Review of The Johns Hopkins Family Health Book: The Essential Home Medical Reference to Help You and Your Family Promote Good Health and Manage Illness (Hardcover)

There I was able to compare it with several others in its class, anddetermined that it was the most complete and best organized for myneeds. This book contains 17 chapters dedicated to understanding different parts of the body, and the symptoms, treatment, and prognosis for any illness I have checked for so far.A 48 page insert of color pictures helps you diagnosis certain kinds of rashes, sore throats, etc.The book also has recommendations on what can be treated at home and when you should consult a doctor.There are also sections on staying healthy, first aid and emergency care.END



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Review of The Natural Fat-Loss Pharmacy (Paperback)

Reviewed by Irene Watson for Reader Views (2/07)

When I first looked at this book, my initial thought was "Oh no, not another book on dieting!"However, when I flipped through the pages to see if I would review it or not I was pleasantly surprised that indeed it was a "pharmacy" and not another dieting book.In fact, "The Natural Fat-Loss Pharmacy" may be the first and the only book about weight loss supplements that is based on proven and researched scientific facts, and on top of that, written by a medical doctor.

One of the authors, Harry Preuss, MD, is not only a professor at Georgetown Medical Center but he has dietary supplement and nutraceutical research centers that focus on obesity, heart disease and the ever growing insulin resistance.The scientific references in this book not only address the research conducted by Preuss but also by the Mayo Clinic and many European centers.

The contents of the book focus on: fat busters, insulin regulators, carbohydrate inhibitors, fat blockers, appetite suppressors as well as muscle builders.Each section thoroughly explains, in lay terms, the issue, the natural substance e.g. green tea, chromium, etc., possible illnesses if obesity isn't regulated and how to use the product.

One of the important factors I believe the authors included in "The Natural Fat-Loss Pharmacy" is their chapter 12 - The Natural Fat-Loss Pharmacy Supplement Program: Designing the Approach That's Right for You.After reading the book and understanding the natural supplements that are available, the authors' first suggestion is to partner up with a professional, and more importantly reiterate that the supplements alone will not substitute a healthy diet and exercise.Chapter 12 addresses the supplements in a condensed version and suggests considerations as well as gives case studies.Of all the case studies the authors present, it is highly unlikely that an interested reader wouldn't find themselves in one of them.

I've picked up many dieting books over the years and I must say this is the best that I have ever seen.Preuss and Gottlieb present the most concise version of many books put together.They leave out a lot of the filler that is in many books and only confuses the reader."The Natural Fat-Loss Pharmacy" is a must for anyone that wants to create a safe way to lose weight and then maintain it.






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Review of Savvy Eating for the Whole Family: Whole Foods, Whole Family, Whole Life (Capital's Savvy) (Capital Ideas) (Paperback)

FINALLY, a guide to healthy eating that is NOT a fad diet book! Dr. Kocsis writes in a warm, friendly, everyday style that makes it seems as if she is right there coaching you on how to adopt her simple approach to eating better. Her explanations of nutritional facts and functions are straightforward and enlightening. And her good humor and commonsense attitude give us permission to be flexible in incorporating her advice. You get the sense that she would not scold you if you succumbed to a craving for an occasional "naughty" food. In other words, her down-to-earth approach lays out doable methods for painlessly altering your lifestyle and eating habits. As a bonus, the recipes Dr. Kocsis shares are delicious and easy to prepare. Finally, although the title references families, this book is not just for families with young children; rather, it offers cogent, germane information and advice for all people, younger and older alike.

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"Savvy Eating for the Whole Family" is a guidebook for those who are confused and frustrated by the plethora of diet books on the market - fad diets that ultimately don't work long-term and that leave us fatter and less healthy. Clearly there is something wrong with the way Americans eat. Diet-influenced diseases like cancer, heart disease and diabetes plague our society at increasing rates despite advances in detection and treatment.To combat the diet gimmicks and junk-food habits, Dr. Kocsis has developed a safe, easy-to-follow action plan to get families, from babies to adults, on the path to healthier eating. In "Savvy Eating for the Whole Family," Dr. Kocsis :Traces the development of bad eating habitsShows us how to foster better eating habits in our children and how to avoid family food warsDispels myths and explains the current concepts of nutrition in plain termsHelps the reader learn to choose whole grains in moderation, fruits and vegetables in abundance, the right kinds of proteins, and plenty of healthy fatsGives practical advice on how to make the necessary dietary changes painlesslyPresents solid, credible nutrition information without confusing charts and calculationsAddresses the needs of the whole family whether an individual's goal is to lose weight or eat healthierIncludes meal plans with more than 100 original recipesTABLE OF CONTENTS:Savvy Eating for the Whole Family: Whole Foods, Whole Family, Whole LifePart One: What You Need to KnowChapter 1: A Savvy Approach to EatingChapter 2: The Shape We're InChapter 3: The Development of Savvy Eating: Baby StepsChapter 4: Kid Stuff: Avoiding food wars and establishing good lifetime eating habitsChapter 5: TeensChapter 6: Particular needs of women, men and the elderlyChapter 7: Nothing but the Truth: Tracking what you really put into your stomachChapter 8: Facts about Fats: Some good news at lastChapter 9: The Skinny on Carbohydrates: Understanding glycemic loadChapter 10: Grandma Was Right: Eat your fruits and veggiesChapter 11: The Power of ProteinChapter 12: Developing a Sense of PortionChapter 13: Snacks that Don't Come in Bags or WrappersChapter 14: Why Water Is Still the Best Drink in the HouseChapter 15: Menu Management: Eating outChapter 16: The Losing Battle: How to slim down by making your hormones work for youChapter 17: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: Why fad diets have a short shelf lifeChapter 18: Stocking the Pantry: Being prepared makes good eating easyPart Two: Incorporating Satisfying Foods into Your LifeChapter 19: What's for Dinner? 30 days of meal plans and recipesChapter 20: Eating Your Veggies: Soups, salads, salsas and other painless ways to enjoy nature's bountyChapter 21: Good Fats, Good Proteins: Shortcuts to surprisingly healthful foodsChapter 22: Great Grains, Better Breads and Diet-friendly DessertsAppendixBibliography

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Review of The Power of Your Metabolism (Paperback)

I have to write a review for this book, I am actually losing weight!
It was very different, not your typical eat this 8 oz piece of chicken bla bla. Only one chapter of the book was about the "diet" which is not really a diet, he gives you a super simple technique to combine food, the rest was very useful info and very NEW. I usually force myself to read a book to help my health issues, this book I could not put down.
I appreciate the style of writing because it was like the author talking to me personally, I could really relate. I love that this guy is not your typical exercise guru who looks like he lives in a gym telling me to up my cardio. You can tell he has tons of experience with girls like me.

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This NEW EDITION has the techniques for losing weight the natural way. This technique have now been integrated into this unique book.
The causes and solutions to a slow metabolism are well defined within the scope of simple terminology that is easy to understand, yet insightful enough to enlighten the most experienced reader. Based on years of experience and having helped thousands of people in their struggle with weight loss, the author recompiled all the techniques proven to achieve permanent weight loss. Thus, the techniques are based on actual observation of what works to achieve weight loss and maintain the ideal weight once it has been reached. These techniques have been tested by men and women of all body shapes and all with different weight loss goals from losing 10 to 300 pounds. What they had in common: a slow metabolism. With the help of this book you can lose up to 3 lbs of body fat per week by improving your metabolism. It includes help for diabetes and thyroid problems. It also addresses the truth about cholesterol, how body fat is really made, and why fats are not to blame despite of what intense marketing campaigns might dictate. Now, losing weight is not just about what you eat, but it certainly has a lot to do with it.
Diets have a high failure rate. Diets don t work. But what about a diet that becomes part of your life style where you can incorporate all types of food and still manage to maintain weight loss? One in which you can finally eliminate calorie counting, carbohydrate counting, hunger, anxiety for sweets and still feel and look your best? Such a diet has been formulated and is detailed in this book and most importantly, has been put to the test many times over and it works! The author researched and isolated the factors that cause a slow metabolism. Then he unified within one simple system the solutions, natural aids, and techniques to recovering your metabolism once and for all.

