of your diet. Carbs

> will be drastically reduced initially, but you will be able to add

> more of them later on. Carbohydrates include many of the foods we've

> been told for years are among the healthiest (e.g. grains, fruit,

> particular vegetables, and reduced-fat dairy products).

I believe Dr. Schwarzbein has written a number of books such as this one:

" The *Schwarzbein Principle*: The Truth about Losing Weight, Being

Healthy and Feeling Younger " <http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1558746803>

There are some customer's review of this book here:

" http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:DDGSI_hTPTUJ:www.amazon.ca/review/product/\

1558746803%3FfilterBy%3DaddOneStar+%22Schwarzbein+Principle%22+%2Bquack & hl=en & ct\

=clnk & cd=5 & gl=us "

Quite a few of them seemed to be negative. Here are a few negative quotes:

First person:

Quote:

*WARNING -- Too Many Incorrect Biochemical Statements*

" I was so disappointed to pay for a book that contains so many incorrect

biochemical references. For example, p.22 states that " fats cannot be

used for brain fuel. "

[...] ketones (being incompletely burned fat) are a method by which we

can get rid of unwanted fat without having to actually burn it off.

This basic biochemical process (check any physiology/biochemistry text)

is totally missed by the author.

End of quote. Another person who reviewed the book:

Quote:

*Being taken in by a *quack*???*,

Jan 16 2003

By *A Customer*

Schwarzbein is not a board certified physician. She is not board

certified in either internal medicine or endocrinology. Her claims of

being an expert are suspect. Beware of quackery!!

End of quote. Person three:

Quote:

*Verging on Quackery*,

Mar 11 2003

By Buzz Haughton <http://www.amazon.ca/gp/pdp/profile/AI78HJTP4ES02>

(, CA USA) - See all my reviews

<http://www.amazon.ca/gp/cdp/member-reviews/AI78HJTP4ES02?ie=UTF8 & sort%5Fby=Most\

RecentReview>

I was not impressed with this book, to say the least. First, I'm a type

1 diabetic, and the authors don't even deign to admit that folks like me

exist. More important, though, is their dangerous advice to avoid all

prescription drugs! Many of us depend on prescription drugs for our very

lives; I use insulin, lovastatin for elevated cholesterol and lisinopril

to arrest diabetic kidney complications. Reader beware!

End of quote. Person four:

*This program made me GAIN 10 lbs*,

Feb 13 2000

By *A Customer*

I followed this program very carefully and gained 10 lbs on it. Back to

Weight Watchers for me.

End of quote. Person five:

Quote:

*What am I doing wrong?*,

Sep 8 1999

By *A Customer*

I have faithfully followed this plan for over three months and have not

lost any weight nor body fat. It is very discouraging... [...]

End of quote. Person six:

Quote:

*not applicable to all people*,

April 8 1999

By *A Customer*

I have read this book and found that it does not really apply to

everyone and can have negative effects on people who have certain

medical problems. I do not recommend this book for certain types of

eating disorders as it can cause tremendous weight gain. This diet plan

does not work for everyone and should not claim to work for all people.

Dr. Schwarzbein is an endriconologist who is not well versed in weight

loss or certain medical problems...

End of quote.

I believe most or all of the quotes are 5 or 10 years old and I have no

personal knowledge of Dr.Schwarzbein or her programs or books. But it

seems strange that not a single person who reviewed the book had much of

anything good to say about it. I believe they were all lay people; no

doctors. There is at least a little smoke, so check it out to see if

there's any fire. I have no personal knowledge or experience with Dr.

Schwarzbein.

> Schwarzbein also recommends not taking pre-set t4/t3 ratio replacement

> hormones such as Armour.

> I am on the Scwharzbein Principle Program to heal my adrenals.

>

> Sue

[Guest guest]

I found another page of reviews and a lot of them seemed to be positive:

http://www.amazon.ca/review/product/1558746803?showViewpoints=1

Best,

wrote:

> Here is an overview of Dr. Schwarzbein's diet:

>

>> " The *Schwarzbein* Principle " is more or less a modified low-carb

>> diet and -- like other carb-lowering plans -- it's seen its share of

>> controversy. The diet consists of plenty of protein and a lot of what

>> the plan calls " good " fats (Which you will note is quite similar to

>> The Atkins Diet.) It deletes processed foods, sugar (including

>> artificial sweeteners), and refined foods from your diet. You'll also

>> be saying goodbye to salt, alcohol, and caffeine. *What is the Food

>> Like?*

>> Butter, eggs and a lot of meat will be the staples of your diet.

>> Carbs will be drastically reduced initially, but you will be able to

>> add more of them later on. Carbohydrates include many of the foods

>> we've been told for years are among the healthiest (e.g. grains,

>> fruit, particular vegetables, and reduced-fat dairy products).

>

>

> I believe Dr. Schwarzbein has written a number of books such as this one:

>

>

> " The *Schwarzbein Principle*: The Truth about Losing Weight, Being

> Healthy and Feeling Younger "

> <http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1558746803>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Whomever wrote that it¹s a modified low-carb diet is way off base.

