Reviews (41)

You've got to read this book!
I received this book as a gift. There are quite a few books on this subject on the market and this one is the best. I too could not put it down and finished it in 3 days. It's a huge book, a great resource that is well researched and written.. I have a few friends who've purchased this book and really loved it too. I can highly recommend this book.
Hands down, Best complete vegan nutrition book!
This answers nearly every question about vegan nutrition that you may have. Although vegans may not need as much calcium, etc.... as carnivores....the authors address all nutritional needs from the traditional RDA's.
The Book - "Becoming Vegan"
This is an excellent book for beginners who are thinking of turning the tables on vegetarianism, & following a strickly non-animal product diet. I have read other vegan books & this one gives you guidelines on when & where to buy all your fruits and vegetables during the best seasons for shopping. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diets - Better Health    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health/Fitness    5. Healthy Living    6. Vegetarian - General    7. Vegetarian - Vegan    8. Vegetarianism    9. Diets & dieting    10. Vegetarian cookery   

Editorial Review

Fitness trainer Jorge Cruise has helped 3 million cyberspace clients lose weight, and now he's headed for your bookshelf with the same goal in mind. In just eight minutes a day, says Cruise, you can drop two pounds of fat per week, change your shape, and gain muscle and energy. His secret formula: an inspirational "wake-up talk," followed by strength training two muscle groups per day, eating according to his "eating card" program, and keeping a journal. For exercise, Cruise presents a varied, 28-day program of illustrated exercises using dumbbells. Why the emphasis on strength training? While aerobics burns calories while you're exercising, adding muscle revs up fat burning at rest by increasing your metabolic rate. Every pound of muscle you gain burns an extra 50 calories per day. You'll look better and feel younger and more energetic, resulting in more activity, burning more calories, he says. Cruise's eating plan emphasizes "good" (omega) fats, complex carbohydrates, high-quality protein (low in saturated fat), and vegetables, with dairy, fruits, and "treats and cravings" in moderation. His "Eating Card System" gives you an allotment of portions from each of the food groups. If you're the kind who likes the regimentation of following a specific program every day, Cruise will get you moving, eating better, and losing weight. Read more

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8 minutes in the morning
My husband and I just Love this book,and all the excellent information,we ordered it and recieved it in no time,I would recomend this book to anyone. Trish Boone

I LOVE THIS BOOK AND CONCEPT!
8 Minutes in the morning is a staple book in my house. I can talk myself into doing 8 minutes when I can barely talk my sorry backside off the couch! And it really helps. My waist trims down, my arms gain strength, and best of all, I don't feel guilty! Sure, I fall off of my good intentions bandwagon, but time and again, I pull the book back off the shelf...This book is particularly helpful for new mothers, when you're traveling, the homebound, the writer (me) who wrinkles my nose at most exercise routines, and those who find themselves short on time. If don't get that run in later in the day, you've still stretched, lifted weights and did your body some good.
More than 8 minutes . . .
Just a warning - 8 minutes doesn't count warm up, stretching, or the time it takes you to get up from the floor and situated to the next exercise (something that I find really annoying and ineffecient!).
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Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diet/Nutrition    3. Exercise    4. Health    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health/Fitness    7. Physical fitness    8. Reducing exercises    9. Weight Loss    10. Weight Training    11. Health & Fitness / Diets   

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You've got to read this book!
I received this book as a gift. There are quite a few books on this subject on the market and this one is the best. I too could not put it down and finished it in 3 days. It's a huge book, a great resource that is well researched and written.. I have a few friends who've purchased this book and really loved it too. I can highly recommend this book.
loved it
I usually shy away from diet-type books. After all, how great can any ONE be when there are thousands coming out every year??? But I loved the idea of being able to eat whatever I want, just by looking at the sizes of my portions. This book is a great primer to the idea that it's not WHAT you eat as much as it is how MUCH you eat.
Smartsizing really works!
Portion sizes are a major problem for most of us. The Portion Teller is a roadmap for sensible eating. Highly recommended for those who are overweight, as well as those of us who want to stay trim. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diet/Nutrition    3. Diets - General    4. Diets - Weight Loss    5. Food portions    6. Health & Fitness    7. Nutrition    8. Nutrition And Diet    9. Reducing diets    10. Weight loss    11. Health & Fitness / Diets   