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Review of Eating for Endurance (Paperback)

Thru Ellen's insight, guidance and words, ordinary people have another tool to accomplish extraordinary things. To complete long distance events, nutrition can make or break you. I have run ultramarathons, competed in Ironman triathlons, and ventured into other fun things like the Mojave 250 mile Death Race. I trust Ellen's words and guidance in fueling my body to go the distance.

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Eating for Endurance is the standard guide to nutrition foranyone who exercises or plays sports. This updated and revised editiondescribes the fuel the body needs and how best to adjust diet andeating habits for both health and performance. It includes the latestfindings on carbohydrate loading, fat as fuel, and the role ofprotein, vitamins, and minerals, along with recent data on caffeine,sugar, and the critical role of hydration. Written in astraightforward, friendly style, the book offers specific advice fordifferent levels of fitness and different types of activities.

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Review of Fed Up! : The Breakthrough Ten-Step, No-Diet Fitness Plan (Hardcover)

"The only effective means of protecting yourself from developing an eating disorder is to avoid diets that push you, both psychologically and biologically, toward a destructive new level of food restriction and weight preoccupation." - Wendy Oliver-Pyatt, M.D.

In Fed Up! Wendy presents a back-to-basics approach to healthy living. First, she dispels the myths associated with dieting and boldly declares:

"Dieting wreaks havoc on the mind, body and soul."

Dieting has failed us. Dieting preys on our insecurities. Scientific research indicates that dieters only succeed in weight loss 2% of the time. Dieting also leads to a tense and uncomfortable relationship with food. In fact, Diets can in fact encourage eating disorders.

In reality, the less I eat, the more weight I seem to gain. Wendy explains why this occurs! I'm a big fan of the Suzanne Somers' approach because I'm now a believer that it is not really how much you eat, but more the combination of what you eat and when. The only time I've ever lost weight and kept it off was when I was eating more food! Imagine that.

Personally, I think dieting is depressing and I'm happy to see Wendy saying that diets don't work. I don't have time to count all those silly calories and I get so stressed out trying to figure out how much of this, how much of that. I give up in a day.

With a diet, you know that all the weight you are trying so hard to get rid of is going to come back as soon as you go back to your regular routine. So it seems you should try to find balance and a healthy lifestyle that includes foods that are good for you and will encourage a healthy approach to eating.There are foods you should be eating to encourage health. Those foods are not discussed in this book. This book deals with eating from a psychological perspective.

Wendy also deals with the following questions:

Why do we allow the diet industry to get rich while we become overweight?
Do you have an eating disorder?
Why do we accept our cultural myths about dieting?
Are you addicted to exercise?
Is your weight gain related to a medical condition?
What effect does cortisol have on your body? Can the stress of being on a diet actually make you gain weight?

So, we are still hungry, we crave foods we are told are bad for us and we want to have the perfect figure and the perfect life. Wendy gives us a dose of reality by stating the facts.

Our society has presented a pleasing view of an unpleasant situation. Models are unhealthy. The images we see flashing across our screens, in magazines and on every billboard scream "Be like me," "I'm attractive," I'm what you want to be." Yet have you ever heard that some models lay in bed all day because they feel so sick and depressed they have no life besides modeling? I've heard these stories.

The advertising industry is doing more harm than good all while filling their pockets with our money. They are feeding off our insecurity, our desire to belong and be loved. America is obsessed with beauty. As Wendy points out, "Perfectionism breeds low self-esteem." The harder we try to become "perfect," the more "imperfect" we feel.

"With the advent of the mass media, however, women now find themselves being compared not just to the girl down the street, but also to the most beautiful (and often surgically enhanced) women in the world. It's no longer good enough to look normal'; instead, you need to look like Calista Flockhart or Demi Moore." pg. 35

Wendy gives us back a calm sense of control. She encourages the reader to achieve a sense of balance in their life through maintaining a healthy view of life.

While she encourages us to evaluate our own lives, she also explains what didn't work for her and what isn't working for millions of Americans. She herself struggled with an eating disorder for ten years.

Her purpose in writing "Fed Up!" is to encourage a "nationwide rethinking about whether dieting and maintaining mental lists of so called good and bad foods actually leads to long term health and weight management." She wants her readers to think seriously about the impact of cultural pressures and the pursuit of unrealistic beauty standards.

Wendy's book provides steps you can take to achieve a healthy mind and body. You will become more relaxed in your relationship with food and consider the psychological barriers to health and fitness.

The steps are:

Step One: Recognize Your Exhaustion: Is Food Preoccupations Running Your Life?

In this chapter, you can take a "Are You Exhausted?" Self-Inventory test. The results may surprise you.

Step Two: Reject the Cultural Myths That Make You Diet and Gain Weight

In this chapter you will find information on how to calculate your BMI (Body Mass Index). This will help you figure out what weight you should be as opposed to how much you weigh now. With a few simple calculations you will find out if you are actually underweight, a healthy weight or overweight.

Step Three: Decide That You Are Good Enough Today to Love Yourself Today
Step Four: Learn to Experience, Trust and Enjoy Hunger and Satiation
Step Five: Straight Talk about Exercise
Step Six: Get Your Doctor on Your Weight-Loss Team
Step Seven: Learn to Wait to Lose Weight
Step Eight: Break Through the Secrecy
Step Nine: Redefine Your Life: What's More Important to You Than Dieting?
Step Ten: Give to the Next Generation: Preventing Eating Disorders and Obesity in Children

This is not a book about fancy meal plans, supplements, exercise equipment, foods you should and should not eat. There are no diets in this book!

This book is about taking control of your mind and body. Wendy offers advice on how to develop an enjoyable, effective and sustainable fitness program. She also discusses how parents can help prevent eating disorders in their children.

"Fed Up!" shows you how to enjoy the primordial pleasures of eating
while focusing on how to avoid the modern madness of diets.

If you are ready to break free from the prison of dieting, this ten-step plan will help
you to control your eating, lose excess pound and maintain your ideal weight.

Inspirational and Insightful.

~The Rebecca Review



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Review of Lifting Your Depression: How a Psychiatrist Discovered Chromium's Role in the Treatment of Depression (Paperback)

I have been suffering from depression and anxiety since my mid teens, and I am 46 now.I have been on and off antidepressants since my early 20s, and have been on the max allowed for the past 10 years, but nothing has helped until I read this book.I also suffer from high cholesterol, high tryglycerides, and a lot of the things they mentioned in the book I realized that my mother and maternal aunt died from....

I've been taking the chromium for almost 3 weeks, and I listen to "happy" music on my Ipod now.It does work for PMS - didn't even know I it was PMS time until "it" got here.

I highly recommend this book!

MK

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More than a decade ago, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Malcolm McLeod discovered a new cause of, and treatment for, the type of depression associated with carbohydrate cravings, weight gain, unexplained exhaustion, and sensitivity to rejection. This type of disorder, known as atypical depression, begins early in life and can last a lifetime unless treated. As many as one-half of depressed people--an estimated 30 million people in the United States alone--have this type of depression for which, up to now, there has been no effective treatment that is free of unwanted side effects.


Dr. McLeod_s discovery that chromium, an insulin-sensitizing trace mineral, was more effective and faster acting in some patients than even the strongest antidepressant drugs, ran counter to conventional wisdom. Dr. McLeod himself was initially skeptical. Yet, he was not able to dismiss the effects he had observed. He continued to carefully evaluate his patients_ responses and let the evidence speak for itself.


By piecing together hundreds of clues from therapy sessions with patients, results from his own single-blind studies, and findings from an in-depth study of the medical and scientific literature on chromium, glucose metabolism, and insulin resistance, Dr. McLeod eventually derived an explanation for chromium_s powerful therapeutic effects. In the last several years, the medical and scientific communities have begun to confirm Dr. McLeod_s pioneering findings.


In Lifting Your Depression, Dr. McLeod combines his personal narrative and scientific observations with a fascinating exposition of his discovery, and a five-step program for making use of it to reverse the causes of depression.


