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The Culprit and The Cure: Why lifestyle is the culprit behind America's poor health [Hardcover]

Steven Aldana (Author)
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)


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December 17, 2004
This book presents a wealth of evidence that reveals how a healthy diet, exercise, and other healthy lifestyles can impact life-span and the risk of cancer, heart disease, diabetes and other chronic diseases. It provides easy-to-follow guidelines that will help individuals begin and maintain a healthy lifestyle for life. No infomercials here, just the facts from an authority who knows.


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This book can do more to improve well being, now and for years to come, than the best available medicines. (Dr. Walter Willett, Chair Department of Nutrition )

If you’re looking for the path that leads to a long and healthy life, the definitive map is between the covers of this book! Brilliant! (Dr. David Hunnicutt, President )

Finally a book that gets to the heart of good health in a light-hearted but scientifically supported way! This book is a clear beacon of simple and understandable truth in a sea of commercially motivated hype. Every person with children, employees or patients should read and distribute this book. (Troy B. Adams, Ph.D. FAWHP )

Finally Dr. Steve Aldana gives us accurate physical activity and nutrition in a “health” book that’s actually fun to read! If people will only follow what Dr. Aldana has written, we would have a public health revolution (Garry M. Lindsay, Director of Business Partnerships )

I personally enjoyed reading Dr. Steven Aldana's timely, well-documented and important book, "The Cure and the Culprit." It strikes a commendable balance in the synthesis of what can often seem to be confusing or conflicting scientific findings into solid practical guidelines for adopting healthier lifestyles. I encourage everyone to read and apply the information pleasantly presented in this book. It can change your life for the better in ways you truly cannot imagine could be so simple and doable. (John H. Kelly, Jr., MD, MPH, President )

As the wellness coordinator at the Washoe County School District in Reno, NV, my job is to help our employees have good health. This book is so valuable I have ordered a copy for every one of our 7,000 employees and retirees. If they will apply this information in their own lives, we will have the healthiest workforce in America. (Aaron M. Hardy, MS, Integrated Health & Wellness )

This book shows us the way to resolve much of America's health crisis. It explains the science of healthy living in a language people can understand and follow. Yet, it is backed with the scientific evidence that can be trusted. Every adult, every patient, and every doctor in American should read this book. (Dr. Roger L Greenlaw, FACP )

From the Author

The information presented in these chapters is not my opinion. It is not a collection of health tips I’ve picked up from friends and relatives. This information comes directly from the best researchers and scientists in the world whose findings have been published only after their research has been carefully scrutinized by other nationally and internationally known experts. This information is the most accurate information available to date, and it has the potential to change your life. A good friend sent me a family photo taken at Niagara Falls. The amount of water tumbling over that cliff is awesome. It reminded me of our nation’s current health situation. I imagined thousands of people floating in the river above the falls. Most of them were swept over the falls, where teams of medical professionals treated their injuries and tried to help them recover. Upstream I imagined someone standing on the bank throwing out a lifeline to anyone who wanted to grab hold and be pulled ashore to a warm, dry, safe place.

This book is your lifeline. Grab hold of it, read it carefully, and use it to adopt a healthy lifestyle. If you do, you will likely increase your lifespan, improve the quality of your life, and dramatically improve your health.


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Maple Mountain Press; 1 edition (December 17, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0975882805
  • ISBN-13: 978-0975882801
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #276,186 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

After 20 years in academia, Dr. Steven Aldana is the now the CEO of Wellsteps, a worksite wellness solution. He has authored over 70 scientific papers and 6 books on health risk management, healthy living, and health promotion programs. He has given over 500 keynote speeches across the U.S. on the ability of good nutrition and regular exercise to prevent, arrest, and reverse many chronic diseases. His work has been reported by CNN, NBC, CBS, FOX and over 200 national magazines and newspapers. Harvard says his latest book, The Culprit and The Cure, "is better than the best medicines".

For turnkey worksite wellness programming visit www.WellSteps.com

For speaking inquiries see www.stevealdana.com

 

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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Book reviews should be about books, May 13, 2006
This review is from: The Culprit and The Cure: Why lifestyle is the culprit behind America's poor health (Hardcover)
Unlike the last person who posted a review about The Culprit and The Cure, I have actually read this book. The review by "slim woman" was the first book review I've ever read where the writer actually admitted that she never actually read the book. Strange. She gives the book 1 star based on a photo of the author that appeared in a magazine.

This book is excellent. It is one of the best health books I've ever read. Dr. Aldana presents all of the data, both for and against a healthy diet and regular exercise. He tells it like it really is, no biases or ulterior motives. I've had the privilege of taking a class from professor Aldana. He really does practice what he preaches and it was the best class I took in college.

Reviewer "slim woman" is correct. He is not "slim" and will never have the perfect Hollywood figure. But I do know that based on DEXA measurements (the most accurate method of measuring body fat), Dr. Aldana has 14% body fat. The average for men is 24%. Obese for men is 27%. He also has a mesomorph body type, very thick and muscular. He generally runs 4-5 miles several times a week, and walks with his wife 3 miles every morning. He eats extremely healthy food. No, he is not "slim", nor will he ever be. I've shared this book with my family and friends and I would recommend it to anyone who is wondering what they should do to have a long, healthy life. It has improved my health and the health of my family. It is just a great book.
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22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Aggregate Source for Actionable Health Information, March 12, 2006
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This review is from: The Culprit and The Cure: Why lifestyle is the culprit behind America's poor health (Hardcover)
This is the first review I have written for any product on Amazon.com. I feel so strongly about this book it would be a disservice not to comment on it.

I have ordered numerous books on the topic of health and healthy living. None have presented a complete picture. Most books contained fragments, at best, of the completeness of information as presented in this book.

The cover of this book is completely accurate when it alludes to it contents: why our lifestyle and diet are the causes of our poor quality of health, and how we can solve this.

If you have any doubt as to the value of this book, I would encourage you to do a search on Google for the title/publisher of this book. On the website for this book you can find the complete contents of chapter one in PDF (Adobe Reader) format.

If you are in search of a book that dispenses with the politics and misinformation on the topic of health, I highly recommend this text to you. As of this writing, the book is selling for about $16. What a small price to pay for the wealth of knowledge contained between its covers!
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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Doctor Agrees, June 8, 2005
This review is from: The Culprit and The Cure: Why lifestyle is the culprit behind America's poor health (Hardcover)
I am a teaching physician at a medical school. Dr. Aldana's book Culprit and the Cure has done a fantastic job summarizing and clarifying all of the confusing information out there about which foods to eat and what type of physical activity is best to live a long healthy and happy life. Scientifically I fully agree and personally I fully recommend this book to help anyone "get it right" when it comes to taking control of your own health. He takes each area one at a time and makes it simple without "dumbing" it up. I use the principles espoused in the book to keep me and my family healthy.
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