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This book is from 2009 (and perhaps there are updated editions, but my library's was acquired in 2009 so it's contemporary to that period) and... it shows, with the early focus on epigenetics (still relevant, but maybe not the hot topic it was over a decade ago).

Thing is, these pop doctors decide to use that as an excuse to remind you that EVERYTHING you do can influence not only your baby, but your baby's baby in the future etc. even though advice wasn't concrete on how exactly you might be methylating your strands. I should've remembered that the other books in this line are on the dieting/self-improvement end of things, so that shouldn't surprise me.

I do like that this book was organized by topic/system, rather than chronological. Was it just me, or did all the people in illustrations have elf ears? almost a political cartoon style of diagram...

The section on vaccination tried to Both Sides it (as they mentioned the doctor author team was divided), with pro-science accurately saying they felt that showing anti-vax positions they were accidentally legitimizing it as a point of view. Oz, unsurprisingly, delayed vaccination for his kids in the individual author note, but his background is in heart surgery, not obstetrics/pediatrics.

Would not recommend, though if you're curious absolutely more of a library read like what I did.

Great book to read and use as a reference. It is very easy to follow and understand. I recommend it for everyone. Dr. Oz doesn't suggest anything radical, mostly common sense.

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The authors do a nice job of explaining physiology, anatomy, and pathology in understandable language. They add humor throughout the book to make reading the material more fun and interesting. I learned some and especially liked some of the analogies and comics. The book is a little dated now but still very useful. I strongly recommend this book.

3/31/22

Classic Dr. Oz. I re-read one book from this series every once in a while. Good information about health, your body and how to stay young.

Not bad. I think it covers too wide of a base of information to be really 100% interesting. And how they love that baby aspirin. :)

A good start, but written for adults. Not too radical.

adult nonfiction. facts and tips in re: the aging process. Some of it is useful, some of it is tedious (the cartoons YOU injects into the text in an attempt to provide humor). Unfortunately, no sources are cited that I could find, which makes the information somewhat questionable.

This is probably my least favorite pregnancy book so far. I found it in the clearance bin at Kroger for $3 and was so excited but once I started reading it, I was pretty disappointed. It's disorganized and all over the place and I just didn't really find it helpful. I did enjoy some the the illustrations in the book, but that was about it. No complaints based on what I paid for it I guess, and I've since seen this version in bargain bins at even more stores.

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The What to Eat When Cookbook: 135+ Deliciously Timed Recipes by Dr. Michael F. Roizen, Dr. Michael Crupain, and Jim Perko offers recipes created and/or collected by two doctors and a chef for a healthier lifestyle. Dr. Roizen is the Chief Wellness Officer at the Cleveland Clinic, Chief Medical Consultant on The Dr. Oz Show, author of four #1 New York Times best-selling books, as well as originator of RealAge.com. Dr. Crupain is the Medical Director of The Dr. Oz Show, a board certified in preventive medicine, a fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine, and part-time faculty at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

A cookbook written by two doctors and a chef is an interesting way to sell it, because one can safely assume it will have recipes which deliver taste and nutrition. The What to Eat When Cookbook: 135+ Deliciously Timed Recipes by Dr. Michael F. Roizen, Dr. Michael Crupain, and Jim Perko actually does that. I did not make all the recipes in the book, but the few that I did tasted great (one actually made it to the rotation), were simple, and did not require me to hunt for some exotic ingredient in the high mountains of Tibet.

The authors understood that people need variety and included desserts such as cakes, bars, and even a chocolate mousse. Besides the desserts, the book offers a bit of everything except meats. There are two or three chicken recipes, two or three fish recipes and no meat recipes. This is fine as the family and I are always looking for new ideas for salads, and desserts which are calorie low and tasty (hence the several large Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cookbooks in our library).

There are some useful dietary and lifestyle information in the book. I read it but would not like to comment very much. A lifestyle change should be done on a personal basis between an individual and their medical professional – not out of a book, even though there are some universal truths for most people out there when it comes to nutrition.

The book itself is beautiful, high quality, great pictures, glossy pages and most importantly, easy to follow. The recipes are easy to find, the ingredients are mostly something that most home cooks will have (or a substitute). The directions are simple and every recipe comes with an estimated timetable, as well as a handy conversion chart at the end.
Most importantly, whatever I tried turned out delicious.

