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The same sharp intelligence and self-deprecating wit that made MichaelJ. Fox a star in the Read more

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Here is a book to relate to
Michael's book is a fantastic account of his life leading up to and including his struggle with dealing with Parkinson's. As a person with a Parkinsonism who was diagnosed after Michael exposed his disease, I can say he truly made it easier for others to deal with this devastating blow. His hiding of the his disease is common of so many people who are diagnosed with PD at crucial points in their lives. An extremely good book about life rocky road, and for those with PD or any illness for that matter who are trying to create a somewhat normal existance for themselves and their families.
Great book, great story, very good read.
A friend gave this book to me. It was such a good read. I had no idea Michael was so sick, and had such a difficult life. While I did not respect ways he wasted his body by alcohol, drugs, and stupid habits before he found out, at a still very young age of mid-20s, about his Parkinson's disease, his remarkable change to a new man was a very good story. The anectodes from this book will stay with me, and it has a great message for everyone.

Surprising
I've been a fan of Michael J. Fox for many years and was sad to learn of his Parkinson's disease.I expected this book to be largely about the disease and Fox's coping with it.However, I was pleasantly surprised to read an honest account of all of the ways he had messed up his life before coming to terms with himself as well as with his disease.Although I don't like to read sad stories of drinking spinning out of control, Fox's matter-of-fact tone and willingness to take full responsibility for his actions was refreshing.I felt privileged to be allowed this glimpse into his life and his psyche, and I ended up liking him better after finishing the book than when I started. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Actors    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography    4. Biography / Autobiography    5. Biography/Autobiography    6. Canada    7. Entertainment & Performing Arts - Actors & Actresses    8. Entertainment & Performing Arts - General    9. Parkinson's disease    10. Patients    11. Personal Memoirs    12. United States    13. Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts   

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Good Book
The book gives details on every food group for your blood type.You can look at all four blood types at a glance in the charts given.I just wish there was more information about how to tell if you were a non-secretor or a secretor.Otherwise, good book to have in your library.The husband and I have changed our eating to be according to our blood type as suggested, and within two weeks we could both feel a difference.More energy, less bloating or indigestion.It's a good book!

Physical Results May Vary!
I was considering adopting a vegitarian diet due to my many health problems and my mother told me about this book and the benefits her friends have had. So I bought the book and the information was quite facinating. It was like reading my physical autobiography, so I started the diet and I've been on it for 4 weeks and I have had no weight loss. Why..I don't know, but my energy levels have dropped significantly although I must say that my overall shape has changed. It appears that either I'm toning or I'm loosing muscle mass. The books were an easy read, but the thing I find most confusing is this concept of using herbs for ailments and overal health, there are sooooo many herbs out there for every kind of physical issue good or bad and I'm confused as to just how many pills can one person take?! I want to buy the right kind of vitamins and minerals for my body, but even on the website there are 5 or more kinds of pills that I should take, not to mention the shakes, bars and extra health meds that they recommend. I'm sorry to say that I have learned why I am sensitive to certain foods and why I've gained weight, but as to how to fix the problem, there seem to be too many pills and sometimes conflicting pieces of advice. In all, I'm more confused than I was when I was in the dark. So to all of you who have been successful with this diet, BRAVO to you, but for those of you who have bodies that are far more complex than diets and "all natural" foods, I feel you and maybe we'll find the REAL solution someday together.

it was okay
I bought the book thinking that it would help me learn how to eat for my blood type but I find it very difficult to follow and difficult to read it. This is more like an index for health problems and if you are susseptible to them by what your blood type is. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Blood groups    2. Consumer Health    3. Diet / Health / Fitness    4. Diets - Better Health    5. Health    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health/Fitness    8. Healthy Living    9. Medicine, Popular    10. Physiology    11. Reference    12. Family & Health    13. Health & Fitness / Healthy Living    14. Popular medicine   

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Not quite right
Not what I was looking for but a probably a good enough book.

Excellent
This is a complete guide for everybody.I have sent the book to Peru for my sister, because she was diagnosed with cancer.I really would like to have the Spanish edition.

