Living Health [Hardcover]

Harvey Diamond (Author), Marilyn Diamond (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1987

The authors of America's #1 all-time health and diet book Fit for Life now show readers how to extend those principles to all aspects of living.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Implementing the principles of Natural Hygiene, a branch of nutritional science, the Diamonds present a nontraditional approach to "the entire vast subject of health care," which also engendered their bestselling diet book Fit for Life. They advocate the avoidance of proteins and starches at the same meal, the consumption of only fresh fruit and juice until noon and the use of the "ovulation method" of natural contraception. They stress the dangers of animal and dairy products (both cause osteoporosis, they claim), fluoridated tap water, irradiated food and certain cleaning fluids, soaps and deodorants. Also included are breathing exercises (alternate nostril breathing, they maintain, will balance the two sides of the brain because each nostril connects to the opposite side of the brain), yoga and workout routines, and recipes that leniently include chicken. Despite the redundancy of their philosophy, the railing against dietitians and the extreme approach to healthful living, readers undoubtedly will find much of the information presented here to be well documented and useful. Photos not seen by PW. 250,000 first printing; 250,000 ad/promo; first serial to Redbook; author tour.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 468 pages
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing; First Edition edition (June 1, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446512818
• ISBN-13: 978-0446512817
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,038,445 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Harvey and Marilyn Diamond are also the authors of the bestselling Fit For Life 2. And, Marilyn also penned The American Vegetarian Cookbook and A New Way of Eating. She is co-author with Dr. Donald Schnell of Fitonics. Marilyn Diamond lives in Beverly Hills, CA. Havery Dimond lives in Florida.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, January 19, 2006

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proteus "ps" (usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living Health (Hardcover)

I highly recommend reading this book. It will destroy a lot of the myths we have been programmed to believe. This book goes into specific details about the dangers of dairy, animal products and processed foods. This book included a lot of things I expected to get from kevin trudeau's book "Natural Cures They Don't Want You To Know About". Eventhough I believe in Kevin's message I think he fell short when it came to specifics. The Diamond's did a much better job in that area. However, I must say that I found the book to be somewhat hipocritical. It devotes an entire chapter lamenting the dangers of animal products, but include them in some of their recipes. Other than that I think this book is great. You want be disappointed.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fit for Life II, April 4, 2009

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Gregory D. Meyer "Greg" (Bullhead City, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fit for Life II: Living Health (Paperback)

Very good and an execellent follow up on Harvey's first book. Adds exercise and use of a rebounder (trampoline). His followup book, Fit for Life, a New Beginning is execellent also and a recommended read.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book tells the truth, July 25, 2004

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Adam Clark (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living Health (Hardcover)

The Diamonds wrote this book (also known as Fit for Life II) in the 80's and it is has stood the test of time. I purchased this book after reading their first book, Fit for Life. I can recommend these Fit for Life books for anyone who is seeking more energy, cure from illness, lower weight, improved health and also, spiritual awareness.

Don't worry the book is religion free. However a side effect of following the principles is that after several months you should start to experience positive spiritual insights and foresights.

This awareness has also been experienced by friends of mine who have followed the principles plus Harvey Diamond (he writes about it briefly in his book Fit for Life A New Beginning), James Redfield (Celestine Prophecy) and Mahandas Karamchand Gandhi (The Story of My Experiments with Truth).

Special note 1: Keep away at all costs from Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil or Fat (it takes 3 days to pass through my system and absolutely saps me of energy in the process - it is a hidden killer from the unscrupulous food industry and can do as much harm as heroin).

Special note 2: Keep away from mobile phones unless used with a Bluetooth headset (when I was on the phone for over an hour a day the radiation from my mobile phone sapped me of energy, sometimes for days until I added the Bluetooth).

Special note 3: If you are a smoker, I would strongly recommend Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking. It will set you free.

Good luck and God bless.