Living Well: 21 Days to Transform Your Life, Supercharge Your Health, andFeel Spectacular (Hardcover)

by Montel Williams (Author), William Doyle (Author) "Every morning of my life, I supercharge my body and soul..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
When television host Williams was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1999, he started researching the links between food and exercise and health, to discover how he could feel less pain and have more positive energy. He firmly believes that everyone, whether they're suffering a chronic disease or not, should quit eating junk food and start eating more fruits and vegetables and exercising daily. So he's organized a week-by-week program for readers, featuring food and activity diaries to record everything that's eaten, the exercise done each day and a list of specific plans for how to live well. While his basic advice is not surprising, his chef's recipes are curious. Many include an alarming amount of salt, while others painstakingly avoid meat or dairy, like the pasta-free, cheese-free Green Squash Lasagna, even though Williams himself says he's a flexitarian who occasionally enjoys a good juicy cheeseburger. In addition to an illustrated guide to exercising, Williams has packed the book with statements from experts reiterating the health benefits of improved diet and exercise. Williams is a charismatic cheerleader—and his book will likely inspire fans—but even that may not be enough to sell Green Drinks or salmon right out of the can for breakfast. (Jan.)
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“Anyone who wants to look better, feel better, and live longer will definitely want this excellent lifestyle makeover manual.”
—Library Journal

“Williams is a charismatic cheerleader.”
—Publishers Weekly --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: NAL Hardcover; 1 edition (January 2, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451222938
• ISBN-13: 978-0451222930
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #62,034 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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57 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Walking the walk and talking the talk, January 4, 2008

By	M. Aronson "Emme" (New York) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was just on Montel's show yesterday and I know that Living Well can transform who you are today. Trying a wholistic, natural alternative, or approach may make all the difference in your efforts.
If you've been feeling poorly for a while, yoyo dieting, dealing with aches, pains and chronic ailments, going green may be just what you need for the results you want.
I know juicing green and eating more veggies and fruits has helped me through my cancer treatment enormously and clearly Montel with his MS symptoms.
Montel shares how he Lives Well and made it easy for you to do the same!
Do yourself and your loved ones a favor, try his receipes and make a shift in your lifestyle for good.
Bye bye feeling bad, HELLO happiness!
To Health,
Emme

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A man after my own heart...:), January 7, 2008

By	Virginia Santoro "Nothing but the truth!" (Boca Raton, FL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

"Living Well" is probably the most sane nutritional/lifestyle book for people with MS (and people without MS) that I've read in my nearly 30 years doing the MS dance. It's a 21-day primer, and I'm taking it one day at a time, working through the 21 days of information, incorporating each day's information as I get to it. (As of this writing, I'm up to Day 7.)

The book gives sound information and advice, with no crazy supplements, concoctions, etc. One of the things that struck me (which I've been telling people forever) is how he recommends the "custom" water idea. Montel, I've been buying a single, new, unusually-shaped bottled water every few weeks and refilling it with filtered tap water for the past several years. Did you snag that idea from me?...:)

I like that Montel keeps it simple, and also that he seems to have the same type of MS symptoms I deal with, so I can easily relate to him. The resources for his information are excellent, and with all the above in mind, I recommend this book without hesitation.

Keep on keepin' on, Montel... and everyone else out there dealing with MS or any other chronic illness. Where there's life, there's hope!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on nutrition ever., January 21, 2008

By	L. Maras - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm not a diet person, but this book is about changing the way we eat and look at the foods we eat. Love it, feeling better and losing weight already after just 10 days. Much more energy and feel great. Montel knows what he's talking about.