Review by CNWaweru -- Health Tips, Myths, and Tricks

CNWaweru · Post by **CNWaweru** » 29 Jan 2018, 05:02

[Following is a volunteer review of "Health Tips, Myths, and Tricks" by Morton E Tavel, MD.]

4 out of 4 stars

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HEALTH TIPS, MYTHS AND TRICKS: A Physician's Advice
Author: Morton E. Tavel, MD

This is a work of nonfiction on health, medicine and general lifestyle habits that affect our wellbeing. The book contains three sections. The first contains tips, the second has myths and the last exposes tricks that are played by medical "authorities" on people. In the first section, Morton, the author, gives tips on what to eat to maintain our health and prevent diseases. He has dedicated chapters to specific foods and ingredients that are common in today's society yet people do not take advantage of their nutritional value. He also mentions a few ingredients used in preparing most dishes that should be avoided.

In the second section, myths, he discusses myths that hinder people from benefiting from foods that are not dangerous at all. Throughout the last section, the author exposes agencies and individuals who manipulate people to buy unnecessary medical products because they advertise for certain brands. The author provides reliable ways of recognizing people from whom we should take medical advice and the reasons why.

What I liked most about this book is that it is mostly fact-based. The author has referred to very many credible research projects. The projects are carried out by certified and trusted agencies. However, at one point, the author mentioned that The Food and Drug Administration is understaffed and not well funded. He has used results from this administration countless times throughout the book. This confused me a bit.

The author has also used both the metric and the English systems of measurements which makes it easier for more people to relate and understand the measurements. In addition to this, the author even uses common measurements like teaspoons, tablespoons and glasses. The author compares whatever levels of an ingredient in products he mentions, to the prescribed amount by the government. This gives the reader an impartial reference source of what is right.

The author has given his own opinions on certain issues. I found this to be helpful with the controversial products or those that involved being taken in specific amounts for different people. Some decisions are not easy to make. His opinion, therefore, enables the reader to formulate a safe approach to using the product.

Though the author mentions that one can skim through the parts of the book they find important, I was unable to do this. The whole book, from the first word to the last, literally, has important content that I believe most people have long been curious to learn. The facts and the simple examples kept my eyes glued to the text until the end. Thus, I would give it a 4 out of 4 stars rating. The editing of the book was decent too.

I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in sorting the facts from the myths regarding maintaining a healthy lifestyle. It is never too soon to be healthy.

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kdstrack · Post by **kdstrack** » 08 Feb 2018, 09:37

Nice review of this book. I wondered, too, about the conflicting comments about the FDA. This book is a wealth of health information. Great job.

Connie Otwani · Post by **Connie Otwani** » 08 Feb 2018, 15:24

Sorting the facts from the myths regarding maintaining a healthy lifestyle? I like that!! Thanks for the great review.

EvaDar · Post by **EvaDar** » 09 Feb 2018, 16:20

CNWaweru wrote: ↑29 Jan 2018, 05:02 Though the author mentions that one can skim through the parts of the book they find important, I was unable to do this. The whole book, from the first word to the last, literally, has important content that I believe most people have long been curious to learn. The facts and the simple examples kept my eyes glued to the text until the end. Thus, I would give it a 4 out of 4 stars rating. The editing of the book was decent too.

Thanks for the good review. I agree that the book highlighted important facts about health and health marketing. I felt the author's wholesale condemnation of alternative medicine was very out of touch with contemporary views about medicine. So, I didn't like it quite as much as you did. But, I appreciated many aspects of the book. Check out my review if you like. Thanks.