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Review of Complete Guide to Sports Nutrition (The Ultimate Training Series from Velopress, 4) (Paperback)

Monique Ryan's sports nutrition book is contains valuable nutritional information in a user friendly format.It is full of charts, meal plans, and nutrient requirements based on body size and the type of athlete you are.Monique's book teaches you how to plan your meals by the type of food needed, the amount needed, and the timing of your meals for optimal performance.I highly recommend this book to the athletes that I work with.Mary Horn, Scientist, Gatorade Sports Science Institute, Hawaii Ironman finisher.

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The author, a consultant to cycling teams, offers cutting-edge nutrition concepts, emphasizing menu and meal planning, food strategies, and other food-related topics.

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Review of Endurance Sports Nutrition, 2nd Edition (Paperback)

Sports nutrition encompasses scientific research, food and fluid recommendations, and practical applications for training and competition. Designed for endurance athletes-this book has it all! Combining the latestscientific findings, sport nutrition guidance, and practical fuelingstrategies of elite endurance athletes makes this book excel. Learning howhighly competitive athletes apply sport nutrition recommendations isespecially valuable. This book is well organized, engaging to read, andtargeted for high level athletic performance. I teach sports nutritiononline at Montana State University and definitely recommend this book to mystudents.

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Find your endurance advantage in the foods you eat. Endurance Sports Nutrition will help you select the best foods, fluids, and supplements to train longer, recover more quickly, avoid injuries, and achieve your performance goals in any endurance endeavor.

Sports dietitian and former elite runner Suzanne Girard Eberle provides a proven fueling program that addresses the unique needs of endurance athletes:

• Road and trail running: 5K to 100+ miles
• Cycling and mountain biking: time trials to multiday rides
• Duathlon and triathlon: sprint to Ironman
• Winter sports: Nordic ski races to mountain ascents
• Water sports: rowing and long-distance swimming
• Environmental conditions: extreme temperatures and high altitude

Complete with customizable menu plans, profiles and advice from elite endurance athletes, and strategies for avoiding the most common pitfalls of endurance athletes, Endurance Sports Nutrition will fuel your best performance.

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Review of Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program That Works (Paperback)

I really have to disagree with Yvonne's comment "But obese people do not start being overweight due to dieting!"As a child I always enjoyed eating, but Iwas not overweight.In fact, I didn't think too much about food at all.I went on my first diet at age 15, with the goal of losing 5 lbs.After I lost5 lbs by eating alot of salad and little else, I could fit into all my jeans and a fewpeoplecommented on how good I looked.Iwas hooked.....Ilost another 5 lbs. and looked great (probably too thin, but I thought Ilookedgreat!), but the constant restricting and hunger made me start to obsess about food!I would end a 2 day fast by eating an entire bag of cookies....Myfirst diet was the beginning of a 20 year cycle of fasting and compulsive eating that left me 75 lbs overweight.I've been in lots of Compulsive Eating support groups over the years and I've heard the same story.If you put a child ina room filled with candy and junk food and tell her to eat whatever she wants, thefood will quickly lose much of it's appeal......or tell her nottoeat one bite and see how importantthatfood becomes....

This book addresses many of the issues behind compulsive eating, and with lots of work on my part,it made me sane again (and 60lbs lighter).



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Review of The Sugar Control Bible and Cookbook (Paperback)

My doctor introduced me to this way of eating by having me try the two week plan.I had my reservations and all the reasons why I could not follow it.but I said I'd try it for two weeks--but no more.I began eating the Sugar Control Program three months ago and will never go back to my old way of eating.I have so much more energy now and I like the food.I'm never hungry and grocery shopping is so very easy:I shop on the outside paramenters of the grocery store.In otherwords, I eat all fresh food now.
I bought the book to learn more about why this works and found it to be very helpful in learning how the body handles nutrients and what the body needs to function properly.Ms Paltis also gives some background on TBM (Total BOdy modification) and using functional physiology in learning how the body works.This book is a great guide and reference if you want to learn improved ways of functioning.

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Complete nutrition guide to a pleasurable and satisfying program that revitalizes your health by getting you off the sugar/refined foods roller coaster.This prescription for health uses higher protein, low glycemic foods and healthy fats for greater energy, clearer thinking, balanced emotions, and a stronger immune system.How the popular high-carbohydrate/low-fat diets have been making you sick and what to do about it.

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Review of Feeding the Young Athlete: Sports Nutrition Made Easy for Players and Parents (Paperback)

Two kids, soccer and cross country, and problems keeping them fed enough during the fall athletic season.This book helps to identify the best bang-for-the-buck nutritious foods to keep them energized and performing.It details optimum schedules for the pregame/practice as well as post game/practice meals, snacks and hydration.The recipes are contrary to the typical American diet, and so what else is new?Now that they know what complex and simple carbs are and how they affect their levels of energy, at least they know the ice cream for post practice/game recovery isn't the best alternative.At least they are giving the bean dishes a try because they know that they are one of the best nutrient dense foods.The recipes are surprisingly good and I'm going to try more on my kids and expand their horizons.

A good book to use when you are trying to get 3000 calories/day into your children. The school lunch probably isn't going to cut it on game or meet days.

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Children need to be fed well to grow strong and healthy. Playing team sports creates additional nutritional demands. Here is a golden opportunity to motivate parents, coaches and players to learn more about how food and the body work as a team. Find out what makes a good pre-game meal, why hydration is important and the advantage of post-game eating. Includes 48 sensational recipes.Excellent book for coaches, side-line parents, and motivated kids.

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Review of Arthritis: Fight it with the Blood Type (D'adamo, Peter. Eat Right 4 Your Type Library.) (Hardcover)

I have been suffering from Fibromyalgia for over 15 years.Once I went on the ER4YT diet, my over-all health improved vastly... except I still suffered occasionally from Fibromyalgia.I bought this book, followed the diet & went on the 12 week arthritis protocol that he recommended.Not only did the pain subside during the 12 weeks, but also for the past year it has been much more manageable.The most difficult thing was finding the supplements in the dosages that Dr. D'Adamo recommended.Through the help of the internet I found all of them - most of them from Vitacost.com.It still amazes me that after a year of going on this protocol I am still doing so well.I am an O non-secretor.

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From the author of the two million copy Eat Right 4 (for) Your Type series- a library of books to help defeat eightof the most common conditions with the Blood Type Diet.(r)

Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo has forever changed the face of eating right to lose weight and achieve maximum health. Because he discovered what many already instinctively new-that a plan that works for one person may make another ill-there will never be a one-size-fits-all diet again. And since we now know that each blood type is affected differently by common diseases and conditions, there will never be a one-size-fits-all plan of action.

Now Dr. D'Adamo adds two new volumes to hisEat Right for Your Type Health Library. The first two were Cancer and Diabetes. The next books tackle arthritis (including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and other conditions caused by inflammation) and cardiovascular disease (such as high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke).

In these volumes, readers will find new information individualized for their blood type and illness. Self-assessment tests that help determine status and measure progress are included, as well as supplementary, lifestyle, and exercise protocols tailored to each blood type and each condition. There has never been a better arsenal for fighting disease, nor an easier or clearer tool.

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Review of The Next 20,000: After the Heart Attack, the Statins and Restenosis (Paperback)

As a heart attack survivor I found this book extremely informative.It is unbelievable how statins could affect anyone unexpectedly.Without a medical degree the author overcame the downside so well and perfected a healthy lifestyle with exceptional food formulas.

What impressed me greatly was the tremendous amount of research the author incorporated in his writings.The long scenic bike rides are done by many all over the world, but to prepare those complicated recipes, shows so much dedication.

I have recomended THE NEXT 20,000 AFTER THE HEART ATTAACK, THE STATINS AND RESTENOSIS TO MANY.Unusual title but Mike Stone explains this title on page 1.Actually you don't have to be a heart attack survivor to read this book. I never thought I would have a heart attack and there are so many out there thinking the same.Be prepared.I, however am still thinking about preparing these concoctions but reading the book as sent me on a healthier life style.

IT CAN DO THE SAME FOR YOU!!!!!




