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Summary: Difficult to Follow With Children
Review: I LOVED the book and even passed it on to my neighbor as I started the plan. I was able to follow the diet plan - but not for long. As a mother of 2 small children (ages 5 & 3) I was making my food, then theirs 3 times a day in most instances. My daughter (3) could have followed the plan as she is a fruit/veggie person naturally but the others in the family couldn't stand it. I tried being creative with meals mixing stuff in - but it was very hard.However, since I read the book, we started placing salads and fruits on the must have FIRST before anything else is eaten - for everyone. And most snacks are now fruits. The information in the book is really well written and I did love it and would recommend it for the knowledge it presents.
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Summary: The last diet book I will ever read.
Review: Dr. Fuhrman's book is very well written and easy to read. I browsed through a friend's copy a few weeks ago and started this way of eating with great success, but it really is necessary to read the whole book to understand why it works and how healthy this diet is. I finished reading my own copy within 24 hours ... Now I am even more motivated. (as if losing 10 pounds in 2 weeks wasn't enough!) This is the first diet that doesn't count points or calories or carbohydrates. Rather than cutting back, it encourages you to eat more, much more, of good, healthy whole foods. ...
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Summary: finally someone got it right!
Review: Dr. Fuhrman's book is the 7th or 8th diet book that I have read...And I know it will be my last because finally someone got it right! Fuhrman cuts through all the media bull@&#* and "diet dogma" and lays out a diet that's healthy for everyone. A lot of diets are temporary interventions that are not healthy to stay on for a long time (ATKINS, etc.) and this leads to short term success and long term falure. The FUHRMAN method is a logical lifestyle that burns up existing fat and makes it impossible to regain it back...ever! I can't say who I am here but the next time you see me on stage or on your television you'll be seeing the new me...the 'body by Fuhrman' me!
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Summary: FOOD AS MEDICINE
Review: I HAVE BEEN A CANCER SURGEON FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS AND LEGIONS OF PATIENTS UNDER MY CARE HAVE ASKED: "DOCTOR, WHAT DO I EAT NOW THAT I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER?" THE REAL QUESTION THEY WERE ASKING WAS THE FOLLOWING:"DOCTOR, HOW DO I USE FOOD TO HELP REGAIN MY HEALTH.?" INTUITIVELY, I KNEW THAT FOOD WAS MEDICINE BUT WANTED SUPPORTIVE INFORMATION THAT HAD UNDERGONE RIGOROUS SCIENTIFIC DOCUMENTATION AND WAS "NEW AGE" IN ITS PERSPECTIVE AND PASSION. MY READINGS SPANNED THE GAMUT FROM THE DOGMATIC ANECDOTAL ACCOUNTS OF SELF-HEALED EVANGELISTS AND RAW FOODISTS TO THE WRITINGS OF INFLEXIBLE, PEDANTIC LABORATORY SCIENTISTS. STILL I WAS UNFULFILLED. FINALLY, I FOUND DR. JOEL FUHRMAN'S BOOK, 'EAT TO LIVE', AND IMMEDIATELY KNEW I WAS IN A SACRED AVANTE GARDE STREAM OF INFORMATION REGARDING FOOD AND CHRONIC DEGENERATIVE DISEASES. SIMPLY AN AWESOME PIECE OF WORK, WHICH FILLS THE GAP BETWEEN IVORY TOWER-BASED NUTRITION RESEARCH, WHICH IS DIFFICULT FOR THE AVERAGE PERSON TO UNDERSTAND, AND THE UNSUBSTANTIATED CLAIMS OF "NEW AGE" PROPONENTS OF NUTRITION. FOR ME, THIS IS A BOOK THAT DROPPED OUT OF HEAVEN. GROESBECK PARHAM, M.D.
PROFESSOR, DIVISION OF GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
AVON SCHOLAR FOR CANCER CONTROL
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
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Summary: Finally, a book that makes sense!
Review: I just read the book "Eat To Live" and was one of the first to get one. I knew of the phenomenal results Dr. Fuhrman achieved with his patients and had to read his book to understand his methods. Now after reading it I understand why we have an obese society with everyone popping pills to lower blood pressure and cholesterol. More importlantly, Dr. Fuhrman made sense of all the controversy and conflicting opinions in the media and the scientific literature and tied it all together in a comprehensive package that finally makes sense. Once you read the book you will understand why it is imperative every person in America read this book, not merely those who are overweight. Please, pass it on.
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Summary: A Must Read
Review: I've read many health and weight loss books and now after reading Eat To Live by Dr. Fuhrman I am ready to throw them all in the garbage. This book explains it all with a marriage of common sense and solid science. It has changed my life!
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Summary: Maximize your Health and Normalize your Weight Safely.
Review: Essentially this book is an enormous integration of data from scientific and medical journals. Dr. Fuhrman (...) shows that the same diet that helps you maintain a healthy weight is the same diet that reverses heart disease and diabetes, and helps prevent many types of diet-related cancers. Dr. Furhman also solves many riddles that you hear about in the media that create confusion which cause people to yo-yo between contradictory diets. As a practicing doctor, Dr. Fuhrman has used this program to restore thousands of very sick people to health. He also includes lots of information to tailor his program to individual needs. The essence of Dr. Furhman is to make the focus of your diet foods which have a high nutrient density. Such foods are high in nutrients that support your health, and are relatively low in substances that undermine your health. The book is not an all or nothing program--the more you do the more it works for you. It is simply knowledge--it still remains up to you to apply it.
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Summary: diets dont' work
Review: it is amazing, yet another diet book. there are so many fat people, yet none of them exercise. People, understand this - exercise, exercise, exercise!!!! It is not about eating, it is about exercise. Those who exercise are thing.
Those who diet are fat. So why buy this boo?
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Summary: An Inspirational Book on Health and Diet
Review: I bought Dr. Joel Fuhrman's book "Eat to Live" on advice of my personal trainer and have been following his diet for the last three weeks. My blood pressure, high before I started his diet, has stabilized enough that my doctor has taken me off my medication. Unlike other diets which encourage short term deprivation to lose weight, Dr. Fuhrman's methods have changed my relationship to food and my body. After just a few days my desire for sweets is almost completely gone. I enjoy making my meals, taking time to take care of myself and having more energy for me and my family. Thank you Dr. Fuhrman for writing an easy to read, no nonsense, informative, life altering book.
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Summary: Everyone must read this book!
Review: Everyone should definitely read Eat to Live. It's got to be the best diet & health book ever written! It's an eye-opener that will forever change the way you look at the food you put into your mouth. Dr. Fuhrman includes numerous scientific studies which explain the relationship of certain foods to diseases and illnesses. Eat to Live is not about a short term "fad" diet, but is about a permanent, healthy diet. In reading it you'll find out why Dr. Fuhrman's equation of "health=nutrients/calories" promotes weight loss and, at the same time, brings about excellent health. I know that the information in this book is true because my husband & I have experienced it first hand. We went to Dr. Fuhrman four years ago and started on his eating plan. My husband lost 25 lbs, his cholesterol came down within normal limits, his blood pressure is better than it ever was, and he's never felt better. I didn't need to lose weight, but I can truthfully say that, at the age of 57, I feel better now than when I was in my 20's! Following Dr. Fuhrman's plan, we eat plenty of food and enjoy it much more than the food we ate before. We are experiencing more energy, stamina and NO MORE "brain fog"! Why wouldn't everyone want to feel the best they possibly can? Eat to Live is a well written book which is easy to read & understand. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is concerned with weight loss and/or obtaining optimal health. You will be forever grateful to Dr. Fuhrman for writing this fantastic book!
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