Deb Voiles

Most Important Non-Fiction Book I’ve Read

Revisado: 10-19-24

Everyone needs to read this book. It provides a precise explanation of what is wrong with traditional medicine and what we can do - should do - to take control of our own health. Hopeful and actionable on multiple levels.

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Packed full of good stuff

Revisado: 07-27-23

While I don’t agree 100% with his point of view on everything, almost all of this book is valuable, actionable information.

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Nothing here

Revisado: 07-27-23

The worthwhile content is only enough for a blog post. Didn’t learn anything new. Kept hoping for something useful. I just wanted the promised exercises.

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Maybe the best nutrition book I’ve read!

Revisado: 05-10-23

Chuck full of actionable knowledge. Lustig sews it all together in a way we lay people can understand. This book should be required reading in high school. Would prolong lives, and more importantly, improve life by helping people live much healthier lives.

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Thoroughly entertaining

Revisado: 02-10-23

I wondered if I'd be able to suspend belief and enjoy a book with an octopus as a main character. The answer is, yes, absolutely. This book kept me totally entertained. Well written characters. Van Pelt made me care about all of them, and now, 24 hours after I finished it, I keep thinking about the characters, and I'm still sad that it's over.

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Nothing likable.

Revisado: 01-28-23

Listened for 34 minutes. So far, nothing likable. Horrible family, but he seems proud.
I want those 34 minutes back. Can’t figure out all those great reviews. Not for me.
Not a fan of pugilists. Disgusting behavior. Maybe it gets better. I’m not investing any more time.

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Nothing new.

Revisado: 10-26-22

I'm several hours into this, and so far, have learned nothing new. If you've read David Sinclair's book and listened to various anti-aging podcasts, you won't learn anything here. My main gripe is that he's projecting the future but providing zero actionable content. I'm returning it.

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most of this is not even connected to the vagus nerve. I am returning the book.

Revisado: 10-14-22

I’m shocked at how information about the vagus nerve is in this book. Happens a lot that people have really good information but it’s not enough for a book; so, they add a bunch of other tangentially or totally unrelated information. It may be good information, but it’s not what I bought the book for. How to lose weight. How to eat to reduce inflammation. How to sleep better. I already know that information from other books, and, it is wasting time my I wanted to learn about the vagus nerve.
Whole chapters don’t even mention it. I am returning the book.

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Outdated. Flat out old, disproved information.

Revisado: 06-06-22

As soon as he referenced The China Study, I knew he was not relying on good research. Most people discounted that study, years ago. Just google "Problems with China Study."
He insists fish oil supplements have no value. Whaaaat? Listen to the latest experts and read the up to date research in 2022. I haven't heard any experts that would agree with him. They emphatically encourage supplementing with fish oil. The only debate is how much to take.
I almost didn't buy this when I saw it was published in 2015, but it said it was updated. Well, maybe in 2017, but I listen to podcasts and read books about anti-aging all the time, and this is outdated 2015 info.
He's right that improved diet can be huge, but don't we all know that? Stop eating processed foods and sugar, and you'll always dramatically improve health. And to out of hand just condemn all meat without even discussing organic grass fed and then to also discourage dairy and eggs??? I just couldn't continue. Returned it.

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Too much sadness for me

Revisado: 07-28-20

I wanted to listen because I felt I would learn about the culture, and to an extent it was fascinating. Even though I knew it was fiction, I had read that See does her research, and that it is educational in that sense. Sadly, though, I had to stop reading it. Too heart-wrenching. When the main character was forced to make a 'Sophie's Choice,' that was it.

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