Jamaican Cooking Made Easy: Volume I Review
Jamaican recipes are really made easy in this book, with Jerk recipes and over 400 authentic Jamaican recipe dishes this is the only Jamaican cookbook you will ever need. Ever heard of Ackee Cake or Naseberry Pancakes, well if you have not this is the cookbook for you. Along with these never before seen recipes are the traditional, oxtail, rice and peas, ackees and saltfish and a host of others. This is a must have cookbook for every chef, cooking enthusiast and home maker looking to spice up their menu.
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Jamaican Cooking Made Easy: Volume I Overview
Enjoy a Jamaican recipe for every day and season of the year, Volume I of Jamaican Cooking Made Easy is the largest compilation of Jamaican recipes packed with new and flavorful dishes along with the traditional ones will put your taste buds to work enjoying every unique blend of herbs and spices. Chef Trevor Blake – Cooking Tutor Cayman Islands – As an experienced chef of over 27 years this is the first truly authentic Jamaican recipe book that I have used. I recommend it to my students and use it in lessons as it uses very simple ingredients to create masterpiece Jamaican dishes, a must have for cooks and chefs all over the world.
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Excellent Jamaican Cookbook - S. Panton -
An excellent cookbook ... you won't find a more comprehensive resource for authentic Jamaican recipes.
Excellent Cookbook With Sweet Jamaican Recipes - Scotty - Florida
A really great Jamaican recipes collection. There are over 500 recipes in this book and I started cooking the minute I got it, some new Jerk Recipes and even how to prepare Jerk Pork in your oven. I had to have it in my kitchen.
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Cholesterol Down: Ten Simple Steps to Lower Your Cholesterol in Four Weeks--Without Prescription Drugs Review
Most readers are likely to pick up a book like this when they know there's trouble a-brewin--because of a recent "bad" lipid count, high blood pressure reading, irregular heartbeat, etc. In fact, they may be at a stage where prompt and effective, proactive action indicates the immediate use of statin drugs. Yet the author begins the book by, in so many words, "condemning" such medications by listing a lengthy string of unpleasant side-effects. But it may be too late for "natural" cures, especially if dramatic and quick improvement is being sought. I've known a number of individuals who, after trying no end of "natural" remedies, altering their eating habits, taking up exercise to an obsessive degree, downing the garlic and fish oil capsules, were more than a little discouraged to have their blood levels analyzed again only to discover that their cholesterol levels had changed very little.
Without realizing it, the author herself proves my point. After beginning the book with a (by now) familiar scare tactic--Will you die of heart disease? (At present, the odds are "yes," since most people do), she proceeds to make the situation seem even more dire by revealing that although she was a marathon runner, ate sensibly, and had her gender going for her (a disproportionate number of those afflicted with HD are males), she was shocked to be confronted with alarming cholesterol levels--in SPITE of a healthy lifestyle. So what then are we to make of her demonizing statin drugs in practically the same breath? Apparently, not using statin drugs was not to her benefit; could using them have been so much worse?
The Catch 22 of so many of the "alternative medicine" books is that readers don't read them when they might be of benefit, and are most likely to read them and take their recommendations seriously only when it would be in their best interests to follow doctor's orders, whether or not that entailed the use of Lipitor, Crestor, Plavix, etc. Nevertheless, for the reader who is just becoming aware of a need to lower "bad" cholesterol, raise "good" cholesterol, etc., this book can certainly be recommended. It's more comprehensive and informative than its title, with the "simple 10 steps," might imply. And I would agree that "if" you can get the same results without prescription meds as with prescription meds, it's better to achieve that result med-free. In other words, I wish my son would read this book and follow its directions--now--and not when he gets to an age and stage in his life when it's all too clear that action has to be taken.
Like the other heart books that I've read--some classifiable as "alternative" in their approach; others as "mainstream"--this one could use more emphasis on the role of not just HDL and LDL cholesterol but of triglycerides as well as more attention to not only fats but blood sugar and a dangerous condition known as "insulin metabolic syndrome."
Also, I'm frankly surprised, and a bit disappointed, that more of the current HD/CDV books--especially the ones advocating alternative, natural approaches--have not more seriously, fully and emphatically taken on the increasingly controversial issue of chemically-treated stents. Maybe authors are afraid of the politics, especially in light of all the fuss we've witnessed in recent months. But more important than offending a party or profession or corporation, it seems to me, is the health of the nation and its people. Europe has practically outlawed chemically-treated stents, and some say that heart patients and their precious "endothelium" (the inner lining of the lifeline arteries) are the better for it; the U.S., by contrast, keeps on inserting chemically-treated stents and accepting the consequences, medically and economically.
Certainly, a book is due out on this explosive subject (maybe it's out there already). I understand that the government is even initiating lawsuits against some of the manufacturers of the stents and of the prohibitively expensive medications they necessitate. I hope we don't all become so exclusively preoccupied with our own cholesterol counts that we neglect some of the larger issues, however unpleasant or distasteful they may be to special-interest groups. It's not only in our own interest but the next generation's.
