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The Antioxidant Miracle: Your Complete Plan for Total Health and Healing

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I liked Packer's book. He managed to leave the subject interesting enough for people who are not experienced with antioxidants. I honestly had little clue about it and the book explains things quite well.

Of course only an expert can point any serious mistakes in this book and maybe other flaws, but the public in general will like it.

After reading the book, I thought it was amazing how people were not taking those antioxidant cocktails, it makes no sense, why not?

Of course, after visiting a few health shops (locally and on the internet) my doubts were cleared. THE PRICE. Buying all supplements separately is outrageously expensive (At least for 24 year old unemployed student like me). Buying the whole pack from Lester will be cheaper, but we're still talking about some considerable $.

Of course, the first move is to change your diet and start eating better, then choose the supplements better for you (in all a$pects).

Packer does repeat himself a bit, but it makes sense repeating some info in different areas of the book.

Overall I liked it...

This is the book I recommend to my intelligent friends who have been skeptical about the many claims being made for antioxidents, who are confused by the great array of conflicting nutritional viewpoints, or who have been resistant to the idea of taking nutritional supplements . Although having the word "miracle" in the title may be a "turn-off" for some of the more skeptical readers, it is not a reflection on the integrity of the scientific information Dr. Packer provides and I suspect it was probably chosen to make the book more "marketable" to the general public. In my experience, some of the best books on health are written by senior scientists who are secure enough in their careers that they can say what they really think and know, motivated by humanitarian concerns rather than catering to the agendas of tenure review committees, peers, and corporate sponsors and who are not out to promote their own products or books. Dr. Packer fills the bill as a trustworthy, extremely knowledgeable expert who is in a position to give us an accurate analysis of the state-of-the-art knowledge and the future promise of antioxidents in human health. I figured I already knew a lot about antioxidents, but I was surprised by new information on almost every page. I especially enjoyed reading about how the antioxidents interact in a "network" and the important role of the little known antioxident, Lipoic Acid. Dr. Packer strikes a nice balance either between being too technical or being too simplistic for the educated lay reader. Although I think you will really learn a great deal from reading the whole book, if you do nothing else, get this book and skip to the back and follow the suggestions in the "Packer Plan" which can be very easily accomplished. My hat's off to you, Dr. Packer, for writing this fine book which is bound to positively effect the health of just about everyone who follows your suggestions.

Much of what we know about antioxidant nutrients we first learn from molecular biologists, who are on the front lines of research into the health benefits of these vitamins. For 40 years Dr. Packer has been a leading researcher fueling the antioxidant revolution. His latest book puts the power of antioxidants in easily understandable terms for the general public. Many people are now enthusiastically consuming vitamins C and E. Dr. Packer's research has discovered a network of five antioxidant nutrients--C and E along with coenzyme Q10, lipoic acid and glutathione--that do more than simply neutralize free radicals. The network also apparently has profound influences on genetic behavior--the foundation of our bodies and our health. The fascinating and quite reader-friendly book details compelling research into the myriad health benefits of the nutrients that comprise the antioxidant network. A must-read!

Millions of people owe a debt of gratitude to Dr. Packer! It is in great part due to his efforts that the term "antioxidants" is a household word.

Antioxidants are perhaps the most important "anti-aging" substances known to science. And "Antioxidant Miracles" is by far the best "antioxidant-specific" book ever written on the subject...period.

Dr. Packer's theory that a combination of vitamins C & E, coenzyme Q10 and alpha lipoic acid provides the greatest protection against(and treatment of)heart disease, cancer, diabetes, neurological disorders, etc. is ground-breaking indeed.

Any person that is serious about preventing / treating the most dreaded health problems of our times needs to read "Antioxidant Miracles" and then get started on a supplement regimen ultilizing the most effective forms of C, E, CoQ10 & ALA.

This is especially important with vitamin E, as Dr. Packer makes it perfectly clear that the only way to get ALL of the benefits vitamin E has to offer is take a COMPLETE vitamin E formula that contains all eight tocopherols & tocotrienols, especially high in the gamma fractions.

Being the owner of a health food store, and having the nickname
"Dr. Antioxidant", I cannot recommend "Antioxidant Miracles" too strongly.

