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The Cure For Everything: Untangling Twisted Messages About Health, Fitness, And Happiness (2012)

by Timothy Caulfield(Favorite Author)

3.69 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0807022055 (ISBN13: 9780807022054)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Beacon Press

review 1: A fantastic read. This book explores several areas of health rife with myths including diet and exercise. The author is self-deprecating, humorous, and very informed. One of my favourite parts is his reaction to finding out that his initial body fat percentage was higher than he had expected (considering he's in shape and exercises regularly) - it was very real and self-centered, just as how everyone else would have reacted. The author remains relatable to the reader however, through things such as his love of M&M candy at the movies. This book is, what I consider, essential reading for those interested in any aspect of the health topics covered, and those studying the health sciences and medicine. Bonus: He's Canadian!
review 2: This was an interesting book. I... moret debunked a lot of myths, however in places it is a bit dry to read. I do feel like I learned a lot. It's one of the few books that I've read recently that I actually took notes as I read, as I am interested in getting healthy.A few quotes below:Fitness is a commercial enterprise--designed to sell sex and flat abs. the emphasis on sex and sexines creates expectations that undermine the health goals associated with exercise.People want to look good and they equate looks with health. The entire physical fitness industry is built on this reality. It is driven by aesthetics..First cruel truth about exercise: It is incredibly difficult to drastically change your appearance thru exercise alone. Unless you have pharmaceutical help, like steroids or growth homrone, it requires a massive Olympian long-term commitment.Recent research says excerics cannot be used as a principal means of weight loss. It is very difficult to exercise enough to lose weight. Diet is 80-90% of the weight loss equation.Everyone puts on weight as they age. If you are keeping your weight constant, you are winning the battle. (I guess this should be my new goal! :P )This is disputed, but some stuides show that exercise actually makes us eat more, especially for women, a CRUEL evolutionary twist. (I'll say!)Another myth about exercise: You cannot "spot" reduce. You cannot "tone". You cannot lose fat in a particular region of the body by working that part of the body. You cannot lose stomach fat by doing sit-ups. You have to reduce your overall body fat percentage to see the progress.You can get almost all the health benefits associated with fitness from strength traiing. This is not true of aerobic workouts.I could go on and on with quotes, but I'll stop here. The book has a lot of references also. I found the diet and fitness chapters the most interesting. I wasn't as intested in the genetics and remedies chapters, but the genetics chapter did bring up a lot of interesting points that I didn't know. Again, this book is worth a read if you are interested in health issues. less

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