YOU: The Owner's Manual challenges preconceived notions about how the human body works and ages, and takes you on a fascinating grand tour of all your blood-pumping, food-digesting, and numbers-remembering systems and organs—including the heart, brain, lungs, immune system, bones, and sensory organs.
In this updated and expanded edition, America's favorite doctors, Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz, discuss how YOU actually have control over your genes. Discover how diseases start and how they affect your body—as well as advice on how to prevent and beat conditions that threaten your quality of life.

In the book “This Is Your Do-Over” Michael F. Roizen, M.D. discusses the things you can do to improve your overall health and state of mind. Dr. Roizen starts at the most basic of basics, going through the body itself and the different systems that can go awry in today’s high-stress environment.

The first sixty-seven pages go over the basics of anatomy and physiology to get you acquainted with your body and how it works. If you know about the stress response and pain and diabetes, it might be possible for you to skip this first part of the book. It gives the information in a paragraph or two of text followed by a series of essential points that are accompanied by a fun illustration.

In the chapters themselves, there are seven of them as you might have assumed from the title. Each of them is split further into seven reasons for doing what it suggests. Among them might be anecdotes and stories about his time helping people because of his profession or full case studies done by research hospitals or schools.

The advice in this book can be used to make a great number of changes to your lifestyle, but it isn’t something guaranteed to work. Ultimately, you are the one in control and the one who chooses a healthy meal over a brownie or a walk in the park over a pack a day cigarette habit. That isn’t to say that these things are equivalent, but each choice you make might get you closer or further away from a goal you could have in mind.

I mostly got this book for advice in terms of weight-loss but you can use it for smoking cessation or other types of addiction. With everyone being different it probably won’t work for everyone, but there is a high probability that it will resonate with some people. The book seems to be targeted at a lay audience, but that doesn’t prevent Dr. Roizen from talking about the scientific names and designations of hormones and other things in body chemistry.

In any case, although my first impression of the book wasn’t really favorable(I thought it was a bit too patronizing at first, the Dr. Oz endorsement) I am glad I stuck to it since it was pretty well done after the “Mini-Med” section. The book gives solutions and supports the solutions mentioned with evidence. You can’t get much better than that.

This book covers some suggestions for healthy living and for relaxation. There are some breathing and relaxation techniques provided by Dr. Oz’s wife. This is probably the most interesting section but I was listening to this book on CD in my car. There is not a lot here.

January is the month when people make their resolutions, and many people choose to get healthier as their top one. Dr. Michael F. Roizen and Dr. Michael Crupain (both of who have worked with Dr. Oz) have a new book What to Eat When to help achieve that goal.

What to Eat When gives the reader a 31-day plan to work on, as many other diet books do. What makes this book unique is that is also has chapters that deal with eating in specific situations- what to eat when you are stressed, experiencing grief, when you get a lot of headaches or when you are in pain.

They also have chapters on what to eat when you are taking a big test, going for a job interview, when you are on a first date, or on vacation. If you're going to a party or a baseball stadium, they recommend making the rounds of all the food at the party or stadium before making a food choice. That way you'll be able to make the healthiest choice. They also suggest eating a healthy snack and drinking water before you go.

There are chapters for women on what to eat when you're trying to get pregnant or nursing, have PMS, or hot flashes. Men have chapters on what to eat to boost testosterone and improve fertility.

If you want to protect your heart, have healthy lungs, or reduce inflammation, they have chapters on that as well.

The most helpful advice I found was to eat within a 12 hour period each day, which means fasting for 12 hours a day. They do suggest to eat only when the sun is up, but as someone who grew up in a cold, snowy environment where it gets dark at 4pm during the winter, that is hard to do.

They also suggest eating three-quarters of your entire day's calories before 2pm, meaning a big breakfast and lunch, and only consuming 20% of your day's calories at dinner. That is a radical change for most of us. I did find that some of their suggestions would be difficult for many people to strictly follow.

There were many foods that popped up frequently on most of their menus- salmon, walnuts, extra-virgin olive oil, and avocado are tops on their list of the best foods. Unfortunately for many people, those foods are expensive. But their suggestion to drink more water is one that everyone can easily achieve (they also like coffee). They also recommend making a plan for healthy eating, stating that "planning is kryptonite to temptation."

At the end of each chapter is a chart that gives you healthy substitutions.- guacamole for cheese dip, whole citrus fruits for juice, extra-virgin olive oil for butter, corn on the cob instead of nachos or fries at the stadium- that will train you to think more carefully about your food choices.

What to Eat When has lots of good advice for those looking to get healthier, although following it strictly may be difficult for many people. Just making a few of their suggested changes though, will certainly help.

