Interesting book. It has a bit of everything, a collection of recipes some exercises, and information on how to use both effectively. Defiantly a book to read if you feel like life is slowing you down.

This is basically the same book as another published a year earlier under a different publisher, so I'm putting my review in both versions.

This book does have some good information, especially if you are new to topics like gut health, healthy bacteria, etc. but there are some serious drawbacks that will make it hard for most people to follow. The author goes into detail about lots of different culprits in the way many people develop fatigue and gain weight midlife. He points out the way many foods mess with our insulin levels but also makes some claims that are not accepted by many scientists, like saying that the body will store some kinds of foods as fat and use other kinds as energy. He also claims that some people are basically allergic to carbs, even healthy carbs like beans and veggies, and will have to limit them for life.

Some of his advice is very standard -- move more, stretch, eat real food. He points out that farmers feed antibiotics to livestock to fatten them up (true) and that our overuse of antibiotics is one reason we gain weight and have such a hard time losing it. He also points out how many of the most common prescription drugs have weight gain as a typical side effect.

He offers a two-week, intensive plan to rewire your body, but this will be quite hard for many people to follow. During the two weeks you don't just cut things like sugar, alcohol, refined foods and caffeine, but even things like eggs, beans, all grains (even stuff like quinoa), nightshades like tomatoes, and much more. He provides meal plans and recipes, but these rely heavily on either buying his shake powders or making your own with pea protein powder and other purchased add-ins. He also recommends taking various supplements. You are then supposed to move on to a less restrictive diet that's still quite restrictive.

Vegetarians and vegans take note -- he relies heavily on seafood, chicken and meats during the two week reboot and the maintenance program. He offers a section for vegetarian substitutes but this has two recipes (!) -- a lentil stew with a couple of variations, and roasted veggies with a couple of variations.

While there is some good information in here, most of the book reads like a long infomercial for his practice and his products.

It was an okay book. I really like the fact that there was a meal plan to go with it but there just seemed to be a lot of smoothies.

After reading about Dr. Frank Lipman, I decided to give this book a shot when I saw it on Net Galley. I was very glad when my request was approved and started reading this book right away.

It is one of the most comprehensive, practical and straightforward guide to lose weight and keep it off, without opting for drastic and unhealthy measures, but more of a lifestyle change that one can incorporate for life.

I liked his suggestions and method of combining different medicine streams for bringing about change in everyones' life. At the end of the day, we all go to doctors for one thing - freedom from suffering and as long as that's the end result - the method doesn't matter, provided it isn't laden with side effects. Isn't it? That's exactly what Dr. Frank tries to achieve with his methods.

The two-week looks intensive, but trust me, you really need to detoxify your body if you want any real and lasting results. You will understand the need for it once you start following his methods. I made some changes to suit me better, which you can do too, once you understand what he's talking about. I liked that he also concentrates on scores of other topics related to health and not just zero in on only weight loss, like other weight loss books do. His methods are not only for weight loss, but for completely revamping your body and getting it rejuvenated and healthy and weight loss is one of the many benefits you would get from it :)

Over all, this is one book you must read and follow if you are looking to lead a healthy, fit and happy life!