This book is a masterpiece! It contains a wealth of knowledge on the foods and supplements we should eat to be our healthiest. It contains many helpful hints and brand names of healthful foods. I am sending a copy each to my two adult daughters.

I wanted a comprehensive list of the Superfoods because I have been trying to include them in my family's daily diet. This is a good book for this purpose. It gives good explanation of the value of eating each food. I definitely recommend this book if you want to eat better.

Once I started reading this book I could not put it down! It is packed with so much information and I have been amazed at how good and alert I feel by changes I have made in my diet.I am a cancer survivor and this book is important to me to help prevent any other types of cancers or heart disease in the future. I also have heart disease in my family. I have been so impressed with this book that I bought 4 more books for my friends, one who was just recently diagnosed with cancer and the other who is a cancer survivor. I will be purchasing 4 more to give each of my children and siblings. So I say this book is a MUST READ!

This is a very good and thorough book detailing the 14 foods necessary for maintaining a healthy body and mind. Sadly my two staples, chocolate and coffee didn't make the cut but most of the other foods are things I eat on a regular basis so adding more of these things won't be a huge lifestyle change. You wouldn't think a book about 14 foods would fill a book without putting one to sleep but the author has written the book in such a way that it is easy to skim over the more detailed health benefits of each food and move on to the recipes. I skimmed initially to get a quick idea of what foods I should be focusing on and quickly scan the health benefits and later went back and read the nitty gritty details. For anyone wondering the 14 superfoods are: beans, blueberries, broccoli, oats, oranges, pumpkin, salmon, soy, spinach, tea - black & green, tomatoes, turkey, walnuts and yogurt. For more specific info. you'll need to grab a copy of the book ;)

The total opposite of a deprivation diet. Now I work hard every day to eat the foods that are good for me, and now thanks to this book, I know what those foods are. This is surely better than spending my life trying to avoid foods I shouldn't eat. By the time I get finished with the super foods, I am so full, I couldn't even consider eating anything else. What I refreshing idea! Actually, I have never been able to find a way to consume all the superfoods in a day. Even with salads and smoothies, but what a neat challenge. I never felt better! Everyone says I look healthy, too.

I ordered this book based on a relative's recommendation. It is a great source of information. I really liked how it was set up and I am interested in incorporating some of the suggestions in my diet!

I have been reading nutrition books for over a decade. This book relates back to studies that are proven. It really boils down what the best foods are and why. The book recommends how to cook and eat these foods.

Best book I have read to date on nutrition for the lay person.

SuperFoods is a great leap in the right direction for anyone looking to improve his or her diet.

Positives: the format and suggestions are some of the best in the diet class. It's easy to follow, the suggestions are not too expensive, and the book includes a great deal of scientific explanations and references.

Negatives: the author suggests consuming beans, oats, soy, and dairy. These foods are generally beneficial for one's health, however after reading The Paleo Diet: Lose Weight and Get Healthy by Eating the Food You Were Designed to Eat by Dr. Cordain, I learned that human bodies are not properly engineered to consume such foods.

Conclusion: this book is a tremendous foundational guide to proper nutrition. For those who want to take it to the next level, I would recommend The Paleo Diet instead.

My doctor recently diagnosed me with diabetes in addition to my longstanding problem of high cholesterol and high triglycerides, which was also affecting my liver. I was quite overweight but didn't really care until that point - there's always tomorrow to lose it, right? He put me on a cholesterol and triglyceride lowering medicine and told me I needed to lose weight. This time I took him seriously, and I also read SuperFoods Rx and SuperFoods Healthstyle. I started exercising (walking) and eating healthy by following these two books' recommendations. So far I've lost 31 pounds without feeling deprived or going on some weird diet. I feel great, my diabetes is well controlled, and my cholesterol, triglycerides and liver function are in terrific shape now. The Super Foods have found a permanent place in my diet, and exercise a permanent place in my lifestyle. Thanks to these two books I believe I've saved my life and will enjoy better health over the long term. I've sent them to my brother to help him make the changes he needs for the same reasons. I highly recommend SuperFoods Rx and SuperFoods Healthstyle!

I've been a vegetarian for 21 years and thought that I followed a balanced diet... well, this book opened my eyes. I loved it because it explains how each of the superfoods contributes to your health, the recipes are very easy to make and since I started putting it in practice, I feel a lot better and more energized :-) Great purchase !

This is an excellent book to help learn more about making beneficial food choices as part of a healthy lifestyle. It is not a fad diet or gimmick to lose weight fast. In addition to the 14 suggested "Super Foods," the author identifies "sidekicks" for each, which offer similar benefits. The author also provides recipes, offering guidance on how to prepare these foods using healthy cooking choices, too. (I've already tried a few and they're fabulous!) Finally, throughout the entire book the author supports his information with research-based evidence, with references, from peer-reviewed journals.