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Finally No More Diets!
I love this book. I'm actually still doing the exercises in the book. I believe there are almost 90 exercises. Geneen requires you dig deep. The first few days of doing the work, I was a mess. I have used food to not deal with my emotions for so many years, that it actually brought me back to my emotional self as a teenager. My first diet started when I was 15 at 102 pounds! I had went over that 100 pound mark then, started my first diet, and never dealt with my emotions after that unless it involved food. I'm almost 40 years old now and thought this vicious cycle would never end. The more I dieted and deprived myself, the more I weighed in the end.
Don't waste your time or money
This book is not what I expected.It's more of a "workbook" instead of a book to read.I was thoroughly disappointed.

A Life-Transforming Experience
Having struggled with an eating disorder for the past 10 years of my life, I was certain that I would never have a healthy relationship with food again.But, then a good friend gave me Geneen's book, and I have not looked back since on those doubtful thoughts.This is a truely incredible program that, when followed and supplemented with Geneen's books "When Food Is Love" and "Feeding the Hungry Heart", can and will take the word "diet" out of your vocabularly forever.I have never felt better about myself and have never actually lost weight while still eating anything I wanted. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Diet / Health / Fitness    2. Diet/Nutrition    3. Eating Disorders - General    4. General    5. Neuropsychology    6. Diets & dieting    7. Health & Fitness / Weight Loss   

Editorial Review

If smoked salmon and cream cheese omelets, sautéed jumbo shrimp,and double-patty burgers suit your palate, belly up to the Read more

Reviews (432)

Every low-carber should read this!
Let me start off by saying that I am not doing the Protein Power plan.I'm on another low-carb plan, and wholehearedly endorce any low-carb approach because THEY WORK!
Excellent
This book is excellent. I'm convinced that the information contained in this book is valid. Not just because the author's provide plenty of relevant scietific information to support the diet, but mostly because after trying the diet plan I immediatedly began to feel healthier. I know there are lots of smart people who might argue against this diet, but I'll listen to my own body before any MD, Phd or whatever. I'd give this book my highest recommendation not only to people who are trying to loose weight, but to people in general.

The Protein Powerlife Plan
I really love this health plan!!I have already lost 15 lbs in 3 wks using this plan!!You do have to make life changes by changing your eating habits to keep the weight loss off.I haven't felt so good since I was a young kid in school!!I didn't work out at all and just by changing my eating habits and taking the right supplements, I lost weight and I feel great!!Now I am starting a 30 minute a wk workout program designed by the same authors with the help of a fitness expert and I hope to lose more and tone my body!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Health & Fitness    3. Health Care Issues    4. Health/Fitness    5. Insulin resistance    6. Low carbohydrate diet    7. Low-carbohydrate diet    8. Weight Loss    9. Diets & dieting    10. Health & Fitness / Diets   

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useless
I bought this book because I have Interstitial Cystitis and am supposed to cut acid foods out of my diet and still get enough vitamins. I need to better understand acid and acidifying foods, and find alkalinizing foods and recipes. What I got was useless information with no scientific evidence as far as I can tell from someone with a definite agenda.
Very Informative
I felt this book was very informative.
Great information for a balanced diet
This book is well written, simple to understand and a quick read. It will teach you which foods are acidic and which are alkalizing so you can focus on eating more alkalizing foods. It shows what a strain processed foods, meats, coffee, and colas have on our bodies in trying to maintain its internal Ph balance. Over consumption of these items puts a strain on your body's eliminative organs and cause your body to become acidic which leads to disease. This book was excellent and gave me a major piece of the healthy dietary puzzle I was missing from the other 50+ diet books I have read. You you are concerned about your health this is a must read. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Acid-base imbalances    2. Consumer Health    3. Diet Therapy    4. Diet/Nutrition    5. Diets - Better Health    6. Diets - General    7. Health & Fitness    8. Healthy Living    9. Nutrition And Diet    10. Nutritional aspects    11. Nutritionally induced diseases    12. Fitness & diet    13. Health & Fitness / Diets   

