The pH Miracle: Balance Your Diet, Reclaim Your Health at Chef2Chef

The Youngs point their fingers at candida as a main culprit in the poor health of many people. Unfortunately, they back up their claims with only vague references, such as "a 1991 study" and "a leading cancer researcher." Many readers may wish for more specific evidence, but instead will have to make do with enthusiastic recommendations, alphabetized lists of vegetables, and pleasing chapters with vegetarian recipes that taste good no matter how you feel about the diet as a whole.

Sprinkled throughout the book are short testimonials of people who were able to reverse cancer, improve their digestion, and lower their cholesterol by following these recommendations, and it's hard to argue with the cholesterol-lowering results that a 70 percent vegetable diet will achieve. Still, the medical value of much else in the book remains hotly contested, and as always, it's wise to check with your doctor before starting off in search of miracles. --Jill Lightner --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Book Description
Forget counting calories, fat grams, and cholesterol. Forget blood pressure, blood sugar, and hormone levels. The single most important health measurement is the pH level in the blood. THE pH MIRACLE unlocks the surprisingly crucial role pH balance plays in weight loss. For example, if the blood becomes overly acidic from eating too much of the wrong foods-wheat, meat, and cheese-it can lead to weight gain, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and more. The Youngs' proven program in-cludes over 150 recipes and explains which foods to eat, which to avoid, and which supplements can help on the way towards optimal health and weight loss. In just weeks, readers will find they have more energy and will have shed pounds and inches.

Reader Reviews
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. Comments (11) | (Report this)