Eat for Health: Lose Weight, Keep It Off, Look Younger, Live Longer (2 Volume Set) [Hardcover]

Joel Fuhrman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2008

Dr. Fuhrman's scientifically proven system, Eat For Health, enables you to finally conquer your cravings and food addictions, while steering your taste buds toward healthier food choices. Medical research proves that this is the most effective weight loss method ever studied. But be aware of the side effects...you may experience reversal of diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes, and you will feel better than ever before!

In this two-book set, you are introduced to Dr. Fuhrman's high nutrient diet-style, with four phases of meal plans and fantastic recipes. Start where you are comfortable and progress at your own pace or jump right in to phase four to maximize weight loss and optimize the therapeutic effects for disease reversal.

Book One of Eat For Health, the primer, teaches you how to transform your thinking about health and disease. Book Two of Eat For Health, the menu planner and cookbook, gives you a step–by–step plan for making this manageable for you and your family. Plus with over 100 great-tasting recipes, you'll be amazed at how satisfying healthy food can be!

Editorial Reviews

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Dr. Fuhrman's nutritional prescription is a greatly-needed antidote to the US way of eating which has become a leading cause of disease and premature death. Despite all the sophisticated medical technology available today, the sobering truth is that the greatest tools for preventing and reversing disease are your fork and spoon. This way of eating will greatly benefit those in poor health as well as healthy persons desiring optimal wellness and vitality. Further, unlike most weight-loss approaches based on will-power and difficult to sustain, Dr. Fuhrman's approach corrects the underlying causes of excessive hunger and cravings, resulting in permanent, naturally-occurring weight loss. I have had the privilege of personally seeing the tremendous disease reversal that occurs with this way of eating, and whole-heartedly recommend this book. --Tonja R. Nansel, PhD

I love this book. It's hard to believe that Dr. Fuhrman could surpass his earlier book, Eat To Live, but he did. Eat For Health empowers us to make change. It is the only prescription that will ensure that our golden years remain golden and not riddled with disability and disease. Dr, Fuhrman's advice can enable you to achieve the same weight loss seen with gastric bypass surgery WITHOUT the surgery. A must read to exercise your taste buds and rev up your metabolic machinery. --Deanna Cherrone, M.D.

A terrific, non-diet - diet. Dr. Fuhrman explains precisely what you should eat and he makes it delicious. Eat For Health is effective, practical and sensible. --Richard N. Podell, M.D.

About the Author

Joel Fuhrman M.D. is a board-certified family physician, best-selling author and nutritional researcher who specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional and natural methods. As one of the country's leading experts on nutrition and natural healing, Dr. Fuhrman has appeared on hundreds of radio and television shows including: ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, Today, Good Morning America, the Discovery Channel, TV Food Network, and The Dr. Oz Show. His own PBS television show, "3 Steps to Incredible Health", began airing nationwide in June 2011.

His best-selling book, Eat to Live, published in 2003 (Little Brown) has gone through over 20 printings and been published in multiple foreign language editions. The revised version was released by Little Brown in January 2011.  His recent works include Super Immunity and Disease-Proof Your Child and has had published a total of 7 books on human nutrition to date.


Dr. Fuhrman is actively involved in scientific research in human nutrition. His discoveries on food addiction and human hunger were published in the scientific journal, Nutrition Journal, in November 2011 entitled, The Changing Perception of Hunger on a High Nutrient Density Diet.  Dr. Fuhrman is the research director of the Nutritional Research Project - a project of the National Health Association.  Dr. Fuhrman is on the board of directors of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.  He is also a member of the Whole Foods Market scientific advisory board. Dr. Fuhrman is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (1988).

As a former world class figure skater, he placed second in the United States National Pairs Championships in 1973. Dr. Fuhrman has been involved professionally with sports medical committees, advised professional and Olympic athletes, and lectured to athletic trainers and world-class athletes for maximizing performance and preventing injury.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 535 pages
• Publisher: Gift of Health Press; 1st edition (April 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 097996671X
• ISBN-13: 978-0979966712
• Product Dimensions: 1.8 x 7.2 x 9.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (86 customer reviews)
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More About the Author

Joel Fuhrman M.D. is a board-certified family physician, best-selling author and nutritional researcher who specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional and natural methods.

As one of the country's leading experts on nutrition and natural healing, Dr. Fuhrman has appeared on hundreds of radio and television shows including: ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, Today, Good Morning America, the Discovery Channel, TV Food Network, CNBC, the Dr. Oz Show. His own PBS television show, "3 Steps to Incredible Health," began airing nationwide in June 2011.

His best-selling book, Eat to Live, published in 2003 (Little Brown) has gone through over 20 printings and been published in multiple foreign language editions. The revised version was released by Little Brown in January 2011. His recent works include Disease-Proof Your Child and has had published a total of 7 books on human nutrition to date.