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THIS BOOK SAVED MY LIFE!!!
As a person with allergies and asthma I should be more aware of my environs and intake than the average person.However, like most people, I simply go where I want and eat what I want and then suffer the consequences.Since reading this book, I have realized that I can eat whatever I want ... without any suffering!It has opened my eyes to a new world - you can eat well without penalty.This book is a must for anyone with allergies.The book is so effective, it made me realize that I had allergies I did not know about until I changed my habits!GOOD SHOW DR. BLACK!!

healthy, easy and great tasting
A great Christmas present for anyone and everyone. Healthy, creative, easy, and tasty recipes. From banana bread that my kids love to blackened fish that I love! Such a good book to reference for the recipes it holds, and also for creative ideas that can be applied to lots of cooking!
Naturally tasty-Only good side effects
This book not only has great natural recipes but it gives you great insight into eating for your health.I loved her first edition and this book is a great extention of the first.I am giving everyone in my family a copy of this book for Christmas.It is a great way for me to help take care of my family and let them know I care about them.Eat right and you won't have to worry about the side effect disclaimer on the pill bottle.Thanks Dr. Jessica for everything your great. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diet therapy    3. Diet/Nutrition    4. Diets - General    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health & Healing - General    7. Inflammation    8. Recipes    9. Health & Fitness / Diets   

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Useful Suggestions, But Not Enough Foundation
This book is a collection of 46 brief observations on mindless eating.The observations are short, one or two pages, and include suggestions on how to turn mindless eating into mindfull eating.The observations themselves are diverse so every reader will most likely find several that relate to their specific problems with eating.
I saw this book in O Oprah Magazine
What a wonderful, compassionate and helpful guide!I've run across this book in several places but I finally broke down and bought it when I saw it in Oprah Magazine. I'm glad I did. It was different than the other diet books I've bought. It was insightful, easy to read and positive. It helped me to understand why I mindlessly eat and gave a lot of helpful hints for eating in a more mindful, relaxed way. If you want a sample of what is inside this book before you buy it, check out Dr. Albers' website.It was a helpful resource for me and would be for anyone with eating issues.

inspirational, thoughtful, wonderful :)
as a recovering person with an eating disorder, i have begun to read so many books on eating and the mind. this is the best one yet. it's so simple yet its words very poignant and inspirational and spiritual- it has really helped me in more ways than one and it makes a great read to just skim through everyday for some guidance and support. i recommend it to anyone looking for something like this :) ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Buddhism    2. Consumer Health    3. Diet Therapy    4. Diets - Better Health    5. Diets - General    6. Eating (Philosophy)    7. Food    8. Food habits    9. Health & Fitness    10. Health/Fitness    11. Healthy Living    12. Nutrition And Public Health    13. Religious aspects    14. Weight Loss    15. Coping with eating disorders    16. Diets & dieting   

Editorial Review

"Avoiding sugar is the easiest, safest, and most permanent way to stay slim" is the bold promise nutritionist Ann Louise Gittleman makes in her book Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diet / Health / Fitness    3. Diet/Nutrition    4. Diets - General    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health/Fitness    7. Sugar free diet    8. Sugar-free diet    9. Diets & dieting    10. Health & Fitness / Diets   

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Way to follow up!
This was a great sequel to Book One. I was excited to see new recipes and the tips you offer are invaluable!

