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Summary: Wow....and I thought I knew so much.....
Review: Having dieted all of my adult life, I thought I knew it all. Then, after joining Curves for Women and not losing in weight in 3 months with 5 workouts per week the entire time, I spoke with the manager of my workout facility. She recommended this book. I have John Gray's "original" Mars & Venus book but I'm not a big reader so I've scanned it. But THIS book? I can't put it down. Goodness. How interesting. I knew when I put my husband on the South Beach and he quickly lost weight and continued to....or when I'd go to a Weight Watchers meeting and see all those guys just DROP the weight, I knew woman lost differently than men but this book puts it all out there in plain English for even the KIA (know it all) like me to grasp and understand. I thought I was an expert on "dieting" (though none have ever worked for me except to give up the carbs). Thank you, John Gray, for showing me yet another aspect that I never even would have thought existed.
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Summary: Thank you Dr. Gray!
Review: I have studied nutrition for over 15 years, so when Dr. Gray came out with his new book on diet and exercise, I was very interested to read what he had to say on the subject.Because of my background I didn't expect to find any new information about diet and nutrition. I was delighted to find that this book contains cutting edge, scientific information on diet and nutrition that was not in any of the other resource materials that I had previously studied. This book has added a new dimension to my understanding and I thank Dr. Gray for once again sharing his knowledge and providing couples with another valuable resource for enhancing relationships.
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Summary: New nutrition break through!
Review: I read this book in a bit over one day, I could not put it down! I tried the Isagenix products that cleanse the system and actually lost 10 lbs. with their 9 day system and loved how I felt so much that I am now fully endorsing the Isagenix system. I am a chef so I do appreciate that food is a wonderful thing, but I think that these meal substitutes can get your internal system back on track and then you do incorporate the shakes and a healthy meal on a daily basis. The amino acid profile in this supplement is incredible! It's like a natural high with increased ability to focus and just an overall sense of happiness and well being. This is what brain chemistry was meant to be and for anyone who has not experienced it, I say read the book, try this product and enjoy your new found health and happiness!
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Summary: Shame on you, Dr. Gray!
Review: I was shocked to discover that the product Dr. Gray so enthusiastically recommends as a once- or even twice-a-day meal substitute, actually contains a laxative (cascara sagrada). I doubt that this is medically sound advice.
It is listed on the ingredients statement, but many people may not know what cascara sagrada is and what it does. And even though it is a natural herb, taking it twice a day for a sustained period of time is not healthy, and is contraindicated for people with certain intestinal conditions. Shame on you, Dr. Gray--and on your friends at Isagenix--for not pointing this out!
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Summary: YOUR BOOK IS A GODSEND AND CHANGED MY LIFE!!!!!
Review: I'm not sure how anyone could write anything negative about this book. This book, without a doubt, has changed my life forever. Everything Dr. Gray wrote concerning low dopamine and serotonin felt like he was describing me and everyone else I know. I needed naps in the middle of the day (or a cup of coffee), I had sugar cravings (especially Ben and Jerry's ice cream on the weekends), I overate (even if it was healthy food, I still overate), I had night sweats, I didn't have anything left over (emotionally) to give my wife after work. All I wanted to do was veg out in front of the TV. Now that I've been on Dr. Gray's program solidly for 1 month, my life is 180 degrees different!!! The night sweats-GONE! The sugar cravings-GONE! The overeating-GONE! The naps and low energy-GONE! I barely watch TV anymore and can listen to my wife all night long when I come home from work without wanting to interupt her or "fix" anything! My energy is through the ROOF! All this from 1 book!!!
Since I've read the book and done the program I've turned a bunch of friends on to it. They have experienced the same incredible things as I did and they've all lost weight in the process (some of them an impressive amount of weight)!
I feel like it's this huge secret that nobody knows! I honestly believe there isn't one person on this planet that couldn't benefit from his book. I know it's a bold statement but I truly feel that if everyone did Dr. Gray's program, the world would be a better place. With so many books on diet and exercise out there, how do you know which one is the right one?! I can tell you right now. Stop looking. Dr. Gray's is it!!!!!!! Read it, do it and you can have HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND LASTING ROMANCE (plus loose some weight in the process). Reading his book and doing his program is one of those "life defining" moments. It is so simple that people are skeptical. I was at first. We always look for the complicated answer, when, in fact, it's most often the simplest of things that are the most powerful. A Side Note: Using the Isagenix products he recommends ([website]) is DEFINITELY the way to go. They are so convenient, taste delicious and are not expensive at all. To loose weight the products average to be only [money amount]/day and once I reached my ideal weight, the maintenance plan is only [money amount] day. Who can say that for [money amount]/day you can feel great, have better health, a better relationship, great brain chemistry, more energy, mental clarity and loose weight? No one, other than Dr. John Gray. Do it! Your life will change and you'll never want to go back!!
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Summary: I've done what he says and it's PURE GOLD!
