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Clean: The Revolutionary Program to Restore the Body's Natural Ability to Heal Itself
Korean edition of #1 Amazon bestseller in health, CLEAN: The Revolutionary Program to Restore the Body's Natural Ability to Heal Itself by Alejandro Junger M.D., offers the principle and view of detoxification, practical tools to reactivate our cleansing system, and the benefits from this Clean Program included 42 recipes. In Korean. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.
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Immediate disqualification for its association with GOOP.com.
Just kidding. Sort of. I thought this book was a huge eye opener in terms of all of the crazy toxins we are consuming whether we want to or not. Even if we eat the healthiest local organic foods, we are still being bombarded with toxins from the air we breathe, the water we shower in, the lotions and cosmetics and sunscreens we put on our skin. Even our clothing is toxic! It's downright depressing.
Once I got past the part about how I a...more
Just kidding. Sort of. I thought this book was a huge eye opener in terms of all of the crazy toxins we are consuming whether we want to or not. Even if we eat the healthiest local organic foods, we are still being bombarded with toxins from the air we breathe, the water we shower in, the lotions and cosmetics and sunscreens we put on our skin. Even our clothing is toxic! It's downright depressing.
Once I got past the part about how I a...more
Dec 10, 2011
Karen
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5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
health-nutrition,
permanent-collection
This book completely changed the way I think about food -- and I already eat a pretty healthy diet. Dr. Junger provides some eye-opening information on how the standard American diet -- full of processed foods, fast foods, and other unhealthy items -- puts our bodies into a constant state of inflammation as it tries to fight off the dangerous chemicals and artificial ingredients we are consuming. As a result, the body can never fully enter into detoxification mode, and we are left with a host of...more
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I don't know what motivated me to pick this book up while browsing the newer reads my local library. Maybe it was my gut sending a signal to my brain, wanting a more conscious diet - rather than "Whatever is around that seems decent enough to eat".
This is not a "Personal Trainer to _____ writes a get thin quick book." Dr. Junger is a cardiologist who, after facing a bout of depression, decided to be more "open" about the facets of treatment for the human body. Through his studies in India and Ca...more
This is not a "Personal Trainer to _____ writes a get thin quick book." Dr. Junger is a cardiologist who, after facing a bout of depression, decided to be more "open" about the facets of treatment for the human body. Through his studies in India and Ca...more
If you've ever suffered from any health condition, big or small, this book will change your life. It is, at least, starting to change mine. I've been battling chronic, debilitating conditions my entire life and no one has ever been able to help me or offer me any answers.
Although this may look like just another detox fad, it's not. It's a whole new way of approaching wellness. It reveals the holes in Western medicine, and illuminates the path to true wellness. If you think that sounds like fluff...more
Although this may look like just another detox fad, it's not. It's a whole new way of approaching wellness. It reveals the holes in Western medicine, and illuminates the path to true wellness. If you think that sounds like fluff...more
describes fairly severe 3-week program (one solid meal/day -- no dairy, wheat, peanut butter, coffee, alcohol, sugar.........) aimed at removing toxins and restoring your gut's ability to do so more effectively.
I'm not a nutritionist so I wouldn't presume to evaluate all his claims about toxins, alkalinity of foods, etc., and some of his associated commentary about inflammation and heart disease is definitely on track from what I do know. But........
1. I'm very skeptical of any eating plan predi...more
I'm not a nutritionist so I wouldn't presume to evaluate all his claims about toxins, alkalinity of foods, etc., and some of his associated commentary about inflammation and heart disease is definitely on track from what I do know. But........
1. I'm very skeptical of any eating plan predi...more
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Read about this book (author's premise and program)in Outside magazine last December.
(chk out article bv author Christopher Keyes:
http://www.outsideonline.com/fitness/...
I was intrigued. So I ended up reading the book. Most (not all!) of what the author discusses and/or proposes for better health MADE SENSE. I actually did the 21 day cleanse (NO THIS IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL FAD CLEANSE OR FAST where you end up starving yourself and/or feeling lightheaded. No cayenne pepper/molasses/et al concoctio...more
(chk out article bv author Christopher Keyes:
http://www.outsideonline.com/fitness/...