priceless resource
purchased this book for my son and daughter-in-law to help with
Buy the first book and borrow this one...
Although this book has some good recipes, it isn't the book the first one is.Her first book had recipes that were much easier to cook and to adapt to your own child's needs (if they had any yeast problems or other allergies).This cook book is good but if you can only buy one, spend the money on the first one or on a Carol Fenster cookbook. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children with Special Needs    2. Consumer Health    3. Diet/Nutrition    4. Diets - General    5. Diets - Special Conditions    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health & Healing - General    8. Health/Fitness    9. Autism in children    10. Autistic children    11. Cooking/Health & Healing - General    12. Diet therapy    13. Diet therapy for children    14. Family & Relationships/Children with Special Needs    15. Family & Relationships/General    16. Gluten-free diet    17. Health & Fitness / Diets    18. Rehabilitation   

Reviews (49)

You've got to read this book!
I received this book as a gift. There are quite a few books on this subject on the market and this one is the best. I too could not put it down and finished it in 3 days. It's a huge book, a great resource that is well researched and written.. I have a few friends who've purchased this book and really loved it too. I can highly recommend this book.
Easy recipes
I really like the recipes in this book.Using the slow cooker makes life as a full-time working mom easy as can be.The ingredients are not off the wall like other cookbooks, and the meals taste great!The family loves everything I have made so far using the recipes in this book, which is great because low-carb is the healthy way to go.

I love it!
I've been living a low carb lifestyle for the past two years.This book makes my life so easy!I don't really like the desserts, but my husband has enjoyed them.These recipes have made my life so easy!I set everything in the crock pot before I leave for work, and when I come home, dinner's ready.Even my kids, who are extremely picky, enjoy the recipes. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cookery    2. Cooking    3. Cooking / Wine    4. Electric cookery, Slow    5. Electric cooking    6. General    7. Health & Healing - Diabetic & Sugar Free    8. Health & Healing - Low Fat    9. Low-carbohydrate diet    10. Methods - General    11. Nutrition And Diet    12. Recipes   

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Dr. Patrick Walsh's Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer
This book is the one to read if you want to know the details on the Prostate and prostate cancer. Also, its a must read if you think you want to handle it with surgery'

Thorough, accurate and balanced
When I was diagnosed with prostate cancer I, like many other men, did a great deal of reading (both books and internet sources).One thing you find out quickly is - there's almost too much information out there, and it is vitally important to separate the "wheat" from the "chaff".I read Dr. Walsh's book first, and kept going back to it as I read other material.
a gem of the past
tis is a very good overall background provider and 3-4 yrs ago would be a biblehowever it is not up to date and does not contain good info re IMRT(intensive radiation) or robotic surgery( Da Vinci Machine)- it is excellent re diet but needs to be supplemented(or a new edition perhaps) to get the latest on possible procedures, side effects and outcomes ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cancer    2. Consumer Health    3. Diets - General    4. Diseases - Prostate Cancer    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health/Fitness    7. Men's Health    8. Popular works    9. Prostate    10. Prostate cancer    11. Coping with illness    12. Health & Fitness / Men's Health    13. Popular medicine   

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If you don't mind wading through subtly persistent salesmanship throughout the book, the Read more

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Curves On The Go
This book is very helpful and it is a companion to the Curves Book(which I already have). This book makes it easy to follow your plan when you are on the go.

Curves (book) by Gary Heavin
This book explains the philosopy of the Curves exercise salons.It also
exercise!
I attend curves for women. I skimmed over the book but did not use it and still achieved good results. The book may be helpful for those who have a lot to lose. I would like to say that the machines, when used propery, are good. Weights are not needed BECAUSE THEY ARE HYDROLIC! The whole point of the machine is so that you push yourself. And to one person's opinion that it was only 30 seconds, how muchgood could it do, well push yourself, keep up your heartbeat, work the machines the right way, and stick with it. The more you work at something, the easier it gets, so push yourself again. My mother and sister used the book and found it very helpful and had even better results than me. Even if you don't "diet" your health will improve due to the exercise. The book was made to be incorperatied with the Curves exercise. So i would recomend doing both for the best results. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diet/Nutrition    3. Diets - General    4. Exercise    5. Health    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health and hygiene    8. Physical fitness    9. Weight Loss    10. Women    11. Women's Health - General    12. Health & Fitness / Weight Loss   