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Cholesterol Down: Ten Simple Steps to Lower Your Cholesterol in Four Weeks--Without Prescription Drugs Overview
Take Control of Your Cholesterol— Without Drugs
If you are one of the nearly 100 million Americans struggling with high cholesterol, then Dr. Janet Brill offers you a revolutionary new plan for taking control of your health—without the risks of statin drugs. With Dr. Brill’s breakthrough Cholesterol Down Plan, you simply add nine “miracle foods” to your regular diet and thirty minutes of walking to your daily routine. That’s all. This straightforward and easy-to-follow program can lower your LDL (“bad”) cholesterol by as much as 47 percent in just four weeks.
Cholesterol Down explains Dr. Brill’s ten-point plan as well as the science behind it. You’ll learn how each miracle food affects LDL cholesterol and how the foods work together for maximum effect, as well as:
• How eating whole grains helps reduce LDL cholesterol in your bloodstream
• Why antioxidants keep plaque from building up in your arteries
• How certain steps change the structure of LDL cholesterol particles (and why it’s best for them to be large and fluffy)
• Why walking just thirty minutes a day lowers “bad” cholesterol and cuts dangerous belly fat
With everything you need to stay focused on the plan, including a daily checklist, a six-month chart for racking LDL cholesterol changes, tools for assessing your risk level for cardiovascular disease, sample weekly menus, and even heart-healthy recipes, Cholesterol Down is the safe and effective alternative or complement to statin drugs.
Customer Reviews
Great results - Nancy J. Mumford - W. Barnstable, MA USA
With a cholesterol count of 258 my doctor was anxious to put me on a drug to lower it but I asked for time to do it with diet. I bought this book and found it not only readable but the steps were well explained, made sense and were easy to follow. I didn't do absolutely everything recommended but still was able to bring my cholesterol down to 215 after 3 months (and this was over the holidays too). My doctor was so pleased he said I should continue in the hopes that my cholesterol will be under 200 in another 3 months. On top of all that I feel great and have lost a little weight in the bargain.
Book is a Treasure Trove! - Linda J. Hachfeld - Mankato, MN USA
Author has done a great job in simplifying good heart-health information into a 10-step daily checklist. Used it for 3 months and lowered my cholesterol by 50 points! I am thrilled! No medications (which the MD was constantly pushing all the while telling me I was expecting too much from dietary interventions).
This book saves anyone seriously needing to lower their LDL cholesterol a lot of money. I used the LDL chol progress chart in the book and made the recipes Spinach Salad, Chix w/ 40 cloves of garlic, and Oat-Apple-Flax Pancakes. My husband enjoyed the Pepperless Bean Salad (he, too doesn't eat bell peppers). Then, we used the Cooking ala Heart recipes for the rest of the week.
You won't regret buying this book. I give it a hearty full thumbs up. Thanks Janet for working so hard to put all this great knowledge into one book. Iknow first hand the amount of work that goes into writing and producing a book! Nice job. Linda Hachfeld
This one worked for me! - TV - Ohio, United States
My doctor gave me two months time to lower my cholesterol levels before starting medication. He advised me to take 3000mg Fish Oil capsules/day with low Carb diet. After some research, I narrowed down to this book due to several positive reviews.
This is the best diet that can lower your cholesterol in a short time and it worked for me.
Here is the proof of my total cholesterol.
Sept 09 - 244
Oct 04 - 206
Oct 17 - 194
However I noticed there is a little improvement for HDL. It went from 18 to 25 in a month. May be I need some more exercise. I am still working on to raise my HDL further.
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Cooking Light Low-Fat, Low-Calorie Quick & Easy Cookbook Review
I plan my weekly menus from this book every Sunday morning. There is something in there for every day of the week.... chicken, beef, pork, seafood and even pasta..... all low fat and low calorie. The recipes are so easy and the ingredients are typically your normal kitchen staples with an occassional item added to the normal shopping list.
There's nothing like getting home after a long day at work and still having to make dinner. That's where the Quick & Easy part comes in. These recipes make getting dinner on the table a snap. Usually with-in 30 minutes or less.
You can't go wrong with this book. Every recipe is easy to follow and tasts great. We haven't made 1 thing in the past 4 months that we did not enjoy and we cook from these cookbooks everyday. I had several other cookbooks where I had written on pages "YUCK!" or "NO GOOD" when I've tried a recipe and didn't like it. Not one of the Cooking Light recipes have I done this to. I've since thrown away all the cookbooks I had that are not Cooking Light.
I own 17 other Cooking Light cookbooks, some have easier recipes than others, but this one is my favorite. The taste of the meal is as if you had ordered it from a very good restaurant. My husband and I recently went on a cruise and he said "I like your cooking from those cookbooks better than the cruise food". What more can I say? Buy it, you'll love the way you look and feel. Slimmer and healthier.
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Great cookbook! - Kelly Stocks - Spanaway, WA
I really like this book -- it has great recipes that are easy and have ingredients in them that are "normal". I have not, by far, made all the recipes in the book but I have done quite a few and so far - we've liked them all!
Outstanding Taste & Real Time Saver - Cindy Hoeller - Jacksonville, FL USA
This book has by far the easiest and best-tasting recipies. It is perfect for a small family who are health concious and prefer spending time together rather than in the kitchen. The meals are so flavorfully creative and my family just loves everything that comes out of this book. The best part is the book has great time-saving and serving suggestions that really complement each other. I would recommend it to everyone.
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