Be sure to include selenium in your nutrition regimen
I agree with the idea of fighting cancer with nutrition. However, I would like to note that the cancer-fighting nutrient most proven to date is selenium. A daily supplement of 200 microgram of selenium, has been shown in a large placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical study -- the most prestigious type of scientific study of nutrients and drugs -- to cut the death rate from cancer in half.
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If your digestion or elimination doesn't seem normal or right to you, learn more about it
Brenda Watson, C.T. (colon therapist) is among the foremost authorities in America on natural digestive support, detoxification and internal cleansing. In her new book, Gut Solutions: Natural Solutions for Your Digestive Problems she thoroughly describe the inner workings of digestion and detoxification. Colorful Pictures, charts, lists, and notes break up the information into easy-to-read chunks. With her simple ways to improve your digestion, you'll learn:
Great
The recommendations in this book turned around my IBS problems. I am a new person. I can't say how great it is to be normal again.

Answers to questions your doctor doesn't have time for.
I first was introduced to the concepts in this book on a PBS special. I thought wow, she is talking about me! I got the book and page after page made sense. What is really helpful is the menu planning and the charts, etc... ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Consumer Health    3. Diseases - Abdominal    4. Gastroenterology    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health/Fitness    7. Naturopathy    8. Health & Fitness / General   

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Very useful book
Has a lot of great info if you are taking the BRPT exam.As for the person who gave this a 1 star rating, shame on you.Just because the vendor messed up on your order, doesn't mean the book is bad.

Sleep medicine
Great book! Very complete chapters from the leaders in the field. Highly recommend it to anyone exploring sleep medicine.

A MUST FOR ALL SLEEP MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS
It explores all aspects of sleep medicine, including new information on geriatric patients.
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Subjects:  1. Medical    2. Medical / Nursing    3. Neurology - General    4. Neurology - Sleep Disorders    5. Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine    6. Sleep    7. Sleep Disorders    8. physiology    9. Medical / Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine    10. Neurology & clinical neurophysiology   

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Good Night: The Sleep Doctor's 4-Week Program to Better Sleep and Better Health
I have never reviewed any products before, but, this book and the 28 day program has helped me so much that I felt I had to.I want as many people to know this book is out there and can help everyone who needs it.
This book really helps!
I read this book and it has helped me a great deal.It has been a very long time since I've gotten a good night's sleep - since using the program in this book I have been sleeping like a baby!
Good Night - Great Life!
I have read my fair share of books which have put me to sleep.This is the first book that actually helped me sleep.Thank you Dr. Breus!I took the 28 day plan, changed my sleep habits and it has changed my life.I feel so much better, my family and friends say I even look better.Good Night! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Health & Fitness    3. Health aspects    4. Health/Fitness    5. Personal Health    6. Sleep    7. Sleep & Sleep Disorders    8. Sleep Disorders    9. Health & Fitness / Sleep & Sleep Disorders   

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An essential and effective tool for coping with headaches.
I highly recommend this book as a comprehensive, patient-oriented primer on headaches. It is unique when an authority such as Dr. Buchholz succinctly presents both academic and experiential information on a common disorder which seems to have eluded resolution with most healthcare practitioners. He systematically provides an overview of the field through his extensive knowledge of research, anecdotal reports and experience with a myriad of patients. Having been a patient of Dr. Buchholz, I can emphatically attest to the wisdom, compassion and understanding that he brings to his treatment dynamic. By presenting a stratified educational, behavioral and pharaceutical treatment protocol, he provides not only a foundation for prevention but a unique vehicle for patients to assume collaborative responsibility for their treatment outcome. He has effectively created an essential tool in the arsenal of approaches to coping with headaches.
Heal Your Headache - The 1-2-3 Program
I first began having migraines when I was eleven years old. Sometime in my mid-forties, these increased in duration and intensity to about fifteen excruciating days a month. I tried everything that was offered by a variety of doctors - abortive drugs, prophylactic drugs, bio-feedback, acupuncture, chiropractic, hypnosis, oxygen...Nothing helped. I was desperate. Then I saw on Good Morning America an interview with a woman who had been all but cured of her migraines. She had practiced the guidelines set forth in the book Heal Your Headache by David Buchholz. I immediately ordered the book. As soon as it arrived, I began to follow Dr. Buchholz's 1-2-3 Program. In about two weeks, I was noticing improvement. After three months, I was down to three days of migraine a month with much less intensity. It has been about three years now, and I am still doing great. Every now and then I'll have migraines six days a month, but that is still a long way from the fifteen I had been having. I can say without reserve that Dr. Buchholz has given me my life back. I am deeply grateful to him! If you are a migraine sufferer (and you must be to be reading this) please read this book.
Great book
This was a eye opening book...I have had migraines for over 10 yrs.I have been thru every doctor, drug, book, diet, etc that I could find.Either they wouldn't work or would work for a short period of time.
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Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diet / Health / Fitness    3. General    4. Headache    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health/Fitness    7. Migraine    8. Neurology - Headache    9. Pain Management    10. Popular works    11. Coping with illness    12. FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / General    13. Health & Fitness / Pain Management    14. Popular medicine    15. Headaches   