I was intrigued. So I ended up reading the book. Most (not all!) of what the author discusses and/or proposes for better health MADE SENSE. I actually did the 21 day cleanse (NO THIS IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL FAD CLEANSE OR FAST where you end up starving yourself and/or feeling lightheaded. No cayenne pepper/molasses/et al concoctio...more
This book is the Cleanse that my husband and I used to jump-start or new eating philosophy. The book is clear and well -written. It is very easy to follow and has all that one needs to do the cleanse and make important dietary changes. We decided to do a cleanse because my hasband was having joint pain frequently and we were convinced that it is diet related.As the Clean Program has you eliminate all known allergens from your diet, it was a good choice for us, as during the reintroduction pahse,...more
I picked up this book at the library after reading that it is the new fad cleanse program a la the Master Cleanse and the Martha Vineyard diet. This book actually made a lot of sense. The early chapters focus on the “science” of why the body needs to detoxify. I put “science” in quotations because I don’t have the inclination to figure out if what the authors claim is true. True or not – some of the claims make sense. For instance, the author explains how our cells aren’t meant to deal with all...more
I found this book while looking for a way to detox and lose weight fast. The majority of the book discusses his theories about detoxing based on his experiences. He states himself that there is no real scientific evidence because no one can get funding to research fruits and vegetables. Overall i felt his theories were pretty logical and believable.I lost 7 pounds over 2 weeks on his plan. Despite being hungry the first week things actually got better the second week and I felt pretty good. I di...more
Aug 05, 2009
Kassin
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Health nutters
Recommended to Kassin by:
Gwyneth Paltrow - no joke!
Any nutrition book that gets me to put down the madeleines and stop drinking coffee (3 days and counting!) automatically deserves a fourth star. I don't have the willpower to follow this program to the letter, but I certainly got the message. This book drives the point home about just how many bad things we are putting in our bodies, through our air, water, and food, and how it's starting to become a toxic epidemic for humans in the same way toxins are polluting the earth. Pretty interesting if...more
I don't usually read this type of book because I typically feel that self-help and dietary manuals are depressingly easy to divide into one of two camps: they're filled with snake oil and "miracle" cures or they're regurgitated common sense.
This book leans more towards the second category, with only a dash of snake oil on top, except that it seems the advice inside isn't really common sense anymore even if it should be. In general, the book offers a lot of tough love.
The point is, what we eat ef...more
This book leans more towards the second category, with only a dash of snake oil on top, except that it seems the advice inside isn't really common sense anymore even if it should be. In general, the book offers a lot of tough love.
The point is, what we eat ef...more
I've seen this book mentioned everywhere and I was curious about the hype. In general, I'm extremely skeptical of the "cleanse" craze. As a runner, and as someone with sheer common sense, the idea of ingesting nothing but lemon water with cayenne pepper for weeks on end for "health" just doesn't sit right with me. However, I was pleased that Dr. Junger presents pretty practical and healthy recommendations for *real* people who would like to clean up their diets and maintain an active lifestyle....more
Your typical American bullshit. I can't even put this book on my non-fiction shelf, that's how bad it is.
If you want to read one really loooooong infomercial about how thousands of people miraculously cured from diseases such as cancer, heart disease and so on, then this is a book for you. There is not ONE single reference to any scientific study or anything whatsoever. The author defends this by saying scientific studies cost so much money only pharmaceutical companies can do them and they will...more
If you want to read one really loooooong infomercial about how thousands of people miraculously cured from diseases such as cancer, heart disease and so on, then this is a book for you. There is not ONE single reference to any scientific study or anything whatsoever. The author defends this by saying scientific studies cost so much money only pharmaceutical companies can do them and they will...more
I really wanted to like this book more than I did, however, the author spends WAY too much time sharing unnecessary vignettes about supposed success stories before elucidating his central point or main topic of interest--the Clean Diet--itself. The result: you feel as if you're being forced to sit through a seemingly ceaseless infomercial, instead of enjoying a book on functional or integrative medicine that ventures to say something new about the intersection of psychological wellbeing, nutriti...more
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Incredible book. I HIGHLY recommend it. Learn how to feed your body so that it can heal itself.
