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Repeat of information from other books
If you think you are buying a book with over 300 pages of recipes, save your money.Over 2/3 of the book is repeat advice about how to eat the "real age way".Along with this repeated information from Dr. Roizen's previous Real Age books is "silly" advice ranging from what kitchen utensils will increase your kitchen IQ along with how and when to buy produce.

Not nearly enough recipes
I love Dr. Roizen, and Dr. Oz, who both have appeared on Oprah many times.Their not about fad diets, etc., but just eating right.I was dissapointed with this book, though.I thought I was getting a cookbook, and instead it was 3/4 reading and 1/4 recipes.I thought it was hard to follow. "You" The owners Manual is a much better book to read, which was written by both Dr. Roizen and Dr. Oz.

Cooking the RealAge Way review
I found this book most helpful. It makes a great companion for his other books on RealAge. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Aging    2. Cooking    3. Cooking / Wine    4. Diets - General    5. Health & Healing - Heart    6. Healthy Living    7. Nutrition    8. Nutrition And Diet    9. Nutritional aspects    10. Prevention    11. Cooking / General   

Reviews (4)

Reduce impact of Aging
Excellent book, good resource for understanding aging and how to minimize aging impact.

The Only Anti-Aging Reference Book You'll Need
There are 6 sections to this wonderful book.
The Best Anti-Aging Book I've Seen
This is the best all-around book on anti-aging that I have seen.It functions as an encyclopedia of food supplements including research findings, includes descriptions of just about every theory of aging, has chapters devoted to male and female hormone supplementation, and gives practical lifestyle advice to help you live longer. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Aging    2. Consumer Health    3. Dietary supplements    4. Health & Fitness / Alternative Therapies    5. Health/Fitness    6. Healthy Living    7. Hormone therapy    8. Longevity    9. Self-Help / Aging    10. Alternative Therapies    11. Beauty & Grooming    12. Fitness & diet    13. Herbal Medications    14. Maturation & ageing    15. Self-Help    16. Vitamins   

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Wonderful, but not my local!
I love this book. It's wonderful to get an update on both good and bad farming practices and dietary habits since "Diet for a Small Planet", and wonderful to see so much hope for better eating. The recipes all sound so delicious. My only reason for giving it 4 * rather than 5 is that I'm not based in a large city in the USA where these ingredients are available. But in some ways, this is the point of Grub; a call to learn what is sold by small businesses in your local area, and a call to support local farmers. It's up to me to explore my local stores; for me this means learning to use the ingredients sold by my local Turkish, Vietnamese and Korean grocers, and what is grown by my local Italian, Greek and Vietnamese farmers. Grub encourages all to learn to use what is fresh, in season, and healthy. So I can only actually cook half of the recipes - but that's about average, and the book gives me inspiration to change my habits to find some of my own.

A book for the "Yucca Chowder" Generation
"Grub" opens by poking fun at people who get "cranky when the goat cheese isn't served at room temperature", or are "fond of restaurants that serve chocolate-covered edamame", and then goes on to gleefully serve up recipes such as "Yucca Chowder", a recipe which by itself calls for a dizzying list of exotic ingredients including yucca, "kombu", "recao", saffron, and okra.What is the point of lecturing for half the book about using locally grown foods, and then offering recipes crawling with uncommon or downright bizarre ingredients?Where the hell am I supposed to get locally produced plantains, black rice, and pine nuts in southern Michigan?Should I buy my "kombu" organic?Perhaps I should skip down to the farmer's market for the ingredients for their "Picadillo-Stuffed Chayote with Rutagaga-Garlic Sauce."Failing that, I suppose I can always go collect some "seitan" (what the hell is it anyway?) from my vegetable garden.It has been a long time since I read Diet for a Small Planet (written by the author's mother) but I seem to recall simple, nutritious recipes made from a minimal list of recognizable ingredients.If the child of that heritage has grown to believe that this sort of nonsense is sensible, then the whole foods movement she claims to champion is indeed doomed to failure.

