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Eat, Drink, & Be Merry CD : America's Doctor Tells You Why the Health Experts are Wrong

Eat, Drink, & Be Merry CD : America's Doctor Tells You Why the Health Experts are Wrong

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Don't let facts get in the way of our beliefs? Hmmm!
Review: This is a terrible book for close-minded, prejudiced,"don't confuse me with the facts -- my mind's made up!" typeof people, but an eye-opener for everyone else. Dr. Edell brings a degree of level-headedness and logic to our everyday lives that is refreshing, entertaining, and enlightening. Always willing to adapt to new circumstances and adopt new ideas, his overriding message can probabaly be summmed up in one simple phtase: "Show me the proof!"

While the author is a doctor and the book is about health, it is actually more about enjoying life thasn just living it. The subjects are interesting: drugs, diseases and, yes, sex (none of us would be here without it no matter how dirty you may feel it is, Dr. Edell points out); but the treatment of those subjects is what makes this book a delight to read. Cell phones causing brain tumors? Electric transmission lines causing cancer? Here we find not hype and hypervole, not ratings-boosting sensationalism, but simply a true and unbiased discussion of the scientific facts as we have them today. All this -- and it's a fun read too!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Straight talk from a straight shooter
Review: As anyone who has listened to his radio show can attest, Dr. Edell is an absurdly bright, learned, and even-handed authority on all things health related. His common sense assessments of popular health fads and scams is a welcome voice of reason, and his insistence that all medical claims be backed up by some hard scientific evidence irritates the alternative and traditional health industries to no end. While clearly this puts him at odds with fashionable and gullible consumers and the fantastically profitable health industry, his old hippie credintials and his liberal attitudes on social issues distinguish him as an open-minded, informed and clear thinking skeptic -- a model that we'd all do well to emulate.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: The book is not a total truth
Review: Dr. Dean either didn't learn well his lesson from his youth not to make judgements without being fully informed or intentionally ignores the existing scientific validation of so called alternative medicine. The book is full of judgements but lacks the solid information.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: One Star Lookers - Think about this....
Review: What Dr. Edell says and believes in is -all- based in hard science. Anyone that wants to refute him on -any- item, like those found in any of the negative reviews here, should call in on his radio show and put their mouth and ears where there ego is.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: CAN'T RECOMMEND IT! OTHER BOOKS MUCH MORE WORTHWHILE
Review: Unfortunately, I am unable to recommend this book since it seems to be more sizzle than steak. It is a confusing mixture of personal opinion by the author, mixed with the constant droning to use common sense. He is of the opinion that people don't have enought common sense to know right from wrong and he will clear the air by adding his 'unbiased' view. Unfortunately, this smacks with the typical medical arrogance that we hear all the time. Basically what he is implying is that we (the public) are too stupid to be able to decide for ourselves when it comes to our health. Unfortunately, this book offers very little for the people who really do want to improve their health. There are too many positive, well-written books out there which can help us to actualize steps toward improved health. Readers are directed to the excellent series of books by Dr. Gary Null, for example, as well as numerous other authors who apply the healthful practices and attitudes in their own lives that they outline in their books.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: If you want the truth about medical fads, this is your book.
Review: Dean Edell has apparently made a career of reading an amazing number of medical journals and other sources of medical facts and distilling this information into a form which can be understood by the average person. In this book he sets out to debunk most medical fads and sources of misinformation which support a multibillion dollar health scam in this country. He begins with the media and gives a number of examples of poor science masquerading as health information.

He moves next to nutrition, then obesity, then to exercise. These three probably affect more Americans than all the rest of the health scams combined. He discusses alternative medicine from the point of view of a former hippie, which he was at one time.

His discussion of sex is enlivened by the hilarious description of a visit to a sex club in the 1970s.

The whole book is such a healthy antidote to much of the misinformation in the media that I am going to recommend it to my freshmen medical students as a quick start in medical education.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Volumes of Info. Overcome Problems With Abbreviated Details
Review: Dr. Dean Edell's first book on Health, Medicine, Skepticism and Practical Thinking is a mixed bag. While there is a wealth of information on a great number of Health and Well-Being topics, the writing style is uneven and many issues are skimmed over. These detract from the important issues being discussed, sometimes leaving the reader missing an important point.

