Sick and Tired?: Reclaim Your Inner Terrain [Paperback]

Robert O. Young (Author), Shelley Redford Young (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2000

SICK AND TIRED? presents the revolutionary theories of Dr. Robert Young, a scientist who has spent years studying how foods positively and negatively affect the body. This book provides a comprehensive view of Dr. Young's research on the advantages of an alkalarian diet and is a wonderful tool to help anyone get back on the road to good health.

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About the Author

Robert O. Young, PH.D., D. Sc. has devoted his life to research into the causes of "Disease", and to helping people rebalance their helath and well-being. His mission is to create a greater understanding of the necessity for correct acid-alkaline balance in the body, based on healthy lifestyle, diet, and nutritional supplementation.

Product Details

• Paperback: 303 pages
• Publisher: Woodland Publishing; 1 edition (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580540562
• ISBN-13: 978-1580540568
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #60,207 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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177 of 182 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sick and Tired? from a Cancer Perspective, August 14, 2004

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R. W. Kehr "Webmaster of CancerTutor" (Overland Park, KS) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sick and Tired?: Reclaim Your Inner Terrain (Paperback)

My perspective of this book is related to cancer. I am the webmaster of "cancertutor" and I was not going to write a comment about this book on Amazon, but when I saw several people give this book one star, I had to write something.

"Sick and Tired?" is a **SUPERB** book. I have studied more than 200 alternative cancer treatments and have pondered dozens of different theories about what causes cancer. This book provides the best foundation for understanding and linking together many of these diverse theories. It literally describes the common thread that passes through all of the best cancer theories.

Understand also that there is an intense, brutal war between orthodox medicine and alternative medicine. And yes, there really is a conspiracy that is funded with billions of dollars from Big Pharma!! If you don't understand the sophisticated tactics used by Big Pharma in this war then you need to read my article: "Introduction to Alternative Cancer Treatments". This article will open your eyes as to what is really going on.

Those who gave this book one star have absolutely no clue what has been going on in alternative medicine over the past 100 years. Their articles remind me of the articles on the quackwatch, ACS, WebMD, NCI, B.C. Cancer Agency, etc. websites. The goal of these websites is to destroy alternative medicine. They pretend to be experts and pretend to be "open-minded," but in fact they are distracting your attention from the important issues, such as what *really* causes most cases of cancer. The answer starts with the acidic soil, then to food processing, then to an acidic diet, then to the pleomorphic parasites, etc.

While there are many excellent books on the theory of cancer (e.g. "Choose Life or Death," "The Body Electric," etc.) and while there are many excellent books that discuss large chunks of the same things Dr. Young talks about (e.g. "The Cancer Microbe," "Cancer - Cause, Cure and Cover-up," "The Germ that Causes Cancer," etc.), "Sick and Tired?" is the best book on the theory of what truly causes cancer and a host of other diseases - because of its completeness and accuracy. It is the best theoretical biology book on the planet with regards to disease!! To deny this is to deny the brilliant research of Royal Rife, Hulda Clark, Gaston Naessens, Claude Bernard, and others.

The major weakness of this book (from a cancer perspective) is that its discussion on supplements (Chapter 6) and his proposed treatment plan (Appendix A) are slightly too generic for *some* cancer patients (his book is not specific to cancer, but it is still the best cancer book there is!). His discussions on cancer theory (the whole book) and cancer diet (Chapter 7), however, are superb for any cancer patient.

But as a generic book on what causes most of the major diseases, no book can match this book for its accuracy and completeness of biological theory. However, if you are looking for a treatment book, specific to cancer, incorporate the Hulda Clark cancer books with this book.

128 of 131 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Read past the politics and get to the good points in book, May 8, 2005

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juliejules (southwest) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sick and Tired?: Reclaim Your Inner Terrain (Paperback)

The book does have some extra junk you might want to skip past. The pH Miracle is a better and easier read. I will say this, I started drinking Dr. Young's Supergreens and Prime pH in August of 2004. I did it after feeling cruddy after 2 miscarriages. I did start to feel immediate energy. I did not follow the diet though. 4 months later, I had some testing done only to find out that my cholesterol went from 233 to 176. I could not believe it. I ordered supergreens for friends and family. Now 40 of us are taking them. My MD and cardiologist confirmed that the product was clearly good and clearly making a difference. And then my mom's cholesterol went down substantially. Her MD had been bugging her to get on statin drugs. When she got back mom's test results, she said "oh, I see you finally filled the statin drug prescription I gave you." Mom said no, I am drinking supergreens." The Dr. said, "well, do what you must." We laughed.

