Super Immunity : The Essential Nutrition Guide for Boosting Your Body's Defenses to Live Longer, Stronger, and Disease Free

Really great opportunity to read is nutritional based treatment and his recommended phytonutrients veg and fruits adding longevity and healthy life ..highly recommended

great book

It is nearly complete book on Nutrition. How often we ignore the signals generated by our GI system,and how long we suffer because of bad food, is best depicted in the book. As an Indian reader, I hadto make a lot adjusting the recipes and menu. I wish , the book will help in clearing a lot of misconceptionabout eating and dieting.Ajay Shah

finding so many facts in this book , excellent.

Book gives some new outputs & is worth following. But it gives emphasis on various international food items & preparations for reversing diabetes which itself is not so far accepted by endocrinologists world over. For Indian readers many of these items like Kale, watercress, collards, swiss chard, bok choy, arugula are not known as their indian similar plant/family counterparts are not mentioned. A supplement of 1-2 page would have helped if the countrywise local but similar property plants/vegetables had been mentioned.

Ok .Nothing great.The paper printed looks very old.Matter presented is already some what available in the internet sample pages.

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Good read

This book can change your life if you read it and put the nutrition described into action.

This is the only book that I have read that I take to bed to read it is that good, I don't want to stop reading it & when I finish it I will read it again to make sure I remember the facts. Then I will follow the "cook book" section at the end to ensure I am the healthiest that I can be especially in this era of the pandemic.

Super Immunity is a scientifically-based study on the health benefits of a plant-based diet. The author, a nutritional physician, actually advocates a low-meat or even no-meat diet, including vegan. From a purely scientific view, which is the view I always take with things like this, the book is a fascinating insight into what makes fruit and vegetables so good for you. It explains how nutrition is divided into ‘macro-nutrients’, which are fats, protein and carbohydrates, and ‘micro-nutrients’, which are vitamins and minerals.The author argues that far too much emphasis is put on diets that regulate fat/protein/carbs, and not enough on diets that regulate the vitamins and minerals we get, as it’s these that most impact our long-term health. More importantly, it is explained that, as well as vitamins and minerals, fruit and veg contain a third category of micro-nutrients called ‘phyto-chemicals’, this literally means ‘plant chemicals’, and these are a group of compounds that enhance our immune system and help fight disease. Significantly, phyto-chemicals are only found in fruit and veg, not meat. If you’ve ever wondered why fruit and veg come in so many different colours, it’s the phyto-chemicals that make these colours.The science behind nutrition and the health benefits of fruit and veg is superbly explained and is a fascinating read. I have to say the author is very anti-meat to the point where he seems to blame meat for every disease known, and I did begin to wonder if this was his opinion rather than fully-proven science. I think meat definitely gets a bad press these days but the supposed health-risks of meat is far from proven, and there’s no escaping the fact that meat is a very rich source of the B vitamins, protein, fats, and minerals like iron and zinc. Also, the anti-meat brigade often forget one thing – we don’t just eat to survive, we eat for pleasure as well, and there’s nothing better in life than a juicy steak or some lovely hot wings!But putting aside the anti-meat bias of the book, the author makes a very powerful case for a more plant-based diet and I definitely intend to take on board what I’ve learnt. One new word I learnt from the book is “flexitarian”, which is a vegetarian who eats a bit of meat. Personally, there’s no way I’ll ever give it up meat, but maybe being a ‘flexitarian’ is a good compromise for me.

this book should be read by a lot of people, it shows the way of eating and also what you have to avoid to be in good health

You may have read Dr. Fuhrman's other book "Eat to Live" and wonder what's new in store with Super Immunity, or is it just a rehash of the same information.While you will not find radically different information in Super Immunity -- it's the same good Fuhrman diet philosophy -- this book covers critical information about your health that I've personally never seen before in such an easy-to-digest format.It would be easy to summarize the book by saying "Eat your vegetables!" but Super Immunity goes beyond that.Yes, there's a ton of research that shows that phytochemicals found in certain vegetables have literally boost our immunity and can fight off cancer. The top foods recommended to add to your diet are:- Kale, collards, mustard greens- Arugula, watercress- Most greens and cabbage- Broccoli, brussel sprouts- Carrots, tomatoes- Onion, garlic- Mushrooms- Pomegranates- Berries of all kinds- Seeds (like sesame, flax, etc.)The book covers a lot more information, such as:- The pros and cons of certain vaccines. Why most people would not be advised to take a flu shot every year.- How diet alone can not only prevent but help reverse cancer- How exactly nutrition can increase our immunity and help us avoid contagious diseases- Simple tips I found very useful to further improve our immunity and avoid viral illnesses.- The controversy on being a complete vegan or not, what the science actually says about itThe recipes are excellent but similar to what's found in other books by Fuhrman.What I like about Dr. Fuhrman is that he's obsessed about optimal nutrition, but he's also a scientist. Some radical natural hygienist claim that the entire germ theory is a scam and that viruses never cause illnesses, but those claims are not supported by science.Furhman shows you how you can dramatically increase your immunity so that' you'll never catch a flu, even when a lot of people are sick.I've lived something close to the recommended lifestyle for over 12 years and although I occasionally got a cold, I've never had a flu in all that time and the more closely I followed the recommendations, the healthier I've become.It's not an "all or nothing" lifestyle. You can pick and choose what you incorporate in your life. If you've read other books like those by Dr. McDougall or Esselstyn, the Furhman books, including Super Immunity, are great additions.