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Amazing.
This book is beautifully put together.Like a picture story book, this documentary of women struggling with/recovering from eating disorders is an eye opening look at how quickly and deeply someone can lose themselves and become a hollow shell of who they once were.It's an honest portrayal of a serious disease and its sufferers. The photographs, as all of Lauren Greenfield's photography I've seen, are beautiful and haunting.**Possible trigger for those in recovery. ** I highly recommend this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Anorexia nervosa    2. Photo Essays    3. Photoessays & Documentaries    4. Photography    5. Pictorial works    6. Psychopathology - Eating Disorders    7. Photography / Photo Essays   

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What huge RIP OFF!!!!!!!!!!
90% of all the exercises are strictly yoga poses.I am throughly disgusted that I spent my good money on a BIG RIP OFF!2/3 of the book is spent with Mr. Weisberg loving the view of his own words in print.
Good Book
Prevention is the key with any joint pain issues and this book helps you understand and prevent them from occuring.

Good advice despite the over-hyped title.
Hardly a "revolutionary" program for those who have read anything about the muscular-skeletal structure of the human body, the interrelations of muscles and joints, and the importance of keeping the muscles stretched.But the author does offer an inviting, simple, and feasible set of six exercises which, if done religiously every day, 30 seconds per exercise, can prevent further abuses and damage (the title's apparent promise of restoration or a "cure" seems a bit exaggerated).Compared to the impossibly long list of tedious, often painful and exhausting exercises given me by my PT, Dr. Weisberg's program is cause for a sigh of relief.
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Subjects:  1. Chronic pain    2. Consumer Health    3. Exercise therapy    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. Pain (Medical Aspects)    7. Pain Management    8. Prevention    9. Health & Fitness / General   

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A Magical Story of Love and Hope
This is one of the most inspirational children's books I have ever read. The message is simple but powerful and an inspiration for all. It is part Pinocchio,part Pride of the Yankees, and it works. For anyone who has ever had a child go through any kind of serious illness, it is a wonderful reminder of how sometimes the smallest thing can suddenly reach out to that child and bring them back to you, and how you should never give up fighting. For those who have lost a child, it is a powerful lesson in love, hope and strength. For those whose lives have never been touched by serious childhood illness, it is a chance to reach out and hug your own kids and realize just how special each and every child is and how much they bless your life. It's all about believing, and the message comes through loud and clear. This book should be on every child's bookshelf, in every classroom and in every library. It is a story to read again and again. The illustrations are just perfect for the story, gentle and magical. Since the proceeds of this book go to charity, you are not only sharing the magic of The Boy of Steel with your own children, you are helping other children as well. Young or old, you will be touched by the inspirational story and the simple style of the author. It is a book I now proudly own, and my child, a survivor of serious childhood illness, is now 20. It is a wonderful reminder for me that I am one of the lucky ones -- truly blessed to have my son. He has read it, too. Read The Boy of Steel and share the message of love with others. It truly has touched my life. ... Read more