Dr. Fuhrman is actively involved in scientific research in human nutrition. His discoveries on food addiction and human hunger were published in the scientific journal, Nutrition Journal, in November 2011 entitled, The Changing Perception of Hunger on a High Nutrient Density Diet. Dr. Fuhrman is the research director of the Nutritional Research Project--a project of the National Health Association. Dr. Fuhrman is a founding member and on the board of directors of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. He is also a member of the Whole Foods Market scientific advisory board.

Dr. Fuhrman is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (1988), and has received the St. Joseph's Family Practice Resident's Teaching Award for his contribution to the education of residents. In addition, Dr. Fuhrman speaks to other physicians at hospital grand rounds and provides nutritional education to physicians for CME credit, his lectures have been approved for physician continuing education via the American Academy of Family Physicians and many doctors of all specialties have attended his conferences.

As a former world class figure skater and member of the United States World Figure Skating Team, in 1973, he placed second in the United States National Pairs Championships. In the World Professional Pairs Skating Championship in Jaca, Spain in 1976, he placed third. Today, he is an active participant in multiple sports and is a health and fitness enthusiast. His dedication to sports medicine, foot and body alignment, injury prevention, human performance and longevity speaks to these lifelong interests. Along with his nutritional expertise, Dr. Fuhrman has been involved professionally with sports medical committees, advised professional and Olympic athletes, and lectured to athletic trainers and world-class athletes for maximizing performance and preventing injury.

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871 of 875 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book on nutrition!, July 16, 2008

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Heather Walton (Chico, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eat for Health: Lose Weight, Keep It Off, Look Younger, Live Longer (2 Volume Set) (Hardcover)

I first read Joel Fuhrman, M.D.'s book "Eat To Live" May 2007 after my father died of heart disease. I have always been a vegetarian but I have always been overweight as well. I had 50 extra pounds to lose and my main goal has always been health over looks. I learned from his book that being a Vegan also means no processed foods or animal products of any kind. I love that book and lost those 50 pounds that I had never been able to lose before age 42.

After a year living the "Eat To Live" plan I read "Eat For Health" twice. The differences are huge. The biggest difference is that Dr. Fuhrman takes us Americans through 4 stages of gradual eating changes by doing some food exercises and stepping down animal products and processed foods. The only foods he asks us to eliminate immediately are all cheese, butter and transfats. I can see why he changed his point-of-view to gradually add vegetables, fruits and beans to our diets because otherwise it can be a shock to our typical way of eating and most people will reject it as they did in his book, "Eat To Live."

I find I need the extreme approach right off the starting line and I have learned to love vegetables and fruits. I feel that his gradual steps to eliminate meat and processed foods and grains was backpedaling from his original book, but on the other hand I fully understand why he did it and that was to reach as many people to change their eating habits as possible and so in this content, it makes perfect sense. Before May 2007 I was a vegan who rarely ate fruits and vegetables thinking cereal and popcorn was healthy, now I thrive on those foods and have kept my weight down to near ideal with no effort at all.

I have always loved reading nutrition books and before Joel Fuhrman, M.D. I thought Dr. Dean Ornish and Dr. Oz were the best, but now I see that they both focus far too heavily on whole grains, which Dr. Fuhrman says to eat very little of because they are not dense in nutrition. The rule of this plan is to eat foods highest on the nutrient index and avoid foods with little nutritional value all-together.

Here's a list of the foods he says we can eat from his book in unlimited quantities, and these are the only foods I eat myself. This plan is the only book that made perfect sense to me and I knew in my core that this is the only choice I would make for optimal health and wellness.
HIGH-NUTRIENT FOODS THAT CAN BE EATEN
IN UNLIMITED QUANITIES

LEAFY GREEN VEGATABLES
romaine lettuce, leaf lettuces, kale, collards, Swiss chard, cabbage, spinach, bok choy.

SOLID GREEN VEGATABLES
artichokes, asparagus, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, celery, cucumber, peas,
Green peppers, string beans, zucchini.

NON-GREEN, HIGH NUTRIENT VEGATABLES
beets, eggplant, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, peppers, water chestnuts, cauliflower,
squash, carrots.

BEANS AND LEGUMES
red kidney beans, pinto beans, soybeans, lentils, black-eyed peas, black beans.

FRESH FRUITS
apples, apricots, blackberries, blueberries, grapefruit, grapes, kiwis, mangoes, nectarines,
all melons, oranges, peaches, pears, pineapples, plums, strawberries, tangerines.

126 of 127 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Down with SAD, April 17, 2010

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Diana F. Von Behren "reneofc" (Kenner, LA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eat for Health: Lose Weight, Keep It Off, Look Younger, Live Longer (2 Volume Set) (Hardcover)

Joel Fuhrman's two book set, "Eat for Health: Lose Weight, Keep it Off, Look Younger, Live Longer," debunks many of the current trends in dieting while presenting a worthwhile sensible system that will consistently slim one down and successfully build a nutritional body armory that will fend off disease as one ages.

Fuhrman's idea is a simple one. Instead of worrying about macronutritional intake--the three common most caloric components one finds on a food label--protein, fat and carbohydrates--he suggests ingesting foods imbued with the most nutritional value. He explains that foods that are nutrient dense are naturally low in calories and supply your body with "14 different vitamins, 25 different minerals, and more than 10,000 phytochemicals . . . that have profound effect on human cell functions and the immune system."

