Dr. Blanche Grube is a dentist with over 40 years of experience, and Anita Vasquez-Tibau is a well-respected research scientist with many peer-reviewed publications to her name, and both have lectured extensively.

So, what do they want us to know?

It’s mostly about the iatrogenic (i.e., caused by treatment) harm done by many common conventional dental practices (including dental mercury amalgams, metal crowns, root canals, implants, and even braces), and how we can avoid such, and enjoy better treatment instead.

After an introductory overview of the basics (and also where her own work came from in the first place, namely, her own root canals that were established as largely responsible for her leukemia), the largest part of the book is practical advice, laid out practically. What things come with what risks, what things get advertised differently than they really are, and which way to go in the case of unenviable situations where one must choose the “least bad” option out of a bunch of bad options.

Lastly, she discusses a range of solutions that can help side-step most problems, provided one implements them early. The good news is, they are “do these small things every day” recommendations, not “get this prophylactic surgical treatment” options. And yes, they are beyond the obvious of good dental hygiene, though she does cover that too.

The style is in part narrative, in part explanatory, and/but very readable throughout.

Bottom line: if you love having teeth and/but don’t love going to the dentist, this book will help you take good care of yourself, and also mean you can safely and informedly advocate for yourself if you do find yourself in the dentist’s office.

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This is the book from which we were working, for the most part, in our recent Expert Insights feature with Alan Aragon. We’ll re-iterate here: despite not being a Dr. Aragon, he’s a well-published research scientist with decades in the field of nutritional science, as well as being a personal trainer and fitness educator.

As you may gather from our other article, there’s a lot more to this book than “eat what you like”. Specifically, as the title suggests, there’s a lot of science—decades of it, and while we had room to cite a few studies in our article, he cites many many more; several citations per page of a 288-page book.

So, that sets the book apart from a lot of its genre; instead of just “here’s what some gym-bro thinks”, it’s “here’s what decades of data says”.

Another strength of this book is how clearly he explains such a lot of science—he explains terms as they come up, as well as having a generous glossary. He also explains things clearly and simply without undue dumbing down—just clarity of communication.

The style is to-the-point and instructional; it’s neither full of fitness-enthusiast hype nor dry academia, and keeps a light and friendly conversational tone throughout.

Bottom line: if you’d like to get your diet in order and you want to do it right while also knowing which things still need attention (and why) and which you can relax about (and why), then this book will get you there.

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The author, an aesthetician with a biotech background, explains about the overlap of skin health and skin beauty, making it better from the inside first (diet and other lifestyle factors), and then tweaking things as desired from the outside.

In the broad category of “tweakments” as she puts it, she covers most of the wide array of modern treatments available at many skin care clinics and the options for which at-home do-it-yourself kits are available—and the pros and cons of various approaches.

And yes, those methods do range from microneedling and red light therapy to dermal fillers and thread lifts. Most of them are relatively non-invasive though.

She also covers common ailments of the skin, and how to identify and treat those quickly and easily, without making things worse along the way.

One last thing she also includes is dealing with unwanted hairs—being a very common side-along issue when it comes to aesthetic medicine.

The book is broadly aimed at women, but hormones are not a main component discussed (except in the context of acne), so there’s no pressing reason why this book couldn’t benefit men too. It also addresses considerations when it comes to darker skintones, something that a lot of similar books overlook.

Bottom line: if you find yourself mystified by the world of skin treatment options and wondering what’s really best for you without the bias of someone who’s trying to sell you a particular treatment, then this is the book for you.

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