Half recipes, half food justice
The first half of the book is about how messed up our food and the food industry is in the US. Very informative. The second half of the book is recipes. I would have enjoyed less recipes and more ideas on how to make my urban kitchen, organic. Things such as gardening, freezing food etc. The book is beautifully put together and I enjoyed the content. I only gave it 4 stars because I was expecting something slightly different. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cookery    2. Cookery (Natural foods)    3. Cooking    4. Cooking / Wine    5. Environmental protection    6. Health & Healing - General    7. Natural foods    8. Specific Ingredients - Natural Foods    9. Health & Fitness / Healthy Living    10. Health & wholefood cookery   

Editorial Review

As a result of extensive research into the role of water in the body, the author, a medical doctor, believes that he has found chronic dehydration to be the cause of many conditions including asthma, allergies, arthritis, angina, migraine headaches, hypertension, raised cholesterol, chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple sclerosis, depression, and diabetes in the elderly. Read more

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I am no longer sick and dehydrated
This book is a great value to anyone who does not understand the value thata glass water can change your life. I have expirienced physical change in body and mental clarity from a water hydration challange. A must have libray book for those serious about no longer being sick and tired. For the price of one bottle of aspirin Dr. Batmanghelidj can give you information for a liftime of enjoyment. Water is what our body cries for and you should know how to listen to its needs before its to late.

A missing key to health
After reading this book many years ago I developed the habit of drinking 2 liters of water a day. What a difference this makes in health. I have only been sick 3 times in the past 6 years. Yes, I follow other healthy habits, but drinking adequate water is the starting point. This books explains why dehydration causes many of our modern illnesses and how much water to drink for your body weight. He explains how adequate water can improve and heal hypertension,ulcers, and asthma and much more. When my wife drinks a liter a water a day her asthma symptons
LOVE this Book!
This book has remarkable research and amazing spiritual confirmation for the channeled information that I received about water. Since incorporating the wisdom from this book and Dr. B's many other books of which I have many of them and have read them all, and also through the messages I received confirming these messages through Dr. B's books, I have lost two dress sizes, 2 shoe sizes all without even trying! I have also incorporated Dr. B's books, along with my own research, and spiritual messages into a new book I just published ~ Stepping Into Spiritual Oneness available at http://www.lulu.com/diamondlady and here on amazon within the next few weeks. As a fellow doctor, author of two books myself, I surely have enjoyed reading and learning from this book and highly recommend it!:) It is the fountain of youth that we all have been looking for; a fountain of youth that is free from being found within an age-defying cream or diet pills, but through what we are made of ~ Water!
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Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diseases    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health aspects    5. Health/Fitness    6. Healthy Living    7. Nutrition    8. Therapeutic use    9. Water    10. Water-electrolyte imbalances    11. Complementary Medicine    12. Popular medicine   

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Increasing Awareness through Breath and Healing Music
The mindbody tool kit is a perfect escape into relaxation. Through this kit you have instant access to breathing techniques, meditation, guided imagery and sound therapy.
Good Introduction to Four Healing Modalities
"From coping with stress and reducing the severity of symptoms to easing chronic pain and strengthening the immune system, there's a broad range of mind-body methods that you can take advantage of and regularly use to enhance physical and mental health." - From the guidebook
Useful Introduction to Mind-Body Therapies
The editorial description covers it nicely: This toolkit provides an introduction to breathing, meditation, guided imagery, and sound therapy. It is intended to aid individuals with mind-body healing. The short instruction book/journal with 2 CD's and 25 flashcards is just enough of a sample for you to decide if this approach is for you. If so, you might be moved to purchase CD's for each major topic as produced by Dr. Weil and respective practitioners. Taken together with his recent book on aging, I found the toolkit quite useful. Dr Weil's perspective seems practical enough and he's a good guide through the fields of both alternative and traditional medicine. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Abridged Audio - Exercise/Health    2. Healing    3. Healing - General    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. Healthy Living    7. Inspiration & Personal Growth    8. Mental healing    9. Mind and body    10. Unabridged Audio - Misc.Nonfiction    11. Complementary Medicine   

