As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve decided to try the Coconut Diet. I’m not a big fan of “fad” diets, and have never done Atkins or South Beach before, but I don’t really think this diet falls into that category. All it is really is a healthily modified low-carb diet that focuses on replacing some dietary fat with coconut oil, a saturated fat that has proven health benefits. And, despite what many people think, the Coconut Diet does not involve eating only coconut oil for weeks on end! Here’s the ‘official’ description of the book:
Following the success of The Ultimate Smoothie Book, Cherie Calbom offers this diet based on groundbreaking research that proves coconut oil promotes weight loss. Low-carb diets like Atkins and South Beach are the hottest weight loss programs on the market, but they could work faster and more effectively with the addition of one ingredient: coconut oil. Not only does it boost metabolism and speed weight loss, there is evidence that suggests that adding a small amount of coconut oil into ones daily diet can help lower cholesterol; improve conditions such as diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome, IBS, Crohns, and other digestive disorders; enhance thyroid production; and increase overall energy.
THE COCONUT DIET offers a 21-day weight loss program and includes a four-week cleansing regimen for readers who want more benefits. With meal plans and more than 70 recipes to help readers put the plan into action, as well as nutritional facts, tips for easy preparation, ingredient explanation, storage suggestions, and many other creative details, readers will learn how to start reaping the benefits of coconut oil today.
One of the best things about this book is that it’s loaded with recipes and healthy eating plans, of course all based around coconut oil. Although I’ve just started it, after reading the first half of The Coconut Diet, I truly believe it’s one of the best ‘packaged’ diet plans on the market.
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