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by: Jordan Rubin. N.M.D., Joseph Brasco
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.306
EAN: 9780758202826
ISBN: 0758202822
Label: Kensington
Manufacturer: Kensington
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: May 01, 2003
Publisher: Kensington
Sales Rank: 28362
Studio: Kensington
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Pocket-sized consumer text offers hope for those who are suffering from digestive disorders. Discusses common current treatments that do not work. Provides easy-to-understand information about the major reasons digestive systems revolt against modern dietary practices and step-by-step instructions on how to address gastrointestinal problems. Softcover.
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Rating:  - Excellent Health Information!
A good health resource covering an array of suggestions to help improve your health and quality of life.
Rating: - Jordin Rubin Saved My Life
In 1991, at age 33, I was diagnosed by a Board-Certified Gastroenterologist as having severe Crohns/Colitis, which affected my entire large intestine and the beginning of my small intestine. At 5'9" I weighed 103 lbs. Without going into great detail, upon colonoscopy, this same Board-Certified Gastroenterologist said that mine was one of the worst cases he had seen. My diet, which had been extensive throughout my entire lifetime, was now reduced to four foods. Not four food GROUPS, but four actual ... Read More
Rating: - Read the book instead of just criticize it
I have noted that several reviewers had issues with the author but didn't actually review the book. My wife has IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) and other gastrointestinal problems. She developed the problems after going through gastric bypass surgery several years ago. She has seen several doctors, but it wasn't until my daughter (who works at a health food store - The Vitamin Shoppe) suggested that we read this book and follow the guidelines set in it, that is when things changed.
The book ... Read More
Rating:  - Not to be trusted
As i've done more due diligence I've found that Rubin is a marketer who has been far from above board in shamelessly promoting products with dubious health benefits. Whether he actually recovered from his terrible illness eating soil only he can say for sure. What is certain is that the 'studies' he references are paid for by Garden of Life and are not peer reviewed. It also seems he paid for his PhD from some sort of a degree mill.
Rating: - A Great Educational Guide to Gut Health
I originally read this book a few years ago and I felt it did a great job in educating the reader about appropriate ways to restore and maintain optimal digestive health. It is very easy to understand and provides the reader with empowering knowledge about probiotics and many other factors that promote gut health. If you follow the tenets outlined in Rubin's work, you'll never have another digestive disturbance again! This is very significant seeing as 80% of all Americans experience digestive trouble regularly. ... Read More
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