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The best low-carb guide just got better. Nationally known nutrition expert Jonny Bowdens bestselling low-carbohydrate eating plan is now both more flexible and more effective at fighting appetite cravings. This updated edition of Living Low Carb explores the many scientific discoveries made in the last five years about brain chemistry, appetite, cravings, carbs, and sugar addiction. With refreshing candor, Bowden evaluates all the low-carb programs in light of the latest scientific research, including the Dukan Diet, the Low GI Diet, and the Ultimate New York Diet, showing you how to customize your own healthy plan for long-term weight loss and optimal well-being.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Union Square & Co.; Revised edition (January 1, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1454903511
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1454903512
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.32 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.25 x 9.25 inches
Reviewer: Mary R. Kolk
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Jonny Bowden's Living Low Carb - once again hits a winner-- big time!
Review: After reading and studying Jonny Bowden's other book, "Living the Low Carb Life", I knew I had to purchase this latest edition. It did not disappoint. He is amazing in how well he explains what carbohydrates do to the body. As a lay person, he enabled me to fully understand how much damage is done to the human body when you eat carbohydrates and especially when you eat them in large quantities as everyone in this country does. High Fructose corn syrup is in every processed food we eat today. We wonder why there is an obesity epidemic? We wonder why there is nearly an epidemic of diabetes? Jonny has the answers to these questions and more. He explains how cholesterol is made, what type of cholesterol is really bad for us, and why fat does not create fat nor does it create cholesterol. Carbohydrates create cholesterol. I would high recommend this book to anyone who is serious about their health, about controlling their weight and especially for anyone with diabetes.My husband suffered with type 2 diabetes for over 20 years before I picked up Dr. Richard Bernstein's book, "Diabetes Solution" that book lead me to research and study diabetes. It lead me to the first edition of Jonny's low carb book. My husband was on 43 units of insulin a night, had severe peripheral neuropathy in both his feet. The pain was so bad he could not walk 75 feet without sitting down to rest. He was on Neurotin, a powerful medication to relieve the neuropathy pain. He was morbidly obese (280 pounds at 5'10"), irritable and always tired. He fell asleep at the wheel while driving on the Interstate and hit the concrete wall. Thankfully, he nor anyone else was injured.After reading Dr. Richard Bernstein's book, "Diabetes Solution", Gary Taubes books, "Good Calories, Bad Calories" and "Why We Get Fat and What To Do About It" as well as Jonny Bowden's book, "Living the Low Carb Life", in 2003, I put together a program that my husband could live with. Within a week of starting the program, I could see the change in him. Within 3 months he was completely off of insulin, within 9 months he lost 80 pounds (since he has lost another 20 pounds making it a total weight loss of 100 pounds). The neuropathy pain is gone! Gone! He has been off the Neurotin pain medication since 2005. He has been off of the diuretic medication since 2006 he was on that medication for nearly 30 year). The psoriasis that made his elbows more like sandpaper than elbows is also totally gone. His elbows are like a baby's soft cheek now. It is amazing what carbohydrates can do to a body. Jonny explains that so very well in his book. We have experienced it in our own lives.We now teach others How We Beat Diabetes through presentations and our recently released DVD. You can see the awesome changes we made in our lives by going to our web site [...]. These changes happened with the help of all the authors listed above. Jonny Bowden's newest book, "Living Low Carb" is an excellent book, a great reference tool, a way to understand why low carb living is such a healthy way of living.Buy this book today. You will be very happy you did!

