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"Dr. Joseph S. Maresca CPA, CISA"
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Dr. Joseph S. Maresca CPA, CISA
New Reviewer Rank: 416
Classic Reviewer Rank: 144
Helpful votes received on reviews, lists & guides: 77% (7,966 of 10,467)
Nickname: joemath
Location: Bronxville, New York USA
In My Own Words:
I've taught approx. 34 sections
of collegiate courses including
computer applications, college algebra, collegiate statistics,
law, accounting, finance and economics. The experience includes service as a Board Director on
the CPA Journal and Editor of the
CPA Candidates Inc. Newsletter.

In college, I worked
as a statistics lab assistant.
Manhattan College awarded a BS in
an allied area of ope… Read more

Interests
Research interests include:

o earthquake monitoring and
nuclear test compliance/
verification

o artificial intelligence in medicine

o integrative medicine

o operations research applications
in medicine

o funding elements for healthcare
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Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms of New England and Eastern Canada by David L. Spahr
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Yesterday
Macrobiotics for Life: A Practical Guide to Healing for Body, Mind, and Heart by Simon Brown
Reviewed and rated
one week ago

Why Diet and Exercise Fail, Second Edition by Daniel Matthew Korn
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Why Diet and Exercise Fail, Second Edition by Daniel Matthew Korn
Rightsizing America [Read more]
three weeks ago
The Little Green Book of Nutrition: 250 Tips for an Eco Lifestyle (Little Green Books) by Diane Mills
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three weeks ago

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New Reviewer Rank: 416 - Total Helpful Votes: 7959 of 10458
Classic Reviewer Rank: 144
Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms of New England and &hellip by David L. Spahr
5.0 out of 5 stars Mushrooms Are Tops, November 10, 2009
MUSHROOMS - Edible and Medicinal by David L. Spahr
Reviewed by Dr. Joseph S. Maresca

This volume has virtually every variety of mushrooms popularized
in the organic foods marketplace. Each mushroom type is presented
in full color together with its proximate location and use; namely,
edible, non-edible or medicinal.

Mushrooms are fungi. The fungi release digestive enzymes to
decompose living and dead matter. There are 100,000 species
consisting of molds, yeasts and mushrooms. There are specific
rules for collecting mushrooms and identifying them.
i.e. pores, teeth and ridge networks.
There are… Read more
Macrobiotics for Life: A Practical Guide to Healin&hellip by Simon Brown
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Macrobiotics- A Natural Wonder, November 3, 2009
Macrobiotics for Life by Simon Brown
Publisher- North Atlantic Books
Review by: Dr. Joseph S. Maresca

A main premise of the book is that good food, moderate exercise
and bodywork are conditions precedent to good health.
Body healing should happen through the skin, organs and the
digestive system. Death literally may begin in the colon.
So, eating foods rich in fiber are helpful in promoting colorectal
health.

There are a number of psychological aspects to maintaining
good health; such as, self love, a willingness to change in a
constructive manner and commitment to worthy goals.

The author mentions… Read more
Why Diet and Exercise Fail, Second Edition by Daniel Matthew Korn
5.0 out of 5 stars Rightsizing America, October 17, 2009
The author documents the contrast between thin
societies like the Eskimos and the Japanese , as opposed
to weight gain in the USA. For instance, the Japanese
tend to have less heart disease and a better BMI
index than Americans. The book mentions that a
deficiency of Vitamin B6 may be associated with
weight gain.

The book goes from one famous theory to another-
debunking a plethora of myths. Eating less by
dieting, exercise and a whole host of strategies
have failed to maintain weight loss permanently
in some cases.

By the end of the book, the author has narrowed
the culprits down to just a few. For… Read more

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