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4.0 out of 5 stars
well written & informative, April 24, 2000
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This review is from: The Body Ecology Diet: Recovering Your Health and Rebuilding Your Immunity (Paperback)
I give the book four stars because it is well written and provides valuable information not easily found elsewhere. A few caveats though: (1) You'd have to be VERY unwell to be willing to follow the diet 100%. It requires a lot of sacrifice and is a complete overhaul of the way most people eat. Many of the basic components of modern eating are forbidden: say goodbye to wheat oats rice dairy soy tomatoes fruits beans potatoes and all sweets. This means that following the diet 100% is sort of like "living in a plastic bubble" as far as food is concerned - you can't eat most of what's available at a restaurant, you can't share most food with family and friends, co-workers etc. I felt several times that the authors breezily sidestepped this truth, which can be quite a stumbling block for people even if they badly want to get well. It's very hard to stay with a diet system that differs radically from that of your family, your culture, your workplace, and your society. (2) Also there are several highly recommended food items that you either have to make yourself -- and they sound time-consuming & labor-intensive -- or buy them specially from the authors or sources the authors recommend. All in all, the full and strict Body Ecology Diet is a way of life that would cost you quite a bit in time, energy, money, and the "plastic bubble" effect I mentioned above. So again, if you are really in rough shape, you might be willing to undertake all this and stick with it -- but otherwise, it's more likely you'd not follow through. But the book is excellent as a guide for understanding candidaisis and deciding how far you're willing to go to get better. I learned a lot from it and I am following some of the recommendations. Good luck.
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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This book truly connects diet and health., February 17, 1999
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This review is from: The Body Ecology Diet: Recovering Your Health and Rebuilding Your Immunity (Paperback)
I will be forever grateful to the authors of this book for helping me to rid my body of persistant candida-related disorders. The diet is very challenging to adhere to that first week, but soon you realize that you have never felt so well in your whole life. Not only have all your little discomforts cleared up, but you achieve a sense of healthiness and happiness that you never realized was possible. I cannot recommend this book enough to people who suspect they have candida-related disorders, or even to those who simply don't feel as well as they'd like. This book has changed my life.
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105 of 118 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
REBUILDING THE IMMUNE SYSTEM!, July 30, 2000
This review is from: The Body Ecology Diet: Recovering Your Health and Rebuilding Your Immunity (Paperback)
The crux of this book is in proposing a way for readers to create a brighter healthier future for themselves. It is written for people who have symptoms of a weak immune system and want to boost their immunity, as well as holistic health care practitioners and doctors. The authors cover chronic fatigue syndrome, cancer, AIDS, food allergies, frequent digestive problems, headaches, muscle or joint pains,depression, memory loss,skin rashes, sensitivity to tobacco, perfume, chemical odors and a litany of other conditions which they relate to Candidiasis, an overgrowth of yeast in the body. A self-assessment medical history questionaire in the book is helpful. The authors believe that getting well is more dependent on healthy eating rather than massive doses of medicine or vitamin pills. A Body Ecology Diet plan and meal menus are included as well as tips on both "inner" and "outer" cleansing of the body. There are testimonies from people whose health improved after following the suggestions given in the book. Data is presented in a straight-forward, and clear manner. A plausible alternative.
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