How to Lower Your Cholesterol With French Gourmet Food: A practical guide

"How to Lower your Cholesterol with French Gourmet Food a practical guide" is exactly that. French chef Alain Braux has produced a guide to healthy eating that very elegantly and conspicuously rivals the militant regimens of vegan, macrobiotic and others, though he draws on the benefits of each of them. By debunking myths about the stereotypical French diet (without sacrificing his patriotism), he dares the reader to take the reigns of his or her own health and lifestyle with smart, healthy and easy to find foods. Chef Braux lays down his gauntlet in such a way that you are ready to jump in the car to race to the grocery store. The book begins by explaining (in a non-threatening way) that we really just don't pay attention to what or how we eat and how it ultimately affects our lifestyle. He presents all of his information in a consice, easily digestible" format. A primer for the uninformed as well as a refresher for the seasoned health nut, the book not only focuses on controlling cholesterol, but Chef Braux discusses almost every type of food that is available for consumption. He includes brief histories of each food, their benefits, as well as the best place to buy them with personal recommendation for each. There are also references for each type of food to Braux's own recipes to prepare healthy meals with a minimal intrusion into their nutritional value, your lifestyle or your pocketbook. Plus he sneaks in French lessons along the way. This is a fantastic addition to any health or cookbook library.

What a fantastic book! The combination of expert nutritional advice, supreme knowledge of tasty food and lots of chef-injected light-heartedness, make "How to Lower Your Cholesteral with French Gourmet Food" very enjoyable and informative to read. I spent my entire afternoon going through every chapter and every recipe (when I was supposed to be doing other things!). The menus and shopping tips are excellent, and I'm already inspired to prepare some amazing, healthy food for the week. I have read other nutritional/cooking guides (Andrew Weil, Nicholas Perricone, etc.) and this uniquely French book joins my favorites at the very top of the list. Thank you, Chef Alain!

I'm a German/Austrian guy who grew up on a rich cuisine dominated by meat, starch, greasy sauces, and...sugary sweets, of course. You can't teach an old dog new tricks, they say. Well, "they" are wrong. Chef Braux's recipes were like a "culinary awakening", to me. I realized that you can actually have the proverbial (healthy) cake and eat it, too. Not only are the dishes in his book quick and easy to make, but they are also outstandingly delicious and satisfying! I don't miss my old way of eating at all, and I feel much better after a meal from "How to Lower Your Cholesterol With French Gourmet Food" than after my former fare of so-called "Old World comfort dishes". Instead of being ready for a nap, I'm energized and ready to go. What really blows me away is Alain Braux's concise, no-nonsense approach to teaching us about food quality. We're so accustomed to mindlessly stuffing ourselves with popular grocery store items, that we've overlooked how the giant food corporations have gradually poisoned their products to improve their bottom lines. Most of the time, even the big manufacturers don't even know where exactly their base ingredients come from - it's all outsourced through several layers of obscure brokerages without regulation or oversight. So I appreciate it that Chef Braux takes us by the hand and leads us back to the natural well of eating well, so we stay well. (Well, wasn't that a mouthful?) Seriously, who has time to read through hundreds of pages of health reports? Not me. I've learned more about food and how it affects our health, in 1 hour of reading the first part of this book rather than wading for hours through internet junk in search of reliable information. "How To Lower Your Cholesterol With French Gourmet Food" is entertaining and highly educational. And it worked for this "hard head" when it came to giving up comfortable old ways. My new ways taste much better!

A must-read for all people who want to stay in great shape, control their cholesterol without statin drugs, while enjoying great diet and having fun making easy-to-follow recipes. This book is for health-conscious people who just do not "feed" themselves, but who appreciate all wonderful "real" food that Mother Nature has to offer.

Chef Alain Braux presents a delightful combination of nutritional advice, anecdotes from his childhood in France, humor and, of course, delicious recipes! This book offers comprehensive information on the health benefits of various foods and how to incorporate them into your daily life with simple meal plans. You will also learn what foods are detrimental to your health and why you should avoid them. Its healthy dining at its best and Chef Braux makes it easy and fun. Lowering your cholesterol has never been so delicious! I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in eating a healthy diet without compromising flavor, variety and the sheer enjoyment of eating good food.