John Gray
"The magic key to health, happiness, and romance is waiting for you in your local health food store," says relationship guru John Gray, Ph.D. Not only do men and women have different communication and love styles, they gain and lose weight differently and need different diets, asserts Gray, author of the bestselling Mars and Venus series. Though he does not have credentials in exercise, nutrition, or weight management, Gray creates a program that, he claims, balances each gender's brain chemistry, resulting in health, weight loss, stress management, and romance. Gray analyzes the specific brain chemicals, hormones, and reactions to stress that affect men and women differently and influence relationships. He recommends an eating plan involving at least three meals a day; replacing breakfast with a low-calorie, nutritious breakfast shake; taking amino acid supplements; drinking "cleansing nutrients"; and avoiding junk food. The exercise prescription is only seven pages long (out of 314), consisting of his "bounce, shake, breathe, and flex" program. This may stimulate brain chemicals, but it doesn't do much for cardiovascular or muscle conditioning. Gray seems more concerned with avoiding getting too much exercise than getting enough or the right kind (according to exercise professionals).
--Joan Price
1 Subject Matter is excellent but book is very wordy
The underlying facts brought forth by Dr. Gray are very interesting but as I read the book I just kept getting the feeling that a lot of it was there for the sake of filling pages up with print. I believe Dr. Gray could have written a much more effective book by shortening it in 1/2. Thin is In.
2 Very Disappointed
I bought two copies of this book after hearing him on COAST to COAST AM. I planned to give one to my sister. Well I should have read the reviews from normal people first. I notice the excellent reviews all come from other authors or co-authors or those somehow in the diet or doctor field. I am having a difficult time getting anything out of this book. I find it's presentation frustrating, and a lot of gobblety gook. I tried to find specific information I heard on the show and am having an aweful time doing so. I like a book where I can go to a chapter you "think" is about what it says it is about, and goes to the point without fancying up and saying a lot of nothing in the text. The highlighted text on each page throughout the book is very distracting. The font is too small (age I assume). I am sooo disappointed. ;(
3 INSIGHTFUL GROUNDBREAKING WORK!!
Harvey Deutschendorf (Edmonton, Alberta CANADA)
Just when you thought you had read everything there was on dieting, John Gray comes up with some fascinating new insights. Linking diet to brain chemicals, sex drive, psychological wellness and gender in a comprehensive, yet easy to understand manner; this book goes far beyond the other diet books out there. While filled with interesting material, the beauty of this book lies in making dieting as simple, or complex as the reader chooses. The author is fully aware that for most people, diets need to be simple, straightforward, easy to use, and provide results in a short period. I have been using his breakfast shake formula for 3 months now and have noticed a marked increase in my energy level, mental alertness...and yes..even my sex drive! I highly recommend this book.
4 Good Salesman, Bad Advice
Dr. Grey, with a PhD from a university closed down by the State of California as a diploma mill, is a great salesman and story teller. Although his thesis in his new diet and exercise book is intriguing, Grey does not give any references whatsoever as to from where his theories about hormones and their role in nutrition come. Some facts in the books seem dubious, "..the brain uses 20 percent of the calories we consume."
However, because the caloric intake of his nutrition system should be less than the reader would normally take, participants in the system should show a loss of weight over time. And because the theory is novel, a reader will also tend to believe everything Grey says, as believe they "feel" better.
I would feel safer about his nutrition ideas if he had added an appendix of references to scientific or even to popular literature that could confirm his ideas as good science.
5 The Diet In Reverse
As an experiment I tried Gray's suggestion for men's weight loss
and came up with some findings ~ it worked!Try it ladies and see
what happens.You might be surprized.One diet doesn't fit all ladies or all men as he leads you to believe.Honestly a pseudo
pop psychologist has no business writing diet books.Find out what works for you as the unique person you are.
