Book Review: The Defining Decade

This is a must-read book if you are just entering your 20s or know, love, work, or live with someone in their 20s. Well-written with client stories that will inspire and motivate, along with the science to back it up.

The author summarizes the point of the book succinctly, “The future isn’t written in the stars. There are no guarantees. So claim your adulthood. Be intentional. Get to work. Pick your family. Do the math. Make your own certainty. Don’t be defined by what you didn’t know or didn’t do. You are deciding your life right now” (p. 201). 

I highly recommend this book to any and everyone. Check out my review on LinkedIn.

Jay, M. (2012). The Defining Decade: Why your twenties matter—and how to make the most of them now. New York: Twelve, Hatchette Book Group, Inc.

Book Review: The Diabetes Code

If you are interested in preventing or reversing type 2 diabetes naturally, then this book is recommended for you. Dr. Fung simply states the plan: put less sugar in your body and burn off the remaining sugar. Then he goes into the history, epidemic, how not to treat it, and how to treat it--replete with examples, analogies, figures and graphs, scientific studies, and patient testimonials. Great book!

Check out my full review on LinkedIn: The Diabetes Code, by Dr. Jason Fung.

Fung, J. (2018). The diabetes code: Prevent and reverse type 2 diabetes naturally. Vancouver: Greystone Books.

Book Review: LIES My Doctor Told Me

Some advice from your doctor may be based on faulty research or broad generalizations. The author tackles several “lies” including fat, cholesterol, wheat, food pyramid, exercise, antibiotics, calories, kidney stones, thyroid, vitamin D, fiber, and many more. While additional resources are proposed for the reader to further explore, I wish all of the studies and references had been cited and included. It provides a good surface-level explanation on a wide-range of misconceptions.

Go to LinkedIn for my complete review. 

Berry, K., MD, FAAFP. (2019). Lies my doctor told me: Medical myths that can harm your health. Las Vegas: Victory Belt Publishing, Inc.