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Summary: Transform your looks!
Review: Over the years I have read a number of beauty books that have taught me how to look my best using makeup. Kat's book is unique. It teaches you how to achieve greater health so you transform your looks, need minimal makeup and have a radiant glow.
I stumbled across Kat's website using an internet search. Intriqued by what she shared I ordered her book. I am so glad I did. The information it covers is totally unique and is helping me make changes in my life that have greatly improved my health and appearance.Kat begins by telling you to focus not on looks but on health. She suggests you change your diet, exercise and the products you use. Not through willpower or discipline, but by making "upgrades" that you will enjoy. Many of the changes she suggests are simple but have enormous positive consequences. For example she says to use a water filter in your shower to filter out the chlorine and other contaminants. I picked up a $20 filter at a local hardware shop.
After the first washing my fine blonde hair was fuller, and shinier than it had been in years. And this has continued from one wash to the next. This tip alone has totally transformed my hair. The book is packed with information on the best and gentlest ways to treat your whole body so that you become healthy and as a delightful side note as gorgeous as possible! The book includes 3 parts. Part 1: Uncovering Your True Radiant Potential which includes chapters on overhauling your dawn to duks routines and the process of shedding. Part 2: Feeding and Cultivating Beauty with chapters like drink yourself beautiful, and reclaiming the joy of eating. Part 3: The Makeup-less Makeover including the bathroom-cabinet makeover and how to purify your potions and paints. Kat's book also includes a comprehensive living beauty resource section and a bibliography. If you are ready to make lasting changes and capture your glow, "The Truth About Beauty" will help you uncover your personal best!
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Summary: I don't see how it's "revolutionary"
Review: This book has some good information but I was looking for something with more good information. I already live a healthy lifestyle, and though there is good information in this book, it seemed that the entire first 1/3 of the book was trying rid me of some bad habits that I just don't have. Like eating badly, believing media/ads/biased science, wearing tons of make-up, etc. The last 1/5 of the book is resources. The whole book has a very repetative mantra to be your true self and be good to yourself.
This book seems to be aimed at the average middle-class woman who has never been exposed to real health. If you already know about natural health and beauty then skip the first few chapters and skim the rest. If you don't, this is an excellent place to start learning. I do plan on keeping in around a month or so to reference.
The parts I liked were the parts were she would say things like, "This form of vitamin E is natural and better utilized while this other form is made by chemical process." Good specific Info.
The part I really didn't like is when she said that if I think that it costs too much to buy these high quality natural products that will give me a lifetime of beauty, then I need to compare that to what I spend on a new pair of shoes and the latest make-up colors or that $100 I'm willing to shell out for that chic skirt. Problem is that I don't shell out money for those sorts of things, cause I do really get mad about the high prices of some products, just cause "natural" is the new craze.
Written for the average middle class american woman who tries to be like those people on TV. Much of this book is old news for us anti-chemical people.
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Summary: Take Control of Your Beauty--A Good Resource Guide
Review: This book is all about taking control of your life, inside and outside.
She has compiled a lot of the best information on alternative beauty and health aids as well as great advise of finding out your own personal beauty truth.
I found the book smooth reading until about Chapter 8 when I found some sections a bit boring and the layout a bit distracting (short stories within chapters) but all in all it is well written and very easy to read.
The best part of this book is the resource material at the back. I have been researching alternative therapies for years and this is the best compilation of information I have seen in a long time. It is well worth the purchase for that section alone.
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Summary: An amazing book!
Review: This is the best book I've ever read on health and beauty. It is truly life transforming. Who knew we were literally showering ourselves with toxins at every turn? I have suffered from a wide variety of horrible skin problems including cystic acne, rosacea, and many different kinds of rashes. My skin is getting a little better every day that I implement this program and an added bonus is that I've lost several very stubborn post pregnancy pounds as a result of working to eliminate white sugar and flour. I am so grateful for Kat James's amazing work.
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Summary: Thank you, Thank you!
Review: Where was this book when I needed it years ago, as a younger woman who spent way too much on cosmetics that did more harm than good, physically and emotionally? Why do women waste so much money on so-called dreams that don't come true? THE TRUTH ABOUT BEAUTY is well-written, informative, and totally sane -- the author strikes an admirable balance between new-age enthusiasm for organic products and her (well-researched) distrust of the pharmaceutical industry. Her book encouraged me and inspired me to go through my food cabinet as well as my medicine chest and cosmetics cases. I have since tossed out the tainted products I'd been hoarding and began to replace them with many of the healthy foods and cosmetics Kat suggests. (Her resource section is amazingly helpful if you can't find the items at your local Whole Foods Market or health food store, they are available online and she gives you the Web addresses!) I have been keeping track of the changes in my looks and my moods -- and they are indeed remarkable. Plus, I have a lot more space in my bathroom. Best of all, her work is a wonderful companion to that of Dr. Christiane Northrup, whose work I also admire, as well as that of Dr. Weil and others in the complimentary medicine fields. Again, Thank you, thank you. This IS the truth about beauty. I would love to see more books like this !!
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Summary: Finally a fact-based approach
Review: With so much hype and false imagery surrounding weightloss, beauty, fitness and health, it's so refreshing to have information. James' book equips me with knowlege I can use in every day decisions about what I eat, etc. I've really started watching out for sugar, and my energy level is already more consistent. Just one idea out of hundreds has made a difference. Best thing is, I've moved from the surface level "dos and don'ts" to understanding how I'm affected by various foods or chemicals. It's the self-respecting approach.
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