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Subjects:  1. Breast    2. Cancer    3. Diseases - Breast Cancer    4. Diseases - Cancer    5. Inspirational    6. Inspirational - General    7. Motivation    8. Motivational & Inspirational    9. Popular works    10. Self-Help    11. Self-Help / Motivational   

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Most intelligent book on coronary heart diseas
Dr. Davis has written the most intelligent and easy to understand book on coronary artery disease that I have ever read.This book answered all the questions I had about coronary artery disease that I had been seeking for many years.Even as a nurse educator and lecturer on the topic, I had only a superficial understanding of the multiple causes and treatments.The information in the book is revolutionary, cutting edge medical treatment that most physicians aren't even aware of.

If you only read one book in the pursuit of heart health...this is the one!
Finally a cutting edge book that answers all the questions your doctor or cardiologist either didn't have the time to tell you in a short office visit, or much more likely had no idea about themselves. I had ordered about a dozen different books on heart disease from Amazon before I got to this gem. Certainly a long road to get here, but I probably wouldn't have appreciated this book as much until I read all the others!
A prevention program that makes sense!
As a registered nurse clinician working in cardiology, I read Dr. Davis' book with much interest.So many of our patients who have had coronary events in their lives have never been educated as to the root cause of their illness, or the approach to dealing with it.Finally, there is a tool that can be used in clinical practice and personal use that is easy to read, informational and inspirational in dealing with the questions that we as health care workers and consumers have in regard to the ravages of heart disease.I find myself frequently referring my patients to this book as a useful tool that demystifies this illness and gives a step by step approach to making the changes in one's life that will improve one's lot, hopefully before they become another statistic.I am truly grateful to Dr. Davis and the people whose stories he shared.Everyone in this field can learn much from his knowledge and wisdom.Thank you, Dr. Davis!!! ... Read more

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question
I haven't used this book yet. I wanna know how many exercises does this book have? I'm looking for a book that has some good eye exercises, not just information about eyes, or basic stuff.

Thorough and Clear
The information is presented in a very clear, well-organized, and succinct way.The instructions for the exercises are very clear and thorough.I especially like the "What to Watch For" and "Notes" sections for each exercise.I feel like it's hard not to do these exercises correctly with all the notes and observations the author adds.The testimonials at the beginning and the introductory chapters really gave me hope and enthusiasm in this program.I just started the program, but I feel this book will have been valuable even if I do not see improvement in the "First Stage" of the program.
Better than the other books!
If you are looking around Amazon at all the different vision improvement books, this is the one that is worth investing in. It is clear, succinct, and offers a step by step program that is thoroughly outlines and easy to follow. A lot of the other books on the subject offer a lot of information, but fail to give the reader a program to follow. Martin Sussman's book also explains why and how vision works and why it will improve with this program. I just got the book, but already his techniques have completely changed my (previously negative)attitude toward my vision. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Behavioral optometry    2. Consumer Health    3. Diet / Health / Fitness    4. Health/Fitness    5. Medical    6. Medical / Holistic Medicine    7. Ophthalmology    8. Optometry    9. Popular works    10. Vision    11. Visual training    12. Holistic Medicine    13. Popular medicine    14. Visualization   

Editorial Review

We've all got our idiosyncrasies when it comes to writing--a special chair we have to sit in, a certain kind of yellow paper we absolutely must use. To create this tremendously affecting memoir, Jean-Dominique Bauby used the only tool available to him--his left eye--with which he blinked out its short chapters, letter by letter. Two years ago, Bauby, then the 43-year-old editor-in-chief of Read more

