Ancestral Dietary Strategy to Prevent and Treat Macular Degeneration: Standard Print Black and White Paperback Edition: Black & White Standard Print Paperback Edition

Well researched and written by this American Opthamologist on the important and widespread eye disease of Macular Degeneration, also how modern processed foods also are responsible for many other common degenerative diseases.

A detective story. Collaborative evidence to avoid this modern plague represents a greatly needed breakthrough.

Very comprehensive review of the progression of AMD in the population and its cause. Would have given 5 stars if the advice had been more encompassing. For example with regard to the different types of diets and the possible effect they might have on AMD either positive or negative rather than the standard green vegetables and no processed foods advice. Comments on the use of sunglasses and the importance of morning/evening light on our eyes all of which have come ro the fore in the last few years. would have been helpful.A 2022 update needed.

This is a very good book on diet and health.  I have macular degeneration in one eye at the moment.  I was not expecting to get it as I have always eaten what I thought was a good diet.  However, my partner got cancer, two cancers, and it seemed a good idea at the time to become almost vegan for four years.  One of his cancers is now in remission and the other controlled.  Meanwhile I have developed arthritis and AMD!   I had no sign of either while eating mostly the Blood Type Diet for Type O which is not that different to this book's recommendation.It is too easy to start on vitamin and mineral supplements - they are often recommended by people/companies that sell them and people making money out of them generally.  The trials mentioned in this book, and fairly recent programmes on the BBC indicate that supplements do not necessarily help and can indeed be harmful.  I come from a long lived family, my late aunt who died at 103, only ever took cod liver oil in the winter but added glucosamine because it worked on her dog!The book tends to say it, and then say it again which makes it a long read.  It is the way you get something over in a lecture!  As someone else in a review said - go to the last four chapters.  The references are very thorough and can be checked later.  I wonder if a shorter more streamlined book could be extracted to get this important information to a wide audience?  If you are concerned about your health, AMD, or not, just read the book and take its advice.

Usually if someone puts forward an idea or query's something that's been long held you'd ask "what do you base that on ?" or "where's your research to back that up ?" or " show me the evidence"....well this is exactly what Dr. Chris Knobbe , (ophthalmologist and eye surgeon), gives you in this highly informative, thorough, and ultimately enlightening book .Don't be afraid of the scientific and technical stuff because if you have an interest in the subject matter then you’ll stick with it .When you start the book keep on reading even if there are parts you don’t fully understand, now that may sound daft but the more you read the more you’ll understand and it will sink in; after a while you might be going back a few pages and re-reading passages you couldn’t grasp at the time and a light bulb will go off in your head as stuff sinks in .The graphs are self-explanatory and are a real help in illustrating the points and evidence .Even if you’re not interested in macular degeneration, (amd), the book is still of interest as regards learning what we should be eating for our general health as opposed to what we’ve advised to eat for the last 40 plus years or so … why do obesity and AMD levels continue to rise ?Read this book, it has the research and science to explain why .It’s even a good read as a nutritional history book and it’s not without humour .Because I was unsure as to whether I’d understand the book I got the download version of the book for 50 cents or so, just incase it was over my head, but I needn’t have worried.Thankfully the way it’s presented means you’ll cope with most of it and the parts you don’t get at first will makes sense after a while.I didn’t read the download of the book from start to finish but dipped in and out of it and I was pleasantly surprised so went ahead and bought a hardback copy of the book, although you can get: black & white, paperback, large print , colour .A friend of mine has type II diabetes so I sent them a download copy of the book and another to a friend that has a relative with macular degeneration.I was going to buy them the books but they might feel like I was lecturing them so I sent them the download, recommended a few pages to read and said “have a look at this, see what you think”.Sorry to go on, but just saying “Great book” and giving five stars really doesn’t do it justice .

This book is important and offers many excellent points. It is a must for any eye specialist but is still readable for non-specialists. Do not delay buying this if you have macular degeneration or someone in your family has the disease.

My husband bought this book and these are his heartfelt comments.If you have AMD this book is a must read - if you don’t have AMD this book is still a must read.After watching Dr Knobbe’s video online I bought the full-colour paperback edition.Having always been inclined towards natural remedies I was both relieved and impressed by this book knowing that I could positively tackle AMD by following Dr Knobbe’s advice which I have greatly benefited from.My eyesight has improved and I cannot recommend this book enough as it is well researched, well written and by me greatly appreciated. Thank you Dr Knobbe.

I can't say I have read every page of the book, but I have watched many of Dr. Knobbee's videos on YouTube. I am trying to follow the advice. READ THE LABELS ON EVERYTHING you get from the grocery store. The trans fats and seed oils are in a LOT of foods.

The author is on to something here. I have quit all seed oils. You should too.

