Books to read

Here's sample from Good Calories Bad Calories




And here a list of books to consider


If you get diabetes read this book Dr Bernstein Diabetes solution - he is a doctor with IDDM from his teens and is now in his 70s. Years ago he had complications of diabetes - most of these have gone. If I had diabetes I’d be seeing this guy.

If you worry abiut your weight read this one - Fat Politics J eric Oliver Phd . You folk with a BMI between 25 and 30 may live longer than those with BMI between 20 and 25.

If you want to know what is known and what is not known - from science point of view - about fat, diet, food etc read this - Good Calories bad calories Gary Taubes science journalist. It’s a bit detailed but this guy knows his stuff and most of what we, lay persons and doctors alike, think we know is BS.

If you have hypertension read the chapter on it in this book - Malignant Medical Myths Joel Kaufman Biochemist.

If you have been told you have prostate cancer read this one - Prostate cancer prevention and cure lee Nelson huntingdon press las vega isbn 0-929712-14-5. He’s a doc with tis disease. It’s a medical book and it is very detailed.

Any type of cancer - go to cancerdecisions. com. This is the website of ralph Moss. If I get cancer of any kind I will be buying one of his reports. About to have chemo or radiotherapy buy one of his books or less expensive reports.

If your doctor is raving on about cholesterol read this The Cholesterol Myth Uffe Ravnskov Medical doctor and this The cholesterol con by Malcolm Kendrick uk GP. Ask your doctor what absolute risk reduction is? Then ask what the NNT is ie number needed to treat. Then ask what the NNH is number needed to harm. Then ask what the mortality rate is for those who take the pills and those who don’t is. Is the absolute risk reduction about death or what?

If you are wondering about mammograms or PSA read these two - The last well person Nortin hadler professor medicine Should I be tested for cancer H Gilbert Welch professor medicine. Ask your doctor what the number needed to screen is to prevent one death.

If you are thinking about having an arthrocopy for OA of your knee or a back operation read the above book - The last well person.

If your surgeon wants to perform a coronary artery by pass on you read - The last well person. as well as Heart Frauds Charles T McGee Medical doctor

Overdosed America John Abrahamson. This guy is a or was a GP attached to harvard. He has a go at cholesterol, HRT, osteoporosis and a few other things - loved this book.

If you have familial hypercholesterolaemia read the above Cholesterol Con book.

Google Mary G. Enig, PhD to find out about fats.

That’s it for now folks.