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A book close to my heart
The book has been the best book I have ever read.
Where does one get the strenght to carry on?
A marvelous book in which a man tells his personal experiences and thoughts in dealing with a stroke that left him completely paralysed,speechless and able only to move one eyelid. It is amazing that he found a way to tell his story and it will show the reader what a slender thread it is by which we all cling on to life. It is a wonderful moving read and will surely leave one with much to think about. I also read many of the very personal reviews that customers have written.
Unbelievably beautiful
With every page, every sentence, every word....every letter....I try to put myself in Bauby's stiff-backed wheelchair and imagine the pain (physical, mental, spiritual and emotional) he was going through at the time. And you know what? I probably didn't even scratch the surface.
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Great book!
I suffer from both RA and Ankylosing Spondolitis.I found out through this program that I cannot eat wheat, milk or dairy products, eggs, sugar or coffee.When I'm good at sticking to it, I'm almost in complete remission.When I cheat, I pay for it. Within 20 minutes of consuming one of the above items, my fingers begin to swell and get stiff, and by the next morning I'm in a lot of pain. I have been able to stop taking the Methatrexate and Lodin which were very hard on the liver and destroyed my immune system.This is a really great program and it works if you have the discipline and self motivation to go through it and stick it out. If you are completely lazy and looking for an easy fix, this may not be for you.It's hard!It has been hard for me to give up coffee, Lucky Charms for breakfast, hot chocolate, cookies and some other comfort foods. But in the end I have a lot of new favorites, my inflamation and pain have disappeared, I've lost weight and my skin looks fabulous to boot. God bless Barbara Allan! She's an angel.

Not for Everyone
Maybe i'm being shortshighted, but i feel as if the many concessions i already have to make with this disease are hard enough to incorporate into my daily life, without also including such intense dietary changes.I work full-time, including travel and client entertainment making it very difficult to always control every morsel i consume.also, don't share the author's background and early diagnosis symptoms.Mine are coming more slowly and i am entrusting my treatment and long-term care to my Rheumy.Sort of wish I had spent the money on a good yoga or meditation tape instead.

A Must Have Book for People with Chronic Health Problems
There are a number of books about Food Intolerances that are invaluable to people who have chronic health problems without knowing the cause of their problems.Since physicians are often ignorant in the area of Type III or Delayed Onset Food Intolerance, these books are often the only hope for people to regain their good health and in many cases their lives.Barbara Allen in her book Conquering Arthritis contributes detailed information to the topic that I have not seen in any other book.Her own story is inspiring and her systematic approach to solving her personal health crisis mystery is a blueprint for others to find their personal way back to good health.To her credit she did not only fight and win her own battle with ignorance, pain and deteriorating health but had the drive and compassion to get the message out there to help all of us with her excellent research and conclusions.I was diagnosed with IBS and Fibromyalgia and Arthritis and Insomnia and Chronic Fatigue and CTS and was offered lots of prescription drugs, some of which I took for a while, but nothing helped like avoiding the foods to which I am allergic.Barbara Allen made me aware of hidden additives in foods and vitamins that I needed to stop eating but that I would not have suspected.Thanks for sharing, Barbara Allen!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Body, Mind & Spirit    3. Healing - General    4. Health & Fitness / Alternative Therapies    5. Health & Fitness / Diseases / Musculoskeletal    6. Health & Healing - General    7. New Age    8. Nutritional aspects    9. Popular works    10. Rheumatoid arthritis    11. Arthritis    12. Arthritis, Rheumatoid    13. Diseases - Musculoskeletal    14. Food allergy    15. Health & Fitness   

Editorial Review

"I fell for the great American dream, female version, hook, line, and sinker," Marya Hornbacher writes. "I, as many young women do, honest-to-God believed that once I Just Lost a Few Pounds, suddenly I would be a New You, I would have Ken-doll men chasing my thin legs down with bouquets of flowers on the street, I would become rich and famous and glamorous and lose my freckles and become blond and five foot ten." Hornbacher describes in shocking detail her lifelong quest to starve herself to death, to force her short, athletic body to fade away. She remembers telling a friend, at age 4, that she was on a diet. Her bizarre tale includes not only the usual puking andstarving, but also being confined to mental hospitals and growing fur (a phenomenon called lanugo, which nature imposes to keep a body from freezing to death during periods of famine). ... Read more

