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Disease-Proof: The Remarkable Truth About What Makes Us Well (2013)

by David L. Katz(Favorite Author)

3.52 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1594631247 (ISBN13: 9781594631245)

languge

English

genre

Food & Cookbooks

publisher

Hudson Street Press

review 1: As other reviewers have said, there isn't anything new about this book. Nonetheless, it's a comprehensive coverage of the research on diet/fitness and it had a few useful tips. It helped to re-inspire me to start up my fitness plan again. Some tidbits that I liked: bursts of activity throughout your day can do a lot for you. So, even exercising 10 minutes a day, 3 times a day makes a difference. Also, your dinner plate should feature half vegetables, one quarter whole grain (rice, pasta, etc.), and one quarter protein. I like that this book has something to offer no matter what your dietary beliefs. He states his own preference for the Mediterranean diet, but focuses on things that are true regardless of which diet you prefer.
review 2: David Katz is a medi... morecal doctor with a passion for public health and nutrition. He is one of the doctors who believes health is achievable through good nutrition and that most of the popular diseases in North America (cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, cancer, etc...) are preventable. This book summarizes his medical work and experiences in an approachable format that simplifies nutrition and healthy active living practice components. He outlines common cognitive barriers to making healthy choices. Then he explains what he means by a holistic life-approach to better living that considers sleep, stress, socializing, exercise and food consumption and food choices - what he calls the critical fork and feed habits. The pages are sprinkled with sobering facts (only 3.5% of US citizens exercise the recommended 2.5 hours per week, only 1.7% consistently consume the recommended allowances of nutrition components). The pages also outline the many ways he and his colleagues are trying to make good health readily achievable for average citizens. The chapter titles, "Bringing your head to the table", "Developing nutritional knowledge - and power", "Shopping for healthier foods", "Cooking healthfully", "Taking it on the road", "Move it - remove the health risks" read like promises that clear advice follows. The final chapter titled "The Whole-istic Truth" is then a culmination of all that preceding knowledge shared. The content is not heavy on chemistry, anatomy or cognitive science references, but the book does cross-reference books, reports and studies supporting the growing belief that good nutrition and exercise can be good, better than medication and preventative of common modern diseases.The pragmatic advice includes decision tables, sidebars with interesting facts, recipes and a food chart with nutrient quotient scores. There are also look-up table references, in the final chapter, meant to guide the reader back to the earlier sections most relevant to their situation. Dr. Katz explains the obstacles to health in modern life and the remedies in logical and supportive prose.He makes several rationalizations for choosing to live more healthfully, for example, by pointing out that 20 minutes of exercise is less than 1.4% of a 24-hour day; if a day is a dollar, 1.5 cents could ward of diabetes. He also cites positive examples and statistics regarding positive outcomes - Dr. Katz clearly wants his patients and readers to succeed. Overall, This is an approachable, easy to read book that could be a helpful read to anyone beginning or on the road to a healthier lifestyle.[Note: Pages of this book were dogeared] less

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