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For beginners; non-n00bs should listen to the podcast
I'd been vegan for about 8 years when I read this book. It was amusing and I liked the style (I, for one, love making fun of overaged hippies; their belief that they invented social progress can be pretty annoying.) But there's not much in it for experienced vegans.
An Easy-to-Read Helpful Book
This book provides the basics of many useful tips and changes you need to make to be vegan, all in a very informal tone. It was an easy to read book with everything helpful you need, from listing common animal-based ingredients to places where you can get non-leather or fur materials.
Great for vegetarians too!
Well written book with many bases covered on veganism and the ethics of diet.This book is helpful for vegetarians, vegans, and really anyone who wants a better understanding of the topic and what their food choices mean.Vegetarians who read this book will realize that vegans are on the same team but better players and can aspire to be vegan or at least as vegan as possible.This book is a particularly good resource for someone who has chosen a vegetarian or vegan diet for ethical reasons (primarily) and wants to know how to handle the `hell' of other people with their misinformation, pre-conceived notions, and generally negative attitude toward vegetarian / vegan dietary choices. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animal Rights    2. Consumer Health    3. Diet / Health / Fitness    4. Diet/Nutrition    5. Diets - General    6. Diets - Special Conditions    7. Health & Fitness    8. Political    9. Specific Ingredients - Natural Foods    10. Vegetarian - General    11. Animal welfare    12. Cooking-Vegetarian - General    13. Health & Fitness / Diets    14. Nature-Animal Rights    15. Vegetarianism   

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diet / Health / Fitness    3. Diets - General    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. Nursing - Nutrition    7. Nutrition    8. Medical / Nursing / Nutrition   

Reviews (78)

A must-read
If you can only buy one book today, this should be the one. If you came here planning to buy several books, this should still be at the very top of your list. And while you're at it, consider getting a copy for someone you dearly care about as well. The Food Revolution is the one book that will tell you the truth about the food you eat, and how your food choices impact your own health, as well as world hunger, the environment, and the welfare of the other creatures that share this planet with us. In his inimitable, gentle way, John Robbins presents the facts about the impact our animal-centered Western diet has on our bodies and our world...never judging, never saying 'you must do this or that,' but simply presenting the facts YOU need to make informed choices. The beauty of this book lies in its readability. Robbins is an outstanding writer, and he blends anecdotes with hard data in a way that makes The Food Revolution highly accessible. In fact, it's difficult to put it down. That said, it's also a supremely well-documented work, as was its predecessor, the bestselling Diet For a New America. Robbins doesn't expect you to take his word for what he says...the primary sources are clearly indicated. This is a book for the scientist and the truck driver...for the secretary and the dietician. It should be required reading for all medical doctors, nutritionists, and politicians. It should be top on the list for anyone concerned with human health, world hunger, animal welfare or the environment. Whatever you know, or think you know, about the food you eat...where it comes from, how it's produced, what it does for your body (good or bad)...I strongly encourage you to read The Food Revolution. You may or may not agree with Robbins' conclusions, but I guarantee you will never regard the food on your plate the same way again. You will be challenged...you will be amazed, appalled and quite possibly inspired...but most important, you will be educated as to just how much power you hold, over your own health and over the health of the planet and its peoples, in the hand that wields your fork.
Food for thought
Reading this book will make you think more than twice about what you eat. It is a must read for anyone concerned with their health, our planet, and overall wellbeing. Thankfully I already followed a pretty clean diet void of animal products. This book is full of a lot of facts (the footnotes are extensive- lots of research to back up the points) and draw a bleak portrait of the food industry in the US.

