YOU: The Owner's Manual: An Insider's Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and Younger

Rating: 4.5/5 Stars
Rank: 9

With much sassy humor (they describe the adrenals as similar in shape to Mr. Potato Head's hat), they give a guided tour of the body's anatomy and major systems (hormonal, nervous, digestive, sensory, etc.) including plenty of fascinating trivia along the way. How often should you get your thyroid level checked? How much gas does the average person produce in a day?

And, most importantly, how many times a year do most people have sex?? Drs. Oz and Roizen know. They also reveal plenty of bizarre (and potentially life-saving) facts such as this: If your earlobe has a prominent vertical wrinkle, it's likely that your arteries are aging faster than they ought to be. If only 8th-grade health class had been this fun.

The docs' main goal in presenting all this info is twofold: firstly, it's your body, so shouldn't you finally learn how it works? And, secondly, they want to help teach ways of preserving the body's health and youthfulness. To that end, they've included an "Owner's Manual Diet," a 10-day menu plan designed not for weight loss, but to make you feel "years younger." Its simple recipes are each meant to benefit a certain body system, such as Tomato Bruschetta, packed with the antioxidant lycopene, which has been proven to boost immunity.

--Erica Jorgensen

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Editorials

	Amazon.com
	If there ever was a pair of docs who can make the small intestine seem truly intriguing, here they are. Dr. Mehmet Oz is an alternative-medicine maverick and a cardiologist known to implement acupuncture during open-heart... read full editorial
	From Publishers Weekly
	Anti-aging guru Roizen and celebrated heart surgeon Oz combine their popular approaches to patient-centered care in this assessment of how much, or more to the point, how little, readers know about their bodies. After taking... read full editorial
	Book Description
	Between your full-length mirror and high-school biology class, you probably think you know a lot about the human body. While it's true that we live in an age when we're as obsessed with our bodies as we are with celebrity... read full editorial

Customer Reviews

	Highly Recommended!
	May 10, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars
	This is a great book! If you would like to be younger and healthier, read it. A patient of mine turned me on to this book and I love it. Common sense nutrition along with strong reasons why you should improve your diet... read full review
	So good to be in the know!
	June 18, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars
	I loved getting taken through a tour of all the highways, back roads, and landmarks inside of my body. I feel better able to make decisions regarding my healthcare and that of my family after having read this book. It... read full review
	Lots of useful, easy to understand information
	(Florida) June 13, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars
	I saw this book on the Oprah show and it is worth every penny! Very informative in easy to understand language. Since my Mother just died of coronary artery disease and my father also takes heart medication, I thought this book would be a good investment in my health.

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