YOU: Being Beautiful: The Owner's Manual to Inner and Outer Beauty

"Scientists also believe that symmetry is equated with a strong immune system - indicating that more robust genes make a person more attractive." ~ pg. 29

You would think a book about beauty would cover such topics as skin care creams and plastic surgery. While these topics are included this book is more about caring for your entire body, mind and soul. There is a discussion about depression and an interesting section on spirituality.

I was surprised that the authors recommended that you stay away from DMAE in skin creams as it is in a cream I use from Derma E that has produced some very good results. See The Wrinkle Cure to read more about the benefits of DMAE. The authors also explain why it is best to use a cream with Vitamin A at night instead of during the day.

Since I figured Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet Oz would give ideas about what prescriptions to take for various disorders I was pleased that they recommended some natural remedies for things like headaches and back pain. I had also never heard that you could use lemon oil for insomnia.

There is some very good advice in this book including the information on hair replacement surgery. Who knew you could get a lot of scarring and end up with less hair anyway? After reading this book you may also decide not to go for a tattoo, manicure or pedicure. You could quite easily end up with hepatitis B or C.

While I found out many reasons why my skin and hair are changing as I age (I'm 41) I didn't find the answer to why my gray hair is curly instead of straight. There is however a picture that shows why our hair turns gray as we age. In fact, there are tons of pictures to show how the body works and they make the book all the more enjoyable.

If you are thirty or older I think you will enjoy this book. The authors promote meditation and exercise and have great advice for anyone who feels they are growing older. Some of the products they recommend (and I've tried and loved) include:

Burt's Bees Beeswax Lip Balm

Kiss My Face Bar Soap

Avalon Organics Revitalizing Shampoo, Peppermint

~The Rebecca Review

It's Doctor Oz, how can you go wrong? It's a delightful and informative read, plenty of common sense, and a great writing style, lots of humor along with the top-notch advice. I recommend to anyone, male or female. If one really subscribed to what these two docs say, you'd be doing about the most any human could do to get and stay healthy. The "beautiful" part comes in because if you take care of the looks you were given, it translates into good mental and physical health. It's not about make-up and make-believe ... it's about being happy with yourself, doing the most you can to look, feel and be beautiful. I dig Oz! All my friends do!

Mary S.

This book is very informative with a good deal of humor. Many bits of info that I was not aware of. Worth reading.

Another great book by Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen! There is a lot of useful information that you don't even realize what we're doing to our bodies by doing the things we do or by consuming what we eat. It give you tips and ideas on how to change your lifestyle to make you beautiful from the inside out and I can say that I've definitely have made adjustments to my lifestyle. I want to live a long beautiful life!

Most people believe beauty revolves around beauty products or clothes - but there are purposeful scientific standards for measuring beauty and there are also many stereotypes surrounding beauty and its definition. Here two doctors provide an assessment of three levels of beauty and how these levels work together to create a unique person. Looking, feeling and being beautiful covers outside, scientific and inner beauty alike and offers a breakdown of the mechanics of beauty, showing readers techniques for self-analysis. General-interest collections will find it a winning survey.