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Rating:  - Unclutters your mind off conflicting ideas on food n health
You have to read this book from start to finish! You don't have to really, but that's what I ended up doing because it reads well and puts me at ease with the concept of food, nutrition, and health. I find this effect on me remarkable because various contradictory approaches to health have been dissected and exposed, as the author explains his approach with a nice tinge of history. Likewise, the author summarizes some complementary approaches to Metabolic Typing, and for this reason I find the book balanced and not self-serving. It is well-referenced and provides a good starting point to living a healthy food-centered lifestyle. After reading Fast Food Nation, I realize how important it is for use to invest our time in modifying our eating lifestyle. This book provides a more compelling reason for us to have a conscious determination of what we eat. Lastly, this book takes a big step in standing on its head medicine as it is commonly practiced, with its approach toward blockbuster silver bullet approach toward disease as a reactive palliative to an unhealthy lifestyle of fastfoods.
Rating: - The Big Picture on Nutrition Comes into View!
At last! We're finally getting to see the big picture on nutrition. Reading "The Metabolic Typing Diet" feels like parasailing over the morass of confusion that plagues one at every step while wading through health magazines, diet books, supplement ads--not to mention mounds of junk mail. Why parasailing? Because the book's approach is anchored to real, solid fundamentals (starting with one's own experience). The concept is totally refreshing. Wolcott seems to be the guy who finally summons the courage to point to the emperor and bellow "he's got no clothes!" It's been totally obvious to anyone who has ever tried a diet that what works for others, alas, does not necessarily work for them. Wolcott seems to be the first to look around, believe what he and everyone else sees, and to dig deep right there. Brilliant breakthrough! In Wolcott's estimation, the people rule! Our metabolic type dictates the foods that will serve us. No more trying to fit into the square holes of theoretical diets. To me personally tailored diets based upon metabolic type make perfect sense! I have to hand it to Wolcott and Fahey. They've done an excellent job presenting the material-not because the information is so complex, but because it's so comprehensive. Simple and clear sums it up. The book has a rhythm and tempo that kept me alert, sparked my curiosity-answered my questions, and made me hungry for more. The weight loss chapter is masterful. It brings together all the pieces of the puzzle in a coherent picture that is immediately applicable. The book is a relief and a must! Leni Felton
Rating: - Wow, this book really makes a lot of sense.
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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