6 A Monumental Achievement!
The Mars & Venus Diet & Exercise Solution is a book that has blown me away! What I expected was another book putting another spin on how to lose weight. I was wrong-dead wrong! This book isn't just about diet and weight loss, it's a book about liberating yourself from psychological and physical struggle. I've been a psychologist for over twenty-five years and Dr. Gray's book has opened my eyes to the nutritional-biological underpinnings of psychological problems-it's all about brain chemistry. I will recommend this book to any of my patients who want to know why they feel depressed, anxious, unmotivated, or why their relationship falters.
By giving up my coffee habit I realized having that wired up feeling all day clouded my concentration. Did you know one cup of joe raises your blood pressure by 14%! Fortunately for me I was able to find a wonderful tasting replacement made from soyabeans. You brew like coffee and it even helps lower my cholesterol. I found it online at www.S o y c o f f e e.c o m. Gaining this understanding will effect every move you make from this point on and will bring with it the necessity to share it.
Simply put, this is a book that can save your life.
7 Gary Quinn- Best Selling Author-Life Coach
The Mars and Venus Diet and Exercise Solution is the
new Dictionary of Heath. Once again, Dr. John Gray brings
most valuable and useful information to the masses.
This book gives concise, clear and life changing
information. A must read for individuals who need
to reactivate and balance their mind, body and loving
relationships. This book will feed your SOUL. I recommend
this book to all my clients. Brilliant work!
8 What a relief to have simple, clear directions
What a relief to have someone to do all the chemistry and science and then write simple clear directions about what one needs to do to loose weight! As I started following the directions from this book I started having more and more energy. I just wanted to play more basketball and get more work done because I had the energy for it. It was so encouraging to start feeling like I had more energy. I am a marriage counselor and I recommend it to my couples and families now too. Kelly Bryson licensed Marriage, Family and child counselor
9 Do the work...see the results!
John Gray has really done his homework on this one. John gets not only into the HOW, but into the WHY our bodies do the things they do. He offers not only diet solutions and excercise programs, but he explains how our bodies work...and why the diet and excercise plans will work. I would recommend this book to anyone. If you do the work...you will see the results. Buy this book and see for yourself.
10 One More Great One for the Collection
This book by Dr. Grey adds another fine piece of mars-venus
technology to the collection of mars-venus books in my
library. They are all great! And I also recommend the DVD
"New Sex Now" for those seeking more insight into very intimate
relationship issues.
11 Individualized Diet & Exercise Programs Simply Make Sense!
Although I have long appreciate John Gray's work in relationships, I have to admit that I was extremely skeptical when I first heard that he had written about health issues. However, I was very pleasantly surprised when I got a chance to read this book. I personally believe that this book is just the first of many books to come on the subject of INDIVIDUALIZING diet and exercising programs to people based on their sex and based on their body type. To me, it is strange that so many people think that there is (or should be) just one "best diet." That just isn't true. Again, John Gray is at the forefront of thinking. To that, I'm not surprised. And finally, I was very pleased that John also included important reference to the great value of homeopathic medicines (that is MY favorite subject!)
Dana Ullman, MPH, author of 8 books, including "Everybody's Guide to Homeopathic Medicines," "Homeopathic Medicines for Children & Infants," "Discovering Homeopathy," and "The One Minute (or so) Healer." For access to anything to do with homeopathy, go to: http://www.homeopathic.com
12 A better slant on dieting
Not really desiring to lose weight, I was interested in John Gray's book The Mars and Venus Diet and Exercise Solution for its cleansing properties and was not disappointed. I tried John's method in the book for 9 days. Nothing much seemed to happen until just about two weeks after I began the course of treatment. I have always had a sweet tooth, but as I get older realize it is a sugar addiction. I found that I wasn't craving sweets (a common occurrence for 40 years after every meal and often between them) and I wasn't really trying. I wanted things like celery and peanut butter or carrots for a snack instead of cookies. And coming from the world's greatest candy fan, this is saying a lot!! I also found myself naturally drinking more water and feeling lighter and fresher. My skin has a great tone and after several weeks, as I look for signs of diminishing effects, I am pleased that I am still resting in a place of healthful balance. I also have lost several pounds even without trying. I will refresh my liver and remind myself of my wholeness every so often with his recommended treatment as I feel a calling to do so, but for now I feel great.
