<![CDATA[YOU: The Owner's Manual: An Insider's Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and Younger]]>

false <![CDATA[YOU: The Owner's Manual: An Insider's Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and Younger]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168033295m/29569.jpg 29569 12 If there ever was a pair of docs who can make the small intestine seem truly intriguing, here they are. Dr. Mehmet Oz is an alternative-medicine maverick and a cardiologist known to implement acupuncture during open-heart surgery. Dr. Michael Roizen developed the RealAge concept of calculating one's biological, as opposed to chronological, age. Here they've whipped up a witty guide to the workings of the entire body, appropriate not just for those who can't tell their pancreas from their pituitary. Even Cheers' Cliff Claven types who think they know it all will likely be humbled by the 50-question "body-quotient" quiz that starts off the book. With much sassy humor (they describe the adrenals as similar in shape to Mr. Potato Head's hat), they give a guided tour of the body's anatomy and major systems (hormonal, nervous, digestive, sensory, etc.) including plenty of fascinating trivia along the way. How often should you get your thyroid level checked? How much gas does the average person produce in a day? And, most important, how many times a year do most people have sex?? Drs. Oz and Roizen know. They also reveal plenty of bizarre (and potentially life-saving) facts such as this: If your earlobe has a prominent vertical wrinkle, it's likely that your arteries are aging faster than they ought to be. If only 8th-grade health class had been this fun. The docs' main goal in presenting all this info is twofold: first, it's your body, so shouldn't you finally learn how it works? And, second, they want to help teach ways of preserving the body's health and youthfulness. To that end, they've included an "Owner's Manual Diet," a 10-day menu plan designed not for weight loss, but to make you feel "years younger." Its simple recipes are each meant to benefit a certain body system, such as Tomato Bruschetta, packed with the antioxidant lycopene, which has been proven to boost immunity. --Erica Jorgensen 30015 1 5 2005 YOU: The Owner's Manual: An Insider's Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and Younger total:946|5:258|4:392|3:230|2:53|1:13| 946 3667 1429 189 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Oct 19 20:01:15 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 20:08:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 09:09:09 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 09:25:54 -0700 2009 As much as this book annoyed me, I think it is a decent read and reference point for certain audiences.

The author tried too hard to be funny. The forced humor and obscure metaphors, with few exceptions, were out of place and detracted from the overall quality and content of the bo...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 05 02:45:22 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 02:47:58 -0700 2009
In the words of Oprah’s favorite doctor, Mehmet C. Oz, and his co-author, Michael F. Roizen, “We’re not going to make the science simplistic; we’re going to make it simple.” Their book describes how your body works in understandable, eng...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jun 25 12:10:25 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 12:10:56 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Thu Jan 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 05:43:39 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 17:08:14 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 07 10:05:28 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 23:39:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 25 15:45:24 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 08 05:23:10 -0800 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Jan 18 06:41:26 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 06:48:52 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Mar 31 14:41:27 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 14:43:09 -0700 2009
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*Heart And Arteries
*Brain And Nervous System
*Bones-Joints-Muscles
*Lungs
*Digestive System
*Sexual Organs
*Sensory Organs
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Things I took away from it: I need to take baby aspirin every day, and probably a multi-vitamin.]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 04 01:29:30 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 04 01:42:46 -0700 2007 Anyhow..
I have two books sitting beside my bed. The Bible and this. If the Bible is my life manual, this book is my eat-right-work-right-p...more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Feb 27 05:06:49 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 05:08:37 -0800 2009 feel like I have! When Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen appear on Oprah or GMA, I hang on every word. I can't wait to actually read this book!]]> 1 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 17 15:10:37 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 17 15:12:09 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 15 09:15:29 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 09:17:15 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Mar 23 18:13:35 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 11:59:59 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 18:13:35 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Dec 30 12:39:22 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 12:41:58 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=29569