The Balance: Your Personal Prescription for Supermetabolism, Renewed Vitality, Maximum Health, Instant Rejuvenation

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Summary: Too general for people informed on nutrition / healthcare
Review: I was drawn to this idea of customizing your diet / health plan to your own body / metabolism - really seemed to be the latest, most commonsense-like phase however the test most likely puts people into the "mixed" group and if one is reasonably current on healthcare / nutrition you probably won't get much from this book.

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Summary: I agree - this is a complete waste of money and time
Review: Like the previous reader I felt that I learnt NOTHING new. The same old; don't eat bread, pasta rice and sweets!!!! If you read "The Zone" or "Thin tastes better" you will learn much more.

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Summary: oz garcia is a nutritionist that works for men too.
Review: Oz's program is great for men. I am a mixed oxidizer, I need to be in balance too keep up with a very hectic schedule. Oz is on the right track. I know it because it works for me.

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Summary: Loved this book!!
Review: The way Oz writes is refreshing! I picked up this book on a whim before heading on an 8 hour car trip. I read the book and when I came home put it to use. My energy soared!! I honestly felt great. Take the time to follow his recommendations and you'll look and feel 100% better!

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Summary: THIS BOOK WAS POWERFUL FOR ME.
Review: THIS BOOK EDUCATED ME ENORMOUSLY ABOUT HOW TO EAT. IT EXPLAINED TO ME ABOUT HOW THE FOODS I WAS EATING WERE CONTRIBUTING TO MY MOOD SWINGS, MY PROBLEMS WITH MY CRAVINGS AND MY WEIGHT. I LOST 18 POUNDS SINCE I BEGAN THE BALANCE PROGRAM LAST YEAR AND HAVE CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN MY WEIGHT. I'M EXTREMELY HAPPY I READ THIS BOOK.

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Summary: a terrible waste of time and money
Review: This book taught me nothing new. I think the author put together a lot of evidences and facts already published. He does not know his subject. He writes as an example that a person who drinks eight Diet Cokes a day and eats nothing can't be healthy. Well, doesn't everybody know that? Mr Garcia's definition of slow, fast and mixed metabolism is unclear, and leads to nothing, simply because Mr Garcia is not a specialist, nor an expert. He is just an amateur fancying that he has "helped celebrities and stars..", which to me is absolutely no proof of anything. I was so disgusted by this abuse that I sent his book back to him along with a letter similar to this review.

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Summary: Diagnosis: Inconclusive
Review: This book turned out to be of little use to me. I took the 50 question quiz and when I scored it, it turned out that I was almost evenly divided among the 3 categories. Garcia doesn't even address this possibility and what it might mean. I doubt that everyone who takes the quiz falls neatly and decisively into one of the three categories. I think it would have been better if the questions were weighted as to their importance in determining what kind of "burner" you are.