Doctor Murray's Total Body Tune-Up: Slow Down the Aging Process, Keep Your System Running Smoothly, Help Your Body Heal Itself--for Life! - Softcover

Murray, Michael

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9780553379525: Doctor Murray's Total Body Tune-Up: Slow Down the Aging Process, Keep Your System Running Smoothly, Help Your Body Heal Itself--for Life!

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ISBN 10: 0553379526 ISBN 13: 9780553379525

Publisher: Bantam, 2001

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By the co-author of the bestselling Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine
Does your body need a tune-up?

In this remarkable new approach to holistic medicine, Michael Murray, N.D., one of the nation’s leading naturopathic doctors, shows you how to use the latest information in natural medicine to customize a program that will have every system in your body running like new.

Take Dr. Murray’s self-tests to pinpoint your health priorities. Then go on this fascinating guided tour to better health.

Circulatory system: lower your blood pressure without pills � keep your cholesterol in check with a vitamin derivative � stop varicose veins with a treatment that’s better than surgery

Immune system: foods that bolster your defenses against cancer and other life-threatening illnesses � herbs to stop a cold ... fast!

Digestive system: discover Germany’s number one natural remedy for digestive problems � what’s dangerous about antacids � how to stop heartburn with DGL

Brain and nervous system: natural remedies for memory loss and depression � brain-boosting vitamins and herbs

Detoxification system: cleanse your liver with an ancient herb � revitalize your system through safe fasting

Endocrine system: a no-cost way to burn fat � new ways to achieve crucial hormonal balance and reduce stress

Skeletal system: how to prevent — even reverse — osteoporosis with these simple natural supplements � new approaches to arthritis and chronic fatigue

Sexual system: how to bring more energy to your love life without dangerous drugs � ease menopausal hot flashes, and much more!

Here are the tools — and the knowledge — you need to put yourself in the best shape of your life.

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Review:

Michael Murray is on a mission. A prominent naturopath, professor, and coauthor of the hugely popular Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, he's been teaching people for over 20 years to "harness the power of nature and achieve the highest level of health possible." In his Total Body Tune-Up, Murray outlines a plan to adjust the major organs of the body on a cellular level, using nutrition, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, herbs--and the body's natural drive to heal itself. "Most cells in the body reproduce many times during your lifespan," he writes. "By tuning up, you can make sure that each new generation of cells is as fit and robust as its ancestors."

Murray opens each chapter with a symptom checklist, so readers can prioritize the needs of the various body systems--digestive, cardiovascular, reproductive, and so on--as high, medium, or low. He then explains how each system works when healthy, inspiring an odd affection for all the organs needing nutritional support, from the brain to the thymus. ("If the entire absorptive area of the small intestine were laid flat, it would be the size of a tennis court.") Because naturopaths practice holistic medicine, he covers stress, humor, and optimism, and gives dosages and brand names for hundreds of supplement regimens. Murray's book is so full of useful nutrition information, the occasional missing piece is forgivable. (Most Americans adults, he writes, eat 100 pounds of sugar and at least 40 pounds of "other sweeteners" a year--yet he fails to detail the health hazards of what's inside those ubiquitous blue and pink packets.)

The book's title notwithstanding--the body as car needing a tune-up is a bit rusty--Murray writes with a knack for metaphor. (Phase II detoxification in the liver is "like handcuffing the toxin so it can be escorted out of the body by the biological equivalent of security guards.") Citations for the clinical research articles he pulls from would have been useful for readers seeking more information. Still, this is a must-have reference for anyone who wants to move toward the promise of well-being, whether readers have a medical condition or want to prevent health problems. --Rebecca Taylor

About the Author:

Michael T. Murray, N.D., is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading authorities on natural medicine. He is a graduate and faculty member of Bastyr University in Seattle, Washington, and the co-author of the Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, the definitive consumer guide to naturopathic medicine. In addition to more than twenty other books, Dr. Murray has written numerous articles for major publications, appeared frequently on radio and TV programs, and lectured to hundreds of thousands of people nationwide.

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