The diet-book arena is awash in both old and new methods of weight reduction, but Khan’s focused, strategic approach is...
An inspiring, proactive approach to weight loss.
As someone who struggled with chronic debilitating back pain related to his weight, Khan (The Zeus Process, 2017) began a mission in his 30s: embrace the science of dieting and find a weight-loss method that gets lasting results. Here he shares the fruits of his research on the durability of short-term health and fitness gains as well as information on harnessing physical energy; creating healthy, habit-forming patterns; and avoiding unsustainable modern diet plans. He likens the task of Sisyphus, doomed by Zeus to push a boulder up a hill only to have it descend repeatedly, to the seesawing cycles of promising weight losses and frustrating rebound gains. Adopting a fresh perspective on calories and exercise, the author details his weight-loss program—a harmonious nine-phase system with each phase lasting 30 days. His method begins with what Khan considers the most important phase: Participants create momentum via mindful consumption and self-rewards. From there, subsequent phases counsel dieters to incorporate whole fruit and leaner dairy and unprocessed meat choices into smaller, more frequent meals, bypassing processed carbs, sugary foods, and soft drinks. Of course, the success of the program hinges on regular exercise. While these phases don’t really introduce any revolutionary material into the weight-loss arena, new dieters will find lots of motivation, incentives, and lifestyle modifications to guide their journeys toward optimum health and wellness. Khan’s vivid prose and easy-to-follow instructions include clear “Action” and “Benefits” sections along with appendix tables showing food glycemic indexes. As a dieting success story himself, Khan observes that it doesn’t take mythological strength or insurmountable summits to achieve individual weight-loss goals, just willpower and dedication.
The diet-book arena is awash in both old and new methods of weight reduction, but Khan’s focused, strategic approach is fresh and feasible.Pub Date: June 23, 2018
ISBN: 978-0-9996561-3-6
Page Count: 226
Publisher: RK Fitness Connection Press
Review Posted Online: Feb. 4, 2019
Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 2019
Review Program: Kirkus Indie
This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)
Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996
ISBN: 0-15-100227-4
Page Count: 136
Publisher: Harcourt
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996
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An extravaganza in Bemelmans' inimitable vein, but written almost dead pan, with sly, amusing, sometimes biting undertones, breaking through. For Bemelmans was "the man who came to cocktails". And his hostess was Lady Mendl (Elsie de Wolfe), arbiter of American decorating taste over a generation. Lady Mendl was an incredible person,- self-made in proper American tradition on the one hand, for she had been haunted by the poverty of her childhood, and the years of struggle up from its ugliness,- until she became synonymous with the exotic, exquisite, worshipper at beauty's whrine. Bemelmans draws a portrait in extremes, through apt descriptions, through hilarious anecdote, through surprisingly sympathetic and understanding bits of appreciation. The scene shifts from Hollywood to the home she loved the best in Versailles. One meets in passing a vast roster of famous figures of the international and artistic set. And always one feels Bemelmans, slightly offstage, observing, recording, commenting, illustrated.
Pub Date: Feb. 23, 1955
ISBN: 0670717797
Page Count: -
Publisher: Viking
Review Posted Online: Oct. 25, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1, 1955
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