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So much helpful informaion
The book presents comprehensive overview of this disorder.
Excellent overall broad reference and resource written from compassionate place
This is an excellent overall resource for BPD. It covers the history, causes and course of the disorder as well as the most common treatments both pharmacologically and therapeutically.
Excellent Guide to UnderstandingBDP
This book is thorough, comprehensive and very INSIGHTFUL in its description of Borderline Personality Disorder, and offers detailed lists of available treatments, medications and resources to help patients and their families deal with this desease. I know it because I suffer from BPD and Dr. Friedel describes me to a T... I am the anxious-fearful BPD sufferer with a dose of depression... I was pleasantly surprised to find a clinician who finally gets what I think and feel, something that is not very common.
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Subjects:  1. Borderline personality disorde    2. Borderline personality disorder    3. General    4. Healthy Living    5. Personality    6. Personality Disorders    7. Popular works    8. Psychology    9. Psychopathology - General   

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Health first

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
Back to theHouse of Health 2
The author has come up with many great recipes to help you alkalize and energize. I found the recipes easy to follow. ... Read more

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I've read em all - and this is at the TOP
Succinct, concise, well researched and lovingly written.There are no words.I find no fault in these books.I am not a Christian, but I do appreciate his what others term as 'religious' input ... they are his beliefs so be it.I am a believer of JUDAISM, CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM (the Islam being a collaborator of the three, and strangly overlooked and passed off as a "Middle Eastern Religion".).But having read this book strenthened my belief in Jesus, and opened me up more to the Holy Bible AND the Holy Quran (I had not ever read the Holy Jewish Book, the Ten Commandments in their Original form).
Fantastic Reading
I loved this book. I actually read Richard Anderson's second book first by accident, so I had to get this book. He is very informative about why we need to cleanse and how to do it. It seems like he has one of the best, if not THE best, cleanse products on the market. Many people have had great success on his program. I just purchased one of his cleanse kits and am planning on trying it soon. His book, though, just makes you want to learn as much as possible and be as healthy as possible. Yes, he is selling a product, but the book is not like an advertisement or marketing tool. He gives you scientific data about our bodies. I highly recommend all of his books to anyone that has a desire to learn and become healthy.

The most mind - blowing books I have EVER read.
Both books are a joy to read, very difficult to put down.I would liken it to everybody who doesn't know the information these books contain think that the world is flat, people who have read these books KNOW that the world is round, that's how revolutionary this information is. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Health & Fitness    2. Health & Fitness / Healthy Living    3. Healthy Living    4. Mind and body    5. Nutrition    6. Personal Health    7. health   

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Exercise    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health/Fitness    5. Healthy Living    6. Health & Fitness / General    7. Personal & public health   

Editorial Review

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WONDERFUL MUST READ
Frances Moore Lappe has done it again! She and her daughter have brought us a book that's given me renewed energy, hope, and spirit. Their stories, of real people making a difference, are invaluable. Congratulations.
2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner featured in the book
This is a very interesting book. It features in one part a detailed description of 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus and his Grameen Bank, who used microloans to help Bangladeshis, especially women, get out of poverty and earn for themselves. By issuing very small loans, the people of Bangladesh are able to build their businesses or working conditions and change their lives. I recommend this book.

Hope Gained From Insight and Diligence
Thirty years after the publication of the highly acclaimed "Diet For A Small Planet", Frances and her daughter Anna Lappe have come out with a potent sequel and a beautiful statement of hope for a more equitable world through the world-wide spread of organic and sustainable agriculture techniques and locally controlled "fair" market modalities now challenging the status quo of chemical fed, toxic pesticide/GMO laden crops, and the lopsided "free" market capitalist WTO agenda that has been reaping havoc on the environment and small farmers everywhere.
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Subjects:  1. Capitalism    2. Consumer Health    3. Diets - Better Health    4. Environmental ethics    5. Ethics & Moral Philosophy    6. General    7. Globalization    8. Literary Criticism    9. Social aspects    10. Vegetarian cookery    11. Family & Health    12. Food & Drink / Cookery    13. Health & Fitness / Healthy Living   