Now to the diet part. It is hard to follow initially but, the times that we eat mostly green (we do eat animal protein on the diet, but in smaller amounts. White blood cells will get that bad old bacteria and frankly I like protein. but, smaller amounts made my constipation issues go away.) We try to follow the pH Miracle philosphy of 80/20 (80 good foods 20, not so great) but we keep taking our supergreens as well. We do feel really great when following that plan. My husband is a runner and was mad at me because he thought he would never get "good" food again. After 3 weeks on the 80/20 with our supergreens still in full swing, he admitted that he never felt better.

A friend said this: if you don't feel great, your body is telling you something. Most people have the "I eat all the crap I want disease." This is true. The supergreens in Dr. Young's program are equal to getting 1.5 - 3 pounds of fresh organic, green vegetables and grasses each day. Plus when you drink them in water, they force you to hydrate. Where- in the days of our fast paced american diet will we get either of those.

So I made the choice: spend $40 a month on my Supergreens and eat right most of the time (and have a little fun on the side) or be on Lipitor and have my health and life insurance rates so high I cannot afford to live in my house or ever get a new car again. We are all responsible for what we put in our mouths and consquently the results we get. I am not sure that eating alkalarian will prevent or cure cancer, but eating the crap that is passed off as food in the perimeters of the grocery store surely is not the answer to living long (just read all the ingredients on the label and see if you recognize anything from nature). Look at Jack Lalane, I think he is about 312 years old and lives by the mantra: if God did not make it, don't eat it. No crazy science there, just good sensible eating. I think that is what Dr. Young ultimately leads to. If we just accepted perhaps 60-80% of his philosophy and drank our our supergreens (unless you eat gobs of green organic veggies and wheat/barley/kamut grass daily and drink 4 quarts of good water daily), I have to believe we would all be better off. The food pyramid (even the new one) is just silly, confusing and has input from a bunch of people that might not have our best interest at heart. Read the book, use your common sense, adopt the "get back to basics" rule, know that thin does not mean healthy, and make your own judgement.
And, try Innerlight's Supergreens. They are worth the money (no algae, no probiotics, not crazy herbs, just plain old great nutrition). Stick with them for 4 months and you will see some great results.

To the naysayers, my bloodwork did not lie and my MD and cardiologist support my program. I am not 100% alkaline and certainly eat some of the wrong food and drink too much wine for Dr. Young but when I am on the wagon eating my 80/20, I feel great, poop great, lose extra pounds and flab and my skin looks great. Try it and then you be the judge. What have you got to lose in trying something new for a few weeks.

You surely cannot die from eating more veggies, ditching fungus foods (mushrooms and vinegar) and eating lots of avacados. Let's see: prescription drugs that require me to get my liver tested and my muscles get so sore that I have to take something else to make them feel better, kill my insurability....or a lots of great vegetables on my plate and in my water. Gee, such a hard choice. Or, live with adult onset diabetes and be on drugs for life (on a limited income) or change my eating habits and trade my cake and ice cream budget for some quality Supergreens.

As for fruit, it is ripening fruit that has more moldy toxins. So if you don't buy into the "fruit is bad" arguement, pick fresh, seasonal fruit and eat it before it starts to age and ferment. Eat it between meals. Eat lots of fresh berries instead of that peice of cake.

Oh, and one more thing. Yeast is an issue. Lots of people poo-poo the yeast theory but my MD has confirmed it. I have seen it in my blood and am clearly symptomatic. When I eat my 80/20 and stay away from sugar and wine, my yeast symptoms go away. Yeast issues are underrated in my mind.

There you have it. If you want me to tell you about his supergreens, please email me and I will be happy to tell you about them and how they changed my health. And, about the 40 people that I now have drinking/taking them. I have tried other green products (Spirulina, Juice Plus, Perfect Food to name a few), gobs of vitamins and NOTHING made a difference in my bloodwork. Even some friends who claim they take the best vitamins in the world (and pay alot for them) cannot show any improvement in their bloodwork.

