Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About by Kevin Trudeau (2004, Hardcover)

My opinion about this book is on the fence. There are things I loved about it and things I hated about it. I'll start with the negative, though, so I can end on a positive.

First, Trudeau's book is full of repetition. I'm sad to say that I feel Mr. Trudeau could have said in 125 pages what he said in 273. Second, the author NEVER discloses any "natural cures", at least not at any significant level. His reasoning being that the FDA has prevented him. Whether this is true or not (and I can just as easily believe that it IS), the thing that troubled me was his repeated referral to his two web-sites: one that, after two years, apparently is still in the process of being set-up; one that charges you for membership before you can access it for all those natural cures he alludes to in his book. He constantly talks about how the medical industry is not in it for the healing... that "it's all about the money". Unfortunately, with a site that charges $10/mo. (or $999 for a lifetime membership) and a $29 (retail) book that pretty much just tells you to go to the site, Mr. Trudeau seems to be as much "about the money" as the agencies and organizations he scrutinizes and criticizes in his book.

On the positive side: the author shares about his past health issues and WHY this issue is so important to him. He brings up major points about the motivations of HMOs and pharmeceutical companies that should make any American adult at least ponder the merit of his concerns. If anything, Chapters 6 and 11 made me feel like my investment in the book wasn't a total waste. The first, "How Never To Get Sick Again" lists 111 lifestyle changes you can make (some or all) over time in order to break away from viscious cycle that apparently exists within our current food and health culture. The second chapter is a list of all the books and resources Mr. Trudeau has read to come to the conclusions that he presents in this book. I am enjoying perusing them.

If you buy this book retail, you've wasted your money. If you buy it at a site like half.com, it's worth the investment.

I have found the information that Kevin Trudeau has published against the pharmaceutical industry to be very interesting. However, the 2004 copyright version of this book, to me, was a disappointment due to the fact that it didn't provides as much information as my friend's 2005 version which has a great index to help the reader find what they are looking for. Maybe Mr. Trudeau just wants readers to go to his website in this edition, I don't know. Anyway, if you're going to invest your money to get this information, you might as well get the updated version and get your money's worth.

I was VERY, VERY disappointed with this book. And it seems I am not alone! The author takes 273 pages to say what could have been said in 1. He doesn't give you any actual natural cures. He just keeps repeating himself chapter after chapter after chapter. It seems the only real advice is "eat organically grown foods". THAT'S IT. After reading about 3 chapters, and skimming the others, they're all the same. What the FDA isn't telling you. Well, what Mr. Trudeau isn't telling you is, if you bought his book from his informercial, he just got you to put out your hard earned money on his own scam. He's sitting back laughing his ass off at how naive and stupid people really are. As the saying goes "If it seems too good to be true-it usually is". This book is no different. I was one of the stupid ones and before everything setteled they had charged my credit card in excess of $70.00. Thankfully I have a very good bank and was able to dispute the charges and get "most" of my money back. I say "most" because I still ended up having to pay for shipping-both ways! So, if you'd like to pay someone to tell you over and over and over how someone is screwing you, send your money to me. I can do just as good a job as he did, and i'll even give you a bargin, I will give you the same dronning on about what the FDA is not telling you, chapter after chapter for a third of the cost! WHAT A DEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO PLEASE, SAVE YOUR MONEY. IF YOU SIT DOWN AND CALCULATE HOW MUCH MONEY THIS "MAN" (AND I USE THE TERM LOOSELY) HAS CONNED OUT OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. IT MIGHT ACTUALLY MAKE YOU PHYSICALLY ILL!! I know it did me. I guess the real kicker to this whole thing is: The natural cures "They" don't want you to know about is, there isn't any!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "LET THE BUYER BEWARE!"

I purchased a copy of this book at my local Borders book store (I waited until it was 30% off) to use as a teaching prop. When I talk about health care concerns and alternative medicine in the college biology courses that I teach, this book is used as an example of popular books on the subject that are - in my opinion at least - of low quality. It contains far to much fantasizing about health care conspiracies, and far too little accurate information on effective alternative medicine.

