| View Larger Image | The 10% Solution for a Healthy Life: How to Reduce Fat in Your Diet and Eliminate Virtually All Risk of Heart Disease and Cancer | Paperbackby Raymond Kurzweil (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Three Rivers Press | | Page Count: | 384 Pages | | Publication Date: | December 27, 1994 | | Sales Rank: | 446,351th |
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Reducing the level of fat in your diet to 10% can save your life, and this book gives you all the tools you need to do just that. Everything you need to know about is in this book: recipes, conversion charts, pantry staples, dining-out tips, progress tables, an exercise program, and detailed appendixes. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 14 reviews)
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One of the best health books one can buy by Jaewoo Kim (Santa Monica, CA)  5 Stars
May 25, 2009
Did you know that reducing the fat intake of your diet to 10% or less will reduce your cancer and diabetes (type II) risk close to zero?
As other reviewers have accurately stated, following the recommendations of this book will change your health and your life. Healthy eating (eating foods with less than 10% overall fat) is essential for a healthy body and mind.
Written 15 years ago, this book's science remains highly relevant today. The recommendations of this book are particularly relevant for those with diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholestrol, obesity, and hypertension.
The book starts with a startling fact: 90% of Americans have atherosclerosis (thickening of the blood vessels by fatty materials and cholestrol). This is bad news since atherosclerosis is very very bad for you. Atherosclerosis and high body fat will probably substantially shorten your life and bring about host of health problems (cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure etc). It is important to note that the author disagrees with American Medical Association (AMA) on the pervasiveness of atherosclerosis. The author argues convincingly, however, that AMA sets their bar on healthy dieting to a VERY low level. If you are overweight at all (book provides weight charts), you will almost certainly have atherosclerosis.
So how do you rid of yourself from atherosclerosis and high body fat? Eat foods with less than 10% fat, eat foods in small portions (approximatley 2000 calories a day), and exercise regularly. This is FAR harder than it appears since most foods you see on the menu of most restaurants have higher than 10% fat.
It is important to note that the author does NOT try to convince people to have less than 10% body fat. For males, 15% body fat is OK and for females 24% is OK.
The author provides plenty of dietary suggestions and nutritional data. It even has a short cookbook.
What do you get if you follow the book's recommendation? You will be slim, fit, and free of most troubling diseases such as cancer and diabetes associated with atherosclerosis and high body fat.
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Forewarned by Osagi-San 5 Stars
June 30, 2008
Ray Kurzweil writes in a methodical and logical fashion that leads the reader to understand the power of his findings. Our typical American diet is a killer; his 10% Solution is the cure. The hard part is the discipline needed to change our lifetime eating tastes and choices. The avoidance of cancer and heart disease seems worth the effort.
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Unoriginal ! by Ann Dyer (Detroit, MI USA)  1 Stars
January 14, 2007
Normally I like Ray Kurzweil's books, but this one is not among those. There is nothing original in this book! Don't waste your money! Its better to read Dr. Joel Fuhrman MD (Eat to Live), and Dr. Dean Ornish MD (Hart Disease Reversal Prog.). These two are actually practicing physicians and can offer insights into the experience gained through work with many patients. Anyone could have written a 10% solution by reading these two sources alone. Ray Kurzweil can do better than this, for example his "Fantastic Voyage" is quite good.
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Good book but sadly out of date! by Chris M. Mcmahon (Omaha, NE USA)  3 Stars
June 07, 2006
I own and have read this book as well as the newer follow up (published in 2004).
This book is now nearing 15 years old. I read it very recently and began to employ the methods taught in the book. It was not until reading Kurzweil's newest book that I saw he has changed many of his ideas since the writing of this book in 1992-93.
For example; in 10%, you should not eat more than 10% of your calories from fat. Carbohydrates are encouraged, sugar is not *that* big of a deal, and caffeine is the enemy. In the new book, fat can be 25% of your calories each day, carbohydrates must now stay very low, sugar is to be avoided at all costs, but caffeine is ok! In fact, the author now drinks 8 cups of green tea per day. Green tea is lower than coffee in caffeine, but 8 cups a day is still a lot of it.
I enjoyed reading this book, but I wish I had realized that the information contained within was out of date and no longer to be followed. It would have saved me $20.
