Ultraprevention
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The 6-Week Plan That Will Make You Healthy for Life
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From Amazon.com:
Any program promising better health is only as good as the work you put into it, but Ultraprevention authors Mark Liponis and Mark Hyman, co-directors of medicine at Canyon Ranch, have designed their program so that not everyone must follow every little detail to the letter. Their six-week program is divided into three stages, but you can decide which suggestions will help speed you towards your goals. They begin by simplifying illness and reducing the various causes to five possible categories: Burnout (metabolism), Heat (inflammation), Rust (presence of free radicals or absence of antioxidants), Sludge (nutrition), and Waste (poor detoxification). These five categories are individually complex, but it's not at all difficult to find a few simple steps to take in the direction of healthier living. Some choices--filtering drinking water via reverse osmosis, improving your sleeping habits, or choosing specific supplements to add to your daily regimen--are quick and painless. Others, such as weaning yourself off prescription medications (like anti-inflammatories) and replacing the drugs with micronutrients, are best done in consultation with your own physician. Balancing general suggestions with a deep understanding that people vary greatly in their habits, Liponis and Hyman present a range of possibilities for every age and level of fitness while simultaneously addressing the specific needs of particular illnesses. While the terminology is potentially overwhelming to total novices in complimentary medicine, the book offers clear and excellent possibilities for those who are willing to look outside the box for improved health.
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A common sense guide to good health, February 17, 2006
Reviewer: LOLJPB
General Content: Ultraprevention ranks right up there with Dr. Andrew Weil’s book as the most sensible and sound advice currently available on nutrition. Written by Mark Liponis and Mark Hyman, co-directors of medicine at Canyon Ranch, Ultraprevention preaches a straight forward approach to nutrition which utilizes the term “NCR”. NCR stands for nutrient to calorie ratio. The authors advise to consume foods that have a high NCR (e.g., organics fruits and vegetables and plant proteins) and shun foods with a low NCR (e.g, “white” foods such as white flour and white bread, saturated fat from animal sources) or NCR (e.g., junk food).
One of my favorite parts of this audiobook is that they included a very helpful booklet which summarizes the main points of the book (why don’t more publishers do this?!). It provides a great way to review the book and is great for leaving around your kitchen or taking to the grocery store. The only thing that I wasn’t 100% thrilled with in Ultraprevention was that the authors mentioned so many things that are bad for you without acknowledging the fact that worrying too much about the food you’re eating can actually be counterproductive as the stress can worsen your health.
That’s minor however and overall this is an excellent book to listen to if you’re interested in making improvements to your diet. Couple that with a wonderfully useful guidebook to review and you have a winner here.
Audio-Specific Content: I listened to the abridged version (3 cassettes, approximately 4.5 hours) of this book. It is read by the authors and well done. The abridgement seemed OK but given how much I enjoyed the content of this title, I’m seriously considering picking up the book to see what, if anything, I missed. Overall, this was an excellent title and the helpful review booklet was a huge plus for me.
- Published:
2003
- LearnOutLoud.com Product ID:
U003267
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0743530462 |
9780743530460 |
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0743530446 |
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Self Development
Mind & Body
Self Development
Health & Fitness
Self Development
Diet & Nutrition
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