Although the focus is not on losing weight, when you take the advice of the author and begin to eat all of the foods necessary for a long, healthy life, you have little room left to eat the garbage that keeps on the extra pounds!

This is not just a book I recommend to friends and family - this is one I've already purchased several copies of for friends and family!

This is a super book for people wanting to make good food choicies. What set this book apart is that the various foods listed are accompanied by what diseases and conditions they help to prevent or combat. And, suprisingly, none of the foods are exotic foods!
A surprise benefit of has turned out to be weight loss. I am assuming it is from the low glycemic index.

After reading this book I have tried to change my diet.Hard to eat everything in this book that they claim are the super foods for a long period of time.I eat better than I did before with the info in the book.

If you want to just have the facts and nothing but the facts you can get that. But if you want some details that is there and it is eazy to understand. I found the material useful and readable. I have felt great eating the foods recomended. I have always tried to eat "right", and I am getting quite a pay off using SUPERFOODS.

This book has good information for when you are eating outside the home. It makes you think about what you are ordering.

Super Foods Rx, Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your LifeThis is one of the best books on nutrition I have read. I have been using most of these foods, I will be incorperating the rest of the super foods as I am tring to lmprove my health.

The great thing about the book is how inspirational and user-friendly this way of eating is. Menus, recipes and shopping lists simplify things further.

No need for a long review here. This book is about 14 foods that stand out from all the others because of their enormous nutritional value and potential to improve the workings of your body. This is not just hype either. Readers can check out the well-laid out reference section in the back of the book and see for themselves that the information presented is scientifcally valid- which is quite nice for a change! Five stars from me- do yourself a favor and start eating some of these foods. I also quit drinking coffee after I read this fascinating book on amazon called the `T_r_u_t_h about C_a_f_f_e_i_n_e.' I have no more heartburn in the morning and after several weeks I have seen changes in my mood. I am more relaxed and calm. Almost like a new person. The book was amazing!

This book is packed full of important nutrition information ! I not only read it myself, but purchased copies for everyone I work with, who also found it valuable.

This book is packed full of important nutrition information ! I not only read it myself, but purchased copies for everyone I work with, who also found it valuable.

After reading this book I bought copies for my mother, stepmother, brother, and all my kids. This book brings together all the latest research into the effect of food on health, including cholesterol levels, blood pressure, and diabetes. Steven Pratt analyzed all this research to come up with 14 foods he feels give you the most nutritional value for the calories. He tells you which foods to choose, how much to consume each day for the maximum health impact, what nutrients each of these foods provides, what health benefits they provide, and what other related foods offer the same nutrients. He also includes recipes for each food. You owe it to yourself to read this book!

Dr. Steve Pratt's first book takes a hard look at various foods that have been proven by peer-reviewed research to prevent disease and provide a healthy life. The recommendations are succinct, well-written and backed by scientific research. I recommend this book extremely highly to everyone and any one!

SuperFoods Rx is essentially a guide to a diet. However, that diet is different from the one's you've probably heard about in two very important ways-- 1) It's a positive diet. Instead of telling you what not to eat, it's a list of foods you SHOULD eat. Though you'll probably end up deciding to not eat certain foods after checking out this book, it's primarily a guide of good things to put into your body. 2) It's not about weight loss, it's about health--long term health. The foods in this book are chosen not only to promote a good-feeling, well-working body in the short term, they'll also help you in the long term, providing protection against many common discomforts of old age as well as the more deadly hazards of poor nutrition, such as cancer.

The author of this book is a medical doctor, but rather than trying to feed you some fad diet of his own invention, he chooses his superfoods (and sidekicks; foods that are similar to each superfood) based on a body of peer-reviewed scientific evidence--that means MANY scientific experiments that prove the same thing and have been approved by the scrutiny of other scientists.

Each chapter tells about a different food, the different health benefits it offers, WHY it is so good for you, and also suggests some recipes and different brands/products you can buy that contain the food. There's also an extensive list of recipes and products at the book's end.

I found this book very informative, its advice easy to put into use (I like to use a small card to remind me of the servings of each food I should be eating each day), and I also found the book clear and easy to understand. Just like Michael Pollan says in The Omnivore's Dilemma--we live in an age where we are offered so many processed foods that we often don't know what's good or bad for us anymore. This book is a very effective guide for navigating the supermarket in a healthy way, and I recommend it to people all time. Check it out--it's in your body's best interest!