Effortless
Healing is a well researched
book written by a qualified health practitioner. Dr. Marcola has had
success treating patients with his nine principles for health. The
principles include information on: drinking water, eating veggies,
burning fat for fuel, exercise, the sun and vitamin D, your
biome and your gut, sleep,
going
barefoot, and avoiding some health foods. It’s all good advice, but
I wouldn’t use the adjective “effortless” to apply to much of
it. If you’re familiar with Interval Training, which Dr. Mercola
suggests is a good form of exercise, you know it takes a great deal
of effort and desire to keep at it.
While
I agree with most of what Dr Marcola says, I do caution the reader to
get additional sources. Many medical studies are cited, but like most
medical studies, they are correlational. This type of study allows
you to see two or more factors appearing together, but you can’t
say what the underlying cause is.
I
also have a problem with arguing from how wonderful the diet of our
ancestors was. Contaminated food and water have been available for a
very long time. I agree that we are doing things to contaminate the
soil, water,
and air, but we also have increased longevity well beyond what most
people could expect throughout history. Because we're living longer, we're also seeing more age related diseases.
I
enjoyed the book, but I don’t think Dr. Marcola makes the case for
effortless health. Like most things worth having, it takes work and
dedication.
I
received this book from Blogging for Books for this review.
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