I could relate to this book quite a bit, because I grew up eating poorly and getting sick all the time. I was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (an autoimmune disease) when I was 14, and then in college I found out I was allergic to pretty much every food out there. This led to my experimentation with diet: I've tried being vegan, eating raw, cutting out gluten and a million other things...a...more
I could relate to this book quite a bit, because I grew up eating poorly and getting sick all the time. I was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (an autoimmune disease) when I was 14, and then in college I found out I was allergic to pretty much every food out there. This led to my experimentation with diet: I've tried being vegan, eating raw, cutting out gluten and a million other things...a...more
I followed the clean elimination diet, and thought it was excellent. Avoiding acid-causing foods makes a lot of sense to me. It is strict, though, you have to avoid dairy, eggs, gluten, sugar, bananas, peanuts, strawberries, evening shade veggies like tomatoes and eggplant, alcohol, caffeine, and chocolate, for example. On the plus side, you get to have agave, coconut, mangoes, avocados, and almond milk. I plan on doing the cleanse in the spring/summer, and just try to stick to the elimination d...more
Morpheus: It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth.
Neo: What truth?
Morpheus: That you are a slave, Neo. Like everyone else, you were born into bondage, born inside a prison that you cannot smell, taste, or touch. A prison for your mind. (long pause, sighs) Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself. This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back.
(In his left hand, Morpheus shows a blue pill.)
Morpheu...more
Neo: What truth?
Morpheus: That you are a slave, Neo. Like everyone else, you were born into bondage, born inside a prison that you cannot smell, taste, or touch. A prison for your mind. (long pause, sighs) Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself. This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back.
(In his left hand, Morpheus shows a blue pill.)
Morpheu...more
I had the luxury of reading this book after my mother did. I say luxury because she marked with sticky notes all the "important" stuff, so I didn't have to read through all the tedious information that people who write diet and healthy eating books put in i.e. their personal story, a definition of the word fat, the kudos they get from the people who have tried their way of doing things and succeeded. I just read the important parts and checked out the recipes. This does not mean that I didn't re...more
Okay, so there were a few flaws in this book. Why did I still give it 5 stars then?
It is obvious that he is a doctor, and not a writer. The book was a bit repetitive, and sometimes included a few snippets that it could have done without. However, he wrote this book based on his personal experiences, his patients, and as a doctor. I think when you take the information he has given you, it makes the whole book worthwhile. It was so interesting and informative to read. It just all made sense. I bou...more
It is obvious that he is a doctor, and not a writer. The book was a bit repetitive, and sometimes included a few snippets that it could have done without. However, he wrote this book based on his personal experiences, his patients, and as a doctor. I think when you take the information he has given you, it makes the whole book worthwhile. It was so interesting and informative to read. It just all made sense. I bou...more
I picked up Clean to do Dr. Junger's 21 day cleanse. There is a wealth of information to help you get through the cleanse and numerous suggestions on how to make it as effective as possible (such as drinking a tablespoon of olive oil if you happen to get constipated).
There are recipes and suggestions for each meal so that if you don't want to put a lot of thought into your meals you don't have to (as Dr. Junger has done the work for you).
As someone who is just starting out the cleanse process I...more
There are recipes and suggestions for each meal so that if you don't want to put a lot of thought into your meals you don't have to (as Dr. Junger has done the work for you).