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How to save a million American lives a year! by Golden Lion (North Ogden, Ut United States) 5 Stars
April 17, 2006
Cancer is a prevalent disease that is dramatically reduced by a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet. Societies with the lowest cancers such as breast, ovarian, colon, uterine, and prostate are very low fat. Societies with extremely high fat diets have extremely high levels of cancer. In China, the diet consists primarily of vegetables and grains. Most Chinese are not wealthy enough to afford the luxury of our high-fat foods. Cholesterol levels are typically 100 to 150, with an average level around 127 and heart disease is rare. Cancer feeds off cholesterol in the blood and effectively cleanses the blood of cholesterol. Societies that eat low fat dies have very low cholesterol levels and extremely low rates of both heart disease and heart disease. For example, colon cancer dramatically lowers cholesterol levels, and if the patient lives long enough cause a regression of the atherosclerotic plaque.
LDL transports cholesterol from the liver to the body and has been strongly implicated as a primary agent for the buildup of atherosclerotic plaque. Triglycerides are the free floating fat in the bloodstream and elevated triglyceride levels is a risk factor for heart disease. HDL carries cholesterol away from the arteries and back to the liver to be discarded. A normal cholesterol to HDL is 4.5.
Fat should not exceed 10% of the daily calorie limits. Fruit and vegetables are especially healthy for you. Fish have low to moderate levels of fat called Omega 3 which are beneficial and help break down Omega 6 fats in the body. Meat high in saturated fats should be eaten sparingly, if not at all. Meat is high in cholesterol and following the 10% guidelines reduces both LDL and iron levels and can reduce heart disease by 90%. "Atherosclerosis Research Institute of the University Of Southern California School Of Medicine" found that the more polyunsaturated fats where consumed by a group of middle-age men who had undergone coronary bypass surgery, the greater was their risk of developing new lesions in their arteries. Fat causes blood cell aggregation or blood sludging and this makes it impossible for them to pass through smaller capillaries that provide oxygen to the body's tissues. If you eat a meal high in fat, you will temporarily deprive your brain of significant oxygen, which is one reason that people feel groggy after eating a meal rich in fat. Polyunsaturated fats interact with oxygen to form free-radicals molecules that can damage cell membranes and are associated with premature aging and development of cancer. Low in saturated fat has no cholesterol at all.
Exercise needs to be a part of scheduled daily activity and between 300-1000 calories a day needs to be burned in a one hour workout. Exercise combined with a low fat, low sodium and low cholesterol reduces heart disease and cancer problems massively. Exercise and diet reduces spontaneous clotting, improves bowl functions, reduces the likelihood of colon cancer, suppresses appetite, decreases bone loss, strengthens the heat, increases blood flow, increases blood flow to the brain, and reduces levels of stress and elevates mood for a sustained period of time.
In several studies of type II diabetes who undertook a four-week course in life-style adjustment that emphasized the type of diet and Kurzweil exercise recommendations, most individuals were able to terminate their usage of diabetes medication while achieving normal blood glucose levels.
At one time, 50 million Americans were dieting to lose weight. They spent $33 billion a year on diets and diet aids. 95 percent of those dieters will regain their weight. Excess weight can double the chances of heart disease and triple the chances for diabetes.
High protein diets are a disaster. High protein diets increase uric acid levels and results in atherosclerosis, fatigue, nutrient deficiencies, and kidney stones. A lot of the weight loss is reductions in water content and glycogen stores.
How to eat? The heart and soul of the Kurweil diet is grains. Grains are the complete food: breads, pastas, cereals, and whole grain or grain products. Legumes such as beans, peas, and lentils are excellent sources of carbohydrates, soluble fiber, protein, essential fatty acids. Fruits and vegetables are healthy, but avoid avocadoes and olives. Fish is preferable to meat. Omega 3 in some individuals thins the blood and reduces cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Also acceptable are clams, oysters, mussels, and scallops. Shrimp and lobster should be eaten in limited amounts. Salmon is a great fish. Cholesterol intake needs to be reduced to 100 milligrams a day compared too the 500 milligrams or more consumed in the typical Western diet. Sodium needs to be reduced to less than 2000 milligrams a day compared to the 6000 milligrams typical in the Western diet. Fiber aids in the digestion and healthy function of the gastrointestinal tract. Fiber should be 40 grams a day. Stop smoking, period. Low or no alcohol and there evidence indicates alcohol consumption in any form does not reduce heart disease.
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