Raymond Francis, a chemist and a graduate of MIT, found himself in a hospital, battling for his life. The diagnosis: acute chemical hepatitis, chronic fatigue, multiple chemical sensitivities, and several autoimmune syndromes, causing him to suffer fatigue, dizziness, impaired memory, heart palpitations, diarrhea, numbness, seizures... among other complications.
He eventually turned the table around and cured most of his sickness following a natural approach backed with multivitamins and minerals.
Quick Summary:
Raymond's book basically enlist all sicknesses back to the malfunctioning of the cell. Hence there aren't really many sicknesses but one, the sickness of the cell.
The book list the following pathways to health:
1) Nutritional Pathway, eliminate the following:
a. sugar b. white flour c. processed oils d. milk products
2) Toxin Pathway
3) Psychological Pathway
4) The physical pathway
5) The Genetic pathway
6) The Medical Pathway
The book also has several references for various recommendations starting from deodorants to type of vitamins. Hence, the book does offer a good reference to many things you can come across when shopping or choosing between products.
One note here, since starting to read more books on low carb and ketogenic diet I find this book misses many benefits that the Ketogenic diet offers. Did Raymond miss this revolution? did he get stuck in his own finding? not sure, but regardless, his top recommendation for eliminating sugar, wheat products and processed oil are great starters for anyone.
My criticism of the book:
The book misses several points and offers unfair recommendations on several subjects. Below you can find couple of examples:
In terms of Dairy products Raymond doesn't consider organic milk but highlights the risk of hormones found in conventional products.
For meat the recommendation is to consume animal products but on reduced basis. At the same time he doesn't offer percentages based on ones life style, activity level or energy expenditure.
In terms of vitamins recommended I was quiet disappointed.
Raymond does offer few advises in his reference section such as the use of natural vitamins vs synthetic vitamins but at the end he recommends one product "beyond health" which ended up to be his own line of products found on his site (www.beyondhealth.com). There is no comprehensive list of recommendation at all.
In summary I recommend this book with a caveat it may not offer you all the questions in your mind, Yet, I am sure it will have enough information that will benefit you and add to your bag of knowledge.
Mounir
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