She actaully advocates A LOT of carbs‹more than I woulda thunk ­ about

100-120 gr a day.

But the need to be ³good carbs² --big difference between low carb and good

carb.

The ³Staples² are about equal amounts of carbs and protein and then good

fats in small amounts and non starchy veggies ‹ I three of her books and

none adovcate low carb at all ­ she says low carb diets are damaging to the

metabolism in the long run.

Sue

On 8/11/08 7:24 PM, " " <res075oh@...> wrote:

>

>

>

> I found another page of reviews and a lot of them seemed to be positive:

>

> http://www.amazon.ca/review/product/1558746803?showViewpoints=1

>

> Best,

>

>

> wrote:

>> > Here is an overview of Dr. Schwarzbein's diet:

>> >

>>> >> " The *Schwarzbein* Principle " is more or less a modified low-carb

>>> >> diet and -- like other carb-lowering plans -- it's seen its share of

>>> >> controversy. The diet consists of plenty of protein and a lot of what

>>> >> the plan calls " good " fats (Which you will note is quite similar to

>>> >> The Atkins Diet.) It deletes processed foods, sugar (including

>>> >> artificial sweeteners), and refined foods from your diet. You'll also

>>> >> be saying goodbye to salt, alcohol, and caffeine. *What is the Food

>>> >> Like?*

>>> >> Butter, eggs and a lot of meat will be the staples of your diet.

>>> >> Carbs will be drastically reduced initially, but you will be able to

>>> >> add more of them later on. Carbohydrates include many of the foods

>>> >> we've been told for years are among the healthiest (e.g. grains,

>>> >> fruit, particular vegetables, and reduced-fat dairy products).

>> >

>> >

[Guest guest]

Well read them LOL they are tryihg to lose weight quickly and it¹s not about

that AT ALL.

She states VERY CLEARLY it could ONE YEAR before you start to lose weight.

It is a health plan not a quick weight loss.

It¹s not low carb ‹ I swear to God ‹ I got in a HUGe fight with a friend who

INSISTED I go low carb‹20 to 40 grams a day andi can¹t do that.

Schwazbein reccommends approximately 100 to 120 gr of carbs a day and 70 to

120 gr of protein per day based on weight/activity.

Sue

On 8/11/08 6:09 PM, " " <res075oh@...> wrote:

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

On Schwarzbein:

The book is the outcome of these successes and the resulting research she

has done in the past ten years. The emphasis is on healthy eating -- simple,

unprocessed foods, and no stimulants (alcohol, caffeine, drugs). She

discusses aging, cholesterol and fat (and why it is necessary to eat both),

heart disease, eating disorders, and how to achieve a balanced diet.

Another important aspect of her philosophy is that you stay on the diet and

will either gain or lose until your body stabilizes at its optimum weight -

bearing in mind that what you think is an optimum weight for you may not be

what your body settles at.

Dr. Schwarzbein believes that the ADA diet is killing diabetics. That isn't

what the whole book is about, of course. She speaks out against the AMA and

the FDA " food pyramid " . The book is geared toward women, but the principles

are applicable to men as well. She discusses the " low-serotonin state " and

the problems associated with it: depression, addiction, obesity. Dr. S.

gives a wonderful, lay person description of insulin resistance its effect

on the body.. The Schwarzbein Principle Cookbook is fabulous! I haven't yet

tried anything that wasn't delicious!

A daily menu looks like this:

Breakfast: Scrambled eggs with nitrate-free sausauges, 2/3 cup oatmeal with

butter and cream. Sliced tomatoes.

Snack: 1/4 cup sunflower seeds

Lunch: Cobb salad (made with chopped chicken, nitrate-free bacon, hard

boiled egg, bleu cheese, salad greens and tomatoes). Olive-oil and vinegar

dressing, 1 small apple.

Snack: 1/4 cup almonds. String cheese.

Dinner: Roast pork loin, 1/3 cup brown rice with butter. Asparagus with

butter. Mixed-greens salad with tomatoes and cucumbers, tossed with

olive-oil and vinegar dressing.

Each meal and snack is designed to include no more than 15 grams of carbs on

the healing program. This is based on 5 meals per day, so 75 gr of carbs per

day. More carbs are allowed later as you heal.

Sue

On 8/11/08 6:09 PM, " " <res075oh@...> wrote:

>

>

>

> Here is an overview of Dr. Schwarzbein's diet:

>

>> > " The *Schwarzbein* Principle " is more or less a modified low-carb diet

>> > and -- like other carb-lowering plans -- it's seen its share of

>> > controversy. The diet consists of plenty of protein and a lot of what

>> > the plan calls " good " fats (Which you will note is quite similar to

>> > The Atkins Diet.) It deletes processed foods, sugar (including

>> > artificial sweeteners), and refined foods from your diet. You'll also

>> > be saying goodbye to salt, alcohol, and caffeine. *What is the Food Like?*

>> > Butter, eggs and a lot of meat will be the staples of your diet. Carbs

>> > will be drastically reduced initially, but you will be able to add

>> > more of them later on. Carbohydrates include many of the foods we've

>> > been told for years are among the healthiest (e.g. grains, fruit,

>> > particular vegetables, and reduced-fat dairy products).

