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Title: RealAge: Are You as Young as You Can Be? by Michael F. Roizen ISBN: 0-06-093075-6 Publisher: HarperResource Pub. Date: 24 April, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.86 (35 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Could be dangerous to your health
Comment: At best, this book just rehashes common-sense recommendations for taking care of yourself -- wear your seat belt, quit smoking, exercise regularly, and don't eat a lot of junk food -- so it's relatively innocuous. But, where weight is concerned, I feel that he's perpetuating stereotypes that could be detrimental to one's general health. He toes the party line -- above-average weight is bad, losing weight is good -- and his RealAge quiz attaches a disproportionately large penalty to a high BMI (try taking the RealAge quiz on his web site twice, changing nothing but the weight you report, and you'll see what I mean). The facts of the matter are that dieting doesn't work and usually makes you fatter, and that a fat person who exercises, eats a balanced diet, and otherwise takes good care of him/herself can be just as healthy as a thin person. I'm afraid that this book (like so many others on the market) will discourage fat people: they'll figure "I'm too fat, so why even bother?", rather than making the moderate lifestyle changes that would optimize their health and fitness, so the overall effects of the book will be negative. (I come from a long line of farm wives who, by modern standards, were "morbidly obese," but who led active lives, ate well, and survived into their 80's and 90's in vigorous good health -- so I'm doing my best to emulate them!)
Rating: 5
Summary: Finally - a simple, easy to understand way to better health!
Comment: Dr. Roizen's approach -- laid out in clear and simple English by co-author Elizabeth Stephenson -- is compelling, easy to understand, and easy to act upon. It gets past a lot of the mumbo jumbo and conflicting health advice we get bombarded with every day, through a startlingly simple concept -- "Real Age" -- that distills the best scientific research available into a comprehensive health program a child of 5 could understand . For the first time, you will see how focusing on two or three key things can really make a significant difference in your overall level of personal health, allowing you to ignore the stuff that is "nice to do", but really not all that important. (And some of it, like flossing your teeth or taking Vitamin B does not require Herculean feats of athleticism). Everyone should take the Real Age test and learn how to start living a healthier life starting tomorrow. One caveat: While I would give the book a 5-star rating, the Real Age web site deserves only 2 stars -- I encountered significant delays getting on to it, and then it took forever to fill out the questionnaire. This part still needs some work. I'm sure there are millions out there who would love to be tracking weekly progress on their Real Age -- but not if takes this long to log on!!
Rating: 2
Summary: Ignores detoxification and other things
Comment: I thought this book had some useful information when I first read it several years ago. After I read it, I stopped taking selenium supplements and decreased my daily dosage of vitamin C to 2,000 mg. Then I got a tumor in my neck (spring 2000), and most recently a breast tumor. I read that selenium actually inhbits the growth of tumors, so I am upset for having followed Roizen's advice. Also, I learned that one can take up to 10 GRAMS of vitamin C per day with very beneficial results. This vitamin also helps prevent and fight cancer. Finally, Roizen completely omits any mention of the need for regular detoxification. He says it's okay to drink tap water! I have lost my respect for this author and am now selling his book. It's out of date.
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Title: SuperFoods Rx : Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life by Steven G. Pratt, Kathy Matthews ISBN: 0060535679 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 23 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The RealAge Diet: Make Yourself Younger with What You Eat by Michael F. Roizen, John M.D. La Puma ISBN: 0060086122 Publisher: HarperResource Pub. Date: 04 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Cooking the RealAge Way: Turn Back Your Biological Clock with More than 80 Delicious and Easy Recipes by Michael F. Roizen, John La Puma ISBN: 0060009357 Publisher: HarperResource Pub. Date: 03 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The RealAge Makeover: Take Years off Your Looks and Add Them to Your Life by Michael F. Roizen ISBN: 0060196823 Publisher: HarperResource Pub. Date: 06 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Your Best Face: Looking Your Best Without Plastic Surgery by Brandith Irwin, Mark McPherson ISBN: 1561709530 Publisher: Hay House Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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