Joel Fuhrman - Eat To Live

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diet books and remedies have created a complex and contradictory

array of choices for those who are desperate to lose weight. With the

publication of Dr. Joel Fuhrman's book, outlining a perfectly rational,

straightforward, and sustainable diet, I believe we are witnessing a

medical breakthrough. If you give this diet your complete commit-

ment, there is no question in my mind that it will work for you.

In creating this plan. Dr. Fuhrman, a world expert in nutrition

and obesity research, has gone beyond the dietary guidelines set up

by the National Institutes of Health and the American Heart Associ-

ation. Importantly, Eat to Live takes these nationally endorsed stan-

dards a quantum step further. Whereas conventional standards are

designed for mass consumption and offer modest adjustments to our

present eating habits, Dr. Fuhrman's recommendations are designed

for those seeking breakthrough results. I have referred my patients

to Dr. Fuhrman and have seen firsthand how his powerful methods

excite and motivate people, and have witnessed wonderful results

for both weight reduction and health restoration.

I am a cardiovascular surgeon infatuated with the challenge and

promise of "high-tech" medicine and surgery. Nonetheless, I have

become convinced that the most overlooked tool in our medical ar-

senal is harnessing the body's own ability to heal through nutritional

excellence.

Dr. Fuhrman is doctor as teacher; he makes applying nutritional

science to our own lives easy to learn, compelling, practical, and fun.

His own common sense and his scientifically supported solutions to

many diet-induced ailments will enable many readers to achieve un-

expected degrees of wellness quickly and easily. He reminds us that

not all fats or carbohydrates are good or bad and that animal proteins

catalyze many detrimental side effects to our health. He pushes us to

avoid processed foods and to seek the rich nutrients and phytochem-

icals available in fresh foods. Finally, he offers a meal plan that is

tasty and easy to follow. However, make no mistake, the information

you will find in this book will challenge you; the scientific evidence he

cites will make it harder for you to ignore the long-term impact of the

typical American diet. Indeed, it is a wake-up call for all of us to make

significant changes in our lives. Now is the time to put this informa-

tion into action to bring optimal health to all Americans. Go for it!

Mehmet C. Oz, M.D.

Director, Cardiovascular Institute

Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center