“B is for a quick-slimming Breakfast.” Dr. Oz recommends always revving up your metabolism with breakfast.  Aim to get up to half of your total daily calories in the morning.  This advice is given based on a recent study that found that this simple trick shifts body chemistry, allowing dieters to get the big initial results of a low-carb plan sans the carb deprivation.  That’s a study I’d like to see.  What are the chances that it was paid for by a company who makes breakfast foods?  Among the delicious temptations, dieters can choose from fat-free yogurt, scrambled eggs, or Chex Multi-Bran.  These main entrees are supported by whole-grain English muffins and unlimited fruit.  The only thing to like here is that he refrains from calling for egg whites only.

Pastured eggs are highly recommended on The Liberation Diet; eggs with bacon, sausage, ham, fish, scrapple, or raw milk.  For frying it’s best to use butter or coconut oil.  Now that’s not a recommendation, you’ll find in any magazines catering to busy Mom’s, looking to take care of their families.

“E is for Eliminating the most fattening food of all.” Sugar and high fructose corn syrup spike your blood sugar and are loaded with empty calories. Dr. Oz says that whole fruit is the most slimming way to soothe a sweet tooth.

While The Liberation Diet concurs with Dr. Oz re sugar and high fructose corn syrup, it is key to remember that anything your mouth perceives as sweet is being turned into sugar by the body.  Kevin Brown and his co-author Annette Presley recommend eating fruit even less frequently than vegetables, and then only when in season and with real cream or some other healthy fat to increase absorption of antioxidants.

“A is for flab-blasting antioxidants.” Vegetables and brightly colored fruit continue to be linked to fat -burning and hunger control.  Dr. Oz says that they are extremely good for you and will provide plenty of energy.

Kevin Brown maintains that vegetables are certainly healthy, but not the foundation of health.  A good rule of thumb is to eat them in smaller proportion to fat and protein.  Always eat vegetables with saturated fat, to increase the absorption of antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals.  So remember to add butter or a lovely cream sauce to get the most out of your vegetables.

“C is for a Chocolatey weight-loss surprise.” Just when you thought he was done beating the antioxidant drum, Dr. Oz informs that dark chocolate is loaded with antioxidants, “especially a certain type linked to reduced hunger.”  I’d tell you which one, but readers are left to guess.

On The Liberation Diet, chocolate isn’t verboten, it simply isn’t touted as an antioxidant, hunger curbing, mood elevating, must have.  Eat well 80% of the time and enjoy an exceptional chocolate desert occasionally!

“H is for fat-flushing H20. Dr. Oz thinks people are so stupid that they routinely confuse thirst and hunger.  His wisdom here is to drink water whenever you’re hungry and that way you’ll always feel full and thus end up eating less.  I’m not really sure how much water Americans now consume, but I’ve looked around and it doesn’t appear to be curing anyone’s hunger.  Finally, when you tire of water, grab some green tea.  You’ll never guess why.  Yes, that’s right!  Green tea is loaded with antioxidants!

The Liberation Diet’s take on water is most refreshing because it’s something that is rarely talked about.  There is an epidemic of heart burn and acid reflux out there.  What really happens when dieters are convinced to drink water before eating in order to curb their appetites?  Hydrochloric acid is secreted into the stomach when we eat so that  food can be digested.  Drinking water dilutes this acid, thus impairing digestion and promoting digestive ailments.  While drinking excessive amounts of water will not flush toxins from the body, as is commonly thought, it most certainly will flush vital minerals from the body.  In short, drink when you are thirsty, but try to refrain from drinking at least an hour before eating.  In terms of quenching thirst water doesn’t even come close to Kombucha, which also happens to be a live fermented drink.  Real milk and broth are also excellent options.

Dr. Oz’s BEACH diet only works because it’s based on severe calorie restriction.  Menus do not exceed 1,200 calories.  I can only imagine the binging that takes place when coming off of this diet.  Dr. Oz gives us nothing new here.  It’s the same old vegetable pushing low-fat nonsense that got us into trouble in the first place.

The Liberation Diet extolls fat as the most important nutrient in the diet!  Half of your fat intake should be from saturated fats found in animal foods, coconut, and palm oils.  Not only is this a delicious way to get key nutrients, but it is also the best option for feeling full and satisfied when you eat.  This is why people on The Liberation Diet typically eat only twice a day.  They are sated when they eat and so they eat less and loose weight.  There are many other important differences between this diet and the ones that are being peddled to women.  Some of those have been highlighted in this post, but the best way to smash out of food prison is to buy the book and liberate yourself.

Lauren Snyder Grosz is a Certified Nutrition and Wellness Educator.  As a student on a lifelong quest for exceptional health and happiness, her mission is to empower people to take complete responsibility for their own health by rethinking everything we’ve assumed to be true and rediscovering what truly works based on accurate science.