If you want to read authoritative data right from a researcher who has performed experiments using antioxidants and who has now translated these findings into practical advice to maintain health, then this is the book for you. Lester Packer of UC Berkeley calls his research nothing short of miraculous. Think of it... cataracts reversed, strokes overcome, heart disease halted, cancer thwarted with nothing more than eating good foods and taking a recommended antioxidant cocktail. Dr. Packer suggests an array of 5 antioxidants works synergistically together, though oddly he never cites any studies using all of these antioxidants (that's probably going to be reported in future research). This book is easy to read. Dr. Packer leaves no doubt about the benefits of antioxidants. -- Bill Sardi, health journalist

This is one of the most useful health books I have ever read, and I have been studying them for more than 20 years. Ignore the comments about the style of writing etc. The style could have been a little better but this is not the important issue. The information contained here is of significant value and it is based on good science (in my opinion). If you care about your health and long term survival then buy this book, read it carefully, and follow Dr. Packer's advice. Your medical doctor will probably not tell you about this new information but he is no doubt, following it himself at home. By the way, Dr. Packer is a Phd., not an MD. What is not stated in the book but I'm sure Dr. Packer is aware of is that there is new research which suggests that many presently incurable diseases are caused by certain types of viruses, bacteria, and fungus. These microbes are too small to see with an ordinary microscope (while they are alive), and are dead when viewed under an electron microscope. The process by which they work has been missed up until recently. New techniques are available now which allows microbiologists to see and study how these organisms work, and this is beginning to create new science. New science in any field takes a long time to be accepted by many practitioners for various reasons. You will not hear about this on the evening news or in your local paper, probably for another 5 to 10 years. If you want to learn more about it, you must study it yourself. For more info see Dr. Mattman's book on "Cell Wall Deficient Forms", 2000, available on Amazon.com. Also, see Dr. Gregory's book, Pathogenesis of Cancer, 1955, out of print but may be available from Amazon.com Zshops or Auctions. This book shows that this subject has been around for awhile (and is highly controversial). Another good one is "The Cancer Microbe", by Cantwell, 1990, available on Amazon.com. These three books explain what is going on with the germs while Dr. Packer's book explains what you can do to help prevent disease. There is strong evidence that Antioxidants do help. The key to controlling the microbes before they cause trouble is to have a strong immune system. One way to have a strong immune system is to counteract oxidation of our cells and provide them with proper nutrition. This can be accomplished with a very specific mix of Antioxidant vitamins which work as a team, a bit of exercise, and some common sense. Dr. Packer tells you exactly how to do this and why, and it is not complicated. I do not know Dr. Packer or anyone affiliated with him, but would like to meet him someday. The only thing missing from the book is what to do about taking other vitamins and minerals, which are not Antioxidants, in conjunction with Dr. Packer's mix. This is however, a minor detail. 'bobzt' Engineer

This book was very informative. The author makes his case strongly, and so I was eager to start taking the recommended supplements.

I started implementing the Packer Plan about 2 months ago. Immediatly I saw improvements in my skin. I had suffered dry, red patches on my face for several years. Within days of starting the supplement cocktail, the skin on my face cleared up.

Also, because of my current life situation, I seldom get more than 6 hours of sleep a night. This always led to fatigue during the day. Now I have much more energy and feel very alert even on days when I've gotten only 4 hours of sleep.

In addition, I usually have several serious sinus infections every spring due to allegies. But now, with others around me congested, sneezing and suffering from sinus headaches, I have had no problems at
all.

These are all immediate effects that I didn't expect. I was looking for a 'cancer deterrent' type of program, which is one of the benefits listed. The quick effects of these supplements has made me a beleiver.

This book and the detailed supplement plan that it touts is definately worth trying.

This book is all you need, if you want to know the importance of antioxidants. It clearly explains the four most important ones, after you've read this, you will always take them for the rest of your life. There is an instruction to mix your personal cocktail depending on your needs. Extremely helpful the chapter about using antioxidant cremes for your skin - it really works!

Dr Packer's book is great as it also gives a comprehensive list of various foodstuffs that contain antioxidants. Therefore one does not have to buy the drugs (either separately or thru Dr Packer's web store) to benefit from antioxidant rich diet. I've used his antioxidant cocktail for over two years now, I am also choosing more carefully what I eat. As a result I feel great: gone are flus and other maladies. Dr Packer explains the effect of each antioxidant and their interplay in our body very well, even for a non-native English speaker like me.

This book truly made a great impact in my life. My husband and I are glad that we are taking the right path to a healthy lifestyle after reading Dr. Packer's book. We have been taking supplements that contains the optimum amount of antioxidants mentioned by Dr. Packer especially lipoic acid. Our health greatly improved most specially my husband who is already a candidate for diabetes.

Now, we know the reason why many of our friends commented that we looked younger than our age and my husband lost so much weight but looked healthier and younger than ever. We realized now that the reason for this was because of the antioxidants present in our supplement.

My husband usually experiences numbness. After taking supplements rich in lipoic acid, he no longer experiences it. His urine as well is often swarmed by ants. But this has stopped after taking supplements rich in antioxidants mentioned by Dr. Packer.

Health is Wealth. This book will truly change the way you view your lifestyle. It will make you see things you have never seen before. Health is very important for us because my husband and I are business people and if our health fails us, we don't know what to do. We have two great kids who cries just the idea of us getting old.

If your family and people you love matters to you, read this book and recommend that they read it also. This is the one of the greatest gifts you can give to yourself and your family.