A friend at my pool recommended Anthony William to me - she claims she has had tremendous success after reading his books. I suspect that she had a massive diet shift to raw vegan and while that will see some short term gains, I'm already vegan and daily eat a lot of the raw foods he recommends (including cilantro, avocados, etc).
I was intrigued by the number of illnesses he links to Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) and have plans to get bloodwork done to see if there are traces of EBV antibodies in my blood. Interestingly - he repeatedly mentions lupus, but of all the diseases he directly addresses in chapters in the book, he leaves out lupus. It's interesting also that most of the chronic illnesses he describes primarily affect women (Lupus, Fibromyalgia, PMS/Perimenopause).
The stories about his experiences talking with "Spirit" and with "Angels" just smacks of crowd-pleasing fiction. There are a LOT of people out there, mostly women from what I can see, who "believe" or want to believe in guardian angels, spirits and the like.
And - given that so many people are obese in this country - combined with irrational beliefs in so many things, I get the feeling that Anthony William really DOES care about people -- especially women of a certain age/socioeconomic strata -- especially when he says things such as:
"If you are ill or going through a trial like a divorce or a loss, you did not manifest it. You did not attract it. It is not punishment or payback. You do not deserve to be sick or unhappy. It is not your fault. You deserve to heal. You deserve to be happy. You deserve to feel whole."
Although he's filling up the book with all kinds of woo-woo new age stories about spirits and angels, I think that is his way of relating to the very large number of people (women) in this country who really do believe in that sort of thing.
He's also got sections in both books that I have read that are serious about debunking health fads -- like low carbs (high fat), fruit sugar is ok for you, apple cider vinegar is not a miracle food, etc. The other book he got into things such as using paper tape to determine the Ph balance of your body and described in detail why this isn't meaningful to most people.
His advice basically boils down to the following: eat lots more good leafy green veggies, don't be afraid of eating fruit, cut out all the processed crap, cut back on things that are hard on your body (dairy, eggs, fatty foods, gluten) and things that are mostly GMO (like corn).
He recommends a 28 day raw vegan diet as a cleanse with the basic guidelines of what foods to choose but not focusing on number of calories or amount of food -- this is right in line with most raw vegan diets (they say you can eat all you want - 45 bananas? go for it!).
I'll give this 3 stars because he's advocating some very good diet changes and trying to speak to a very specific audience. If these people will listen to this diet advice and change their lives for the better than this is a success. I think it is wise of him to NOT include overly specific recommendations - this is not really magic. It's cutting out the standard american diet and eating the good stuff.
SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS
The special miracle veggies & fruits mentioned in this book are: Wild Blueberries, Celery, Sprouts, Asparagus, Spinach, Cilantro, Parsley, Coconut oil, Garlic, Gingseng, Raspberries, Lettuce, Papayas, Apricots, Pomegranates, Grapefruit, Kale, Sweet Potatoes, Cucumber, Fennel.
The special herbs to use include: Cat's Claw, Silver hydrosol, Zinc, Vitamin B12, Licorice root, Lemon Balm, 5-MTHF, Selenium, Red marine algae, L-lysine, Spirulina (from Hawaii), Ester-C, Nettle leaf, Monolaurin, Elderberry, Red clover, Star anise, Curcumin
Other important supplements include: Nascent iodine, Ashwagandha, Barley grass juice extract powder, Olive leaf, Ginseng, Wild raspberry leaf, Schisandra berry, Hawthorne, Vitex (Chaste Tree berry), Red Clover Blossom, Sage, Folic acid, B-complex, Vitamin D3, EPA & DHA
Foods to avoid: corn, soy, canola, processed beet sugar, eggs, dairy, pork (fatty), farmed fish (antibiotics and parasites), gluten, msg, artificial flavors, artificial sweeteners, citric acide. Supplements to avoid: L-Carnitine, glandular supplements, whey protein, fish oil supplements, iron supplements.
28 Day Cleanse: for 4 weeks
- Upon awakening: "cleansing beverage. Celery juice, cucumber juice, lemon water, coconut water with Hawaiian spirulina, herbal tea, or barley grass juice extract powder reconstituted with water."
- Breakfast: "fruit smoothie for breakfast. A good baseline recipe is three bananas, two dates, and one cup of berries."
- Mid-morning: Fruit smoothie (make another or make a big one at breakfast and bring the other half along with you for later).
- Lunch: "salad with spinach, lettuce, and cucumbers as the base, then toss in the fruits of your choice." "Optional additions include chopped cabbage, celery, or cauliflower; arugula or baby kale; sprouts; and scallions."
- Mid-afternoon: snack on any fruits of choice.
- Dinner: he recommends a raw blended soup - some high powered blenders will warm up the soup a bit (his soup is 2 bunches of spinach, 3 tomatoes, juice of one orange, a stalk of celery, cilantro, garlic). You could probably do any combination of the recommended veggies/fruits as long as you stay away from the non-raw bad items.
- Evening snack: apples and dates.
REVIEW: Medical Medium: Secrets Behind Chronic and Mystery Illness and How to Finally Heal by Anthony William
RATING: 3-stars
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