The other thing I really related to in this book was his presentation of the different chemistries of men and women and what, how and when they are activated. It was a missing piece in understanding my very male husband. Very insightful and clearly intended for more than just a fix-it diet, this book The Mars and Venus Diet & Exercise Solution offers ways to achieve and maintain balance and health within the self and also within a relationship.
Julie Hutslar
Author of Relationships:Gifts of the Spirit
13 John Gray has done it again!
It takes John Gray to show, once again, that men and women are different - that we react differently to food and exercise programs just as we react differently to just about everything else in life! How obvious! So obvious, we would have completely missed it, were it not for Dr. Gray`s new book The Mars & Venus Diet & Exercise Solution. And we would have missed the advice and solutions that can help all of us have the energy, resiliency and optimism to reach out for life's next great adventure... that next glorious trapeze.
Gail Blanke
CEO/President, Lifedesigns
Author, "Between Trapezes, Flying Into a New Life with the Greatest of Ease" (Rodale, August 2004)
14 Wow....and I thought I knew so much.....
Having dieted all of my adult life, I thought I knew it all. Then, after joining Curves for Women and not losing in weight in 3 months with 5 workouts per week the entire time, I spoke with the manager of my workout facility. She recommended this book. I have John Gray's "original" Mars & Venus book but I'm not a big reader so I've scanned it. But THIS book? I can't put it down. Goodness. How interesting. I knew when I put my husband on the South Beach and he quickly lost weight and continued to....or when I'd go to a Weight Watchers meeting and see all those guys just DROP the weight, I knew woman lost differently than men but this book puts it all out there in plain English for even the KIA (know it all) like me to grasp and understand. I thought I was an expert on "dieting" (though none have ever worked for me except to give up the carbs). Thank you, John Gray, for showing me yet another aspect that I never even would have thought existed.
15 Thank you Dr. Gray!
I have studied nutrition for over 15 years, so when Dr. Gray came out with his new book on diet and exercise, I was very interested to read what he had to say on the subject.
Because of my background I didn't expect to find any new information about diet and nutrition. I was delighted to find that this book contains cutting edge, scientific information on diet and nutrition that was not in any of the other resource materials that I had previously studied.
This book has added a new dimension to my understanding and I thank Dr. Gray for once again sharing his knowledge and providing couples with another valuable resource for enhancing relationships.
16 Practical, Comprehensive, and Complementary
As an independent personal trainer, I am constantly seeking the 'bigger picture' to health, fitness, and wellness. John Gray masterfully combines a comprehensive view of many aspects relating to general health in a practical and very digestible way. Having reviewed hundreds of books on the subject, I found the inclusion of subjects such as food quality, detoxification, breathing, overtraining, and mineral supplementation very refreshing.
I also enjoyed his trademark 'Mars and Venus' spin. Our physiology affects all aspects of our lives, and he artfully applies this to relationships.
Most of all, I was impressed that he is not offering a 'holy grail' program of fitness. Rather, he offers his program as a complement to the reader's existing programs and individual goals. I already have included many of his general ideas in programs for my own clients.
The only quirk I found was his 'bounce and shake' exercise. Though I'm not completely sure of the efficacy of this technique, I would say it can't hurt. Getting moving first thing in the morning is among the best ways to stimulate the metabolism all day.
17 recommended!
Who knew gender differences had so many consequences? I learned a lot from The Mars and Venus Diet and Exercise Solution, and you will too! Read it before your next workout.
18 More Food For Thought
Well, John Gray's done it again! In his latest offering, he has once again taken a complex, complicated and often overwhelming subject and with his own, unique and gender-specific perspective has simplified all of the components into a accessible, doable and refreshing approach to regaining and miantaining your optimum health and well being.
Olive Gallagher,
Author of "A Simple Path to The Good Life"
19 A Monumental Achievement!
The Mars & Venus Diet & Exercise Solution is a book that has blown me away! What I expected was another book putting another spin on how to lose weight. I was wrong-dead wrong! This book isn't just about diet and weight loss, it's a book about liberating yourself from psychological and physical struggle. I've been a psychologist for over twenty-five years and Dr. Gray's book has opened my eyes to the nutritional-biological underpinnings of psychological problems-it's all about brain chemistry. I will recommend this book to any of my patients who want to know why they feel depressed, anxious, unmotivated, or why their relationship falters. Simply put, this is a book that can save your life.