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Fabulous timely information
I have been following the SuperFoodsRx food recommendations for about a year now. Not only did my borderline thyroid problem vanish but also over 30 pounds. I feel healthier and look younger than I did 10 years ago. I was excited when I saw the Superfoods Healthstyle audio on Audible.com where I get most of my audio books. I have listened to the combined SuperfoodsRx and Superfoods Healthstyle several times now. Thank you for giving me the tools for a healthy, vibrant lifestyle.
A vital part of the road to great nutrition!
My research has indicated that their are four principles of effective weight and blood sugar management. They are (1) Nutritional balance, (2) Eating foods with a low glycemic impact, (3) Eating foods with a lower energy density and (4) Regular Exercise. This book and its companion "SuperFoods RX" are definitely the apex of nutritional balance. The recommended foods are also highly supportive of the other principles.
Tasty Tidbits
What I really liked about this book is that it shows you how to incorporate the "superfoods" into your life in small everyday ways, in addition to complete recipes.If you're like me, you have lots of cookbooks and health books with recipes that sound good, but you hardly use. I don't want to make a complicated recipe every day. Pratt and Matthews show you how to introduce the health benefits of these foods into your kitchen and your life seamlessly, including simple food preparation tips and "mini-recipes" as well as more standard recipes.Things like: mix cinnamon and cocoa and sprinkle on fruit; or mix pomegranate juice with selzer and lemon for a refeshing antioxidant cocktail.Worth it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diet/Nutrition    3. Diets - General    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health & Healing - General    6. Health behavior    7. Health promotion    8. Healthy Living    9. Medicine, Preventive    10. Nutrition And Diet    11. Personal Health    12. Health & Fitness / Diets   

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The Ageless Woman: Natural Health and Beauty After Forty with Maharishi ayurveda
This is an invaluable resource for all women, especially those over forty approaching the transition of menopause.Overflowing with very practical information to assist women during this natural life passage.I wish I had known this when I was forty!But far beyond just a manual for navigating through menopause it offers wise counsel on how women can maximize health at all the stages of life.As a health educator I recommend it often.

Common Sense and Empowering
Nancy Lonsdorf has written a terrific book that really should be read by all women, before the age of 40!Dr. Lonsdorf renews one's ability to be guided by their own common sense while, at the same time, giving a deep understanding of the ongoing physical, mental and emotional changes experienced by women.If you read this book you will be able to take care of yourself and continue to experience life full of energy and zest! Dr. Lonsdorf explains concepts about the physical in a very clear way and also gives practical tips for taking care of health and preventing problems. It is very empowering to learn these tips and to apply them .....and then to feel better than ever.

Help is here!
For anyone who doesn't want to take drugs for menopausal systems, or who wants to prepare to have a smooth menopause, PLEASE read this book!Just a few little changes in your life can make all the difference. Dr. Lonsdorf's recommendations are so simple, natural and EFFECTIVE!They have made a huge difference in my life and I can't recommend this book highly enough.Funnily enough, it was recommended to be by a man who utilized the fundamental principles to improve his health! ... 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.
This book wasn't that terrible, but...
It wasn't very good, either. The gist of the book is this:
Very Nice
I can't say any other adjective for the book, other than it's nice. It seems sugar coated to me, because obviously she has suffered more than she leads on. OK, i see that the results are fantastic, but still, i just can't believe everything she says. But I hope that's exactly what she went through, because it's very motivating. (I think, because for those people who didn't lose as much weight, it can be pretty stressful) As for the recipes, I didn't try them yet, but other than that I think it's good resource. But not for the Gastric Banding! Only for Gastric Bypass. Though some suggestions may apply to both. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Cooking / Wine    3. Diet/Nutrition    4. Diets - General    5. Gastric bypass    6. Health    7. Health & Fitness    8. Health & Healing - Weight Control    9. Healthy Living    10. Leach, Susan Maria    11. Overweight women    12. Popular works    13. Stomach    14. Surgery    15. United States    16. Health & Fitness / Diets   

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Handy Reference for Purse
This booklet is a handy one to carry in my purse when grocery shoppiing. It provides lists of the foods I can eat which are good for my blood type.

Everything you ever wanted to know about your blood type
Not only did I learn where in world history my blood type "originated", but I also know now why a low-carb diet has been the best thing to ever happen to me.The low-carb lifestyle concentrates on eliminating certain foods from my diet, and those foods just so happen to be bad for me as a type O anyway!It's great!In the same vein, the reason low-carb did not work for my type-A husband is because the food we thought he was supposed to be eating was the same food that can be "poison" for his particular blood type.Problem solved!This book was very helpful to us both.

