gsisk reviewed on 4/19/2010 + 192 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 3

I looked over this book after receiving it, and found it to be just one long infomercial for his website. On almost every page there is a reference to become a member of his website, or subscribe to his newsletter. (I checked it out and the website is the same: "... to read this article in its entirety - become a member!"; ... to find out specifics - become a member!"; ... to see a list of - become a member!") Membership for one year will cost you $60 (as of April 2010).

The reason why he "cannot" provide specific product reviews/names is because the government is conducting a personal vendetta against him. There is SOME good information in this book (which you can easily find elsewhere) - otherwise he is a bit too radical for me, e.g. ALL prescription drugs, no matter for what, are bad; EVERYBODY, yes - that means you!, is sick and toxic and must therefore undergo a number of different cleanses, etc. And, of course, you absolutely CANNOT attempt to cure yourself, but MUST see not just one, but several practitioners.

Trudeau strongly advises that his book MUST be read in sequence and from cover to cover - if you do that you will be brainwashed after 50 pages to become a member of his cult, ehm ... website - he repeats things over and over (stating that he does this for a reason - yes, to drive home his message to become a member already!) He also never gets tired of saying how he is a victim of government prosecution and that they would like nothing better that to burn his books. It really gets annoying after a while.

I agree we should be eating organic, whole and unprocessed foods as much as possible and should not fall for easy pill-taking fixes when something is wrong. I also agree that pharmaceutical companies are in it for the money (not our health) and that a lot of the treatments and advice given by allopathic doctors is merely a covering up of symptoms, and that the government is (at least partially) in the pockets of big Pharma.

If you want to find an alternative practitioner, just start at the Naturopathic Doctors Association, or the American Herbalists Guild and go from there.

I've read other books on, for example, the pervasive weight-loss/diet scams that were written in a decent tone and provided their back-up research (Losing It: False Hopes and Fat Profits in the Diet Industry by Laura Fraser). Trudeau's book would be a lot more effective if he would speak in a reasoned voice, rather than spouting short sentences geared towards a 6th grade level reader and coming across as throwing one long hissy fit - he sounds like an evangelical fundamentalist.

So be prepared to sift through a whole pile of *** to find a few nuggets (which you can find elsewhere as well).

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