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A revolutionary diet to help you lose weight and control disease-causing inflammation The Inflammation-Free Diet Plan will help you achieve your ideal weight--without fad dieting--while also reducing pain and allergies, slowing the aging process, and dramatically reducing your risk for dozens of medical problems. This flexible, easy-to-follow program is the ideal nutritional solution for every member of the family. At the heart of the program is the revolutionary IF Rating system that, for the first time, tells you the inflammatory or anti-inflammatory effects of all of the foods you eat. The IF Rating integrates more than twenty different nutritional factors, including essential fatty acids, glycemic index, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory compounds into a single rating which guides your food choices for the day. You no longer have to worry about choosing the right types of carbs or fats, or even counting calories--the IF Rating combines all those factors into a simple, holistic system for healthy eating! And unlike other programs that focus only on carbohydrates or fats, the IF Rating system also shows you which proteins are healthy and which provoke inflammation. It all adds up to a uniquely healthful, easy to follow diet plan that fights illness and promotes weight loss! The Inflammation-Free Diet Plan gives you: IF Ratings for more than 1,500 common foods, listed both alphabetically and by categories, such as “Breakfast Cereals” and “Meats” Self-assessments for measuring your level of systemic inflammation A choice of three customizable eating plans: Preventative/Maintenance, Therapeutic, and Accelerated Weight-Loss Three weeks worth of daily meal plans and dozens of delicious anti-inflammatory recipes With The Inflammation-Free Diet Plan, you'll learn how to stop the silent enemy in its tracks and get started on the road to a longer, healthier, more vibrant life--today.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 30 reviews)

What a joke by Health Nut (Phoenix)

1 Stars
August 18, 2009
This book is a joke. Out of all the foods this book rates, salt is not mentioned even once! Vinegar which is extremely aggravating to poor digestion is rated as neutral. Please save your money and look into Ayurveda for foods that would be compatible with your constitution. Good luck.

Good recipes, but very confusing by Need the Truth (Virginia)

3 Stars
June 18, 2009
If you want to know more about inflammation and disease, read "Inflammation Nation" by Floyd H. Chilton, Ph.D. Monica says up front she doesn't go into a lot of detail and refers readers to his book. A positive IF Rating is better than a negative IF Rating. This book could easily lead uninformed readers to think that it's better to eat a turkey hot dog (an IF Rating of -8) instead of an apple (an IF Rating of -62)! We eat hot dogs RARELY and try to eat an apple a day. Sorry, but from a nutritional standpoint, apples have to be better. Also, using artificial sweetners (instead of natural sugar which can cause a spike in your blood glucose level) advocated by both Chilton and Reinagel is a no-no in my book. Chilton does, however, explains how high levels of glucose and insulin are linked to the production of inflammatory messengers and this is another reason why everyone, not just diabetics, should pay attention to the glycemic load of a food. Monica does not go into this in her book, but again, she says that right up front. The Inflammatory Rating (IF Rating) table can be off-putting and overwhelming. It will make you think you should just throw up your hands and eat pizza and drink beer everyday...we're gonna die someday, right? So why not live it up! I've read a lot about organics, the "evils" of dairy products, the hype about soy (and why it's not a miracle food), how our beliefs (about God, good food, bad food, conspiracies...you name it) plays an important role in our health and well-being and I've come to this conclusion: educate yourself as much as you can about everything that concerns you. Take what feels right at the time and leave the rest for a later time...if that later time ever comes. Don't worry so much about every little thing because you miss out on life happening right now if you do. I gave this book three stars for the recipes only. I've looked online for further information on IF Ratings and so far the info online keeps referring me to this book's information. HOWEVER, one website says that a kiwi fruit has a positive 14 and her book has a -14...and they claim to base their ratings on how Monica comes up with her ratings! Here's another one: an apple is rated -21 on the website and Monica rates it in her table as -62. I give up. One reviewer asked why lower levels of omega-3's in farm raised salmon would make it worse to eat than not having any omega-3's at all. Here's where Chilton's book explains all of that. It's not the reduced amount of omega-3's as much as it is the existance of preformed arachidonic acid (AA...the abbreviation he uses or ARA...the abbreviation Monica uses). He cites AA as a major cause of inflammation in our nation. He uses very good analogies to explain difficult biological processes that happen in our bodies. We have an over-abundance of AA in our diet and subsequently in our bodies. The high levels of AA causes the production of inflammatory messengers, which in turn creates a body in which it is constantly thinking it has to battle even the most innocuous of invaders, such as pollen or dust. Chilton describes a body that has too much inflammation as trigger happy...shooting at everything that goes bump in the night. I have to agree with other posts on some of the foods that are pro-inflammatory, like cranberry juice, grapes, yoghurt, etc. and the pro use of Splenda...I take that with a grain of salt! But there is a lot of merit to learning about the effects arachidonic acid has on our health and to look for more anti-inflammatory foods. Everything in moderation!

Valuable Information by Eloise Taesali (Ukiah, CA)

5 Stars
June 08, 2009
Monica Reinagel has a comfortable writing style, an excellent bibliographical reference and index, so everything is simple to find. The book is sectioned into 4 chapters and has a List of Tables and Figures at the front before the foreword. The chapter that was most interesting for me was chapter two because she very clearly shows how the IF ratings were calculated. Reinagel never says exactly what IF stands for but I assume its Inflammation Free. The rating takes into consideration over twenty nutritional factors that affect inflammation. The calculations come from the U.S. Department of Agriculture which is the basis of the National Nutritional Database for Standard Reference and the most recent update of the database was published in 2004. The formula also incorporates the glycemic index which was sourced from the Glycemic Index Research Institute at Sydney University in Australia. The IF Rating chart also includes for each food the grams of fat and carbohydrate. Reinagel has used the latest information available so we are very up to date. In chapter three she outlines a flexible and easy-to-follow eating plan. You are able to easily modify an eating plan for yourself, so that you can achieve weight loss, reduce pain and allergies, prevent disease and slow the ageing process; all great reasons to watch what you eat. There are a few quizzes so to speak that also help you find the level/plan you need to start with, and some target values to help you stay on track. There is lots of information on meal planning. Then there are some great recipes and even a recipe worksheet (page 60) so that you can work out the IF Rating for your own recipes. She even has tips for calculation of recipes. Using a recipe worksheet Monica shows how you can modify a recipe to realize a higher IF Rating. Over all I found the book very easy to read and understand.

Beat the Pain by G. S. Easter (Canon City, CO USA)

5 Stars
April 04, 2009
If your suffering from pain and truly want to be free from pain then following the recommendations by this author (Monica Reinegal) will absolutely set you free from pain!

Excellent resource by S. McDermott

5 Stars
March 28, 2009
I recommend this book to anyone, not only to people with issues of inflammation; ie. Arthritis, Diabetes etc. This is a finely tuned and well researched reference for anyone who wants to be healthy. I use this book when I shop for foods and prepare my meals. If I'm not feeling great - achy or tired - I use foods that are non-inflammatory and I feel great after my meal. If I'm feeling fine, I use the book as a guide anyway to prevent inflammation. This book is awesome!

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