Well, I'll be horn-swaggled....

[Guest guest]

I was all prepared to find all sorts of flaws with THE MAKER'S DIET, the new

book by Jordan Rubin but I'm here to tell you: I LIKE IT! There is quite a

bit

of repetition from his former book " PATIENT, HEAL THYSELF " but that's not

a huge problem, he brings it to us in a better, shinier and more complete

package.

I've given away my copy of the former book 3 TIMES now as I keep finding

people who want or need it, so I can't access it today for comparison but plan

to pick up another book soon. The first book was more crude in appearance

and looked much more like the crypto-advertising book that it really is. If you

only buy one, get this one. Both books will make numerous attempts to sell

you the very products they happen to make and sell. But we know this, even

Bob Dylan told us the truth, " everybody's gotta serve someone.... "

A good friend of mine went to a lecture by Dr. Rubin, and tried to listen to his

tapes as well, but he says it is pretty intense, " fingernails-on-the-blackboard "

for him, actually. The hyperkinetic, wild-eyed, evangelistic, hype-filled

ravings

of the typical MLM sales zealot. My friend liked the message a lot but wanted

to kill the messenger. He was ready to pound the tape machine with a

sledgehammer after about 5 minutes.

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WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE BOOK:

1) His well-told personal story of enlightenment via Crohn's disease.

2) A good epidemological review of who are the world's healthiest people and

who are not (us!). Includes major work from people like Weston A. Price and

other discoverers.

3) His tongue-in-cheek 27 step plan for how to get sick. Example: Number 26

is " undergo a lot of surgery to 'remove unnecessary body parts' " .

4) Review of the modern nutritional advice as well as all the main types of diet

plans such as vegan, raw foods, Atkins, blood type, and so on. Includes

many of the myths that they are based upon.

5) Seven case histories of chronic illness with nutritional cures.

6) Lots of deep nutritional information and advice including a base very

similar to what I am following through the Weston A. Price and Mercola

programs.

7) Healing essential oils, medition, prayer, exercise, 14 biblical herbs to

consider, and many other healing techniques. There are far fewer biblical

quotes, mandates and pecadillos than I expected.

8) An actual eating plan for 40 days which is the best I've ever seen. Lots of

latitude, lots of clarity, a well-thought out plan that actually invites you in.

9) The best Source Guide for natural foods and natural products you will ever

see.

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MINOR QUIBBLES:

1) He doesn't really flesh out how the keynote to his personal cure, the

Homogenous Soil Organisms (e.g. dirt), fits into the bible, nor how he was

sure it was the real reason he got better --other than timing-- (his father had

already spent $150K on alternative cures, which one really cured him?). Here

it is the big deal that possibly saved his life and there are only a few pages

about it. Most people are completely unaware of HSOs.

2) I wish all this good information wasn't wrapped into the package of just one

religion. I think Buddhists, Hindus, atheists, and Native Americans and even

Unitarians could all be equally healed by this great information.

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All this comes from my initial scan of the book and it now deserves a full

re-read with note-taking and more exploration of all the side trips. I plan to

do

that.

BOTTOM LINE: I say go buy several copies now. I think this is another one

you will want to be giving as presents to people you love. It's possible that

Dr.

Rubin is onto something that will become even more popular than Atkins. I

HOPE SO! I can't wait for the reports to come in from people who have done

the " 40 day health experience " .

Will in Minneapolis