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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
I never truly left this book until it was done. I stopped at points and it took perhaps a week to finish, but it was always on my mind. I rolled over her story in my head as I went about my days (or daze).
Excellent, witty and very honest book
I've read a few lame teenage oriented, moralistic, politically correct books about eating disorders, but THIS is something completely different! Not only because Marya is a real, tallented writer, but even more because her writing is so honest, detailed and yet humorous in some strange way. She doesn't whin about her situation, she doesn't blame all the world and society, but she neither powders herself with ashes. She just tells her story, a story of a very seriuos, determined, tallented and unique girl who decided to become really thin and pushed her dieting obsession to its very limits, to the very edge of death. Details of her starving and purging practices, and of her inventive, deceiving methods to convince her family, friends and medical personel that she's fine, are scary, but this brutal realism makes you really think about eating disorders. Her eating disorder is not just a disorder, it's a real full-time job, a lifestyle, a dedication, and it's extremly frightening. I found her comments about her recent life very good and revealing too.
Fantastic Book
Marya Hornbacher paints a real and vivid image of her experience with anorexia. This is the best book on anorexia and bulimia I have ever read. I keep coming back to this book- I could read it again and again just because of Hornbachers talent for writing. She truely has a gift!
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Subjects:  1. Anorexia nervosa    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography    4. Biography / Autobiography    5. Biography/Autobiography    6. Bulimia    7. Eating Disorders - General    8. Patients    9. Psychopathology - Eating Disorders    10. Specific Groups - Special Needs    11. United States    12. Women    13. Biography & Autobiography / Medical    14. Biography: general    15. Coping with eating disorders   

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A Great Resource!
The Pilates Reformer is a great resource for pilate teachers and students.The photos are beautiful and the descriptions of each exercise is very helpful.I would receommend this book to teachers and students who are experienced.This book is not for the novice.

A Must Have for Pilates Professionals!
Being in charge of the Pilates Programming for Healthtrax in Pittsburgh, I have found this book to be an incredible resource for myself and my Pilates staff. Clark- and Romani-Ruby have made this book very user friendly and have not left one important detail out.All exercises are broken down step by step and include important breathing and alignment cues, visualization cues, pre-requisite moves (both on the reformer and on the mat which too is useful!)and spring requirements.What I like about the book is how various modifications are given for each exercise so that you can customize your classes (or training sessions) and give individuals exercises (and modifications)that are specific to their physical abilities that will help them to attain their goals.This book will help Pilates professionals take their classes and training sessions to a higher level and give them a more personable approach to teaching/training.Having taught Pilates for over four years and fitness for nearly 10 years, I've attended quite a few workshops, certifications, industry conventions and have seen many DVDs/Videos featuring Pilates.None have contained the obviously well-researched information included in this book.The background in Physical Therapy and fitness that these two authors possess has been well put to use in this manual.This book did not disappoint! It is a must have for any PILATES PROFESSIONAL!I highly recommend it.

A good introduction to the reformer
Although videos are a great way to learn Pilates, serious students of the reformer will want to study each exercise in as great a depth as possible.Books abound on Pilates matwork techniques, but it is less easy to find instructional materials on the use of the reformer.Readers should not be put off by this book's subtitle, "A Manual for Instructors." The information found here is presented in a logical and straightforward style and would be helpful to any Pilates practitioner interested in exploring reformer techniques.Read more

