Fit for Life

Enjoyable read

This was so the right choice for me to make. My digestive system, and how food can either make or break my skin, mood and energy levels throughout the day, has always been a mystery to me. That is, until I found this book. Did you know your digestive system goes through three main cycles a day? I didn't! It turns out I was eating too late in the day, and starting off with foods that were too heavy for that cycle, which meant I was stressing my system out and making it do things at a time when it should have been doing something else. Now that I'm following the natural cycle of my system I'm seeing a big improvement in my PMSD (hormones - yuck!), my skin, weight, vitality, and energy. I feel more positive and in control of food, and when I eat. Thanks to this book, I know to begin my day with melon, then lots of fruit and veggies up until noon when my system begins the next cycle. When I do this, my body enjoys a natural cycle and I never suffer with constipation! If I don't follow it (and I didn't for a few days because of an extended family celebration), it hits me like a ton of bricks - I feel sluggish, constipated, moody, and tearful. Life is too short for that! If you want to understand how food and eating times can enhance your body's cycle, buy this book. You can get a used copy for next to nothing.

A very basic book which explains concepts really clearly. I wasn't so keen on the recipes section, but the general guidelines of when to eat, what to eat and how long to leave between meals really helped me understand why I so often woke with headaches and nausea, allowing me to almost cure that - it is all to do with food not being able to digest properly because of bad combinations which lead to the fermentation of carbohydrates and the putrefaction of protein. It also explains the importance of keeping an alkaline balance of foods.

I read this years ago and recently bought it again because I was editing a friend's book on using living foods. It certainly was one of the first to promote using living foods more within one's lifestyle. It was also the book that educated me about fluoride. I have enjoyed revisiting this book and I am glad I have it in my library again.

I if you frustrated with your efforts to loose weight fed up with diets that don't work this book is for you

Although this book was an enjoyable read, I personally don't believe in a lot of it as it comes across as outdated pseudo science to me, the whole idea of food combining is what this book is based on and I personally have tried it and found it made no difference. I did lose weight following this plan though so if that's all you want then maybe you can find some value in this book.

Read this book in 3 days and have been following the plan. Mixing up the menus at the back to suit my tastes, but keeping to the guidelines. So far in 4 weeks I have lost 13lbs. I noticed within 3 days that my energy levels had increased. Had a laugh at some of the points he puts forward but in the end it does make sense. I didn't like many fruits and vegtables so was a bit apprehensive but after trying the receipes I found my taste have changed and I eat mainly fruit and veg with very little meat. If you need to lose weight or want more energy then this book does help you.

This book and all in the series are a game changer. Buy them all. Buy a juicer. And watch the changes happen.