Customer Reviews

Never Be Tired Again!

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This book was a life-saver for me. The combination of yoga, breathing, and diet plans/menus helped me to regain my life. Suffering from chronic fatigue after the birth of my first child, I was hospitalized for postpartum depression. I took this book into the hospital with me, and read it cover to cover. After I was released I began to follow the 7-day plan religously. Within 4 months I had lost 30 pounds, and I felt great! I would recommend it to anyone who wants a healthier lifestyle!

I first read this superb book in 1989. It took me from the dreariness of Seasonal Affective Disorder, overweight, and dreadful eating habits into a vibrant health. Within weeks, I found myself eating real food, running 2-3 miles a day, and losing about 40 pounds.

This is not just another diet book, but a very holistic approach to the pinnacle of well-being. As well as a low-fat diet, the authors stress aerobic exercises such as swimming, walking or jogging, yoga postures and breathing, and visualization exercises.

The book is exceptionally well-written. The authors are a husband-and-wife team, and have a warm, personal story-telling approach to the subject matter, with a great sense of humor. It's a joy to read. It is superb in information as well, with an analysis of the dietary and lifestyle habits which deplete energy, an overview of their remedy, a crash course in nutrition, a survey of aerobic exercises, a mini-course in yoga, and about 40 excellent receipes. Scattered throughout are visualizations and meditations designed to create an immediate experience with the energy you'll be cultivating physically.

One cannot over-emphasize the importance of physical exercise to this program. Low-fat diets absolutely depend on exercise to increase metabolism to utilize the carbohydrates properly. Drs. Gardner and Beatty have a unique approach to jump-start the metabolism, which depending on how much fatigue there is, can be two to three aerobic workouts a day(!) for the first seven days of the program. It works.

I was on this program for about two years, and have only myself to blame for leaving it. Too lazy to cook, to busy to run. This year I have found myself reaching a weight far beyond my ideal, but I also got the determination to do something about it. I tried Metabolife (didn't like the side effects), and then the Atkins plan (lasted only 10 days, and besides, I really like to eat fruits). I find myself back to my old friends Gardner and Beatty, wondering why I ever left them. And the energy is back!

The only reason I didn't award the book 5 stars is because of the nearly ridiculous obsession with all fat calories. I'm now modifying their plan to allow plenty of cheese and olive oil and wine, (basically the "Mediterreanean diet"), and I also now prefer tai chi to yoga.

After reading and implementing some of the learning from this book I was able to kick alot of my habits that made me tired. Educational guide with applicable helps for your day-to-day routine.