Shed 10 Years in 10 Weeks [Paperback]

Julian Whitaker (Author), Carol Colman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2, 1999

The Fountain of Youth is Just 10 Weeks Away!

Based on advanced scientific research and the actual experiences of thousands of Dr. Julian Whitaker's own patients, this remarkable program shows you how to strip away the wear and tear of aging. In this book, which includes a sound nutritional food plan, cutting-edge supplements, innovative skin treatments, an easy-to-follow exercise program, brain teasers, and more, Dr. Whitaker shows you how to:

• lose a decade's worth of fat and regain 10 years' worth of muscle
• erase fine lines, diminish wrinkles, and restore a youthful glow
• boost your brain power and sharpen your memory
• revitalize and enjoy your sex life into your 60s, 70s, and beyond
• strengthen your immune system and prevent disease

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Here's another candidate for the "Whoa! Who's that old guy in the mirror?" genre. The advice in Shed 10 Years in 10 Weeks covers a wide range of age-related complaints: more fat, less muscle, more wrinkles, less sexual vitality, more illness, less short-term memory, and on and on. The proposed solutions to these problems rely heavily on nutritional supplements, which is a bit dubious, and there aren't any recommendations for strength training in the "Regain 10 Years of Muscle" section, which is even more suspect. (Julian Whitaker seems to be a cardio person.) But aside from those two quibbles, the advice seems useful and practical, especially for those who've worked and played just a little too hard in their first 40 or 50 years. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Marvin Fremerman Natural Health Useful...definitive...a guide to living a longer, healthier life.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster; 1 edition (January 2, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0684847914
• ISBN-13: 978-0684847917
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #690,919 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of good advice, some unique information, March 8, 2004

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This review is from: Shed 10 Years in 10 Weeks (Paperback)

This book purports to assist you, O Baby Boomer, to remove 10 years of aging in only 10 weeks. This book has no schematics to build a time machine, instead it's a guide to vitamin supplements, health issues such as sexuality, diabetes and heart disease, how to preserve your mental accuity and much more. I was surprised to find some interesting nuggets of information that, taken together, form a good blueprint for healthful habits. Some of the habits (quitting smoking) are a given. Others, such as finding supplements like bilberry to ward off eye problems, are not so well-known.

This author is not on the low-carb bandwagon (recommends the more usual lower-fat, whole-grain diet) but this is in keeping with such books as "South Beach Diet."

What's valuable to me are lists of supplements and what degenerative processes they help deter, and a general plan for good health in your middle age and beyond. This is a readable, useful book.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pay attention to this prophet of health!!!, January 2, 1999

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This review is from: Shed 10 Years in 10 Weeks (Hardcover)

Dr. Whitaker demonstrates his vast knowledge of the best of the latest when it comes to how to develop better-than-disease free health. As a physician I salute his courage in taking a stand for what is right for the patient rather than being bowed down by the criticism that comes to every physician who takes a stand in the area of drug-free therapies. His therapies work and he knows how to work his therapies. One of the great men of medicine.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellant guidlines, have followed Dr. Whitaker's advice ., September 12, 1999

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This review is from: Shed 10 Years in 10 Weeks (Hardcover)

I am a nurse who has researched this wonderful book. I have all the reccomended supliments and take them as directed. I feel great! Had complete physical done recently: My physician remarked that she hasn't seen such outstanding bloodwork in her entire carreer!! Also my colesterol is now 138!!! Thank you Dr. I will follow your advice til my 120th birthday.