Dr. Joseph J. Luciani, Author of: The Power of Self-Coaching: The Five Essential Steps to Creating the Life You Want.
20 Makes perfect sense
The Mars and Venus Diet and Exercise Solution makes perfect sense and there's no one better to explain the differences between men and women when it comes to dieting and exercise than John Gray. And I love the way he ties diet and exercise back into the health of relationships.
Mort Fertel (mortfertel@marriagemax.com), author of MARRIAGE FITNESS
21 It's about time
John Gray's The Mars & Venus Diet & Exercise Solution is a breath of fresh air. As a practicing chiropractic physician for over thirty years I have stressed the importance of brain to tissue communication. John's physiological approach to brain chemistry is exciting. His diet and exercise solution is unique and it's about time someone separtated the genders for these programs.
22 The Mars and Venus Diet and Exercise Solution: Create The Br
This book has greatly helped me and many of my clients. I was one of those forever youthful and energetic people with excellent diet and exercise practices who thought my lifestyle would keep me forever vital. When I hit 40 I was shocked at how bad I was suddenly feeling. After reading the book I followed John Gray's supplement program and began to feel GREAT once again. Moods are deeply influenced by the state of the body as John Gray explains. I highly suggest this book for anyone who wants to feel the ecstacy of health!
Dr. Laurie Moore
Author of Creative Intimacy: A Practical Guide to Better Relationships
www.DRLaurieMoore.com
23 A REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT
John Gray's "The Mars & Venus Diet & Exercise Solution" is a remarkable achievement. That an expert in relationships has taken the time and effort to read and master esoteric research on brain chemistry and made it accessible and usable for us lay readers is amazing.
Edwards Deming, the quality guru, once said: "It's not what you don't know that's the problem; it's what you know that's NOT SO!" Gray punctures many of the myths about diet and exercise that people have been religiously following for years. The famous Pritikin and Atkins diets, for example, do not emerge unscathed.
This is not just another weight-loss book. People suffering from conditions as desparate as ADD/ADHD, addictions, brain concussions, or depression, to name a few, can find valuable new approaches to treatment. It's actually a book on how to effectively manage your own brain chemistry.
The book challenges the dominance in our culture of allopathic (that is, traditional) medicine with its overuse of powerful drugs and their side effects. It supports the use of alternative therapies such as homeopathy and aromatherapy. And it is not "one size fits all": Gray makes careful distinctions, not only by gender as one would expect from the creator of the Mars/Venus school of gender differences, but by body type as well. What works for rectangular body type mesomorphs might be all wrong for round body endomorphs.
One recurring theme that I especially appreciated was Gray's reminder that we don't have to follow his regime perfectly for it to be effective, a welcome reassurance for us perfectionists. My greatest concern about the book is that it will seem too far out for large numbers of people to follow the regimen, that the gradient will be too steep. This would be a waste of information that could bestow tremendous benefits on humankind.
24 Healthy Relationships Is a Way of Life
As an expert in the field of romance, I openly inform my seminar participants and the readers of my book that I am no relationship expert. Romance is definitely an important aspect of relationships, but romance is but a branch of the relationship tree.
Dr. John Gray's revolutionary expertise in relationships for the past decade is uncanny. So, when I got my hands on his latest book, The Mars & Venus Diet & Exercise Solution, I wondered, "What did exercise and diet have to do with relationships?"
I read his book and got the answer... A LOT! Dr. Gray meticulously explores the balance among food, physical activity, relationship, brain activity, intimacy, inner peace, and so much more, while he vividly describes the differences between the genders. This book opens the reader's eyes to realizing that relationships don't stand apart from exercise, which doesn't stand apart from brain chemistry, which doesn't stand apart from diet. They are all connected and create what we call life.
