Have you been made to feel it was your fault when you could not lose weight? It is likely that you did not fail at dieting; your diet failed you. This book is for everyone who has tried other diets and failed. Dr. Cohen explains why bad weight-loss diet advice, worsened by changes in the food industry, is responsible for the worldwide obesity epidemic. His answer is an effective, natural diet, based upon a modern computer model, yet confirming weight-loss principles first described more than 2,000 years ago by Hippocrates, the physician considered to be the father of rational Western medicine.
The author Irving A. Cohen, MD, MPH is a Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine. He is trained and Board-Certified in Preventive Medicine and Public Health. He formerly served as Chief Resident in Preventive Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health. In the past, he has been associated with the departments of History of Medicine as well as Preventive Medicine at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Kansas City. He currently directs Preventive Medicine Associates and provides voluntary services for the uninsured at the Marian Clinic, both in Kansas. He has helped many people who had thought they could not lose weight and other who had suffered from poorly-controlled diabetes and its consequences. He has made presentations about the basis of his diet at national and international scientific forums and literature (
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Is Type 2 diabetes reversible? For many, the answer is yes.
Diabetes is a serious disease and must be treated as such. Many Type 2 diabetics have come to use Dr. Cohen's New Hippocratic Diet® for weight-control and found that it brought their diabetes under better control than it had ever been before. Most were able to reduce or eliminate diabetic medications. Dr. Cohen cautions that diabetics on medication will need to monitor themselves closely and be in communication with a physician when starting this plan. Although the weight-loss is important, most diabetics following this plan saw changes as soon as they started, so they must prepare in advance for medication reduction. For those in earlier stages of diabetes, or simply at high-risk, it is even easier. This book expands Dr. Cohen's New Hippocratic Diet® with a focus on information specifically for those suffering from Type 2 diabetes and families at risk. This is not a temporary solution, but a plan for life.
The author Irving A. Cohen, MD, MPH is a Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine. He is trained and Board-Certified in Preventive Medicine and Public Health. He formerly served as Chief Resident in Preventive Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health. In the past, he has been associated with the departments of History of Medicine as well as Preventive Medicine at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Kansas City. He currently directs Preventive Medicine Associates and provides voluntary services for the uninsured at the Marian Clinic, both in Kansas. He has helped diabetics bring their disease under control while they also lost weight. He has made presentations about the basis of his diet at national and international scientific forums and literature (
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Cooking for the New Hippocratic Diet® is right for you, if
. . . . you are are following the New Hippocratic Diet®,
or . . you are trying to lose weight,
or . . you are trying to avoid weight gain,
or . . you are at risk of developing diabetes,
or . . you are trying to control your type 2 diabetes,
or . . you are at preparing a meal for anyone who is.
Recipes, Instructions, Ideas and Explanations will help you learn:
• How to make true natural eating a habit
• How and why to avoid faux foods
• Why some "natural" foods are less natural than you may know
• Why some supposedly "healthy foods" are responsible for the current epidemics of obesity, overweight and Type-2 Diabetes
• Why some food additives do harm by acting like drugs
• and more!

"The patients I have referred to Dr. Cohen or suggested his diet to are mostly either type 2 diabetics, or women with polycystic ovarian syndrome. Many of the patients also had hypertension. In every single case, the diabetics were able to get off all or most of their medications for diabetes or if they weren't on medication already, they never had to begin and their blood sugar returned to normal. Most people with hypertension were also able to reduce the amount of medication they take for hypertension. Dr. Cohen's diet makes so much sense. It really is a new way of looking at food and diet and the best part of it is that it works!"
"I am thoroughly impressed by Dr. Cohen's approach to natural weight management. As a Pulmonary-Sleep doctor, I have a significant portion of my population that is morbidly obese. These people have multiple medical problems, including problems with lipids as well as diabetes. My patients have demonstrated tremendous benefits, occasionally losing 100 pounds between six-month visits. They have done this safely and quickly. I highly endorse the results, and more than anything endorse Dr. Cohen's approach."
"Dr Cohen's New Hippocratic Diet has provided me with an invaluable tool to assist me with patient care in my practice. As a nurse practitioner coordinating a women's health program, I have successfully utilized his diet as an essential component in caring for women who suffer from obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, polycystic ovary syndrome, and insulin resistance. Those following the program have improved dramatically and many no longer need medication to control their conditions. I initiated the diet for myself three years ago, lost 72 pounds and dropped my cholesterol level almost 100 points. I have maintained my new weight for 2 years. This diet has given health and hope to so many who have previously met with failure time after time."
"I am a type 2 diabetic. I was diagnosed about three years ago. Nearly all of my relatives on my father's side have diabetes. I have already lost one cousin to the complications of diabetes. I had tried cheap diabetic medicines as well as expensive ones and only had a moderate improvement. I had a formal exercise program with a trainer and still my numbers did not improve significantly. I attended one of Dr. Cohen's seminars at a medical continuing education program and thought, 'Well, this is a different twist on what I have always been told.' So, I got the book, spent a weekend reading it, and enrolled in his program. It has been over a year; my A1c improved to below 6.0: I lost about 25 pounds and my cholesterol improved. All without any medication. I have maintained my A1c without any medication from the first day. I feel much better keeping with this eating plan and I am more active. This is an eating habit, not a diet."