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“[A] highly original and profound book…For anyone interested in their own and their family’s well-being.”
— Eric Kandel, Nobel laureate
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“This book, written from a deeply expert yet broad medical viewpoint, sets current medical challenges into their larger contexts of our human history and biological pre-history…[with] fascinating snippets on topics ranging from platelets to percentages of paleolithic food components to polyandry to presidential obesity.”
— Elizabeth Blackburn, Nobel laureate
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“Goldman goes beyond diet issues to talk about survival mechanisms that worked well for thousands of generations but have now turned against human health.”
— Washington Post
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“Rich with compelling research and startling facts…Explains in careful, clear detail how our systems function and where they are vulnerable…Readable without being breezy, Too Much of a Good Thing will open readers’ eyes to our biological limits and at the same time emphasizes that we ultimately control our own health destiny.”
— Amazon.com
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“Goldman writes persuasively…tying present problems to past instincts and weaving biological explanations with historical research….Recommended for a general audience, including readers of popular health literature such as Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma.”
— Library Journal
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“Goldman presents a convincing case for the power of our genetics and explains why conquering these inclinations is so difficult.”
— Booklist
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“Dan Woren’s clear voice and broad phrasing range complement the flow of this thought-provoking audiobook… Woren’s consistency and sensitivity to the book’s thematic shifts help make this a captivating audio. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
— AudioFile
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In this highly original and profound book, Lee Goldman describes how the same physical traits that evolved to ensure our survival are now working against us. For anyone interested in their own and their family's well-being, Too Much of a Good Thing is a must read!
— Winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, University Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University, author of The Age of Insight and In Search of Memory
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A fascinating look at the health problems that plague us, illuminating why they happen and what to do about them.
— Jerome Groopman, M.D., Pamela Hartzband, M.D., Harvard Medical School, Authors of Your Medical Mind: How to Decide What is Right For You
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This book, written from a deeply expert yet broad medical viewpoint, sets current medical challenges into their larger contexts of our human history and biological pre-history, to provide a crisply related and refreshingly clear-eyed perspective on much that ails us these days. And throughout the book, I also enjoyed the fascinating snippets on topics ranging from platelets to percentages of paleolithic food components to polyandry to presidential obesity.
— Elizabeth Blackburn, Winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine