Marilu Henner's Total Health Makeover: Ten Steps to Your Best Body

Excellent book with ideas on eating right/well, exercising, gusto/energy and alternative medicine. Marilu also includes information on caffeine, sugar, dairy, food combining, vitamins, chemicals, beauty, sleep, poop, face reading and SO MUCH MORE!!! Everyone will find at least one thing to help them feel healthier in this book. Marilu is informative, knowledgeable, honest and funny. You will be entertained as you learn how to be healthier. Marilu is a great motivator!

The first time I read this book and was introduced to the concept of food combining, it sounded unrealistic and impossible to follow. I tried it for about 2 days and gave up. About a year later, when diagnosed with an internal Candida imbalance that was causing lots of chronic health problems, my doctor suggested I follow a special diet that included food combining. So I got out Marilu's book and read through it again. This time I stuck with it and found that much of her nutritional suggestions mirrored that of anti-Candida plans; i.e., no dairy, food combining, no sugar or artificial sweeteners, etc. I was a fairly healthy eater to begin with but of course a major change in diet takes determination and time to adjust. Let me assure anyone out there that this book is full of good information to start you on a path to total wellness, inside and out. While some of the presentation is a tiny bit corny, it's also approachable and it's interesting to see the road she, herself, was on in terms of bad health and where she is now. Since making the decision to stick permanently with food combining (which can be complicated but she presents in a very easy to follow, organzied way) and eliminating sugar (about as hard for some people to do as quitting smoking or drinking) I have never felt better. My Candida is under control, my chronic ailments (asthma, allergies, rashes, joint pain) have all but disappeared, I have tons of energy all the time, I sleep better, I look better (better skin, hair, body) I feel consistently in a good mood and a nice side benefit was dropping from a size 12 to a 6. After nearly a decade of struggling with my weight and being "sickly" I am now strong and truly healthy and found that only when I focused on my health rather than my size did I lose weight. I am now going back to college to obtain a degree in Kinesiology specializing in Athletic Training, a lifelong dream I never would have thought I could pursue in my prior condition. You need to be inspirational to train others and certainly you have to walk the talk. With all the other fads being tauted out there, like the Atkins diet which is completely nutritionally unsound and puts people at a risk for renal failure and serious dehydration, I can tell you that the reason plans like Marilu's aren't as popular is ause they are more difficult initially to get accustomed to and don't allow for taboo foods as much as the hi-pro/hi-fat phenomenon. This may be a tougher challenge at first, but the long term health benefits are limitless.I have read and reread everything from the Zone, Atkins, macrobiotics, sugar-busters and the blood type recommendations (which are actually very similar and is also a great book to keep as a nutritional bible) and it's Marilu's book I find myself whipping out for reference or review. If you buy this book and stick with it for a month (it takes at least that long to remove prior waste product from your blood st

I loved this book! I could relate to everything she said. I Think the program is a hard one to follow, but if your committed it will help you tremendously. I have only 2 of her 10 steps left to go and lost 40lbs in the meantime. Eliminating processed sugar is a hard one but eventually I will do it. If your serious about changing you lifesyle and relationship with food this is a book for you! I read it in one weekend. I just couldn't put it down and found it very entertaining. When I feel my will slowing I refer back to this book to pick my motivation back up and keep me on the right track. A+

I've been doing the program for over six months, and I agree that the most compelling evidence is Marilu's own transformation. She explores a new path to health; this isn't a fad, it's a permanent approach to the way we eat and how we live.Even doing just one step or two of her program will recharge your energy and take off the pounds. I swore I could never give up red meat, but it's gone from my life. I never in a million years thought I could say no to dairy -- also gone. I'm fighting right now to get off sugar, and it's shocking how poisoned the foods are at the supermarket with the stuff. I've lost 23 pounds so far, and my skin looks fabulous. My allergies are not as severe and I rarely get sick. (I used to be chronically ill with colds and bronchial problems) Through Marilu's book, I'm now reading a lot of material by Michio Kushi. Again, it's a life changing process, and you have to be committed to make it work. And given the poor health that Americans are in today with obesity, respitory and circulatory problems, it's about time somebody spoke up and kept speaking up until the message was heard.Thank you Marilu!

I purchased this book approx. 3 1/2 weeks ago and gradually started applying the changes in my eating habits along with the overall knowledge that Marilu provides here. I've found the transition to be simple and truly beneficial in how I look & feel. I've lost 11 1/2 lbs in 2 weeks and I don't feel deprived. Someone had commented on the extreme cost - Granted rice and soy milk may be more expensive. However, I no longer purchase all the junk foods and garbage I used to eat which has resulted in a drop in my grocery expenses. If you truly READ this and FOLLOW THROUGH, you will see & feel the results. Buy it and USE IT. "USE IT" being the operative word. I don't think Marilu could have spelled it out any clearer - Yet she does with her book "The 30 day Total Health Makeover" which get's 6 stars!