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Stay young and healthy the Suzanne Somers way Date published: 10/26/2008
SUZANNE SOMERS Somers practices what she preaches, as an avid (and apparently successful) advocate and follower of these regimens. Somers eschews the casual use of pharmaceuticals except in the most extreme circumstances--they should be the last course of action, not the simplest, easiest first step. She states, "Let's reserve pharmaceuticals for their original intention, which would be extreme medical intervention as in acute illness, infection, mental illness, and pain; then pharmaceuticals are the miracles they are meant to be the last card in the practitioner's back pocket." Predictably, the book repeatedly cites the suspect relationship between mainstream doctors, pharmaceutical companies and the FDA as counterproductive She asks, "When was "Eight Steps to Wellness" include old standards about sleep, exercise and nutrition. Additional tips include hormone replacement therapy (to avoid "a slow but steady decline in you"), avoiding chemicals and detoxifying (intravenous treatments, colonics and hyperbaric oxygen chambers), and several others. Somers has authored 17 books, including many best-sellers. Clearly, she has a ready market for her encouraging, digestible plan for improved health and anti-aging techniques. After all, The book jacket refers to her as "Today's most trusted advocate of anti-aging medicine." Although her zeal and enthusiasm for the subject is apparent, she is wise to rely heavily on physician interviews for her material. Even so, a book that touts Web sites for specific product orders and newsletters, a company's payment-plan Diane Makovsky is a freelance reviewer in Spotsylvania County.
Date published: 10/26/2008
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