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The nightmare of cardiologists performing PCI (stent implantation) is the eventual blockage of the stent, a process known as restenosis. Restenosis can and does result in sudden death.My MI (heart attack) was in 2001. I discontinued taking statin medication in 2003, following 2 years of statin induced side effects, and the realization that the lipid hypothesis (cholesterol is the cause of heart disease) is totally unfounded. Routine testing (2006/2007) showed that the stent in my critical LAD artery (widow maker artery) is 100% blocked - full restenosis - however I lead a very full and active life.My changing lifestyle over the last several years has promoted the generation and development of alternative blood vessels circumventing my blocked artery. Further invasive intervention (bypass) is presently not in the works. I explain the life style changes that I have adapted, and substantiate my reasons for doing so. This is the sequel to "Surviving a Successful Heart Attack."

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Review of Full Moon Feast: Food and the Hunger for Connection (Paperback)

This book is a personal re-examination of food--what we eat, and why we eat it. In this book, Prentice examines food customs and traditions, searching for their physiological and environmental rationale.Her primary observation about food traditions is that they are strictly tied to the seasons, and thus the continual year-round availability of our foodstuffs has resulted in loss of much traditional knowledge about what is good for us and what isn't.In recognition of the essential seasonality of foods, Prentice organizes this book into the thirteen moons that make up the year, from the famine moon, to the sap moon, from the egg moon to the corn moon, from the blood moon to the wolf moon.

Each chapter describes the ecology that led to the association between a particular food item and a specific time of the year.In the chapters, Prentice discusses the nutritional contributions of the featured food items, and how her relationship with that food has changed over the years.For example, she explains how she used to avoid milk and other dairy products, but now relishes them as a gift of love from Mother Earth.Each chapter also includes recipes of the season, ranging from exotic dishes of non-Western food cultures, like Cardamom and Jaggery pudding, to simple directions for lost arts, such as rendering pork, or making homemade yogurt and sauerkraut.

Prentice was once a strict vegan, who for health reasons, eventually found herself drawn to a diet which includes animal products, but not the products of industrial agriculture. There is much that vegetarians and vegans would not like in Prentice's essays, since she explains how her 10 years of vegetarianism were not healthy for her.Having had the same experience myself after being a vegetarian for 20 years, I can appreciate the wisdom in what she writes.While vegetarian diets work well for some, they are not appropriate for everybody.But at the same time, diets that include the consumption of industrially produced and processed animal products do nobody any good.We need to be willing to recognize our relation and responsibilities to the animals that we consume.

I first heard of this book when I attended a Vermont Localvore potluck at which Prentice was the invited guest chef.I was deeply offended then at her attitude, when she announced she was going to make a salad using a recipe from her book, but lamented the lack of local artichokes or olive oil.`How could such a person be associated with local cooking,' I wondered, `if she doesn't even have the sense to find out what the best local ingredients are and celebrate them, instead of parading the products of another region in front of us?'I figured that a seasonal local cookbook written by a national author would be a worthless concept.Fortunately, that's not what this book attempts--instead the book is much more about rediscovering our connection to food than about specific local recipes.

Although she has become famous for leading the concept of eating foods only from one's local region, what she urges here is really an appreciation for the products of small farms.Thus, instead of simply cheering on local food, Prentice argues in this book that our industrial agriculture system has torn us away from one of the most essential of human traits, our relationship to the food that nourishes us.Instead of following diets of avoidance, Prentice advocates recognizing the meaning that each item of food brings to our lives, and using food to re-establish our connection to the land.Indeed, the only foods that Prentice avoids are those heavily processed products of industrial agriculture: refined sugar, white flour, and pre-packaged extruded junk.Although the book contains a few recipes, it is not a cookbook, but rather a wake-up call: "Our poor diet is at least partly a physical manifestation of a spiritual decay," together with some suggestions of how we can begin the journey back to healthy eating.

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In Full Moon Feast , accomplished chef and passionate food activist Jessica Prentice champions locally grown, humanely raised, nutrient-rich foods and traditional cooking methods. The book follows the thirteen lunar cycles of an agrarian year, from the midwinter Hunger Moon and the springtime sweetness of the Sap Moon to the bounty of the Moon When Salmon Return to Earth in autumn. Each chapter includes recipes that display the richly satisfying flavors of foods tied to the ancient rhythm of the seasons.
Prentice decries our modern food culture: megafarms and factories, the chemically processed ghosts of real foods in our diets, and the suffering-physical, emotional, cultural, communal, and spiritual-born of a disconnect from our food sources. She laments the system that is poisoning our bodies and our communities.
But Full Moon Feast is a celebration, not a dirge. Prentice has emerged from her own early struggles with food to offer health, nourishment, and fulfillment to her readers. She recounts her relationships with local farmers alongside ancient harvest legends and methods of food preparation from indigenous cultures around the world.
Combining the radical nutrition of Sally Fallon's Nourishing Traditions, keen agri-political acumen, and a spiritual sensibility that draws from indigenous as well as Western traditions, Full Moon Feast is a call to reconnect to our food, our land, and each other.

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Review of Dr. Khalsa's Natural Dog: A Holistic Guide for Healthier Dogs (Paperback)

This is the most comprehensive, informative, compassionately written and spiritually insightful book on dog health that I have ever read. Over the course of many years as a dog owner, I have read dozens of books on different aspects of canine health and well-being. I dub this book the 'holistic bible' for dog owners because it contains everything I have been looking for, all in one book:
it sets forth specific recipes that maximize nutritional value for dogs;
it provides logical, straightforward explanations and recommendations for holistic remedies and common health issues;
it provides accurate, easily accessible information regarding the sources for purchasing the appropriate vitamins, supplements and remedies; and,
it addresses the most painful of health challenges for dogs, along with fundamental advice as to how to either prevent or treat those concerns.

This is the first book regarding dog 'health' that I have found so lovely to read that I haven't wanted to put it down. Dr. Khalsa's overall style is erudite, elegant and delightful. Her writing is both eloquent and friendly, making this book a pure pleasure to read.

I wish I had this book in my hands before I began my years of nurturing my canine companions. I highly recommend it to every dog owner and potential dog owner, and believe it should be the core of any dog owner's library regarding dog health and well-being. No dog owner should be without this book.


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Improving the daily nutrition and long-term care of our canine companions is more important today than ever before, with contaminated dog food finding its way onto our grocery store shelves and harmful chemicals being released into the water and air. There has never been a better time then now to provide your dog with the natural, holistic care he deserves.In her new book, Dr. Khalsa's Natural Dog, innovative veterinarian Deva Khalsa shares her effective and integrated approach, which combines traditional veterinary medicine with nutrition, vitamins and minerals, and alternative therapies, such as acupuncture and homeopathy, to effectively manage serious canine health problems.
Within this comprehensive guide you will find information on: *The facts about commercial dog food*Proper nutrition and how to feed your dog for optimal health*Supplements with herbs, vitamins, and minerals*Holistic strategies for preventing, managing, and treating health issues, including allergies, cancer, and diabetes*Remedies for special-needs dogs*Bonus: 50 healthy and tasty recipes--including doggy birthday cakes
and much more!

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Review of Sweet Poison: How the World's Most Popular Artificial Sweetener is Killing Us--My Story (Paperback)

I fully agree with the central premise of this book: that aspartame is dangerous and should be avoided.The author's case study of how she traced her case of Graves' disease to aspartame toxicity makes for interestingreading.However, her description of the biochemistry and neuroscienceinvolved in the effects of aspartame is full of inaccuracies.Forinstance, she states that the "methanol component" of aspartamebinds the two amino acids (phenylalanine and aspartic acid) together.Thisis simply false; in fact, aspartame is composed of a phenylalanine residuebonded to an aspartic acid residue via a peptide bond identical to what youfind in proteins; the phenylalanine residue is modified by the addition ofa methyl group on its C-terminus (so COOH becomes COOCH3).Methanol is nota "part" of aspartame, but is formed when aspartame is digested. The author's description of the blood-brain barrier "squeezing outtoxins" is particularly absurd.I wish she had asked a biochemist toproofread the book, because the mistakes weaken her credibilitysubstantially.That's a shame, because the point she makes about thehazards of aspartame is an important one.

