Guest guest Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 I was all prepared to find all sorts of flaws with THE MAKER'S DIET, the new book by Jordan Rubin but I'm here to tell you: I LIKE IT! There is quite a bit of repetition from his former book " PATIENT, HEAL THYSELF " but that's not a huge problem, he brings it to us in a better, shinier and more complete package. I've given away my copy of the former book 3 TIMES now as I keep finding people who want or need it, so I can't access it today for comparison but plan to pick up another book soon. The first book was more crude in appearance and looked much more like the crypto-advertising book that it really is. If you only buy one, get this one. Both books will make numerous attempts to sell you the very products they happen to make and sell. But we know this, even Bob Dylan told us the truth, " everybody's gotta serve someone.... " MY friend Jerry Brunetti went to a lecture by Dr. Rubin, and tried to listen to his tapes as well, but he says it is pretty intense, a " fingernails-on-the-blackboard " experience for him, actually. The hyperkinetic, wild-eyed, evangelistic, hype-filled ravings of the typical MLM sales zealot. My friend liked the message a lot but wanted to kill the messenger. He was ready to pound the tape machine with a sledgehammer after about 5 minutes. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE BOOK: 1) His well-told personal story of enlightenment via Crohn's disease. 2) A good epidemological review of who are the world's healthiest people and who are not (us!). Includes major work from people like Weston A. Price and other discoverers. 3) His tongue-in-cheek 27 step plan for how to get sick. Example: Number 26 is " undergo a lot of surgery to 'remove unnecessary body parts' " . 4) Review of the modern nutritional advice as well as all the main types of diet plans such as vegan, raw foods, Atkins, blood type, and so on. Includes many of the myths that each of these programs are based upon. 5) Seven case histories of chronic illness with nutritional cures. 6) Lots of deep nutritional information and advice including a base very similar to what I am following through the Weston A. Price and Mercola programs. 7) Healing essential oils, medition, prayer, exercise, 14 biblical herbs to consider, and many other healing techniques. There are far fewer biblical quotes, mandates and pecadillos than I expected. 8) An actual eating plan for 40 days which is the best I've ever seen. Lots of latitude, lots of clarity, a well-thought out plan that actually invites you in. 9) The best Source Guide for natural foods and natural products you will ever see. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MINOR QUIBBLES: 1) He doesn't really flesh out how the keynote to his personal cure, the Homogenous Soil Organisms (e.g. dirt), fits into the bible, nor how he was sure it was the real reason he got better --other than timing-- (his father had already spent $150K on alternative cures, which one really cured him?). Here it is the big deal that possibly saved his life and there are only a few pages about it. Most people are completely unaware of HSOs. 2) I wish all this good information wasn't wrapped into the package of just one religion. I think Buddhists, Hindus, atheists, and Native Americans and even Unitarians could all be equally healed by this great information. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All this comes from my initial scan of the book and it now deserves a full re-read with note-taking and more exploration of all the side trips. I plan to do that. BOTTOM LINE: I say go buy several copies now. I think this is another one you will want to be giving as presents to people you love. It's possible that Dr. Rubin is onto something that will become even more popular than Atkins. I HOPE SO! I can't wait for the reports to come in from people who have done the " 40 day health experience " . Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2004 Report Share Posted May 16, 2004 Glad to hear you liked the book Will! This Christmas this is THE present we will be giving. I also thought is was one of the best health books I have read (except for the commercials throughout the book) and I have read my share! Shari The Good Book Sez..... > > I was all prepared to find all sorts of flaws with THE MAKER'S DIET, the new > book by Jordan Rubin but I'm here to tell you: I LIKE IT! There is quite a > bit of repetition from his former book " PATIENT, HEAL THYSELF " but that's > not a huge problem, he brings it to us in a better, shinier and more complete > package. > > I've given away my copy of the former book 3 TIMES now as I keep finding > people who want or need it, so I can't access it today for comparison but plan > to pick up another book soon. The first book was more crude in appearance > and looked much more like the crypto-advertising book that it really is. If you > only buy one, get this one. Both books will make numerous attempts to sell > you the very products they happen to make and sell. But we know this, even > Bob Dylan told us the truth, " everybody's gotta serve someone.... " > > MY friend Jerry Brunetti went to a lecture by Dr. Rubin, and tried to listen to > his tapes as well, but he says it is pretty intense, a > " fingernails-on-the-blackboard " experience for him, actually. The hyperkinetic, > wild-eyed, evangelistic, hype-filled ravings of the typical MLM sales zealot. My > friend liked the message a lot but wanted to kill the messenger. He was ready > to pound the tape machine with a > sledgehammer after about 5 minutes. