Review by MsDree -- Tips, Myths and Rips: A Physician's ...
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[Following is a volunteer review of "Tips, Myths and Rips: A Physician's Advice" by Morton E.Tavel.]
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The book was divided into three sections where each chapter contained different topics. The first section addresses matters such as risks and benefits of consumable food, i.e. chocolate, green tea, coffee, red meat, etc., risk of high sodium intake, arsenic, and mercury in food, and more. The author also provides advice on steps to cure cold and nasal allergy, back pains, sleep routines, and importance of exercising. The second section discussed on irrational fears and conspiracy theory in health. Most of these irrational fears were wildly spread by media mass especially on vaccination, Genetically Modified (GM) foods, Allergens, and more. The third section in my opinion is the interesting part as Dr. Tavel provides his insight on popular issues such as ‘snake oil’ products, detoxifying, chiropractor, and more.
In my reading, I noticed that most of the time Dr. Tavel uses detailed research and findings in order to strengthen his points on each topic. He also gave sound medical advises on specific issues that have limited data and research. These would help readers to be alerted on scam products as well as easing some irrational fears and myths believed by the society. Even though some issues had limited research and data, it is understandable because the studies on these issues would take longer time to be completed. As I read through the book, I was interested in the ‘snake oil' products that the author had discussed. Dr. Tavel had included four points that could serve as red flags for buyers to avoid useless scam products that rip-off consumers' money. I found these four points were helpful in determining whether the health products in the market were reliable. He also warned consumers not too trusting on products advertised by media mass. The readers were warned to not fully trust conspiracy theories spreading in the social media. I agree with most advises given by Dr. Tavel as it was rational. This book had opened my eyes on many health issues and conspiracies that I was not aware of.
I was able to navigate easily in the pages of this book because the book was properly and professionally formatted. There is no legal words used by Dr. Tavel which I found reading this book entertaining. However, I found a few insignificant mistakes in the book such as the punctuation mark in two chapters, as well as the word ‘(udder?) after 'utter' that appears in chapter 45 that I suppose was undetected during editing process.
I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. Even though there were some mistakes, it was insignificant and did not distract me from enjoying this book. I would recommend this book to anyone who wishes to gain more knowledge on health.
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The book was divided into three sections where each chapter contained different topics. The first section addresses matters such as risks and benefits of consumable food, i.e. chocolate, green tea, coffee, red meat, etc., risk of high sodium intake, arsenic, and mercury in food, and more. The author also provides advice on steps to cure cold and nasal allergy, back pains, sleep routines, and importance of exercising. The second section discussed on irrational fears and conspiracy theory in health. Most of these irrational fears were wildly spread by media mass especially on vaccination, Genetically Modified (GM) foods, Allergens, and more. The third section in my opinion is the interesting part as Dr. Tavel provides his insight on popular issues such as ‘snake oil’ products, detoxifying, chiropractor, and more.
In my reading, I noticed that most of the time Dr. Tavel uses detailed research and findings in order to strengthen his points on each topic. He also gave sound medical advises on specific issues that have limited data and research. These would help readers to be alerted on scam products as well as easing some irrational fears and myths believed by the society. Even though some issues had limited research and data, it is understandable because the studies on these issues would take longer time to be completed. As I read through the book, I was interested in the ‘snake oil' products that the author had discussed. Dr. Tavel had included four points that could serve as red flags for buyers to avoid useless scam products that rip-off consumers' money. I found these four points were helpful in determining whether the health products in the market were reliable. He also warned consumers not too trusting on products advertised by media mass. The readers were warned to not fully trust conspiracy theories spreading in the social media. I agree with most advises given by Dr. Tavel as it was rational. This book had opened my eyes on many health issues and conspiracies that I was not aware of.
I was able to navigate easily in the pages of this book because the book was properly and professionally formatted. There is no legal words used by Dr. Tavel which I found reading this book entertaining. However, I found a few insignificant mistakes in the book such as the punctuation mark in two chapters, as well as the word ‘(udder?) after 'utter' that appears in chapter 45 that I suppose was undetected during editing process.
I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. Even though there were some mistakes, it was insignificant and did not distract me from enjoying this book. I would recommend this book to anyone who wishes to gain more knowledge on health.
******
Tips, Myths and Rips: A Physician's Advice
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