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Slim Businez go wrong with this diet is in trying to make it
by Mark Cupples lowfat as well. I guarantee that won’t work and if
Herald Books you try too hard you may actually kill yourself.
This author does rather well on explaining what
There must still be a few people out there kind of foods to eat and the importance of fat,
who want to lose weight because books on how with information right in line with our teachings
to lose weight keep on coming. Slim Businez is at WAPF.
another one and it starts out by recognizing the Cupples ducks the question of whether
fact that there is a lot of conflicting advice on chemical sweeteners are good for you and
this subject. Most of it comes from big industry. leaves it to the readers to think and decide for
Cupples’ advice is to think for yourself. That themselves. My personal thinking is that they
will be difficult for many because most of us are clearly bad but, by all means, think for
went to schools that didn’t teach you how to yourself. He has a lot of ideas on exercise that I
think. They just taught you what to think. Still, would mostly take as suggestions. I like to keep
it is good advice and you should at least try. it simple and say the best exercise is the one you
Don’t be afraid. I will just briefly mention that will do. Elsewhere I have read that the exercise
what our culture thinks is aesthetically appeal- most popular among people who live the longest
ing and what is really healthy may be two very is walking, which is highly recommended in
different things. That is one area where you may this book. Not running, not killer workouts at
especially want to think for yourself. the gym or slugging it out with a side of beef in
He goes on to say that almost any diet will a meat locker, not extreme sports, just walking.
work if you can stick to it. That’s the catch, Period. But think for yourself.
though—sticking to it. Most people are look- The book offers several detailed plans for
ing for something they can do for some period exercising and eating depending on whether Almost any
of time (as short as possible of course), then go you have an iron will or you are normal. There
back to life and eating as usual. You need to have seems to be a lot of monitoring of vital statistics diet will
goals that inspire you and that you can stay with and weight and counting of carbs from day to work if you
permanently. Many diets are impossible to stay day. Perhaps that motivates some people when can stick
on because, while they may “work” in terms of they see even the tiniest increments of prog-
losing weight, they don’t work nutritionally. ress. I wouldn’t follow any of the plans exactly to it. That’s
The diet primarily promoted in this book is because, well, I think for myself. I have some the catch,
a low-carb diet. I’m pretty sure there is no one doubts about a few points in the book (like though—
diet that will work for everybody but this can drinking a lot of water just before eating) but I
and has worked for many. Where people usually think the thumb is UP for this book. sticking to it.
Review by Tim Boyd

NOURISHING SPACE WITHIN: ESSENTIALS OF SELF-CARE
by Alegra Hart, ND

I learned a new word from this book. If someone had asked me how my emunctories are, I wouldn’t have known
whether I was being insulted or should tell them to mind their own business or both. For those who are as unenlightened
as I am, emunctories are the major organs of elimination.
There is a section on food–what to eat, what not to eat and why. The section on exercise wisely recommends not
overdoing it. Other sections include sleep, hormones and emotions. This book is a good, compact (less than one hundred
pages) health reference which will help you avoid jamming up your emunctories. Thumbs UP. Review by Tim Boyd
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