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Summary: A Brilliant Synthesis
Review: A brilliant synthesis of the dizzying array of lifestyle choices facing the baby boomers today. The prose is a little dense, but the book is packed with Dr. Sears thoughtful and novel assessments of everything from DHEA and vitamin supplements to mealtime menus. He shows how all of our choices are interrelated via the pathways of interacting hormonal systems. I found the arguement persuasive and personally very relevant. If you are concerned about aging (who isn't) and want help with the lifestyle questions facing all of us, I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: Lifestyle Change via HGH
Review: After having read "Growing Yound with HGH" (prior to Dr. Sears, "Anti-Aging Zone) I must admit.....many of the same philosophies of anit-aging translated better with Dr. Klatz's book . Maybe it's me, but I felt I needed to go the library and read the book in the reference section for back-up. Dont get me wrong...it has a great deal of good information for turning back the biological clock...you just may have to re-read a couple of chapters....after having done a little research on terminology, biology, and human nutrition. That's my opinion...and I'm sticking to it.
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Summary: Aging as a chemical engineering problem.
Review: As a zoner for nearly 2 years, I can personally attest to Dr. Sears scientific evaluation of America's high carbohydrate - low fat diets, and the current government dietary pyramid scheme. His latest book describes the hormone system and how sustained high insulin levels accelerate aging. This book explains in great detail how Dr. Sears, through the empirical results of his own studies and research of others, formulated the "Zone Diet". This book should give those who believe in the current wisdom of high carbohydrate - low fat diets pause. The book is not an easy read, but given the complexity of his subject I don't see how it could be more simply written. Just do like I did; read it twice.
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Summary: Aging as a chemical engineering problem.
Review: As a zoner for nearly 2 years, I can personally attest to Dr. Sears scientific evaluation of America's high carbohydrate - low fat diets, and the current government dietary pyramid scheme. His latest book describes the hormone system and how sustained high insulin levels accelerate aging. This book explains in great detail how Dr. Sears, through the empirical results of his own studies and research of others, formulated the "Zone Diet". This book should give those who believe in the current wisdom of high carbohydrate - low fat diets pause. The book is not an easy read, but given the complexity of his subject I don't see how it could be more simply written. Just do like I did; read it twice.
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Summary: Unravels the puzzle of the homrmonal challenge of life!
Review: Dr. Sears has done it again. He has taken the most complex and put it together in an understandable fashion to show us how to take responsibility for our own lives. It is deep reading yet each chapter builds upon the prior to unravel the complexities of our hormonal system. If you didn't understand the need for food technology of the Zone you will now!! Must reading for the serious health care practitioner!
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Summary: The Zone Diet works for me.
Review: For several years I have had high triglycerides (TGL). Two and half years ago, my TGL/HDL ratio was 25. My doctor said I could either follow the American Heart Association (AHA) diet, or start taking medication. I choose the AHA diet, and after following the high carbohydrate, low fat diet for a year, my TGL/HDL ratio was 42. My doctor was alarmed and strongly advised taking Gemfibrozil in addition to the AHA diet. Last November after a year of Gemfibrozil and AHA diet, I was developing muscle pain in my legs where I had never had pain, lower back pain, and was gaining weight. My TGL/HDL ration was only down to 8.8. My doctor told me I had bad genes and was destined to have heart problems, and should continue with the medication to minimize the problem. I discussed the problem with my boss at work and he told me about the "Entering the Zone" book. I read most of it and on November 20th, 2000 I stopped taking Gemfibrozil and I started the Zone Diet. At the end of January after being on the Zone diet for just over 8 weeks, my TGL/HDL ration was down to 2.2. For me, a side affect of the Zone diet has been the loss of a little over 30 lbs since starting the diet. The real benifit has been to reverse my aging metrics. The Anti-Aging Zone book isn't easy reading, but is one of the most fascinating books I have ever read. I highly recommend you read it and try it. It has improved my health in many ways mot mentioned in this summary.
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Summary: Best training supplement I have every come across.
Review: I discovered the zone diet over 1yr. ago. After doing a little research I soon realized that we ate this way durring hard training in the mid-70's. My most resent goal was to compete in the 40+ masters world cycling championships. The 30/30/40 plan helped me to recover amazingly well week to week after hard training. The results at the World's were fantastic, and now I continue to eat in the zone for every day activities. Highly recommended Gordon Singleton World cycling Champion 1982 World Masters Champion 1998
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Summary: Good information, terribly badly presented
Review: I don't quite agree with the January 30 1999 review that this is the book Dr Sears should have written in the first place - I'd consider it a rough draft for that book; Dr Sears needs a competent editor! This is the hardcover edition of the book that has been republished in paperback under the title of "The Age-free Zone". I think it is better to read "Enter the Zone" instead of or before reading this one. I have reservations about recommending this book because there are some obvious mis-statements that should have been caught by an editor, a great deal of boring repetition, and some very stretched analogies (e.g. pages 32 and 50). The persistent reader might reach a point where they are rewarded by more details of biochemical mechanisms than are given in the earlier book. The tables of food amounts are different from those in the other books and appear to be intermediate between the earlier version of "Enter the Zone" and the later amounts of "The top 100 zone foods".
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Summary: Much needed information presented in an interesting style.
Review: I enjoyed this book's insight into the ways you can eat to slow down the body's aging process. It gives information that hasn't previously been included in Barry Sear's previous books. Read this book before it's too late!
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Summary: Technical, but worth the effort
Review: I read Mastering The Zone and have been in the zone for about two months. The Anti-Aging Zone is more technical but provides more information on vitamins and ways to verify that you are in the zone. I was especially interested in the Harvard Medical study on heart attacks and the relationship of the Triglyceride/HDL cholesterol ratio. A ratio over 4 is bad news. Before starting the zone diet, my ratio was 7.6. Now, just over two months later, its below three. The goal is to have a ratio below 2. Overall, the book re-enforces the benefits of the zone diet. But if a person is just starting this diet, then I suggest Mastering The Zone or Zone Perfect Meals in Minutes as better "How To" books.
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