Reviewer: M. Levine
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Read This Book, Changed My Life
Review: On 9/25/2013 I'm 57 and have been morbidly obese (BMI > 40) for nearly 20 years.I finished chapters 1-3 of Living Low Carb, and the next day I started a new life plan. I weighed 291. Today 10/25/2013, I weigh 259 and on my way to 135 lb total weight loss. The research and information provided in this book by Jonny Bowden, presents a way for most anyone to finally get control of our bodies with a very simple science that can transform your life. Highly Recommended Reading.UPDATE (12/03/2013): Continuing on the Low Carb plan and am now down to 233 lbs. The science in Living Low Carb is very thorough and well presented and very easy to follow. While we do not need to count calories, I use a journal that accounts for all of the nutritional values of foods that I consume each day. This helped me identify that I was not eating enough fat. As soon as I upped the amount of fat to at least 35% more than protein, the weight falls off with an average daily loss of 0.98 lbs.UPDATE (01/07/2014): Weight loss is now 70 lbs since 9/26/2013. I feel great, I look great, and most importantly all of my blood work came back and every one of the markers for heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure have disappeared without a trace. My BMI is 32.4, my belly (not waist) changed from a 57" to 39", I lost 4" around my neck and 11" around my chest.Quick Note about plateauing ("stuck" in weight loss) ... it's normal that your weight loss will stop for a period of time. You can even gain 4-5 lbs and then two days later lose it all and more. This is your body's way of resetting. Plateau's can last up to 4-weeks, sometimes more. If you're concerned, I recommend reviewing your food intake to ensure that you are getting enough fat and enough but not too much, protein. Also, review the times you eat. If you're eating late in the evening, you may restart your weight loss by choosing to eat earlier in the evening.Over the course of the past 3.5 months, I've had to increase the amount of fat and reduce the amount of protein by 10% each. Approaching my goal weight, I expect to further adjust down the protein levels by another 10-15%. The recommendation on protein is to take your ideal/goal weight and divide by two. That is the most protein recommended per day. In my case that was 82.5 g per day. I reduced it to 70-72 grams per day and the weight loss continued. If you are working out on this life plan, remember that muscle weighs more than fat and what you "build" in muscle may cause the appearance of weight gain, but this is muscle gain.You don't need "luck" on this diet, just persistence and perseverance.I very much appreciate Jonny's presentation of the science. Once I understood it, the information has very much helped to change my life. I cannot thank Jonny enough for this gift.

Reviewer: Damselfish
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Very readable and helpful
Review: Very pleased with this book overall. As some have noted, the entire middle section is taken up with comparisons of the various low carb diets out there. That was OK but I must admit I did not read all of them.The best features of this book are that the information is presented in a very readable and entertaining way, and that the author does not advocate for any specific form of low-carb diet. There are occasional plugs for his own stuff, but not tons. The parts which discuss why low carb works, and Chapter 12 which explains how to do low carb without following somebody's "program" were the best for us. My husband who would never have dragged his way through some of the drier low-carb books out there, read and enjoyed the relevant bits of this book.After about three weeks, we have both lost several pounds. I wasn't even intending to lose any, started at 128 lbs! We are eating tasty food, not counting calories, never hungry and eating more veggies than ever. Plus no midday shakiness from blood sugar drops. Really, what's not to like about an eating plan that tells you to eat lots of avocados, olive oil, colorful veggies, nuts, tasty meat and fish, not to fear butter, etc? Nom nom nom.For those wondering, this is not a recipe book...no recipes to be seen. It is a why and how book. I did buy a recipe book but really it comes down to: make meat or fish main dish, don't serve anything high-carb with it, make a colorful plate, cook with some healthy oils/fats. So if you already know how to cook, you may be better off just surfing the internet for low-carb recipes.

Reviewer: Maria Efthymiou
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Johnny is an incredible writer. He has a wonderful flow and you can’t get bored.My advice is :A) when it comes to read the different diets , take it piece by piece and slow down to digest what each diet offersB) dive into the references and the sources. He knows what he is talking about and the book is not biased. It’s based in evidence.

Reviewer: Lin
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: This book gives you a comprehensive overview of why low carb eating works, and how people respond to it physiologically. I'm a bit of a 'need to know how and why things work' freak. This book satisfied. It also compares the different low carb diets out there, a handy bonus.

Reviewer: Riaz
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Its a good book which debunks a lot of myths about the "dangers" of low carbing...I got into the low carbing because of this book.This book does not suggests any method as such but reveiews popular plans.it also elaborates on the lifestyle.To get a method its better you go for Atkins or Paleo

Reviewer: Irene
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Excellent read. Great summary of low carbohydrate diets on the market. Well organized and scientifically backed. This book is however for an advanced nutritional/scientific reader. It is not for the average person looking for a quick solution /diet etc.

Reviewer: PeteMat
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: This was one of the very first books I bought when I started eating low-carb, but it still remains one of my favourites. I managed to lose four stone in six months - so when people ask me about what sort of low-carb diets are available, the first thing I usually do is lend them my copy of this book to see some of the options.Jonny's writing style is very easy to follow, and I suggest this book to anyone looking to investigate the low-carb lifestyle. He looks at many different versions of the low-carb diet, rates them and suggests who might (or might not!) benefit from each one.I *HIGHLY* recommend this book!