Also, I want to CURE my AMD (one eye), not just treat it. I also have (early) cataracts in both eyes.I will admit I have JUST begun reading the book. I skipped ahead to read a few chapters as well, particularly those on cardiovascular disease and cholesterol. I DO agree that cholesterol has nothing at all to do with heart disease. I also agree that cold-water fatty fish consumption and cod liver oil can be of benefit. Currently I am taking sockeye salmon oil as it contains the most astaxanthin. It also contains D & K. I plan on taking cod liver oil as well. I am also adding citrus fruits to my diet, as well as foods such as spinach, kale, and collard greens.My problem with his assumptions, conclusions, advice, as well as causes he may not have considered...1) There is a link between gum disease and many of the other Western diseases mentioned, such as macular degeneration (especially infections of the root tip, which I undoubtedly have...my gums are literally dissolving), Alzheimer's (gum bacteria has been found in the brain on autopy...both my father and mother-in-law started losing teeth as Alzheimer's progressed). And, of course, we're all aware of the link between gum health and cardiovascular disease. Why is there no mention of a bacterial link to any of these diseases??? The gums, eyes, and brain are all in close proximity to each other, and there's a major artery in the neck (near the gums) that leads to the heart. Actually, the eyes are merely an extension of the brain. Astaxanthin crosses the blood-brain and eye-brain barriers.2) He states there's a higher prevalence of macular generation in women. He mentions testosterone in one chapter, but how do post-menopausal women raise their testosterone levels? Testosterone is typically treated as a trivial hormone in women. There's also a link between an increase in systolic blood pressure and macular degeneration. My blood pressure had increased around the time of my AMD diagnosis, both systolic and diastolic, and I also developed severe gum disease around the same time. Doctors say my BP is fine, but in my opinion, it's high 'for me'. Given the BP/cardiovascular connection, why no mention of a bacterial cause?3) I don't know ANYONE who has AMD except for my ex-husband's grandmother who lived to be 102. I have to ask the question...why doesn't everybody eating a crappy, processed Western diet get macular degeneration? I know a lot of people with cataracts, but that is the only person I know with macular degeneration. I also know one person with glaucoma. Both are women. That menopausal estrogen and testosterone drop (the latter especially) must play a huge role. Will this diet help increase these hormones? I mean...why more women? Why is it assumed that men can produce sperm until death, but a woman's ovaries konk out by 52 or so? We need to open some minds here!4) He may mention this in his book, not sure yet, as I am still reading...but I HAVE found benefit in taking supplements, some synthetic, which he cautions to avoid. I try to get 'whole food' supplements whenever possible like algae-based D, algae-based astaxanthin, and zeaxanthin (which I believe comes from marigold). My hormones have improved (libido and dryness, 'ability' still problematic), improvements which I attribute to astaxanthin/zeaxanthin/taurine/sockeye salmon oil. I've also seen improvement in my eyes (less glare while driving and improvement in dry eye). I also began using cod liver oil in my eyes at night, but there was already improvement when I began the supplements mentioned.5) Vegans, and definitely vegetarians, will hate this book. I honestly believe in my heart we were not intended to torture, slaughter, and eat animals. My goal was to eat only fish and maybe eggs, and that was pushing it. Well those two foods happen to be good, he says, but I don't see myself eating lard and so forth. And good luck finding affordable non-GMO, steroid-free, hormone-free, pasture-fed everything. Raw milk, butter, eggs. Even my Mennonite neighbor feeds her chickens grains, so her eggs are out.6) Why is there no mention of the exponential, ever-increasing levels of manmade electromagnetic pollution in the environment? Microwaves from cell phones (and now millimeter waves with the 5G rollout), wifi, satellites, radio waves, radar, etc...? Microorganisms contain magnetite. We are electromagnetic beings. I would direct the author to books written by the late, Nobel-prize winning Dr. Robert O. Becker. This is likely why so many alternative therapies for virtually every disease involve antimicrobials (turmeric, garlic, ginger, tea tree oil, oregano oil, coconut oil, etc...). Oxygen therapy (hyperbaric oxygen chambers, IV hydrogen peroxide) are used in the treatment of cancer as well. Dr. David Kennedy on YouTube ('Bad Bugs') treats gum disease with Lugol's iodine solution. I've read that some doctors treat macular degeneration with iodine too. Gum disease = macular degeneration?My conclusion is that, though the author realizes nutrition and fats factor in and that refined/processed/GMO foods and oils are no-nos, he's drawing some conclusions prematurely...why must I go easy on the olive oil or peanut oil?...why must the majority come from animal sources, and not just fish?I'll continue reading and edit if he changes my mind, but I do believe he too is jumping to his own conclusions. I believe there are multiple factors involved, some of which he hasn't considered (microorganisms and electromagnetic pollution) or we all would develop macular degeneration.

Had the digital version and just got the paperback book. Glad to have it. So important to me.