>

> I believe Dr. Schwarzbein has written a number of books such as this one:

>

> " The *Schwarzbein Principle*: The Truth about Losing Weight, Being

> Healthy and Feeling Younger " <http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1558746803>

>

> There are some customer's review of this book here:

>

> " http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:DDGSI_hTPTUJ:www.amazon.ca/review/produc

> t/1558746803%3FfilterBy%3DaddOneStar+%22Schwarzbein+Principle%22+%2Bquack & hl=e

> n & ct=clnk & cd=5 & gl=us

> <http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:DDGSI_hTPTUJ:www.amazon.ca/review/produc

> t/1558746803%3FfilterBy%3DaddOneStar+%22Schwarzbein+Principle%22+%2Bquack & amp;

> hl=en & amp;ct=clnk & amp;cd=5 & amp;gl=us> "

>

> Quite a few of them seemed to be negative. Here are a few negative quotes:

>

> First person:

>

> Quote:

>

> *WARNING -- Too Many Incorrect Biochemical Statements*

>

> " I was so disappointed to pay for a book that contains so many incorrect

> biochemical references. For example, p.22 states that " fats cannot be

> used for brain fuel. "

>

> [...] ketones (being incompletely burned fat) are a method by which we

> can get rid of unwanted fat without having to actually burn it off.

>

> This basic biochemical process (check any physiology/biochemistry text)

> is totally missed by the author.

>

> End of quote. Another person who reviewed the book:

>

> Quote:

>

> *Being taken in by a *quack*???*,

>

> Jan 16 2003

> By *A Customer*

> Schwarzbein is not a board certified physician. She is not board

> certified in either internal medicine or endocrinology. Her claims of

> being an expert are suspect. Beware of quackery!!

>

> End of quote. Person three:

>

> Quote:

>

> *Verging on Quackery*,

> Mar 11 2003

> By Buzz Haughton <http://www.amazon.ca/gp/pdp/profile/AI78HJTP4ES02>

> (, CA USA) - See all my reviews

> <http://www.amazon.ca/gp/cdp/member-reviews/AI78HJTP4ES02?ie=UTF8 & sort%5Fby=Mo

> stRecentReview

> <http://www.amazon.ca/gp/cdp/member-reviews/AI78HJTP4ES02?ie=UTF8 & amp;sort%5Fb

> y=MostRecentReview>

> <http://www.amazon.ca/gp/cdp/member-reviews/AI78HJTP4ES02?ie=UTF8 & sort%5Fby=Mo

> stRecentReview > >

>

> I was not impressed with this book, to say the least. First, I'm a type

> 1 diabetic, and the authors don't even deign to admit that folks like me

> exist. More important, though, is their dangerous advice to avoid all

> prescription drugs! Many of us depend on prescription drugs for our very

> lives; I use insulin, lovastatin for elevated cholesterol and lisinopril

> to arrest diabetic kidney complications. Reader beware!

>

> End of quote. Person four:

>

> *This program made me GAIN 10 lbs*,

> Feb 13 2000

> By *A Customer*

> I followed this program very carefully and gained 10 lbs on it. Back to

> Weight Watchers for me.

>

> End of quote. Person five:

>

> Quote:

>

> *What am I doing wrong?*,

> Sep 8 1999

> By *A Customer*

> I have faithfully followed this plan for over three months and have not

> lost any weight nor body fat. It is very discouraging... [...]

>

> End of quote. Person six:

>

> Quote:

>

> *not applicable to all people*,

> April 8 1999

> By *A Customer*

> I have read this book and found that it does not really apply to

> everyone and can have negative effects on people who have certain

> medical problems. I do not recommend this book for certain types of

> eating disorders as it can cause tremendous weight gain. This diet plan

> does not work for everyone and should not claim to work for all people.

> Dr. Schwarzbein is an endriconologist who is not well versed in weight

> loss or certain medical problems...

>

> End of quote.

>

> I believe most or all of the quotes are 5 or 10 years old and I have no

> personal knowledge of Dr.Schwarzbein or her programs or books. But it

> seems strange that not a single person who reviewed the book had much of

> anything good to say about it. I believe they were all lay people; no

> doctors. There is at least a little smoke, so check it out to see if

> there's any fire. I have no personal knowledge or experience with Dr.

> Schwarzbein.

>

>

>

>> > Schwarzbein also recommends not taking pre-set t4/t3 ratio replacement

>> > hormones such as Armour.

>> > I am on the Scwharzbein Principle Program to heal my adrenals.

>> >

>> > Sue

>

>

>