Maimonides emphasized an obvious truth; that we cannot function without good health. Maimonides is one of the most outstanding teachers of Jewish law of all time, but he was also the most prominent doctor in his time, and cared for King Saladin, the Sultan of Egypt and Syria. The Maimonides Health & Fitness Center is not merely a local gym, but also a research center focusing on healing the metabolic syndrome (diabetes, obesity, and heart-disease) through diet and exercise. One third of the adult population has prediabetes, and most people aren’t even aware of it. Diabetes itself is the seventh leading cause of death, but it also leads to many other illnesses. Rabbi Yonason Herschlag, fitness trainer, and CEO of the Maimonides Health & Fitness Center, is on the forefront of disseminating the most advanced research in the fields of physiology and endocrinology concerning fat-loss and battling the metabolic syndrome. His recent book, MAIMONIDES & METABOLISM, contains the most cutting edge physiology of fat-loss and conquering the metabolic syndrome. It includes: 174 important relevant studies, 6 graphs, 7 pictures/diagrams, 14 tables, 340 footnotes, and a 29 page bibliography. While the book delves in deeply into nutrition and making wise choices of ones macronutrients, much focus is on Maimonides teachings concerning WHEN to eat and WHEN to exercise. For example the importance of doing aerobics before breakfast, and resistance training ideally in the late afternoon, is all backed up with studies and medical textbooks. MAIMONIDES & METABOLISM is a necessary book for all doctors and dietitians, but great care was taken to insure it is in a language understandable for the layperson, to make this important knowledge available and benefit as many people as possible.
