Product Description

From two leading authorities on appetite control, obesity, natural medicine, and food comes a breakthrough in getting healthy and staying slim without starving.

Millions have spent years searching for the perfect diet, one that enables them to lose weight without going hungry, and now they can finally find it -- and make it work for life -- in Hunger Free Forever.

This blockbuster book gives readers the secret to feeling full while staying fit, revealing for the first time ever the newly discovered PG X® "super fiber." Simply by taking PG X before or during a meal, readers can painlessly shed pounds without ever feeling starved, because PGX creates and maintains a satisfying sense of fullness. Based on sound clinical research, the Hunger Free program restores normal appetite regulation, eliminating the trap of yo-yo dieting. With plenty of easy-to-prepare recipes, food plans, and valuable information, Hunger Free Forever teaches readers how to eliminate food cravings and never feel deprived.

By retraining appetite and metabolism, readers will gain the power they need to change their unhealthy relationships with food forever.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #285598 in Books
• Published on: 2007-12-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 304 pages

Review
"If there exists a magic bullet to weight loss, this might just be it." -- Alive

About the Author
Michael T. Murray, N.D., is widely regarded as one of the worldÕs leading authorities on natural medicine. He has been featured on numerous television programs, including 20/20 and Dateline. He lives in Washington.

Michael R. Lyon, M.D., is a physician, medical researcher, author, and internationally recognized lecturer in the field of weight loss. He currently directsa medical research center specializing in obesity and appetite control. He lives on Vancouver Island, Canada.

Customer Reviews

One long ad for a product by Natural Factors
I agree with so many other reviewers here. Theres no real new info presented. And the PGX--poyglycoplex--they want you to buy from Natural Factors? Nothing more than a fancy schmancy name for KONJAC/GLUCOMMANAN which can be found less expensively all over the internet.

Here's what Dr. Weil said about Konjac 6 years ago:
Konjac fiber is a starch from the root of the konjac plant (Amorphophallus konjac) that grows in China and Japan. The popular name for the root in Japan is devil's tongue or konnyaku, and it is prepared there into foods that look like squares or strips of stiff gelatin, with a rubbery texture. The Japanese regard konjac as a health food, especially good for intestinal function.
The main component of the konjac root is glucomannan, a water-soluble dietary fiber consisting of mannose and glucose sugars. ...Some countries... have banned a number of weight-loss products containing glucomannan, which were found to cause choking when caught in the throat.
If you're interested in konjac fiber, try some of the traditional Japanese foods such as shirataki noodles or konnyaku. "

The fact that this book is one long advertisement for an expensive and particular "weight loss" supplement bothers me. The fact that this one expensive and particular weight loss supplement is easily found less expensively but covered up by the fancy shcmancy term PGX or polyglycoplex bothers me even more.

We all know what foods are most healthful to eat, so there's nothing new in the book there. We all know about the glycemic index, so there's nothing new there. We all know that satiety and appetite have so much to do with eating, but the jury is still out as to whether konjac is the end all and be all for everyone.

The book is worth a glance or two, and you may even want to give the suggested product a try, or a similar less expensive one, such as a Glucomannan supplement, WHICH IS THE SAME THING AS PGX only a LOT less expensive!
"Glucomannan is a gentle and effective natural fiber that promotes healthy colon function. Derived from the konjac root, glucomannan is a water-soluble dietary fiber considered to be a 'bulk-forming laxative.' Glucomannan may also promote healthier cholesterol and support healthy blood sugar levels."

Do a little internet research on PGX/konjac/glucomannan and see if you think it's worth a try. But don't believe all the hype, and look beyond the single and highly expensive supplement they focus on solely in this book. There are other less expensive options if you think you'd like to give it a try.

The reason this books only gets one star from me is because the authors purposely mislead the public into believing that ONLY their product, PGX aka WellBetX by Natural Factors is the ONLY product with konjac fiber. Any author who purposely misleads people in that manner are selling a book that is nothing more than an advertisement for a single product. Had the authors mentioned that PGX is also known as konjac, glucomannan, etc., their book would've scored an additional star or two or even three. Purposefully misleading folks is not honest.

Book is mostly an ad
If you have never heard of PGX, by the time you are done with this book, you will have heard more than you ever wanted to about it. PGX is the miracle fiber that is the basis for appetite control in this book. There is good information here, I just kept getting irritated constantly hearing about this special (and expensive) fiber. I bought the granules and the pills, and the pills are a lot easier to deal with. The granules become jello-like in water and do not dissolve to any degree in smoothies. I have noticed an appetite blunting effect, but there are, ahem, other effects as well. Be prepared for bloat, gas, and frequent trips to the library(or in my house, the bathroom ;)

Don't waste your money
Unless you've never read another diet book before.

This book just reiterates everything you've ever read else--glycemic index, exercise, blood sugar stability, portion control, control stress, get enough sleep.

I have a great deal of respect for Dr. Murray, don't get me wrong. He sang the clarion call of nutrition before almost anyone else.

The PGX is nothing more than Gluccoman and coconut oil. They are not doing a thing for me.

The diet consists of breakfast and lunch of their proprietary and not cheap, shake, and a sensible dinner along with a couple of snacks. Sound familiar?

I don't know about my fellow fatties, but there isn't a shake alive that will fill me up for long. And two of them certainly won't hold me till dinner.

Don't spend your lunch money on this book; borrow it from the library instead.