some good, commonsense advice! I learned more in this book than what I could learn from aboutmillion medical journals and textbooks, stuff that helps you make good health decisions for yourself.
I think everyone should read this book, so much good stuff to be able to apply! Maybe a little too sure that "regular" medicine always has the best answers, but generally very good.
Refreshingly realistic about health issues like diet and exercise, Love this doc! Wish he was still on the air, Used to listen to him back in the lates earlys, Definitely has a great way of seeing the world and health, Eat, Drink, amp Be Merry, the title of radio talk show doctor, Dean Edell's book is also a shorthand description of his prescription for how to live a healthy life.
The book is informative, witty and provides a common sense look at a variety of popular health topics, Dr. Edell's recommendations are pretty straightforward eat a healthy diet consisting of a variety of foods, reasonable portion sizes, and plenty of fruits and vegetables, Forget vitamins and supplements. Drink a glass of wine or two a couple of times a week it's good for you, Enjoy sex, preferably in a monogamous relationship, and maintain an optomistic outlook, People who do these things live longer and are happier,
With all the diet books and hype about alternative treatments and fad supplements, you could do a lot worse than to take health advice from this book.
So read it and enjoy! From my journal in:
All current confusion about nutrition and health can be reduced to this:
Eat whatever you want, just eat less of it, and add some veggies.
“Help me, Dr, Dean! I want to be healthy, but I just don't know where to turn for advice, ”
No wonder, How often have you felt whipsawed by the experts, confused by conflicting advice, or torn with guilt over what you eat, drink, think
Prepare yourself for a shock: You can enjoy life and still be healthy.
Chill out, You can eat certain fat laden foods, exercise far less than you thought and in ways you never imagined, enjoy sex, and even some moodaltering substances in moderation, and do a world of good for your body and mind.
In Eat, Drink, amp Be Merry, Dr, Dean Edell exposes the sloppy, irresponsible, and dangerous health reporting that is the daily fodder of newspapers, talk shows, and TV news segments, Dr. Dean tells you what has been scientifically proven and what has not, Seasoned, frank, funny, and compassionate, Dr, Dean is an iconoclast who takes on the medical establishment, the healthandfitness industry, and the media with equal gusto,
In Eat, Drink, amp
Be Merry he offers you the truth about healthy living, And there will be many surprises along the way, For instance, did you know that, . .
Some canned and frozen foods can be more nutritious than freshRead by Dr.
The mind can be powerful enough to control when you die
Sex can cure headaches
Edell on two cassettes. .