Dr. Young maintains that there is only one disease and only one cure. The desease: too much acidity in the blood; the cure: alkalize. I have read all his books and have followed his advice for more than a year, and its transformed my life in many ways. I had some serious health challenges and spent years researching and consulting and have found nothing more powerful. I certainly recommend his books...BUT I do not recommend buying his products. Although his products are first class, Dr. Young insists on selling them in the most nauseating way possible...through Multi-Level Marketing. Shop around...there are equally good products on the market that are at least half the price and much easier to buy. 5 Stars for the books; 0 Stars for Dr. Young's sales practice (hence the 4 Stars).

Having waded through all 69 reviews, it's clear that people are either strongly in support of Dr. Young's approach to health and wellness (based on personal experience), or strongly against his ideas/theories. Really ... check it out ... you'll see either five stars or one star.

Interesting though ... if you read carefully, you'll notice that most of the critics and skeptics haven't even tried the program. Instead, they're focused on attacking Dr. Young, his lack of credentials, his lack of published papers, his "mumbo-jumbo" science, etc., etc.

But honestly, who cares? I don't care if he got his degree out of a CrackerJack box. Like most people, I want results that I can see and feel. And that's exactly what I'm experiencing as a result of two things that are the cornerstone to his program: eating more greens and super-hydrating.

No need to follow all the fancy diets, either. It can be as simple or as difficult as you want to make it. Bottom line to his program entails 3 things:
1. Super-hydrate the body by drinking plenty of water (4-5 liters a day)
2. Alkalize the body by eating foods high in alkalinity (and this is where people get stuck ... you don't have to eat like them and fix all those fancy meals ... simply increase the % of veggies at each meal).
3. Supergreens - if you can't get enough veggies, and most of us can't, then use the supplements or powder. I mean you really can't beat them - 49 different organic grasses, vegetables and sprouts; as well as 125 different vitamins, minerals and amino acids.

What does all this sound like? That's right ... grandma's recipe for "good health and longevity".

Again, skip the skeptics and try it for yourself. No doubt your body will thank you for it!

An acquaintence, who thought the recipes in Part III of the book looked healthy, ask me to review Parts I and II. Part I is the "science" and rationale for the alkaline diet, part II is his proper way to eat and the plan for implementing the diet.

When I read Part I. I was stunned by the naivety of what was written. Very few statements were scientifically valid and several "theories" about the origin of microorganisms and blood cells were based on disproven theories generated over a century ago.

The book describes Robert young as an internationally recognized authority and lecturer in microbiology and nutrition. Given the absolute absurdity of the scientific discussion, I was curious about the origin of his degrees. A website search indicates his M.S., DSc, Ph.D, and N.D. (Doctor of Naturopathy) were obtained from a correspondence school, the American Holistic College of Nutrition, Birmingham, AL, which is not accredited. That explains why they weren't mentioned in the book. A review of journals in the National Library of Medicine also indicates that Dr. Young has never published a science article in a peer-revieved scientific journal.

Young bases his 'theories' of alkaline nutrition on two investigators out of the late 19th century, Antoine Bechamp, and (later) Gunter Enderlein. Both believed that small structures could be seen in "living" blood and within red and white cells that, in conditions of dietary imbalance, especially with acidic foods, these structures could transform into bacteria, then yeast, then fungi, then molds; all of which has been disproven.

I have no doubt that Dr. Young believes all this because he has had no formal training in real science, and because he is probably making abundant money from his books and various instsitutes he and his wife have created.

Books of this type are based on pseudoscience and need to be read with an element of skepticism. It should be, after all, the author's burden to back his claims. Regretfully, this is not done in this type of book. Let me give two examples. First, his qualifications are not listed. A credible expert tells you where he or she was trained. Finally, when a statement is made that is not obvious, a notation is used to reference an article supporting the premise. In this book, we have only a list of references that can't be tied into the text. I looked up several of the references and at least half of them have no relevance to what he said. I think they were included for show.

Folks, we are constantly barraged with propaganda and half-truths. Since we have no laws to protect us from quackism, government propaganda, or advertising, we are going to have to do it ourselves. Let the buyer beware.

I have never been an overweight person, but I bought this book to help me adjust my diet so that I could rid myself of eczema and acne. I often forget that skin is an organ and thus needed to make certain adjustments in my diet to address those two skin conditions. This book helped me make some much needed changes to my diet, lifestyle, and how I look at food.

The author Dr. Young in his book has recommended to take Alkaline food and to avoid Coffee, tea and soda, He also advice us to take more vegetables in our daily diet. It is very difficult to follow this diet, if you follow this alkaline diet it will change your life style and keep you healthy.

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