A Great Review of my Book!
Frank Maloney, MBA, CPCC on November 6th, 2009
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REVIEW OF:
Killing Yourself With Your Fork
A Book By: Frank Maloney
Contact information: Frank Maloney
Website:
www.quantumleapcoaching.us
e-mail: fmaloney@georgebrown.ca
Let’s face it, there is not much new that can be said in the health and nutrition industry
that has not already been said. There are new ideas coming out daily, and most of these
ideas are simply new twists on the old ideas. However, every-once-in-a-while, an author
uses a new twist, a unique spin, or a revolutionary idea, to help us get the message, and
get it clearly. You could go out and buy a dozen books to amass the accumulated
knowledge on nutrition, health and weight loss, or you can find that one book that uses
some common sense ideas, along with scientific facts. For me,
Your Fork
disparity, but instead a statement of fact. This book takes the ideas and thoughts I have
heard for years, and compiles them into a must read edition that will help you separate
the fact from the fiction, and direct you toward a healthier lifestyle. Put down your fork,
close your mouth, and open your eyes and mind to a compendium of thoughts about
taking this mass of flesh and bones we call our body, and get it into better shape.
Frank Maloney, the author, who has his MBA in Strategy, uses all of his strategic
knowledge to weave a pathway around what Americans are doing with their forks. By
combining the basic principles of nutrition, with the more complex scientific reasons for
how our bodies react to certain foods, Frank has written a detailed analysis of what he
calls the “8 Health Diamonds.” These diamonds include breathing & lymphasizing,
living water & foods, essential oils, alkalinity, aerobic energy, peak nutrition,
alignment/power and mindset. By taking each of these diamonds in detail, he is able to
show us a proper diet and lifestyle, while at the same time, debunking popular myths.
In the very beginning of the book, Frank outlines his objectives for us, the readers. The
first objective truly summarizes the intention of his writings by saying “Show you all the
benefits (financial, personal, social) that huge vital energy bring you.” Having said that,
Killing Yourself Withis that book. So, when I say that there is very little new in this book, it is not a
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he goes on to develop his theme of good nutrition, development of vital energy and
keeping a healthy environment all around us.
I am impressed that he spends a few minutes in the book trying to help the reader
understand that so much of what we “know” about diet and nutrition is not correct, and
yet these beliefs have become a common part of our culture. For instance, “we need to
eat meat/dairy to get protein” and “vegetarians are weak and lack protein,” is a very
popular and widely held belief. On a daily basis, a friend or new acquaintance will
confront me about my decision to be a vegan. My own physician was concerned about
my decision to become a raw vegan because he did not believe that I would be getting
enough protein in my diet. Frank helps to explain why these myths are not credible, and
how much healthier you can be by changing some of these misguided beliefs.
Starting with basic cell biology, and working up to more complex issues such as the
workings of the circulatory system and Koch’s postulates, Frank fully informs his reader
about the body and how it reacts to certain stimuli, one of which is food. Along with
covering these principles, he also has Key Health Tips throughout the book. Key Health
Tip #5 is a great example of how useful these tips can be. “When healthy, the human
body has no chance of being ‘invaded’ or ‘attacked’ by viruses, bacteria or other living
pathogens. The body’s natural defenses are just too strong!” Each of these forty (40)
health tips are placed in appropriate positions in the book, and help give the reader a
better understanding of the concepts he is espousing.
Along with the Key Health Tips, we are also introduced to many appropriate quotes
throughout the book. These quotes are from many sources. My favorite is towards the
end of the book. Frank quotes a Native American Proverb, “We do not inherit the earth
from our ancestors, we borrow it.” How true is this? This quote, as part of the “Healthy
Physical Environment Outside Your Body,” is a summary of the entire section. Many
people, in many health conscious movements, are very concerned about what goes into
their bodies, but tend to forget that what is around the body is just as important. Frank
talks about cosmetics, chlorine, cleaning products, dry cleaning chemicals, commercial
beverages and the air we breathe. So many people do not think about the chemicals used
by the dry cleaners and how these chemicals partially stay in the fabrics of the clothes
that are touching our bodies. The author is able to introduce us to ideas that will help us
protect our bodies from the assault of the chemical world around us.
As a raw food critic, I promote a healthier lifestyle by eating raw and vegan. Frank does
not promote a strictly raw/vegan diet, but I was pleased to see that his food pyramid reads
as follows: 70% live foods (raw/vegan), 10% plant based proteins or fish, 10%
carbohydrates and 10% quality oils. Using this formula, a person’s animal intake would
be no more than 10% of their diet. Although I would encourage you to eliminate the
animal products, I am glad to see that he is not encouraging people to eat all forms of
animals or animal products. Along with this enlightened pyramid, Frank also encourages
proper food combining, a large consumption of water, eating in a relaxed state and taking
supplements, including wheatgrass, digestive enzymes, periodic cleansing and specific
supplements.
Overall, this book can be considered a basic guideline to a healthy lifestyle. Whether you
are overweight or need to get in better physical shape, this is a book for you. Whether
you are sixty years old or in your early twenties, this is a book for you. Whether you
have a degenerative disease, or whether you want to keep your body healthy, this is a
book for you. Whatever your age, whatever your physical condition, or whatever you
needs in life with regards to your body, I encourage you to consider this book for your
body’s sake.
Frank Maloney can be contacted at:
frank@quantumleapcoaching.usOr on his website at:
www.quantumleapcoaching.us