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When Janet Hull, a certified nutritionist, learned her life-threatening illness was caused by aspartame poisoning, she investigated the substance.

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Review of Diabetic Athlete's Handbook (Paperback)

Energizing! In one word, that is how to describe this book. As a proponent of exercise for people with diabetes, I have found this book and Colberg-Ochs previous edition of it the best book out there to inspire us folks with this condition. What it is most powerful in this book is it gives real life stories and solutions to people with diabetes by people with diabetes. In our foundation, we always recommended Colberg-Ochs's Diabetic Athlete's Handbook as the "answer" book for athletes (and those who want to get active) and will continue to with this edition.

Jay Handy, Founder, Diabetes Sports and Wellness Foundation


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Don't let diabetes slow you down. Whether you're a recreational exerciser or a competitive athlete, the Diabetic Athlete's Handbook has the training and performance advice you need to remain active and at the top of your game.


Renowned researcher and diabetes expert Dr. Sheri Colberg has developed a practical guide specifically for athletes of all ages with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The Diabetic Athlete's Handbook provides you with the most up-to-date information on insulins and other medications, glucose monitors, blood sugar management, nutrition and supplements, injury prevention and treatment, and mental strategies for maximizing performance and optimizing health.


Featuring more than 100 sport-specific training guidelines for fitness, endurance, power, and outdoor activities, the Diabetic Athlete's Handbook is the one resource you can't afford to be without. Rely on it to stay healthy, be more active, train smarter, and reach new levels of athletic success.

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Review of Nutrition for Foodservice and Culinary Professionals, Study Guide (Paperback)

I was assigned this text in my nutrition class in culinary school.The book was a joy to read because it was fun and easy to read.I really liked the section on vitamins and food sources of each vitamin.However, if you really want to know the type of questions asked in nutrition class in culinary school get the following."Nutrtion Study Guide for Food Service and Culinary Professionals: Key Review Questions and Answers by Melissa Heilman. The isbn of this book is 1933023058.This book is right on with the type of questions that I accounted on my tests.With the help of these two books getting an "A" was quite easy.

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Updated and revised to address current concerns about nutrition throughout the life cycle, Nutrition for Foodservice and Culinary Professionals, Seventh Edition successfully covers core nutritional topics such as carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, and dietary needs from a culinary perspective. Bursting with a full-color design and plenty of photographs and illustrations, Drummond and Brefere link nutritional concepts with healthy cooking techniques and recipes. Each book comes with a nutritional software CD-ROM that enables readers to create recipes, modify recipes, and analyze the nutritional content of recipes. Chefs, restaurateurs, dieticians, and other foodservice professionals will find this book an invaluable reference and guide to meeting the nutritional needs of all their customers.

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Review of Thera-Diet (Paperback)

A very good program that helped me understand and change my eating behaviors. A lot of these principles can be applied in many areas of improving life through changes. Excellent hypnosis audio.

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Don't read this book unless you serious about losing weight. This program is different in that it utilizes a non diet based approach. Unlike the majority of diet based programs that often have high failure rates, this program raises awareness of the internal self belief system and its influence on ones eating behaviors. There is a reason that you have been disappointed upon losing weight, only to regain it over and over again. Now a true life style change will emerge upon recognizing the influence and reframing those self harming internal beliefs that effect ones eating behaviors. This book can also be a resource for the Lap Band & other weight loss surgery recipients. This is an eating behavioral modification program that will impact your life. Now you have discovered the power to set yourself free from the imprisonment of fat and live life to the fullest. As an Added Bonus, one can download a motivation hypnotic audio program onto a blank CDR disk. This can be done from my website with any computer. This will assist in motivating a person to adhere to my weight loss program.

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Review of Earl Mindell's Vitamin Bible for the 21st Century (Mass Market Paperback)

Dr. Mindell knows how to take the confusion out of the many times confusing subject of nutrition.He has an amazingability to take complex subjects and make them easily understandable and usable by the reader.
And the Vitamin Bible is extremely comprehensive. I've seen this book on the counter of many nutrition stores where proprietor and customer use it as a reference.
If you finally want to resolve your confusions and unanswered questions about nutrition this book is for you.

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Containing new sections on alternative therapies, new forms of supplements, expanded information on herbals, enzymes, amino acids, antioxidants, plant hormones, plus a significantly expanded section on "cautions", this book presents readers with up-to-date information regarding vitamins, minerals, herbs, other nutrients, and good nutrition, that they can count on.

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Review of Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat: How to Break Your Eat-Repent-Repeat Cycle (Hardcover)

Reviewed by Olivera Baumgartner-Jackson for Reader Views (10/09)

When I finally shed the extra pounds that have hounded me for many years, everybody wanted to know which of the miracle diets I've used to achieve it and most got quite upset when I firmly told them "I do not believe in diets and that I did not use any." What I achieved was a bit of trial and error, underscored with tenacity and an important health goal in mind, but I certainly did not have the knowledge to tell those curious people exactly how it worked for me. After having encountered "Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat" by Dr. Michelle May, I was quite surprised about the number of things that she highly recommends and also explains in no uncertain, quite scientific way, which were identical to many of my totally intuitive and/or trial and error findings. While I wish this book would have been available to me when I was struggling with my issues, I am simply grateful that it exists, and that I am now able to point any- and everybody in the right direction by recommending it.

Dr. May's book is wise, witty and very empowering.It teaches the reader how to conquer the obsession with food and start enjoying both the food and the life considerably more. Consider the titles of the four parts of the book: Think, Nourish, Live and Eat. Not only do they really sum up the key ingredients of a successful change, but they do it in the most logical way. First one needs to understand the "whys" and the "hows" of the situation one finds oneself in. Without understanding why, the same patterns will be repeated with the same end results, basically dooming you from the first step. Dr. May's insights on being in charge and trusting yourself more are deceptively simple, yet brilliant.The same sort of wisdom continues through the next three parts, with numerous examples, practical advice and uplifting thoughts. Even opening the book at random and reading one of the short "Mindful Moments" will set you on the right path.

With practical advice for everything from setting and maintaining goals to getting adequate exercise and challenging yourself to do better, this is a life-changing book.Reading it will definitely change your life and make you realize that diets are not the way to permanent change, yet simple adjustments and better judgment may well be it. Add to this a bunch of utterly delicious menus, a healthy handful of humor and several pinches of common sense and you are pretty much guaranteed to succeed if you even vaguely adhere to the recipe outlined within the "Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat" by Dr. Michelle May.

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Do you regularly deprive yourself, succumb to temptation, feel guilty, and then start the process all over again? If so, you need this book. Dr. Michelle May will guide you out of the food-focused, diet-driven downward spiral that leads you to eat, repent, and repeat. She offers a powerful alternative: stop being afraid of food and start eating mindfully and joyfully.
No more rigid rules, strict exercise regimens, questionable drugs, or food substitutes. This book will soon have you eating the foods you love without fear, without guilt, and without bingeing. Create the healthy, energetic, and vibrant life you deserve.
Called ''the antidote to ineffective dieting,'' Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat is a rare prescription for optimal health of the body, mind, heart, and spirit. After twenty years of yo-yo dieting, physician Michelle May discovered a peaceful, joyful relationship with food. Now Dr. May will show you how to resolve mindless and emotional eating and break free from your eat-repent-repeat cycle.
With uncommon sense and a powerful mind-body approach to healthy living, Dr. May helps you rediscover when, what, and how much to eat without restrictive rules. You'll learn the truth about nutrition and how to stop using exercise to earn the right to eat. You'll finally experience the pleasure of eating the foods you love--without guilt or bingeing.
In down-to-earth language that conveys her compassion for people who are sick of overeating and dieting, Dr. May offers you unconventional strategies for eating fearlessly and mindfully. With your new, powerful patterns of thinking, you ll live the balanced, vibrant life you desire.
Praise for Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat:
''There is much wisdom embedded in this eminently practical book. Eat What You Love,Love What You Eat is a valuable guide for those seeking freedom from struggles withfood and dieting.''
--Anita Johnston, PhD, author of Eating in the Light of the Moon,director of 'Ai Pono Eating Disorders Programs
''Throw away all your diet books and replace them with Dr. Michelle May's Eat What YouLove, Love What You Eat--it is fabulous, comprehensive, and the last book most dieterswill ever need to break free of their dieting cycle.''
--Kathleen Zelman, MPH, RD
''Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat gives the recipe for joyous and healthy eating.''
--Joe Scherger, MD, vice president for Primary Care, Eisenhower Medical Center;clinical professor of family medicine, University of California, San Diego
''An increasing number of experts have gotten on the non-diet bandwagon. Dr. Mayhas taken it to a whole new level by creating a simple and compelling mind-heart-bodyapproach that brings pleasure back to eating.''
--Margaret Moore (Coach Meg),founder and CEO, Wellcoaches Corporation