This is a great book. It is full of what seems to me to be solid scientific information. The authors break the information down into layman's terms and explain the importance of everything thoroughly. There were several corny jokes sprinkled throughout the book which may be distracting to some, but I personally found that it kept me interested and more involved with the reading. Without the jokes, this would probably have read like a text book. Great book! I feel much more informed and less intimidated after reading it.

A guide to navigating the US healthcare system. Part of the information is outdated at this point, although other parts are more timeless. The most frustrating part to me was the style, which read like a magazine desperately trying to retain readership. There are better sources of better information available.

This book is alright I suppose, but it was a bit boring to me. I was mistaken in what I thought it would contain. I thought it explained everything in much more detail than I was interested in. If you're looking for something that will inspire you during your dieting, you won't find it in here. If you're looking for clinical descriptions and how your body processes food, this is the book for you.

I am on Weight Watchers and wanted to use this book as supplement to that program. The book has good suggestions but does not mention Weight Watchers at all. The book emphasizes exercise and right eating as most diet books do. The problem of weight loss lies with the individual and their choices.

This is my second book on health by Dr. Roizen. I like his common sense and humorous take on health. His medical advice to pay attention to health matters we can control, or somewhat, is on the mark. I, like so many, do not pay as much attention to the healthy things I can do to live a fuller and prolonged life. The recommendations do not seem all that difficult but they do require discipline and focus and the pay off definitely of great benefit.

Good info in the first half -- didn't read the second half yet.

I would actually prefer to read this instead of listen to it. I am more of a visual person. So, all the facts they list would be better taken in if I saw them instead of listened to them. I didn't mind Dr. Oz's voice but I did not care for the other person's too much. As a book I would give it three stars rather than the 2 stars for the audio book.

May or may not be for YOU: I have mixed feelings about this book. Even though we are all hoping to open up a weight loss book and find an effortless way to lose those unwanted pounds, we all know that the only way to lose weight is by eating less, exercising more, or both. Hence, if you strip away all the elf pictures and humor, 'You: On a Diet' really has nothing more to offer than that. So if you're looking for a new slant to things, or some cutting edge weight loss plan, you'll probably be disappointed. For example, one of the exercises the book tells you to do to lose weight is to walk. But I guess that might be good advice for readers who never thought of doing that to lose weight?

Having said that however, for what it is- a quite entertaining weight loss book that explains in plain language how your body gains/loses weight and details a sensible diet and exercise plan- it is well worth your time and money. Also recommend 'The Sixty-Second Motivator' because dieting and exercise are useless unless you're motivated to stick with them.

i loved the content but disliked the goofy, condescending style.

I was amazed at how much I learned with this book. I'm reading a lot of books about staying young and magazine articles, but this book explains it all....puts it together so it's do-able and makes perfect sense. The sense of humor running throughout the book is very entertaining, and the illustrations put it all in perspective.

The Good Stuff

Medical information is simply explained
Non Judgmental or condescending in any way
Artwork will appeal to teens
honest and straight to the point - no beating around the bush
Answers and information about all those things you never want to be caught dead asking (trust me I could have used some of this info when I was a teen cuz I sure as hell wasn't going to ask my Mom or Dad and they were totally cool)
Practical advice
Question and answer sections in each chapter are well done
Talks about both physical and mental issues again with no judgements
the section on pee and poop is hilarious and extremely well done
The you tools are practical and useful, especially the exercises and recipe sections

The Not so Good Stuff

Some of the jokes/humour are seriously hokey and will make teens totally roll their eyes or sigh in disgust
Was a wee bit put off on teens behalf by the list of things that they thought were of most importance to the teen. It was very stereotypical and somewhat selfish. There are plenty of teens that are interested in changing the world and making it a better place and it is just as important to them as staying zit free and having cool clothes - it actually almost made me put the book down

Favorite Quotes/Passages

"If you smell funkier that a Black Eyed Peas track, there's probably a good explanation."

"Laser bubble tattoo paints, which can be totally busted and removed with one laser treatment, are just coming out on the market, so ask for them if you're not sure that you'll want to live with that Glee tattoo forever,"



"There's no doubt that today's teens face tough choices and find themselves in tough situations, many of which, unfortunately, come with a fair amount of risk-real risk. But we also believe that a "don't do this" and "don't do that" approach is about as effective as a cell phone with no service."

Who should/shouldn't read

A must have for middle school and high school libraries
A must have for every house with kids who are or are going to be teens in the very near future
good for both boys and girls

4 Dewey's

I received this from Simon and Schuster in exchange for an honest review