Food and Love

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Summary: Awesome
Review: Awesome, could not put the book down..so inspiring and motivating..and real...very well can change your life....

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Summary: His best work ... 'nuf said
Review: Before this book came out I heard Gary interviewed on the radio about it. I became very interested and looked forward to it being released. I have been interested lately in improving my diet and generally taking better care of myself. Upon recieving the book at Christmas I took to reading it. From the very beginning I could not put it down. He asks 'why is a relationship guy writing a book on food?' I had the same question. He then went on to prove the connection and the cycle that many of us live in where the health of our diet and the health of our realtionships contribute to one another. I realized that there was a figurative hole in my heart that I was trying to fill with food. He then wrote a chapter that he stated was the most important that he has ever written, which talks about a 7 step process (somewhat similar to the typical 12 step process) to fill the hole with the Lord and not food or any other addiction. You see, we fill the empty feeling of disfunctional relationships with bad food and the bad foods cause us to physically feel ..., which then hurts relationships. This is the negative cycle.

Read this book with an open mind and you will agree that this unique book is his best work.

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Summary: This rings TRUE!
Review: I read this book after starting the Prism weight loss program, and it was so insightful, clear & motivating! Others I recommended it to found it extremely helpful as well. If you have a problem with weight or relationships, you will find great comfort and practical advice in this book. It even included encouraging info on how to deal with friends & family who are hurtful or who feel hurt by your change in diet. I recommend this as a good read for learning to eat a healthier diet in general too. Everyone could benefit!

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Summary: A Worthwhile Read
Review: Internationally known writer, counselor, & speaker Gary Smalley came to a crisis in his life: even though he made his living by telling people how to change their lives for the better, he realized that he was over-eating and despite his best efforts, he couldn't change his eating habits. This book is his personal journey on changing both what and how he ate. Written in a warm, non-technical style, this book changed how I looked at food and spurred me personally to make some changes in my diet and take nutrition more seriously.

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Summary: This rings TRUE!
Review: Very eye opening - a lot of what is presented is not really new - just stated in a new and attention getting way. Well worth the time - it could very well change your life!

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Summary: Junk Food for the Mind
Review: When I walked past this book in the store, it caught my eye. Like so many people, I have problems with my weight - and with my relationships. A couple of years ago I read Gary Smalley's "The Five Love Languages" and found it to be very sensible and helpful. So, based on my respect for Gary Smalley's name, I bought the book. Well... I was very dissappointed. After wading through the first 30 pages of fluff, I began to get the the "meat" of the matter and found it to be just a jumble of unscientific, unsubstantiated diet cliches.

Now, I have no evidence of this, but I suspect that this book was concieved by the publisher, written by somebody else (which Dr. Smalley admits), and published under Smalley's well-respected name to boost it's sales. Just the title alone puts it into two genera which generally sell well. Many may buy it, but I suspect that few will find it useful.