Customer Reviews
Finally, a cure - By: G. Butler, 24 Oct 2005 
I came to this bookin desperation after suffering from chronic sinusitis for years. Anyone who has suffered from this miserable condition will know just how much it can blight your life.
Antibiotics work initially to check this condition but after a while the infection becomes totally resistant, after which the doctors will say "sorry, nothing more we can do". At which point you're on your own.
I spent a fortune on various alternative solutions such as herbalism, salt irrigation, colloidal silver, etc., none of which did any good.
Then I found this book. I don't care how it's written, how poor the illustrations might be, or how cranky the author might appear. For me IT WORKED! By following the dietary advicein this book I am now cured. I can breathe, I can sleep at night, no more painin the teeth & face, & no more foul gunkin the sinuses.
I'm quite sure many other diseases can be cured by following the author's advice & ditching the junk food & non-food that western society finds so appealing.
Worth every penny.
open mind - By: , 23 Sep 2005 Despite the appaling cover this is actually an excellent book which is accessible to laymen & those with scientific knowledge.
I am a scientist with a PhDin respiratory medicine. I have suffered with pneumonia on several occasions, at times when i have beeing eating badly & living a hectic stressful lifestyle.
I am convinced that the basic priciple behind this book, that blood pH has a significant effect on physical health, is credible & that by controlling the pH by chosing your foods carefully you could positively influence or prevent a host of medical conditions including most cancers, most infectious diseases, autoimmune disorders & most cardiovascular disorders
However, i did feel a little uncomfortable about some of the extreme diets suggested, & the constant plugging of Dr Youngs supplements. Despite this obvious money making attempt, there is still valuein the narrative. I agree the pictures are not fantastic, but who so what.
My view is that it would be sensible to take the information on board, but don't throw away the tablets just yet. Eat fresh foods, avoid processed sugar filled foods, do exercise & avoid stress, too much booze & definitely fags.
Lets face it, who wants to live till they are 200??
Changed My Diet and My Life - By: stef russo, 19 Sep 2005 This book along with The ph Miracle are two books every family should have. It is well written & explained & as a layman i found it incredibly informative. I don't understand how any one could say it was confusing as it was kept wonderfully simple by Young & so very readable.
If you cant understand it you're stupid, so the world will be better off without you. Keep eating those cheeseburgers & evolution will take it's course!!
Brilliant book, life changing principles.
Highly dubious... - By: Sidhartha, 01 Jun 2005 
Firstly, if you want to see a whole host of reviews of this book go to www.amazon.com rather than www.amazon.co.uk... there you will find over 30 reviews & you will notice that overall the book gets 3 stars out of 5. A more realistic assessment than you havein the small number of reviews here.
Let me start by saying that I come to this book 1. Having previously followed the 'Fit for Life' diet by Harvey Diamond 2. Being very open minded about my diet 3. Having a first class honours degreein computational chemistry - molecular modelling & drug design (so no slouch when it comes to science).
This book is appaulingly badly written. Both from a scientific point of view & from the viewpoint of the layman. The first several chapters are a muddled & incessant rambling about his overall principle... which can be summed upin one line, "over acidity of the human body's blood & tissues is THE cause of all disease"... that's it right there. That's the principle. Save yourself the hours wading through unscientific mumbo jumbo & read that line above. As a scientist I found his writings unfathomably difficult to follow. They almost feel like they have been written to delierately confuse so as to render the reader unable to ask sensible questions.
The book contains a series of pictures which I can only assume were picked at random from a 'pick & mix' bag of photo's loosely labelled 'human biology'. Quite literally not one photograph bears any significance to the text around where it appearsin the book. In fact I'd go as far to say that all the photo'sin the book are fillers - as a reader you gain nothing from them.
Dr. Young is an extremeist. In his vitriolic pursuit of 'alkalinity' he is essentially pushing the reader to follow an extreme vegan based/food combining diet... backed by a host of nutritional suppliments which, funnily enough, Dr. Young happens to sell himself. Under Dr. Young's regime the reader is not even allowed to eat condiments.... that's right. No mustard. No pepper. He also rambles on about "acic causing thoughts & actions (even acid causing music)"... at this point the alarm bells start ringing. When he goes on to claim that Cancer is essnetially 'mould' you realise what you are dealing with.
I could ramble on for hours about this book...in a nutshell, as a scientist & as someone who is very switched on to what they eat, I am extremely scpetical about the quality of advice givenin this book. One thing I have learnt is that we must all find foods that work for us. There is a large genetic element to what works for each individual - something that Dr. Young never even mentions.
Genius or crackpot....?? I'll happily go for the latter. There's alot of people out there a whole load smarter than Dr. Young who would laugh at the psuedo science presentedin this book.
Buy the book "Superfoods"... you'll get alot more out of it.
Change your life - By: , 04 Feb 2004 I bought this book along with 'The PH Miracle' & it is well worth the effort to try Robert Young's principles for yourself. I was a vegetarian & followed the stereo type 'healthy low fat high fibre diet. Although I looked & felt well for my age(46years) I had a few aches & pains & occaisionally lacked energy, I put this down to the natural aging process. I have followed this alkaline diet now for 2years, I now have more energy thanin my 20's. No matter how many people I have met who are coughing & sneezing I have not caught any colds or flu bugs. I now have the figure I wished for when I was 20yrs!! I am a trim 8stone & have cured my cellulite problem!!!I am delighted with my skin & so many people have remarked on the differencein me. Many have asked about the diet, I told them a few basic principles & they always come back after trying a few changes & ask for details of the book!!This alkaline diet has made such a difference not only to my life but all the people I have told!!
