Barbi Twins - Dying To Be Healthy: Millennium Dieting and Nutrition [ILLUSTRATED] (Mass Market Paperback)

~ Sia Barbi (Author), Greg Gorman (Photographer), Justin Alexander (Editor)

Editorial Reviews

Review

Before I read this book, I had never had any contact with the Barbi Twins. I truly enjoyed reading the book. The book is an honest, revealing, and painful story of two decent and beautiful (inside and out) human beings caught in the trap of Hollywood. I also found the book informative from nutritional point of view, practical-for recipe suggestions, eye opening-for our generation X, and quite a helpful as a tool for anyone suffering from overeating, obesity, bulimia, anorexia and from any other eating disorder. Last, but not least, I found the book-from the standpoint of spirituality and transformation to wholeness-quite uplifting. It is a powerful gift to all human beings, especially women and our younger generation. -- Mimi T. Salamat, Ph.D., FAAA, CCC-A Faculty, Department of Communication Disorders Texas Tech University

I remember the first time we ran a story on the Barbi Twins. I could not believe the response: my voicemail was completely full the next day with calls from all around the world. Everyone wanted to know what else the twins were up to. Well, here's your answer-their health and fitness book! -- Barry Nugent, producer, E! Entertainment Television

One of the things that I love most about Shane and Sia is their sense of humor. The fact that they do not take themselves seriously certainly adds to their appeal. I believe their sense of humor has helped them overcome their life obstacles. I love the twins and have enjoyed reading their fabulous book. -- Greg Gorman, internationally-renowned celebrity photographer

Shane and Sia Barbi are the most popular international pin-ups, and they are a source of fascination to men around the world. Now they're also a source of inspiration to women with this incredible book. After their honest battle, the remarkable Barbi Twins are the best standard bearers for positive living. -- Mike Parker, Direcor of Headline News, Los Angeles

This book is about the secret of recovery; looking good is the result of being healthy. Sia and Shane share with us what their decision to 'go for health' meant to them, and document their struggle to achieve spiritual balance and self-acceptance. There is also lots of down-to-earth, practical information and suggestions for anyone suffering from an eating disorder. -- Joan Mardell, M.A., M.F.C.C., therapist and expert on eating disorders

Product Description

This book is geared for people (primarily women) of all ages. The book explains why diets alone do not work. The book explores the fascinating phenomenon of Americans consuming less fatty food and exercising more than people of other nations, and yet comprising the nation of the highest overweight population and the nation with the most heart problems.

The readers discover that being overweight is only a symptom of deeper problems or illnesses. The book further addresses bulimia, which the late princess Diana has now shown to be a worldwide problem. The book also analyzes various forms of body dismorphia illustrating the points by surveys such as the ones that show that 85% of teenage girls think they are overweight when they are not.

The book first covers the Barbi Twins' bouts with bulimia and anorexia and then takes the reader through a step-by-step process of recovery through the knowledge of how to achieve radiant health and fitness which is now the path of the Barbi Twins. The book is an easy reading for anyone who wants to know about health and fitness. It includes food menus, charts, surveys and most-asked questions about health and fitness, as well as a glossary of terms. There is a section for everyone, for people with different types of bodies, health and eating problems. The reader will come away with solutions to having better health through better understanding of human mind and body.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Pentimento Entertainment (November 19, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1892676117
• ISBN-13: 978-1892676115
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,757,196 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Eating Disorder Recovery?, March 13, 2001

By A Customer

The Barbi twins went through a lot struggling with their eating disorders. I could relate to their pain yet I couldn't see where the pictures were helpful. People actively struggling with an eating disorder will not benefit from this book. The pictures seem to be detrimental for one who has a distorted body image already. Truthfully, I took this book and showed it to my therapist and we threw it in the trash together.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beauty ain't worth it, March 28, 2000

By A Customer

This book...is so tremendous that my life had been altered. Beauty is so sought after and so strived for that our bodies become the testing ground for unhealthy and unrealistic goals. The Barbie Twins, Shana and Sia, look to most the definion of beauty; blond, thin, big busted, and famous. How many of us would "die" for what they appeared to have-too many. Vomiting, over-dosing on laxtives, and extreme exertion seemd like a perfectly good and healthy way to keep that sense of beauty strong and vital; they invented "tricks" to defy their addiction-when in truth they really were "dying" to be perfect. This book is just amazing. It offers an incredibly candid and thoughtful take on addiction-not just to food but to other areas of addiction as well. It totally opened my eyes to what some go through to obtain an inner sense of perfection that never is insaitable. Food is an addiction and this book is an avenue to recovery.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not too bad minus a few parts., March 17, 2001

By	Susan - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book would get five stars if it would elminate two parts: the photos of the twins and most of the scary diet stories. Sia should instead have concentrated on more personal issues of why they were so deep into eating disorders and how they got help. The nutrition advice was very helpful and I learned a great deal. However, Sia tried to cover too many bases with this one. Just the disorder alone could fill one book sufficiently.