To find strong relationships we must give our body what it needs. To be physically healthy we must give our mind what it needs. To have balanced brain chemistry we need give the heart what it needs.
If romance is a branch of the tree of relationships, the tree sits among others (the tree of happiness, the tree of spirituality, the tree of health, etc...) in the orchard of life. And, Dr. Gray is the horticulturist that brings it all to harvest.
25 New nutrition break through!
I read this book in a bit over one day, I could not put it down! I tried the Isagenix products that cleanse the system and actually lost 10 lbs. with their 9 day system and loved how I felt so much that I am now fully endorsing the Isagenix system. I am a chef so I do appreciate that food is a wonderful thing, but I think that these meal substitutes can get your internal system back on track and then you do incorporate the shakes and a healthy meal on a daily basis.
The amino acid profile in this supplement is incredible! It's like a natural high with increased ability to focus and just an overall sense of happiness and well being. This is what brain chemistry was meant to be and for anyone who has not experienced it, I say read the book, try this product and enjoy your new found health and happiness!
26 John Gray has done it again!
With his The Mars & Venus Diet & Exercise Solution Dr. Gray offers readers the fruit of his compelling research on nutrition and fitness, as well as the insightful practical advice he is known for. This book is a treasured guidebook for a healthier life.
27 It's a Must Read!
As a chiropractor and nutritionist, I am so pleased to see Dr. Gray's new book, "The Mars and Venus Diet and Exercise Solution," address the critical role diet and exercise play in correcting today's health conditions - mental, emotional and physical.
His scientifically based and easy to read book is supportive of my own and it thrills me that such a well-known and respected author as Dr. John Gray has taken up the challenging task of educating the public to the paramount role diet and physical conditioning play in balancing brain chemistry, which is, the basis for a "longer, healthier, and happier life". (p.7)
It's a must read!!
Marcia F. Kamph, D.C.
Author of: "Gotta Minute??How To Look and Feel Great!"
"Prescription for Robust Health"
28 Your Solution to Dazzling Health and Enduring Relationships
Ten years after he revolutionized the way we think about how men and women communicate in romantic relationships, in Mars and Venus Diet and Exercise Solution, John Gray tells us how the sexes differ when it comes to diet, exercise, sex, depression, and particularly brain chemistry. Why is it that so many of us rely on pills, alcohol, and food to be happy? Why are so many Americans overweight? Why are ADD and divorce so prevalent?
In this comprehensive, readable, and fascinating study, Gray not only supplies intriguing answers but recipes, exercise plans, suggestions for energy-boosting, chemistry-altering foods that will become your lifeline to satisfying, passionate, and enduring relationships.
Drs. Mary and John Valentis, authors of Romantic Intelligence: How to Be as Smart in Love as You are in Life.
29 Medical Professionals Give A Thumbs UP!
THE MARS & VENUS EXERCISE SOLUTION BOOK REVIEW:
John Gray's remarkable new volume is a welcome and ground-shaking addition to the current weight loss literature. This is one of the most holistic weight reduction programs we have seen, and we know it will help many people who have not been finding the help they need through traditional medical routes.
As a doctor-nurse team, we have practiced holistic care for over 25 years, having started one of the first holistic centers in the country in the mid -1970's in northern California. Based on our experience, we are pleased that this book addresses issues that have been missing from the diet debates.
He points out that men and women react differently to food and exercise, requiring different percentages of protein and fat, rather than the currently popular protocols of high protein, high fat. This subtle yet valuable distinction has been given far too little attention in other books!
He describes a "magic key" to the whole topic, namely that food choices, and food quality, are crucial to long-lasting success. As holistic medical practitioners, we have had success with many weight-challenged people who were not finding success with standard medical treatment, making suggestions similar to what this book carefully explains. It is, in fact, very close to what we have been trying to tell people for years, and he has done it eloquently.
In addition to food, his program for cleansing, supplementation, and enjoyable exercise are excellent contributions to help people stimulate hormones in body and brain. It has long been our contention that it is the hormones that make us who we are, and John Gray tells why.
