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Summary: A refreshing break from bad, best-selling diet books!
Review: If only THIS book would become the biggest fad since "The Zone," we would all be healthier AND leaner. Eating Well For Optimum Health is a book I recommend to my clients. As a veteran fitness professional and nutrition/weight loss consultant, I am continually trying to get my clients to simply eat better, focusing more on health and less on body weight and fad diets. Dr. Weil does a great job of educating about nutrition and health in this book (though a bit too technical at times - I hope readers won't be too discouraged during those parts). I was SO pleased to learn that I already follow about 80% of Dr. Weil's recommendations in my book "Easy Weight Loss For Busy People" -- Following ALL his recommendations would be difficult for the "average" person; however, slowly incorporating them over time is possible. And Dr. Weil is not only a credible source of information, he is right! We must change the way we eat if we want to live long, healthy, productive lives. THANK YOU Dr. Weil.
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Summary: Have you looked at this guy lately
Review: I found this book interesting. Yet I question the validity of some of his advice. Have you looked at this guy lately. If I am looking for advice on better health I prefer it from someone who can either follow his own advice or show that by following his advice one can be fit.With his weight and carriage he clearly should be in a different line of work.
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Summary: Dr Weil cuts to the chase,concise,unbiased and down to earth
Review: While I do not own this book, I have been sneaking read sessions in every week at my local book store. Dr. Weil gives a clear, concise unbiased view of diet and how it effects our bodies health in the way we think, feel , behave, etc. Food is medicine as I've known all along and as Dr. Weil states, but most people don't realize this. He also explains very poignantly why United States Americans are so terribly confused about what is and what isn't a healthy diet, the reason for the explodinng GIRTH of America our addictions to certain foods and food substances, and biological factors.(When I say diet I mean eating habits related to one's health, not diets to lose weight)
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Summary: The Doctor in my Kitchen
Review: I've changed alot of things about the way I eat since reading this wonderful book. In less than two weeks of eating for optimum health, I have already noticed my cravings have changed for the better. This book answered all of my questions. It all makes sence to me now! Dr. Weil writes in a way that is informative, yet easy to understand, and he adds a bit of his humor in order to emphasize the rediculousness of the fads that all of us have been bombarded with. I feel so free now that I have the knowledge that has pieced everything together and made it so much easier to grocery shop, cook, and eat in restaurants. Thank you Dr. Weil!!
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Summary: Indispensable reading
Review: Of the many health books I have read, this is undoubtedly one of the best. In addition to providing a wealth of nutritional information, Dr. Weil evaluates various diet plans and exposes the dangers inherent in a number of currently popular ones. He offers medically sound and practical guidelines for healthy and enjoyable eating, stressing that for a diet to be followed successfully over a lifetime it must be a source not only of ample nourishment but also of ample pleasure and that healthful food need involve no compromise in taste. An especially useful feature of the book is the tips it contains for shopping and menu planning as well as for making sensible choices when dining out. Readers will also find Dr. Weil's advice very helpful when consulting cookbooks. For example, following the basic principles set forth in his book, I have discovered a gold mine of great eating in Sonia Uvezian's masterpiece, "Recipes and Remembrances from an Eastern Mediterranean Kitchen," which is filled with easy-to-follow recipes for a myriad of dishes that are both wonderfully healthful and exceptionally delicious.
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Summary: Dispels Diet Myths
Review: Weil's text discusses in detail the most popular diets including low- fat and the ubiquitous low-carb diet. Weil's advice combines sound scientific evidence with an appreciation for eating. Diets of the world such as Asian, Japanese, Mediteranean are also discussed in detail. Each component of diet, fats, proteins and carbs are discussed in enlightening ways. Did you know that peanuts have a mold commonly growing on them known to be carcinogenic? What are the benefits of soy? What's so bad about margarine, in fact, Weil provides a fascinating history of margarine, that's sure to open your eyes. He even gives a profile for the worst diet in the world. Recipes are included that I found helpful especially in the dessert section, because many of his desserts use olive oil. Probably part of the reason I found Weil's advice so easy to swallow is because I like the Mediteranean diet and I enjoy soy and fish and olive oil regularly. If you want to know the "skinny" on the latest diet crazes, what's healthy and what's not, this is a good book to read. It is a myth dispeller. Highly recommended. Oh yes, and there is a section on weight less, if that's your goal.
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Summary: If I Could Recommend Only One Book
Review: As a gerontologist with a private geriatric care management background, as well as public program administrator of varied programs, I have opportunities to recommend resources. If I could recommend only one book, it would be Dr. Weil's latest book, "Eating Well for Optimum Health." Everyone on my gift list has/will receive this book.
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Summary: Better Diet + Boosted Money IQ = Better Health
Review: Dr. Weil's book and Nancy Lloyd's book ("SIMPLE MONEY SOLUTIONS") have improved my health 100 percent. My blood pressure was off the charts and my stress level was even worse. Fear of finances and a fast-food diet were the major culprits. Nancy Lloyd is a great money coach and her book really showed me "simple ways" to Boost my Money IQ so I quickly got my finances under control and Dr. Weil's book showed me how to replace my fried food diet with tasty, more nutritious food. I feel fabulous. My blood pressure has plunged (I no longer need medication) and my portfolio is growing and my money worries are no longer keeping me up at night. Nancy Lloyd's book and Dr. Weil's book have enhanced the quality of my life and can do that for yours.
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Summary: POOR DIET + DEBT = STRESS
Review: My blood pressure was dangerously high earlier this year and medication did little to help. When I started following Dr. Weil's nutrition recommendations, along with Nancy Lloyd's money advice to get my finances in order, I finally got the upperhand. I credit both "SIMPLE MONEY SOLUTIONS" by Nancy Lloyd (who I've heard Bob Edwards interview repeatedly on NPR's Morning Edition) and this book by Dr. Weil for cutting my stress and allowing me to lead a healthier life. Two important books to add to your shelf!
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Summary: Intelligent and inspiring
Review: I was very impressed with the chapters that describe precisely and scientifically why we should eat (and drink) certain things, and why we should stay away from others. Personally, I'd much prefer understanding the chemistry etc. involved in eating right and living a healthy lifestyle, instead of racing through chapters hoping for a magic-bullet miracle that doesn't demand that you understand the whys. In general, Dr. Weil is a source of great information that he presents intelligently (thankfully, no patronizing rah-rah speeches--just inspiring examples). A couple of criticisms: where was the fact checker? Repeatedly, Dr. Weil refers to the Greek island of Crete as a Mediterranean "country." (He should known better. Short of that, his editor should have known better.) Also, he refers to the delicious, slightly sour Ethiopian bread that accompanies meals as "wat." The name for that bread is injera. I understand from Ethiopian friends that wat is another food (I think a kind of stew preparation). Also, there are plenty of good cookbooks that can help readers find delicious recipes that conform to the style of eating that Dr. Weil recommends. An index of recommended cookbooks would be much more useful than the umpteenth recipe for vegetable stock.
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