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Eating Alive: Prevention Thru Good Digestion

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Though this book is modest and is filled with silly cartoons, the information inside is fantastic. A friend recommended it to me years ago when I first got sick with Chonic Fatigue. I wish I had read it then. My husband and I take it with us everywhere, use the recipes and generally use it as a ref. book all the time. We both feel sig. better as a result of the info.

My all time favourite book on health through diet. This book has answered literally dozens of questions that I have had about eating for health, and has removed almost all of my confusion about "the right way to eat".

this book tells it like it is... we are truly what we eat.. and when we eat... and how we eat... although i hated the cartoony pictures I loved this book. it isn't a diet book, it is a way of looking at food book. it doesn't make you give up anything that is good for you. it doesn't make you count calories or weigh things.. it shows you all the workings of the digestive system in an easy to understand format. the best part is after eating alive for 4 weeks I felt like I was a new person. my eyes arre brighter, my skin is clearer, my sleep is better, my weight is down (15lbs!) and my energy is through the roof. try it... you will definately like it!

A must read for anyone who would like to know why he or she is sick and the answers to solving those problems.

I know Dr. Matsen personally and have seen with my own eyes the remarkable good work he has been doing for humanity.

He is an undiscovered jewel! This book is worth its weight in gold!!

Eating Alive was a wonder to read. The book was filled with useful information on health. And while some people may not like cartoony pictures to illustrate points, i found they highlighted his sometimes humorous writing nicely and helped me absorb some of his concepts nicely. I must admit that I'm still not nearly as healthy as I'd like to be, but I don't fault eating alive or his new book for that- it has more to do with not following his guidelines for extended periods of time due to various reasons. To sum up, this book, along with his new one, are in my opinion the best books on health for the common consumer ever.

Book is well written and enjoyable. More importantly, Dr. Matsen has an understanding of disease and digestion that is both extremely effective and simple to implement. Virtually everyone will benefit immensely from integrating the principles in this book into their life. I certainly have.

We first knew of this when a friend of ours had a case of psoriasis that since doing this plan has never had a relapse. We have done this plan in the past for short durations for detoxing but it had been awhile and my husband was complaining of gallbladder issues and we started this program in mid September together. His pains went away but besides that we started losing weight. It got a little competitive and fun to see where we were at each week. It really does just come off easily and with moderate exercise and not killing ourselves at the gym. It's been 2 and a half month and he has lost over 40lbs and I am down nearly 20 lbs. We have stayed with Stage 1 mainly, with a few indulgences once in a blue moon but feel absolutely great, more energy, our skin is glowing and people can't help but notice. Once you get into the rhythm of eating this way it becomes second nature and just makes good sense. Everyone could benefit from this, it is really food that is our medicine or our poison. The book is packed with information and written with humour and makes it easy to understand. It is a gift to yourself and those you love. Our extended family is trying it now and having the same great results.

I needed a book like this and it really helped me out. This was my situation: I had never really thought about food choices - I had a decent or maybe even hyper, metabolism, all my life. In this culture, that fact alone causes you to LOOK a lot heathier then you probably are cause people pretty much assume that if you are thin, you must be in good shape and eating properly. But that wasn't the case. I was still trying to get by, eating like an 18 year old. As a result, I have hit the age where my food choices appear to now suddenly matter to my stomach and general health, and no clue about how to take better care of myself - aside from maybe finding a better quality potato chip to call diner, or switching from half & half to 2% milk for my 2 pot of coffee a day habit. Reading this book was a revelation. I am apparently lucky to be alive. Since this is my first stab at "informed" eating, I am not to where I am following the detailed diets in the book so I can't comment on how much better results are if you do follow them, but I at least now have a guide for planning what I'm going to eat. I stock the house with stuff that is less likely to mess me up, and I'm back on speaking terms with my stomach. For me, the book had good and usable information. From the result I got just doing what I understand so far, it was well worth the price. In fact, for me, it's to bad this guy is only in Canada. I would love to get a personalized program. But that aside, I'm glad he has this series of books. I've bought his other two books from this site as well.

I really loved this book. I have read many health books and this one, by far, is the best. When my dad found out he had cancer he called John on the phone and john talked with my dad (free of charge) and helped him through finding something that would work for him.

I learnt alot.

Dr. Matsen will educate you, but I wondered as I read and re-read this book, why does our educational system fail us in such serious fashion. You need to read the book! Everyone should read this book. Dr. Matsen has a reasonable and logical answer as to why we eat so poorly, and why (as a result) we tend to have so many illnesses. Eat right, America, and save your children from processed foods and sugar.