Richard L. Shames MD
Karilee H. Shames PhD, RN
Authors: THYROID POWER: 10 Steps to Total Health (HarperCollins 2001,2002)
30 This is an amazing book!
Thank you Dr. Gray.My wife and I have read all of your books and this one really has changed our life. Thank you for giving us a natural solution for diet and exercise. It really works.
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31 Three cheers for Dr. Gray!
For the past month I have followed John Gray's advice, which he outlines in his recent book, "The Mars & Venus Diet & Exercise Solution". As a result, I lost weight and have a heightened sense of well being. Gray's combinations of ideas on nutrition, diet, exercise and weight management DO INDEED work, and the results carry over to promote stronger male-female relationships. Three cheers for Gray for sharing his latest ideas!
32 A New View of The Man/Woman Differences
John has now taken his philosophy one step further with a detailed explanation of the brain chemistry differences in men and women and how it affects relationships. He clearly presents solutions for balancing mental and physical health, diet,and excercise to achieve happiness in relationships and in life. Wonderful advice for those interested in exploring the opportunity to discard prescription drugs and replace them with natural solutions.
33 Not the best in the series
My husband and I have read all of Dr. Grays books. His principles are really easy for us to follow because he is all Man and I am all Woman. But we had trouble with this one. That is because, even though the foods that are good for Mars, and the foods that are good for Venus, are different, we just have one refrigirater, so we got them mixed up. So we are still fat.
34 Trust me. Read it!
"Who wants more enjoyment in their life?" Me too!
If you "walk the talk"- that Dr. Gray gives you in The Mars & Venus Diet & Exercise Solution my profession will suffer. You'll self-help yourself! Go ahead - I dare you!
Live a lifestyle that gives you the infrastructure to support your enjoying your life! Trust me. Read it. You'll see.
Dr. gloria wright
Contributing author with
Drs. Gray and Covey to Volume 5
of Mission Possible
35 A MANIFESTO OF BEAUTY!
Dr. John Gray has done it again. I have been a fan since the beginning and I'm not about to stop now. I'm usually not one to pick up a book on Diet & Exercise, but there was a buzz at the coffee shop about Mars & Venus Diet & Exercise and I'm glad I listened to the buzz. A true testiment that diet and exercise is NOT a destination, but a way of Life! I'm off the late night ice cream and I feel better! I think better! Way to go, Dr. Gray! A must read!
36 YOUR BOOK IS A GODSEND AND CHANGED MY LIFE!!!!!
I'm not sure how anyone could write anything negative about this book.
This book, without a doubt, has changed my life forever. Everything Dr. Gray wrote concerning low dopamine and serotonin felt like he was describing me and everyone else I know. I needed naps in the middle of the day (or a cup of coffee), I had sugar cravings (especially Ben and Jerry's ice cream on the weekends), I overate (even if it was healthy food, I still overate), I had night sweats, I didn't have anything left over (emotionally) to give my wife after work. All I wanted to do was veg out in front of the TV.
Now that I've been on Dr. Gray's program solidly for 1 month, my life is 180 degrees different!!! The night sweats-GONE! The sugar cravings-GONE! The overeating-GONE! The naps and low energy-GONE! I barely watch TV anymore and can listen to my wife all night long when I come home from work without wanting to interupt her or "fix" anything! My energy is through the ROOF! All this from 1 book!!!
Since I've read the book and done the program I've turned a bunch of friends on to it. They have experienced the same incredible things as I did and they've all lost weight in the process (some of them an impressive amount of weight)!
I feel like it's this huge secret that nobody knows! I honestly believe there isn't one person on this planet that couldn't benefit from his book. I know it's a bold statement but I truly feel that if everyone did Dr. Gray's program, the world would be a better place.
With so many books on diet and exercise out there, how do you know which one is the right one?! I can tell you right now. Stop looking. Dr. Gray's is it!!!!!!! Read it, do it and you can have HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND LASTING ROMANCE (plus loose some weight in the process).
Reading his book and doing his program is one of those "life defining" moments. It is so simple that people are skeptical. I was at first. We always look for the complicated answer, when, in fact, it's most often the simplest of things that are the most powerful.
