The Great Physician's Rx for Health and Wellness
by Jordan Rubin
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Author: Jordan RubinEdition: Hardcover
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Published: 2006-01-03
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Book Reviews of The Great Physician's Rx for Health and Wellness
Book Review: Very Readable, Less Than Perfect Content.
Summary: 3 Stars
I was surprised at how readable this was. I anticipated a very dry presentation, but was pleasantly surprised. I was so surprised, in fact, that I read the whole book in less than 48 hours. I could not put this book down. (Keep in mind though that the last 1/3 of the book is filled with recipes and references, etc.)
In spite of enjoying this book, I think that the section on functional fitness could be greatly improved upon. It's great for someone like my mother who does great if she can walk for 15 minutes at a time, but I think it is much too elementary for anyone who has even a remote resemblance of an exercise program already in use. Like I said, it would be great to start with but it doesn't tell you where to go from there.
I also think that some of what he promotes is a little unjustified scientifically and I would like to see more backup before I would accept his ideas. For example; he recommends against eating pigs because of the dietary laws that God gave the Israelites and then proceeds to tell a story about a farmer that stacked 10 pigs in wire crates, only feeding the one on top and letting the ones below him eat the dung that dropped down. They all survived. That's all well and good, and while I wouldn't want to eat those particular pigs, pigs are not generally raised in situations even remotely like that. Pigs, when given the opportunity, are very picky about keeping their toileting area separate (on the opposite side of the pen in my experience) from their feeding area. Just because it is possible for pigs to survive in less than ideal situations doesn't make it favorable for them to do so, nor does it make them any less edible. To summarize, don't eat pigs because 1) God said so, 2) Something about toxicity (that again he didn't backup) and, 3) They can survive in crappy situations.
Oh, and you're not supposed to eat rabbits either. This with no explanation except the ever present "because God said so."
While abiding by God's original dietary laws may very well be the optimal choice for health, I would personally like to see some other support of this plan besides the book of Leviticus.
There are a couple other things that he brought up that I would beg for more evidence of than was presented, but that being said it was definitely a worthwhile read.
Summary of The Great Physician's Rx for Health and Wellness
At 19 years old, Jordan Rubin was a healthy 6'1" and 180 pounds. Shockingly, his weight fell to just 104 lbs. in a matter of months. His immune system was at an all-time low, as he suffered from Crohn's disease, food allergies, anemia, fibromyalgia, intestinal parasites, and a host of other conditions. After seeing over 70 health professionals, using both conventional and alternative medicines, Rubin was sent home in a wheelchair to die. But his story didn't end there. Through determination and a powerful faith in God, Rubin refused to give in to disease. Instead, he educated himself on natural health (eventually becoming a doctor of naturopathic medicine), and applied its principles. Now, ten years later, Rubin is fully recovered-and he desires to share the keys to his own good health. These keys aren't just for the disease-ridden; they are for anyone desiring to live an abundant life of health and wellness.Health, Mind & Body Books
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