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The Anabolic Solution for ingly non-committal in light of everything else
Recreational and Competitive Bodybuilders he says. He got some of his ideas from the book
By Mauro Di Pasquale, BSc, MD, MRO, MFS Fats That Kill, Fats that Heal, by Udo Erasmus.
MetabolicDiet.com Books, MD+ Press You can see our thumbs down review of that
book on our website. He also seems a little too
With a body mass index of around nineteen concerned about cholesterol and not concerned
it would not occur to me to claim any expertise enough about artificial sweeteners.
on bulking up, so I don’t have much to say about Even if you do desire to be a massively
how well the method in this book works. One muscled stud-muffin, you might want to think
certainly can’t argue with Dr. Di Pasquale’s long term before you dive in. I personally don’t
results. The gist of the method involves eating think the dietary requirements are too grueling
a low carbohydrate diet during the week (five although some might disagree. I think you can
days a week) and eating a higher carb diet on the maintain this lifestyle if you are really committed
weekend. Obviously, working out is also a key to it, but it still requires a lot of work and time that
part of the method. Steroids are not part of the most people don’t have. Even more will not have
method—good thing. Supplements may augment the time or motivation to continue the program
the program, which are discussed in the book, but indefinitely to maintain their results. If you want
the core of the anabolic solution seems to focus to know what happens after you bulk up and then
on diet. quit the maintenance program, I’m sure you can
The book contains considerable discussion find recent pictures of a shirtless Arnold out there
about what kinds of foods to eat, especially on in cyberspace. Not a pretty sight.
the low-carb days. That discussion is actually Supplements, as mentioned earlier, are not
quite good for the most part. The good doctor is the central feature of the book but they do get a
a fan of red meat, dairy, eggs, bacon and healthy significant amount of space. Since the full effects
animal fat in general. I think he also gets it right of any food or supplement can take a long time
on the topic of water—drink when you feel like to manifest, anything that hasn’t been around for
it, otherwise don’t. Don’t worry about cookie- at least a few centuries is an experiment. That
cutter recommendations for how much. would cover just about all supplements.
If you have a hankering to hulk up and get For those who want to look like the Incred-
huge, this program might work for most men ible Hulk, this might be the optimum book. For
and maybe even women. When looking at the those who just want optimum health, this is not
protocol from the viewpoint of compatibility the best source for information. There are enough
with WAPF principles, there are a few problems. inconsistencies with Weston A. Price Foundation
While Dr. Di Pasquale is very good on fats principles scattered through the book to keep the
in general, in his discussion on butter versus thumb DOWN. Review by Tim Boyd
margarine his take on which is better is surpris-

Global Censorship, continued from page 56 should be humanely incarcerated and given a diet they are comfortable
old ones. As Emord clearly demonstrated, court with; say a good, FDA-approved, soy-based menu. Be that as it may, if
reprimands have no effect. Serious jail time is we dismantle corrupt power structures we won’t have to worry about the
appropriate for high-ranking FDA officials who FDA any more.
think they are above the law. Of course they This book gets a big THUMBS UP. Review by Tim Boyd
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