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natalieliane's review against another edition
3.0
Gives you a lot to think about! Far too much scientific jargon for me but I enjoyed learning about how our bodies respond to certain foods and chemicals.
brontebaird's review against another edition
4.0
I think this book needs to be taken with a grain of salt as it definitely feels like he's selling something. I don't agree with everything in it, but I still do think there is wisdom in it and I love reading these types of health books.
gadrake's review against another edition
3.0
This book almost begs skimming because it is so full of medical and nutritional details. Gundry tries to be humorous with his references to gut-buddies and he may even be 100% correct with deductions, but when you finally get to the specific recommendations, it is a tad overwhelming.
Eat once a day. Take a few dozen supplements. Get a dog (though I like this one). Only eat fruit in the summer. Give up tomatoes. And on it goes. He even knocks the Blue Zones where people live longest.
There are critics of his approach to eliminating lectins from one's diet. This would take a lot of work and attention to detail.
Eat once a day. Take a few dozen supplements. Get a dog (though I like this one). Only eat fruit in the summer. Give up tomatoes. And on it goes. He even knocks the Blue Zones where people live longest.
There are critics of his approach to eliminating lectins from one's diet. This would take a lot of work and attention to detail.
cupcakes_and_coffee's review against another edition
medium-paced
2.0
There were a few interesting tidbits in the beginning. But overall, a lot of the information is just very basic, things the majority of people know. The rest I wasn’t impressed with. From the start, he references older studies that have been debunked for many years, sometimes decades. And he absolutely cherry picks these. He also quotes statistics as if they are studies but anyone with any basic scientific understanding can see that they are actually only anecdotal. And so many of the observations and correlations he makes don’t even make sense and would never be a part of a legitimate study or even conversation. As if that isn’t enough, his plan is ridiculous. I didn’t read through most of it because I personally don’t believe most healthy people should be eliminating huge parts of a whole food, natural diet unless there’s a good reason such as allergy, sensitivity or disease. He seems a little wacky to me.
Peter Attia’s book “Outlive” and his podcast are a much better resource for real longevity research and discussions. And I’m positive there are many others, as I’ve read many great books that focus on different aspects. This is not one I can place any trust in.
Peter Attia’s book “Outlive” and his podcast are a much better resource for real longevity research and discussions. And I’m positive there are many others, as I’ve read many great books that focus on different aspects. This is not one I can place any trust in.
kympossible's review against another edition
Work has been debunked as false science.
sophiemadgwick's review against another edition
1.0
This book seems alright but states lots of misleading and unreferenced advice which is dangerous. The author also has a very patronising style and makes some sexist comments throughout the book. Dr Greger said his claims are false which is enough for me to not trust it!