I can even share a transitional plan with you (a reasonable one) and some fun and fresh recipes. Summer is here and lots of great veggies to go with it, enjoy them. And for your kids, sprinkle some supergreens on their food or in their water and let them in on the action as well. You can get the Innerlight greens at a discount also, so don't go pay retail. I can tell you how to get at least 15% off of them if you like. I will continue to collect blood work results on all of my friends and family who are taking them so I can share their great stories. And yes to you skeptics, I now distribute Supergreens because they made a difference in mine and my families health. I have nothing to hide. I am not in it for the money (I have not made much), but am truly passionate about what they have done. I think they are worth a 4 month try for anyone who wants to try and improve their health. When I fall off the wagon, I know my Supergreens are working to help balance my occasional bad choices.

Read the book, it costs all of $10 and you might actually pick up something valuable in it. Keep an open mind and good sense. Try the Supergreens and just see if they help you. Many have had awesome results when they stick with them. This is my story so I cannot and will not guarantee miracles but I will say that you have the power to feel great or feel crappy and it is often as simple as putting premium in your gas tank instead of sludgy junk that your body cannot process or filling up on gobs of vitamins that your body likely is not absorbing. Drink that water too, alkalize it with pH drops if you like or add lots of fresh lemon (1/2 lemon to 1 quart of water).

Read up on gut dysbiosis, read about how the colon is the most important organ in your body and often the most overlooked (Oprah had a couple of Dr.'s on this week showing a healthy and non healthy colon. it was very eye opening). Make one healthy new choice each day. Try the supergreens, try a new alkalizing recipe each week. What have you got to lose?

133 of 144 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Some VERY GOOD !! (and some not so good....), April 30, 2002

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Some VERY GOOD !! (and some not so good....)

This book was for me, a lesson in patience. The main dietary ideas put forth I have found to be insightful and of real benefit to me physically. However, I found some of the philosophy and appendix material a bit discrediting at times (of course we all have our own opinions about what's credible).

Some Very Good: Central to Dr. Young's approach to health is the philosophy that your inner terrain (i.e. the health of your cells) determines to the quality of your overall health. So, if you examine your blood and have acidic and parasitic constituents present, it is likely that you have a breeding ground for disease. I think this is an enlightened view, considering the cause of problems rather than just treating the symptoms of an already developed disease condition.

His green-based alkalizing diet, and his justification for it, seem rational and well considered to me. I have lost weight, gained overall stamina and resisted colds and flu DRAMATICALLY, compared to my past history, and to my family (who are not on the plan)... and I am what anyone would call "a skeptic". The explanation of the pH balance of my blood and its effect on my body were compelling, and the tables and recipes made the application of the theory fairly easy.

Some Not So Good: Just a few points about the book that at times, taxed my patience. I think that Dr. Young has solid scientific evidence indicating the effectiveness of his recommended diet plan, however he alludes to, at times, spiritual connections which I find distracting. Everyone has unique spiritual perspectives, so when Dr. Young alludes to his own in conjunction with the scientific material, I find it unnecessary and inappropriate. In an interview, Dr. Young indicated thoughts and music (acid rock) can be acid producing. I certainly think emotional stress contributes to disease, but music ? Music and emotion are linked by association, if Mozart were playing when some tragedy occurred in your life then it's more likely that it will be more of an emotional contributor to stress than Born to Be Wild... the type of music is irrelevant, and while this seems obvious to me, it puzzles me why so obvious a fact seemed to escape Dr. Young. The Case Studies are really patient testimonials, I would rather have prefered a larger number of cases with more scientific data.

In the appendix material of the book, some of the "resource" material presented was of doubtful value in my opinion: Biomagnetics, Geopathic Stress (and professional dowsers of all things !), etc.

OVERALL - I think the book is extremely valuable. If I had a family member with a serious illness I would be sure to put them on this diet, the material is that compelling. Of course Dr. Young's whole point is that if you live according to the plan, it will be comparatively unlikely that you will contract serious illness...he really makes a very compelling case. I would also add that Dr. Young comes across to me as a deeply caring and committed researcher, and not someone who 's primary interest is to sell me something for their own profit. I would be very interested in buying a follow on book by Dr. Young detailing (not in patient's testimonials, but scientifically), case studies.. with some successes (and even some failures). I recommend this book highly.