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE BOOK: > > 1) His well-told personal story of enlightenment via Crohn's disease. > > 2) A good epidemological review of who are the world's healthiest people and > who are not (us!). Includes major work from people like Weston A. Price and > other discoverers. > > 3) His tongue-in-cheek 27 step plan for how to get sick. Example: Number 26 > is " undergo a lot of surgery to 'remove unnecessary body parts' " . > > 4) Review of the modern nutritional advice as well as all the main types of diet > plans such as vegan, raw foods, Atkins, blood type, and so on. Includes > many of the myths that each of these programs are based upon. > > 5) Seven case histories of chronic illness with nutritional cures. > > 6) Lots of deep nutritional information and advice including a base very > similar to what I am following through the Weston A. Price and Mercola > programs. > > 7) Healing essential oils, medition, prayer, exercise, 14 biblical herbs to > consider, and many other healing techniques. There are far fewer biblical > quotes, mandates and pecadillos than I expected. > > 8) An actual eating plan for 40 days which is the best I've ever seen. Lots of > latitude, lots of clarity, a well-thought out plan that actually invites you in. > > 9) The best Source Guide for natural foods and natural products you will ever > see. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > MINOR QUIBBLES: > > 1) He doesn't really flesh out how the keynote to his personal cure, the > Homogenous Soil Organisms (e.g. dirt), fits into the bible, nor how he was > sure it was the real reason he got better --other than timing-- (his father had > already spent $150K on alternative cures, which one really cured him?). Here > it is the big deal that possibly saved his life and there are only a few pages > about it. Most people are completely unaware of HSOs. > > 2) I wish all this good information wasn't wrapped into the package of just one > religion. I think Buddhists, Hindus, atheists, and Native Americans and even > Unitarians could all be equally healed by this great information. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > All this comes from my initial scan of the book and it now deserves a full > re-read with note-taking and more exploration of all the side trips. I plan to > do that. > > BOTTOM LINE: I say go buy several copies now. I think this is another one > you will want to be giving as presents to people you love. It's possible that > Dr. Rubin is onto something that will become even more popular than Atkins. I > HOPE SO! I can't wait for the reports to come in from people who have done > the " 40 day health experience " . > > Will > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2004 Report Share Posted May 16, 2004 I got one scathing e-mail from a friend blasting me for promoting Rubin's books. He says that many small health food stores in his area are boycotting Rubin's products because they find his marketing blitz and book promos offensive. He told me that Rubin's line of products are only sold to stores at discount if they buy the whole line. He called Rubin " Est for the pill-popper set " . Ha ha. It all sounded like sour grapes to me. They said they were " offended by the title " (how could you be offended? I can see not liking it, but...) so I don't know. This friend is a biodynamic farmer and his whole crowd are pretty much purists and bad-mouthers of almost everything that isn't them. I took it as such. I replied that Rubin is marketing to big stores and perhaps will expand the pie, not make it smaller. I get tired of whiners, nay-sayers and people who have this POVERTY mentality that someone is going to " get theirs " . Probably 99% of Americans never buy anything natural or organic anyway. If Rubin can whittle that number down, sell them some natural stuff, we are all better off. Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2004 Report Share Posted May 16, 2004 > This friend is a biodynamic farmer and his whole crowd are pretty > much purists and bad-mouthers of almost everything that isn't them. Huh. I'm a biodynamic gardener, but I'm sure not a purist about anything. I hope I can avoid this guy. I had the impression the Biodynamics folks were more easygoing than that. Takes all kinds, I guess. ~Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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