A Side Note: Using the Isagenix products he recommends ([website]) is DEFINITELY the way to go. They are so convenient, taste delicious and are not expensive at all. To loose weight the products average to be only [money amount]/day and once I reached my ideal weight, the maintenance plan is only [money amount] day. Who can say that for [money amount]/day you can feel great, have better health, a better relationship, great brain chemistry, more energy, mental clarity and loose weight? No one, other than Dr. John Gray. Do it! Your life will change and you'll never want to go back!!
37 Shame on you, Dr. Gray!
I was shocked to discover that the product Dr. Gray so enthusiastically recommends as a once- or even twice-a-day meal substitute, actually contains a laxative (cascara sagrada). I doubt that this is medically sound advice.
It is listed on the ingredients statement, but many people may not know what cascara sagrada is and what it does. And even though it is a natural herb, taking it twice a day for a sustained period of time is not healthy, and is contraindicated for people with certain intestinal conditions. Shame on you, Dr. Gray--and on your friends at Isagenix--for not pointing this out!
38 I've done what he says and it's PURE GOLD!
I've only skimmed his other books, so I can't say I was a fan of the Mars/Venus books, but THIS book has changed my life! If you're trying to lose weight and detoxify your system and are looking for a deeper understanding of the different ways men and women need to exercise, eat, and lose weight, this is for you.
I have found that by following Gray's nutritional ideas, I have turned my health around, mentally, physically, and in my relationship with my wife. I lost 9 pounds in the first 3 days safely, never felt sick or hungry, and feel sure I'll be able to keep the weight off and maintain my health, using the simple maintenance plan in the book. My wife says I've changed for the better, too: I'm calmer, sleep great, have quit snoring, and am well on my way to losing the 30 pounds that seem to have glommed onto me out of nowhere after I hit my mid 40's. I just couldn't get rid of the weight. I haven't yet tried the Bounce & Shake exercise and plan to, but I believe it's important to do mild aerobic and weight bearing exercise to remove toxins and build lean mass. I walk and do the Five Tibetan Rites, both of which Gray endorses.
I have used the Isagenix products with great success. I feel the cost is reasonable, less than if I took the time to put it all together from scratch. They are unique in their safety, formulation, and speed. My experience with delivery was fine: It took one week to get the product to northern CA from their Phoenix plant.
Gray's personal story is compelling, as is his reasoning about brain chemistry and its link to diet, exercise, and experiences of relationship. I highly recommend the book.
39 What Planet is this diet from?
OHMIGOSH! I can't believe this book got published. More than that, I can't believe I bought it!
I love Dr. Gray's relationship outlook and advice and thought that naturally, his diet advice would be equally as great.
What was I thinking? and moreover, what was he thinking?
The important lesson to learn from this is that you don't go see your therapist for personal training and you shouldn't think that you can or should, therefore, you don't go to your relationship therapist for diet advice, unless of course he actually was obese and lost weight! or took a nutrition class.
The crowning blow of this book is the chapter "Endorhpines are from Heaven" no, Dr. Gray, endorhpines are from hard work and exercise. You may feel like you are in heaven when you get the feelings they give you but you must earn them.
This is without out a doubt the biggest waste of time and worthless book for anyone seeking motivation, weight loss tips or real advice. This is someone trying to capitalize on their already successful "Mar/Venus" brand, knowing suckers like me would stand in line to buy it...don't!!!!!
40 The Mars & Venus Diet and Exercise Solution
This book has some excellent information on the science of brain chemistry and how it pertains to health, diet and fitness. Dr. Gray does a fine job of explaining this complex information.
What he neglects to do is outline his diet approach in a visual manner. The book lacks charts and examples for creating the all important breakfast shake. The shake he describes has so many cross references and rules that I'm afraid to even try making it. The Isagenix, which he suggests as an alternative, is expensive (over $40 for 14 shakes) and you have to be prepared to wait 2 weeks for delivery.
If Dr. Gray had added just a few examples of how to use the information he so eloquently describes, I would have given this book 5 stars and be mixing up a shake right now.
