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Summary: Life Changing
Review: I read the book and signed up for the Advanced Typing program through the authors program (Healthexcel) and now have implemented the program for about a month and a half. Completely life changing. The book provides you with Basic Typing and something everyone everywhere should do, at least if you're concerned about your health. Not everyone is.Amazon has the first 40 or so pages online, linked where the hardcover version is. Read this and get a sense of the theories and research behind the program. As an endurance athlete, I knew that diet was the next frontier to cross. If someone had told me to toss out the food pryamid and eat according to my own personal metabolic needs, I'd have looked at them funny. The truth is that it all makes far too much sense. The truth is this program is life changing.
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Summary: One word.. YES!
Review: After spending several hundred dollars on Nutrition books that were worthless, and spending several thousand dollars on Nutritional Supplements that were near useless, I have found THE book on how to eat right. The main point that this book tries to get across is that we are not all the same internally, so we can not all eat the same diet and expect to be healthy and balanced. While some can thrive on a vegetarian diet, others will become emaciated, weak, and sick. The 65 Question Test on how to discover your Metabolic Type was the most interesting part of the book. The questions were easy to answer. On most of the questions, the answers were pretty obvious to me. When you find your Metabolic type, there is a Q&A section for each type, a section devoted to each type, and a bunch of graphs, charts, and other neat things to help you along the way. This book is FAR better than others like it. I have read "Biobalancing", "Eat Right For Your Type", and various other acid/alkaline, how to eat right books. The food charts are pretty much the same in all of these books, but The Metabolic Typing Diet actually tells us WHY we need to eat this way, and really goes into depth. The author even goes into why we should eat organic, how to go about removing toxic metals from our teeth, water, and cookware. It's a wonderful read. I urge anyone reading this to give this diet a shot. It's a guarantee you will be feeling and looking better than you ever have after adopting the methods within.
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Summary: the science is here
Review: Yes its here, this concept that makes perfect sense individuals are just that, and each will be affected by foods differently.
I was first introduced to this through a amazing company called Mannatech who has used this information to go a step further and make the most amazing health foods for each metabolic type Wow!Not only that you should check out their Glyconutrtional immune support products, that are helping the body create the miracles we know its capable of.
yes very much worth the few dollars to improve your life style
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Summary: Wow, this book really makes a lot of sense.
Review: This book really makes a lot of sense. My doctor recommended it to me, and he swears by it. With this book, I've been able to identify my own metabolic type (it's not what I thought it was!) and I've realized some very important things about how my body works, and how it reacts to certain foods. This is not a "simple" sort of fix. It takes some trial and error in the diet, to find out what is actually occuring with the body, and it's not as easy as Atkins or a low-fat diet. BUT, it's designed for each person's particular metabolism, and takes into account that some foods make some people sick, while they work well for others. I recommend an interested person read through this book several times, and retake the test as you go along. I found that when I took the first test, I was not as aware of my body as I should have been. The results were different (and MUCH more effective) when I took the test again later, after working on the diet for a while. I do think this is THE solution for people who have been struggling to find a diet that works.
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Summary: I Almost Gave It a 5 Star Review
Review: I would have given this book a 5 star review if the authors had started their narrative with the following words, "Once upon a time in the land of Make-Believe . . .." What the authors know about the link between metabolism and psychophysiological health could fill a thimble. If you are interested in rigorously derived information made understandable to the intelligent layman, I would suggest you read Dr. George Watson's books, Nutrition and Your Mind, and The Psychochemical Response; or the derivative book by Dr. Rudolf Wiley, BIOBALANCE: The Acid/Alkaline Solution to the Food-Mood-Health Puzzle. All 3 have unimpeachable references founded on double-blind placebo studies, as well as sections dedicated to metabolic rate kinetics and their determination of metabolic typing. As far as I'm concerned, I'll be seling my copy of Wolcott's book. It's material is great fodder for yet another talk-show host and the talking-head circuit.
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Summary: Metabolic Typing-still ahead of its time??
Review: As a natural health oriented clinician(DC) and nutritionist, I welcome the arrival of this book. Being familiar with the work of most of the doctors/researchers that were sources of reference & inspiration for Mr. Wolcott I am aware of the difficulty in distilling vast amounts of information into one volume. Admittedly, this is a book for the lay reader. As such, some concepts may appear simplistic and/or superficial. However this book represents a giant step in the direction of self-determination and responsibility regarding one's health. If the more "sophisticated" reader/consumer desires more in-depth analysis, he/she can visit Mr. Wolcott's web site at healthexcel.com and peruse the info and options. Although some reviewers attempt to discredit this work, and some cherished or pet beliefs seem to be tossed out, the bottom line is: Is this valid? Does it work? Is it safe? My response is this: Give this program 90 days-your own health challenges probably took more than a few months to develop so to unravel it may require a little time-be patient-after 90 days you can always revert to previous methods or modes.
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Summary: The future to optimum health
Review: I would like to say that this book is excellent. It encompasses a whole range of alternative therapies that are around today. The book explains comprehensively how and why the metabolic typing works and also why it is different from the "typical" alternative and the orthodox treatment methods. If you are debating whether you should read this book, you really have nothing to lose but alot to gain.
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Summary: PEOPLE NEEDN'T DIE FROM THIS BOOK
Review: I am shocked and disturbed that anyone seeking good health would put their trust in this book. A truely misleading approach to individual nutrition-from an author that has done no clinical research what so ever. Is Walcott a Doctor? NO! Is Walcott a Licensed or Certified Nutritionist? NO! Has Walcott studied at any reputable university or with a generally respected researcher? NO! Do yourself a favor and eat less, exercise more include fruits and veges,rarely eat animal fat or fat that is hard at room temp(butter,margarine) and stay away from this book and live!
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Summary: DIET THERAPY!
Review: A group of scientists and clinicians have identified specific dietary needs of individual systems, and called it metabolic typing. There's a simple multiple choice self-test to help determine your metabolic type:1. protein type2. carbo type3. mixed type Each type corresponds to a specific diet. In following the suggested options, you customize your diet according to your ever -changing needs. It is an attempt to demonstrate the body's superior capacity to regulate and heal itself, once it's given the right raw materials to work with. Eat according to your metabolic type. The book is clear, written in a simple easy to follow style. It includes, "frequently asked questions with answers", "fat burning vs weight loss". "getting adequate protein", "listening to your body", helpful tips on organizing and implementing your diet, as well as a troubleshooting test. This is not just another approach to diet and nutrition. Well worth reading.
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Summary: TRIED IT DIDN'T LIKE IT
Review: I was ready for something new so I bought this book.After 90 days I haven't lost a single pound and feel no different than before.It seems that the author misses the mark with his claims that this is the missing link to weightloss and good health.
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