5 Responses

1. Ken Williams

   2010 Jul 21 1

   Sorry i have not reviewed this book as it was a gift

   Regards
   
   Ken
   Rating: 1 / 5

2. Joanne M. Pakron

   2010 Jul 21 2

   This book runs down the most popular natural supplements for weightloss and tries to back up claims for each with results from various scientific studies. The most underwhleming part of this book is the way it tauts something on one page as causing lots of weightloss, and the next, you find out that after an 8 week trial, average weightloss was 3-6 pounds. Well wippity doo, you can get results like that from just cutting out 500 calories a day and exercising. The author is honest at least about when studies contradict each other and makes no absolutist claims about any of the supplements. Some of the supplements are quite expensive. I am trying several right now: Green tea extract, Hoodia, Cinnamon, and fiber. Only the fiber seems to have any appetite blunting effect. There is some good info here, just dont expect to find one thing that will magically make you lose weight. It wont be 1 or 2 tricks that leads to weightloss, but the combination of good food, moderate portions, exercise, and 10 or more tricks.
   Rating: 3 / 5

3. D. Baier

   2010 Jul 21 3

   The book is easy to read and easy to find specific information it was quite informative and was well worth the used price I paid for it.
   Rating: 3 / 5

4. William L. Lehmann

   2010 Jul 22 4

   Great book – for semi-intelligent readers. This guy is GOOD! In fact, it was so good I bought another copy, sent it to my daughter, and we will get on the phone for an hour to read it together and decide what we want to do.

   I get zillions of ideas on losing weight, forget them, and hope this one works. My daughter has lost 20 # on the “TUMS” diet, and now we will add the “Green Tea with Caffeine” route.

   And Amazon got it to us in time!
   Rating: 5 / 5

5. Kenneth E. Bevil

   2010 Jul 22 5

   This book brings together many studies and, tells you which products work. How they work. And most importantly: How and when to use them. I ordered it for my mother, and after skimming through the first 2 chapters: I ordered 3 more copies to give to others that could use it.
   Rating: 4 / 5