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Three stars

An informative and fairly clinical resource for general health and the body.

I voluntarily read an advanced copy.

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I did not read this entire book because once I looked at it, I realized it the intended audience is health care practitioners rather than Public Library patrons. I was also disappointed in the lack of citations and references. There are many statistics used and scientific research presented, but the book only contains a bibliography at the end. If a statistic is used or research referenced, it is essential to be able to track down the source quickly. While the book appears to be intended to offer information to a specific audience, I fear this lack of citations would hinder reaching the intended audience.

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I'm sorry I downloaded this book by way of Netgalley, because now I have to write an honest review. I thought "biological" would be close to "natural", but I was wrong.
The one good point in the book is that doctors should look at the whole "guest", and I believe good doctors do. Mine does.
When someone takes BMI seriously, I know there is something wrong, as (almost) everybody knows this is pure nonsense, because according to this, muscle is as bad as body fat.
And then the book states that ketogenic diets are positive, even though they come with numerous risks.
There is also a lot of chemistry (diets) and physics (electromagnetics), as well as other theories that I do not believe have much to do with "wellness". They are more about spending.

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