Review: I've only skimmed his other books, so I can't say I was a fan of the Mars/Venus books, but THIS book has changed my life! If you're trying to lose weight and detoxify your system and are looking for a deeper understanding of the different ways men and women need to exercise, eat, and lose weight, this is for you. I have found that by following Gray's nutritional ideas, I have turned my health around, mentally, physically, and in my relationship with my wife. I lost 9 pounds in the first 3 days safely, never felt sick or hungry, and feel sure I'll be able to keep the weight off and maintain my health, using the simple maintenance plan in the book. My wife says I've changed for the better, too: I'm calmer, sleep great, have quit snoring, and am well on my way to losing the 30 pounds that seem to have glommed onto me out of nowhere after I hit my mid 40's. I just couldn't get rid of the weight. I haven't yet tried the Bounce & Shake exercise and plan to, but I believe it's important to do mild aerobic and weight bearing exercise to remove toxins and build lean mass. I walk and do the Five Tibetan Rites, both of which Gray endorses. I have used the Isagenix products with great success. I feel the cost is reasonable, less than if I took the time to put it all together from scratch. They are unique in their safety, formulation, and speed. My experience with delivery was fine: It took one week to get the product to northern CA from their Phoenix plant. Gray's personal story is compelling, as is his reasoning about brain chemistry and its link to diet, exercise, and experiences of relationship. I highly recommend the book.
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Summary: John Gray has done it again!
Review: It takes John Gray to show, once again, that men and women are different - that we react differently to food and exercise programs just as we react differently to just about everything else in life! How obvious! So obvious, we would have completely missed it, were it not for Dr. Gray`s new book The Mars & Venus Diet & Exercise Solution. And we would have missed the advice and solutions that can help all of us have the energy, resiliency and optimism to reach out for life's next great adventure... that next glorious trapeze. Gail Blanke
CEO/President, Lifedesigns
Author, "Between Trapezes, Flying Into a New Life with the Greatest of Ease" (Rodale, August 2004)
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Summary: Do the work...see the results!
Review: John Gray has really done his homework on this one. John gets not only into the HOW, but into the WHY our bodies do the things they do. He offers not only diet solutions and excercise programs, but he explains how our bodies work...and why the diet and excercise plans will work. I would recommend this book to anyone. If you do the work...you will see the results. Buy this book and see for yourself.
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Summary: A REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT
Review: John Gray's "The Mars & Venus Diet & Exercise Solution" is a remarkable achievement. That an expert in relationships has taken the time and effort to read and master esoteric research on brain chemistry and made it accessible and usable for us lay readers is amazing. Edwards Deming, the quality guru, once said: "It's not what you don't know that's the problem; it's what you know that's NOT SO!" Gray punctures many of the myths about diet and exercise that people have been religiously following for years. The famous Pritikin and Atkins diets, for example, do not emerge unscathed. This is not just another weight-loss book. People suffering from conditions as desparate as ADD/ADHD, addictions, brain concussions, or depression, to name a few, can find valuable new approaches to treatment. It's actually a book on how to effectively manage your own brain chemistry. The book challenges the dominance in our culture of allopathic (that is, traditional) medicine with its overuse of powerful drugs and their side effects. It supports the use of alternative therapies such as homeopathy and aromatherapy. And it is not "one size fits all": Gray makes careful distinctions, not only by gender as one would expect from the creator of the Mars/Venus school of gender differences, but by body type as well. What works for rectangular body type mesomorphs might be all wrong for round body endomorphs. One recurring theme that I especially appreciated was Gray's reminder that we don't have to follow his regime perfectly for it to be effective, a welcome reassurance for us perfectionists. My greatest concern about the book is that it will seem too far out for large numbers of people to follow the regimen, that the gradient will be too steep. This would be a waste of information that could bestow tremendous benefits on humankind.
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Summary: A REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT
Review: John Gray's "The Mars & Venus Diet & Exercise Solution" is a remarkable achievement. That an expert in relationships has taken the time and effort to read and master esoteric research on brain chemistry and made it accessible and usable for us lay readers is amazing. Edwards Deming, the quality guru, once said: "It's not what you don't know that's the problem; it's what you know that's NOT SO!" Gray punctures many of the myths about diet and exercise that people have been religiously following for years. The famous Pritikin and Atkins diets, for example, do not emerge unscathed. This is not just another weight-loss book. People suffering from conditions as desparate as ADD/ADHD, addictions, brain concussions, or depression, to name a few, can find valuable new approaches to treatment. It's actually a book on how to effectively manage your own brain chemistry. The book challenges the dominance in our culture of allopathic (that is, traditional) medicine with its overuse of powerful drugs and their side effects. It supports the use of alternative therapies such as homeopathy and aromatherapy. And it is not "one size fits all": Gray makes careful distinctions, not only by gender as one would expect from the creator of the Mars/Venus school of gender differences, but by body type as well. What works for rectangular body type mesomorphs might be all wrong for round body endomorphs. One recurring theme that I especially appreciated was Gray's reminder that we don't have to follow his regime perfectly for it to be effective, a welcome reassurance for us perfectionists. My greatest concern about the book is that it will seem too far out for large numbers of people to follow the regimen, that the gradient will be too steep. This would be a waste of information that could bestow tremendous benefits on humankind.
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