Dr. Edell, a well-known Radio and TV personality, seems to assume that the book will be read primarily by his listening and viewing audience. As a result, many important points that need deeper explanation for clarity have been abbreviated, presumably to save the reader from having to wade through a too-familiar refrain. But the unfamiliar reader gets short-changed on comprehension -- to a degree -- as a result.

This is not to say that the newfound fan will not get a myriad of worthwhile facts and insights; quite the contrary. But the reader who is unfamiliar with Dr. Edell's style and position may find some of his statements to be without consideration or insight, for the lack of an explanation that the familiar reader would possess. And, worse, the reader who holds dear a belief that cannot withstand the scrutiny of science (yet resolutely declares, without any but anecdotal evidence, that a thing MUST be true) will find themselves challenged here to put up or shut up, often with the sketchiest of explanation as to why they should. Pre-knowledge of the doctor's well-thought-out views is helpful!

An alternate title to this book might have been "The Other Half of the Truth" for the many, many additions that he provides to the "half-truths" (or downright inaccuracies) that are expounded by the medical profession and the media. Reading this book will fill in many of the gaps-in-knowledge that have been infused into the American public's awareness by a variety of self-serving information sources.

But this is not to say that Dr. Edell does not have an agenda or a point-of-view; he does. But his objective seems to be to educate through the encouragement of common-sense and the promotion of good research: Help yourself achieve a healthy body through healthy skepticism; ask for proof; use your brain! "...And quit worrying so much! You are better off than you think!"

It is tempting to give this book a higher rating than the four stars given (allowing that the format does not give the opportunity for half-stars), but the writing is not quite up to the standards one expects from a "professional" journal, in spite of the presence of a co-writer. It is conversational, much like the radio personality, but loses some of the weight that a better written text would have: Good writing sinks into the brain deeper, it seems. This book's writing is "adequate". But this alone should not prohibit an interested reader from acquiring this book: It is well worth owning! Only, be prepared to listen on occasion to the doctor's radio show to understand WHY he takes some of the positions he ascribes to here (Of course, had he fleshed out all the explanations, the book might have tipped the scales at 600 pages and no one would read it!).

Buy this book -- and read it with the skepticism that he encourages! But when you apply the common sense that he also encourages, you're going to enjoy life more and find a key to banishing many of the stresses of modern life! Read it!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: NO FLUFF, THIS IS THE REAL DEAL!
Review: This book is truly one of the best resources for advice on everything from diet and exercise to avoiding deceitful marketing ploys and sensationalism in the media. Dr. Edell not only gives you his honest and straight-forward opinion, but he backs his information with actual, scientific, research. What I liked most about the book was that Edell didn't try to come off as though "he knows it all." Its clearly evident that he has lived a fascinating life, and has brought to this book, stories of his life that have changed his way of thinking, and may change your way of thinking! I learn new facts from him daily on his radio show, and this book gave me excellent knowledge on how to live a healthy lifestyle and be happy at it. I highly recommend this book to everyone.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Burn the FAT AWAY! Loose weight while you sleep!
Review: It good to see someone dispelling the notion that you must plunk down $900 for that treadmill before you can get "healthy". The book is very entertaining and most of the things that Dean Speaks of - intellegent, conscience thinking - will not suprise most of us. It's still good to see that someone is spouting it in the mainstream. Dean does raise some frightening thoughts - are there that many low IQ types that keep these infomercial health peddlers in biz? FINALLY, ANOTHER BOOK THAT POINTS OUT HOW DUMB THIS AMERICAN SOCIETY, BY LARGE, IS GETTING!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A pretty good read....
Review: I happen to agree with most of what Dr. Edell has to say. He is a careful reader and thinker who in most cases can separate fact from fantasy. His debunking of medical myths and farces is a breath of fresh air. He does have a tendency to stray occasionally into supporting his own beliefs with skewed data. Nobody's perfect!


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