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No question that it works.
I found this book after googling a bunch of different things, and came across these reviews.Lots of good reviews, a few negative ones.Well, I noticed that all the negative ones were either people who hadn't actually tried it or people who didn't really stick with it.You can't rate a book negatively if you don't follow the program.
Excellent book!!!
I highly recommend this book, it works and it's the BEST.Even though I hadn't followed most of the recommendations like the enemas and baths it still worked for me just due to the diet change.What I would suggest also is to try to personalize it more, by finding out what works for you with diet.. mostly concerning laxatives, as for me most of them perscribed didnt' work (I guess my system is quite hard) so I explored around and found out that for me things like fresh papaya, dry figs, dates, eggs, and moloukhia (a green spinach like plant popular in the middle east) also other foods that are cleansing and remove toxins are good to increase, then decreasing the starches and adding more fruits, veggies and such foods into the diet really works.
WHAT A HORRIBLE TRICK!
For years now, my best friend and ex-boyfriend of almost four years has been suffering from severe psorasis, as well as psoriatic arthritis.He had been through several doctors and has tried multiple kinds of treatments, ranging from with or without a combination of photolight therapy, sun and water therapy, topical treatments, and systemics (Methotrexate, Soriatane, etc).A few months ago, I discovered Dr. Pagano's book and shared this information with him.After having read the book, he decided to really dedicate himself to the diet and everything Dr. Pagano had stated in the book, such as the monthly visits to Dr. Pagano, the olive oil, the flaxseed oil pills, the peanut oil baths, the 50/50 combination of the peanut oil and olive oil, etc.For a few weeks only, it worked wonderfully.It seemed to be working for him, but after those few weeks, he broke out.Dr. Pagano had stated that he would have a break out before it would get better because the "toxins" were trying to leave the body, but after his psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis kept getting worse, Dr. Pagano finally told him that he would have to go back on phototherapy and systemics (Methotrexate).For a little over two months, because of this diet, he had the worst break out ever.He literally broke out all over his body, even on his face and neck!I truly believe that this diet would work for those that are only suffering from mild to moderate psoriasis, but for those suffering from severe psoriasis, I suggest that you beware!If you see yourself breaking out too much and for too long of a period, maybe you should try a different treatment. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative treatment    2. Consumer Health    3. Dermatology    4. Diet / Health / Fitness    5. Diseases - Skin    6. Health/Fitness    7. Naturopathy    8. Psoriasis   

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it works
my doctor put me on Actose in January of 2006 and by June, my blood sugar was still out of control and my weight was 306 lbs.I read about this while researching on the web and thought i would give it a try.From July 18 to Sept 15 I have lost 34 lbs. My blood sugar stays below 100 even after meals, and I have more energy than i have had in 20 years.Read this book and stick to it like your life depends on it, and it WILL work.

Should have been more info on book
I was upset with the book.My mistake, but was unaware he has and is writing this book as a man with type 1 diabetes.I am just learning about the disease since being diagnosed, but am type 2 and there is a world of differnce between the both of them.It scared me and I put the book down and will not read any more of it.I got other books that are helping me adjust to this illness.

Follow-on to Diabetes Solution
Great follow-on to Dr. Bernstein's "Diabetes Solution". He takes the ADA to task and rightly so. His approach gets results right from day one. This second book provides an abbreviated but adequate explanation of his approach to living with diabetes and is supplemented with excellent low carbohydrate recipes. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diabetes    3. Diabetes - Nutrition And Diet    4. Diet / Health / Fitness    5. Diet therapy    6. Diets - Special Conditions    7. Diseases - Diabetes    8. General    9. Health & Fitness    10. Health & Healing - Diabetic & Sugar Free    11. Health/Fitness    12. Low-carbohydrate diet    13. Recipes    14. Diets & dieting    15. Health & Fitness / General   

Reviews (16)

Excellent Book
This book is much more than a nutritional guide like I thought it would be.It really explains the disease and how our reproductive system works, down to the cellular level.It also has a lot of references to technical articles which adds credibility to what the authors are saying.It has a wonderful balance of science and practicality including many stories of real women who have benefited from the book's advice.I haven't finished it yet, but I'm already filled with new hope and confidence to beat this disease.

Endometriosis: A Key to Healing Through Nutrition
This book really helped me get my Endo WAY under control. I followed the recommended dietary guidelines in it for 18 months, and went a full 6 years before I needed surgery for my Endo again (when my doctor said I would need it every 12 months). I'm reading it a second time, this time the new edition, and again doing everything it suggets. This book is as close to a cure as we've got, ladies!

Incredible help
The diet and nutrition advice in this book have helped me tremendously. Previously, surgeries offered short-term relief but my endo (stage 4) always comes back.I became unable to tolerate any hormone or drug therapy because of the side effects. I was afraid my life would just be ruled by this awful thing and started looking for anything to help take back my health.
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Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diet / Health / Fitness    3. Diseases - Genitourinary & STDs    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. Nutrition    7. Women's Health - General    8. Diets & dieting    9. Health & Fitness / Nutrition    10. Women's health