I like a lot of what Trudeau says.. I really do... however.. the book did not tell anybody THE NATURAL CURES THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW. I guess he don't want you to know either.... cuz he does NOT tell them to you in this book! Thus the NAME of the book is VERY deceive'n... VERY! (sorry)

The first thing I get from the writer is he is a spoiled rich kid. Sure we would all like to get our own personal nutritionist and massage therapist in China but get real 99% of the people on the earth can barely get enough food to eat each day. Of course he wouldn't know because he fly's over the poor people on his trip to Asia to get a massage.
The next obvious thing I noticed about the book is that it is the worst written book I have ever read in my life. I'm counting comic books too. This guy needs to take writing courses. Does he really think to repeat something over and over again will make a point? Yes the point is he needs to get someone to help him write a book. If you take the constant repeats out of the book it would probably be 10 pages long. Seriously! This is not a joke and I am not exaggerating. But then it would have only been a pamphlet.
The last and most important thing that stuck out in your mind is he's repeats often (and does with everything else in the book) and that the medical community is only trying to get your money. That is their sole purpose. Those who are trying to get your money are not to be trusted.
Then he says you need to stop spending your money on them and spend it on me!
Now didn't he say don't trust people asking for money? Well I definitely don't trust this guy. I have to say though that he has a few good points but definitely not enough to write a book.
In the end what he eventually says is to dig a well for water in land you purchase far from the population. Get animals you raise and feed from crops you tend yourself. Then kill your own animals and cook it yourself.
Wow that's great if you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth, but the rest of us people on this earth have a hard time paying rent to people like you who own all the land and fly around the world getting massages from people like us who live in properties owned by people who fly to our country to get massages who are owned by ...

Really does this guy think we all have the intelligence of children watching Teletubbies where they repeat and repeat and repeat, because they don't have the intelligence to comprehend unless constantly repeated to.

Wow what a total waste of time reading this book. And the only reason I read it is he's on TV so much when nothing else is on and I really thought he had a point. But then again he does. He needs to pay for the tv time with his book. They'll let anyone on TV as long as they have the money. Wish he took his money and did something worthwhile like feed the people who have no other option but beg for food or die.

Signed,
Mr Jesse Mendez

Oh and by the way I didn't buy the book. I read it at the library and I'm sure glad I did because I don't think I would have gotten my money back. Don't waste your time buying it. If you want to check it out go to the library. Trust me you'll be grateful I said that. Noticed there were many copies in the library that were donated. Personally I would have thrown it away!

This book is very enlightening and will open any reader's eyes to what is going on right under our noses! The author explains how the American people are basically and unmercifully being ripped off by our own government and that we are not protected from them at all! Agencies formed by the government and medical circles are blatantly misleading us into thinking they are here for the people and their health when Trudeau shows it is false! They are only looking for a way to keep their pockets filled and empty ours! I strongly suggest this book to anyone who is remotely interested in their personal health and the health of their loved ones. Our best interest is in OUR hands and we must put a stop to the government stepping in and not allowing a natural/herbal approach to health care instead of prescriptions that are recalled several years later!!!
If the people make up America, we must speak out!! Kudo's to Kevin Trudeau!!! Wear the name of "whistleblower" proudly!!!!!! I am anxious to get his new book!!!Perhaps he lists some cures that our government has "vetoed".

Everyone should read a little about the author before buying any of his books. He is a liar, cheat and criminal. check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Trudeau for some info

I have bought many self-help book over the years and I felt this book was a total scam! Way too much hype surrounding the book,and personally a huge disappointment. Reams and reams of repetition. K. Trudeau could have easily cut back on the number of pages.

No real solid advice was given, vague suggestions and the book lacked crediblity tremendously. I can in all honesty say, there was nothing I liked about this book. Don't waste your money on this poorly written book!