Adhering to Fuhrman's formula--H = N/C where H equals `health' and N/C represents nutrient per calorie density, will definitely do the trick. You will find a fully nutritioned body becomes a satiated body--(think along the lines of The Volumetrics Eating Plan: Techniques and Recipes for Feeling Full on Fewer Calories where more nutritious low-calorie food fills the stomach leaving less room for animal proteins and fats that consolidate a greater amount of calories in a lesser quantity.)

In practical terms, eating a large salad consisting of different raw vegetables (lettuce, romaine, arugula, spinach, kale, tomato, carrots, celery, onions, etc.) at the start of each meal will not only provide the nutrition a body craves, but also will fill the stomach leaving very little room for whatever else you think you desire. At first, this may sound boring and diet conventional, however, I can testify that it does work. And you do feel good without feeling the need to eat in between meals.

In fact, eating in between meals is a definite no-no on this plan. Fuhrman feels that the body needs time to digest and small snacks munched on between just disturbs one's natural rhythm causing dysfunction later on.

His ANDI (Aggregate Nutrient Density Index) scale ranks the nutrient levels of many common foods based on how many nutrients are delivered per calorie. Used in lieu of food labels, these scores will help the dieter/wellness desirer to select foods that will insure the highest outcome. For example cooked mustard greens are ranked 1000 points out of a possible 1000. Raw spinach receives a 739. Always thought of as a quintessential wellness staple, olive oil rates only a 2. Meals are planned based on Fuhrman's redesigned new food pyramid where raw and cooked vegetables comprise the meal's foundation and beef, sweets, cheese, whole milk, processed food and hydrogenated oil form the rarely consumed peak. Using another formula to calculate a meal's MANDI (Menu Aggregate Nutrient Density Index) value, Fuhrman urges plan participants to eventually aim for a MANDI score of 100 points per day and he suggests four phases that will gradually increase one's N/C.

Turning his gaze towards the most popular diets of the day, Fuhrman debunks them with firm and indisputable information that will forever put them on the back burner of feasible dieting options. In addition, he speaks about the danger of eating too much fish, supplies evidence that dairy products as staples of the Standard American Diet (SAD) increase the risk of prostate cancer and warns that acrylamides ( found in the crust formed on foods by grilling, barbequing, roasting, frying, baking) contain highly potent carcinogens that are just as cancer producing as trans fats.

One of the most revelatory bits of information I received from this book was contained in Fuhrman's discussion on what he calls `toxic hunger.' As we have become accustomed to eating our Standard American Diet that contain too much salt, saturated fats, sweets, meats and cheese and not enough high nutrient calories, we experience withdrawal pains once the digestive operation is completed. Withdrawal pains mean headaches, queasiness, weakness, stomach cramping, lightheadedness, growling stomach, esophageal spasms and irritability. Amazingly, I realized that what I was associating with actual hunger or an insufficient quantity of food was withdrawal from the addictive components of my last meal. Now instead of what I once considered a `good, healthy' portion of chicken or eggs--we all know what is deemed a `balanced' meal or carbs, fats and proteins a la the Zone idea of over fifteen years ago--I opt for highly nutrient dense foods, most of which are raw. Since then, I have yet to feel what I once considered a drop in blood sugar again. And my jeans fit!

While Book One dedicates itself to the makeover of one's mind with regard to dieting facts, Book Two devotes itself to presenting the four phases, providing menus and recipes.

Fuhrman's soup idea consists of a combination of vegetables and cashews. The results are delicious; the nuts give the soup a meaty consistency that mimics the addition of protein you might miss.

Bottom line? Joel Fuhrman's `Eat for Health' works. It is the most comprehensive system that I have ever read or tried. Not only does it make sense, it easily becomes a natural plan that one wants to follow simply because it makes the dieter feel so good. Fuhrman dedicates one entire book to intelligently reprogramming his reader and introducing his ANDI/MANDI point system, which once glanced at is easy to understand and remember. Phases, menus and recipes are incorporated in Book Two where salads and soups reign supreme. Highly recommended as both doable and effective for weight loss and overall health.
Diana Faillace Von Behren
"reneofc"

108 of 108 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Age-related" illness?.... bunk!!, June 11, 2008

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CJ (Eugene, Oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eat for Health: Lose Weight, Keep It Off, Look Younger, Live Longer (2 Volume Set) (Hardcover)

If you are plagued with so called age-related illness, let me tell you it has nothing to do with age and everything to do with the STANDARD AMERICAN DIET (SAD). You have the opportunity and ability to regain your health, live out the rest of your years feeling strong, energetic and mentally alert.

Dr. Fuhrman opened my eyes when I read his "Eat to Live" book and I will be forever grateful. In following his advice I shed 70 pounds in 6 months and have kept it off for almost two years If you would like to take control of your health destiny, instead of allowing drug companies to choose your fate, read this book.