Input Requested: Health Books

[spiritfilledwoman]

I am researching more about health as it relates to a whole foods diet. Over the years I have bought a few books, such as ones by Dr. Don Colbert, The Makers Diet and Prescription for Nutritional Healing.

I'd like to know are there are others you all would recommend? If you follow a whole foods type diet, what books were beneficial to you? Especially for someone easing their way deeper into whole foods? I have had Nourishing Traditions on my to-read list for quite some time but have not bought it yet. I guess I'm looking for something that is practical and will lead me into putting whole foods more into my daily life.

Thanks for your input!

 

[spiritfilledwoman]

Are there any other people out there who are at least studying whole foods and nutrition?

 

[Tuffguy]

Body for Life is a great mainstream book that holds to the unprocessed foods diet. Good stuff.

 

[spiritfilledwoman]

Thanks! I'll look into that.

 

[Socrastein]

Body for Life is actually the most elaborate advertisement you'll ever read. Did you not notice Tuffguy that Bill Phillips was shamelessly plugging his own Myoplex ever 3 paragraphs or so? It contains some decent information, but for every factual tidbit theirs a piece that's absolute bollocks, or at best ridiculously ineffective/outdated. Not worth any money, or time, in my opinion.

Spiritfilledwoman

If you want to learn how to eat well, I would not suggest running out and buying every fad diet book that Operah mentions on her show or that hits the New York Times best-seller list.

Check out Bodyrecomposition.com for some solid, scientifically grounded information written by someone who has spent many, many years studying the research on diet and nutrition.

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/articles.html

 

[cairaiii]

Charles Atlas is always good.

 

[Socrastein]

No, I'm sorry, Charles Atlas is NOT always good. The self-proclaimed body-weight and isometrics guru was taken to court on charges of fraud when it was suspected that he actually used weights. He admitted in court that he did.

His books are completely outdated, based on ridiculous, unscientific, inefficient methods. Avoid like the plague.

 

[Tuffguy]

Body for Life is actually the most elaborate advertisement you'll ever read. Did you not notice Tuffguy that Bill Phillips was shamelessly plugging his own Myoplex ever 3 paragraphs or so? It contains some decent information, but for every factual tidbit theirs a piece that's absolute bollocks, or at best ridiculously ineffective/outdated. Not worth any money, or time, in my opinion.

How could anyone NOT notice that?

He still has good principles on working out and eating right. It is not a good book for an expert, but is a good book for someone starting out.

 

[Socrastein]

The point is Tuffguy, there are better books out there. Books that aren't full of shameless self-promotion. Books that aren't full of good and bad advice. Books that are scientifically based full of efficient exercises.

Given this, why bother with a sub-par book?

 

[spiritfilledwoman]

Wow, you all are getting a little heated on here.

I was asking about books specifically dealing with a whole foods diet (ie Makers Diet, etc). Just wondering if there were some others out there about this topic that those who study whole foods nutrition would recommend. I'm not a novice in studying these issues, so I'm not interested in reading basic health books.

Thanks for your input.

 

[Tuffguy]

The point is Tuffguy, there are better books out there. Books that aren't full of shameless self-promotion. Books that aren't full of good and bad advice. Books that are scientifically based full of efficient exercises.

Given this, why bother with a sub-par book?

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....because it is probally available in any book store.

 

[Socrastein]

I'm not a novice in studying these issues, so I'm not interested in reading basic health books.

I don't mean to be rude, but I've checked out the Maker's diet and it is a sub-par attempt at a health book.

Any book that advises against eating ostrich, a very healthy and incredibly lean complete protein, needs to be put in the clearance bin.

Tuffguy

The fact that bad books are readily available isn't a very convincing point I'm afraid, especially in light of the fact that good information is just as readily available.

 

[Tuffguy]

We're splitting hairs and i really don't care either way what anyone buys.

Fact is that if everyone ate the way BFL suggest, we wouldn't have obese people. For almost anyone that eating style would be a drastic change in the positive direction.

-Tuffguy out

 

[BouncedBack]

The most comprehensive I've read is Tom Venuto's Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle. Unfortunately its only available as an e-book.

He doesn't pimp any supps and he tells it like it is. I could probably have done without all the positive thinking/self help stuff in the first couple chapters, but the nutrition and training info I thought was top notch.

 

[CindyisHis]

You'd be surprised at what you may find at the library. I've pursued this for a few years and am well acquainted with 613.? and 641.? 613 is on health, informative type info, even find things on yoga there. 641 is cookbooks. Spend a few hours at your local library to get familiar with what is out there before making purchases. I have lots of good recipes that cost me nothing more than a trip to the library. With renewal you can keep a book 4 weeks.

By the way, if you wanted to take a peek for yourself at Body For Life, that may be a good way. They most likely have it. I looked it over briefly one afternoon. My impression of it was not all that great either. But you never know, there may be someone who will benefit from it. It really wasn't all that bad. But then, I'm not very critical of people.

Pleasant words are sweet to the soul. If you want good health, that's a great place to start - watch what comes out of your mouth. You will eat the fruit of it.

I'm not specifically directing this statement at anyone in particular. It is the Word of God, and they that love it will eat the fruit of it. No one can escape it. We reap what we sow, in all ways, by our words, by what we eat, and many other things.

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

I am researching more about health as it relates to a whole foods diet. Over the years I have bought a few books, such as ones by Dr. Don Colbert, The Makers Diet and Prescription for Nutritional Healing.

I'd like to know are there are others you all would recommend? If you follow a whole foods type diet, what books were beneficial to you? Especially for someone easing their way deeper into whole foods? I have had Nourishing Traditions on my to-read list for quite some time but have not bought it yet. I guess I'm looking for something that is practical and will lead me into putting whole foods more into my daily life.

Thanks for your input!

guess what the most reliable book is on diet ?.....

that's right ! surprised? it is the B I B L E... do you know how much
it says and what Yahweh, the Creator of All, says ? and promises ?

to be more clear, get a copy of "God's Key to Health and Happiness"
by pastor something or another -

realize, of course, that it is getting harder and harder to find the foods needed/grown properly.

 

[CindyisHis]

"Physicain Heal Thyself" by Dr. Jordan Rubin is a great book.