Health Secrets of the Stone Age: What We Can Learn from Deep in Prehistory to Become Leaner, Livelier, and Longer-Lived, 2nd Edition

By Philip J. Goscienski and Philip J. Goscienski MD

Book Overview

Health Secrets of the Stone Age draws on ancient body wisdom and recent medical research to explain why we get diseases that were rare until early in the last century, why dieting is genetically... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0975910205
• ISBN13: 9780975910207
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Better Life Pub
• Length: 285 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Interesting and informative read

Before the current trend in dieting, Dr. Phil Goscienski was putting together the first of its kind book about eating the way we were designed to eat. "Health Secrets" is more thorough than my project, The Evolution Diet and promotes a lot of the same central points like: why dieting is not supposed to work, why we're meant to exercise, and generally how unnatural most people's diets are. I wholeheartedly recommend this book. Goscienski is entertaining as much as he is thorough and interjects witty remarks while surveying the benefits of eating like Sam and Sal (Stone Age Man and Stone Age Lady). Would stone agers have been chocoholics? Why is yo-yo dieting like the myth of Sisysfus? How did the average breakfast muffin nearly quadruple in size from 1957 to 1997? Goscienski answers these as well as many other interesting facets of our eating habits. "Health Secrets" is more than just a diet book; it is a collection of concepts that promote healthy living in general. In fact, Gocsienski makes it clear that 'dieting' as it is conducted these days is unhealthy, but that there is great wisdom in the way our ancestors ate.

The Past Reveals Useful Hints for the Future

The author uses the diet and activity levels of prehistoric man as a contrast to the nutrition and physical excercise levels of mankind today through the introduction of two characters, SAM (Stone Age Man)and SAL (Stone Age Lady) which are used to help illustrate his premise: The way we have changed our diet and exercise has had a profound impact on our overall health. Dr. Goscienski has the unique perspective of a practising physician who has regularly observed the physical effects of todays lifestyle. To provide additional credence, medical citations are included for those interested in further research. However, the reader is not swamped with technical information, rather useful insights and a plan for better health are presented in an easy to understand format. Anyone interested in looking at better health through the prism of thousands of years of human activity will find his book both exciting and informative. Well worth the time and money to read!

A practical guide grounded firmly in medical knowledge

Health Secrets Of The Stone Age by Dr. Philip J. Goscienski (a specialist in pediatric infectious diseases who draws upon more than 35 years of experience in clinical and academic medicine) offers practical and insightful wisdom for improving one's diet and one's lifestyle drawn from what biology, prehistory, and science have to tells us of human evolution since Paleolithic times. From using "stealth exercise" to look and feel younger; to tips for minimizing risk of diabetes; to selecting foods geared toward overall health and nutrition, and so much more, Health Secrets Of The Stone Age is an extremely practical guide grounded firmly in medical knowledge. Highly recommended for non-specialist general readers concerned with improving their general well-being, Health Secrets Of The Stone Ages is also available in a hardcover format (0930751604, $25.00) especially recommended for community library Health & Medicine collections.

Fascinating

This book is full of great information and well presented. I love the stone age human / biochemistry angle coupled with sensible dietary advice. It's the kind of book one can pick up and read for hours or just a few minutes and still enjoy.