A handy pocket reference for blood type B diets.
So now that you've read Eat Right For Your Type and are familiar with the basic theories behind the blood type diets, you need a list that you can grab and take with you on those grocery shopping trips or for those dinners out where you may find menu items that you can't quite remember as either Recommended, Neutral, or Avoid.This is one of those pocket references that was made to be convenient for these situations if you happen to be a type B like most of my family.
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Doctors Also Can Learn From This Book
What I like well in this book is the numerous tables, the questionnaires and the lists that summarize the essential data in each chapter.
If You Haven't Been Feeling Well & Don't Know Why, It May Be Whacked Out Hormones
I love how this book was written.Originally I set out to just do some learning on Bio-identical Hormones for a friend and found out that I may have issues with my own hormones.
The Hormone Solution: Stay Younger Longer With Natural ....
I found this book to be well organized and easy to read and understand.There is a wealth of information about the role of hormones in the body, and the consequences of not having enough as you age.I enjoyed the detailed explanation of the function of each hormone.At the end of each section, Dr. Hertoghe adds a one page table of a condensed version of his recommendations for easy reference.That makes the book very user friendly.The book has information that is revelant to older and middle aged people, as well as people in their twenties.I thought I could share this book with my sister, but we both like it so much as a reference that we had to buy another one.Thanks to Dr. Hertoghe for shedding light on so many hormonal changes associated with getting older. Can't live without it anymore! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Aging    2. Alternative Therapies    3. Consumer Health    4. Diet / Health / Fitness    5. General    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health/Fitness    8. Healthy Living    9. Family & Health    10. Health & Fitness / General    11. Popular medicine   

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Amazing book!
This book is great! Being a full-time student I couldn't afford the DVDs(which are available at sfactor.com), but the book is still amazing. It's not just exercises, but a makeover in a book! It's fun, sexy, with just a bit of wickedness. Before this book, I was the laziest person in the world who lacked motivations, but this book has definitely given me the confidence boost that I needed, not to mention a great body with a touch of femininity. I definitely recommend this book for anyone and everyone that wants to feel sexy.

Sheila Kelley has *class*
This is by far one of the *best* books about how to feel sensual, and on moving your body to be seductive and sensual.
go girl
This book was something i just explored with and was it interesting.
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Repeat Performance
Jordan Rubin's Biblical approach to health is fascinating and sensible. However, this particular book does not deliver what is promised. It purports itself to be a book specifically for weight loss, but this very same information is in his earlier book, "The Great Physician's Rx for Health and Wellness" which I highly recommend for everyone, regardless of their health goal. Take it from me, save your money on this book; your money will be better spent on "The Great Physician's Rx for Health and Wellness". ... Read more

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Editorial Review

Used as a reference by students of acupuncture, this is a hefty, truly comprehensive guide to the theory and healing power of Chinese medicine. It's also a primer on nutrition--including facts about green foods, such as Read more

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It Works
I have found similar books to be disappointing. This is a very large book with a lot of information that allows you to tailor treatments for you and your family. I have owned the book for about a year and have yet to find an ailment that wasn't covered.
WOW!!!
This book is VERY detailed yet NOT boring. It is very well arranged and the explanations given are concise and easily understandable.This is definitely a must for the library of anyone who is interested in this art!

Fabulous
This book is a great source of information on natural alternatives to improving your help. Very helpful and a great read, must buy. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Chinese medicine    3. Consumer Health    4. Diet / Health / Fitness    5. Diet therapy    6. Diets - Better Health    7. Healing    8. Health & Fitness    9. Health/Fitness    10. Healthy Living    11. Medicine, Chinese    12. Naturopathy    13. Nutrition   

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Great programs
I love the programs in this book. I am not currently training for anything but many of the workouts I am doing to improve both my speed and my distance on the treadmill. It opens up a whole new idea of treadmill running when you have a routine to follow.

Much needed reference
I am glad there is finally a workout book for treadmill running. I have been doing most of my running on the treadmill for years and have not had any type of reference book. I only wish I had found this book sooner.

Excellent reference
Excellent reference for anybody that owns a treadmill or uses one at the gym. Provides a number of different workouts so that you never get bored. Highly recommend ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diet / Health / Fitness    3. Exercise    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. Healthy Living    7. Running    8. Training    9. Treadmill exercise    10. Non-Classifiable