As someone who is just starting out the cleanse process I...more
As in all books of this type, Junger describes the toxic state of our bodies/environment today and insists on a detox regimen as the cure - no surprise there, so just skim that section if you've already read several of these. After experimenting with various cleanses himself, he developed the "Clean" program to give adherents a jumpstart on detox. He basically cuts out any and all foods that cause sensitivity/inflammation (from dairy to wheat to strawberries...) and advises one solid and two liq...more
This is a really interesting book, if a little extreme. The author is a cardiologist who has developed a detox program to rid your body of toxins which, according to his theory, are the reason why we suffer from a myriad of health problems -- everything from heart disease to osteoporosis to allergies to general "puffiness". Toxins exist everywhere -- in the food we eat, the water we drink, the clothes we wear, and the air we breathe. Our best defense against all these toxins is to make our body...more
This is an amazing book.East meets West in the realm of healing.Written by a cardiologist who had a body/soul/ health breakdown from living in NYC and enduring the fast paced, STRESS filled life of learning to become a cardiologist......kind of ridiculous right> I have a friend who is a PA and does 2 open heart surgeries a day sometimes for 12 days in a row and thats considered normal!!!! Thats enough work to stress anyone out and put strain on your heart. Hes tired!!! Anyway......back to my...more
I haven't finished my own detox program yet, but I am already feeling much better and have lost a little weight and all that good stuff. I am generally apprehensive about books like this, because every nutritionist I have ever spoken with has no problem listing off all the terrible things that certain "fasting" diets do to your body. Most of the time it's due to the fact that many diets remove a bunch of things from your system, but do nothing to replenish those much needed vitamins, minerals, e...more
I went raw, for the most part, a month ago and my allergies are almost entirely gone. This book discusses the ways in which toxicity affects our bodies. It guides the reader on an elimination diet ( which should eliminate allergens) and then a cleanse. I have not yet done this cleanse, but i am intrigued and the information in the book is helpful in terms of understanding how the body is affected by what we put in it. Particularly interesting to me was the breakdown of how our immune system reac...more
Junger spent nearly 3/4 of the book explaining why it is necessary to cleanse. He made a very convincing case, but of course the concept is centuries old. Fasting or nearly fasting is purifying. It gives the intestines a much needed rest and helps the mind with clarity as well. He recommends a rather moderate fast with two liquid meals a day--breakfast and dinner, and one solid meal at lunch. You do this for 3 weeks. The meals, liquid and solid, are made with power foods (recipes given). He main...more
This was an interesting read. I had first heard about the book through Outside magazine's new year's issue. The editor had tried the program for 3 weeks and reported his personal recount of how he did on it. Since I occasionally feel quite fatigued after exercise, I thought I'd at least give this a read.
Having read through it, I decided to start the program. I just wrapped it up this past Friday.
All in all, I think it was a very feasible and viable program. I don't know if I really felt more ene...more
Having read through it, I decided to start the program. I just wrapped it up this past Friday.
All in all, I think it was a very feasible and viable program. I don't know if I really felt more ene...more
This book made a lot of sense to me. Very well written and motivational, and an easy read as well. It is definitely time to start thinking about how our typical American diet is effecting our bodies, not to mention all the toxins in our homes and environment. Our bodies couldn't have adapted to all these toxins so quickly. This is where the detox steps in. The author encourages you to adopt his "fast" for 21 days. The fast is made up of two liquid meals a day (vegetables and fruit smoothies and...more
There's a 3-week detox diet here that actually sounds manageable if you're ready to do all the food preparation. But in addition there's a hugely readable and fascinating account of the body's digestive system and natural detoxification system. And it shows you simple ways to get out of the way and let your body do its natural healing and drive to good health. One "simple" tool - take a 12-hour break from putting anything in your body other than water, i.e. stop eating after dinner. Junger says...more
I woke up this morning thinking of this book. Not sure why, other than it's August and with August begins another round of birthdays for my wife and I, which are difficult to ignore when both your children and aging body are there to remind you. Junger's book came to us a couple of years ago during what was—and still is—a difficult time, a time when toxins it seemed had truly taken over.
I won't waste space here saying how, but will leave that to a post, originally written for my blog, Without E...more
I won't waste space here saying how, but will leave that to a post, originally written for my blog, Without E...more
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Dr. Alejandro Junger was born in Uruguay. He graduated from medical school there in 1990 and moved to New York City for his postgraduate training. He completed three years of training in Internal Medicine at NYU Downtown Hospital and three more years of fellowship in Cardiovascular Diseases at Lenox Hill Hospital.
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