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Review of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Achieving Permanent Weight Loss with Minimally Invasive Surgery (Paperback)

Jessie is knowlegeable, direct and deeply committed to your success with the Adjustable Gastric Band.Think of this book more as a "Banding Coach" as you make a transition from being trapped to a new sense of self honesty, freedom and empowerment.She lets you know about Banding and the changes you will be asked to make but more importantly she KNOWS from the depths of her heart that YOU CAN DO IT! and by the end of the book you are likly to accept her professional opinion as well.

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Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding is an invaluable resource for anyone who is considering laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.


Dr. Ahroni uses her experience as a clinician and a gastric band patient to guide you through the process of losing weight and learning to live with your adjustable gastric band.


In clear and easy-to-understand language, Dr. Ahroni points out the things you need to know to make your weight loss journey a success.



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Review of Antioxidant Status, Diet, Nutrition, and Health (Crc Series in Contemporary Food Science) (Hardcover)

This book is an example of a multidimensional book.It succeeded well inintegrating topics of wide and current interest dealing with antioxidantstatus, nutrition, health and disease.The result is a book that is veryreadable and can benefit a broad spectrum of audiences.In addition tonutritionists, dietitians and health professionals, specialists from otherdisciplines such as chemistry, biochemistry, medicinal chemistry, pharmacy,and pharmaceutical sciences can benefit from this book.
Of particularinterest is the extensive discussion of the role of diet and nutritionalsupplements in health and disease. These topics have attracted wide publicinterest and have been making national headlines in recent years. Worldclass experts from academia, government and industry discuss these topicsapplying the same rules of scientific and clinical evidence used in thediscovery and evaluation of new drugs. The high caliber of this discussionis representative of the overall quality of this book.

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This is the first book to integrate the biological, nutritional, and health aspects of antioxidant status. Fifty contributors integrate and transfer the knowledge of free radicals and antioxidants from the test tube to the laboratory of the biologist, clinical nutritionist, and medical researcher, as well as to the office of the dietician, nutritionist, and physician. Topics examined include factors affecting and methods for evaluating antioxidant status in humans; effect of diet and physiological stage (infancy, aging, exercise, alcoholism, HIV infection, etc.) on antioxidant status; and the role of antioxidant status in nutrition, health, and disease.

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Review of The Revelation of a Star's Endless Shine: A Young Woman's Autobiography of a 20-Year Tale of Trials & Tribulations (Paperback)

Wow! What a story! Shirley Cheng is most definitely someone who sees the glass of water as being half full, rather than even partially empty. She is living proof that someone can be happy, live a fulfilling life that matters to many others, in spite of severe physical pain, being legally blind and living life out of a wheelchair.
In the midst of pain and not knowing what medical calamity would next happen to her, Shirley has devoted her life to making the most of what she has. Her extraordinary intelligence (being at the very top of her class) is topped only by her determination to succeed and not to allow the constant unwanted companion of pain, the harshness of blindness and the inconvenience of confinement to a wheelchair determine the course of her life.
With her subtitle, "A Young Woman's Autobiography of a 20-Year Tale of Trials and Tribulations," Shirley has clearly illustrated the details of the patience required for learning to do tasks most of us take for granted. While she had her vision, the circumstances of her life have probably made her more aware than most of us are of the some of the very simple pleasures of life. I practically cried when she wrote of the beauty of a pattern of fabric, for example! Shirley has used this book to remind us to count our blessings!
The 700 pages are divided into 91 (yes, 91!) chapters, plus an epilogue. Approximately the last 40 pages are wonderful black-and-white pictures of the author and her mother. The print size is larger than usual; perhaps this is a conscious choice the author made because of her visual problems. While the book is an autobiography, it's written in the third person, making it seem more like a biography. While I would never doubt the writing talents and skills of Miss Cheng, some of the descriptive narrative did bog me down in a few places. All in all, though, it's a good book.
Since early childhood, Shirley Cheng has had juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, a crippling and debilitating disease. She's had more pain in her twenty years of life than most people have in a lifetime, but remains a very happy individual. Shirley is the author of two other books. Her plans include surgery to restore her vision and earning multiple degrees from Harvard.
The Revelation of a Star's Endless Shine truly lives up to its title.

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Replete with fifty photographs, The Revelation of a Star's Endless Shine unveils the gripping, never before told tale of child prodigy Shirley Cheng--a blind and physically disabled victim and survivor of severe juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) and more so of falsehood in American medical system--and her loving mother, Juliet Cheng. Enter a world of terrors, struggles, dreams, and triumphs in this true life story spanning twenty years as mother and daughter travel the world seeking care and compassion. From Shirley's painful diagnosis of JRA as an infant and the 1990 international news of Juliet's victory over injustice in her custody case, to their acceptance of a harsh and devastating fate, and the elation of Shirley's various academic and personal achievements, this autobiography will leave the reader inspired and thinking twice about life's true values and meanings.
At last, the truth of her life story is told through the eyes of Shirley as she brings you to live through all the hardships and exquisite happiness she has gone through from childhood to a blooming young woman. Experience her inexhaustible fortitude, sheer strength, and tenacious spirit as she reveals her endless shine.
'Shirley Cheng's inspirational book, The Revelation of a Star's Endless Shine, offers hope and motivation to overcome challenges.After reading this stellar expose of the daily sufferings of a young innocentchild who was championed by the unconditional love of her mother, you will understand unequivocally that life is not what happens to you, it is how you respond to it. A brilliant treatise to triumphing over turmoil. Buy it and be revitalized,' wrote Cynthia Brian, radio/TV personality andNY Times best selling co-author of Chicken Soup for the Gardener's Soul.
'Why is it possible in America, the land of the free, that a parent cannot disagree with a doctor's recommendation for treatment? Shirley Cheng offers a look into her world providing disturbing truths about America's medical and school systems. Shirley's unique way of writing further provides readers with a window to her intelligence, insight, and nature. Her matter-of-fact, original style and ability to prove a point is powerful. A disturbing, and enlightening read. Authentic, honest, and profound. Will change reader's outlook,' wrote Christina Francine for Reviewer's Bookwatch on Midwest Book Review.
'Shirley learned the hard way how indifferent some people could be when it came to the suffering of others. That did not deter her from reaching for the stars. Every day, no matter how she felt, she would try to smile. With her there was no such word as 'quit.' Each time Shirley's mother had to take her to the hospital for some kind of treatment, she would always find a way to bounce back and be ready to go on with her life. Shirley showed great fortitude when it came to pain. Even though she had to fight an uphill battle for twenty years, her attitude was to try to see the good in others and never try to judge anyone in anything said or done,' reviewed by Wanda Maynard from Sime~Gen - Reviews. 'This book will capture the heart of the reader and move you to tears as you travel down life's road with Shirley Cheng, a young author with a passion for life. Truly a star with endless shine. Well done, Shirley.'
'What makes Cheng's story so compelling is not just the debilitating disease of JRA but of the struggles she and her mother, Juliet, encountered with the medical and social service system. These systems demanded a regiment of treatment Juliet didn't believe was appropriate for her daughter. The result was extreme conflict where Juliet was taken to court in the attempt to force the treatment on Shirley.
'This is the story of a mother's dedication and commitment to her child, and it is most of all the story of a strong, brave and determined young woman to live her life to the fullest, even with all its limitations. Cheng dreams big dreams and has the tenacity to make them come true,' wrote Andrea Sisco from Armchair Interviews. 'This heartwarming story is one you'll want to read.'
'It's a story of amazing courage and human strengths, for someone to achieve so much, after having being deprived of so much is an awe-inspiring feat,' commented editor, teacher, author Angela Hooper, Spain.
Shirley Cheng, born in 1983, was diagnosed with severe juvenile rheumatoid arthritis at eleven months old. Due to years of hospitalization, she received no schooling until age eleven. Having achieved grade level in all areas after merely 180 days in a special education class in elementary school, she was transferred to a regular sixth grade class in middle school. Unfortunately, she lost her eyesight at the age of seventeen and received her high school equivalency diploma at 19. She did the entire GED exam, including mathematical calculations, graphs, and an essay, without Braille or vision, but still received a special recognition award for achieving a very high score. She hopes to earn science doctorates from Harvard University after a successful eye surgery.
Shirley wrote this autobiography when she was twenty years old using a screen reader on the computer, and self-published the book at the age of twenty-one, formatting the entire manuscript on her own. She is also the author of Daring Quests of Mystics (ISBN: 1-4116-5664-4), and Dance with Your Heart: Tales and Poems That the Heart Tells (ISBN: 1-4116-1858-0).