Unfortunately, I ordered Trudeau's books believing his infomercial in which he said he disclosed all of the "secret" cures to human illness that our government, drug companies, and doctors did not want the public to know. His books did not contain any answers, what his books do contain are "teaser" statements and then tell you that you must buy his "virtual website newsletter" for $9.95 a month to find out what the "cures" are! After taking the 30 day "free" trial to his website to see if there were any cures there and subsequently cancelling after two weeks, I was not only charged the monthly $9.95 fee (before the "free" 30 day "trial" was up), but I was also charged twice in the next month and twice in the third month, all for $9.95 and then for another bogus purchase in the 3rd month, my credit card company said when I called to lodge a complaint! My credit card company said they receive hundreds of the same complaint about him a day! I have since learned through the media that he is a convicted felon and has embezzled before! BEWARE! HE and HIS books are an expensive hoax!

Some very good information, but way too much referring to the website where you can join and get the real answers that he is not able to write in the book.
As he says in the book "follow the money trail". His website will cost you $9.95 per month to "find all the answers".

All of you that have reported on this book cannot "honestly" say that you have read it. Most of you have merely skimmed the pages and found some repetition in his explanation of the FDA, Big Pharma and The Mass Food Producers of "packaged foods". What most people are not aware of is the threefold system of explanation. 1st time you are told something or read it you forget it. The 2nd time you are told something or read it you forget it. But the third time you are told something or read it, you "remember it" completely! That is why so many of you have commented on his repetition in the book. If you go back and re-read it you will find information repeated only 3 times throughout the entire book. Most of you have also "missed" the full impact of what he is all about. He is a whistle blower on everything corrupt within the FDA who has more than 51% of their employees paid by "Big Pharma". So who do you think the FDA is protecting? Certainly, not the American public in this country that the agency was created for. They are protecting "Big Pharma" and the stock holders looking for profits in Pharmaceutical stocks. As he has stated, "It is all about the Money” not the protection of the American consumer! He even instructs the reader to “read” the labels on the products that you buy that are “pre-packaged”. This is clearly very good information to help put you on the right track of a healthy diet. When you read all the difficult words that are described on “food labels” and you can’t pronounce the word, do you believe it is a natural ingredient that came from natural fruit or vegetation out of, or above the ground? NO - they are manmade ingredients that are produced in a lab and they are added to the pre-packaged foods so many people buy and eat. If anyone here thinks that there will ever be a cure for any of the diseases we have in epidemic proportions in this country, think again! It is all about the "Money" and Big Pharma would rather have each and every one of you on several prescription drugs. He even states in his book that you should ask your doctor this simple question when you are given a prescription. Does the prescription treat the cause of your problem or does it just treat the symptom? Ask your Dr. that question and see how he avoids it or gives you a completely different response to your question. That’s where they make their money. Example, curing Cancer would cost the multi-national pharmaceutical companies Billions and Billions of dollars a year in lost profits. So there will never be a cure in our lifetime. He is educating us on the proper nutrition which is fruit and vegetables and is listed as a cure several times in his book. I am completely appalled that so many people would bash his book when he takes no profit from the sale of this book. It talks about it if you read it. So many people have their eyes closed with no vision about the truth of fraud that exists within our country.

Kevin Trudeau is a conman and snake oil salesman. How can a person say so little in a 270 plus page book. I am sad to say I was so foolish as to buy a bottle. Silly me!

I bought the version 5 book and got version 4 for free. There take on this. The goverment stopped them from selling Ver. 4 book. If you purchased the second book you got the 1st one free. While the book is very interesting at first, it draws you in only to find that he repeats himself many times. And to find out anything further you have to become a member and pay to get more details. I have to admit there are things that seem so amazing and you want to believe everything he says, but the farther you get the more you start skipping pages because it is redundant and then you start skipping chapters. It is a waste. My reason for buying it in the first place was because in the section of the infomercial that I saw it was talking about fybromyalgia. I did not get any data that would help with this. I work in the pharmaceutical industry and to my amazement I was shocked at the accusations he makes. I went straight to my regulatory department and asked for some answers. Trudeau claims the pharmaceutical companies are raking in the money and in with the FDA to rape the consumers. What he does not let you know is that alot of the money pharmaceutical companies make goes right back into funds for research. Companies are searching daily for compounds to work with to try and cure diseases. In our specific industry the startup cost alone is approximately $40 million to do one study which can take 4 to 10 years. If you feel you need to buy just to satisfy your curiosity, buy it on ebay. The books are going for pennies on the dollar.

