>Friends:
>I'm new to this list.  Has anyone tried the zone diet advocated by Barry
>Sears?  Do you know of any good carbohydrate sources other than vegetables
>and fruit - possibly things made from sprouted or soaked grains?  What
>about sprouted or soaked seeds - Sears says that most regular seeds and
>nuts aren't bioavailable enough to be useful.

Dear David,

I have been doing the zone diet for over a year and it has helped me
tremendously.  I don't follow it all the time now, but I can usually feel
the difference as it's become habit.  Some people think he requires too much
protein, but if you get a scale and weigh it out 3 oz portions are fairly
small compared to the normal american diet.  There are some recipes in the
archives for sprouted breads; I tend to find the Manna multi-grain bread
tasty enough and more convenient than making my own.  It's usually in health
food stores and is made from sprouted grains pressed together and heated at
a very low temperature.

I didn't know about the nuts not being bioavailable enough!  That surprises
me if the nuts are raw.  Maybe he doesn't distinguish between raw and
roasted nuts; can you let me know?  or maybe someone else has some
information about this.

Good luck.

Janis  ([log in to unmask])