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Review of Sly Moves: My Proven Program to Lose Weight, Build Strength, Gain Will Power, and Live your Dream (Hardcover)

A touching memento reproduced on the pages of SLY MOVES is a photo of Steve Reeves in full gladiator costume driving a chariot, autographed to Stallone: "To Sylvester, a man who knew what he wanted and knew how to get there and didn't compromise."In a way this is the closest thing we're probably going to get from the notoriously inarticulate Sly Stallone, and he does have some amazing stories to tell along with the tips on how to lose weight and maintain perfect muscle definition.Did you know he used to clean the lion cages at New York's Bronx Zoo?Frank Capra told Sly that ROCKY was a movie he wished he (Capra) had made!Now, that's a compliment.Elvis invited him to Graceland.Charlie Chaplin asked him to visit Switzerland!His dreams had all come true. SLY MOVES reprints the poem Muhammad Ali wrote in praise of Sly:

"You fought and you worked
You're a determined guy.
Rocky is great
And we all love you, Sly."

His tips include frequent napping."I'm not suggesting you sleep the afternoons away.That will make you even groggier.Ten minutes max is usually all you need to feel energized and to restore a sense of peace."Lie on the floor with your feet above your heart, he says--resting your ankles on a chair."Just do it when the boss isn't looking," he advises tongue in cheek.As for eating, Sly opens the refrigerator door and lists all the food he sees there."2 dozen large organic eggs, a bowl of grapes, 1 small bottle of cinnamon flax seed oil, 1 jar of olives, 1 jar gourmet mustard, 1 six-pack of Diet Pepsi," etc.It's a private peek into the innermost life of a great fitness buff and superstar.I expect that this book will be a big best seller, because everyone wants to look good and few look as good as Stallone even on his worst day!



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Review of Jane Brody's Good Food Book: Living the High Carbohydrate Way (Hardcover)

I've been using this cookbook for almost 20 years. Over that period of time the current, latest nutritional advice continues to change and contradict that which came before.But I still love these recipes and I'm still alive and not fat. [Those who don't eat too much and excercise seem to do OK.]
These recipes are tasty and easy to prepare. Jane's Turkey Carcass Soup is the best standard soup stock recipe I have ever found.If you actually enjoy vegetables - and don't need to approach them like medicine or something to force yourself to eat beacause they're "good for you" - then I highly recommend this book.

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From the nationally bestselling author of Jane Brody's Nutrition Book comes "the ultimate, reabable, understandable, practical, and useful book on how to live sensibly and well . . . a primer on the new nutrition and weight control" (Craig Claiborne). Contains over 350 recipes.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Review of Get Stronger, Feel Younger: The Cardio and Diet-Free Plan to Firm Up and Lose Fat (Hardcover)

Dr. Wayne Westcott is an icon in the fitness business. He's forgotten more than most people writing health books will ever know. A previous reviewer's concerns about a few of Westcott's exercises being potentially dangerous for the spine would suggest that person did not actually read this book, or has some kind of agenda.

The book is marketed toward women---they buy the most fitness books---butbefore even purchasing "Get Stronger, Feel Younger", I e-mailed Westcott to ask if the program works just as well for men. He cared enough to reply and said the program is used by, and designed, for both men and women.

The fitness program makes a well-researched case that the single best thing you can do for long term weight control is strength training. Westcott and Gary Reinl explain in great detail that when you lift weights the right way, you burn calories during and after the session, and then increase your metabolism 24/7 which creates a deficit and fights off fat and aging.

The authors also believe the best way to achieve maximum results while still finding time for the rest of your life is to do one set to muscle failure. Beginners exercise for 20 minutes 2 or 3 times a week, advanced for 30 minutes 2 or 3 times a week. That's really it.

The programs can be done at a fitness facility (recommended), a Bowflex or similar home gym, or with dumbbells and rubber tubing with a flat weight bench. The plans are laid out with great pictures and meticulous instruction. You will have no doubt what you're supposed to do.

There is also a section on sensible nutrition which does not include calorie or gram counting, nor does it go low calorie the way Jim Karas' diets do. The obligatory recipes are also included.

I love this book. I'd give it 4 1/2 stars if I could. I have only a few minor gripes. Besides being silly that the book is marketed solely toward women, I would like to have seen a variety of programs to fight off boredom and keep muscles guessing moving forward. A flexibility routine and more on cardio for cardiovascular health would also be welcome. To be fair, the book completely delivers on its title: "Get Stronger, Feel Younger: The Cardio and Diet-Free Plan to Firm Up and Lose Fat." It doesn't try to be all things to all people.

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As women age, their metabolisms slow, and over a 20-year period, the average woman packs on about 30 pounds of fat. So, in order to lose weight, women turn to diet plans that not only restrict calorie consumption, but also are very difficult to maintain.


Now, with Get Stronger, Feel Younger, you can shed the fat that you've accumulated over the years, while regaining and maintaining a healthier body composition and a faster metabolism-without depriving yourself of the foods you love.


Acclaimed fitness experts Dr. Wayne Westcott and Gary Reinl present their proven strength training program that has helped over 3,000 research participants shed fat, regain atrophied muscle, and experience dramatic increases in resting metabolic rate. Using cutting-edge exercises and brief high intensity workouts, in as little as 10 weeks you can experience a 15-pound improvement in body composition and physical appearance: up to 12 pounds of fat loss, 3 pounds of new muscle, and a 6 percent increase in resting metabolic rate.


There are two programs: the Standard Strength Training Program, which requires only 20 minutes for completion in 2 days a week, and the Advanced Strength-Training Program, which requires 30 minutes 3 days a week. Dr. Westcott and Reinl also provide a natural nutrition plan that not only may enhance your results, but also is realistic and easy to follow. They explain how using brief high-intensity workouts and strength training can transform your body-as well as help prevent diabetes, heart disease, stroke, osteoperosis, low back pain, arthritis, and several types of cancer.



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Review of What to Eat: The Ten Things You Really Need to Know to Eat Well and Be Healthy (Paperback)

Is it any surprise to learn that American consumers are being conned by the USDA? Dr. Luise Light's book, "What to Eat; The Ten Things You Really Need to Know to Eat Well and Be Healthy", reads like a detective novel, exposing scathing secrets of corporate and government malfeasance. During her career as the nutrition director for the USDA, Light witnessed the blatantly cozy relationships that existed between the USDA and the food and agricultural lobbies and lobbyists. Not only did she witness the cover-up of an important study linking diet with major chronic diseases, she also witnessed dangerous changes that were made to the 1992 US Food Pyramid Guide to satisfy corporate interests rather than to protect the public's health. In fact, she warned the USDA that those very changes would cause an epidemic of obesity and diabetes, a warning that looks more like prophesy, today. According to Light, "One thing I learned working in the government was that there are no gratuitous acts. Actions and reactions are designed to control the agenda, limit public access to potentially dangerous (to lobbyists) information, and protect under-the-radar arrangements between commercial interests and government agents."

