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Generation XL: Raising Healthy, Intelligent Kids in a High-tech, Junk-food World
A detailed guide to giving children a vibrant, successful future and a healthy, wholesome, invigorating youth teaches parents about the importance of good nutrition and the profound effects that inactivity, addiction to media, and super-sized and sugar-laden diets can have on their children.
246 pages, Hardcover
First published March 20, 2007
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About the author
Joseph Mercola
75 books561 followersDr. Joseph Mercola is a natural health expert based in Illinois. He believes that people are capable of taking control of their health – they can harness their body’s ability to stay optimally healthy. He shares his recommendations through his website, Mercola.com. It is one of the leading natural health websites today, with over one million subscribers worldwide.
Dr. Mercola has authored three New York Times best sellers, "The Great Bird Flu Hoax", "The No Grain Diet", and his latest book, “Effortless Healing”, which he has written as an easy-to-read guide that can help you avoid the many pitfalls of the conventional approach to health through nine simple steps or healing principles.
Dr. Mercola has authored three New York Times best sellers, "The Great Bird Flu Hoax", "The No Grain Diet", and his latest book, “Effortless Healing”, which he has written as an easy-to-read guide that can help you avoid the many pitfalls of the conventional approach to health through nine simple steps or healing principles.
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June 28, 2013
This is a must have for all parents to use as a foundation in nutrition and to some degree healthy lifestyle for their kids ( no matter the age). While written with the parent whose children have excess weight in mind, the nutrition and exercise "blueprints" are for all children (and to some degree adults). Included are the newer understandings of how our food works in our bodies, metabolic types (everyone's body is different on their need for carbohydrates versus protein), to the truth about milk, grains and sugar--including fruit. This book summarizes and connects information that you would have to find in multiple books. Again, every parent-whether you or your children are overweight or not) need to read and keep this book.
The reason for my 4 star rating is because I am not entirely sure the recipes and suggested exercises will "fly" for all kids, but there is enough ideas to start making better meals, shop for food better, as well build in a focus for exercise. If a parent is looking for more recipe ideas, I can suggest two additional sources which are in line with Dr. Merola's book and the newer health understandings: Isabel del Los Rios' Beyond Diet" and Dr. William Davis' " Wheat Belly".
The reason for my 4 star rating is because I am not entirely sure the recipes and suggested exercises will "fly" for all kids, but there is enough ideas to start making better meals, shop for food better, as well build in a focus for exercise. If a parent is looking for more recipe ideas, I can suggest two additional sources which are in line with Dr. Merola's book and the newer health understandings: Isabel del Los Rios' Beyond Diet" and Dr. William Davis' " Wheat Belly".
October 23, 2008
amazing book for anyone with young kids or anyone just interested in healthy living.
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