The last line in the book is 'Kevin loves comments from readers'. Ok, here's my commentary: In my opinion (Kevin's favorite line,too)Kevin Trudeau has succeeded in separating desperate & hopeful people from their money. Cut out the constant allusions to his 'persecution', consolidate all the 'cures' which seem to be the same for every disease [mostly the same general good healthy advice you can get for free from WebMd] & you end up with the covers plus perhaps 60 pages.

The basic cure for everything? He is adamant all food and cosmetics in one's life must be 100% organic. Great. How many people can afford to throw out everything in their home and start over?

The 'specific cures for specific diseases' was 11 pages in one chapter. Wanna cure a sore throat? Gramma said gargle with salt water. Kevin agrees.

I've had Multiple Sclerosis for 26 years- Kevin handled my 'cure' in just 26 words! WOW- & here I've been wasting my time at the Cleveland Clinic getting physical therapy & pain control when I could have been washing my colon, liver & gallbladder, drinking more vinegar & getting a nice tan. FYI: Kevin makes a SERIOUS MISTAKE in his advice- one that could likely land any MS patient in the hospital- he recommends SAUNAS. Kevin, Kevin..if you're reading this: Heat is the #1 ENEMY of all MS patients- we get overheated & we can plan on paying for it in days of muscle weakness and spasm, along with pain ramping up out of control. Obviously Kevin isn't aware MS patients wear cooling vests,and air conditioning is mandatory in summer.

The rest of his 'cures' are pretty much the same drivel. If he just stuck to his paranoia of how the FDA and pharmaceutical companies were after him, I wouldn't care, but heaven help anyone who tries to live (or die) by this book.

Want more great advice from the book? If you are dehydrated, drink water. Oh my word! Why didn't I think of that?

Do you have a tumor? Well, hop in a sauna- and do some wonderful esoteric body washing and by gum you should be cured. My all time favorite line has to be in the 'cures' section where he lists the 'causes' of diseases- do you have a phobia (triskedeskaphobia, perhaps?)? The cause of phobias is....anybody's guess. Yeppers, now that was worth all the money paid for this book. Here all those psych folks are hard at work and Kev has the ultimate answer...

Erectile dysfunction appears to be caused [in part] by childhood vaccinations- so, Mom, does that mean you risk exposing your baby boy to whooping cough, polio, diptheria, or hepatitis so that in 50 or 60 years he can still get it on with a twenty year old without Viagra? Kev doesn't say.

Kevin also refers people to such experts as L. Ron Hubbard (famed science fiction writer and founder of Scientology)and numerous suggestions to buy books from some Ph.D (Piled higher & Deeper) named Gary Null. Other than a philosophy degree, one has no clue as to what Null is an expert in. Selling advice books is a good guess.

Keep your hand on your wallet, folks. Kevin Trudeau is using the oldest con game in the world - selling 'secrets' while whining about persecution, and offering to let YOU in on the ground floor for ONLY......oops no matter how deep you go, there is always more money you can transfer into his accounts thru his 'newsletter', website, more books....blah blah blah.

I am putting my copy(given me by someone who was mad at being stiffed) to good use. It is propping up a bookcase that tilts.

I was dissapointed in the book. I had been told it was a good one. It contain pretty well known knowledge. I did not like it that there was no word index in the back so it was hard to find things in a hurry for reference. There are so many good health books out there where money could be better spent. I would not recommend it.

i borrowed it from the library and loved it so much i decided to buy it and recommend it to all my friends. it has a lot of valid points i never would have thought og about how corrupt our world is.

