The Land of Oz

A little late to the party, again, I’ve just started listening to the audiobook of You: The Owner’s Manual, by Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Michael Roizen.This updated edition came out in 2008. Somehow these esteemed medical professionals had forgotten all about the liver in the original release. 

A book like this should be required reading in schools. You operate an amazing machine. Shouldn’t you know how it works? I thought I knew a lot about the human body but, not even close. I’ve only listened to a couple of the CDs and I’ve learned many things about the inner workings of my host form.

Examples: what sugar does to the inner lining of arteries. How arteries get blocked and unblocked, aside form surgerical methods. That if you exercise more than 60 minutes at a time for good health, you may as well cut back because the benefits stop at about an hour. That if weight training with weights isn’t palatable, starting with lunges and squats will use your own body as weights. It’s fantastic! Finally, 8 years later, I’m learning what all of the fuss is about!

I don’t have a medical guru, or a spiritual one, actually. Dr. Oz found millions of people who hang on is every word since Oprah anointed him in 2004 and welcomed him into the O Pack. (There isn’t really an O Pack, as far as I know. But shouldn’t there be?) Oz gets criticized for endorsing products and even admitted to a congressional panel that he helped to proliferate weight loss scams. No one is perfect, ergo, no guru. No one person has all of the answers. This entire book won’t likely entirely pass my sniff test either but it’s certainly off to a good start. Now excuse me while I lunge.