Summary: The Longevity Paradox by Steven R. Gundry: How to Die Young at a Ripe Old Age

I purchased both the entire book and this review. I am amazed by this summary. The summary author was able to capture the essential information in a readable way. So I will be referring back to this summary frequently in order to make sure I remember the important information (there is a lot) and stay on the longevity plan. Well done. Excellent summary!

This book summarizes the original only in that explains to the author that the summarizer read the book. But to anyone else it is useless. Do you know what PPOs are and how to avoid them? Me neither. But the summary assures us they’re bad. The book is full of warnings to avoid things that are never explained/defined. And that’s the problem - all it does is pass on scientific jargon without explaining any of it. Like none of it. I have a BA and and MBA but I’m neither a biologist nor a chemist which you apparently have to be in order to understand what’s going on. Not a single scientific term is defined. What a waste of money.

This summary is among the very best I’ve read. He is concise but covers thoroughly every important concept in the book itself. Easy to read, digest and understand. Kudos.

Although I had not read Dr. Gundry's book, I have seen interviews with him and I think this book summarizes what I need to know in order to practice the principles he has suggested.

The first few chapters I was enthralled. As a nurse I have always suspected what we eat was more responsible for our health than anything else. My problem with the book is not the information, it’s the fact that most of the things that we should eat to accomplish a long and healthy life are economically not feasible ! Food items/ oils are not to be found in my rural area and if they were are not affordable.

This is probably a reasonable summary of the original author's findings/recommendations, but it is so poorly written that I felt cheated for having purchased it. Any middle school student should know the rules of grammar and sentence structure that seem to elude this writer. It was an excruciating read...

I have read the full text of The Longevity Paradox. I am very excited about the information in that text and would like to share it with others. Knowing some folks will not engage with reading a full text, I was hoping the summary would be a good referral for people who might just "want the facts." Well, this summary was poorly edited and SO limited that it will serve no useful purpose.

I read Gundry’s books, but some of my friends like the digested version or none at all. This is a good one.