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 enlarge | Author: T. S. Wiley
Creator: Bent Formby
Publisher: Atria
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  76 reviews
Sales Rank: 23636
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.3 x 1.1
ISBN: 0671038680
Dewey Decimal Number: 613
EAN: 9780671038687
ASIN: 0671038680
Publication Date: February 27, 2001
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Condition: Book is in superb condition. Some minor shelf wear to covers, otherwise in excellent shape. HALF.
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 AMAZING! November 12, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book will simply blow your mind...it makes total sense why we are like we are today! So simple, yet none of this will you ever hear from your Doctor..you know that little nagging voice in your head that tells you when something is just not quite right..and your Doctor wants to write you a prescription for some pill that you know will only mask what you are feeling? Then you get home and think "who will listen to me?"
Well here are your answers! A book you will "devour"....because page after page screams the truth at you!! Your "gut" knew this stuff all along, but your Doctor didn't. I had been praying for answers and I felt led to this book. Thank God for this brilliant author..
Writing style is a matter of taste April 12, 2007
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I agree with those reviewers who point out the many positive, scientific aspects of this book. It's an important read for anyone interested in the epidemic of adult-onset diabetes and obesity in America, as well as for those generally interested in health, longevity, evolution of the human species, etc.
I part ways with those who complain about T. S. Wiley's writing style. I found it amusing and accessible, whereas most books covering this sort of topic with so many footnotes would tend to put one to sleep within a few pages. If one is total stickler for scientific accuracy and lack of opinion in such writing, stick to reading juried science journals, I guess. This is a popular press, general public book and the writing is on target for that population. It makes the book easy to read and entertaining, allowing even the average Joe and Jane to burn through the pages and still understand everything.
As someone with a solid science and engineering background, the glossed over bits didn't detract from the essential message at all in my opinion. But this is really no argument against others' opinions, either. Writing style is greatly a matter of personal taste. Some people will always like or dislike a particular author's style. I believe this book is important enough to ignore any such agreements to disagree on the subject of style.
 Lights Out: Great information, bad presentation. February 19, 2007
6 out of 13 found this review helpful
The general premise of the book (get more sleep, eat less carbs, follow our internal circadian rhythms) is sound, backed by scientific proof. However, T.S. Wiley is prone to making large jumps in logic. For instance, she writes about vegetarians slowly killing themselves by not eating enough protein. What about the slowly growing body of evidence that vegetarian lifestyles can prevent heart disease, Alzheimer's, and other ailments?
Wiley is also very adamant that we have not had enough time to adapt to the introduction of a grain/farming lifestyle, explaining that the only reasons our ancestors survived was due to the amount of energy that was required to farm. Again - what about the theories that certain blood types evolved precisely because of the new agrarian lifestyle? Many cultures still exist on a primarily grain diet, and have low incidences of heart disease, diabetes, etc.
Another large jump is her lack of explanation for our increased life-spans since Paleolithic times; not sure that just "introduction of anti-biotics" covers it.
Other readers have already mentioned wrinting style, so I will only add that the small "soundbites" scattered between practically every paragraph served only to annoy after the first twenty or so pages.
Having read a lot of diet/exersice and also mind/body books, let me give a few last words of advice to Wiley and Co.:
1. Readers want to see the "true-life" stories. Where are the stories of people who have heeded this advice and went on to kick cancer, battle obesity, overcome diabetes, etc.?
2. Skip the overly scientific analysis. The basic message could be distilled into 2 chapters, to be augmented with optional plans for change.
3. Give personal testimony about how these methods have changed your life.
4. I realize that this would have to be a more expanded book to account for the above, but there are about three chapters in the middle that could be removed to make room!
ANOTHER PARADIGM SHIFT October 3, 2006
17 out of 21 found this review helpful
I stumbled across this book a few months ago and it opened my eyes to the obvious. We need to sleep more! And in total darkness! Almost every ailment I have suffered from I can attribute to lack of sleep and/or stress. But the modern paradigm says "change your diet," which I did by eating organic real foods ( including grass fed beef,chicken, and the demonized raw milk ).Apparently, that isn't good enough (and I should have known better). I've always questioned authority and to learn ( by reading this book) that most health concerns have been translated into "for profit" solutions does not surprise me in the least.
And to all of you health conscious runners out there - you'll be shocked to learn that you're training your body to be prey by filling your body up with the over production of cortisol (stress) which leads to heart issues ( Remember Frank Shorter).
Vegetarians beware - eating vegetables all year long keeps your body in "summer mode" which makes it insulin resistant. This is shown to be the reason for weight gain because your body thinks winter is coming. Winter being the months of little food over the ages. Extended insulin resistance reduces the immune defenses which lead to disease.
Remember, life is a mystery. Enjoy it! Never trust anything until you research it. Read this book at least two to three times. Its chuckfull of scientific information that's worth the time invested.
And on a political standpoint - support peace and the Constitution. Research 9/11, the Federal Reserve, the IRS, the North American Union proposals,etc.,etc.,etc....
 Wish I'd seen this years ago. July 29, 2006
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
The concept of this book is simple - Get enough sleep. It is not an easy read, but I wish it had been available to me when I was much younger and could have applied the knowledge back then. I spent much of my life avoiding sleep and staying up until all hours. This book does go into excruciating detail to support the theory, and I have already begun shutting off the lights to go to sleep. I would recommend it for the concepts it presents, but literally one third of the pages are footnotes!
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