Best book I have ever read
Most informative book ever written. Something to live life by. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diets - Better Health    3. Diets - General    4. Eating customs    5. Food habits    6. Food of animal origin    7. Health & Fitness    8. Health/Fitness    9. Healthy Living    10. United States    11. Vegetarian - General    12. Diets & dieting    13. Health & Healing   

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Excellent Reference Book
I've been experimenting with orthomolecular nutrition for several years, and found Dr. Haas' book to be an invaluable resource.He gives ample information about each vitamin, mineral, etc. including deficiency and toxicity symptoms.It has been a very useful book.

awesome
This book gives tons of information about different diets, all the vitamin, nutrients, water, air, etc.... I learned so much! I read the whole thing in a little over a week, I spent at least 2-3 hours a day reading it.

A Very Valuable Book
I keep picking this book up and referring to it for information I need about health, diet, supplements, etc.It's big alright, but eventually I've been to all the sections.It's a sensible, reasonable book with no hype. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diet therapy    3. Diet/Nutrition    4. Diets - General    5. Health & Fitness    6. Healthy Living    7. Nutrition    8. Nutrition And Diet    9. Physical Fitness    10. Popular Works    11. United States    12. Diets & dieting   

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The Mood Cure
This therapy is amazing!!I've struggled with depression all my life and tried almost every antidepressant available. This regimen is as good as any prescription drug.

Enlightening
This book gave me an insight into my bouts of depression and the pms problems of my daughter. We were able to come up with helpful solutions to these problems.

didn't work at all
The book is convincingly argued, but the recommended supplements had no effect on me whatsoever, even though the book says the effects appear within minutes. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Emotions    2. General    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health/Fitness    5. Mental Health    6. Mental Health And Hygiene    7. Mood Disorders    8. Nutrition And Diet    9. Psychology    10. Health & Fitness / Healthy Living   

Editorial Review

If you're a woman over 40, you are undergoing physical and emotional changes, declining metabolism, fat deposits at your waistline, decreased energy, mood swings, food cravings--do we need to continue this list? Now pile on chronic, long-term stress (which the author terms Read more

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You've got to read this book!
I received this book as a gift. There are quite a few books on this subject on the market and this one is the best. I too could not put it down and finished it in 3 days. It's a huge book, a great resource that is well researched and written.. I have a few friends who've purchased this book and really loved it too. I can highly recommend this book.
Fighting Fat After Forty is validating!
I haven't even finished this book and I've lost 10 pounds.This is the first weight loss in 5 years for me and all I did was change the times I eat!Pamela Peeke is the first doctor to truly understand and work with how a woman's body changes during perimenopause and menopause and it really validates you as a person.You aren't nuts; you really are changing.I can't believe how motivated I am.This is a definite buy and a book that I will save and give to my own daughter.

Be Prepared to Fight Back!
I first heard about Dr. Peeke on Discovery Channel's Body Challenge. I read this book cover to cover and it hit me; this is why I've had trouble losing weight! It helped me to understand how stress-eating was affecting my inability to lose weight; or to keep it off.I highly recommend this book and I'm not kidding about how much help it's been to me.The proof is in the 24 lbs lost and 4% fat loss in 10 weeks!What do you have to lose??? ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diet / Health / Fitness    3. Diet/Nutrition    4. Diets - General    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health and hygiene    7. Middle aged women    8. Stress Management    9. Weight Loss    10. Women's Health - General    11. Health & Fitness / Diets   

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excellent
i think your book is great, and it helped me a lot i was sofering from depression,and alcohol, for cause of my separetion with my exwife, and now i have a different way of seeing life , mother natural and all my surrandigs, i really thank you for this book. it will be a great idea if you publish this book in spanish you will really help a lot of people. I could even help you.
Basic guide and many tips to better health- but use with caution
Andrew Weil is alegendary figure in the Health business. He advocates a mix of conventional medicine( for crises) and alternative medicine ( prevention and maintenance). He is a best- selling author and this present work is a revised edition of one of his best known books.
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Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Alternative medicine    3. Consumer Health    4. Diet / Health / Fitness    5. Diets - General    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health/Fitness    8. Healthy Living    9. Nutrition    10. Nutrition And Diet    11. Personal Health    12. Self-care, Health    13. Health & Fitness / Diets