The Zone audiobook

Here's the premise of The Zone: much of our health depends on how hormones and other chemical substances regulate the body. The two biggies are insulin and glucagon, and together they affect how we store fat. The easiest way for the average person to ensure optimal insulin and glucagon levels (and therefore a healthy weight and body fat percentage) is by eating a balanced diet consisting of macronutrient "blocks": lean protein, carbohydrates with a low glycemic index, and monounsaturated fat.I'm not a scientist and will have to rely on Dr. Sears' interpretation of the data he uses to support his arguments. That's just one of those things we non-specialists have to do, but the idea that food can control how the body produces hormones that, in turn, control how the body stores and uses fat seems plausible.And although you may think I've drunk "The Zone" kool-aid, a couple of sites have rebuttals to Dr. Sears' claims, taking exception to the protein/carbohydrate ratio and its effect on hormone production.Also, figuring out what a "block" is means there's a bit of a learning curve to implementing the diet. "The Zone" advocates an extremely low-calorie diet, the benefits of which, from my understanding, have not been thoroughly documented to date. So you can see there are issues with the Dr. Sears' advice. Nevertheless, the bibliography in this book should silence critics who say Dr. Sears is light on the "science". It references literally dozens of reports from medical, nutrition, and sports medicine journals. In fact, I wish the claims and citations Dr. Sears made in the book were better noted (with footnotes, preferably), but I understand why the bibliography was included instead: the book was for a general audience.Overall, I liked "The Zone", and I plan testing its principles to see whether I can shed my slowly expanding gut.

Recommended by my personal trainer. I was very hesitant and NOT interested in another "fad" diet. However, after reading through and studying, I realize that this information is confirmed by all the nutrition/medical studies I've been reading over the past few years. This was recommended to me as a better "intro" to the Zone system than the original book. This isn't a "fad" diet, but pretty solid nutritional advice focusing on keeping your dietary intake hormonally balanced in order to reduce inflammation which recent studies have shown to be a root cause in so many of our current degenerative diseases. It isn't fancy, or the slickest with lots of bells and whistles but it's doing the job with both me and my husband. Slow and steady wins the race. As an addendum, I just checked out Sears most recent Mediterranean Zone book which is essentially a recent update to his 20-yr-old original Zone. If I were going to pick just one, I would go with the Mediterranean. It has the most recent dietary research which was not yet available when this and the original were first written.

Ignorance truly is bliss, though you might suffer terribly and die an early death, you won't be mentally fatigued with conflicting information from Vegetarians vs Paleo vs Wheat Belly vs The Zone vs your cholesterol levels (which may not even matter) vs The Primal Blueprint vs a myriad of other things you have to do every day that are called Life. I don't have the time to dissect or praise this book. Everything I would want or could say has already been said and debated in other reviews and comments on Goodreads. I did read Wheat Belly and The Primal Blueprint as well. So after reading 3 books, it has only lead me to have to do more research. I can say that after reducing meat intake and increasing carbs, and eating that for many years, my HDL has become even lower and my triglycerides went from acceptable to high, which lines up exactly with the theories in this book, The Primal Blueprint, and Wheat Belly. My every day exercise seems to have no impact on raising my HDL, which is supposed to be the best way to do it. It seems that insulin level is the culprit as these three books suggest.on a side note: the audio on this was like listening to Ben Stein as the teacher in Ferris Bueller.

Sears explains the biochemistry of food and its effect on our bodies in an understandable way, and makes the reader re-think what we assume to be healthy eating habits. This book has changed the way I think about what I eat, and I feel better after incorporating some of his ideas into my diet. Following the Zone Diet to a T seems a little complicated, but Sears gets the reader to understand why it is important to follow, and the overall idea is very easy to put into practice.

I got this book from the library because I heard an interview with the author on the radio. I just loved it and learned so much.

Ever since I met Billy and his family, I've been hearing about the Zone Diet and why they thought it was so good. I never gave it much thought either way. Sometimes they'd make certain recipes that were "in the Zone" and I thought they were tasty so I'd eat them. The Zone energy bars are yummy too. Anyway, I decided to finally read the book and really see for myself if this was something worth paying attention to or not. My interest was fueled by the fact that I've just had a third kid, I'm not 25 anymore, and I don't want it to take forever to loose the prego weight (and I always gain a pretty decent amount). I have to say I really enjoyed reading the book and learned a lot. Dr. Sears makes many good points about why current trends in "healthy eating" are not really healthy and not working (just look at the rising obesity rates in our country). I'm thinking about food differently now - as fuel and not just something that tastes good. (Don't get me wrong, I still love my chocolate!) So, I've decided to give it a go and try to eat "in the Zone." I guess we'll see in a little bit whether it really is worth it or not. I'd recommend this book though. Very interesting. Note (10/08): I lost my baby weight super fast this time - I'm not super young, it was my third baby, and the weight dropped quicker than ever. Give it a try!

se trata de una dieta saludable, en la que no se pasa hambre y se aprende a equilibrar los alimentos.Es un libro informativo con bases científicas acerca de las proporciones que debemos consumir según nuestra actividad física, proporciona métodos para calcular nuestro porcentaje de grasa corporal, de masa corporal magra, etc, para ayudar a calcular las necesidades proteicas que se necesitan de manera diaria, que se han de mantener en una cantidad de 30-30 y 40% en relación a las grasas y carbohidratos.nos invita a hacer 5 comidas al día ( 3 fuertes y 2 refrigerios) todos saludables y sustituyendo los carbohidratos, proteínas y grasas por las de mejor calidad que las que habitualmente comemos.

The book is quite interesting. I tried out the dieting principles, but I have grown more skeptical about the conclusions that he makes. They don't correspond to the way that food actually makes me feel. Lots of talk about glycemic index which is a big buzz word these days. Yet, glycemic index is not an objective measurement. It's a measurement based on a test subject or group of subjects. Food is so subjective though.On a philosophical note, these is a problem with the question of universals. To what extent can universal statements be made about food and health that pertain to all people?

He talks about ketosis from eating high protein and low carbs, which is not good for your body. Also talks about the workings of the inner body & diseases. Good info. He is rather strict, tho, in saying that everyone should eat a protein: carb ratio of 3:4, and doesn't take into account the differences in bodies, but overall has the right idea, I think. You just need to listen to your own body and adjust the ratio to suit your bodies' needs. I don't think he mentions that eating a vegetarian meal is better for you than eating meat at every meal.

Este libro me convenció: la comida hay que tratarla como un goteo continuo de una medicina. Una vez que comes de manera correcta, tu cuerpo llega a su equilibrio. Este equilibrio no es necesariamente el ideal de la modelo flaca de las revistas (de hecho, en mi caso no lo es ni de lejos), pero estas sano, tienes más energía y pierdes la constante angustia de estar ganando peso y no poder hacer nada para evitarlo. Un libro valioso y muy útil que todas deberíamos leer y aprovechar.

great book full of information. may be a little science heavy for those just looking for instructions on what to do. the zone diet system of using blocks makes keeping track of macros super easy and awakens you to portion sizes. the best part, you never feel hungry. I often have trouble reading enough. yes I said the meals are often very voluminous and filling. all while losing weight and feeling all around better.