Beating Cancer with Nutrition, book with CD
by Patrick Quillin
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Book Reviews of Beating Cancer with Nutrition, book with CD
Book Review: Says nothing new, repetitive and poorly written
Summary: 2 Stars
I had high expectations from this book given excellent customer reviews on Amazon. However, the book falls short on several counts.
1. There is nothing in this book that you can not already find on the internet easily. All the herbs, fruits, vegetables, nuts, yogurt, lean meats, low fat diet, mentioned in the book can be found on any nutrition website, in fact even [...] website lists these items with their "purposed benefits"!
2. I have only read the first 2 chapters and glanced thru the rest of the book. Within the first 2 chapters and at least in a few other places, the author repeats some favorite sentences like "No one gets cancer from a lack of Adriamycin", "Nearly lethal doses of chemo, radiation and surgery", "To cure cancer, drink a bottle of arsenic, it will kill the cancer and kill you...", etc.
3. Every chapter and every paragraph tries to debunk medicine and sell nutrition. Get real dude!
4. The book's basic premise is that medical science offers treatments to "debulk the tumor from your body" and you need to create a supportive ecosystem within the body to prevent the disease from coming back. The premise sounds right but the anecdotes of people stopping medical treatment and improving their condition with nutrition based is misleading and may cause people to stop treatment.
This book goes back tomorrow to Amazon!
Book Review: Caution! Believing in this book may be hazardous to your health.
Summary: 1 Stars
I am a recent cancer survivor having just gone into remission for Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Getting diagnosed was devastating and I, like most people, searched for answers in alternative medicine (in addition to chemotherapy). I liked the hypothesis put forth in this book: you can protect your body from the effects of chemo, and also add to the tumor-killing power of it with proper nutrition. Very appealing and empowering to someone looking for control in a helpless situation.
I told my granola-eating doctors in NYC about this book thinking they would encourage refining my nutrition. However, they STRONGLY discouraged me on the grounds that vitamins and supplements might actually be detrimental to the effects of chemo and strengthen cancer cells. They just don't know at this point. If world-renowned oncologists don't know, the author of this book certainly doesn't know either.
This book makes dangerous claims to desperate people while hyping itself with bogus case studies at the end of every chapter. At one point, the author promotes the use of a substance called hydrazine sulfate to kill cancer which has recently been linked to kidney failure. Oops.
Do yourself a favor and pass on this book and its cherry-picked examples of flawed science. Having cancer sucks, but taking this guy's advice may do you more harm than good.
Book Review: Life changing book
Summary: 5 Stars
I read Beating Cancer With Nutrition in an attempt to help one of my sisters who has cancer. I beleive that the content if followed will improve my sister's condition greatly. Who would have guessed that sugar feeds cancer and that many cancer patients die of lack of nutrition. Just a few tid bits from the book.
I personally have made life changes since reading this book. I thought I was eating pretty healthy - I learned I have plenty of room for improvement in what I choose to eat. The knowledge in this book should be taught in all schools in the USA. I feel we would be a much healthier country if we as a nation followed P. Quillin's knowledge in the area of nutrition. While reading this book I decided to thrive not just exist. I am not sick that I know of but am looking forward to an even healthier and more energic life by following P. Quillin's knowledge in the area of nutrition. This book also includes many simple and yummy recipes made from regular everyday good foods.
I find this book to be an excellent source for learning about cancer and how to manage/defeat it. I see now how necessary the correct nutrition is in the fight against cancer for my sister. Chemo is only part of the solution.
I also find this book to be an excellent source for every day nutrition for everyone who wants to thrive in this life.
Book Review: Liked it so much to translate it to Croatian language
Summary: 5 Stars
First, I want to tell you all that I valued this book so high that I decided do translate it and publish in Croatian language (my native). And I am not in publishing business or doing it for selling profit. This effort started year ago and I hope it will be on shelves shortly (Croatian title will be "Rak pobijedite prehranom"). Also, I want to thank Dr. Quillin for giving me his approval.
I got interested in subject of nutrition in treatment of cancer indirectly and have started reading different information sources on the subject. Information in this book is consistent with many other sources. What makes this book special is quality, quantity and density of information presented for layman reader to understand, believe and follow. It is 400 page book written by the PhD MD whose life-time profession is exactly of that topic.
If you think I am beating my drum giving this book 5 star review, just read the reviews. Read those personal testimonies on life-death situations, choose option "Newest First" instead of "Most Helpful First", and see average experience people have with it. In this light my review kind-of don't deserve to be listed.
I can also recommend another book "Anticancer, A New Way of Life, New Edition" by David Servan-Schreiber (someone translated this one to Croatian language and it is available to buy).
Book Review: Outstanding Nutrition Education for Cancer patients and the Healthy Individuals!
Summary: 5 Stars
Dr. Quillin's book was an eye opening and educational experience in nutrition. I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in July 2007. It was difficult in deciding where to start and Beating Cancer with Nutrition was where I started. The Audio CD is a easy high point overview but one must read the book from cover to cover to get all the fine detail. The book help me understand the basic fundamental of good nutrition. I learned so much about ingredients and what to avoid when purchasing processed food. Dr. Quillin mentioned many things that are unhealthy for our bodies and how the bodies cannot process man made chemicals, preservatives and substitutes. The useful receipes are used in some of our meals and I keep the book close by the kitchen for reference. The whole family eat healthy now that we've acquired the valuable knowledge.
During my journey to remission, use the nutrition philosphy written and spoken (Audio CD) by Dr. Quillin and still practice them today in a healthier diet. I'm CANCER FREE three years later, well informed on nutrition and will practice what I've learned forever.
I recommend Dr. Patrick Quillin's book for everyone who is assisting a cancer patient in their journey to remission as well as for those who would like a better insight to healthier nutrition.