Wish there was a rating less than poor. The quickest way to give a review on this book is to do an internet search for the Federal Trade Commission (ftc.gov) and put Kevin Trudeau's name in and see what comes up. There are legal cases against him for not delivering what he advertises. The Federal Trade Commission lists the court cases (that you can read). Yet he keeps finding a way around the cable channels to sell this book. I wish I'd done that before I got suckered in and bought the book. I ended up throwing it out because they would still charge me to send it back, and frankly I wasn't going to spend any more money.

To follow his regime, you have to find a doctor that will give you the pregnant women's urine shots (remember that fad diet in the 1970's + the 500 calorie per day limit?) There aren't too many doctors in the U.S. that will do it (because it is illegal) so you'd have to travel to Europe or get it underground... hm... and you will have to shell out about $300 worth of colonic cleanse procedures, sign up on his website (of course with your credit card) to get the information they promised you in the book, oh, and yeah, eat organic foods.

If you want to eat organic foods, limit your intake to 500 calories per day -- you will lose weight--what do you need his book for??? He also forgets to mention that your body will also go into survival mode and slow your metabolism down due to the decreased calories--that's why you need the shots. He also makes it sound like you can throw all your prescription medications away.... or that you need to because they are making you sick. HE IS NOT A DOCTOR, and I'd guess, by his writing style, he doesn't have his doctorate in any other subject either. But, he tells a good story. No wonder he's been told he can't tell his 'secrets'... they've told him to stop misrepresenting the truth to the public. This is dangerous on so many levels; health & money, to name a few.

It is all over the net about what a crook this guy Kevin Trudeau is. He has spent time in jail before for fraud. Google his name and become informed before you buy anything from him and become one of the untold millions he has suckered.

Honestly, my mom got several of the books from someone, and they are all basically the same. There isn't so much about natural cures, and there is a whole lot of "they don't want you to know about them". That's great... the government is full of conspiracy. DUH! but it's not in our food or our medicine. It is in capitalism. This book makes a great fiction piece, and I think I could write a better one with even more ridiculous information. Come on people. It is illegal for the government to ban books. Laws are put in place because people voted for them and no one is going to vote to be put in the dark. People just need to wise up and learn what is going on. As for the book, don't buy it because it is a waste of money. I read the new diet secrets book at a local book store, and it is all the same garbage.

you want to know what the secret is... Ok, if you are seeing multiple doctors for multiple ailments, make sure that they know what medications that you are already on so that you aren't taking things that react with each other. Oh and good food and exercise are good for you. Oh wait "they" teach you these things in grade school.

These books are scary because I believe they are true. Kevin is not the only person who has worked for the government and know that it is run by the richest people and they do not give a hoot for the rest of the people.
The microwave popcorn is another example of food poisioning. Medicines prescribed by Drs.are killing and making people ill. Makes you wonder about the China deal--These are probably only the tip of the iceberg as the old saying goes. I am going with natural herbs.
Misty.

I purchased this book from the infomercial and got what I expected. I am happy to have spent the $25 because I did not expect a handout or a winning lottery ticket. The information was repetitive enough that I was able to retain the key points and carry them over from the previous chapter. This book helped me reflect back to the days when my grandparents were having hissyfits because preservatives were just beginning to be put into foods, and that fresh fruits and vegies still needed to be washed before eating. This book reminded me of the things I began to take for granted, like the signs that used to warn me to wash fresh foods before eating them, and now the same stores coax people into tasting the grapes to ensure good flavor before buying. The book also appears to have left some "figuring out" that still needs to be done, as if I may be nieve enough to believe that I figured it out all by myself. Bottom line is, the author admits the lack of recognized qualifications and in place of those he offers numerous references to individuals who do have those credits. The book kept me interested from cover to cover. That is what it is supposed to do. If you are expecting winning lottery ticket, a cure all, or any other miracle, look the other way. If you would like to read an interesting book that may have drama, conspiracy, and intregue, get this book.

This guy is scam artist. He's been in trouble with the law for credit card fraud.
Buyer Beware
I was him on an infomertial this weekend. Now he's selling his "secret diet" book