In her new book, Light explains the connection between nutrition and many of the life-threatening chronic diseases prevalent today. Now that she is no longer held back from exposing the truth, she describes the numerous illnesses that are connected to what she calls, "nutritional malaise," including memory loss, loss of balance, depression, sadness, anxiety, pessimism, "road rage", low energy, "mind freeze", eye strain, generalized aches and pains, migraines, abdominal discomfort, frequent colds and flu and massive weight gain. According to Light, these are all indications of "biochemical chaos" that can be corrected with good nutrition. The choice is clear -- you can start eating a balanced diet, based on real food, or you can let your symptoms progress and develop into devastating chronic conditions such as, heart disease, obesity, gastrointestinal disorders, diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, osteoporosis, asthma, arthritis and many others.

Light has her own testimonial to share about her struggle to regain her health after collapsing with a chronic, disabling illness. Her very inspirational story helps to reinforce her message about the interconnection between nutrition and physical and mental health. Her story will resonate with many individuals struggling today with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, hypothyroidism, depression and unexplained, massive weight gain.

Even though the book tackles a very serious subject, Light manages to imbue it with humor, pointing out the irony of conventional medical approaches. "Don't worry about your diet, we have a pill for that!" Light's book offers practical advice not placebos to cut through the confusion about what's good to eat.

Light assures you that you're not alone if you're having problems understanding the convoluted messages of the government's Dietary Guidelines. She offers simple but easy to understand science-based guidelines of her own, such as these three (out of ten) lucid examples, along with the rationales behind them: Eat a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables; eat whole-grain pasta, rice, breads, and cereals; eat certified organic foods.

Also, she provides her own food pyramid, which is much easier to follow than the one published by the government. Her book is loaded with solutions the USDA didn't offer in their own Food Pyramid issued in 2005. You will learn how to transition to real food in her chapter, "Your Diet Makeover Tool Kit". And, if you're at a loss for how to prepare real food, she also has several, quick, idiot-proof, delicious recipes in her chapter, "What to Cook".

Although her book gives a detailed, easy to grasp account of the problems inherent in the American food system (pesticides, GMO's, acrylamide, MSG, processed foods etc...), she also manages to focus on straightforward and realistic solutions-from what to stock in your larder, to a week's worth of menus, meals and recipes, and practical tips on eating on the road and dining out. Light assures us that real food is not only more nutritious than food out of a box or bag, it tastes better and is more pleasurable and satisfying. Food is meant to be enjoyed, she reminds us.

If you're wondering how our food system deteriorated to the current level, you'll be asking the questions that Light asks and answers in her book, and then wonders, "Why isn't national nutritional improvement getting as much of our attention as a space launch or fighting terrorists?" As a nutritionist she's as upset and disappointed with the situation as you are. She points out what you can do on a personal and community level. Get involved, she says, to protect and preserve your health and your community. Many people are doing just that. Much to the dismay of highly paid lobbyists, efforts are underway to get the junk food out of schools. Some schools are even feeding children fresh, home cooked, organic foods. Imagine that! Despite the myths, children will eat and even come to prefer delicious fresh foods, and reject factory-made fast foods, given the chance, Light tells based on her experience.

For seventy years, the USDA has stood by the theme that "All food is good food". As more and more "chemicalized" foods line our supermarkets shelves, it is less and less true. Light's book is a very fresh and reasoned account of why this concept is flawed and why we need to go back to the basics, choosing whole nutritious foods instead of synthetic designer food products that are designed to sit on a shelf for seven years. Eating well is the solution to many of the health problems we face today, says Light. Buy this book and become part of the growing consumer lobby that is rising up and reclaiming what is rightfully ours - nourishing food.

This book will give you chills but also give you hope that you can eat better, feel better and finally, get straight talk about nutrition.


Product Description

Eating for optimum health and longevity is easier--and tastier--than you ever imagined!


With all the conflicting information about what and how to eat for good health, is it any wonder that the majority of us are both overweight and undernourished?


In What to Eat, internationally respected nutrition expert Dr. Luise Light cuts through the confusion created by misleading advertising, fad diet doctors, and the big food lobbies to answer all your nutrition-related questions. Even more important, she arms you with a simple, research-based eating plan guaranteed to help you look and feel better than ever--without having to sacrifice taste or turn your life upside down.


A no-nonsense nutrition guide, What to Eat supplies you with:

• Ten simple rules for healthy eating--customizable for your tastes and lifestyle
• A new, simplified food pyramid
• A step-by-step eating plan
• Guidelines for eating out
• Fast, easy, and delicious menus, meals, and recipes
• Surefire strategies for making kids want to eat healthy foods

"From her experiences inside the USDA, Dr. Light brings new insights on how powerful agricultural and political forces have created the recipe for our national diet. Readers who care about their health will find much to learn within these covers."
--Walter Willett, M.D., Dr.P.H., Chair, Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, and author of Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy

(20060101)

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Review of 365 Health and Happiness Boosters (Paperback)

This little book is chock full of helpful suggestions
from the very "easy to get along with" author, MJ
Ryan.What I love the most about this book is
that Ms. Ryan offers such a variety of ideas AND
she shares ideas that DON'T work for her that
MAY be helpful to you.She doesn't make those
ideas WRONG, she simply says "I don't value
this but many do" such as Walking Meditation... and
she gripes about exercise yet asks you to do it
and maybe, then, she will feel energized to
exercise, too.

Some of my favorite suggestions include
creating a drawer of happinesss enhancers,
Call in Well (this is on my Son's birthday, May
6... it isn't a national holiday YET!).... Walking
Meditation... (I love walking meditation, works
wonders for me..... and is on August 19, my daughter
Emma's birthday).... and Dedicate this Day...
by sending positive loving feelings to someone
in need (this is on December 25, my daughter
Katherine's birthday.)

This book is a perfect one to use as a daily
companion, taking one day at a time - or for
a quick pick-me-up, thumb to any page
and apply what you learn.

Great stuff!

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Happiness begets happiness. When a person is happy, the feeling ripples out to others nearby. Research has shown that happiness also leads to better health. One-third of the population knows the secret to happiness - that it's an inside job, not contingent on possessions, status, or even life circumstances. Fortunately, the other two-thirds can learn to cultivate contentment. This book offers 365 concrete ways to experience more happiness. Many have to do with changing one's outlook and learning to lift one's spirit in the moment; others address everything from eating habits and interactions with others to sleeping patterns and taking nutritional supplements. Some of the tasks are lighthearted, others quite serious. They all will have a positive effect on mind, body, and spirit.

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Review of Give It To Me Straight! Questions & Answers for No-Nonsense Nutrition (Paperback)

Dr. Dalzell pretty much covers all of the questions of the day...right up to the concerns about mercury contamination in fish in her "A Healthy Catch?" topic. Don't let the clever topic names mislead you because the content is evidence-based and explained very clearly (and briefly....that's a good thing.) It is very informative and easy to read. You'll like that in answering each of the questions posed, the 'why' is also explained. This book is appropriate for women's health resource centers and would be a good value-added resource to include in nutrition and diet classes. It is a quick and interesting read and promises to clarify a lot of frequently asked questions.

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This valuable guide tackles your toughest nutrition questions and tells you everything you need to know to make the best nutrition decisions. Get solid facts, practical tips and healthy product suggestions to help you eat smart, reduce your health risks and evaluate popular diet and vitamin claims. From the author of award-winning Challenge Cancer and Win!

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Review of Ann Louise Gittleman's Eat Fat, Lose Weight Cookbook (Paperback)

good recipes; good information.I don't know that you would really lose weight with this cookbook though unless you really follow it.

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Ann Louise Gittleman's Eat Fat, Lose Weight Cookbook--the companion to the bestselling Eat Fat, Lose Weight--includes 150 recipes for delicious dishes which will not only speed up the metabolism but will also help lower the risk of heart attacks, Alzheimer's disease, arthritis, breast cancer, even PMS. The robust flavors and heady aromas of the recipes included in this groundbreaking book will delight the palate and put the pleasure back into healthy eating.

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